My father(dominic Lyons)came over to England at the tender age of 18 to join the RAF,his parents were tenants for a farm that I remember(albeit vague)in whitehall? my father had two brothers, I also remember a lady who used to help on the farm called Mrs Patterson, she had two daughters called Thelma and Ruth, if anyone has any information on my family I would be delighted because my father died in 1985 at the young age of 59 and because I live in England I have lost touch with my Irish roots.

Hi
I have had a look at some records and I am imagining that you have the details below.
Can you tell me the parents of Dominic. Is that Patrick and Bridget Lyons?
Dominic Joseph Lyons
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1925
Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 1985
Age at death (estimated): 59
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume: 34
Page: 716

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Name: Dominic Lyons
Spouse Surname: Spittle Or Beach
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1951
Registration district: Bilston
Registration county (inferred): West Midlands
Volume Number: 9b
Page Number: 116
Name: Phyllis M Spittle
Spouse: Lyons
Marriage: Jan-Feb-Mar 1951 - Bilston, West Midlands
Name: Phyllis M Beach
Spouse: Lyons
Marriage: Jan-Feb-Mar 1951 - Bilston, West Midlands
There seems to be a mix up with the surname of Phyllis.

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