I am reposting this as it hasn't appeared as far as I can see! Marlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Shipman" <marlene.s@xtra.co.nz> To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] UNDERWOOD, Claude Charles > Hi Sue > I recall your earlier posts and I think we corresponded for a while! (Old > computer has crashed since then). I am wondering if you had any luck > finding a funeral notice or whether you have addresses from the events of > 1939. and could perhaps find Electoral Roll info? Say 1930- 1939? And > 1945/6? > I ask because there is an Ada Alice Underwood aged 35 who was a Civillian > Casualty in 1940 in Cheltenham - perhaps she was known by other forenames > as was Susan? There are a couple other females who might also be > investigated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site and might just > match one of your addresses. They would have to be eliminated, from your > search. That might explain her disappearance and in times of War might > explain why she never took up the double plot she had paid for. ! > Presumably you have also searched for her possible emigration overseas and > her "husband's" Will? > I f you would like me to cast a fresh eye on the docs you have - please > feel free to scan through to me personally! > Regards > Marlene > New Zealand > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Given" <suegiven@hulkula.com> > To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:38 PM > Subject: Re: [BDF] UNDERWOOD, Claude Charles > > >> Hi Peter, >> >> Thanks for answering. The previous posts were put on by me, I thought I >> would give it another go, you never know. >> >> Patricia Craft is my aunt. Susan WAS the mother of both. I have found >> that >> they were a little slack in registering the births. Sometimes Susan was >> Garret, sometimes Underwood and sometimes Craft. When she died she was >> Ella >> May Craft, but lucking her death certificate had "also known as" on it. >> Then you get to Althea. She paid for my grandfathers funeral and bought >> a >> double plot, then promptly disappeared........ >> >> The joys of family history hunting. >> >> Thanks again, and have a good day. >> >> Sue >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter Booth" <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> >> To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [BDF] UNDERWOOD, Claude Charles >> >> >>> Sue, >>> >>> I can see a number of posts on this subject going back to 1996. So >>> not >>> sure we can add much more. It looks like you've taken over from your >>> mother >>> or your aunt. >>> >>> WWI records were largely destroyed in WW2 bombings. Only a very small >>> percentage remain. Some are on Ancestry. There are also some medal >>> cards, >>> but as most are service medals, basically all they reveal is that he >>> served, >>> which you know already. >>> >>> There is a private member tree at Ancestry for son Claude born 1921. >>> If >>> you don't have a subscription, perhaps you can get somebody who has to >>> try >>> and make contact. >>> >>> I think your main query concerns Althea. The only likely birth in >>> Bedfordshire 1900-1920 is Althea Bennett born 1905, but she married in >>> 1934, 5 years before he died. Of course she could have been separated >>> from >>> her husband by 1839, but I'd probably discount her. >>> >>> Assuming she wasn't a married woman and she wasn't around a year >>> after >>> his death, you're probably looking for any Althea marriage 1939-1940 in >>> Bedfordshire or any of the London counties. Even if you find one, how >>> you'd >>> ever prove their relationship is a problem. >>> >>> I'd also recommend you re-check some of your assumptions. Unless I >>> have >>> the wrong births, Kenneth Underwood is registered 12/1929 mother's name >>> Garrett while Patricia Craft was registered 6/1929, a bare six months >>> earlier. Even allowing for registration quarters, it gets pretty tight >>> for >>> Susan to be the mother of both. >>> >>> I also notice that Brenda's birth on FreeBMD has mother's maiden >>> name >>> as Underwood and Dorothy has Garrett. I couldn't get the images on >>> Ancestry >>> as it's undergoing maintenance. >>> >>> Not sure if that's helped. But I think you'rr asking a question that >>> we >>> really can't answer from basic records. >>> >>> Peter in Sydney >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The List Guidelines >>> >>> http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> The Bedfordshire Surnames List >>> >>> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> The List Guidelines >> >> http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ >> >> The Bedfordshire Surnames List >> >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Marlene, I think we have 'talked' in the past, but I too have had a computer problem and now my family history isn't there any more, I just have hard copies and thought that maybe I might get lucky and someone new might read my posts. To answer your questions Q....I recall your earlier posts and I think we corresponded for a while! (Old computer has crashed since then). I am wondering if you had any luck finding a funeral notice or whether you have addresses from the events of 1939. and could perhaps find Electoral Roll info? Say 1930- 1939? And 1945/6? A.....I was in England in 2000 and had the electoral rolls dug out for about 1935-1940. Voting was optional so no go. Q.....I ask because there is an Ada Alice Underwood aged 35 who was a Civillian Casualty in 1940 in Cheltenham - perhaps she was known by other forenames as was Susan? There are a couple other females who might also be investigated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site and might just match one of your addresses. They would have to be eliminated, from your search. That might explain her disappearance and in times of War might explain why she never took up the double plot she had paid for. A.....Alice Ada was not mine as far as I know. She definately wasn't Susan because she died in the 1960s. I also checked the war graves site for civilians looking for Althea, but no go. Q...Presumably you have also searched for her possible emigration overseas and her "husband's" Will? A. As Althea never married my grandfather and disappeared off the face of the earth, I don't know how to find someone with no surname, no age, no nothing. Granddad didn't leave a will, but he had an estate of over 120 pounds, which the government took. I was lucky enough to find the papers at Kew and got a photocopy, they made a pretty half hearted search for rellies, and then took his money. Q....If you would like me to cast a fresh eye on the docs you have - please feel free to scan through to me personally! A....Thanks for the offer, but I don't have a scanner, and if I didn't I don't know how to use it, even if my computer could. My computer is so old my son reckons it wouldn't even rate as a boat anchor. There is many thing it doesn't do, but it is a great typewriter. Also, I only have dialup internet, so stuff takes forever. Once it took 3 days and 3 goes to download a picture of my granddaughter, because the computer must have been in one of its moods. Thanks for getting back to me and for your suggestions. I accept any help or suggestions gratefully. Have a good day. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Shipman" <marlene.s@xtra.co.nz> To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:21 PM Subject: [BDF] Fw: UNDERWOOD, Claude Charles >I am reposting this as it hasn't appeared as far as I can see! > Marlene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlene Shipman" <marlene.s@xtra.co.nz> > To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: [BDF] UNDERWOOD, Claude Charles >>>>