I have a newspaper report, dated 2 January 1902, in the Leicester Daily Post giving details of SELINA BRADSHAW, 43, laundress, being sentenced to three years penal servitude. Unfortunately the report does not say in which prison she would serve her sentence and I have been unable to find any trace of her after this date. I cannot find her on the 1911 Census and have not found any subsequent death or marriage record for her. She was born SELINA HARCOT BODYCOT on 5 June 1857 in Leicester and married WILLIAM BRADSHAW (born Barrow Upon Soar, 4 May 1858) at All Saints Leicester on 7 October 1877. Her husband is also a mystery, as I have not found him on any census after 1881 - although he is mentioned in a newspaper report of 29 February 1896, when his son was in court for stealing. Any help in tracing Selina or her husband William would be much appreciated. Derek Bradshaw.

HI Derek, Presumably you are aware of Gail Durst who was posting in 2006 and 2009 about this mystery. Another person brought to Gail's attention another daughter Annie, who was living with Selina in Leicester in 1901 and with Deborah Alice MOLLETT (nee BRADSHAW) in Blaby in 1911. If you go here: http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Family-research/story-12899005-detail/story.html you will find Gail's post and her email address. Also, someone posting here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,498555.msg3553357.html claims to have information for all 9 of William and Selina's children. Hope that helps. Paul On 19/02/2012 12:50 PM, Derek wrote: > I have a newspaper report, dated 2 January 1902, in the Leicester Daily Post > giving details of SELINA BRADSHAW, 43, laundress, being sentenced to three > years penal servitude. > Unfortunately the report does not say in which prison she would serve her > sentence and I have been unable to find any trace of her after this date. > > I cannot find her on the 1911 Census and have not found any subsequent death > or marriage record for her. > > She was born SELINA HARCOT BODYCOT on 5 June 1857 in Leicester and married > WILLIAM BRADSHAW (born Barrow Upon Soar, 4 May 1858) at All Saints Leicester > on 7 October 1877. > > Her husband is also a mystery, as I have not found him on any census after > 1881 - although he is mentioned in a newspaper report of 29 February 1896, > when his son was in court for stealing. > > Any help in tracing Selina or her husband William would be much appreciated. > > Derek Bradshaw. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message