Help in China - please!!

[Pat R]

Enid Hope Giles was born in Cape Colony in 1907. in Oct 1934 she is listed on board the Sijarabak, going to China via India as a nursing sister.

Can anybody help me find out what happened to her?

Best wishes

Pat R

[JeannieR]

Hello Pat


I have a feeling she may have married in China....

Sailing from China, aboard The Oxfordshire , arriving in England 5th December 1945 , were....

ENID HOPE Flanaghan age 38
Brian Thomas Flanaghan age 40
Joanna Mary age 6
Bridget Jane age 5
Anthony Charles age 3

Their address was given as 36, Sneyd Road London WW2

Enid Hope Flanaghan , born 21st December 1906, died in 2000, and was registered in the June qtr at Chichester.....

Hope this helps, I will see if I can find anything further

Kind Regards

JeannieR

[Pat R]

Thank you so much - if i may ask, how did you find her?

Best wishes

Pat R

[JeannieR]

Hello Pat


It is definitely your girl. They had two further children when they got back to England, and the maiden name is given as Giles . I have found the birth registrations for Anthony and Bridget at Shanghai......

Brian Flanagan was a Merchant, and you will find him travelling a lot to China upto 1960. he died in 1977. The address they gave in 1945, was that of his parents. They sailed to China in 1940, with Joanna as a 10month old. I wonder if they became Prisoners of War ?

 I found Enid, by just putting her christian names, and year of birth, into the search engine on A******* and struck lucky .

Now for some ironing !

Regards

JeannieR

[Pat R]

Thank you!

Best wishes

Pat r