Paul Selwood

[RSnelling]

I am looking for a woman that was going out with one of my Selwood Relations. She wrote him a letter during the end of the WW2 to him stating that she was pregnant. Unfortunately he never received the letter as he was kilked in action before the letter arrived at his home in Battersea,London. The woman and her mother vistted the house but i do not think that they got a very good welcome. The woman lived in Dover. I would like to find her or her children if possible.

[panda40]

You can use freebmd to see if the woman has married and has any children. It should also be possible to see if she is still alive from this information. You can't post the name of an individual who is alive on here. Findmypast has electrol rolls up to 2013 for most areas and you may be able to use this information along with the 1939 index to gleam more information. If you are still stuck please send me a PM with all the information you have and I will have a look for you.
Regards panda

[RSnelling]

I have no idea who the woman is but I think she may have been around 18 - 20 years old at the time.
I have a list of approx 300 names of women that had children during the war that were not married at the time in the Dover area.

[bearkat]

 ............ and that's if she gave birth in the Dover area.  She may have been sent away to have her baby.

You are looking for a needle in a haystack, I'm afraid.

[pjm99]

Hi,
How do you what you do? Is this just oral history within the family or do you have some evidence, such as the letter? Without something tangible, as Bearkat says, you stand little or no chance.
Peter

[RSnelling]

There is a letter but it is not in the Families possession and probably never will be. But I have a couple of Great Aunts that confirm that there was a letter and that the girl and her mother visited the House in Battersea, London when they had not heard from Paul. I know this is a long shot but was hoping that someone in the Dover area might be able to help even if it is just a little bit.
 

[lizdb]

...and the Great Aunts cant remember her name?

Without a name, this is a lost cause.
Might even be one with it.

[pjm99]

Reading between the lines you seem to know where the letter is. Is there no way of getting a copy or a photograph of it?
Peter

[RSnelling]

Since knowing about the woman that was pregnant with Paul's child and finding out about the letter, I have tried to get a copy of it without much success. Even my oldest Great Aunt that knows more about the family is not going to give that secret away.