Antiques Roadshow Treasure Hunt - Who was Catherine?

[avm228]

Right, just iPlayered it and the woman’s accent strikes me (unscientifically!) as more Enfield than Dudley, so perhaps Waltham Cross is the right address?

[avm228]

The Enfield address seems to be linked to a Leonard G Fell just before the war.

Leonard G Fell married Edith E Holmes, Dec qtr 1918 Edmonton.

Daughters’ birth registrations showing in 1920 & 1922.

[ln4266]

In 1949, the Pumfreys live at the address in Enfield.

[AngelFish]

The letter dated April 1940

Her name was Catherine Short, 12 years old.

Living at 64 Bullsmoor Lane.

Great thanks JenB

[AngelFish]

Right, just iPlayered it and the woman’s accent strikes me (unscientifically!) as more Enfield than Dudley, so perhaps Waltham Cross is the right address?

 

The lady could have lived in Dudley for most of her life? 

[ln4266]

There is a William and Pamela Short living at no.2 in 1964

[AngelFish]

It was fascinating wasn`t it,but I can`t think why she could not take her things with her.
Years ago a little girl in my class at school contracted tuberculosis,she went to a sanatorium.
I don`t know about taking things with her,things  that went into the sanatorium could not come out.
I don`t know about things being fumigated,but her friends wanted to lend her books etc but it was not allowed.
Hope the mystery is solved. it seems likely there was  a sad ending.
.                                                                                                     Viktoria.

It could have been a case of wanting to make a treasure hunt, rather than not being allowed to take the things with her. She obviously had help from her parents to make the treasure hunt, maybe they were just doing it for the fun of it. Must be boring staying in bed all day at that age.

[AngelFish]

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[ln4266]

In 1939, there is a Catherine E Short ( born 1927) who lives at 104 Ballspond road, Islington. Name corrected to Short, originally ditto marks Bixby.