Patricia Harding

[ggrocott]

Patricia J Harding was born in Cardiff on 6th December 1926. Her brothers were Peter Charles Harding  Donald Harding, Clifford Raymond Harding, who was known as Raymond, and John Harding. Patricia disappeared in Singapore or Australia in the 1950s. Her last known address was in Macleay Street, Potts Point Sydney Australia and she worked as an Air Hostess for Quantas Airlines.

I and other members of the family have made many attempts to find out what happened to her.

If anyone can find any further information it would be much appreciated.

[CaroleW]

Were Quantas/British Embassy etc involved in any search?  I find it odd that a 30yr old woman in employment goes missing abroad & there is no involvement by her family with the various authorities?

Was there a rift & she made it clear she didn’t want to be found?

You refer to her as Patricia J rather than Patricia Joan Harding.  She may have decided to use her middle name

You also don’t mention that Peter Charles was her twin?

[ggrocott]

A member of the family has apparently been in touch with Quantas fairly recently, but they do not seem to have any information. There does not appear to have been any involvement by her family at the time with the British Embassy or Quantas although in the late 1950s, according to my grandfather's diaries he visited the last known address, at the request of the family, without success. He was in Sydney for a day as he was employed on a visiting cruise ship at the time.

None of the surviving family are aware of any family rift, and are certainly not aware of any desire to cut ties.  Of course after all this time it is difficult to say anything categorical.  Yes, Peter Charles Harding was her twin.

She may have decided to use her middle name but the family have been unable to find her under any name.

[CaroleW]

There is an outgoing passenger list entry for her brother Clifford R 15.8.1950 to Australia.  Occ farm worker.  Clearly didn’t stay there as he died in England in 2005

[ggrocott]

Thank you, I will look further at that.

[CaroleW]

Have just added a bit more to the bit re Clifford

[ggrocott]

And he was back in the UK in 1956 according to the electoral register.

[CaroleW]

Father Clifford Henry Harding b 1898 was alive when mother Irene Maude b 1900 died in 1959 as administration was granted to him

Can’t see a death for him??

[ggrocott]

Ancestry has a transcription for him at 32 Charles Street, Hillingdon in 1965, on the original it looks like 32 Cherry Street, with Clifford R Harding and Doreen, who I seem to remember meeting as a child - the name Doreen rings a bell!  He is also there in 1955 with Donald and Irene.