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Topic: WW2 bombing mystery Ladywell area (Read 151 times)
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Dale
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Hi
Hi
I have an address of Gordonbrook or Gordonbrock Rd Ladywell. I have a map which shows war damage to apparently 3 houses which were completely destroyed during air raids in the 1940s.
HOW do I find out who lived there? 
I know someone connected to the family died - probably a civillian- but you cannot search the CWGC without a name!
Anyone got any bright ideas to help me?
Many thanks
Marlene
New Zealand
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HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy, Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe
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IMBER
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Go on to the CWGC site. Set the search for 'cemeteries'. Enter 'Lewisham' and three options should come up. Choose Lewisham Metroplitan Borough. There's several hundred Civilian War Dead there but at least you can go into each entry and check for an address.
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IMBER
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Further thought. That cemetery has about 1000 civilian war dead. Apparently there were about 2000 in total for Lewisham. The Civilian War Dead register came in printed sheets, each of which could be bought by those interested in particular localities. They may well still have some available. If not then I'm sure they could photocopy pages for you. CWGC will also provide customised lists from their computer databases. Perhaps email them to see what can be done?
You might also take a look at the Lewisham Council website to see what their local studies people can offer.
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Dale
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Kia Ora Imber
Thank you ! I didn't realise you could search by cemeteries like that! So I've started ploughing through and written to the Local Studies as well!
Many thanks indeed for prompt, helpful replies!
Regards
Marlene
Down Under!
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HUNTS: Fairy, Ding, Scotney, Swinton, Burgess, Brace
BEDS: Farey, Fairy, Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
WORCS: Callow, Lowe
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