Smallwood

[corpust]

This is a long shot,with not much info.so for that I apologise first.During WW2 my father was billeted in Astwood Bank.The couple he stayed with were a Mr. and Mrs.Smallwood.They were still alive in 1969. Any help finding their names or family would be great.Thankyou.

[nanny jan]

Another long shot.......a letter to a local newspaper? 
My late father did that using details from a 60+ years old marriage certificate. There were still people who remembered the family and were in contact with them. So a long shot put my father back in touch with one of his cousins for the last few years of his life.

Good luck!


Nanny Jan

[corpust]

Thank you for that.Worth a try.

[chempat]

Have you got an approximate age for the couple - in their 20's or 60's during the War?

Is this a possible death?

Deaths June quarter  1973   Elizabeth Smallwood  born 4th March 1888     Bromsgrove 9d  40


Added:
Probably wrong person, as think this Elizabeth was living in Bromsgrove not Astwood.

[corpust]

It could be the right person,I only met them in 1969,both were quite elderly then.They could have moved?Have you a marriage for Elizabeth?

[chempat]

Further deaths in Bromsgrove area - need to know their approximate ages I think:

Deaths in Bromsgrove area:
Harry Smallwood  1886   Dec 1976   
Harold Smallwood  1887   Mar 1975   
Elizabeth Smallwood  1888   Jun 1973
Helen Eliza Smallwood  1891   Mar 1980   
Arthur Norman Smallwood  1897   Dec 1976
Edwin Smallwood  1899   Dec 1979
Jessie Smallwood  1900   Mar 1979   
Alice Mary Smallwood  1902   Nov 1987   
Edith Mary Smallwood  1902   Dec 1983   
Doris May Smallwood  1903   Feb 1986   
Harold Wesley Smallwood  1910   Nov 1984   
Arthur William Smallwood  1915   Mar 1982

[corpust]

Based on my memory of them in 1969,I would say they were late 70's to mid 80's.The reunion with my Dad was very touching and I would love to track down any relatives they may have in the area.Again,my info.is very scant,but fingers are crossed!Thankyou for help.

[corpust]

Would an Electoral Role Register exist for 1969 or a Housing List of home owners of some sort?

[chempat]

Yes, ER's exist, but you need to search in person by address, I think.

Email or phone nearest (to Astwood Bank) large library for advice.

If late 70's to mid-80's in 1969, then born 1883 to 1893, say.