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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Sunday 28 June 20 10:21 BST (UK)  »
It's all rather complicated and not just my story so I am rather reticent to divulge it all on here. I don't mind for myself but there are others in the family who might not be too thrilled. Anyway, the main thrust of the task is to try to find out what happened to Vera after she married Nicholas Harrison in 1939 and then got divorced in 1947.
I did find the births of 3 children who I thought might be from the marriage and extended those forwards to their marriages and children. I then looked on Facebook to see if I could find any of these names which might fit. I sent a message to 3 people asking for their help if the names of their parents fitted. So far I have had only one reply and he said that he couldn't help. I know that it's a very long shot but I am really at a loss to know how else to progress.
I thought that if I could find members of Nicholas' family they may actually have some pertinent information. So I think that may be the next avenue. Anyone else any ideas?

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 16:02 BST (UK)  »
Oh! that's something to think about, isn't it? I see that further down her sister Winifred has a name pencilled in above the Owen and that was right for her soon to be married name. Well, that's a new name to me. Intriguing isn't it?  :P

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:55 BST (UK)  »
Ah I didn't see that. I am trying to view the original but so far am only getting the two arrows going round in a circle even after I have refreshed the page. Think we might all be looking at the same time or am I still in the steam age?  ;D

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:47 BST (UK)  »
I have only managed to find her on one entry on the 1939 Register and that as Vera Harrison. Sorry, am I being dense. I feel as though I've been going round in ever decreasing circles for the past couple of hours so brain may be a little squished.  :o
Oh Jool I have just read your last post. I have only seen the typed one. I shall go and have another look to see how I can view the original.

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:40 BST (UK)  »
I said before that her maiden name was Owen and her married name was Harrison. I don't understand what you're meaning. Sorry.  ??? ???

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:28 BST (UK)  »
Now that's strange. I put her mum's name in again with just year of birth and Sheffield ( this is exactly what I had done before but this time I got a result. Well 3 to be exact but 2 weren't the right person and Vera is living there as Vera Harrison. So I tried Nicholas again and got 4 results. He is living with a work mate I think as they are both locomotive firemen, in Cartmell Road about 200 yards away.
I think there must have been a problem with the site before as now it's giving me all these options whereas before it just kept saying No Results Found to everything I put in.

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 15:16 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: rosie99 on Saturday 27 June 20 15:05 BST (UK)
She did not get married until after the register was taken so Frederick will not be with her.  Have you located her parents in 1939

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I think you may be putting in too much information, Try Vera - surname Harrison (Owen) and nothing else on F M P - I presume you are searching on the 1939 search page

Yes I have tried putting in the bare minimum and I've tried putting in all the facts I know. I'm beginning to think that it's putting 'No Results Found' to everything I enter. Her father died in 1931 but when I put her mum (my gran) in there's no results found. I even tried it with the address. It must be sulking.  ;D

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 14:55 BST (UK)  »
I can't find any entry for either of them on the 1939 register. I've tried various combinations. I did use the dob given to us by Louisa Maud but there doesn't seem to be an entry. I did wonder if they weren't in Sheffield and so I have tried, Rother Valley, Clitheroe, Bakewell, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and London. I have put in other household members as Vera Owen, Cook, Frederick Harrison and left it blank. I can't think of anything else to try.   

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Bedfordshire / Re: Missing person Vera Harrison
« on: Saturday 27 June 20 13:44 BST (UK)  »
Oh right thanks for that. I shall have a look. Didn't know about the date of death for Nicholas though.

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