Author Topic: Selina Lillie Todd/Wickens, b 1917 Belfast.d 1945 Belfast.  (Read 762 times)

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Selina Lillie Todd/Wickens, b 1917 Belfast.d 1945 Belfast.
« on: Tuesday 09 December 14 23:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi,Am new to this site, but would anyone have any information about Selina(Cissie)Lillie Todd or know her relatives. She was my Fathers wife, born 1917 at 1 Greenville Avenue,Belfast and died young in 1945 at 6 Dromore Street,Belfast.Her Mother was Hessie Lillie and Father William Todd.She went to St.Clements Parish Church where she met my Father,Henry(Harry) Stephen Wickens. They married 14th April 1941 at St.Clements. She died 2nd November 1945 at 6 Dromore Street, Belfast. I am very keen to make contact with anyone who knew Selina or her relatives. Many thanks.

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Re: Selina Lillie Todd/Wickens, b 1917 Belfast.d 1945 Belfast.
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:05 GMT (UK) »
I found a reference to a WWI death at the address where Selina was born:

https://sites.google.com/site/greatwarbelfast/servicemen-pictures
Todd, R J, Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, 1 Greenville Avenue Belfast, Died,
(you can contact the person who runs this site to get a picture of him, apparently)

I think this may have been her brother, born around 1900.
Hester Lilley and William Todd (Hester/Hessie?) appear to have
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYZC-K6X
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYZH-1NG

in 1901 (son Robert just old enough to have fought in the war towards the end, or if he told a fib about his age):
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Cairncastle/Corkermaine/994460/
and in 1911 (lots more kids)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Carncastle/Ballygawn/194458/

If this was them, then Selina was probably the youngest or close to the youngest - does this sound right?

Here is an old thread discussing this family, including a couple of relatives:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=467155.0
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