Evacuees

[Betty19]

Hi Does anyone know where I should start looking for a Young 7-year-old Evacuee who never returned ?
My Neighbour wants to know what happened to her brother and as she said to me "put things right" .
She was told he died , and that is all she knows.
She is coming to see me soon with all the information she has , but I have no idea were to even start. looking .
Any pointers in the right direction would be fntastic
cheers

[TerriG]

If he was evacuated to somewhere in England, I would suggest the 1939 Register, available on Find My Past.  You can search for free, using his name and birth date.  Depending on what results are returned, you can then decide if you want to pay to see the detail.

[aghadowey]

Were they from England (or Wales)? since she knows his name and age (date of birth?) then you could have a look at deaths indexed on http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
If it is another country then there might be different places to check

[Betty19]

Ow thanks
He was from Bethnal Green London , and yes she thinks he stayed in this country.
 

[philipsearching]

I can't guarantee success, but if you can find out the street where he lived, you could figure out which school he may have attended.  The school might know where in England their pupils (groups, not necessarily individual names) were sent, or an appeal in the local paper might stir local memories.  This could narrow down where he could have been sent.

Good hunting
Philip

[Betty19]

Thanks, Philip I'm  Sure she will know the school, what if it's not there anymore?
I really want to help her find her brother .
cheers

[Blue70]

As others have said check the 1939 Register and death indexes. You can then purchase the death certificate from the GRO:-

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Next step to find out where he is buried. That could be either where he was evacuated or near where his family lived.


Blue

[ScouseBoy]

Ow thanks
He was from Bethnal Green London , and yes she thinks he stayed in this country.

     Go to the main Library in Bethnal Green, and ask if they can recommend  a local history expert,  who may be able  to suggest the area that local school children were evacuated to.  Herefordshire or Warwickshire or Oxfordshire,  or whatever?

[Betty19]

That is a great idea , may have to call them ,as It is a bit of a trek from Suffolk.
I never realised the children and their families  had no idea at the time where they were going to .
How times have changed, I can never imagine sending my children to strangers , but I have never been it that desperate situation.
I really hope I can help my neighbour find her brother

Who at the moment feels frozen in time as 7 years old  .