Looking for Rose Peck and/or descendants

[mazi]

In 1946-1947 130,000 ex pow's were working on farms in England, one in every five agricultural workers, most of these were billeted, I find it hard to believe that all these people could be found placements in the close vicinity of the camp they were nominally allocated to.

I am not putting this one forward as likely, just one to be eliminated if possible

[Gibel]

If we are looking at Rose Pecks who are not on a farm to eliminate them we should perhaps also look at the Rose Peck living in Conisborough ( near Ravenfield camp) with a husband Victor.

[mazi]

If we are looking at Rose Pecks who are not on a farm to eliminate them we should perhaps also look at the Rose Peck living in Conisborough ( near Ravenfield camp) with a husband Victor.

I agree, elimination may be the only way, but it's not easy

Mike

[chempat]

Rose (Birdsall) with Victor married in 1926 and had one son in 1929 (who is probably that closed record.)
Son died 2012 in Bedford.

Added:
If Rose was living with son, there is a possible death for her in 1986 in Bedford, and probate not exceeding £40 000.

She is in trees on Ancestry, including a picture.

[avm228]

Am I right in inferring from the thread that Birgit never (knowingly) met, or had direct contact with, Rose?

If that is right, I wonder whether it points to Rose having died reasonably early on in Birgit's life.  She seems to have been an assiduous friend to the family, providing baby supplies etc - having been given the honour of being made godmother it seems unlikely she would have drifted away/broken off contact without good reason.

(Apologies if I have missed something on this).

[Karen McDonald]

This really is a long shot, but many farmers looked to nfu mutual for all their insurance needs, they are still in operation but I have no idea if they keep records, or even if they would help, but there cannot be many farmers with the name Peck, just a location would help us.

Mike

Hi Mike,

The NFU Mutual wrote back to say that they are unable to disclose such details (if they even have them). Privacy, 'n all that.

[Karen McDonald]

Karen,
Do try emails to the local papers, readers (if the letters are published) do remember names and if POW's worked locally.

Hi chempat,

I have sent off mails to all the local papers I could find. Let's see what happens... 

Karen

[Karen McDonald]

@Gibel & chempat:
I am happy to pursue whatever paths we can find!

@avm: Correct. Birgit never met Rose. It sounds as though Rose was never in Germany. The fact that she may have died when Birgit was still small is something which crossed our minds, too.

Thanks,
Karen

[josey]

Late to the party & I can't offer anything but a suggestion for more emails Karen [sorry  ]. I wonder if a letter/email plea to a farming newspaper/magazine might stir someone's memory? Or even the BBC radio programme Farming Today....
Email
farming.today@bbc.co.uk
Farming Today, 27, 3TPR, BBC Broadcasting House, Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR

Who knows, one of them may have done an article on post war POW or immigrant workers.

Mr Josey grew up on a farm in Berkshire & his father had 2 Germans working there post war who lived in the farm cottages - one with his wife & family; however this must have been mid-fifties for him to remember them as he was born 1950 [toy boy to me  ]. His mother now 96 remembers them and his brother born 1947 gets a farming newspaper so there will no doubt be people around who will remember Emil & Gustav.

Josey