Missing person Vera Harrison

[louisa maud]

Towdlass suggested she was born in 1919, hopefully they will come back to confirm mothers maiden name

Louisa Maud

[Towdlass]

As she was a part of my dad's family I do know that her maiden name was Owen and that she was born in 1919 in Sheffield. She was married in 1939 to Nicholas Harrison and yes they were divorced in 1947. The family were under the impression that she may have died during the London bombings but I'm not convinced of that fact. I did find the newspaper announcing the divorce petition. If her husband thought that she was dead would he still petition for divorce or would he have her declared dead - after 7 years isn't it?
I did find a couple of later marriages for a Vera Harrison in Sheffield. One 1951 and another 1955 but this can only be conjecture. I did try to see if I could find electoral rolls for the Bedford address for the 1950s but I couldn't access them online. I also found three births in Sheffield in 1939, 1943 and 1947 but if she was living in Bedford these would seem to be wrong.

[CaroleW]

Would have been useful had you included that info - your post gives the impression she was born as Vera Harrison in 1919 - no mention of marriage/divorce etc

Were any children born to that marriage - if so - did the children remain with Vera?  Don't give their details as they are likely still living

If with Vera - have you tried tracing the children?

You say she was b 1919 - no birth on freebmd so you need to provide mmn.  The 1920 birth is not the right one which only leaves the 1918 birth shown in earlier reply

[louisa maud]

Towdlass, do you know what her mother's maiden name was?

Louisa Maud

[CaroleW]

I think the 1939 entry is a different Vera

Vera Owen married Harry Reading in Sheffield 1941 & she died 1944 in Sheffield.  She is the 1920 birth.

[louisa maud]

Have you any idea what her profession was , would she have reverted to her maiden name and emigrated , just asking ?

Louisa Maud

[jonw65]

Free index to 1939 says
Vera Harrison,Owen, born 1918, living 85 Rydal Road, Sheffield C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding)

Jool has seen another surname but it is not in the free index. Not open on ancestry?

[jonw65]

Have no access to that image with Vera in 1939 - which we cannot cite in any case - but a bit of data input into the search boxes gives us a transcribed date of birth of 27.8.1918

[chempat]

It would be useful to know her birth date on birth certificate, just to check it stays the same in 1939, and as a way to search for deaths. Why did you think it was 1919?
 You need to see the 1939 register to check her next claimed married name (though not necessarily her death name).
Do you know what happened to her ex-husband?