Miranda McGregor

[chempat]

Miranda McGregor is showing on 1939 in St Pancras with a birth of 13/12/1912, living in a boarding house/hotel/whatever, a single typist.
Her name is changed to Brown, and a date of birth of 18/12/1918, plus various notes.

There is a marriage for Miranda McGregor to Mr White in 1932, that I hope is not her, but could have been - depending on her birthdate.

I can see the marriage to Mr Brown in 1943 and then a rather late marriage to Mr Startup in 1960 using the Startup and McGregor surnames.   (There is a daughter who married under the Brown and Startup surnames, and was born as Brown mmn McGregor)

I cannot see a birth in Scotland.

Can anyone see a birth or death for her?

(Mr Startup dies in 1978, born 1908, his first wife died in 1944 - so she has plenty of time to marry again.)

Sorry - not got any of the marriage certificates

[heywood]

If anyone is searching for her on Ancestry, she is transcribed in 1939 as ‘Airauda Aigragos’. 

[heywood]

Re Miranda who married Ernest White in 1932 in Sussex.
There is a newspaper snippet
1931 Mid Sussex Times
Miranda McGregor, a maid ...
She appears to be a witness to theft but I can’t see the article.

There are two births - 1933 and 1936, Cuckfield with the right surnames.

[chempat]

I found her on F M P using the change in surnames, though they had ??gragor for McGregor.

Will look at newspaper, thanks.

Added: No extra information in that newspaper article that would help.

[heywood]

There are a couple of trees which mention her - her mother named as Maidie Scott.

Again looking at snippets, there is mention of Maidie as a music hall artist.
1927 ‘married at the Paddington registry office’ to old friend Mr Noel Robertson..
This marriage shows Maidie as Mary E McGregor or Pim.

Another snippet 1917, Maidie Scott has 5 brothers in the army.

[heywood]

Still re Maidie Scott who might have a connection

The earliest reference I can see is 1905 ‘The Era, London’

In 1918, The Sketch’ seems to have a feature on her home.

Why do you hope she is not the one who marries Ernest White?

[chempat]

Yes, I saw a tree, but with so little evidence for anything I was struggling to make it fit - other trees had birth in 1922, which would make a marriage in 1932 impossible.

Off for my second vaccination, now, thanks for looking.

Sorry, about to cross post - if born 1918 could not have married in 1932.  No other reason.  If it was her, she must have left those children behind, and claim to be single in 1939.

[heywood]

Yes, much more to search good luck. Perhaps you need to get certificates.

And good luck with the vaccination.

[chempat]

I have considered getting a marriage certificate (or 2 or 3), but fear they would lack any useful information.  I know anything can help, so might begin with Mr Startup's will, just to see if they were still together or she was deceased.

Car park for vaccination chock-a-block, but straight in and out of clinic, no problems.