One of her children, Albert, was born in Leeds in 1894.
In 1901, born in Leeds, he is recorded as the adopted son of John and Elizabeth Bromley of 72, Wheat Street, Leicester.
In 1911, a person matching his description was at the Royal Marine Artillery Barracks And Infirmary, Eastney, Portsmouth.
His occupation was RMB (Royal Marines Band).
A military record gives his enlistment as 1st April 1911 at the R.N. School of Music.
A note states that he received a war gratuity on 1st June 1919 of £5. It gives a name which is unclear, but looks like brother ?? of 31 Bardolph St, Leicester.
Another entry gives a lengthy description of of his life, and names his adoptive parents John and Esther Elizabeth Bromley.
It describes his birth parents as William and Lily Bradshaw. The GRO has mmn as Bodycot.
The Leicester Daily Post of 21st November 1914 has a picture of him, following his death on the ship, H.M.S. Monmouth, which sank off the coast of Chile.
The Leicester Chronicle of 21st November 1914
LEICESTER MAN ON H.M.S. MONMOUTH.
Mr. H. Bradshaw, of Barwell, writes to say that his brother, Albert Bradshaw, a musician, of the Royal Marines Band, was on H.M.S. Monmouth when it was sunk by the German squadron off the coast of Chile. Bradshaw was 20 years of age, and his home when ashore was at 72, Wheat Street.
Some trees suggest that Selina might have gone to Australia or New Zealand.
David
