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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 24 Jul 2009 15:11

Trying to find an Edna Gladys Wood who was a shoe shop assistant in 1930 and resided at 37 Vincent Square SW1. She had my mum in 1930 and gave her up for adoption. Not sure of her age or where she went after giving birth!!! i would be grateful for any help as come to a dead end so far.

Genegenius

Genegenius Report 24 Jul 2009 15:52

Is this the right one?

Births Dec 1900 (>99%)
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Wood Edna Gladys I. Wight 2b 558

If so, she is: WOOD, Edna, Gladys, born 1900, mother HANLON, Ryde R70/E82

If you have an idea of first name of your mother or when in 1930 she was born I could look up the 1930s births

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 24 Jul 2009 16:30

Thanks for your help. Am not sure if this is her.....i have got my mums birth certificate after 3 years research!! She was born in Guildford but Edna (her mother) registered her by post in London and i am not sure what happened to Edna after that. I presume my mum was left in a childrens home and then adopted at 18months old.
I was thinking Edna may have been quite young when she gave birth
and this one born 1900 would have made her 30......so am not sure.
Liz

Gee

Gee Report 24 Jul 2009 16:42

Theres only these that come anywhere near in the whole of the England/Wales areas

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Dec 1900 (>99%)
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Wood Edna Gladys I. Wight 2b 558

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Births Mar 1906 (>99%)
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Wood Edna Grace Kettering 3b 171


Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page

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Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
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Wood Edna G Seaton Leicester 7a 505


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Genegenius

Genegenius Report 24 Jul 2009 16:55

Have a look on FreeBMD: there is only one Edna Gladys Wood, although there are also many Edna Wood with no middle name.

1911census.co.uk has quite a few Edna Wood assuming she was born by then (as you say it could be a bit later). And Edna Gladys is on the IoW (as plain Edna Wood); also as far as I can see she does not marry, so it could be her.