hi I am trying to find a grandmother of a friend . She believes she was brought to this country (from Holland / Germany ? ) around 1910 as a small child and brought up in an convent in Middlesbrough (then North Yorkshire)
The convent was called Holy Rood and was on Marton Rd Middlesbrough Cleveland . She was given , she believes , a "celtic" name - Thelma Evans . This is why it is proving difficult to research her as it was not her birth name. We believe her birth year to be around 1905/6. We do not know why she came to England or why her name was changed and would like to find out while my friends mother is still alive. She subsequently married a Laurence Fryett in June 1929 in Middlesbrough. I have asked my friend to apply for the marriage cert as this will have , hopefully some details of her father although I doubt it, which is why I have posted this message. Hope someone out there can throw some light on this mystery or suggest where to begin. thank you .
The convent was called Holy Rood and was on Marton Rd Middlesbrough Cleveland . She was given , she believes , a "celtic" name - Thelma Evans . This is why it is proving difficult to research her as it was not her birth name. We believe her birth year to be around 1905/6. We do not know why she came to England or why her name was changed and would like to find out while my friends mother is still alive. She subsequently married a Laurence Fryett in June 1929 in Middlesbrough. I have asked my friend to apply for the marriage cert as this will have , hopefully some details of her father although I doubt it, which is why I have posted this message. Hope someone out there can throw some light on this mystery or suggest where to begin. thank you .
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