selby family clearwell (General)

by phudson , Sevenoaks, Kent, Saturday, October 23, 2021, 12:20 (1122 days ago) @ jonathan1234

Jonathan

My mother Alice Wood (1927-2018) was a wartime evacuee who ended up in the Forest of Dean. When she turned 14 she went into service and worked at a large house in Newland. She was befriended by the Housekeeper who was May Selby. May and her sister Doll lived in Clearwell and remained close to my mother for the rest of their lives. I recall visiting them in Clearwell well into the 70's. I recall they had a neice or younger sister Sheila and another relative, all living in Clearwell. My mother didn't return to London and Clearwell became home till she married my father Wilf Hudson (1925-1994) from Redbrook at Clearwell St Peters in 1952.

Although my focus is on my Hudson roots in Redbrook and Penallt I have always been curious to find living relatives of May & Doll. My parents wedding photos in August 1952 feature May, Doll and Jack Selby.

Phil Hudson
Four Elms, Kent