Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson
F, #25210, Deceased, b. 1905, d. 20 July 1944
| Consanguinity | 1st cousin 1 time removed of Private |
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Blodwyn Snelson 1937 in Whitehall
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| Reference Number | Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson had reference number 25210. |
| Birth | She was born in 1905 at Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales. |
| Occupation | In 1923 Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson was a Translator Engish/German in Whitehall, London. |
| Residence | From 1925 to 1927 Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson lived at Rocks Lane, Barnes, in London. |
| Emigration | She emigrated from Liverpool to New York, USA, in 1930. |
| Naturalisation | In 1935 in Bronx, New York, USA, Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson was naturalised. |
| Travel | She travelled in 1937 from in New York to New York to Liverpool. |
| Milit-Beg | Service in the Military commenced in 1940 in Whitehall, London., It was all very "hush-hush", nobody knew what she was doing in London - she just disappeared for 12 months - presumably doing some sort of training - before deployment in the field. |
| Military Service | She served in the military from 1941 to 1944 in Germany, Austria, Poland - Eastern Front, (Secret Agent) (Blod was an undercover operator behind enemy lines for MI6 during WWII.) |
| Death | She died of bullet wounds when she was executed on 20 July 1944 at the Wolfsschanze in Rastenburg in East Prussia. |
| Burial | She was buried on 21 July 1944 at Unknown Grave in Kętrzyn, Poland. |
| Her father Richard Henry Snelson died on 13 August 1945 in 24 Windsor Road, Buddicom Park, England. |
| Her mother Ada Gill died in June 1971 in Cheshire. |
| Biography | On reflection, Blodwyn must have been a brave young lady; we never knew as what happened to her is shrouded in mystery and silence. Perhaps one day, maybe after 100 years, we shall get all of the truth, but I think not. |
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| Census 1939 | Blodwyn "Blod" Snelson Id #25,210 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1939 at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Relationship to the "HoH'" is given as "Student".
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Jeanne Malplate
F, #25221, Deceased, b. 1886, d. 1978
| Consanguinity | Partner of Alfred Edward Critchley (2nd cousin 2 times removed of Private) |
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| Census 1930 | Jeanne Malplate Id #25,221 (Principal) was at home on Census night 4 April 1930 at New York, USA
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| Census 1950 | Jeanne Malplate Id #25,221 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1950 at Bronx, New York, USA
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Alva Estelle Critchley
F, #25222, Deceased, b. 1910, d. 1993
| Consanguinity | 3rd cousin 1 time removed of Private |
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| Reference Number | Alva Estelle Critchley had reference number 25222. |
| Birth | She was born in 1910. |
| Marriage | She married James Cooper on 17 June 1936 at the Bronx in New York, USA. |
| Her mother Jeanne Malplate died in 1978. |
| Death | Alva Estelle Critchley died in 1993. |
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| Census 1930 | Alva Estelle Critchley Id #25,222 (Principal) was at home on Census night 4 April 1930 at New York, USA
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Rosemaire ("Rosemary") Critchley
F, #25223, Deceased, b. 1912, d. 9 January 2005
| Consanguinity | 3rd cousin 1 time removed of Private |
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Rosemarie Critchley a, 16
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| Reference Number | Rosemaire ("Rosemary") Critchley had reference number 25223. |
| Birth | She was born in 1912. |
| Marriage | She married John H Taylor on 7 June 1941 in New York City. |
| Her mother Jeanne Malplate died in 1978. |
| Her husband John H Taylor died in 1989. |
| Death | Rosemaire ("Rosemary") Critchley died on 9 January 2005 at Paramus, Passaic, New York, in River Edge. |
| Burial | She was buried on 11 January 2005. |
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| Census 1930 | Rosemaire ("Rosemary") Critchley Id #25,223 (Principal) was at home on Census night 4 April 1930 at New York, USA
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