The Estate - Bevendean History Project
Mary Kirby was evacuated to Brighton in 1939
Query from David Simmonds about his mother who was evacuated to Brighton at the start of World War 2.
My mother, née Mary Kirby was one of many evacuees sent down from London during the blitz of WW2. She had many found memories of her time on "Higher Bevendean farm" as she called it and it sparked a lifelong love of Sussex that lasted all her life.
Do you know if any records of evacuees still exist?
Information about a Mary Kirby from the 1939 England and Wales Register.
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and the direction of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation.
The 1939 register contains the following entry.
It is thought that Mary left Brighton after about 6 months.
Editors Note.
At the start of the war some children were evacuated from London to the South Coast including Brighton, but with the threat of an invasion and the bombing of south coast town the children went back to London or were evacuated away from the south coast.
My mother, née Mary Kirby was one of many evacuees sent down from London during the blitz of WW2. She had many found memories of her time on "Higher Bevendean farm" as she called it and it sparked a lifelong love of Sussex that lasted all her life.
Do you know if any records of evacuees still exist?
Information about a Mary Kirby from the 1939 England and Wales Register.
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and the direction of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation.
The 1939 register contains the following entry.
| Name: | Mary Kirby [A. Simmonds] |
| Gender: | Female |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1931 |
| Residence Year: | 1939 |
| Address: | 83 Widdicombe Way |
| Residence Place: | Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | At School |
It is thought that Mary left Brighton after about 6 months.
Editors Note.
At the start of the war some children were evacuated from London to the South Coast including Brighton, but with the threat of an invasion and the bombing of south coast town the children went back to London or were evacuated away from the south coast.
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