To see weather or not the files from the factory still exist
Start here maybe
Thanks Chris. The factory at Chadderton is still very much in operation but the chance that any records from 1947 still exist seems slim. However, the factory history says, "Visitors to the site, or their families, who worked at the Chadderton factory before the fire in October, 1959, when most of the records were destroyed, may have photographs or memorabilia in their possession which could be very useful."
We need to connect with those people. There may be an association of former employees. The best tactic may be to convince an editor at The Guardian newspaper to run a story about the White Bird/Patsy Judge/Chadderton mystery. It would be a great way to cast a net over the whole Manchester area (and beyond) and see what fish we can pull in. And there's no need to travel to England to do it.
I'll work on that when I have time.