C.V. Horner (1897–1980): Life and Labour Much of C.V. Horner’s life revolves around gamekeeping, so much so that an entire chapter of his memoir is dedicated to the …
William Webb (1830-1919): Life & Labour While much of what follows has already been discussed in detail elsewhere. This blog differs in that it will form a chronology …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): Life and Labour (Part 1) Figure 1 Household Maids for a London Family in the early 20th Century Throughout Westall’s memoir, work is a main theme …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Life and Labour Alongside childhood, working life and labour is a significant theme in Memories. After discovering Minnie’s maiden name through her marriage on Ancestry …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): Life and Labour (Part 2) To tell you the truth I was beginning to feel tired.’ (10) Lilian Westall started working from fourteen years of age. …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Life and Labour At 13 years old Arthur left school to work as a gold beater for Mr Wallace Barnes. Arthur obtained this job through …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Life and Labour ‘For the first time in my life I had money problems to be explained to me and just how much money ran …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Life and Labour ‘All the hustle and bustle, nowhere peace and quiet: the quest for the black diamond overruled sanity, order and grace. Yet, men …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Life & Labour “Yes we did experience years on the Dole. I remember waiting for my husband in a queue in Cumberland almost a mile …
HJ Harris (b.1903): Life and Labour ‘A lady tried to sympathise with me in my plight of homelessness, so she sheltered me for a few days. She fussed …
