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Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Biographical entry

181 COOTER, Florence Anne, ‘Seventh Child’, MS, pp.71 (c.71,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born Aug 1912 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Father worked as …

Leslie John Robinson (b.1929): An Introduction.

‘”Begin at the beginning……”‘ (p.20) In his nostalgic, five-part memoir, One Step at a Time, Leslie John Robinson writes with pleasure about …

Mary Denison (1906-1997): Home and Family (2/2)

‘Did the baby come last night? – with the unbelievable statement that the baby had indeed come but had died’ (53). Mary …

Miss P Wilson (b.1918-) Life and Labour

“It was his proud boast that his children never wore clogs. . . I used to long for clogs, to go running …

Molly Keen’s Childhood Memories 1903-1921: An Introduction

During Molly Keen’s childhood, along with her family, she faced the emergence of the First World War in 1914 when she was …

Miss. P Wilson (b. 1918): An Introduction

Miss P Wilson was born at 12 High Burton Street in January 1918, the tenth child of her family. Her memoirs predominantly …

Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-) Education and schooling

M During her former years, Miss Wilson’s schooling life went through various degrees of change. Her education began at St Phillips Methodist …

Thomas R. Flintoff (1904-1994): Home & Family

Thomas R. Flintoff was born into a working class family in 1904 and spent the whole of his life in Preston. He …

Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-) Politics and Protest

Although on the surface, it does not seem like Miss Wilson was politically driven. There are things she mentions that convey a …

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 …

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