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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 …

Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Life and Labour

I would situate the Keen family as upper-working-class because they had little income, apart from the father’s work as a master sign …

Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): An Introduction

I was born Florence Anne on August 1912 in Acre Road Kingston-Upon-Thames to Jane and Walter Watson. Born in August …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-): Habits and Beliefs

Routine played a large role in Miss Wilson’s and her family’s lives. From a young age she was taught by her aunts, …

Thomas Waddicor (b.1906): Home and Family

Mother was finding it more than usually difficult to make ends meet’ (p. 4) ‘There were eight children in the family – …

Bessie Wallis (B.1904) Home & Family

‘I realise now we were one of the luckier families’ (1, J) When it comes to family relationships Bessie withholds little …

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