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Note: See: http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00685548&tree=LEO
Eliza (Mary) Smith (1907-1989)
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Probably named after her grandmother, Eliza Swift (formerly Smith, nee Heeley) who was then close to death (SEP 1907)
4ft 8ins. Allergic to stinging nettles.
1907/06/13 Location of Pinfold Lane was verbal from family
1911/04/02 Aged 3, of Norwood Road, Dalton, Rotherham, West Yorkshire - RG14/28064 f.?? p.1603
1921/??/?? Aged (13?) of (Low Fold, Town End, Ossett, West Yorkshire?) - RG15/?? f.?? p.??
1923-26 Working for Arthur Shaw & Son, Paleside Mills, Ossett
1926/08/26 Testimonial from Arthur Shaw & Son, Paleside Mills, Ossett, Yorks.
Telephone: 107 OSSETT. Telegrams: 107 OSSETT. Memo from Arthur Shaw & Son
Manufacturers of Mungoes, Merinoes, Vicunas, Worsteds, &c.
Miss Eliza Smith has worked for us for the past 3 years,
and left because we discontinued business. We have at
all times found her honest, industrious, and intelligent and
wish her all success in her future.
Arthur Shaw Son.
1926/09/07 Testimonial from Arthur Shaw & Son, Paleside Mills, Ossett, Yorks.
Telephone: 107 OSSETT. Telegrams: 107 OSSETT. Miss Eliza Smith
Memo from Arthur Shaw & Son
Manufacturers of Mungoes, Merinoes, Vicunas, Worsteds, &c.
We have pleasure in testifying that Miss Eliza
Smith, is honest, industrious, & intelligent. She has
worked for us the past 3 years and always given every
satisfaction.
Yours truly,
Arthur Shaw Son.
1926/??/?? When Arthur Shaw's business closed, Eliza moved south to find work / stay with Aunt Maggie Richens (nee Donnelly). Spent first night in Slough in the Old Police Station cells, since she couldn't find her aunt's house nearby. In later life, there was a suggestion that she had pawned George Audsley's gold watch to pay for the rail fare, but this is not consistent with having contacted the police on arrival at Slough. She sent money home regularly to her mother.
1927/??/?? Domestic Housemaid for Caley's, Windsor of 19 High Street, Windsor. Adopted nickname 'Mary' when she substituted for previous housemaid Mary
1927/??/?? Met Herbert Thomas (Bert) Blackwell at Donkey Inn, nr Windsor Bridge, arranged by her work colleague Kate Blackwell (Bert's younger sister)
1927/12/21 Housemaid (domestic) of 19 High Street, Windsor, Berkshire (Caley's?)
1927/12/?? Of Horton Road, Datchet, Buckinghamshire
1928/08/13 Premature Caesarian birth for daughter Olive Celia
1929/??/?? of 76 Hencroft Street, Slough, Buckinghamshire
1929/??/?? of Albert Street (next to the Greyhound public house), Slough, Buckinghamshire
1931/??/?? Aged (24?) of (Albert Street, Slough, Buckinghamshire?) -
1933/07/?? of 18 Northern Road, Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire
1939/??/?? Unpaid domestic duties, born 13 june 1907, of 18 Northern Road, Manaor Park, Slough
1951/??/?? Aged (44?) of (18 Northern Road, Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire?) -
19??/??/?? Machinist at McMichaels, Wexham Road - used to drop in to 127 Stoke Road, with Penguin chocolate bars & Glacier Mints
1961/??/?? Aged (54?) of (18 Northern Road, Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire?)
196?/??/?? First flight to Leeds / Bradford airport to visit relatives. Described Viscount flight as 'just like a bus, but it sloped'
1969/08/11 Trip to North France with Ian & Colin Cairns - Mon 11 - Wed 13 Aug. Train from Victoria to Lydd? Viscount flight to Le Touquet. Train to Amiens, but train stopped and started, arriving at Gare du Nord Paris. Free return trip to Amiens, then onto Albert and stayed at Hotel opposite the Madeleine church. Next day, walked to Thiepval and taxied to Lesboeufs, where Eliza visited the cemetery. Taxi Driver was an old FWW soldier who came from Hammersmith. Next day, train to Gare du Nord, then around the Eiffel Tower, Arc du Triomphe and Notre Dame before returning.
1971/??/?? Aged (64?) of (18 Northern Road, Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire?)
19??/??/?? Cleaning lady at a house in the Farnham Road, north of Manor Park
1981/??/?? Aged (74?) of (18 Northern Road, Manor Park, Slough, Buckinghamshire?)
1982/12/04 of 16 The Normans, Wexham Court, Slough
1989/06/05 Of Wexham Park Hospital
1989/??/?? At Wexham Park Hospital. We visited her in hospital with our two children. informed about the eventual arrival of our third child. The last words I remember her saying was on that occasion:
"The world must seem like a funny old place to them"
Lapsed into coma.
1989/08/15 Of White Lodge, Court Road, Maidenhead
1989/08/31 Daughter present at the death
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