Ley, Ethel Mary Ellen: Untitled [The Autobiography of Ethel Ley] DOB: 5 June 1980 DOD: unknown She was born in Plymouth. Her mother died when she was two years old, which resulted in her moving in with her mother's parents. Her father was a porter, who died when she was seven years old, which resulted in her moving in with her sister to a home for young ladies. She had three brothers and one sister. Two of her brothers were killed during First World War. Married on the 4 of September, 1915 to Frederick John Ley. He was a gunner in the Army, and a very fine musician. He suffered a serious stroke in his thirtees which led to his right side being paralysed for the rest of his life. She had a daughter. She started working for a doctor at the age of fourteen. She then became a house maid at the orphanage that she grew up in. Growing up in the orhpanage, all the girls were given a job to do, such as sweeping the stairs, which would be changed to a different job each month. She would attend the Church each Sunday morning, and then go for a walk around the park in the afternoon. Each holiday, she would go to a farm. The autobiography discusses the author's experience growing up in an orphanage after the death of her parents. The autobiography is handwritten. [Orphanage], Childhood, Work, Church c. 700 words n.d.