| Description | Born Aug 1912 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Father worked as blacksmith and general farrier, later as a publican. 7th of 10 children. Educated at Bonner Hill School (to age 14). Married, 1938, with 2 sons. Moved to Norbiton, Surrey, in early 1920s and later lived in Hampton and Stoneleigh. Book-keeper for a motor accessories firm (1926); nurse-maid (1926); suffered a breakdown and worked for a local doctor after her recovery; gardener at Hampton Court Palace (during World War II).
Interested in animals and natural history. |