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janglaschu
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My grandmother's cousin, Mary Whitmore (nee Fletcher) was the first female mayor of Ipswich in 1946-7. She was a suffragette and always had an interest in women's health and education. She studied at Whitelands College and later taught at Nacton Road Mixed School. In 1951 she was awarded an MBE for her public service.
In her later years I understand she went to live in the rectory in Belchamp Otten, with her daughter (Enid?) who was married to the rector, R. Trevor Howard. Mary died in 1974.
I would love to find out any more about Mary; especially interested in anyone who might remember her, or know something more about her public service. Also keen to get in touch with any remaining family members.
thanks,
Janet
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nanny jan
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"Russian" John
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Hi Janet,
Ipswich council should be able to help out with details of Mary's council activities. Their website www.ipswich.gov.uk has a link to contact them.
Good luck,
Nanny Jan
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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick) all LDN area/suburbs Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT Gandy/LDN before 1830 Burgess/LDN
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janglaschu
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Thanks, I had been in touch with them already, and with the Ipswich RO, but was hoping to learn a bit more about Mary's later life, and especially if anyone remembered her or the family. 
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Suffolk, England – Benstead, Boldero, Boldy, Boyns, Boynes, Collins, Cooper, Elliott, Fletcher, Laflin, Laws, Lankester, Markham, Marshall, Orriss, Steward, Taylor, Thimblethorpe
Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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nanny jan
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Hi,
Have you looked for an obituary in a local newspaper? It might include details of her later life.
Nanny Jan
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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick) all LDN area/suburbs Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT Gandy/LDN before 1830 Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK Rainer/CAN (Toronto)
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janglaschu
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I have been sent a copy of her obituary, which did give me many details, but not much on her MBE, just that she had received it in 1951 "for her public service".
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Suffolk, England – Benstead, Boldero, Boldy, Boyns, Boynes, Collins, Cooper, Elliott, Fletcher, Laflin, Laws, Lankester, Markham, Marshall, Orriss, Steward, Taylor, Thimblethorpe
Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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ontheball
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Mary Whitmore was my Great Grandma, but she died a long time before I was born. Enid and the late, great Trevor Howard are my paternal grandparents. Mary Whitmore's husband, James, played for Ipswich Town
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janglaschu
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Hi ontheball,
That's great to know that there is still some family out there! Mary was my grandmother's cousin, I have an old photo of her in her graduation robes. You may already have a copy of this, but if not I'd be happy to forward a copy, if you pm me with your email address. I also managed to get a copy of Mary's records from Whitelands College, where she studied, and some details from her obituary etc, sent by Ipswich Records Office. I also have one or two postcards sent by Mary and her sisters to my grandmother and her sisters. Nice to hear from you,
Janet (in Glasgow)
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Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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suffolkmawther
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Dear Janglashu + Ontheball
There may be references to Belchamp Otten on the Foxearth Local History web site, www.foxearth.org.uk
If you wish to discover any more family members in that area of Suffolk you could send a letter to the Suffolk Free Press, the weekly newspaper for the Sudbury area of Suffolk at www.suffolkfreepress.co.uk/
Or for wider area of the county www.eadt.co.uk the East Anglian Daily Times - as it says, the daily newpaper for Suffolk.
Pat ...
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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janglaschu
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Thanks, SM,
Janet
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Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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janglaschu
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This is a picture of Mary in her graduation robes (1905).
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Suffolk, England – Benstead, Boldero, Boldy, Boyns, Boynes, Collins, Cooper, Elliott, Fletcher, Laflin, Laws, Lankester, Markham, Marshall, Orriss, Steward, Taylor, Thimblethorpe
Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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suffolkmawther
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'Jumper' & Eliza Fulker
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What a beautiful photograph Janet.
So clear as if it were taken recently.
Whitelands College?
Is that the one in SW London?
Pat ...
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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janglaschu
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The photo has been enhanced slightly by a friend who is a whizz with that sort of software; it has indeed sharpened it up beautifully.
Whitelands College is now part of Roehampton University; it was then a teacher training College, I suppose one of the earliestwhere women could study. I sent off for Mary's exam record and the archivist was very helpful.
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Suffolk, England – Benstead, Boldero, Boldy, Boyns, Boynes, Collins, Cooper, Elliott, Fletcher, Laflin, Laws, Lankester, Markham, Marshall, Orriss, Steward, Taylor, Thimblethorpe
Scotland – Barclay, Campbell, Finlay, Freeland, Grove, Hay, Horn, Laird, McDonald, McKay, Milne, Mills, Peebles, Robertson, Shearer, Stewart, Strang, Thomson
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suffolkmawther
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'Jumper' & Eliza Fulker
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Ah ha!
Now you know one of my secrets - I met my Suffolk bor when he was a student in London and I had just returned from working abroad.
John had become friendly with my cousin and that is how we met.
I lived with my family in Putney - not a million miles from Roehampton.
Instead of taking the job in Toronto I took the job in Suffolk (wife, mother etc etc).
Putney and Roehampton seemed to be full of Teacher Training Colleges in the 60s and 70s. Now they have all merged into Roehampton Uni.
Certainly the Colleges had a very good reputation for turning out excellent women teachers.
All best wishes for Christmas 
Pat ...
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Every time I find an ancestor, I have to find two more !
SUFFOLK - Pendle, Stygall, Pipe, Fruer, Bridges, Fisk, Bellamy, Sparham
DERBY - Bridges and Frost (originally from Framlingham/Parham Suffolk)
NOTTINGHAM - Lambert and Selby
BERKSHIRE/then Hammersmith/Barnes LND - Fulker
LONDON/MDX - Murray, Clancy, Broker, Hoskins, Marsden, Wilson, Sale
Gt-Grandfather Michael Wilson was born in Cork, lived in Fulham London - arrived Boston USA 1889 alone - what happened next?
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