When her younger brother Harry died, she wore a black dress with a white collar, for about six months she thinks, she can remember going to a birthday party in it. She was also ill afterwards, affected by his death as they had been very close, and was sent to a separate small school. As a child the doctor said her spine was not straight and she had to lie uncomfortably on the kitchen table for so long each day. She had a bad cut on her forehead from falling when she was running with her hoop downhill.
She liked to play tennis and hockey, and enjoyed sport. She learnt to play tennis when the teachers needed an extra person to make up a 4 on the court at school, and she happened to have a racquet. Her sister-in-law Elsie gave her her bike, as she couldn’t learn to ride. She enjoyed the freedom the bike gave her, and often went on long bike rides by herself. She continued to ride the bike well into her sixties.
She stayed at home to help her mother until she married at 30. She was a housewife thereafter. Lived at “Carlton”, 38 Oaklands Rd, Bexleyheath. Then at “Timaru” Grinstead Lane Lancing Sussex.
She and Win used to visit Suffolk regularly, going by train and then cycling from the station. She can remember the excitement of going to the beach there in a waggonette. They stayed with their Aunt Tiny (Anne Maria Flegg) and other Flegg relations in Suffolk. She can just remember her Grandmother (Mary Flegg nee Ralph) coming down the stairs a very frail old lady.
When she was staying at her uncle Harry’s at Framlingham she can remember watching a Zeppelin coming over iwith flames coming out the bottom. (It landed near Theberton whetre a piece of it was kept in the church)
As a young woman she worked at Christmas in two Bexleyheath shops, the toy shop belonging to her brother Arthur’s friend Amy Voss’s father, and on a perfume counter.
2She, and her future husband both attended the Congregational Church, where they eventually married. They moved to 76, Oakdene Rd, Orpington, (later renumbered 82) which was newly built, and lived there all their married life, until Douglas died in 1992 when she moved up to Wakefield.
She lost her first baby in labour, then went on to have two daughters.
Spouses
Birth10 Apr 1904, “Yangedine” Erith Rd Dartford1
Death21 Mar 1992, Orpington, Kent Age: 87
Burial30 Mar 1992, Cremation Beckenham Kent
OccupationChemist For Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Homes
Priory Rd Dartford
85 Pelham Rd Bexleyheath, Kent.
76(82) Oakdene Rd Orpington Kent BR5 2AW
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Attended Roan School at Greenwich. Went to Bexleyheath Congregational Church where he met his wife. Studied for a long time for his Bsc. which he received at the Albert Hall in 1935. He waited to marry until he had achieved it. He worked at the Zinc Manufacturing works at Dartford for a time then got a job as a chemist at HM Stationery Office Waterloo, where he worked until retirement
He married Gladys at Bexleyheath CongregationaL Church on Sat June 29th at 1.15 p.m. and held the reception at The Mansion Danson Park.
Bought new house at Orpington Garden village, originally 76 Oakdene Rd [later renumbered 82] Too young for 1st World War, he had a reserved occupation in 2nd, dealing with things to do with papers and inks primarily, [he did do fire watch in London] Eventually became Deputy Chief Examiner, and turned down opportunity to be Chief, as he was close to retiring.
He enjoyed sport, and played hockey first for Danson, then for Orpington in to his 40s. He played tennis and enjoyed walking. He owned a motorbike and enjoyed watching them race. He also went gliding a few times from Croydon Aerodrome.
Could remember seeing Crystal Palace burning, from the train.
Had heart attack while visiting Frank Flegg in Suffolk, and another in Ipswich Hospital 8th/9th September 1971 and later two hip replacements, he died of a heart attack while gardening.
note- document referring to Yangedine at Bexley Archives shows the outside drainage only!
Marriage29 Jun 1935, Bexleyheath