The third of my 2xgreat grandparents' 19 children was Emma Mary Ann, born in 1877. Her occupation, over several decades, as a Corset Machinist, is well referenced. She had an illegitimate daughter who died in infancy. After being widowed in her early 30s, she lived with her sister Harriett and family. With no surviving children … Continue reading Emma Mary Ann Stocking (1877-1939): A corset machinist and young widow
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Alice Fage (1872-1940): A last illness
There were various twists and turns to my maternal great grandparents' early lives before they settled in Sandy, Bedfordshire, in the 1890s and raised their family of eight children there. My grandmother didn't talk about them much, so it wasn't until online newspapers revealed the sad stories of their deaths, two weeks apart in February … Continue reading Alice Fage (1872-1940): A last illness
My Stocking Roots 