Document Request: 1998 Letter by Gillian Ada
Document Description: Gillian Ada wrote a brief biography of herself to George Ada circa 1998
Transcription URL: https://ada.surnametree.com/library/vdocs/D_31#31
Document Transcription:
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Myself

Was born in 1909 at Bognor Regis, Sussex. My mother died [three] weeks afterwards.
My father married again after two years & we lived at ELY in Cambridgeshire. May father was in office work much involved in church work and musical activities.
His second wife died 42 years & till his death he was cared for by a church friend. Our home was home to various people in some kind of trouble, also evacuees during the War.
I went to college in London [1927] & obtained a B.A. degree in English & Latin.
1931 I took up my first job in a poor mining town in Nottinghamshire. Was also District Commissioner for Girl Guides & belonged to the local church. Was in [here ted] did some work with the Salvation Army. Was engaged to be married but broke it off. Spent six years in that school then
1937 moved to Gainsborough. Taught in the High School for 33 years. Retirement gift in 1971 was ticket to Canada from all involved in the school.
Had to return to Ely to look after my father's housekeeper who now had Parkinson's disease.
1974 After her death I returned to Gainsborough. I live alone in a semi-detached house 6-roomed + garden.
I am reasonably well in myself but have trouble in ...

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