1911:
Census - St Faiths, Sprowston Norwich
Walter Read - Head - age 42 (1869) -
Carpenter - born Hempnall Norfolk
Elizabeth Read - Wife (Married13 years)-
age 42 (1869) - born Sprowston Norfolk
Emma Buck - Dau - Single - age 22 (1889)
- Boot Trade Machinist - born Sprowston Norfolk
Lily Buck - Dau - Single - age 18 (1893)
- Boot Trade Finisher - born Sprowston Norfolk
Ellen Read
- Dau - Single - age 9 (1902) - School
- born Sprowston Norfolk
Mable Read - Dau - Single - age 7 (1904)
- School - born Sprowston Norfolk
Edith Read - Dau - Single - age 4 (1907)
- born Sprowston Norfolk
Ethel Read - Dau - Single - age 1 (1910)
- born Sprowston Norfolk
This letter
was found in Ellen sister's (Ethel Tong's) papers
- It's very moving
1931: December 23, from William
Moore, 23 Kinnaird Street, Dundee - Husband
of Ellen (Nell) Read
My Dear Ethel - Received your letter this afternoon
I know how you must feel it was a terrible blow
to me. especially after your own Dear Mother
I can't really believe she is gone yet but it
is all to true. I wish I had never sent you
the letter building up your hopes but really
we thought after nearly a week she was going
to pull through but you see her heart was in
a very bad state and she was so weak after her
operation.
It was on Saturday at 10 minutes past One we
were sent for and I don't know how I got over
to the infirmary yet I was in such a state.
When I got over I had to wait for about half
an hour before I could see her as the doctor
was giving her treatment just then. I got up
to see her at 2 o'clock and as soon as I saw
the oxygen tube in her nostril I knew she was
very ill yet she talked away to me and asked
me if I had had a letter from you and of course
I told her not yet, but I got your letter after
I left her and came home about 6 o'clock Saturday
night.
I went back to see her at 7 o'clock and told
her I had received your letter and it seemed
to cheer her up a little but I sat beside her
for some time but she did not seem inclined
to talk much so I told I would go away and come
back later she said don't come no more to-night
as I might be asleep but I knew she would soon
be having her last long sleep. I said alright
just to humour her and went away. I went over
again that night about eleven o'clock and found
her much about the same only she was terribly
fevered I had to wipe her face two or three
times with her towel I sat with her for about
40 minutes and then had to go downstairs as
the nurse wanted to give her some sort of treatment
I went back again about 12 o'clock and found
her a kind of dazed but still sensible enough
to now me. She told me she had only two more
hours but she actually lived 4 hours.
If I live to be a hundred I shall never forget
my last parting with my Darling we may never
have had much of the worlds goods the time we
have been together but we both loved each other
she told me to call the Dear Baby Ellen Ferman
Moore and to see and look after the children,
where to get this and where to get that she
kissed me and I kissed her even the nurse was
nearly crying. I don't know how I suffered it
even now as she was just a Real Gem and was
worth her weight in Gold. I only hope God gives
me health and strength to see my dear children
able to do for themselves then I wont worry
as I will never rest until I see her again.
She also told me to tell you all not to worry
that she would be alright I don't know why she
was took from me but the Lord has his own way
of working and her tasks on this earth must
have been done, We will just have to suffer
on and put our shoulders to the wheel as I know
she would not change places with any of us tonight,
I know it's hard but please try and bear up
Ethel for the sake of your children as I am
trying to do although it will be an awful job
to do it.
It will not be a very Merry Christmas for us
but these things just happens and no-body knows
the reasons for them. Well I think I will draw
to a close now as I can't bear to write and
more, Hoping this finds you all at home as well
as can be under the circumstances
I Remain you Loving Brother In-Law William
Moore
More on William Moore
William went to work in the
Caledon shipyard in Dundee as a riveter's mate
and worked there till he died. I remember going
down to the yard with him when there was a launching.
He never remarried and as far as I know never
got involved with any other woman so he must
have loved my gran a great deal. He died in
1956 and is buried in the Eastern Cemetry in
Dundee. - Bill Docherty
More on children of Ellen
Maude Read and William Moore
1 - Child of Ellen Maude
Read & William Moore
Evelyn Ellen
Moore (1920) born June 16, 1920 married
Francis Docherty a jute preparer.
Evelyn died February 21. 1992
They had 6 children: 4 boys and 2 girls
William Moore Docherty
- born 1940 - William was named after his
grandfather.
2 - Child of Ellen Maude
Read & William Moore
Frances Moore
(1922) born December 19. 1922 married Peter
Ogilvie a PT Instructor in the RAF.
They had a child:
1 daughter
3 - Child of Ellen Maude
Read & William Moore
Thomas William
Moore (1925) born August 8. 1925 married
Kathleen unknown from Leicester.
They had children: 4 sons and 2 daughters
Tommy was a very intelligent
man and worked his way up to be a Jute Mill
manager and from there went into business
on his own. He became Lord Provost of Dundee
and Lord Lieutenant of the county 1973 - 1975.
- Bill Docherty
4 - Child of Ellen Maude
Read & William Moore
Margaret Moore
(1927) born November 1927 married Jimmy
Rowell - whom she met while serving in
the Wracs or some other arm of the forces.
Jimmy was an Englishman and moved down to
Sidcup where she lived until her death
They had a child: 1 daughter.
5 - Child of Ellen Maude
Read & William Moore
Ellen Ternan
Moore (1931) born December 13. 1931 married
David Butchart who was a mill mechanic.
They had a child: 1 daughter
Ellen became known as Helen
and was brought up in her infancy by her father's
sister Ellen known as Nell. Her father also
had another sister called Margaret. - Bill
Docherty
My mother Evelyn was the only
one born in Norwich. The rest were born in Dundee.
So it would seem that Grandfather and Gran moved
north sometime between June 1920 and December
1922.
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