Miss Tuppence
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I love this thread!
My house in Yorkshire was built in 1756, in the centre of a medieval market town. I'm currently ploughing through the census and have found that the young lady who lived her in the early 1900s was called 'Leake' (yes her Christian name!) and she looked after her father until 1915 when a Sgt Major, some ten years her senior must have caught her eye as she upped and moved to North Yorkshire!
I also know that the young lady who rented after her had two small children and her husband was killed in the great war. I often wonder if she received her telegram 'Regret to inform you.....' whilst standing in my hallway and after all the tears and heartbreak, I wonder if she struggled to bring up her children alone.
Here are some photos of the old distemper and vintage wallpaper in my bedroom.
Wow, Kitty S, such a great story! (off topic- I love Yorkshire too- especially Beverley as my dad use to live there when he was in his teens! Anyway….) I live in a modern house so I don’t have such stories.
That’s also a lovely print on the wallpaper- have you kept it like that, or have you re decorated completely? It’s very much like your very own House Detectives- I loved that programme!!! T xxx