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Mrs A Grace H |
| Interview Number: 178 |
| Other Interview Material |
| Sex: |
| F |
| Year Of Birth: |
| 1889 |
| Place of Residence: |
| London |
| Family: |
| Born London. 2nd child of 6 siblings; 3 sisters, 2 brothers. Mother was only child of wealthy parents. Eldest brother lived with maternal grandmother. Close, supportive family. |
| Marriage: |
| Married in 1908. 3 children. |
| Housing: |
| Mother's father bought family house in Stapleton Road. 8 house moves between 1889 and 1918. Lived in flat when first married, then Brighton. 1915 Manchester, 1918 Wallington. Moves related to husband's work. |
| Education: |
| Council school. Had to do homework. School for daughters of gentlemen. Stroud Green Norsey High school. Cusacks College. Holloway Polytechnic. Left school to marry. |
| Parents' Work History: |
| Father was an actuary for the Prudential. Great grandfather was founder of Prudential. Father was in National Guards during WW1. Husband's father provided carriages for Royal Family. |
| Work History: |
| During WW1 worked for 6 months inspecting and writing release notes for aeronautical inspection department. AGH's husband was commercial artist in printing. Then worked for Air Ministry. Was in the Army during WW1. As freelance lithographer, designed book covers. |
| Final Occupation: |
| Housework |
| Political Affiliation: |
| Family was Conservative. AGH canvassed for the Conservative party in 1930. |
| Religious Background: |
| Church of England. AGH's children brought up as Anglo-Catholics. |
| Occupational Class: |
| Unclassified |
| Leisure Activities: |
| Father played chess at Hastings Congress and with Ian Lawrence. Father took Daily Telegraph and the Times. Many books, including Morocco bound volumes Dickens, Zola. Father had own locked bookcase. Father went on walking holidays in Devon. Father belonged to bowling club. Mother liked to go to the theatre. All the children had piano lessons. Family had musical evenings; went to music halls, theatre, and silent movies. Spent school holidays at Dawlish in Devon. Rode ponies. Outings to Highgate Woods, Cliftonville. Children had pet dog; cycled; played ping-pong. Birthdays and Christmas celebrated. Pantomime on Boxing Day. Outings to the zoo with father. A holiday in Scarborough in 1907. AGH kept scrapbook. |
| Health / Childbirth: |
| Mother had nervous complaint, later also breast cancer. Mother had poor eyesight. Children had measles. AGH had difficult pregnancies. AGH had life-threatening septic throat. |
| Miscellaneous: |
| Household had three live-in staff: cook genera, parlour maid and children's nurse. Extensive interview. Details: house maids; schooling; food; Christmas celebrations; relatives formed musical quartet; family holidays; bathing machines; class distinction; Fulford Family; etiquette; pocket money; schooling; college; courtship; wedding; careers of members of family. AGH's children had pets including mice. AGH had help in house after marriage. AGH's son had violin lessons. Youngest daughter could sing well. AGH continued piano lessons after marriage. Rows at Christmas. |
| Number of pages in Transcript: |
| 189 |
