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1939 My great great aunt Rebecca Jones was a domestic servant probably a cook as previous profession
The name of the lady she worked for was Selina B Claxton b 1849
Lady's companion
Elphemia J Shinnia b1881
domestic servant Florence M Wright 1888
I imagine a grand house
..it was 6 Branton Road Birkenhead
I wonder what became of these single ladies
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Selina Bloomfield Claxton died 15.10.1941. Probate to Ecroyde Ihler Claxton (b 1876 per freebmd)
I think the name is Euphemia Shimmin or Shimmins who was possibly born as Euphemia Little in the IOM
I have the surname Shimmin in my FH and it’s a pretty common IOM surname
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They may have been provided for in some way in Selina’s will
My grandfather remarried late in life to someone who had been a ladies’ maid all her life. So that’s how she was provided for, but after he died she lived in a retirement complex at which other former staff of the family she worked for also lived and I know they had all been give small pensions by them.
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Ecroyde Claxton & Selina Bloomfield Ihler married 1872 at All Saints Childwall. Both born Lancashire
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Wow good finds
I'm glad you could find examples of these names .
I looked carefully at the name Elphimia because I'd never seen it before and have Euphemias on my Scottish side .the writing is much clearer than for the surname which Ive also never come across before .
Rebecca Jones worked as a servant or cook in private families all her life .my great grandfather made his will out to her and spinster sister Mabel who also worked in domestic service his 6 married children were not included in the will. Probably forseeing that they might need it more
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Rebecca Jones lived til 1950 I don't know where she was between 1939 and her death
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Euphemia is a christian name often mis-transcribed. There is a 1909 birth on freebmd for a Euphemia C Shimmin. 1911 has her transcribed as Enphemia Catterine (Catherine).
If she did originate from the IOM - she may have returned there after Mrs Claxton died
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I imagine a grand house
..it was 6 Branton Road Birkenhead
The house was in Brancote Road, No.6 now demolished.
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Thanks for including the map Colin. None of the nearby roads named correspond with where Rebecca s half brother my grandad grew up .looks like these were all detached houses so a more affluent side of Birkenhrad
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Deleted, wrong information.
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I found the Claxton couple on 1911
census
Selina had had 4 children 4 died
* Misread ..4 still living
They had a servant aged 26 called Ellen JONES of Cheshire
I don't know if she was related to my Jones
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In 1881 son Ecryode Claxton was 4
Daughter Lenore 1
They had a nursemaid
* Added
Esther Maulkin 21
Cook Grace SMITH 20 and a maid Mary P Johnson 18
In 1901 Leonora is with them age 21
And there is a cook
Elizabeth WARBERTON 36 and a maid. Ada J JOHNSTON
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1891 has all 4 children
Ecroyd age 14
Leanora 11 Arthur 7 and Albert N Claxton 4
* Mary Roberts is a widow age 37 cook
Sarah A Radcliffe sg 28 housemaid
I.d like to go back and see if I can read servants over the years to see if they have faithful retainers so far no names recurring
..my eyes aren't too good at the moment but I don't trust transcriptions .
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There is a tree on Ancestry with details about House name being 'The Rosary"
Tho different street names ..in 1911 it's 7 Beresford road ..9 bedrooms !
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The house was in Brancote Road, No.6 now demolished.
I imagine a grand house
..it was 6 Branton Road Birkenhead
It was a large detached house.
No. 6 Brancote Road is shown on this 1954 map https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/329743/388605/13/101329
Also this side by side https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=53.3896&lon=-3.0579&layers=168&right=BingHyb
Stan
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Thanks for the maps Stan
+ You are right about 1911
address
I think it was different houses in different censuses but they'd kept using the name "Rosary"
In 1891 it's Allerton road .Allerton ....house named Rosary