Millicent Simpson
Born |
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1864/5 |
at |
Odiham, Hampshire |
Certificate |
Full
Name |
Millicent
Simpson |
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Christened |
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at |
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Married
(2) |
??.??. |
c1935? |
to |
Tommy Beard |
at |
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Certificate |
Died |
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1949 |
at |
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Certificate |
Millicent was born near
Odiham in the 1860s to George and Lucy Simpson. In 1881 she was employed as children's nurse at the
home of Frank Squire, Piano Maker, at 16 Sandringham Gardens,
Uxbridge Road, Ealing. By 1890 she was married to Samuel
Wiltshire, and they has at least three children.
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Millicent in about 1890 |
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Millicent (r) with her
second husband Tommy Beard and her daughter Winifred. |
For many years Millicent
lived with her husband Samuel at 74 The Grove, in Ealing. This
was also home to her son Phillip and his family, though his
career in the navy meant he spent little time there. Samuel died
about 1927, and in 1933 Phillip and his family moved to a home of
their own. Millicent sold her house at The Grove, was married to
Tommy Beard, and moved with him to Chinnor in Oxfordshire. When
he in turn died, she moved back to Ealing until her own death in
1949.
Millicent is remembered as
a dominant lady with a commanding voice. Another family member
described her as "a strong, determined woman married to a
feckless man". She had a good singing voice and had a good
knowledge of music, probably as a reslt of her time spent serving
in the home of a piano maker. She was a member of a church or
chapel group, and often quoted passages from the bible.
Sources: Census 1881, 1901; family memories
Updated 25-03-04