Daphne Bristow

Daphne Louvain R Bristow born 1914 was the daughter of Harry & Ruth Bristow

click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 for Daphne's school memories

1939 Register (census). Daphne Bristow 25 housemaid at Gracefield, the country property of Miss Elin.

1939 Register (census). Daphne's brother Charlie Artie Bristow and his wife Margaret lived at and ran the Post Office and general store at Bradenham.

Later years Daphne ran this Post Office.

Daphne died in 2004 at Daphne's Cottage, Bradenham, aged 89 and single.

Daphne recalled memories of Lacey Green School. click 1928 School memories by Daphne Bristow for this.

In conversation with Rosemary Mortham Daphne recalled many other things as follows :-

Daphne lived in Lacey Green throughout her school years 1918-1928

She was at school with Eileen Ray (nee Saunders), Harold Williams, Doris Adams, Olive Hussey, and Walter Ginger. He was very fair haired. Cecil Saunders was older than Daphne. He was very musical and became a teacher. He married Margaret (Maggie) Goodie. Her grandmother was Mrs Hickman. who lived at Green Hedges, Church Lane.

Teacher Nance Hawes was organist at the church. She also taught a lot of children to play the organ.

The house just above the school, where Gordon May now lives, was the site of the Reading Room, mainly used by the men.

The vicar was Richard Gee. He had been a missionary in India, and the children were allowed to try on the costumes which he had brought back.

All the children were quite naive about sex, and had no idea where babies came from until their early teens.

WW1. She remembered being told that there was not a house in Lacey Green which didn't have someone killed in the first world war. In 1921 her parents went to France to find the grave of her uncle, Charlie Currell. Her relative John Currell, who lived next door in Lime Tree Cottages, was also killed. George Currell also lived in Lime Tree Cottages.

Drage was the policeman. He was followed by Goldsmith. Both had twins.

Daphne's mother's sister worked for the Fagge's in Malmesmead, Kiln Lane. Dr Fagge worked at Guys Hospital. When Daphne broke her arm, she went there to be treated for 13 weeks. She was very spoilt, because she had fair curly hair. Daphne remembers that the Fagge's employed a nurse for their children. She and her sister once went with them to the windmill, where they had tea.

Daphne remembers Mrs Floyd, who lived at Floyd's Farm. Her sight was failing and Daphne used to thread her needles when she was sewing or darning. Mrs Floyd gave Daphne a little book and Daphne was allowed to read at night by the light of an oil lamp. Peter Floyd always wore a smock. He wobbled when he walked.

Fred Floyd had beautiful horses, which he used to take people to the station. Later he aquired a car, which he kept over the road at Idle Corner. He once took Daphne nd her sister for a ride to the church. Her sister was so excited that she wanted to wear her best frock.

She and her family lived in the larger part of the house in front of the farm, behind the Black Horse.

A family named Stevens lived n the other part. Mrs Stevens had two daughters Annie who married and had wo boys, and Emily, who never married. Annie was in service, but came home once a month. She then did all the housework, as the other sister never did anything.

Earlier, Daphne's father's mother and father had lived in the house by the pond n Speen. He was the eldest of 8.

click Bristow for others in this family