Phyllis Matthews nee Janes - Revision history

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 ''Phyllis is a pleasure to listen to.   She seems to have had the ability to make the best of wherever life has taken her.''
-''For 13 years she was the caretaker of Lacey Green School.''
+''For 13 years she was the caretaker of [[Lacey Green School]].''
 ''She enjoyed working with the horses at the Home of Rest for Horses, only leaving when she felt she was needed more at home.   Click [[Home of Rest for Horses]]'' ''also [[1982 Horses killed in I.R.A. Bombing]] and [[1984 Sefton comes to Lacey Green (biography)]]'' ''and [[2011 Home of Rest for Horses Updated]]'' ''for more about the Home of Rest for Horses''
 ''She then became 'Mum' to the firemen in Aylesbury Fire Station, where the men were often to be found in the kitchen with Phyllis rather than in their own sitting room.   She was very happy there - just being her usual self !''

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 ''For 13 years she was the caretaker of Lacey Green School.''
-''She enjoyed working with the horses at the Home of Rest for Horses, only leaving when she felt she was needed more at home.   Click[[1971 new Home of Rest for Horses]]'' ''also [[1982 Horses killed in I.R.A. Bombing]] and [[1984 Sefton comes to Lacey Green (biography)]]'' ''and [[2011 Home of Rest for Horses Updated]]'' ''for more about the Home of Rest for Horses''
+''She enjoyed working with the horses at the Home of Rest for Horses, only leaving when she felt she was needed more at home.   Click [[Home of Rest for Horses]]'' ''also [[1982 Horses killed in I.R.A. Bombing]] and [[1984 Sefton comes to Lacey Green (biography)]]'' ''and [[2011 Home of Rest for Horses Updated]]'' ''for more about the Home of Rest for Horses''
 ''She then became 'Mum' to the firemen in Aylesbury Fire Station, where the men were often to be found in the kitchen with Phyllis rather than in their own sitting room.   She was very happy there - just being her usual self !''

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 '''Research by Joan West and after conversations with Phyllis.'''     Also click [[1944 Evacuees by Phyllis Janes]]
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-'''Phyllis Janes''' born in 1944, later lived in [[Homefield]], the family home.   She went to [[Lacey Green School]].   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
+'''Phyllis Janes''' was born in 1944.   She went to [[Lacey Green School]].   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
 '''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   '''They had two daughters as follows''' :-
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 In the night the police came to her door to say Colin had been killed in an accident in his lorry.   It was July 1972.   It was a most terrible shock.   They were living at [[Kia Cottage]], Main Road, Lacey Green at that time.  Colin was 33 years old.
-'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.  [[Homefield]], the home of Phyllis's parents was extended and Matt, Phyllis, Jackie and Debororah moved in too.
+'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.
 '''Phyllis and Matt had 1 child as follows''' :-
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 ''She then became 'Mum' to the firemen in Aylesbury Fire Station, where the men were often to be found in the kitchen with Phyllis rather than in their own sitting room.   She was very happy there - just being her usual self !''

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 '''Phyllis Janes''' born in 1944, later lived in [[Homefield]], the family home.   She went to [[Lacey Green School]].   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
-'''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   They had two daughters as follows :-
+'''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   '''They had two daughters as follows''' :-
-Jackie Radley
+'''Jackie Radley'''
-Deborah Radley
+'''Deborah Radley'''
 In the night the police came to her door to say Colin had been killed in an accident in his lorry.   It was July 1972.   It was a most terrible shock.   They were living at [[Kia Cottage]], Main Road, Lacey Green at that time.  Colin was 33 years old.
-'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.   They had 1 daughter :-
+'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.  [[Homefield]], the home of Phyllis's parents was extended and Matt, Phyllis, Jackie and Debororah moved in too.
-Jody Matthews
+'''Phyllis and Matt had 1 child as follows''' :-
 ''Researcher's note.''

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 '''Phyllis Janes''' born in 1944, later lived in [[Homefield]], the family home.   She went to [[Lacey Green School]].   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
-'''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   They had three daughters.
+'''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   They had two daughters as follows :-
 In the night the police came to her door to say Colin had been killed in an accident in his lorry.   It was July 1972.   It was a most terrible shock.   They were living at [[Kia Cottage]], Main Road, Lacey Green at that time.  Colin was 33 years old.
-'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.
+'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.   They had 1 daughter :-
 ''Researcher's note.''

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	''She then became 'Mum' to the firemen in Aylesbury Fire Station, where the men were often to be found in the kitchen with Phyllis rather than in their own sitting room. She was very happy there - just being her usual self !''		''She then became 'Mum' to the firemen in Aylesbury Fire Station, where the men were often to be found in the kitchen with Phyllis rather than in their own sitting room. She was very happy there - just being her usual self !''
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 '''Phyllis Lilian Janes''' was the daughter of [[Harold & Clara Janes]].   The house was built about 1932.
-Her father Harold was the son of Leonard & Annie Janes.   See [[Leonard & Annie Janes]]
+'''Phyllis spoke warmly of her parents and her grandparents and she''' '''was close to her two brothers''', particularly Keith, whom she helped a lot in later years
 '''Ron Janes''', Phyllis's older brother, married Ann Goodchild from Ilmer and moved to Princes Risborough.