Difference between revisions of "Phyllis Matthews nee Janes"

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click Families for other local families

click Janes for others in this family

Research by Joan West and after conversations with Phyllis. Also click 1944 Evacuees by Phyllis Janes

Phyllis Lilian Janes was the daughter of Harold & Clara Janes. The house was built about 1932.

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.

Keith Janes, Phyllis's younger brother married Veronica Beecham from Bushey. He worked at Promised Land Farm

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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 :-

Jackie 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.

Phyllis and Matt had 1 child as follows :-

Jody Matthews

Researcher's note.

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.

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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-Report by Joan West of conversations with Phyllis
+click [[Families]] for other local families
-'''Phyllis Lilian Janes''' was born in 1944, at 'Homefield', The Bitfield, (later renamed Westlands Road), Lacey Green.   She spoke warmly of her parents and grandparents.
+click [[Janes]] for others in this family
-Her great grandfather was '''Abel 'George' Janes''', who was a sawyer.   He was born in Speen in 1841.    He married about 1875 to Ellen Stallwood from Saunderton.   They had 7 children.   The eldest Leonard Janes, Phyllis's grandfather, was born in 1877.
+'''Research by Joan West and after conversations with Phyllis.'''     Also click [[1944 Evacuees by Phyllis Janes]]
-'''Leonard Janes''' 1877-1954, was born in Lacey Green.   In 1906 he married Annie Harman, born in 1879 in Loosley Row.   They lived in no. 3 Portabello Cottages. Main Road, Lacey Green, where their two children - Harold William and Ivy Ellen were born.
+'''Phyllis Lilian Janes''' was the daughter of [[Harold & Clara Janes]].   The house was built about 1932.
-Leonard was at first an agricultural labourer, later he worked for a builder and worked on the building of the T.B. Sanitorium on the Saunderton side of the hill.   Ironically he was to die there.   {{Person
+'''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
-|Forename=Phyllis Lilian
-|Surname=Nee Janes, 1st m Radley, 2nd m Matthews
-|Year of Birth=1944
-|Partner=1st Colin Radley, 2nd Martin Matthews
-|Father=Harold William Janes
-|Mother=Clara Elizabeth Williams
-}}
-'''Harold William Janes''', Phyllis's father, married Clara Eliza Williams, born 1913, from Owlswick.   They lived at 'Homefield' in Westlands Road, which was built about 1932.  They had three children, Ron, Phyllis and Keith.
-Harold William Janes at first worked in a furniture factory but he left that to work for J.Smith and Sons, road contractors at Naphill.   He was forced to leave that when the Welsh marched to Westminster to protest about lack of work and the Government compelled companies to give work to the men from Wales.
+'''Ron Janes''', Phyllis's older brother, married Ann Goodchild from Ilmer and moved to Princes Risborough.
-Bomber Command at Walters Ash had a stand-by generator plant (in a building which has subsequently been removed), and Harold got a new position in charge of the generators there.
+'''Keith Janes''', Phyllis's younger brother married Veronica Beecham from Bushey.   He worked at [[Promised Land Farm]]
-'''Clara Eliza,''' Phyllis's mother, was the daughter of Ebeneza Williams, who was born in Meadle, and Rachel, nee Keen.  They lived in Owlswick.   There they reared their children :- Jack Keen, (not Ebeneza's) Molly, twins Amelia (Pop) and Florence, Clara and Oswald.
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-Ebeneza worked as a farm labourer but had an accident when a young man and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.   He could just get around a little on crutches.   He lived to be 99 years old.
+'''Phyllis Janes''' was born in 1944.   She went to [[Lacey Green School]].   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
-Their daughter '''Amelia, known as 'Pop'''', because she just popped out when she was born, married '''Harry Parslow,''' son of Peter "Baggy" Parslow and Martha, nee Bowler, who lived in one of the three cottages which later became one house, called Well Cottage, in Church Lane, Lacey Green.  They lived in the one furthest from the lane.   There was a pond in the field which the children called "Baggy's Pond, "Baggy" being Mr. Parslow's nickname.   The children used to go there looking for newts.
+'''Phyllis married Colin Radley''' '''In 1962.'''   '''They had two daughters as follows''' :-
-Amelia 'Pop' and Harry Parslow married in 1937 and then lived in one of the three cottages called 'The Bunch'.   These were on the bank opposite Loosley House.   They were pulled down when the narrow road was improved.   They belonged to Mr. Hickman. the builder.
+'''Jackie Radley'''
-'''Ron Janes''', Phyllis's older brother, married Ann Goodchild from Ilmer and moved to Princes Risborough.
-'''Keith Janes''', Phyllis's younger brother married Veronica Beecham from Bushey.   He worked at Promised Land Farm
+'''Deborah Radley'''
-Phyllis Janes born in 1944, stayed in Homefield, the family home.   She went to Lacey Green School.   Mrs Guerney was the headmistress and Phyllis was happy there.
+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 married Colin Radley''' In 1962.   They had three daughters.
+'''Phyllis remarried in October 1973''' to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.
-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.
+'''Phyllis and Matt had 1 child as follows''' :-
-Phyllis remarried in October 1973 to '''Martin G Matthews''', born in North Yorkshire.
+'''Jody Matthews'''
-'''Comment'''.
+''Researcher's note.''
-Phyllis is a pleasure to listen to.   She seems to have had the ability to make the best of wherever life took her.
+''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.
+''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 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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