Eleanor of Castile
We know her name, we may know a little of her history; her presence in the form of the Eleanor Cross is a constant reminder of her life and her …
Category: Women of Geddington
A series of posts written in 2020, taking a look at the lives of women living in the village in the twentieth century. Much of their history is lost because their roles were often hidden behind those of the menfolk.
Nurse Bessie Mary Rumbold
The village nurse, like the village policeman, was part of the village furniture. In the nurse’s case, intimately involved with most of the families of the village and a source …
Ann ‘Nancy’ Moore (nee Lee)
One of the quirky things about villages is the way names crop up in the most odd, but interesting ways. The village has a number of spaces carrying family names. …
Mary Jane Towell
The last carrier in the county Some surnames have come down in history because of the role or profession of the person. Smith is the most common, for Goldsmith, Blacksmith …
Betsy Cobley
Well it is another good, fine day for the washing and airing of the laundry! Let me introduce myself; my name is Elizabeth, known to everyone here as Betsy. I …
Charlotte Ager
My story is a little different to those that have gone before. My life was not one that made the news or had a great impact on events of the …
Constance Croot
Welcome to my story. It begins, like so may others, in Geddington where my parents were born and where they were the landlords of The Star public house at the …
Janet Freestone
My name is Janet (Jenetta) Emma Matilda Freestone and I have lived in No 3 West Street with my family all my life. I was born in Geddington and was …
Elizabeth Wilkins
Hello. My name is Elizabeth Wilkins. The year is 1911. I have lived here in Geddington for over 20 years now and my youngest three children were born here. I …
Mary Ann Saddington
My name is Mary Ann Saddington. I am known as Ann and I was born in Geddington in 1817 into the Haddon family. I never learned to read or write …