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Ethel Jeeps
Childhood: 2nd of 4 children. Florence eldest, May 3rd, Harold youngest.
All brought up in a rural farming community.
Parents: Arthur & Letitia Jeeps
Parent’s occupations: Fruit growers
Schools / universities attended and years of attendance: NK
Occupation: Police Woman with Bolton Police, promoted to Sergeant
Place of residence at Gretna: NK
Job title at Gretna: Police Woman (Sergeant)
Marital status: Single
Spouse name (including male name):
Date of marriage:
Place/Parish of marriage
Children: None
Travels: NK
Awards/recognitions:
Trivia / any other information: Ethel cannot be found on 1911 census, thoughts are: Many of the first police women came from the suffragette movement and they boycotted the census, so perhaps she was a member, nothing to corroborate this though. …
Mary Jude
Mary Jude ( Watson ) 1884-1961
Mary Jude was born on 18th September 1884 to Samuel Gelbert Jude, farm labourer and Sarah nee Judge, also of farming background.
Samuel and Sarah were married on 19th May 1875 , both 22 and of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.…
