Violet Louisa Rayner - Genealogists' Forum

Phoenix · #1 01-12-15, 18:34

"My wicked aunt"

Married James Sayer in 1945. So, I should have two bites at the cherry in 1939.

She was born in 1895 and this is her in 1911:

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/23...nSearchResults

But she was probably on the verge of leaving Norfolk then. Can anyone spot her in 1939? She was known for imposing on her relations, but I can't see her

Merry · #2 01-12-15, 19:00

Her dob is 5 Feb 1895 (at death). Just getting in the bath, so hopefully you will have found her by the time I've finished!

Merry · #3 01-12-15, 19:31

I'm back! *looks round hopefully*

Merry · #4 01-12-15, 19:35

Oooh, but she was baptised before she was born, on 27 Jan 1895.

kiterunner · #5 01-12-15, 22:07

I'm having no luck looking for her.

Merry · #6 02-12-15, 05:50

How was she wicked, Phoenix?

HarrysMum · #7 02-12-15, 08:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merry

How was she wicked, Phoenix?

No help here with 1939, but wondering the same thing...

Phoenix · #8 02-12-15, 10:05

The despair of her family. Married a sponger. Had a far more exciting life than her siblings and once (clearly before she married) went to Paris with a man.

kiterunner · #9 02-12-15, 10:05

FamilySearch has the Norfolk electoral registers up to 1952, but I don't think they are all indexed yet. So you could use the browse to see when Violet stops being listed there on the electoral register?
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1824705

Phoenix · #10 02-12-15, 11:50

It looks as if in 1933 she is at 42 Montagu Square, London W1 with the Bains family. I know she was a servant and a cordon bleu cook, so that probably is her, topping the list of servants (all female). But I get the impression that she never stayed anywhere long. When I first came to know her, in the 70s, all her possessions could be housed in a suitcase.