Gwendoline Atherton

Gwendoline Edith Atherton 

Born: 20 January 1893, Bolton 

Father: Herbert Walsh Atherton (b. 1865)

Mother: Eleanor Elizabeth Atherton (b. 1871)

Sisters: Gladys Atherton (b. 1895), Doris Vale Atherton (b. 1897)

In 1901 – 

She is at 21 Columbia Road, Bolton. Her father is listed as ‘Surveyor and Mining Engineer’. Gwendoline, her mother and sisters (Gladys and Doris) are unlisted. There is a servant, Annie O Neil (b. 1878).

In 1911 – 

She is at 69 Lonsdale Road, Bolton. Her mother and Emma Whewell (b. 1850) are listed as ‘Private Means’. Gwendoline is listed as ‘Student Teacher Elementary School Borough Council’. Her sister, Gladys, is listed as ‘Typist’. Her sister, Doris, is unlisted.

In 10/11 – 

PT at Pikes Lane Council, Bolton.

Prelim. Cert., Distinction in Geography, Oxford Senior 3rd Class Honours.

In 10/13 – 

Appointed to (on supply) - Dempsey Street, Stepney, E. £90.

In 1921 – 

She is at 53 Upper Harefield Road, Brockley as a boarder. Mary Eliza Morley (b. 1874) and Eliza Barber Law (b. 1856) are unlisted. Gwendoline is listed as boarder and ‘School Teacher’.

In 1934 – 

Travels to Canada and Honolulu. 

In 1958 – 

Arrives in Fremantle, Western Australia. 

d.         23 June 1986, Karrakatta, Western Australia