Nellie Gambles

Nellie Robson Gambles

Born: 24 April 1892, Sheffield 

Father: TBC 

Mother: Mary Ann Gambles (b. 1864)

Marriage:        1920, Keighley                       

Husband:         Edward Dodson 

                        b. 1895

                        Employment Exchange Clerk, Civil Service 

In 1901 – 

She is at 6 Cross Myrtle Road, Heeley. Her grandmother, Mary Gambles (b. 1840) is an unlisted widow. Her uncle, George Gambles (b. 1865) is listed as ‘Pocket Knife Grinder’. Her mother is listed as ‘Silver Polisher’. Her uncle, Herbert Gambles (b. 1880) is listed as ‘Table Knife Cutler’. Nellie is unlisted.

In 1911 – 

She is at 10 Aberdeen Street, Sheffield. Her uncle, George Gambles (b. 1865), is listed as ‘Spring Knife Grinder’. Her aunt, Elizabeth Gambles (b. 1858) and grandmother, Mary Gambles (b. 1840), are unlisted. Her mother is listed as ‘Silver Polisher’. Nellie is listed as ‘School Student’.

In 10/11 – 

PT at Crookesmoor Council Infants', Sheffield.

Oxf. Sen., 3rd Honours, Pre. Cert., Distinct. In English, Geography, Mathematics.

In 10/13 – 

Appointed to St. Philip's C. of E. Infants', Sheffield. £75.

In 1921 – 

She is at 30 Elmsley Street, Steeton. Her father-in-law, Arthur Dodson (b. 1870), is listed as ‘Cotton Warp Dresser’. Her mother-in-law, Mary Jane Dodson (b. 1871), is unlisted. Her brother-in-law, Arthur Dodson (b. 1896), is listed as ‘Temporary Clerk Civil Service’. Her husband is listed as ‘Employment Exchange Clerk, Civil Service’. Nellie is listed as ‘Elementary School Teacher Mixed’.

d.         1922, Keighley