Florence Pepper (o/w Holderness)

Florence Pepper (o/w Holderness)

Born: 3 July 1866, Gloucester 

Stepfather: John Pepper (b. 1842)

Mother: Fanny Pepper nee Holderness (b. 1840)

Half-brothers: William Holderness Pepper (b. 1875) 

Half-sisters: Frances Ann Pepper (b. 1869), Rachel Mary Pepper (b. 1871), Gertrude Ellen Pepper (b. 1872)

In 1871 – 

She is at New Town, St Martin, Stamford. Her father is listed as ‘Pointsman on Railway’. Her mother and sister, Frances, are unlisted. Florence has the surname ‘P Holderness’ listed.

In 1881 – 

She is at Grocers Shop, High Street, Stamford. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘General Shopkeeper’. Florence is listed as ‘Monitress’. Her sisters, Frances and Gertrude, are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at North Gate, Newark as a boarder. Susannah Sanderson (b. 1854) is listed as ‘Lets to Boarders’. William H Bridgen (b. 1871) is listed as a boarder and ‘Clerk’. Florence, Florence Armitage (b. 1872) and Rose Thistlewood (b. 1873) are listed as boarders and ‘Public Elementary Teachers’. 

In 04/01 – 

Address is 8a Shandon Road, Abbeville Road, Clapham. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 147 Manor Street, Clapham. Florence is listed as ‘Teacher’. Her mother is an unlisted widow.

In 1921 – 

She is at 19 South Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield. Her brother-in-law, Frederick Vickers (b. 1870), is listed as ‘Sub Postmaster Boot and Shoe Dealer’. Her sister, now Frances Ann Vickers, is unlisted. Her niece, Kathleen Mary Vickers (b. 1903), is listed as ‘Clerk’. Florence is listed as ‘Retired Teacher’. 

d.         28 August 1933, Swindon  

PEPPER, Florence of The Post Office, Cricklade, Wiltshire, spinster died 28 August 1933. Probate London 31 October to Frederick Vickers, postmaster and Frances Ann Vickers (wife of said Frederick Vickers). Effects £1958, 19s, 3d.