Gertrude Askew

Eliza Gertrude Askew 

Born: 1872, Mansfield 

Baptised: 9 June 1872, Warsop

Father: Samuel Askew (b. 1840)

Mother: Sarah Askew (b. 1839)

Brothers: John Thomas Askew (b. 1870), Ernest Askew (b. 1877)

Sisters: Fanny Askew (b. 1861), Annie Askew (b. 1865)

In 1881 – 

She is at High Street, Warsop, Mansfield. Her father is listed as ‘Basket Maker and Small Farmer’. Her sister, Fanny, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Eliza, her mother, siblings (Annie, John and Ernest) and her aunt, Eliza Halifax (b. 1848), are unlisted. Her uncle, John Halifax (b. 1843), is listed as ‘Basket Maker’. There is a visitor, Rebecca Paling (b. 1847), is listed as ‘Cook’.

In 1891 – 

She is at High Street, Warsop. Her father and brother, Thomas, are listed as ‘Basket Maker and Farmer’. Her mother, brother, Ernest, and her aunt, Eliza Halifax (b. 1849), are unlisted. Gertrude is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher 4th Year’. 

In 04/99 – 

Appointed to Infant School, Worksop, Mansfield. Head.

In 1901 – 

She is at 43 High Street, Warsop. Her father is listed as widower and ‘Basket Maker and Farmer’. Her brother, John Thomas, is listed as ‘Basket Maker and Farmer’. Gertrude is listed as ‘School Mistress’. Her aunt, Eliza Halifax (b. 1848), is listed as ‘Domestic Housekeeper’. There is a boarder, Annie F Wilson (b. 1879), ‘School Assistant Mistress’. There is a servant, Zilpah A Barlow (b. 1884).

In 04/02 – 

Appointed to St. Martin's Infant School, Lincoln. Head.

In 10/02 – 

Address is St. Martin' s School, Lincoln. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 35 Alma Street, Luton. Gertrude and Annie Wilson (b. 1879) are listed as ‘Head Teacher’. 

d.         21 February 1932, Mansfield 

ASKEW, Eliza Gertrude of 19 Bath Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire spinster died 21 February 1932. Administration Nottingham 24 March to Ernest Askew, hosiery factory manager. Effects £1812, 3s, 1d.