Ethel Dickens

Ethel Bertha Dickens 

Born: 20 January 1882, Sculcoates 

Baptised: 14 July 1889, Hull 

Father: James Jabez Dickens (b. 1845)

Mother: Jane Dickens (b. 1847)

Brothers: Bonhan Laun Dickens (b. 1875), Frederick Thomas Dickens (b. 1878), Arthur J Dickens (b. 1884), Charles Edward Dickens (b. 1891)

Sisters: Sarah Annie Dickens (b. 1865), Edith Mary Dickens (b. 1877), Beatrice Minnie Dickens (b. 1885), Florence Emma Dickens (b. 1887) [LDTC 1909]

In 1891 –

She is at Durham Street, Southcoates. Her father is listed as ‘Dock Works Inspector’. Her brother, Bonhan is listed as ‘Engine Makers Apprentice’. Ethel, her mother and siblings (Sarah, Edith, Frederick, Arthur, Beatrice, Florence and Charles) are unlisted. Her cousin, Walter Thomas Leonard (b. 1869), is listed as ‘Stationary Engine Driver’. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 110 Durham Street, Kingston upon Hull. Her father is listed as ‘Inspector Engineer Department Railway’. Her brother, Arthur, is listed as ‘Railway Clerk’. Her mother and siblings (Edith, Minnie, Florence and Charles) are unlisted. Ethel is listed as ‘Board School Teacher’. 

In 10/03 – 

PT at Buckingham Street Junior, Board, Hull. 

In 10/05 – 

Appointed to Hull Council. £70.

In 10/06 – 

Address is 110 Durham Road, Hull. 

In 04/08 – 

Address is 18 Augusta Road, Ramsgate. 

In 1911 –

She is at 88 Crescent Road, Ramsgate, Kent as a boarder. Arthur E Buttle (b. 1881) is listed as ‘Drapers Assistant’. His wife, Esther E Buttle (b. 1879), and his daughter, Enid Francis Buttle (b. 1909), are unlisted. Ethel is listed as ‘Certificated Teacher Elementary School’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 42 Southwood Road, Kent as a boarder. The head of the household, Harriet Sophia Bubb (b. 1860), and a visitor, Emily George (b. 1868), are unlisted. Harriet’s daughter, Doris Winifred Bubb (b. 1894), is listed as ‘Draper’s Assistant’. Harriet’s son, Stanley William Bubb (b. 1889), is listed as ‘Cable Telegraphist’. Ethel is listed as a boarder and ‘School Mistress’. 

In 1939 –

She is at 9 Grove Road, Ramsgate. John Thomas Sayer (b. 1885) is listed as ‘Incapacitated’. Myra Lydia Sayer (b. 1884) is unlisted. William D Vaughan (b. 1913) is listed as ‘Municipal Engineer’. John C Cotton (b. 1914) is listed as ‘Civil Engineer’. Ethel is listed as ‘School Mistress’.  

In 1950 – 

She leaves Southampton for South Africa in a Cabin. She is classed as ‘Retired’. 

d.         11 May 1972, Salisbury, Zimbabwe 

DICKENS, Ethel Bertha of Lilfordia School P Back 304B, Salisbury, Rhodesia died 11 May 1972 Probate Nottingham 10 November £601 in England and Wales