Harriet Oaten1
#8063, (circa 1872-)
| Father | Henry Oaten1 (c 1834-) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Tuck1 (1840-) |
| Charts | Oaten Family - descendants |
| Last Edited | 22 Jul 2013 |
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Harriet had a framed certificate for bravery, hanging in the sitting room of her nieces home (Edna English). Harriet had been head cook at Parliament Hill School in London for about 27 years, and was awarded the certificate for remaining at her post throughout the Blitz. According to her niece (Edna English) Harriet slept in the underground station and returned to work every day, not taking off her boots for very long periods. The boots (remembered by Joan, her grand-niece) were very long leather boots with a great many eyelets holes. Harriet always dressed in black, and was very much a Victorian lady. She did a lot of the cooking when she stayed with her niece Edna but never got used to preparing smaller family portions; having cooked for a girl's boarding school for so long.
Edna's back got so bad from lifting her aunt Harriet when she became bedridden that in the end Harriet spent her last three years in care in Northgate Lodge, Bridgewater, England. Joan had to miss school for a while to care for her Aunt and mum (Harriet and Edna) and keep the house for the family until the District nurse intervened and it was decided that the Aunt must go into care as it wasn't right for Joan to be missing school.1 She was born circa 1872.1 She was the daughter of Henry Oaten and Mary Ann Tuck.1 Harriet Oaten was baptised on Sunday, 13 October 1872 at Pitminster, Somerset.1 She lived with Edna English. Edna's aunt, Harriet Oaten, lived with her and her family for ten years until Edna's daughter (Joan) was about thirteen.1
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Harriet had a framed certificate for bravery, hanging in the sitting room of her nieces home (Edna English). Harriet had been head cook at Parliament Hill School in London for about 27 years, and was awarded the certificate for remaining at her post throughout the Blitz. According to her niece (Edna English) Harriet slept in the underground station and returned to work every day, not taking off her boots for very long periods. The boots (remembered by Joan, her grand-niece) were very long leather boots with a great many eyelets holes. Harriet always dressed in black, and was very much a Victorian lady. She did a lot of the cooking when she stayed with her niece Edna but never got used to preparing smaller family portions; having cooked for a girl's boarding school for so long.
Edna's back got so bad from lifting her aunt Harriet when she became bedridden that in the end Harriet spent her last three years in care in Northgate Lodge, Bridgewater, England. Joan had to miss school for a while to care for her Aunt and mum (Harriet and Edna) and keep the house for the family until the District nurse intervened and it was decided that the Aunt must go into care as it wasn't right for Joan to be missing school.1 She was born circa 1872.1 She was the daughter of Henry Oaten and Mary Ann Tuck.1 Harriet Oaten was baptised on Sunday, 13 October 1872 at Pitminster, Somerset.1 She lived with Edna English. Edna's aunt, Harriet Oaten, lived with her and her family for ten years until Edna's daughter (Joan) was about thirteen.1
Citations
- [S372] GEDCOM file created by Arthur Russ, 21 April 2011.