Mary Flavella CONNOR

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Mary Flavella CONNOR		Spring 1948 click for more photos

born	28 Feb 1896 (PCG) Islington, London (1901 cen) (M/1896, Islington, 1b, 330) (Free BMD) bapt view parent's family group

married certificate	17 Jul 1920 RC Church of the Sacred Heart, Eden Grove, Holloway, Islington (cert) spouse Philip Archer GUMMETT view family group

died	16 Oct 1979 Mayday Hospital, Croydon (PCG) buried Barkingside Cemetery, Essex (CG-K)

Addresses 1901 census 40, Eden Grove, Islington, London 1911 census 3, Cornwall Cottages, Holloway W , London 17 Jul 1920 3 (2a), Cornwall Cottages, Eden Grove, Islington, London 1921 census 35, Blackstock(?) Road, Stoke Newington, London 1939 register 104 Waldegrave Road, Ilford, Essex click for photo (2021)

Occupations In service (PCG) 1911 census Domestic Servant 25 Apr 1921 Home duties (cen) After the birth of her children, Mary used to earn extra money by baking and icing cakes for special occasions - Weddings, Christenings etc . She was very proud to be the daughter of a Baker and Pastry cook. (PCG) 29 Sep 1939 Unpaid Domestic Duties (1939 register)

Other information
When she was young, Mary was in service to Henry John Brinsley MANNERS, the 8th Duke of Rutland, and worked in the kitchen of his London house. At one point, she was moved to his country seat at Belvoir Castle. Here, she was the only Roman Catholic in the household, and the Duke used to send her to the local catholic church in his Rolls Royce every Sunday. Having grown up in the East End of London, Mary couldn't cope with the quiet of the countryside and suffered terrible homesickness. She couldn't wait to be sent back to London. (PCG)


Belvoir Castle	The Kitchen at Belvoir

One episode of the BBC television series "Who do you think you are?" screened in 2006 featured Julian Clary. It turns out that his grandparent also lived at a Cornwall Cottages in London - but not the same one as Mary!

Mary was awarded the Benemerente Medal in 1970. Click the following links to see larger pictures of the framed presentation, the medal, the scroll and the translation of the scroll. (Use your browser's "back" button to return to this page).

This page last updated 26 January 2023