Biography:
Florence Ada Short (947)
25/08/1873 –30/09/1935
Florence Ada Short (947)
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Plot 947 Florence Ada Short (née Wesley) (1873-1935)
Florence was born in Cheddington, Bucks on 25 August 1873, the fourth child of agricultural labourer David Wesley and his wife Sarah.
At the time of the 1881 census, when the family were living in Station Road, Cheddington, Florence had five sisters and a brother. She attended the National School in the village.
The family were still in Station Road in 1891. Florence’s mother had died and, aged seventeen, she was working as a straw plaiter, producing straw plait for the Luton and Dunstable hat industries. This was a common form of home work for the women and children of labouring families.
Florence married labourer James Short in 1893 in Leighton Buzzard.
They appear to have lived in London for a while as Wilfred James (1895), Ernest Cecil (1898) were both born in the St Pancras district.
By March 1901 they had moved back to Ivinghoe and lived in Front Street. Dorothy was born later that year. Shortly after that James was employed by the Grand Junction Canal Co. as a general labourer and the family moved to the canal cottage which once stood at lock number 53, next to Lower Kings Road bridge. Ethel was born in 1904, followed by Jean (1909), Reginald (1912), and Herbert John (1914) .
Wilfred and Ernest emigrated to Canada in May 1913 and joined the Canadian forces to fight in the 1st World War.
In 1916 Wilfred was wounded at Ypres, fighting with the Canadian Pioneers. He was brought back to England but died of his wounds in hospital and is buried in this cemetery in plot 542. Ernest also joined the Canadian army and was killed in action in France in 1917. He is buried in the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 Neuville – St Vaast, Pas de Calais, France in grave 1.C.24.
1921 the family were still living in the same canal cottage. Ethel was in domestic service, Jean, Reginald and Herbert were at school.
Florence died 30th September 1935 aged 61.
James survived her until 1951 and is buried here with her.
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Plot 947 Florence Ada Short (née Wesley) (1873-1935)
Florence was born in Cheddington, Bucks on 25 August 1873, the fourth child of agricultural labourer David Wesley and his wife Sarah.
At the time of the 1881 census, when the family were living in Station Road, Cheddington, Florence had five sisters and a brother. She attended the National School in the village.
The family were still in Station Road in 1891. Florence’s mother had died and, aged seventeen, she was working as a straw plaiter, producing straw plait for the Luton and Dunstable hat industries. This was a common form of home work for the women and children of labouring families.
Florence married labourer James Short in 1893 in Leighton Buzzard.
They appear to have lived in London for a while as Wilfred James (1895), Ernest Cecil (1898) were both born in the St Pancras district.
By March 1901 they had moved back to Ivinghoe and lived in Front Street. Dorothy was born later that year. Shortly after that James was employed by the Grand Junction Canal Co. as a general labourer and the family moved to the canal cottage which once stood at lock number 53, next to Lower Kings Road bridge. Ethel was born in 1904, followed by Jean (1909), Reginald (1912), and Herbert John (1914) .
Wilfred and Ernest emigrated to Canada in May 1913 and joined the Canadian forces to fight in the 1st World War.
In 1916 Wilfred was wounded at Ypres, fighting with the Canadian Pioneers. He was brought back to England but died of his wounds in hospital and is buried in this cemetery in plot 542. Ernest also joined the Canadian army and was killed in action in France in 1917. He is buried in the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 Neuville – St Vaast, Pas de Calais, France in grave 1.C.24.
1921 the family were still living in the same canal cottage. Ethel was in domestic service, Jean, Reginald and Herbert were at school.
Florence died 30th September 1935 aged 61.
James survived her until 1951 and is buried here with her.
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Grand Junction Canal
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