Elsie Bartlett (née Dossor) 1898 - 1984
Elsie Bartlett (née Dossor), my grandmother, was born on 13th October 1898 in Hull, East Yorkshire.
Her father was James Dossor, a Grocer's Assistant, and her mother was Edith Dossor (née Allen).
Elsie had two brothers, Stanley (born 1896) and Wilfred (born 20 June 1906 in Hull, died December 1988 in Bath, Somerset) and one sister, Lilian (born 1913 in Hull, married Edward L. Lonsdale in Hull, 1934).
In September 1922 Elsie married Frank Neville Bartlett in Hull and they remained married until he died in Hull on 7th September 1981. Elsie and Frank had only one child, my father Neville (full name James Neville), born in 1929.
Elsie lived in Beverley all her married life. In her younger days she was a keen tennis player and passed on this enthusiasm to my father. Later in life, she played bowls.
Key Events in Elsie's Life
- Born in Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire on 13th October 1898.
- 1911 - In the Census, Elsie (age 12) is living at 6 Albert Terrace, Beverley with her parents James (37, a Grocer's Assistant) and Edith (36), and brothers Stanley (14) and Wilfred (4).
- 13 November 1916 - Elsie's brother, Stanley, killed in the First World War at the Battle of the Ancre.
- 9th September 1922 - Marries Frank at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Prince's Avenue, Hull.
- Frank and Elsie spend their married life at 4, St. Mary's Terrace, Beverley.
- 4th December 1929 - Son, Neville (full name James Neville), born. (Died 27th March 2006.)
- 7th September 1981 - Frank dies in hospital in Hull.
- 3rd August 1984 - Dies in Hull Royal Infirmary.
Picture Gallery
Left: Aged about 75, with Frank - and Jeremy in the pram.
Right: In her early 30s, with Neville.
Left: In her early 30s, with Frank - and Neville in the pushchair.
Right: In an amateur production of "The Mikado", as one of the "three little maids
".
Above: Elsie at the bowls club.
Above: Elsie on the beach, with Frank (left) and Neville (right).
Left: Elsie on the beach with Neville (left). Right: Elsie in the 1930s.