"Jenny" Jay was the daughter of William and Eliza Pearl Jay of Bedfield, Suffolk, England. She recalls the thatched house she was born in had no electricity but she had a tilly lamp.
Jenny took care of her younger brothers after her mother died in 1907. She married, at age 23, Ernest John Whiting, who was born 11 July 1882.
At the age of 17, Jenny recalls baking bread. She had to heat the oven morning and afternoon with faggots to bake bread and cakes for a week. She married and carried on baking for her family of seven.
Their children:
William Whiting, 1913
Blanche ("Cissy") Whiting 1915
Charles Whiting 1917
Jack Donald Whiting born 18 Dec. 1925 Hartsmire, Suffolk
Harry Whiting
Stanley Whiting 1932
Raymond Whiting
Son William and his wife, Marjory, moved from Felixstone, next to Ernest and Jenny in Great Glenham during the war, as Felixstone was a high profile place for invasion. Ernest and Jenny had a small holding with chickens, goats, pigs, and ducks. They grew all kinds of vegetables and fruit so there was no danger of hunger during the war.
In 1945, they moved to Shotley, near Ipswich. Ernest was a horseman and did thatching as well. He and his brothers worked the land for the same farmer.
Their granddaughter, Maureen, remembers gleaning corn, and going on her knees behind her Dad and Uncles, thinning out beets. They picked apples, cherries, plums and pears and used these to barter for clothes in Ipswich. Jennie would go from store to store and swap eggs, vegetables, fruit, etc. for things she needed. Everyone admired her.
Maureen also remembers her grandmother using a pram, going along the road near the woods to pick up sticks and boughs for the fires. She also remembers sleeping on a feather mattress, almost out of sight, and smelling apples which were stored under the bed.
Company would never leave without having something to eat. Her pantry was never bare.
Cissy Whiting married first F. Roberts and had children Gordon and Janet. She was widowed and married second Gordon Durrant. They often visited family in Canada.
Charles Whiting married Bessie Smith. They had children George and Richard
Jack Whiting married Rosemary Mayhew 20 Dec 1947 at Shotley Church. Rosemary Harriet Mayhew Whiting was born 22 sep. 1927 in Shotley, Suffolk. Their children were Susan, Geoffrey, John, and Paul.
Harry Whiting married Daisy Driver. Their children: Valerie and Thelma.
Stanley married Jeanette Hubbard. Children: Kevin, Stephen, Lorna and Shaun.
Jenny's siblings, all born Bedfield, Suffok, were William, Daniel, Fred, John, Charles, Nellie, Emily, Alfred and George Jay
Jenny took care of her younger brothers after her mother died in 1907. She married, at age 23, Ernest John Whiting, who was born 11 July 1882.
At the age of 17, Jenny recalls baking bread. She had to heat the oven morning and afternoon with faggots to bake bread and cakes for a week. She married and carried on baking for her family of seven.
Their children:
William Whiting, 1913
Blanche ("Cissy") Whiting 1915
Charles Whiting 1917
Jack Donald Whiting born 18 Dec. 1925 Hartsmire, Suffolk
Harry Whiting
Stanley Whiting 1932
Raymond Whiting
Son William and his wife, Marjory, moved from Felixstone, next to Ernest and Jenny in Great Glenham during the war, as Felixstone was a high profile place for invasion. Ernest and Jenny had a small holding with chickens, goats, pigs, and ducks. They grew all kinds of vegetables and fruit so there was no danger of hunger during the war.
In 1945, they moved to Shotley, near Ipswich. Ernest was a horseman and did thatching as well. He and his brothers worked the land for the same farmer.
Their granddaughter, Maureen, remembers gleaning corn, and going on her knees behind her Dad and Uncles, thinning out beets. They picked apples, cherries, plums and pears and used these to barter for clothes in Ipswich. Jennie would go from store to store and swap eggs, vegetables, fruit, etc. for things she needed. Everyone admired her.
Maureen also remembers her grandmother using a pram, going along the road near the woods to pick up sticks and boughs for the fires. She also remembers sleeping on a feather mattress, almost out of sight, and smelling apples which were stored under the bed.
Company would never leave without having something to eat. Her pantry was never bare.
Cissy Whiting married first F. Roberts and had children Gordon and Janet. She was widowed and married second Gordon Durrant. They often visited family in Canada.
Charles Whiting married Bessie Smith. They had children George and Richard
Jack Whiting married Rosemary Mayhew 20 Dec 1947 at Shotley Church. Rosemary Harriet Mayhew Whiting was born 22 sep. 1927 in Shotley, Suffolk. Their children were Susan, Geoffrey, John, and Paul.
Harry Whiting married Daisy Driver. Their children: Valerie and Thelma.
Stanley married Jeanette Hubbard. Children: Kevin, Stephen, Lorna and Shaun.
Jenny's siblings, all born Bedfield, Suffok, were William, Daniel, Fred, John, Charles, Nellie, Emily, Alfred and George Jay
"Jenny" Jay was the daughter of William and Eliza Pearl Jay of Bedfield, Suffolk, England. She recalls the thatched house she was born in had no electricity but she had a tilly lamp.
Jenny took care of her younger brothers after her mother died in 1907. She married, at age 23, Ernest John Whiting, who was born 11 July 1882.
At the age of 17, Jenny recalls baking bread. She had to heat the oven morning and afternoon with faggots to bake bread and cakes for a week. She married and carried on baking for her family of seven.
Their children:
William Whiting, 1913
Blanche ("Cissy") Whiting 1915
Charles Whiting 1917
Jack Donald Whiting born 18 Dec. 1925 Hartsmire, Suffolk
Harry Whiting
Stanley Whiting 1932
Raymond Whiting
Son William and his wife, Marjory, moved from Felixstone, next to Ernest and Jenny in Great Glenham during the war, as Felixstone was a high profile place for invasion. Ernest and Jenny had a small holding with chickens, goats, pigs, and ducks. They grew all kinds of vegetables and fruit so there was no danger of hunger during the war.
In 1945, they moved to Shotley, near Ipswich. Ernest was a horseman and did thatching as well. He and his brothers worked the land for the same farmer.
Their granddaughter, Maureen, remembers gleaning corn, and going on her knees behind her Dad and Uncles, thinning out beets. They picked apples, cherries, plums and pears and used these to barter for clothes in Ipswich. Jennie would go from store to store and swap eggs, vegetables, fruit, etc. for things she needed. Everyone admired her.
Maureen also remembers her grandmother using a pram, going along the road near the woods to pick up sticks and boughs for the fires. She also remembers sleeping on a feather mattress, almost out of sight, and smelling apples which were stored under the bed.
Company would never leave without having something to eat. Her pantry was never bare.
Cissy Whiting married first F. Roberts and had children Gordon and Janet. She was widowed and married second Gordon Durrant. They often visited family in Canada.
Charles Whiting married Bessie Smith. They had children George and Richard
Jack Whiting married Rosemary Mayhew 20 Dec 1947 at Shotley Church. Rosemary Harriet Mayhew Whiting was born 22 sep. 1927 in Shotley, Suffolk. Their children were Susan, Geoffrey, John, and Paul.
Harry Whiting married Daisy Driver. Their children: Valerie and Thelma.
Stanley married Jeanette Hubbard. Children: Kevin, Stephen, Lorna and Shaun.
Jenny's siblings, all born Bedfield, Suffok, were William, Daniel, Fred, John, Charles, Nellie, Emily, Alfred and George Jay
Jenny took care of her younger brothers after her mother died in 1907. She married, at age 23, Ernest John Whiting, who was born 11 July 1882.
At the age of 17, Jenny recalls baking bread. She had to heat the oven morning and afternoon with faggots to bake bread and cakes for a week. She married and carried on baking for her family of seven.
Their children:
William Whiting, 1913
Blanche ("Cissy") Whiting 1915
Charles Whiting 1917
Jack Donald Whiting born 18 Dec. 1925 Hartsmire, Suffolk
Harry Whiting
Stanley Whiting 1932
Raymond Whiting
Son William and his wife, Marjory, moved from Felixstone, next to Ernest and Jenny in Great Glenham during the war, as Felixstone was a high profile place for invasion. Ernest and Jenny had a small holding with chickens, goats, pigs, and ducks. They grew all kinds of vegetables and fruit so there was no danger of hunger during the war.
In 1945, they moved to Shotley, near Ipswich. Ernest was a horseman and did thatching as well. He and his brothers worked the land for the same farmer.
Their granddaughter, Maureen, remembers gleaning corn, and going on her knees behind her Dad and Uncles, thinning out beets. They picked apples, cherries, plums and pears and used these to barter for clothes in Ipswich. Jennie would go from store to store and swap eggs, vegetables, fruit, etc. for things she needed. Everyone admired her.
Maureen also remembers her grandmother using a pram, going along the road near the woods to pick up sticks and boughs for the fires. She also remembers sleeping on a feather mattress, almost out of sight, and smelling apples which were stored under the bed.
Company would never leave without having something to eat. Her pantry was never bare.
Cissy Whiting married first F. Roberts and had children Gordon and Janet. She was widowed and married second Gordon Durrant. They often visited family in Canada.
Charles Whiting married Bessie Smith. They had children George and Richard
Jack Whiting married Rosemary Mayhew 20 Dec 1947 at Shotley Church. Rosemary Harriet Mayhew Whiting was born 22 sep. 1927 in Shotley, Suffolk. Their children were Susan, Geoffrey, John, and Paul.
Harry Whiting married Daisy Driver. Their children: Valerie and Thelma.
Stanley married Jeanette Hubbard. Children: Kevin, Stephen, Lorna and Shaun.
Jenny's siblings, all born Bedfield, Suffok, were William, Daniel, Fred, John, Charles, Nellie, Emily, Alfred and George Jay
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