Flavella PUDDICOMBE

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Flavella PUDDICOMBE		c1863
born	31 Mar 1842 Dukes Place, London, Pimlico (ES/ KVG) (J/1842, St Geo Han Sqr, 1, 1?) (Free BMD) bapt view parent's family group

married cert	26 Dec 1867 (KVG) (not found on Free BMD) (Dec 2006) spouse Richard O'CONNOR view family group

died memorial card	28 May 1928 aged 86 (J/1928, Romford, 4A, 588) (FindMyPast) buried together with Richard in St Patrick's Cemetery, Leytonstone, East London (ES)

Addresses 31 Mar 1842 2, Eliza Place, Pimlico, London 1851 census 2, Eliza Place, St George Hanover Sq, Westminster, London 1863 - 1867 16, Simon Place, St Helier, Jersey read more about Flavella's life on Jersey 1871 census 31 George St, Marylebone, London (along with 6 other families) 1881 census 62 Victoria Rd, London, Middlesex 1891 census 38, Hornsey Street, St James, Lower Holloway, Islington, London, Middlesex 1901 census 76a, Maplin Road, Mile End, Stepney 1911 census 33 Coborn Street, Bow, London E 1921 census 23, Cottage Grove, Bow, London E3

Occupations As a child, Flavella helped her grandmother and aunt to make bead-covered watch-pockets and pin-cushions. (ES) At about the same time, grandmother had students living-in from the nearby university. One such student was so impressed with the way that little Flavella helped around the house that he gave her little lessons after breakfast for her to study during the day. (ES) Flavella went on to become a Lady's Maid for a nearby family. (ES) 1871 census German Bead Maker 1881 census Breadworker / Baker 25 Apr 1921 Home duties (1921 cen)

Other information
When she was a very young baby, Flavella was brought up by her grandmother (also Flavella!) and her aunt Lucinda RILEY - while her mother went to work for a wealthy family nearby as a wet nurse. (ES)

Flavella lived in London until the age of 17 or 18 working as a Lady's Maid, and saved her wages carefully. At the age of 18, she went to Jersey to seek her mother, who wasn't best pleased to see her - especially as it appears that her then husband George knew nothing of her existence! Flavella was not permitted to stay on Jersey, so she returned to London. (ES / KVG)

Flavella must have made an impression on George COWELL for a couple of years later, when he was very ill, he persuaded his wife to send for Flavella. (ES / KVG)

After George's death in around 1863, Flavella's mother converted Simon Place into a small guesthouse and ran it with Flavella who stayed on in Simon Place even after her mother returned to London in 1868 to marry for a third time. (ES)

Flavella made friends with one of her guests - a Mrs MONKS - who happened to be an irish catholic. She encouraged Flavella to accompany her to church where she met Richard O'CONNOR who had been on the island since his family left Limerick in c 1846. (ES)

After their wedding in 1867, Flavella and Richard stayed on at Simon Place for a time, but Richard became restless to do better as a singer and they moved back to London, but Richard soon discovered that he would not do well enough as a solo singer to earn a living so turned his hand to being a baker. (ES)

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