november 9th 1904 unknown to isabel sarah werrell

bracknell, berkshire to frilsham, berkshire

25 miles

the message

"Dear Cissie

Many thanks for pretty post card, hope you will like this, could you get me one of Frilsham Rectory. Ada wishes me to thank you very much for post card and will write after she has had a letter from you. So glad to hear your mouth is better. 

Love from Ada and myself"

the sender

The sender has not given their name and there are no clues.

the recipient

Isabel Sarah Werrell (1877-1936) was the daughter of William Werrell (1844-1917) and Elizabeth Rabbetts (1848-1897). William was a gardener by trade. 

Isabel Sarah, also known as Cissie, did not marry. At the time that the card was sent, Isabel 27 years old and still living at home. In 1901 she does not seem to have been employed. In 1911 she was working as a house parlour maid at Crookham Manor.

the places

Bracknell, Berkshire

Frilsham, Berkshire

Oxford, Oxfordshire

what the card says to us

The picture shows the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford. The artist has included two medieval figures in the doorway. The picture appears to have no link to the message or recipient.

This is the first in a series of cards associated with the Werrell family. There is a suggestion in this card that postcards are being exchanged to be part of collections. Notice that the sender has asked for one that shows the Rectory at Frilsham where Isabel is living.

Why won't Ada write until she has had a letter herself? Is there a protocol in play here?

And what was wrong with Isabel's mouth? We will never know.