june 30th 1906 dora louisa jameson to mabel jessie jameson
birmingham, warwickshire to ealing, london
95 miles
the message
“Dear Mab
Are you still in the land of the living + are you aware that it is nearly a month since we had a line from you. You look like going to the sports unless we hear very soon. We are all going on fine here, only tired.
Best love from your own
Dora”
the sender
Dora Louisa Jameson (1884-1969) was born in Moseley, Birmingham. She was the daughter of William Jameson (1846-1899) and Elizabeth Wilkinson (1844-1934). In 1891 William was a Stationer and Newsagent.
In 1891 Dora was living with her parents in Kings Norton, Birmingham. In 1901 she was living with her now widowed mother, still in Kings Norton. In 1911 she was living with or visiting her sister Ellen Annie Simms nee Jameson (1875-1971) in Sparkhill, Birmingham. No occupation is given.
In 1916 Dora married Arthur George Hobbiss (1888-1963). They were still together in 1939, living in Sparkbrook and Arthur is listed as a Machine Tool Engineer.
Dora’s death is recorded in Birmingham in 1969. She was 22 when she sent the card.
the recipient
Mabel Jessie Jameson (1879-1977) was the elder sister of the card sender Dora. She was born in Chester, Cheshire.
In 1881 she was living with her parents in Clotton Hoofield, Chester where her father William was a Draper. In 1891 she was with the family in Kings Norton. In 1901 she was with the family still in Kings Norton. In 1906 she was living in Ealing, London to where the card was sent. In 1911 Mabel is listed as a Hospital Nurse in Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, Sussex.
In 1917, aged 38, Mabel married James Herbert Tristram (1865-1940). In 1939 they were together in Redditch and James is listed as a Retired Accountant. Mabel is a Maternity and General Nurse.
Mabel’s death was recorded in Erdington, Birmingham in 1977, aged 98.
the tree
the places
Birmingham, Warwickshire to Ealing London
Ealing, London showing Clovelly Road
Birmingham, Warwickshire showing Kings Norton
what the card says to us
The picture shows a view of Loch Lomond (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Lomond) which appears to have no connection to the message or the family.
Dora gets stuck into her sister for lack of communication. Mabel meanwhile is presumably training to be a nurse and was probably very busy.
The message about “the sports” is a bit confusing. What are “the sports”? And why is Dora, and everyone else in Birmingham, tired?
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