april 8th 1907 lilian Eleanor Tarrant to frances Martha mantz

Victoria docks, London to wood green, london

18 miles

the message

"Rathbone Street, Canning Town

Dear Frances

Just to wish you the best of luck during the week.

Kindest regards

from

L Tarrant"

the sender

The sender was Lilian Eleanor Tarrant (1883-1960). She was the third of six children. Her parents were Richard Phillip Tarrant (1860-1929), a tailor, and Florence Madeline Langstaff (1860-1930). Lilian was a teacher and in 1911 she married another teacher, Bertram Edgar Pengelly (1882-1947), the son of William Henry Pengelly (1844-1917), an engine driver of a thrashing machine (or should that be threshing) and Rebecca Toms (1843-1926). Bertram was born in Cornwall. Bertram and Lilian had three children.

the recipient

For details of Frances Martha Mantz see

the places

Canning Town, London

Victoria Docks, London

Wood Green, London

what the card says to us

There is nothing to say where the photo on the front of the card was taken. The title is "Stranded" which is perhaps not the best for a card being used to wish good luck!

This was a good luck card. Lilian was 24 and Frances 20 in 1907. This is probably the first year of formal teacher training for Frances at the Home & Colonial Training College. Perhaps this is her first week. Lilian is a teacher from the same area of London and may be a friend or even a former teacher of Frances.

The Home and Colonial Training College was in Lordship Lane, Wood Green from 1904-1930 and was for training school mistresses. Today the building is used for the Wood Green Crown Court having also been offices for the Tottenham District Gas Company.

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