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Women's Land Army page Gwendoline Bairstow Women's Land Army Early Life: Gwendoline was born on the 27th July 1917 and her birth registered in Keighley. Her parents were William and Ethel Bairstow (nee Cooke) and along with her brother Ronald they were living at 17 Worth Street in Keighley. In the 1939 Register William is…
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Enid Atkinson
Women's Land Army page Edith Atkinson Women's Land Army Early Life: Enid was born on the 9th July 1918 at No 2 Pattie Street, Keighley. Her father William is a Commercial Motor Mechanic and her mother Penual is a housewife. By 1939 they are still living in Pattie Street where Enid's older sister Audrey is…
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Irene Ashwell
Women's Land Army page Irene Ashwell Women's Land Army Early Life: Irene was born on the 29th June 1916 with her birth registered in Keighley, West Yorkshire. Her mother's maiden name was Angless. There is no mention of her parents or siblings in the records. In the 1939 Register and the 1940 electoral roll Irene…
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Betty Ackroyd
Women's Land Army page Betty Ackroyd Women's Land Army Early Life: Betty was born on the 29th October 1918 and her birth registered in Keighley. Her parents were Ellis and Ruth Ackroyd (nee Smith). Ellis was a butcher and they lived at 212 West Lane, Keighley. In 1939 when she was 18 years old Betty…
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