Rag Pickers in Midhurst -
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Some of the women 'Rag pickers' who worked at this factory sorting rags for paper making at Iping Mill, c.1916. Ref- m562
This building on Bepton Road is now the Masonic Hall [a Nursery @2015], Midhurst, Sussex
Rag Pickers in Midhurst c.1916 - click image to return
Station Road, now Bepton Road, Midhurst, Sussex, c.1916
The young lady standing to far left is Florence Elizabeth Amey, born Brighton 1899, living at no.1 Bennetts Terrace, 25 yards to her left.
She married a Canadian soldier, Herbert Jarvis in Midhurst, December 1917, during WWI. She died, aged 22, in 1921, Midhurst during an influenza outbreak.
Her daughter Florence Eva Jarvis, born Brighton 19 Jan.1920, was raised by her Grandparents.
She married Thomas Alfred Mordle and had 10 children, passing away 12 Feb.1999, Cottage Hospital, Easebourne.
Thanks to Ken Mordle, son of Florence Eva, for identifying his Grandmother.
 
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