Talk:Olive Kendon

Identification
http://www.tomrobinson.co.nz/genealogy/whitworthtree.html mentions two Olive Kendons, and some details which were in the draft might refer to the younger one, Olive Sylvia Kendon (1909-1999). So that may have been some confusion.

On the other hand there is the other possibility, that Olive Miriam Kendon taught at the Bethany School for a period, for example starting during WWI, until the mid-1920s, then going to the Selly Oaks Colleges as a mature student.

The reference used gives P. S. Benians as headmaster of Bethany School; while Olive's father was principal of the school. It talks about "Miss Olive" and "Miss Ella", and Ella would therefore be Olive's elder sister of that name (per the ref given above). It seems safe to conclude that they both were teachers at the family school. Charles Matthews (talk) 06:21, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Goudhurst College
Whatever is said officially, (not RS but an eye-witness) says that the College was using Doddington Hall already during WWII. Possibly it was split-site. The remark is from Daphne Enid Cowell (born 1928) about the year she turned 16, so 1944. Earlier she was at Charnes. The locations are about 15 miles apart.

Of course more is needed to say anything about Olive's involvement in Cheshire apart from the job in Stockport.

We don't know where she was teaching. It could have been a further bit of split-site, in a centre of population. One of the newspaper reports says she founded the school. With wartime expedients, who knows?

Charles Matthews (talk) 10:32, 14 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Seems that the relevance to Olive was probably that she heard about Bramhall on the grapevine. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:26, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

K. T. Blamey
It seems likely that this is the K. T. Blamey MC of the Lancashire Fusiliers with a TNA page. The given name appears to be Kendal. Not very prominent. Charles Matthews (talk) 05:33, 15 April 2021 (UTC)


 * => Kendall Trelawny Blamey (1891-1960), can see ranks of 2Lt, Capt, A/Major, Major. 1939 Register shows him to be Director of Manchester workers Furn(????) Fabrics (or something like that in the scrawl).

— billinghurst  sDrewth  08:15, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Date of birth
The date of death 1977 for Olive Miriam Kendon (from https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/ellen-susan-todman-24-21rvv1z as well as the link given above) is something I can verify (date of memorial service stated in Because they asked, autobiography). I'd be grateful for a check on the date of birth 1897.

Unfortunately 1941, when it would be really interesting to know where Kendon was living, did not have a census in the UK because of wartime conditions. She may well have been out of the country (medical treatment) in 1951. Otherwise I think she would typically have been in the Kent/Sussex area. Charles Matthews (talk) 07:16, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Date of birth, plus other data below. They haven't released the 1921 census, you are hopeful for anything after that!!! Fortunately there is the 1939 regsiter that gives her location. I can also see an 1899 photograph of Samuel, Ellen (called Nellie) and 6 kids (labelled Ella, Olive, Clarry, Don, Freda, Frank). — billinghurst  sDrewth  07:53, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Very good, thanks! Charles Matthews (talk) 07:57, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

birth
Name: 	Olive Miriam Kendon Registration Year: 	1897 Jun. Q. Registration District: 	Cranbrook Volume: 	2a Page: 	753
 * FreeBMD

death
Name: 	Olive Miriam Kendon Death Age: 	80 Birth Date: 	5 Mar 1897 Registration Date: 	Jun. Q. 1977 Registration District: 	Bromsgrove Volume: 	29 Page: 	0138
 * FreeBMD

1939 Register
Name: 	Olive M Kendon Gender: 	Female Marital Status: 	Single Birth Date: 	5 Mar 1897 Residence Year: 	1939 Address: 	The Cott. Sunny View Residence Place: 	Witney, Oxfordshire, England Occupation: 	School Mistress Line Number: 	17 Schedule Number: 	64 Sub Schedule Number: 	6 Enumeration District: 	DZLG Borough: 	Witney Registration district: 	156-1 Household Members 	Age Martha E Crook	72 Mabel L Crook	27 (redacted) (redacted) Joyce M Everetts 	14 Lusan May Hole	7 Ann B Jameson	17 Olive M Kendon 	42 Marcell G Marion	45 Edith E.d. Newbigin	22 ...

census
Name: 	Olive Kendon Age: 	4 Relation to Head: 	Daughter Gender: 	Female Father: 	Samuel Kendon, schoolmaster, Bethany houseschool Mother: 	Ellen Kendon Birth Place: 	Goudhurst, Kent, England Civil Parish: 	Goudhurst Ecclesiastical parish: 	Goudhurst St Marys Town: 	Curtisden Green Registration District: 	Cranbrook Sub-registration District: 	Hawkhurst ED, institution, or vessel: 	4 Neighbors: Piece: 	776 Folio: 	48 Page Number: 	5 Household Schedule Number: 	32 Samuel Kendon 	36 Ellen Kendon 	34 Clarice Kendon 	11 Ella Kendon 	9 Frank Kendon 	7 Donald Kendon 	5 Olive Kendon 	4 Freda Kendon 	2 Norman Kendon 	10/12
 * 1901 England

Name: 	Olive Kendon Age in 1911: 	14 Relation to Head: 	niece & Pupil (Pupil) Gender: 	Female Birth Place: 	Goudhurst, Kent Street Address: 	The Ladies College, Goudhurst, Kent Occupation: 	School Registration District Number: 	53 Sub-registration District: 	Hawkhurst ED, institution, or vessel: 	05 Piece: 	4209 Household Members: Name 	Age Gertrude Markwell 	22 Kate Wear 	40 Lydia E Kendon 	40 Ada W Kendon 	41 Rebecca Kendon 	48 Mary M Kendon 	56 Olive Kendon 	14
 * 1911 England

electoral
Name: 	Olive Miriam Kendon Electoral Date: 	1938 Street Address: 	47b NASSINGTON ROAD Ward or Division/Constituency: 	Hampstead County or Borough: 	Camden, England
 * London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

says Parkhill Mansions

directory
Name: 	Olive M Kendon Address: 	20 Sherborne Clo, Hawkenbury Publication Year: 	1976 Directory Place: 	Kent, England Exchange: 	Tun Wells, 25649 Page Number: 	216
 * BT Archives; London, England; British Phone Books 1880-1984

Newspaper link
from the Guardian May 20, 1980 gives a listing of Children's House places. Charles Matthews (talk) 05:54, 18 June 2021 (UTC)