L to R (back) Rosalind, Graham, Josephine, Connie, Wendy (front) Valerie - Woolacombe, Devon - c1940
Half Siblings
Basil Sefton Jones (1926-). |
Date of marriage: Saturday, 12th February, 1949.
Place of marriage: Barnet, London, England.
"She married Basil Jones, the very tall son of a fruit farmer in Hereford, they had two boys." - Wendy Thomas
1928-1935 - 1, Coniston Road, Stamford Hill, London, England.
1935-1949 - "Fairways", Pine Grove, Totteridge, Hertfordshire, England.
"Clearly my father’s business prospered because in about 1937 he and my mum designed a new home in Totteridge, Herts." - Wendy Thomas
1981 - Aquarius, Bluemans Lane, Great Buckhurst, Westfield, Battle, Sussex, England.
1939-1946 - Queenswood School, Shepherds Way, Brookman Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
"Valerie and I would never have been privileged to have attended such a top notch school as Queenswood if it hadn’t been for the outbreak of war. Poor Valerie (3 yrs my junior) was extremely upset by having to go there and I was frequently sent for to comfort her." - Wendy Thomas
"Because of the War Valerie was the only one of us who had a ‘normal’ passage through school and went on to higher education without having to be working at the same time. She was a great character and became Head Girl at school and then went on to the Royal Academy of Music." - Wendy Thomas
1946-c1949 - Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England.
"She studied Singing and Drama and starred in a well known play as well as numerous concerts." - Wendy Thomas
"Later on she took up elocution and Drama teaching once they’d moved to the south coast, and her pupils successfully entered many Drama Festivals there." - Wendy Thomas
Arthur Guy Enock - 1957
"(b) As to three equal twentieth parts thereof to divide the same between my four grand-daughters in the following proportions:-
Two equal fifth parts thereof to Josephine and the remaining three equal fifth parts thereof equally between Rosalind Gwendolen and Valerie."
1/5th of 3/20ths of residuary estate totals about £323. 14s. 6d.
"Grand-daughter Valerie (did not reply) three volumes illustrated Shakespeare (Robert Tyas 1843), mother’s square carriage clock, brass corn-popper in hall, brass toasting fork, wall barometer, oak table on which my wireless stands."
Joseph Guy Enock - 1984
"F. To my niece Valerie Sefton Jonas of Aquarius Great Buckhurst Sedlescombe Sussex
(i) all my models of birds and their mounts and any electrics
(ii) my six solid silver teaspoons (some engraved)
(iii) the hot tray and trolley (in dining room)
(iv) the larger wooden standard lamp in lounge
(v) my set of six pottery soup bowls and saucers"
"(b) To divide the remainder of such monies into fifteen equal shares (and the words share or shares in this clause shall always be read as referring to such equal shares) and to hold such shares In Trust for the following beneficiaries absolutely in the amounts stated that is to say:......Two of such shares for my niece Valerie Sefton Jones of Aquarius Great Buckhurst Sedlesombe Sussex"
2/15ths of the residuary estate (assuming the net value of £40,000) totals about £5,333.
Arthur Graham Enock - 1985
"4. I BEQUEATH to each of my four elder daughters Josephine Lubelski Rosalind de Rivas Gwendolen Thomas and Valerie Jones the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds (£250) and desire to record that they have benefited during my lifetime from the very full provisions made by me for my first wife"
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