Not My Personal Memorys But As Told To Me

A Memory of Quarriers Village.

My next door neighbour Jean was put into Quarriers along with her older sister and brother by her father who was off to serve King and Country as her mother had died in childbirth and as they had no money nobody wanted them. Jean is now 95 years old but her memory is strong and she remembers her life there as she has been in homes all her life, even being put in mental institutes in her early 20s, you didnt have to be proved mad in those days they just had to say you were. Anyhow Jean remembers the cottages they had where they had house mothers and fathers, boys were trained in going to war and girls were taught needlework. But it wasn't all fun and games, you had to work hard for your keep and if you had no family that was willing to take you on, then you went from home to home. She was put into Quarriers in 1916, she does not remember her father taking her and her siblings there as she was only 2 but she does remember a lot about being there. She also has photos of her and her siblings in Quarriers which I will ask her to share with you as these might be of intrest. I love hearing all her stories as I find them so interesting and I'm also amazed at how much she remembers and how much detail she can also recall. If there is anyone out there also with memories of this time or of relatives Jean would love to hear them. Believe me when I tell you that Jean had a very sad life but she is so strong for her age and has pulled through it all so well.

---

---