Alice Grimshaw (Unknown Maiden Surname) was an unseen character and the mother of Elsie Tanner. Alice died in The Blitz in 1940 when the Grimshaws house in Gas Street was bombed.
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Backstory[]
Alice was born circa 1900. In the early 1920s she married Arthur Grimshaw. Their eldest child Elsie Grimshaw was born on the 5th March 1923, followed by Fay Grimshaw in 1924, Phyllis Grimshaw in 1925, Iris Grimshaw in 1928, Nancy Grimshaw in 1930, Freda Grimshaw in 1931, Ethel Grimshaw in 1932, Connie Grimshaw in 1933, Polly Grimshaw in 1934, Jack Grimshaw in 1936, and a Stillborn Son in 1938. In December 1940, Alice and 7 of her children Iris, Freda, Connie, Polly, Nancy, Ethel and Jack were killed when the Luftwaffe dropped a bomb on Gas Street. Elsie had left home by then so survived, as did 16 year old Fay and 15 year old Phyllis. Fay and Phyllis later married and had children, ensuring the Grimshaw family lived on.
In 2011, Dennis Tanner mentioned his late gran Alice. Alice had been dead for 70 years by then.
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Born: About 1900
Died: 1940
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Siblings:
Spouse: Arthur Grimshaw (c1920-1940)
Children: Elsie Grimshaw (1923), Fay Grimshaw (1924), Phyllis Grimshaw (1925), Iris Grimshaw (1928), Nancy Grimshaw (1930), Freda Grimshaw (1931), Ethel Grimshaw (1932), Connie Grimshaw (1933), Polly Grimshaw (1934), Jack Grimshaw (1936), Stillborn Son (1938)
Grandchildren: Linda Cheveski, Dennis Tanner, Bernard Butler, Gary Bailey,
Great Grandchildren: Paul Cheveski, Martin Cheveski,