Elizabeth Carlisle EASTON^[1]

1902 - 1991  (88 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Carlisle EASTON  [2, 3]
  Relationship	with Barbara Frances GURDEN
  Birth	7 Oct 1902	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jul 1991	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Person ID	I1679	Main Tree
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	James Galloway EASTON,   b. 1 Jun 1880, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1948, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Agnes STRATHIE,   b. 4 Dec 1879, Winchburgh, Kirkliston, Linlithgow, Scotland d. 9 Sep 1949, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1899	Broxburn, Scotland   [3, 4]
  Notes	[Easton July 2005.FTW] Witnesses at the wedding were George Easton, James' next oldest sibling,and Janet Peden. Both James and Agnes were 19 at the time. [5,1]
  Family ID	F457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1902 - Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Death - 19 Jul 1991 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Easton July 2005.FTW] Known as Bessie She was the first person in Scotland to repair runs on ladies silkstockings by machine. She worked for Jenners Department Store inEdinburgh. When nylon stockings were introduced, she also repaired theseuntil she became "redundant" when nylon stockings were more available andcheaper. She reverted to the original job that she had done straight fromschool which was to be a knitwear finisher and examiner for Munrospun (awell respected knitwear manufacturer in Edinburgh). Bessie and her sister Ina were for many years "seaside landladies". FromEdwardian days to the 1950s Portobello, a suburb of Edinburgh, was a verypopular beach resort for family holidays. Each summer their houses werefilled with lodgers from all over Scotland and the North of England.During the "season" everyone else had to double up in rooms and it wasnot unknown for the family to sleep 4 in a bed to free up rooms for thepaid guests. All the family had to help with chores - washing dishes,cleaning, changing beds. There could be up to 20 people in the house atany one time - all this and only one toilet (not even a bath). (Source:neices Muriel Smart Bell and Christine Peace) [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Karen Adderley Research. Record originated in... [S201] Registration of Births, Uphall, page 327. [S214] Registration of Marriage of son George Easton. Date of Import: 24 Jul 2005 [S252] Scottish Registration of Marriage, 672/37. [S148] Karen Adderley Research.