Notes for Mary Dew: Was a schoolteacher, in a letter to "Eddie" speaks of 500 students in her school.
Quotes from Mary Dew In a letter dated June 12, 1918 Mary writes "I wish this dreadful war was over" and then goes on to say that in our family we have: A Major Joe's eldest son in Antigua A Captain " grandson. 2 Lieutenants sons of Jem Jones A Corporal Annie Dredge's youngest boy A " Lezzie Kings " " besides several privates. As yet none of them have been killed"
Before Mary's death "Paralyzed all down the left side for about a fortnight" according to Horine Bishop who states in a letter dated October 30, 1918 that he "has lived with Aunt Mary all of my life and was like a mother to me". He also says, "we could not leave her night or day. Jane Dew and myself took it in turns to sit up during the night". The day before her death she said "brother Ted (Edward Dew) will soon be coming over to see me".
More About Mary Dew: Date born 2: 1846, Westbury, Wiltshire, England.225 Date born 3: 1846, Westbury, Wiltshire, England.226 Date born 4: 1846, Wiltshire, England.227 Burial: 30 Oct 1918 Civil 1: Westbury.228 Civil 2: Fulham.229 Residence 1: 1861, Wiltshire, England.230 Residence 2: 1871, London, England.231 Residence 3: 1881, Camberwell, London, England.232
Mary Dew (b. 01 Nov 1845, d. 26 Oct 1918)
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