Alice Morrison Junior

ALICE MORRISON
Born Manchester 1st March 1913

Daughter of Alice Morrison (nee Towers) 1890-1977 and James Morrison 1881-1929

Married William Donald Milton 13th June 1935

 

As stated, much research remains to be done into the ancestry of Alice, particularly on the Morrison side.

Her father was JAMES MORRISON and her mother was ALICE TOWERS.

Born at GEOFFREY ST MANCHESTER, on 1st March 1913 ALICE was the first of two children.  Brother James (Jim) arrived some seven years later.

 

Alice age 1

Alice attended Church School, possibly St. Saviours at Chorlton on Medlock.
She also attended Plymouth Grove Sunday School.
At the age of 10 she was off school for nearly a year with St. Vitas’ Dance, spending two weeks in hospital followed by numerous checkups.

By the time she was 2 1/2 her father had entered the war, serving in France, and she saw little of him until the war ended in 1919 by which time she was aged 6 1/2 

The family moved from Manchester to CARLTON , near POULTON, around 1925 by which time father, JAMES MORRISON, was again unwell.
Now recovered from her own illness young ALICE attended Carlton School, Castle Gardens.  She particularly enjoyed sewing, and was good at handwriting and composition.

In 1927, at the age of 14, ALICE left school to work at Greenwoods Confectioners, Castle Gardens, Carlton, (where her mother also worked.) Greewoods was across the road from her old school. The work was in a shop, as a Bakery Assistant, and the pay was 25 pence per WEEK.  The business also operated a horse and cart which toured Cleveleys, and even Over Wyre, selling bread, cakes, hot cross buns etc.

Aged around 17 on the slopes of Black Coombe, Millom

After her fathers death in 1929 young ALICE continued to live with her mother, attending Sunday School at POULTON ST.CHADS PARISH CHURCH.  She was confirmed here on 28th February 1928 at the same time as her husband to be.

 

 

Inscription in the Holy Communion Book presented to her by the Vicar on her Confirmation

Scouting connections

 

In her late teens Alice, whilst living at Lindon Lea, Blackpool Rd, Carleton, started to help with the 1st Poulton  le Fylde Cubscouts who met in a hut near the main road from Poulton to Gt. Eccleston.  She was known there by the Jungle Name of “Baloo.”  On 15th July 1932 she obtained her official Warrant as an Assistant Cubmaster

 

ALICE now moved to another Bakers, this time on Victoria Rd., Cleveleys.  She was again a Bakers Assistant but this time there was more opportunity to learn the trade, and the pay had doubled to 50 pence per week.

In the early 1930’s ALICE left the shop to work as a Children’s Help, and she continued doing this until she married.

On 13th June 1935, aged 22, Alice married the boy she had known for some 6 or 7 years through Sunday School, Church, Scouting and School, WILLIAM DONALD MILTON