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Louisa Jane Isaac 1888-1938

Louisa Jane Isaac was born 16^th October 1888 at Chickerell, Weymouth and died on the 8^th December 1938. She married Alfred James Knight 31^st August 1912 at the The Parish Church, Chickerell, Weymouth.

Louisa is buried at Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth (C4293) by the Rev. J Sefton. Sadly, there is no grave stone.

So far as is known, the had only one daughter, Sheila Gwendoline Knight who was born 17th June 1913 at 48 Emmadale Road, Weymouth and died in Scotland 1st July 1997.

It was Sheila who fished out a couple of photo's and stated that they were of her mother. Below.

Then another photo was produced

and I was told that this was "her mother" whilst she pointed to the first photograph.

Gwen, as Sheila was always known, said she had no brother's or sister's. She said she had no aunts, uncles or cousins either but this has proved NOT to be the case.

After researching the family for a time, I remembered the photographs and dug them out. I knew which was Gwen's mother and then the one which was her mother. Gwen never mentioned what their names are, but she would probably not have had any reason to know her grandmother's maiden surname. I was certainly pleased to be able to put names to the ladies in the photographs at long last.

I don't know who the other nurse and the two babies are.   The babies are probably the children of the family who inhabited Monte Video about 1912. The next census should provide an answer!

The 1911 census has now provided the answer. Louisa was at Weymouth and a nurse (domestic) to a John B Pulliblank who was an engineer, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. His wife was Ethel and they had a 3 year old daughter called Margaret. This is more than likely to be the older child in the photo to the left. It would also explain how Louisa met and married Alf. I do not think she would have changed jobs between the census being taken (2nd April 1911) and her marriage in August 1912.

John Pulliblank was 32 and from Walton in Lancashire. His wife was 31 and from Cerne Abbas, Dorset. They had been married for 4 years. Their daughter Margaret B Pulliblank was born in Saltash in Cornwall. This is not very far from St Germans where the Knight family were from.

Gwen c.1929

Parish Church, Chickerell

Monte Video, Chickerell - the oldest remaining part of building.

Grave Stone of Thomas Isaac