Margaret Mary Joy Wigner (Smith)

Joy was brought up as Young Lady - she was practically educated at home, taking lessons - including French - from visiting tutors. She spent 1 year in Syndenham High School (age 15), weekly boarding with a family, and did her Junior Cambridge Exam

In 1920 she was learning Violin, piano, singing and typing lessons.

She stayed at home until her marriage and helped mother with entertaining, sang at women's meeting when Mother preached, visited old ladies, ran cub pack etc

Notes from her diary:

From June 1916 she worked at Greenwich Infirmary in women's chronic medical ward caring for females aged from 2 weeks to 85 years. She worked 6 days a week 8.30-12.30

On 9th Oct 1917 Joy commenced work at London Provincial Bank

She started as a Post Office worker about 1918 for short time only - but hated it.

11th Sept 1918 planned to do 3 mornings at Lewisham Hospital and as much of the other 3 days as I can at Woolwich (war hospital supply depot), helping with parcels for POWs in Germany

Dec 1918 hospital to be emptied to receive 300 repatriated prisoners from Germany. Each lot to be there 2 days and moved on Jan 1919 Not going to have any more prisoners in the Lewisham Military Hospital, just ordinary ill and wounded. will probably close in March 8th March 1920 Bermondsey Military Hospital 9-1 & 2-4.30. Last day 14th May Colonol gave her "a very decent reference"

notes taken from old diaries

In 1922 Joy & Eric received wedding presents from: Jennet & Annie Wilson Smith & Cousins Maggie & Mary Esther Atkinson & Beatrice Tombs (no address) Cousin Lily & Dorothy Ashley Cottage Forest Hill Dr & Mrs Wilson Smith & the Misses A,J,&E Wilson Smith 26 The Circus Bath (A posh address!) Mrs Mabel Lister Forest Hill Lucy & signature unreadable 22 St Thomas Mansions Westminster Bridge London

1901 Census

35 Eltham Road, London Henry M Smith Head M 40 Wholesale Druggist Middlesex Holloway

Caroline L Smith Wife M 38 Northumberland Tynemouth

Margaret MJ Smith Daur S 5 Kent Eltham

Kenneth SM Smith Son S 4mnths Kent Eltham

Mary J Wise Visitor M 55 Living on own means Hereford Ledbury

Edith King Serv S 23 Nurse (Domestic) Sussex Storrington

Margaret Butler Serv S 21 Cook (Domestic) Norfolk

Marham Ethel A Emptage Serv S 15 Housemaid (Domestic) Kent Woolwich