In October 1940 Mrs A. G. Jefford, whose husband was in the UK, asked the Evacuation Tribunal to exempt her - she had completed a nursing course and had just been told that if she left a British Colony the allowance from her husband (J. W. Jefford) would be halved. Her daughter 'Mrs. L. Weill' spoke in her support.
I suspect that this is Vera Weill, who was married to Leon Weill - can anyone correct or confirm?
I assume she was the 'Mrs. A. Jefford' who actually had been evacuated but quickly returned and was now seeking to stay with official approval. The Tribunal refused her request but she found a way to stay as she's recorded as being 'guaranteed out of Stanley' in June 1942.
Sources:
WOMEN PLEAD TO STAY: EVACUATION TRIBUNAL REFUSES TO CONSIDER DOMICILE FEW APPLICATIONS SUCCEED
South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 16 Oct 1940:
CORRESPONDENCE: The Evacuation (To the Editor, S. C. M. Post)
Ed., S. C. M. Post; CURIOUS; (Mrs.) A. G. JEFFORD; PERPLEXED. South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 17 Oct 1940: 12.
COMING AND GOING: Wellington Koo's Daughter On American Ship MANY EVACUEES RETURN
South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 16 Aug 1940: 4.
Passenger List Hong Kong to Southampton arrival 9 November 1945
Alice G Jefford age 61 c/o J W Jefford Camel Lairds
UK Probate Calendar 1955
Alice Gertrude Jefford of 72 St Albans Road Westbury Park Bristol widow died 22 May 1955 at St Mary's Private Hospital Clifton Bristol . Administration to Veronica Marjorie Stericker married woman.
Obituary Index UK and Ireland 1955
Alice Gertrude Jefford aged 71 maiden name Truda died 22 May 1955 Bristol Avon England
In August 1948 the SCMP reported that Mr and Mrs J. A. Stericker were among those who went to Kai Tai to greet a kind of 'children's charter' - a Norwegian plane bringing young people home from England. They were there to welcome Gerald and Bernard Weil,l '13 and 16 respectively'.
Surprisingly this (summer 1948) was the first time one (unnamed) former internee had seen his child in 9 years.
Source:
HAPPY PARENTS: Reunion With Sons And Daughters KAI TAK SCENES
South China Morning Post (1946-); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 05 Aug 1948: 4.
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Alice Gertrude Jefford and Mrs. L. Weill
In October 1940 Mrs A. G. Jefford, whose husband was in the UK, asked the Evacuation Tribunal to exempt her - she had completed a nursing course and had just been told that if she left a British Colony the allowance from her husband (J. W. Jefford) would be halved. Her daughter 'Mrs. L. Weill' spoke in her support.
I suspect that this is Vera Weill, who was married to Leon Weill - can anyone correct or confirm?
I assume she was the 'Mrs. A. Jefford' who actually had been evacuated but quickly returned and was now seeking to stay with official approval. The Tribunal refused her request but she found a way to stay as she's recorded as being 'guaranteed out of Stanley' in June 1942.
Sources:
WOMEN PLEAD TO STAY: EVACUATION TRIBUNAL REFUSES TO CONSIDER DOMICILE FEW APPLICATIONS SUCCEED
South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 16 Oct 1940:
CORRESPONDENCE: The Evacuation (To the Editor, S. C. M. Post)
Ed., S. C. M. Post; CURIOUS; (Mrs.) A. G. JEFFORD; PERPLEXED. South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 17 Oct 1940: 12.
COMING AND GOING: Wellington Koo's Daughter On American Ship MANY EVACUEES RETURN
South China Morning Post (1903-1941); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 16 Aug 1940: 4.
Diary: https://gwulo.com/node/33030
Alice Gertrude Jefford nee Truda c 1884 - 22 May 1955
Passenger List Hong Kong to Southampton arrival 9 November 1945
Alice G Jefford age 61 c/o J W Jefford Camel Lairds
UK Probate Calendar 1955
Alice Gertrude Jefford of 72 St Albans Road Westbury Park Bristol widow died 22 May 1955 at St Mary's Private Hospital Clifton Bristol . Administration to Veronica Marjorie Stericker married woman.
Obituary Index UK and Ireland 1955
Alice Gertrude Jefford aged 71 maiden name Truda died 22 May 1955 Bristol Avon England
[dob c 1884]
Passenger List London to Hong Kong 15 March 1923
J W Jefford (no age shown) Government
Daughter Vera
The relationship is confirmed in notes at: https://jhshk.org/community/the-jewish-cemetery/burial-list/weill-leon/
Thanks Annpake and David. In…
Thanks Annpake and David.
In August 1948 the SCMP reported that Mr and Mrs J. A. Stericker were among those who went to Kai Tai to greet a kind of 'children's charter' - a Norwegian plane bringing young people home from England. They were there to welcome Gerald and Bernard Weil,l '13 and 16 respectively'.
Surprisingly this (summer 1948) was the first time one (unnamed) former internee had seen his child in 9 years.
Source:
HAPPY PARENTS: Reunion With Sons And Daughters KAI TAK SCENES
South China Morning Post (1946-); Hong Kong [Hong Kong]. 05 Aug 1948: 4.
Alice Gertrude JEFFORD
Alice Gertrude Jefford was my grandmother and all the info about her life in the Uk is correct.
Bernard Weill