A Family History of the Illustrious, Notorious and Eccentric Lloyds of Birmingham, Brigstock and Pipewell Hall - Flipbook - Page 80
GRANNY LLOYD Margaret Ellen (Daisy) Philips
1875 - 1968
e nothing but the most wonderful memories of Granny Lloyd. She was immensely
oing, and always thinking of family and friends.
ld Newgass, Mary9s first husband said of her in his memoirs, "Mother Lloyd had 12
rs and sisters. She spent most of her time producing children, not all of whom survived, and was a
rful woman of tremendous energy, interested in everybody and everything. She could turn her hand to
g or scrubbing or gardening, at which she had green fingers. She did not mind what she did herself as
s she had a personal maid to look after her clothes and herself. Everybody loved her."
dition to the thirteen children that she bore herself, she adopted her nephew, Humpo
ps. My recollection is that Humpo was adopted as a 14th sibling when both his parents
n an accident and that he was granny's nephew. The uncles and aunts in date order:
ie, Billy, Pierre (my mother Priscilla Marian), Noey, Pen, Herbert (died after two days),
y (who died aged 5), David, Mary, Mike, Ruthy (a Down's syndrome child), Kit and Tim.
hirteen Philips siblings, included her sister Nellie, who became Nellie Elletson. Margie,
e's daughter, was very close to Aunt Mary when she was young. When staying with
ie's son, John Philips at Heath House, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, Miriam (Mary's daughter)
he pretty comprehensive Philips family tree that they had there. Granny loved them all,
er grandchildren too. The letters that Tim wrote to his mother before he was killed on
alian front during the war showed the loving relationship she had with her youngest
eading aloud to her children and grandchildren in the corner of the hall at Pipewell.
vividly remember granny sitting in a corner of the hall reading aloud favourite books
Naughty Sophia, and The Princess and the Goblins, she was such a wonderful reader that she
us all enthralled, even if we all almost knew the story by heart having heard it so often
e. All of us, including the Lloyd uncles were clustered around her, many of us sprawled
e floor. She also used to play cards with us. "Old Maid" and. "Beggar my Neighbour".
