Chrissie Gladys Blundell 1895-1962

Known as Gladys . Daughter of a Salvation Army Officer; became a Salvation Army Officer & married a Salvation Army Officer

1895. Chrissie G Blundell was born Carlisle Mar 1895 to Charles Blundell & Christiana Frankland . Their first child.

1897. A sister was born in Glasgow.

1901C Chrissie G Blundell, 6, was living 63, Kensington Road, Southport, Ormskirk, Lancashire. Where is Catherine Lillie??

1901. Her father, Charles Blundell, 35, died 10/4/1901 and her young brother, Charles D F Blundell, died in the same quarter

1911C Chrissie Gladys Blundell, 16, was living 19 Tudor Street Shaw Near Oldham, Crompton, Lancashire,. Christiana had been married 18 yrs, 3 children, 1 of whom had died , and her entry should have read 'widowed'

1914. Her mother was involved in teaching at the Clapton Congress Hall, and she got to know Hugo Price who was attending the Sergeants training course there . 

1916. Her future husband, Captian G W Hugo Price, was in Twezeldown Camp, Farnham. He sent the postcard below on 3/4/1916 to: Captain G. Blundell,  S.A. Bridge St, Bungay, Suffolk

1917. Gladys was staying with her future parents in law .A postcard of 'Upway, Nr Weymouth', written by Gladys to her mother, is dated 23.7.17 and gives the address she is writing from as 57 Brownlow Street, Weymouth which was where Edward Hugo Price and his first wife, Catherine Ellen Price were living.  It is addressed to 'Mrs Major Blundell, 3&4 Seaview Terrace, Westonville, Margate, Kent' (that was the address of the Home of Rest where Christiana was the Matron).  She wrote 'My darling Mother, Just a P.P.C of Weymouth or rather the surroundings.  Really I am having a glorious time only it goes all too quickly.  Much love Gladys'.

1918. From Woodbridge, Suffolk, she sends a postcard to her sister Lillie.The postcard is a photo of Gladys and Lieutenant Annie Sillett both in Salvation Army uniform . It is headed 'Woodbridge Feb. 1918' and she writes 'Dearest Lillie, I thought perhaps you would like one of these of your big Sister and Lieut. Annie Sillett.  Some photograph but we had to have them taken for a Lantern Slide re: S.D.  Heaps of Love & xxxx  You can write to Hugo now - 66912 Sergt. H. Price, No 4 Sanitary Sect, A.P.O. S.101, B.E.F. Italy'.

1919. Aged 24, Chrissie G Blundell married George W Hugo Price on 21/5/1919 Tamworth Jun 1919

1920. Their first son, Hugo Gordon Emanuel Price, was born Tamworth Mar 1920

1921C.1921C. Hugo Price, 26 , Salvation Army Officer, working for the Salvation Army H Q 101 Victoria St London was living 22 Shakespeare Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire with his wife, Gladys,( not listed as a Salvation Army Officer!!) and son Gordon,1.

1923 Eric D G Price born Hackney Jun 1923

1927, Marjorie C C Price was born 29/5/1927 Wandsworth

1939 Register . Chrissie G Price, born 1895, married, unpaid domestic work, was at Bow Arrow Lane Stone, Kent. This was the former City of London Lunatic Asylum, later Stone House Hospital.. 

1939 Register . George William H Price, married, Salvation Army Officer, born 19/12/1894. was living 22 Victoria Park Road, Leicester, in a house with 4 other Salvation Army Officers. But Meryl is sure he was actually living in Catford with his 2 sons about this time, so might just have been visiting his Leicester colleagues for a few days

His 12 yr old daughter, Marjorie, ( and likely her 2 elder brothers) was with her paternal ,Edward H Price, and his 2nd wife in Weymouth

1962. Chrissie G Price died 23/11/1962 . Her address when she died was 1 Old Bexley Lane, Dartford and she was cremated on 30th November 1962 at Eltham Crematorium.  Meryl has the receipt for her Cremation and various other papers relating to her including letters and postcards she wrote in the years before she became ill.

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