Letter 1945

My dear Blanche,
I don’t know how long it takes for a letter to reach you from here, so I am sending this now. This is to wish you and all your family a very happy Xmas and new year. I hope you will get it in time for Xmas.

I am sending you a ticket of membership of my great grandmother. I think you will like to have it and will treasure it as I have done up to now.

Your sons are Methodist Ministers and will be interested in our long Methodist history.

Ann Rosser was converted when a young woman when John Wesley preached at Devanden Green and we have all been Methodist ever since then.

How thankful we all are that the war with Gemany and Japan is over after all these years. We are still tied down with all the controls and rules; the rations are just the same as when the war was on. I feel it very much, there is nothing I can buy not even an egg or 1/2lb biscuits for myself. Elsie has to have my ration books. There is no fruit only a few apples and sometimes an orange. I fear it will be a poor Xmas again this year. There are very few toys and what there is is an awful price. The books seem very poor and dear.

I had a letter from Mabel Brimble (Currie) a few weeks ago. She said all in Canada are well. Aunty Becca keeps fairly well but like me she can’t get about much. Mabel’s son Col. David Currie who won the V.C. in France has left the Army and is now a manager in some Motor Works. Herbert Brimble’s son Herbert who is in the Canadian Army now in Aldershot was here in the summer on his leave. He is a fine looking lad and seems a very nice fellow. We expect him to come again soon. Gerard Brimble is a great man in Kenora; he is Principal of the High School and I don’t know how many other posts he holds there.

I have not seen Beatie or Addy for some long time now. I think all is well with them. Percy and Milly called to see me a fortnight ago and their son Gilbert with his wife and baby called last week. Gilbert and Jack are two such nice lads and are fine big tall men.

Well, I don’t seem to have any news to send you. I am very deaf and don’t go out anywhere so I don’t get any news. I am thankful to say I keep fairly well. With much love to all and a very happy Xmas and New Year from

Aunty Bessie

The Methodist history of Ann Rosser and her family

Ann Rosser was born in 1748 and died in Earlswood Mons. on Jan. 2nd. 1832. She is buried close to the walls by the door on the left hand side of Earlswood Chapel, which she helped to build there.

Her son by her first husband was Thomas Lewis. His daughter Susan married Thomas Tiplin and her son John Tiplin Married Mary Thomas. Their daughter Blanche Tiplin married Frank Vickery.

This is the Methodist history. All have been members of the Society until now.

(signed) E. Cooper, Oct 31. 1945.