The Longfellow Birthday Text Book |
Aunt Flo's possessions included this little birthday book (approximately 3-1/4" wide x 4-1/2" high). Inside the front cover, it is inscribed: "To dear Flo with best Xmas wishes from Dollie. 1912." She would have received this gift when she was a student at The London Hospital.
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I've had fun sleuthing to identify the entries in Florence's birthday book, and only a few remain (for now) a mystery. (My notations are in brackets; the unidentified entries are marked in red.) These people in Florence's universe--her family and friends--all help to fill in her story. Florence apparently used this little book, at least from time to time, for many years. Of the known entries, one of the most recent was the birthday of her great niece, "Kathie Sue", who was born in 1948.
January 1 - Godfrey [cousin Godfrey Cooper, born 1/1/1900, who came to live with the Yemms when his mother died]
January 1 - Pattie [probably Florence Mary Cooper, daughter of Godfrey Cooper, born 1/1/1929]
January 5 - Ronald [Cooper, son of cousin Godfrey Cooper, born 1/5/1926]
January 7 - Est [sister Esther, born 1/7/1879]
February 10 - Georgie [brother George, born 2/10/1888, died 5/4/1894]
February 10 - Malcolm Curtis
February 23 - Dollie [sister, born 2/23/1890]
February 26 - Kenneth [George, Florence's nephew and Esther's son, born 2/26/1915]
March 9 - Billie Boyd Yemm [Florence's nephew and Steve's son, born 3/9/1927]
March 12 - Florence M. Yemm [herself!]
March 12 - Walter W. Cooper [Florence's uncle, her mother's half-brother, born 3/12/1868]
March 23 - Bertha Winterborn [Bertha Minna Winterbon, born 3/23/1887, friend from The London]
April 6 - Ruby Kathleen Milbra George [Florence's niece and Esther's daughter, born 4/6/1908]
April 16 - Daisy Morgan [friend and/or patient from Berkshire, born 4/16/1879]
May 9 - Annie E. Davies [Annie Elizabeth Davies, born 5/9/1883, friend from The London]
June 9 - Lily
June 10 - Jean
June 11 - Nancy
June 13 - Rd Yemm [Florence's father, Richard, born 6/13/1853]
June 25 - ? Minnie [Yemm, Joe's wife, born 6/25/1881]
July 11 - Mary Brown (Mrs. Redfern) 1016 E. Elm, Canton [Illinois friend]
July 28 - J. Cooper Yemm [brother Joe, born 7/28/1881]
August 1 - Daisy Seymour 1888 [London friend, born 8/1/1888]
August 12 - Donald Leslie Yemm [Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 8/12/1912, died 1913]
August 26 - Esther Yemm [Florence's mother, born 8/26/1856]
September 8 - Kathie Sue [Cook, Florence's great niece, Esther's granddaughter and Eileen's daughter, born 9/8/1948]
September 8 - Aunt Minnie [probably Amelia B Cooper, wife of George Cooper, half-brother of Florence's mother, born 1867]
September 20 - Fern [Yemm, Steve's wife, born 9/20/1888]
September 25 - Richard [Richard Shurtleff Yemm, Florence's nephew and Steve's son, born 9/25/1925]
October 1 - Hilda Mary [Marshall, roommate at 4 Logan Road, Wembley Park, London, born 10/1/1913]
October 1 - Tom [possibly Tom Meek, Florence's brother-in-law and Dollie's husband, although he was born in August]
October 1 - Leonard [Meek, Florence's nephew and Dollie's son, born 10/1/1918]
October 20 - Warren [Yemm, Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 10/20/1914]
November 29 - Alfred Powell, Ash Cottage [probably Godfrey Cooper's brother-in-law, born 1900]
December 19 - J. R. Dean Yemm [Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 12/19/1908]
December 31- Aunt Pollie [probably Sophia Mary Cooper Harman, half-sister of Florence's mother, born 1865]
December 31- Mrs. Harper [possibly a Worrall Hill neighbor and/or relative of Florence father]
January 1 - Godfrey [cousin Godfrey Cooper, born 1/1/1900, who came to live with the Yemms when his mother died]
January 1 - Pattie [probably Florence Mary Cooper, daughter of Godfrey Cooper, born 1/1/1929]
January 5 - Ronald [Cooper, son of cousin Godfrey Cooper, born 1/5/1926]
January 7 - Est [sister Esther, born 1/7/1879]
February 10 - Georgie [brother George, born 2/10/1888, died 5/4/1894]
February 10 - Malcolm Curtis
February 23 - Dollie [sister, born 2/23/1890]
February 26 - Kenneth [George, Florence's nephew and Esther's son, born 2/26/1915]
March 9 - Billie Boyd Yemm [Florence's nephew and Steve's son, born 3/9/1927]
March 12 - Florence M. Yemm [herself!]
March 12 - Walter W. Cooper [Florence's uncle, her mother's half-brother, born 3/12/1868]
March 23 - Bertha Winterborn [Bertha Minna Winterbon, born 3/23/1887, friend from The London]
April 6 - Ruby Kathleen Milbra George [Florence's niece and Esther's daughter, born 4/6/1908]
April 16 - Daisy Morgan [friend and/or patient from Berkshire, born 4/16/1879]
May 9 - Annie E. Davies [Annie Elizabeth Davies, born 5/9/1883, friend from The London]
June 9 - Lily
June 10 - Jean
June 11 - Nancy
June 13 - Rd Yemm [Florence's father, Richard, born 6/13/1853]
June 25 - ? Minnie [Yemm, Joe's wife, born 6/25/1881]
July 11 - Mary Brown (Mrs. Redfern) 1016 E. Elm, Canton [Illinois friend]
July 28 - J. Cooper Yemm [brother Joe, born 7/28/1881]
August 1 - Daisy Seymour 1888 [London friend, born 8/1/1888]
August 12 - Donald Leslie Yemm [Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 8/12/1912, died 1913]
August 26 - Esther Yemm [Florence's mother, born 8/26/1856]
September 8 - Kathie Sue [Cook, Florence's great niece, Esther's granddaughter and Eileen's daughter, born 9/8/1948]
September 8 - Aunt Minnie [probably Amelia B Cooper, wife of George Cooper, half-brother of Florence's mother, born 1867]
September 20 - Fern [Yemm, Steve's wife, born 9/20/1888]
September 25 - Richard [Richard Shurtleff Yemm, Florence's nephew and Steve's son, born 9/25/1925]
October 1 - Hilda Mary [Marshall, roommate at 4 Logan Road, Wembley Park, London, born 10/1/1913]
October 1 - Tom [possibly Tom Meek, Florence's brother-in-law and Dollie's husband, although he was born in August]
October 1 - Leonard [Meek, Florence's nephew and Dollie's son, born 10/1/1918]
October 20 - Warren [Yemm, Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 10/20/1914]
November 29 - Alfred Powell, Ash Cottage [probably Godfrey Cooper's brother-in-law, born 1900]
December 19 - J. R. Dean Yemm [Florence's nephew and Joe's son, born 12/19/1908]
December 31- Aunt Pollie [probably Sophia Mary Cooper Harman, half-sister of Florence's mother, born 1865]
December 31- Mrs. Harper [possibly a Worrall Hill neighbor and/or relative of Florence father]