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Help[Games] Re: Rachel Dianne's Keep Up Yourself Congrats Round 4((Signups open))
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Surname: Washington
DH: Arthur Henry Charles (47) (b. February 1868)
DW: Edith Frances [Jenkins] (36) (b. June 1879)
DH’s sister: Dorothy Ethel Pearl “Dolly” (44) (b. April 1871)
Nanny: Mary Jane White (b. November 1890-d. March 1912)
-DS: Arthur Henry Charles, Jr. "Charlie" (15) (b. August 1900)
-DD: Esther Beatrice Florence “Essie” (b. September 1901-d. April 1912, Edward’s twin)
-DS: Edward Theodore James (14) (b. September 1901, Esther’s twin)
-DS: Oscar Frederick Richard (12) (b. July 1903)
-DD: Martha Eleanor Rosemary (11) (b. May 1904)
-DD: Ada Josephine Pearl (10) (b. October 1905)
-DD: Nora Elizabeth Geraldine (7) (b. December 1908)
-DS: Harold George William “Harry” (b. 1910-d. March 1912)
-DS: John (b. March 1913-b. March 1913)
Arthur and Edith have Charlie, Edward, Oscar, Martha, Ada and Nora.
And their little angels Essie, Harry and John.
Arthur's sister Dolly also lives with the family.
The last three years have been marked by some very sad events. The Washingtons’ nanny Mary Jane fell ill with pneumonia in early 1912 and died from it in March 1912. Charlie, Essie, Oscar and Harry also fell with pneumonia and the disease claimed both Essie’s and Harry’s young lives.
Edith and Arthur were absolutely devastated. The children all grieved the loss of their siblings; Charlie and Oscar blamed themselves: why didn’t they die, when Essie and Harry had to?
Edward shut completely down; he did not want to talk to anyone about anything. He became really introverted. He also refused to be called Ned. That was no longer him; he was Edward!
Martha became angry; she lost her best friend when Essie died. She wrote a story about Essie’s death, which helped Martha in her grieving process.
Ada didn’t really seem to react, but Dolly once found her lying in bed crying in the dark...
Nora was really too young to completely understand; she kept asking “where’s my Harry?”
This is something that has scared the family tremendously.
Not soon after Essie’s and Harry’s death Edith found out that she was pregnant once again. Both she and Arthur were ambivalent about the pregnancy, however; they decided to try and be happy for this new life entering the world. Sadly; Edith went into labor early when she was 7 months pregnant and gave birth to a stillborn son, John.
This was yet another blow to an already fragile woman and Edith became very reclusive. She stayed in her room for over a year and left the children to Dolly and Arthur.
Edith finally emerged from her room in late 1914. She is fragile emotionally, but she loves her children more than anything so she tries to be strong for their sake…
DH: Arthur Henry Charles (47) (b. February 1868)
DW: Edith Frances [Jenkins] (36) (b. June 1879)
DH’s sister: Dorothy Ethel Pearl “Dolly” (44) (b. April 1871)
Nanny: Mary Jane White (b. November 1890-d. March 1912)
-DS: Arthur Henry Charles, Jr. "Charlie" (15) (b. August 1900)
-DD: Esther Beatrice Florence “Essie” (b. September 1901-d. April 1912, Edward’s twin)
-DS: Edward Theodore James (14) (b. September 1901, Esther’s twin)
-DS: Oscar Frederick Richard (12) (b. July 1903)
-DD: Martha Eleanor Rosemary (11) (b. May 1904)
-DD: Ada Josephine Pearl (10) (b. October 1905)
-DD: Nora Elizabeth Geraldine (7) (b. December 1908)
-DS: Harold George William “Harry” (b. 1910-d. March 1912)
-DS: John (b. March 1913-b. March 1913)
Arthur and Edith have Charlie, Edward, Oscar, Martha, Ada and Nora.
And their little angels Essie, Harry and John.
Arthur's sister Dolly also lives with the family.
The last three years have been marked by some very sad events. The Washingtons’ nanny Mary Jane fell ill with pneumonia in early 1912 and died from it in March 1912. Charlie, Essie, Oscar and Harry also fell with pneumonia and the disease claimed both Essie’s and Harry’s young lives.
Edith and Arthur were absolutely devastated. The children all grieved the loss of their siblings; Charlie and Oscar blamed themselves: why didn’t they die, when Essie and Harry had to?
Edward shut completely down; he did not want to talk to anyone about anything. He became really introverted. He also refused to be called Ned. That was no longer him; he was Edward!
Martha became angry; she lost her best friend when Essie died. She wrote a story about Essie’s death, which helped Martha in her grieving process.
Ada didn’t really seem to react, but Dolly once found her lying in bed crying in the dark...
Nora was really too young to completely understand; she kept asking “where’s my Harry?”
This is something that has scared the family tremendously.
Not soon after Essie’s and Harry’s death Edith found out that she was pregnant once again. Both she and Arthur were ambivalent about the pregnancy, however; they decided to try and be happy for this new life entering the world. Sadly; Edith went into labor early when she was 7 months pregnant and gave birth to a stillborn son, John.
This was yet another blow to an already fragile woman and Edith became very reclusive. She stayed in her room for over a year and left the children to Dolly and Arthur.
Edith finally emerged from her room in late 1914. She is fragile emotionally, but she loves her children more than anything so she tries to be strong for their sake…
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