Eileen (Alger) Packer (1910 - 1993)

Born 21 Jan 1910 in Rotherhithe, London, England

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Stephen James Packer — married 1974 in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 1993 at about age 82 in Southwark, London, England

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Biography

Eileen Alger was born in Rotherhithe, London on 21 January 1910, she was the daughter of Alfred Alger and Mary Arnell ^[1]

In 1911, the family were living at 222, Park Buildings, Rotherhithe ^[2]

• Alfred Alger Head M 27 London Bermondsey, London, general labourer in the rag trade
• Mary Alger Wife F 25 London Bermondsey, London
• Alfred Alger Son M 5 London Bermondsey, London
• Eileen Alger Daughter F 1 Bermondsey London, London
• Anne Alger Daughter F 0 London Rotherhithe Surrey, London

By 1939, when the national register was taken, they were living at 4 Wilson Grove , Bermondsey, London, ^[4]

• Alfred H Alger 12 Jun 1883 Male Wharf Worker Hw Married 247 1
• Mary M Alger 25 Mar 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duries Married 247 2
• Eileen Pagker (Alger) 21 Jan 1910 Female Waitress Single 247 3
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• Kathleen Harrison (Alger) 02 Feb 1922 Female Clerk Single 247 5
• Bernard Alger 26 Jan 1924 Male Warehouse Labourer Single 247 6

Kathleen married Herbert S J Packer in 1974 in Southwark. They had been together for many years and had a daughter born just after the war. ^[5]

Kathleen died in Southwark in 1993, her DOB was confirmed as 21 Jan 1910 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online index ALGER, EILEEN Mother's Maiden Surname: ARNELL GRO Reference: 1910 M Quarter in ST OLAVE BERMONDSEY Volume 01D Page 208
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWPT-HY4 : 20 December 2018),
3. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 01926; District reference: RD 24 RS 1 ED 39
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 March 2023)
   Eileen Alger (11) daughter in household of Alfred Henry Alger (38) at 5, Salisbury Street, Jamaica Road, Bermondsey in St Olave, Bermondsey registration district in London & Surrey, England. Born in Bermondsey, London, England.
4. ↑ Findmypast 1939 Register [1]
5. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1974 Southwark vol 15 page 142
6. ↑ Findmypast England & Wales Deaths