Stories From Under The Carpet. Jane Turton

Moylan remained at home, living with her parents, until their deaths. She was 35 years old. In his will, Thomas left Marguerite a wagon, a horse of her choosing, all his farming equipment and one-third of his land to her.¹²³ Perhaps because Thomas knew before he died that Marguerite was soon to marry, he left the houses on his land to Catherine and son, Patrick.¹²⁴

      Thomas Moylan Land Source¹²² courtesy Clive Haddock

      Marguerite Moylan married George William Stayner in 1923 when she was 35.¹²⁵ He too was a market gardener, living in Bay Road, Cheltenham. Marguerite and George had three children: Francis, William and Thomas. She died at 45 years of age in a psychiatric hospital in 1934, of unknown causes.¹²⁶ She is buried with her husband in the Old Cheltenham Cemetery.¹²⁷ He survived her by almost 40 years.¹²⁸

       Old Cheltenham Cemetery. Note changed spelling. Photo J Charles