Warne, Molly, 1923-2015 (Dip. Social Study, Edinburgh University)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1923 - 2015

Biography

Dip. Social Study 1946. Molly was born in Pontypool Wales, the only-child of Lily and Walter Warne, she graduated from Edinburgh University where she met her husband-to-be, Ian, and married in 1946. After working as a social worker in post-war London, Molly moved to Canada with Ian and three children under the age of four. They settled happily in Stratford and completed Molly’s “idea of family” with three more children. After the children were grown Molly opened her shop, the Parlour Boutique.

Sources: Student admission file, EUA; Edinburgh University calendar; https://mollylindsaykent.wordpress.com/2015/11/05/adieu-molly/

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

W42 Warne, Molly, 1943-1949

File — Box SW53

Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/8/1/970

Scope and Contents

Dip. Social Study 1946. File contains: Enrolment form, correspondence, placement reports. Correspondence includes details of her post with London County Council as a Children's Care Organiser and her work at the Royal Eye Hospital with Professor Sorsby.

Dates: 1943-1949

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Student Records / Admission Files: Certificate and Diploma in Social Study