Annie Lettice Spink, Stan's Grandmother
In his letter of 13 September, Stan told Grace that he had received a letter from his sister, Janet, who was writing to let him know that his mother had gone to Cottingham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the previous day as their Grandmother was 'very weak'. Stan's Grandmother was Annie Lettice Spink (nee Farr) and, unbeknown at this time to Stan, his Grandmother had died on 12 September. She was 75 years old and died of kidney failure and heart disease. Annie was born and grew up in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, where her father, John, ran an ironmonger's business. In the mid-1880's John gave up the business and the family moved to Luton. Annie and her older sister, Nellie, later moved to become 'Asylum Attendants' at the Hull Borough Lunatic Asylum, which was in Cottingham. It was here that Annie met and married Harry Edward Spink, who was also an Asylum Attendant. They lived in Cottingham for the rest of their lives. The couple had two da...
