Lilian Sadler
Lilian Sadler White 1861 - 1939
Lilian Adeline White's Aunt - Sister to her father Gilbert Greenall White
Born on 30 March 1861 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Lilian was the fourth child of Henry Brown White and Rosa Carter.
Lilian Sadler never married and in later years lived with her sister Violet Ada Francis. Violet was one year older than Lilian and also never married; when Violet died in 1930 she left her money to Lilian.
This photo was in a beautiful art nouveau style round wooden frame owned by my Nanna Lilian Adeline.
In June of 1937 my Nana, Lilian Adeline travelled to Warrington to stay with and care for her "maiden Aunt" and namesake Lilian Sadler. Nana was 27 at the time and unmarried, Lilian Sadler was 76.
We don't know very much about Lilian Sadler's life apart from a few stories that we can recall Nana telling us.
Aunt Lilian Sadler had pug dogs and a parrot (see the pictures below), and Nana felt that she treated her more like a servant than a niece. Nana told us a story of how they were shifting house and Aunt Lil did not have a car, so they had to use a taxi. They had a mattress strapped to the roof with the parrot cage on top and as they drove through the streets, much to Aunt Lil's embarrassment, the parrot started screaming "here comes the circus" over and over which my Nana Lilian thought was really funny.
(this is a story recalled from a long time ago, so details may not be entirely accurate !
This is photo of Lilian Adeline was taken of her at her Aunt Lil's house in Warrington, England.
Lilian Sadler never married and she died on July 6 1939, she was 78 years old. Her probate records show that she had 2827 pounds at her death which appears to have gone to her Solicitor and a Bank Official, which seems a little peculiar.
Hitler invaded Poland in September of that year and my Nana Lilian left England for the safety of New Zealand in December, 1939.
Lilian was buried in the family grave with her parents Henry Brown and Roza, and her sister Violet.
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