Wilson, Francesca Mary
(1888–1981)
- Siân Roberts
Extract
Wilson, Francesca Mary (1888–1981), schoolteacher and refugee relief worker, was born into a Quaker family, at 37 Holly Avenue in Newcastle upon Tyne on 1 January 1888, the daughter of Robert Wilson (1850–1933), a hatter's furrier who owned a family concern of considerable size, and his wife, ...