Oona Rymer (Aunty Oona) : Sr Mary Phillipa

Oona Rymer was born Oona Margaret Georgina Rymer on the 30^th September 1899 in South Hornsey – 23 Posdon Road?  Ref. Edmonton 3a 388

She died on the 4^th February 1985 in Blackburn, Lancashire and was buried in Plessington.

Oona (I always knew her as Aunty Oona as my mum, I think, was named after her) was part of the Servite nuns and was at St Benedicts Servite Convent, Stratton on the Fosse, Bath, England. She was also at Scenario Convalescent Home (Now Villa Maria), Campbell Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1NW – I remember mum going there several times when she need to recuperate from her illnesses and have a few photos of her outside the home along with JR the Jack Russell terrier!

She also served at Order of Servite Convent, New Preston Road, Blackburn, Lancs and at Julianna’s Convent which closed in 1984 (Begbrooke Place, Oxford).where she was the Prioress General – 2a Woodstock Road, West Begbrooke, OX5 1RZ).

Proferred her 1^st vows in 1918 and spent 1^st year as noviate and having previously spent 6 months to a year as a postulant.

She was also at St Mary’s Priory, South Tottenham, which was the Mother House (was this where Mum went when little and hated it as the nuns used to hit her with a hair brush?

Her father was William Joseph Rymer who was a commercial traveller and mother was Anna Maria Crowley – think this must mean that she and Mary Ellen Crowley were sisters, hence the relationship as Mary ‘Ellen married James Matthew. They lived at 23 Gordon Road, South Hornsey, Edmonton and her birth was registered on the 20^th October 1899,

William and Anna Maria also had a son called Terrence (or Terence) – he was apparently born on the 5^th April 1894 in Karachi and unfortunately died in June 1897 so was yet another victim of the harsh life out there.

William Rymer

Born 22^nd September 1870 123 Great Cambridge Street, Haggerstone, London

1901 Census – aged 30 and Anna 34 – he was a commercial stationer and was born in Middlesex on 22^nd September 1870 at 123 Great Cambridge Street, Haggerston, London (I think it is now Hackney Road).  She was born in India on the 2^nd August 1864/1867 (British Subject). They married on the 7^th June 1893 in Karachi, India. He died on the 23^rd August 1911, Crasham, London and was buried on the 28^th August 1911 in Tooting. She died 6^th November 1918 in Stockwell, London and was buried on the 11^th November 1918 in Tooting (I wonder if they were buried together).

William’s father was John Rymer and his mother was Margaret (formerly Taffe Carr) According to his birth certificate, he was a Cabinet Maker.

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