You could be right Richard. My mother always refered to Florence but I do recall her speaking about Eva and Mabel but how involved they were I cannot tell you.
'Life on the Railway' by John Owen, has a lot of detail regarding the Jobbins family and I can do no better than refer you to this volume.
A family photo then....
Charles Jobbins is on the right with four of the girls, Gertrude, Florence, Mabel and Eva. To the left is their brother Charles.
Rob.
Charles Jobbins was my great grandfather. Florence ran the coal business, Mabel was a teacher, Eva ran the house, Gertie sadly died young. My grandmother Elsie was the only daughter to marry. She married Arthur Lanham also a station master, at Yate, where they lived in the station house until retirement. LMS I believe. All the daughters,my great aunts whom I remember with fond affection, remained at the house in station road until Eva died in 1976. A happy dynasty of bright and delightful people, possibly still remembered till today !!
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Charles Jobbins was my great grandfather. Florence ran the coal business, Mabel was a teacher, Eva ran the house, Gertie sadly died young. My grandmother Elsie was the only daughter to marry. She married Arthur Lanham also a station master, at Yate, where they lived in the station house until retirement. LMS I believe. All the daughters,my great aunts whom I remember with fond affection, remained at the house in station road until Eva died in 1976. A happy dynasty of bright and delightful people, possibly still remembered till today !!