Pearl Marian GOULDING
(now WHITE)

Summary …

Date of birth …
27 August 1929.

Place of birth …
Slough, Berkshire (then Buckinghamshire), England, UK.

Died …
During 2008 from cigarette smoking of emphysema.

Last place of residence …
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK.

Parents …
(married: 05 January 1917).
Cicero Herbert GOULDING (1895-1978).
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Queenie Winifred Mary GOULDING nee STEVENS (1907-c1960).
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Spouse/partner …
(married 8 May 1948).
Kenneth John WHITE (Ken) (1927-2021)
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Relationship Status …
Married.

Religion …
Protestant (formerly Catholic).

Religion status …
Practising.

Main careers …
Telephonist/Bookkeeper (Jacksons of Reading 194X-1950).
Fulltime mother (1950-1970s).
Credit Control Officer (1970s-2000s).

Children (surviving) …
John Andrew WHITE (1950).
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Ken Gordon WHITE (1955).
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Susan Anne Faith SMITH nee WHITE (1957).
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Mark Lesley WHITE (1958).
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Timothy James WHITE (1960).
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Hobbies …
Ballroom and Latin dancing.
Carribbean muics
Overseas travel (Carribbean).

Summary …
Pearl considered herself a Windsor girl, Windsor being the place she was brought up and schooled.  Her parents ran a Jewellers/Pawn Brokers shop in Peascod Street, the premises also serving as the family home.  Pearl was indeed born within sound and sight of the Horlicks factory in nearby Slough.

Pearl met Ken whilst walking with her sister Phylis and her two babies in a pram and the family dogs on The Brocas (Eaton side of the River Thames in Windsor) when the dogs' leads became entangled in the pram.  Ever the “Champ” Ken went to the rescue - the rest is history, part of which is me, the author here!

As soon as Ken's post WWII National service ended Pearl and Ken married and moved to (Caversham) Reading, Ken's then hometown. A family (me, the author) was soon enroute starting Pearl on a log career of motherhood.  Siblings soon joined me.  Ken's Fire Brigade career saw them move to Newbury in 1961 and I believe this is the place they most enjoyed living - it was Newbury which saw them embark and succeed in their passion of dancing.  More Fire Brigade career moves saw my parents then move to Windsor and then Maidenhead where they lived until Pearl passed away.

To me my parents were a lovely married couple as well as wonderful parents.  They lived their lives as examples and were ahead of their times treating everyone as equal no matter their past, status, creed, colour, or genda - they just liked nice people.  I, and my siblings, were indeed very lucky kids and then people!

Pearl had five (I think) siblings: Phylis, Mary, Gordon, Ronald, and Bob (Robert).

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