Life History

6th July 1886	Born in Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell.
1940?	Married Charles Jermaine in Cairo, Egypt.
28th Jul 1988	Died.

Notes

Also known as 'Tiny'.

Julia's Birth Certificate

4th October 1897 - 3rd July 1900 - Attended Sussex Road School, Lambeth, achieving the highest grade 'V' and obtaining an exemption (whatever that meant). [Source and an earlier record at Rosendale Road School]

In 1905, 'The South London Press' records the meetings of the South London Operatic Society. Julia was a member as were her brother William and her sister Bella. Also in the society were Henry Knight and his son Frederick (who would later marry Bella).

In the 1911 census (shown on Charles Stewart’s page) Julia Teresa Drewry is recorded as: daughter, aged 24, and a London C.C. teacher, born at Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

Family anecdote remembered Julia as a headmistress. And indeed she was.

In 1916 Julia is recorded as conducting the choir during the May Day celebrations at Halford Road Girl's School. Perhaps not yet a headmistress.

In 1930 in the Hendon & Finchley Times:

"Miss J. T. Drewry, headmistress of St. Mary's C.E. School, was stated to have been released on August 26 in order to enable her to take up duties as headmistress of Woodcroft Girl's Modern School."

Julia remained headmistress at Woodcroft Girl's Modern School until 1939.

We do not know what Julia did in WWII other than that she married Charles Jermaine in Cairo, Egypt, probably in 1940.

Julia liked travelling.

From Departure Lists:

Dep. date	Ship	To	Occupation	Age	Address	Dep. Port
30/7/1926	Almanzora	Madeira	Teacher	39	130, Castleneu Rd, Barnes	Southampton
2/8/1929	Rawalpindi	Casablanca, Morocco	Teacher	43	14, Neeld Cres. NW 4	London
5/7/1936	Jamaica Pioneer	Kingston, Jamaica	None	40	14, Neeld House, Hendon	London   (travelling 1st Class)

From 'Arrival' Lists:

Arr. date	Ship	Boarded	Occupation	Age	Address	Arr. Port
21 Aug 1925	S.S. China, from Bombay	Port Said	Teacher	39	120, Castlenau, S.W.13	London
23 Aug 1926	Arundel Castle, from Durban	Madeira	Teacher	40	120, Castlenau, S.W.13	Southampton
20 Aug 1929	;Ranpura, from Australia	Gibraltar	Teacher	42	14, Neeld Crescent, N.W.4	London
23 Aug 1930	Pieter C. Hooft, from Indonesia	Genova	None	43	14, Neeld Crescent, N.W.4	Southampton

The London Phone Books show a 'Miss M. Stewart Drewry' at the Castlenau address from 1930 to 1944. This could be Julia's sister Maud, using her maiden name as her stage name.

Miss J. T. Drewry (Julia) is listed in the phone books at Neeld Crescent from 1937 to 1940.

From FreeBMD

Birth: Sep 1886, Drewry Julia Theresa, Epping, 4a 293

From Overseas BMD, Consular Marriages (1849-1965)

Marriage: Year: 1936-1940; Consulate: Cairo, Egypt; Julia T Drewry, Vol.32 P.165

From FreeBMD

Death: Jul 1988, Julia Teresa Jermain, 102, Southend On Sea, 9 2614

Curiously the Probate (right) is dated 4 days before Julia's death.