Sybil Brayford (née Godward)

General Information

First Name(s): Sybil

Unmarried Surname: Godward

Married Surname: Brayford

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent

Date Joined: 1941 approximately

Date Left: 1948 approximately

Reasons for leaving: Marriage to local farmer

Employment

Worked for a private farmer, William Hassall from 1941-1948 on Salters Well Farm, Bagnall, Staffordshire.

Went on to marry a local farmer.

Type of work undertaken: Milking on a dairy farm and arable (potatoes and root corps).

Worked liked most and least: Sybil enjoyed the milk round in all weathers. Often spoke of 1947 winter challenges.

Employment

Lived in the farmhouse at Salters Well Farm.

Life after the war

Farmers wife and milk roundsperson.

Contributor Information

William Hassell, son of former employer.