Jessie Rose Woolhead (née McLaren)
General Information
First Name(s): Jessie Rose
Unmarried Surname: McLaren
Married Surname: Woolhead
Date of Birth: 9/12/1929
Place of Birth: London
Date Joined WLA: 12/5/1947
Date Left WLA: 1/9/1949
Employment
Worked for County War Agricultural Committee, from May 1947 to September 1949 in Winslow & Wing in Buckinghamshire. Carried out hostel gang field work. Then served on in the Wing area but probably on Mentmore Estate. Jessie was resident in two hostels at various times, so had opportiunities for a strong social life with other Land Girls
Accommodation
Lived at Winslow (Winslow Manor, requisitioned house) briefly, then Wing (hutment hostel). During this time, worked with Jean Biggs nee Hill.
Life after the war
Stayed in the Linslade, Leighton Buzzard area.
Contributor Information
Name: Stuart Antrobus, WLA Historian
A4 sheet of six small photocopied prints, including one of Jessie McLaren driving a tractor pulling a cart, and the others showing her with other fellow land girls during work breaks in fields (one with small wartime vehicle
