<—Olga, Nursing & a Declaration of War Olga’s Diary (Continued) Life goes on: A strange thing happened this morning, a gentleman called out. “Nurse” It took a few moments before I realized he meant me. It was a bit of a shock, but a very pleasant one. Sister Tutor says even in wartime there [...]
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St Giles Cottage Hospital London 1940 – 1941
Posted in Family History, Family Saga, History of my ancestors, Jamaican Genealogy, Jamaican History, Memoirs, tagged Browney family, Carmen Browne, family, Jamaica, London 1939, London Blitz, nursing WW2, Outbreak of WW2, St Giles Cottage Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Letters between Lucy and Becky – 1901-2
Posted in Family Saga, tagged banana boats, family, Jamaica, letters, plantation, Ross family on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
<—My First Contact Life on Board SS Port Morant 1902—> Letter – from Becky Ross, Droop Street, Paddington, London to Lucy Sinclair, Constant Spring Hotel, Jamaica July 1901 Dearest Lucy It was lovely to receive your last letter. Martha was very interested with your remarks about Jamaican women and how fashion conscious [...]
My First Contact
Posted in Family History, Family Saga, Genealogy, Tracing Ancestors, tagged family, Jamaica, making contact, marie, The Gleaner on January 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
<—St Andrews, Jamaica Letters Between Lucy and Becky 1901-02—> The Advertisement in The Gleaner Mum had been consistent over the years in refusing to tell me anything about my father or allowing me to attempt to make contact with her family back in Kingston, Jamaica. Whenever I asked about either the reply was always the [...]
How It All Began
Posted in Family History, Family Saga, Genealogy, Memoirs, tagged Carmen Browne, family, family story. roots, Jamaica on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In 1994, my mother, Carmen Browne, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, England seriously ill. As she slowly recovered I realized that had she died so too would the chance of my finding out about her past, her family in Jamaica and, of particular importance to me, who my father [...]
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Why I Wrote ”Olga – A Daughter’s Tale”
In 1994, my mother, Carmen Browne, was admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton in the UK seriously ill. As she slowly recovered I realized that had she died so too would the chance of my finding out about her past, her family in Jamaica and, of particular importance to me, who my father was information she had consistently refused to share with me. So I decided to find out for myself.My first discovery was that my mother’s real name was Olga Browney, born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and one of eleven children from a close-knit, coloured Catholic family. A kind, naïve and gentle girl, my mother arrived in London in 1939 and lived with a malevolent, alcoholic aunt, intending to stay for only six months. However, world events, personal tragedy and malicious intent all combined to prevent her from returning home to Kingston.
"Olga - A Daughter's Tale" is based on a true story about cruelty, revenge and jealousy inflicted on an innocent young woman and about moral courage, dignity, resilience and, in particular, love. It is the story of a remarkable woman, who because of circumstances, made a choice, which resulted in her losing contact with her beloved family in Jamaica, until nearly half a century later, when her past caught up her.
What I discovered about my mother filled me with such admiration for her that I wanted her story recorded for future generations of my family to read so that they would know about this remarkable woman whose greatest gift to me was her unconditional love. That's why I wrote “Olga – A Daughter’s Tale”.
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