Hannah Isabella Griffin (Isabella) was born on March 2, 1870, in Kingston Seymour, Somerset, England. At the time of her birth her father, Samuel Bird Griffin (1834-1890), was 36, and her mother, Jane (née Wallis) (1835-1909), was 35. She had ten brothers and one sister.
Isabella never married. After the death of her mother in 1909, we find Isabella in 1911 on the census as a “Grocer Postmistress” and employer. Brother Austin is living with her, a Grocer Provision Merchant. Living with them are Edith Richdale, domestic help, and Wilford Pope, a Grocer’s assistant. Their address is listed as “Post Office Kingston Seymour.” (I was lucky to find a postcard with the Griffin post office – featured above. It is currently known as “The Village Hall”, on Ham Lane in Kingston Seymour.)
