| BIRTH: | 3 November 1946 - Sedgefield, County Durham |
| MARRIAGE: | 10 August 1968 - St Paul's Church, Ryhope, Sunderland |
| DEATH: | No |
| KNOWN ADDRESSES: |
An unknown address in Ryhope, Sunderland - 1946 Western Hill, Ryhope, Sunderland - 1960 Fernwood Close, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire - 1980 Longmeadows, East Herrington, Sunderland - 1990 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham - 1999 |
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Jennifer Linda Johnson was born on 3 November 1946 in Sedgefield, County Durham. She was the first daughter of Frederick and Linda Johnson and was followed by her brother, Michael, in 1952. She had lived most of her life in Ryhope, Sunderland, before marrying Frank Joseph Masters and moving first to Durham and then Lytham St Annes before settling back in Sunderland. She had three children, Andrew Francis (b.1972), Christopher John (b.1975) and Caroline Ruth (b.1976). She trained as a teacher at a college in Lancashire and taught, in between looking after her children, at schools in the Sunderland area, in particular Silksworth Infants School. She is currently semi-retired and lives in Bishop Auckland with her husband, Frank. |
 Jennifer, aged approximately seven |
 Frank and Jennifer, on their wedding day |
 St Paul's Church, Ryhope. |
 Jennifer with her husband, Frank |
 Frank and Jennifer, at Chris's wedding in 2003 |
 Jennifer and her family, at Chris's wedding in 2003 |
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1946 – NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT nationalizes hospitals and provides free medical and dental care for all. 1947 – INDIAN INDEPENDENCE IS GRANTED, sparking a religious war between Pakistan and India. 1949 – THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN IS FORCED TO RADICALLY DE-VALUE THE POUND by decreasing its value against the US dollar from $4.05 to $2.80. This has the dramatic effect of stimulating exports (as UK goods are cheaper) and stifling imports (as overseas goods are more expensive). 1949 – IN THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD WAR, BRITAIN JOINS WITH THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, ITALY AND EIGHT OTHER NATIONS TO FORM THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO), which provides for common defense in the event of Russian aggression. 1949 – THE IRISH FREE STATE SEVERS ALL COMMONWEALTH TIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN and becomes the Republic of Ireland. 1951 – WINSTON CHURCHILL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1952 – ELIZABETH II ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of her father, George VI. 1955 – SIR ANTHONY EDEN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1956 – SUEZ CRISIS. Egypt, occupied by Britain since 1882, nationalizes the Suez Canal, hitherto controlled by the British, in response to an Anglo-American refusal to assist in the building of the Aswan Dam. The canal is vital to British shipping in providing a sea route to the oil of the Middle East and trade with India. British and French forces attempt to seize the canal but are halted abruptly when world opinion, and lack of US support, become apparent. 1957 – HAROLD MACMILLAN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1961 – GREAT BRITAIN APPLIES FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET. However, they are told they will have to cut trade ties with the commonwealth. Great Britain does not join. 1963 – SIR ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1964 – HAROLD WILSON (Labour) becomes Prime Minister. 1969 – MAN LANDS ON THE MOON. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon on July 20th, 1969, the first time man has set foot on another planetary body. 1973 – GREAT BRITAIN ENTERS THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY after a poll of the population narrowly votes in favour. 1979 – MARGARET THATCHER (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1991 – JOHN MAJOR (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1994 – TONY BLAIR (Labour) becomes Prime Minister. |