Olive Philp

Coverage Dates:

1914 to 1920

County:

Wellington

Township:

Maryborough

Lot:

Concession:

Gender:

Female

Year of Birth:

1890

Year of Death:

1978

Ethnicity:

English

Religion:

Church of England

Occupation:

Farm Woman

Relationships:

Father: Robert Philp
Mother: diarist Elizabeth Benson Philp
Sister: diarist Clara Philp
Brothers: Brock, Orton, Benson

Archive:

Courtesy of Private Donor

Posted on Rural Diary Archive:

Yes

Age During Diary:

24-30

Coverage:

5 years

Biography:

After her sister Clara gets married in 1914 Olive takes over keeping the family's farm diary for several years. Clara's hand slants slightly backward. Olive's hand slants slightly forward. When Olive is away, her mother Elizabeth fills in for her. When Elizabeth is writing she refers to Olive's father as Robert. Olive keeps track of everyone's activities and includes some farm accounts at the back. Olive never marries and looks after her aging parents and brother Brock.

Olive Philp sitting on step