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- Birth nameFlora Jane Timms
- Flora Thompson was born on December 5, 1876 in Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Flora was a writer, known for Lark Rise to Ambridge (2023) and Lark Rise to Candleford (2008). Flora was married to John William Thompson. Flora died on May 21, 1947 in Brixham, Devon, England, UK.
- SpouseJohn William Thompson(January 7, 1903 - May 21, 1947) (her death, 3 children)
- Offered a job at age 14 at the post office in Fringford, Oxfordshire, where she worked for 7 years. Her postal career was the basis for her autobiographical novels "Lark Rise" (1939), "Over to Candleford" (1941), and "Candleford Green" (1945). Her husband was also working as a post office clerk when they met.
- Won two essay contests in 1911, about Jane Austen, and William Shakespeare's Juliet. Also had an essay on Emily Brontë published in The Ladies Companion that year.
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