Olive Margaret Thomas was the daughter of John Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Ambrose.

Olive was born on Tuesday 29 January 1889 in 85, Oxford Street, St Helens, Lancashire.

Olive married Valentine Frederick (Val) Watkins on Tuesday 10 October 1916 in St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The witnesses at the marriage were Chas. H.Watkins, J.Thomas (Olive's father), D.Watkins, F.W.Watkins (Val's father) and A.E.Thomas (Olive's mother).
Olive was 27 years old and Valentine was 29 years old when they married.

See Spouse for details of their children.

The places where she lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1889		85, Oxford Street, St Helens, Lancashire.	Note 1.
1891		100 Albert Road, Jarrow, Durham.	Note 2.
1901		40, Fernley Road, Yardley, Worcestershire (now part of Birmingham).	Note 3.
1911	1912	371, Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.	Note 4.
1916		241, Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.	Note 5.
1920		62, Summerfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham.	Note 6.
193x	1953	56 Fitzroy Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham.	Note 7.
1954	1955	Tredene, Sharmans Cross Road, Solihull, Warwickshire.	Note 8.
1956		Silhill Hall Road, Solihull, Warwickshire.	Note 9.

Olive was a Housewife
On the 1939 Census, she was described as having Unpaid Domestic Duties.

Olive died when she was 90 years old, in 1979 in the Droitwich Registration District (Mar qtr).  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	Birth Certificate.
2.	See 1891 Census.
3.	See 1901 Census.
4.	Census Data, and a notebook belonging to H.D.Thomas.
5.	Marriage Certificate.
6.	Birth Certificate of her son Clive Valentine.
7.	Dates provided by Michael Watkins.
8.	Information provided by Michael Watkins.
9.	Information provided by Michael Watkins.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1891	100 Albert Road, Jarrow, Durham.
1901	40, Fernley Road, Yardley, Worcestershire (now part of Birmingham).
1911	371, Rotton Park Road, Birmingham.
1921	241 Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
1939	56 Fitzroy Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham.