Ivy Fereday
General Information
First Name(s): Ivy
Unmarried Surname: Fereday
Date of Birth: 4.1.1927
Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Date left WLA: 1949
Previous occupation: Pastry cook
Reasons for leaving: Marriage
Ivy and another Land Girl potato picking Betlow Farm August 1948. 
Ivy and two other Land Girls at Ben Hay Hostel little Gaddesdon July 1948.
Employment
Originally worked at Lea Hall, Eccleshall then transferred to Ben Hay Hostel, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire where she worked on Berrow Farm.
I know she loved her time in the Land Army – moving from industrial midlands to countryside – the love of the countryside remained with her for the rest of her life.
Worked with Violet Chavasse and Mary Elwell at Lea Hall Staffordshire.
Types of work undertaken: Fieldwork
Accommodation
Lived at Ben Hay Hostel.
Life after the war
Post-war occupation: Housewife
Contributor Information
Name: Jackie Jones
Relationship to Land Girl: Daughter
