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Cicely Mary Barker
(1895 - 1973)
Cicely Mary Barker was born on June 28 in Croydon, South London in 1895, to Walter Barker and Mary Eleanor Oswald.
Walter Barker was descended from a long line of wood carvers, a profession which he also pursued. In 1909, he donated a hand-carved pulpit to the family church, St. Edmunds in Croydon. In 1907 her family came to live at 17 The Waldrons where the stayed until their move to number 23 in 1924.
Lily's Seaside Adventure: A Flower Fairies Friends Chapter Book|Cicely Mary Barker.She was a frail child who suffered from epilepsy, a condition which disappeared after World War I and never afflicted her again. Her father was an accomplished artist and encouraged her talent.
Cicely Mary Barker was educated primarily at home by governesses.
And began to draw at a young age. When she was 13 years old her father enrolled her at the Croydon Art Society (evening classes) and also paid for her to take a