Georgiana Goalen was born at 161 Constitution Street, Leith, a Georgian property which is now the home of the Scottish Adoption Agency:
Her family subsequently moved to 'Allerly', Russell Place, Trinity. These are photographs of her when she was in her early twenties:
She married John Whyte Somerville who was killed in the First World War:
This is a photograph of Georgiana with her first daughter Sheina:
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She was a talented singer:
This is the programme for the concert described above, which took place in 1921:
She also sang at Edinburgh’s premier concert venue, the Usher Hall, in November 1920.
Although she used the stage name Miss Georgey Somerville she was actually Mrs. J. Somerville.
She then married John Wylie (born 1880, died 4 May 1957) and they lived at Anwoth, Woodlands, Doncaster. They had the following children:
This is a photograph of Georgiana sitting on a deck chair on a beach during a holiday in Scotland. Jane Spence Somerville (née Goalen) (Aunt Jean) has her arm round Moyra Wylie and is holding Anne Wylie. She is sitting next to her husband Hugh Somerville. The other children are Ralph Wylie and Dorothy Wylie. To the right of the picture is Mary Hardie Somerville (née Goalen) (Aunt Molly).
This is another photograph of the family having a tea party. It shows Georgiana Wylie (née Goalen) sitting on a deck chair with Elizabeth Wilson (née Goalen) (Aunt Exie), Ralph Wylie, Anne Wylie, Jane Spence Somerville (née Goalen) (Aunt Jean), Moyra Wylie and John Wylie:
Here is a later tea party picture, taken in 1939:
Georgiana died on 22 Dec 1966, aged 79 years. She was buried at Redhouse Cemetery, Adwick-le-Street. This is a photograph of the headstone of her grave.
