Alice Theresa Moss

From 'Hertha Ayrton, a Memoir', about her mother Alice:

p.6: "Thousands would have sunk under the burden cast upon her, and would have leant for support on the charity of their friends; but although left a widow with a large family without any means, she courageously struggled on to maintain her family, to educate them and make them good members of society. In this she succeeded; but she achieved more, for philanthropy and charity were her great points. Religion and race knew no distinction with her, and she found time to perform all those kndnesses which would hand down her memory to posterity."

p.8: She was brave as well as kind (page 8).

p.134: Barbara Bodichon Ayrton had "many pleasing recollections of the kind 'Granny' who used to come to see her when she was a little girl, always wearing a mysterious and capacious alpaca pocket under her gown which contained peppermint bulls'-eyes and other treasures of the kind."

p.135: After her mother's death Hertha wrote to her daughter who was at Roedean for a term: "I am coming down on Friday to take you myself to buy a black dress. I shall stay till Monday morning, so we can have a nice little time together. I have been sleeping a great deal since I came home, and am feeling much better and less tired now. I have had such nice letters of sympathy, saying how good and kind dear Granny was always to every one, and how unselfish. Uncle Abe came to-day and told me a great many people, both Jews and Christians, went to the funeral, and they all said that Granny had nursed some of their family, or helped them through some trouble......"