Eliza-Jane Metcalfe (née Start)
(1901-1981), Mother of Dame Shirley BasseySitter in 1 portrait
Shirley Bassey; Eliza-Jane Metcalfe (née Start)
by John Pratt
gelatin silver print, 1955
NPG x198361
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Dee Vasey
18 May 2020, 08:49
Elizas third daughter, Ella. Online it just refers to Ellas father as an anonymous black sailor... Ellas father was called Joseph Richards from South Bank, Middlesbrough. He was a sail boat rigger. Eliza got pregnant with Ella so left South Bank, Middlesbrough & moved to Cardiff