My grateful thanks to Clive Barrett whose Father-in-Law was one of Constance Ada Renshaw's pupils and who supplied me with a great deal of information about the poet.
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
CONSTANCE ADA RENSHAW (1891 - 1964) - BRITISH
Constance was born on 27th March 1891 in Sheffield, where
she lived all her life. Her parents
were John William Renshaw (1861 – 1924) and Ada Johnson (1862 – 1935). Constance was educated at the Central
Secondary School in Sheffield and later attended Sheffield University.
From 1913 until her retirement due to ill health in 1937,
Constance was a teacher. From 1916 she worked at Sheffield City Grammar School,
teaching a variety of subjects from music to English, Arithmetic to
Needlework. She also lectured to the
students of Sheffield University on the importance of teaching English in schools.
Constance died in Sheffield on 30th
May 1964.
