Florence "Florrie" Hutchinson (1918-1995) was a resident of Newcastle upon Tyne during the 20th century. She was the wife of Felix Hutchinson, the mother of Nicky Hutchinson, and an active Labour Party member.
Biography[]
Florence Hutchinson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England in 1918, and she came from a working-class Catholic family. She married the trade unionist Felix Hutchinson at a young age, and she had one son with him, Dominic (whom they nicknamed "Nicky"). The family was close friends with local Labour councillor Eddie Wells, and Felix and Florrie actively campaigned for him during his 1974 independent Labour campaign for Parliament. In 1984, they were forced to move into a bungalow after being repeatedly harassed and attacked by the unruly youth Christopher Collins and his pack of fellow thugs, and Florrie nursed Felix as his mental health deteriorated due to Alzheimer's disease and his previous hospitalization by Collins' father. She died in 1995.
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