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Adeline Lumley
Played by Helen Schlesinger
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Date of birth |
17 October 1870
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| Place of birth |
Tynemouth
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| Age at the outbreak of WW1 |
43
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| Address at outbreak of WW1 |
Embleton Bay Asylum, Seahouses
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Adeline has long been incarcerated in an asylum, having brought shame to the by having a child out of wedlock. The majority of the family have long accepted the deceit that she’s dead, not least son .
However when a shortage of hospital beds displaces the jaded but perceptive Adeline, her older sisters and struggle to contain their dark secret within the confines of Collingwood Park.
Played by Anastasia Hille in Seasons 3 and 4.
Adeline's Story
Helen Schlesinger describes her Home Front character Adeline Lumley.
