CECIL ADONIJAH FRATER (1912 – 1988) AND GERZITA FRATER nee MCKENZIE (1922 – 2010)
Cecil was born Wait-a-Bit, and Gerzita in Christiana, Jamaica. They married in 1941 and in 1959 Cecil left for Leeds, working in engineering. Gerzita arrived in 1960 working as a nursing assistant and the couple raised ten children. Both were expert bakers. Gerzita was also a fine poet and published a collection in memory of Cecil after he died.
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Original photo: Gerald Donne 1962 Back to Life has been made possible with funding from Arts Council England's, Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund which is supported by the National Lottery and Government.
