In loving memory
Margaret Ellis
12 April 1938 – 3 February 2026
Bristol – Edinburgh
“She left every room a little warmer than she found it.”
Forever in our hearts
Life story
Margaret was born in Bristol in the spring of 1938, the youngest of four. She learned to swim in the sea off Cornwall and never once admitted that the water was cold.
She trained as a nurse and spent thirty-four years at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, where she met Thomas, a quiet engineer who made her laugh. Together they raised two children, and more tomato plants than any family could eat.
In retirement she painted watercolours of the places she loved – the Cornish coast, her own garden, and the lake in Norway where the family spent every summer. She sang in a choir on Thursdays and always kept a tin of shortbread for whoever came to the door.
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Remembrance
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Hannah Ellis · Thomas Ellis · Priya Nair · Eleanor Grant · James Whitfield · Ruth Okafor
Memories
Every summer at the lake she woke us at six to see the mist on the water. We complained every single time. I would give anything to be woken like that again.
Margaret trained half the nurses on our ward. She taught us that a cup of tea and five minutes of listening can be the best medicine there is.
Greetings
Thinking of Thomas and the whole family. She was the kindest neighbour anyone could wish for.
We will keep singing your favourite songs on Thursdays.
Thank you for the shortbread and the stories, Margaret. Rest well.
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