My name is John Kenneth Mackenzie. I am the editor of this web site. The site is based on my parents’ papers, together with papers from other relations.
Kenneth Mackenzie in around 1965.
Phyllis Mackenzie in around 1965.
Phyllis Edith Mackenzie, born 3rd August 1911, died 10th May 1998, was my mother. Kenneth Edward Mackenzie, born 28th April 1910, died 24th April 1995, was my father.
The site is called ‘phyllismackenzie.co.uk’ because my mother’s papers are more voluminous than my father’s. Of particular importance and central to the site are my mother’s pictures.
I have no siblings, but there are many other relatives and friends who appear in this record. They will be identified as the record is compiled, and they emerge from the papers.
For the present the intended sections of the record are set out below. They may change, depending on the needs of the material.
My father trained as an engineer at University College, London. He was a highly intelligent and methodical man. His records reflect these characteristics.
My mother trained as an artist at the Slade School of Art, London . Her appearance, character and temperament were those of an artist. She kept every piece of paper that came her way, but without much identifiable organisation.
In presenting this record I will attempt to identify themes, but with no great persistence. I intend just to enjoy these two extraordinary lives and the galaxy of others who circulated around them, and around whom they circulated.
INDEX
A. PEM School -Phyllis Mackenzie: school.
B. PEM Slade -Phyllis Mackenzie: The Slade.
C. London 1930-6 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1930 to 1936 in London.
D. Brussels 1936-9 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1936 to 1939 in Brussels.
E. Wartime Brussels 1939-40 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1939 to 1940, Wartime in Brussels.
F. PEM Wartime England 1940-1 -Phyllis Mackenzie: 1940 to 1941, in England.
G. KEM Prison in Germany 1940-1 -Kenneth Mackenzie: 1940 to 1941, in prison in Germany.
H. Tehran 1942 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1942 to 1944, in Tehran.
I. El Shatt Refugee Camp -Phyllis Mackenzie: 1944 to 1945, in Egypt, working at El Shatt Yugoslav Refugee Camp.
J. Tehran 1944 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1945, in Tehran.
K’ Bombay 1946 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1946 in Bombay.
L. England 1946 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1946 to 1947 in England.
M. India 1947 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1947 to 1948, in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
N. Singapore -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1948 to 1954, in Singapore.
O. England 1954 -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1954 to 1966, in England.
P. Stockholm -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1966 to 1970, in Stockholm.
Q. Retirement -Phyllis and Kenneth Mackenzie: 1970 onwards, in England.
R. Phyllis Mackenzie’s family at the beginning of the 20th Century.
S. Michael Evelyn: The Willie Herold case.
T. John Bowen: 1944 onwards.