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Evelina White

Played by Rosie Cavaliero

Fact title Fact data
Date of birth
4 August 1861
Place of birth
York
Age at outbreak of WW1
53
Occupation
Manager, White's Toyshop
Address
Front Street, Tynemouth

Hailing from Yorkshire, Evelina is the warm-hearted, kindly manager of White’s Toyshop, the family business of her deceased husband. A fixture in affluent Tynemouth, White’s has been long patronised by the Marshalls – that is until Geoffrey controversially chooses lesser-quality rivals Reed’s to produce the factory Christmas stockings.

With her son at war, charitable Evelina employs women such as housebound Kitty and wounded soldiers such as Kenny, helping to make beautifully crafted teddy bears, doll’s houses and rocking horses.