Jamdagni, Sri Mati (Mrs)
Birth date
1927
Death date
1993
Biography
Born in India, Sri Mati Jamdagni (nee Sharma) probably travelled to London in 1950 to join her parents and brothers. Sri Mati's father established Pandt & Partners on Balls Pond Road, manufacturing women's dressing gowns.
Sri Mati married Kidar Singh in 1942 and learnt how to use a sewing machine while in India as her husband, Kidar Singh, had bought her a Singer sewing machine in December 1948. She later used these skills in Hackney when she was part of the pool of sewing machinists who made up the garments at Pandit & Partners. Similar to many women at the time, she worked from home doing ‘piecework’, which fitted in around family and housework responsibilities.
Sri Mati used her hard-earned income to treat her children to sweets, cakes, records and other items available in and around Ridley Road Market.
Sri Mati married Kidar Singh in 1942 and learnt how to use a sewing machine while in India as her husband, Kidar Singh, had bought her a Singer sewing machine in December 1948. She later used these skills in Hackney when she was part of the pool of sewing machinists who made up the garments at Pandit & Partners. Similar to many women at the time, she worked from home doing ‘piecework’, which fitted in around family and housework responsibilities.
Sri Mati used her hard-earned income to treat her children to sweets, cakes, records and other items available in and around Ridley Road Market.
