 She spent most of her time looking after her family and keeping the house running, rarely socialising in the Rovers at all.Ida was the perfect housewife and doted on Frank and her boys.Ida had a special friendship with the Barlows' next-door neighbour, Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth), and visited him on a regular basis, unlike his daughter Beattie Pearson (Gabrielle Daye), which sometimes caused friction between the two women (or at least disparaging comments from Beattie), despite Ida's calm nature.