tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44999075669619730102024-02-07T23:10:14.476+00:00Jewel Vintage Vibes Local Family HistoryLooking at West Midlands local history, war memorials and family history with a little bit of Jewels Vintage Vibes thrown in. Covering Birmingham, Solihull, West Midlands, Warwickshire & the UK. I have including churches, old photographs, old newspaper clippings, books and any other information useful when tracing family history. Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-24997348035172689652023-09-18T20:13:00.000+01:002023-09-18T20:13:13.881+01:00Black Country Antique photographs - Can you identify them?<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Three old antique photographs from Walsall & Dudley in England.</h1><p>Last week I picked up 3 antique photographs from a car boot. Interesting groups of people. A wedding, working men and , Can you identify any of the people, places or events? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VeAuLwd2mLpiLANOAnfntuIi8ltJ-0H-qlQGCocNPPYPvpqRAWEdrY8ufmp7S2ey4fmyvcNLBcgxhMzf1PUD8Vcw3xh9NgMQLVJXm7JDVEd59zupWBFk3SAfC1eq94FLaKi-UUqA8z9VplXRz2q7aT3JFZMg2FP2X347gbp3oP_-EXZw8H7B05k_wKEq/s1567/Scan_20230918%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Edwardian wedding party from Walsall" border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1567" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VeAuLwd2mLpiLANOAnfntuIi8ltJ-0H-qlQGCocNPPYPvpqRAWEdrY8ufmp7S2ey4fmyvcNLBcgxhMzf1PUD8Vcw3xh9NgMQLVJXm7JDVEd59zupWBFk3SAfC1eq94FLaKi-UUqA8z9VplXRz2q7aT3JFZMg2FP2X347gbp3oP_-EXZw8H7B05k_wKEq/w400-h280/Scan_20230918%20(2).jpg" title="Edwardian wedding party from Walsall" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHtuLrqqY72wTNpddYsiWgJTrpc5Ij4_9hIx32RJHhq0W-W3vlELA7LD15z996B0lwq8BacMU_EVAf1rlH50Pjsx2uRWcnfy1ckZf14KLQUK6WT0nAa_kG11eRcSutsl9xhioPvLLrhtvj3CFgitNmbCIbHGJJSRywgugxrN8sxpIhIxYd4e1CHt785me/s512/Scan_20230918%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chidley photographers Leicester Square Walsall" border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="512" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHtuLrqqY72wTNpddYsiWgJTrpc5Ij4_9hIx32RJHhq0W-W3vlELA7LD15z996B0lwq8BacMU_EVAf1rlH50Pjsx2uRWcnfy1ckZf14KLQUK6WT0nAa_kG11eRcSutsl9xhioPvLLrhtvj3CFgitNmbCIbHGJJSRywgugxrN8sxpIhIxYd4e1CHt785me/w400-h286/Scan_20230918%20(4).jpg" title="Chidley photographers Leicester Square Walsall" width="400" /></a></div>This one above was taken by Chidley photographers based in Leicester Square, Walsall, England. The clothing looks to be from the Edwardian period and this photographer's Thomas Chidley was in the 1912 and 1928 Kelly's directories - however at two different addresses in Lichfield Street and not this one on the back of the photograph.<div>The photograph seems to show a wedding party with family surrounding. The couple look older and so this may be a second marriage. There are few men with only two others present along with the groom, then 9 women and 2 children plus a dog. This may indicate the marriage took place during the war years of WW1. Although the day looks to be dry, the weather did not look very warm. Who were they and what is the date.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Photograph of R Wilkes Cross glass works employees</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZnaezWgVfEScRoLLyaRJU0V3FaaVzuNNXCRfE7AIyXiw6JIRs5gf1OfjcDMEGjgJNBIIrGgYkneVwU1AX3QaUVcid-VI7y1CkPhOdve-DQLdV19MMmvocWuT6d8mYeS0VvCA2qolfCdWmeTCiCQ0qolG8wOsN36V-whqahIvKdPrI-pmrVgShpzjumq2/s1748/Scan_20230918%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="R wilkes dudley glass works employers" border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1748" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZnaezWgVfEScRoLLyaRJU0V3FaaVzuNNXCRfE7AIyXiw6JIRs5gf1OfjcDMEGjgJNBIIrGgYkneVwU1AX3QaUVcid-VI7y1CkPhOdve-DQLdV19MMmvocWuT6d8mYeS0VvCA2qolfCdWmeTCiCQ0qolG8wOsN36V-whqahIvKdPrI-pmrVgShpzjumq2/w400-h313/Scan_20230918%20(6).jpg" title="R wilkes dudley glass works employers" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Although faded this photographs shows the work force of Richard Wilkes glass manufacturer, based in 1912 at 27 Cambell Street, Dudley, England. The men all wore overalls and the picture includes 2 young boys seated at the front. Difficult to date accurately this photograph. A few of the men are wearing a bowler or derby hat with the rest wearing flat peak caps including the two young boys. A rare photograph of a firm in Dudley that made glass wear. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">A wealthy family photograph outside a large house </h2><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2bFe0L0BcxG8QJNcw6HtHtlPrE8HNZO3IgaLOrOkX8shlfxajQDX-c-Twaz8RwCKGgvQvN3tix7QZQsttRnK2MDukmYc0dGNLH0UstfwQWzYimR0dD0ubbh-Vqm0u61XDDDN4q_uA2T4ueaBXImxKDvGN9ElX-citpQ95XHQrFiL9gcbugavUhh3As1I/s1640/Scan_20230918%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wealthy family outside large house" border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1640" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2bFe0L0BcxG8QJNcw6HtHtlPrE8HNZO3IgaLOrOkX8shlfxajQDX-c-Twaz8RwCKGgvQvN3tix7QZQsttRnK2MDukmYc0dGNLH0UstfwQWzYimR0dD0ubbh-Vqm0u61XDDDN4q_uA2T4ueaBXImxKDvGN9ElX-citpQ95XHQrFiL9gcbugavUhh3As1I/w400-h318/Scan_20230918%20(10).jpg" title="wealthy family outside large house" width="400" /></a></div><br />There is no indication on where this picture was taken. But as I brought it from the same dealer at a car boot. I have added it to the Black Country blog. It is an unusual one as it is hard to decide what the occasion is? The very young girl in the front has her hand on a ribbon surrounding a floral display and two candle sticks. There is a floral basket on the table with a long ribbon sash and another floral display on the floor. There are 2 girls wearing a similar checked dress. So probably sisters. Has the young girl won a floral display competition? No idea who they are or where they are. </div><div><p><br /></p></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-12336978893180249022023-09-12T09:59:00.000+01:002023-09-12T09:59:11.543+01:00World War One Memorial at St Giles Church Sheldon Birmingham<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Men who died and are commemorated on the WW1 plaque in St Giles, Sheldon Birmingham.</h1><p>A few days ago, we visited the church in Sheldon Birmingham, St Giles for the Heritage week event. We were able to tour around the church, climb the steep stairs to the belfry and actually rang the church bells. We have visited before but the WW1 memorial on the wall had a stand in front and so I was unable to take a photo. But I managed to take a photograph and when I went online could not find any information on the memorial. So I did a bit of digging and research over the rest of the weekend and today. It was not easy to find the men who died and are commemorated but I think I have it right. If I do not and you know differently please send a message via this blog and I can amend the details.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6znIlj4lJVR3q8Oous2jL0mT-jYECXV7kWlMGHftq5ZmPrXrSpSs2Nj4gT7Avb5B3z6payMjRuOObaksoM7dGgvYyn1WDYBd2fOsu7w82kyEL-O_stZryTPoAG3-GhlxuCnvQ8Zzd7H1EXQr8mtf4LE4dVp8tucYZgB0T-SnixiuOu8eFlRSUtfNZMqX/s4032/ww1%20memorial%20St%20Giles%20church,%20sheldon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="St Giles church sheldon ww1 memorial plaque" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6znIlj4lJVR3q8Oous2jL0mT-jYECXV7kWlMGHftq5ZmPrXrSpSs2Nj4gT7Avb5B3z6payMjRuOObaksoM7dGgvYyn1WDYBd2fOsu7w82kyEL-O_stZryTPoAG3-GhlxuCnvQ8Zzd7H1EXQr8mtf4LE4dVp8tucYZgB0T-SnixiuOu8eFlRSUtfNZMqX/w480-h640/ww1%20memorial%20St%20Giles%20church,%20sheldon.jpg" title="St Giles church sheldon ww1 memorial plaque" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The marble plaque has 1914 and 1918 with "To the glory of God and in memory of those who gave their lives for their country" And below "Sons of this place let this of you be said. That you who live are worthy of your dead. These gave their lives that you who live may reap. A rich harvest ere you fall asleep" "It is better for us to die in battle than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary" 1 Macc iii 59.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The names on the plaque are as following:</h2><p>Ernest Bray</p><p>Robert W Bray</p><p>George Caldicott</p><p>Herbert Farrow</p><p>Horace Hawkes</p><p>James Hollins</p><p>Frederick Neate</p><p>Robert Neate</p><p>Leslie Reeve</p><p>Fred Symonds</p><p>George Townsend</p><p>William Townsend</p><p>Each of these brave men, I have taken a short biography on their family and where they lived prior to the war. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ernest Bray</h3><p>Ernest is listed on the war graves site as Ernest James Bray from Birmingham who enlisted in Worcester. He died on the 2nd April 1916, KIA. A private in the Worcestershire Regiment. 1st/8th BN. No 2927. His mother, Fanny Bray is listed in his pension ledger. </p><p>Ernest was the son of George and Fanny Bray that originally came from Hereford. In 1901, George Bray a wagoner on a farm lived in Hereford with his wife Fanny and children. Alice 14, Charles 12, George 10, Ernest 6, Edwin 4 and Arthur 1. By 1911 they had moved to Earls Lodge in Worcester. Now a cowman on a farm, George lived with his wife Fanny, Edwin 14, Arthur 11, Victor 5 and a granddaughter Emily aged 4. Ernest appears to be living in Dewsall Court Hereford, a groom servant aged 16, living with a farmer called James Edwards.</p><p>In 1921, George Bray is a widow living in Tile Cross, Marston Green, Birmingham. Tile Cross comes under St Giles parish at that time. He has sons Arthur 21, Victor aged 15 and his daughter Alice now Alice Wier and her husband and family. George was a farm labourer aged 63. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Robert W Bray</h3><p>Robert William Bray was Ernest Brother. I can not find him in any of the census records living with his family. But his birth certificate states that he was born on 10th December 1884 at Grendon Bishop, Herefordshire. Father George Bray a labourer. Mother Fanny Bray formerly Pilliner. They lived at Westington Cottages, Grendon Bishop. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBfmGwpEFp9JAmOYkdPSfsxLN7beCHrYe4C4l0zVs7Cuuby5_O8mKNzU-6xfe-qQr2Nt9Dp-i8M6oTVvjz495z2QKi9IZ41AdVivSgK0cEhIvKwebOVj3MOXS5o6z7vum07kZGW00pYGzscIunuj68LTz1dk1xDCcF15s8ia9Bj3uEdMPV5brZ6uSsWkC/s3142/robert%20william%20bray%201884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Robert William Bray born 1884" border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="3142" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBfmGwpEFp9JAmOYkdPSfsxLN7beCHrYe4C4l0zVs7Cuuby5_O8mKNzU-6xfe-qQr2Nt9Dp-i8M6oTVvjz495z2QKi9IZ41AdVivSgK0cEhIvKwebOVj3MOXS5o6z7vum07kZGW00pYGzscIunuj68LTz1dk1xDCcF15s8ia9Bj3uEdMPV5brZ6uSsWkC/w640-h80/robert%20william%20bray%201884.jpg" title="Robert William Bray born 1884" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>In the war grave records, Robert William Bray born Brindon, Bishop Hereford enlisted in Worcester. He died on the 15th November 1916 aged 33 years, KIA. He was in the Worcestershire Regiment 1st BN number 23620. In 1912, Robert married Christina Emily Tyler and they had one daughter Christine Doris Bray. Robert's wife remarried in 1923 to an Alfred G Taylor, a baker and had another family. She died in 1969. His daughter Christine Bray married Arthur Price and had children. She passed away in 1978. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">George Caldicott</h3><p>Although there are a few George Caldicott's in Birmingham. It was quite hard to find the George linked to St Giles. However found him at last and like many of the men on this memorial. The simple name inscription does not really give justice to them. </p><p>George Caldicott DCM, MM was a sergeant and acting company sergeant major for the Prince Of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire Reg) number 7995. He was born in Marston Green on the 17t July 1889. He was the only son of George a Yardley Corporation engine driver and Jane Caldicott nee Millard. In 1901 the family lived in the Mackadown area. George (his father) was then a sewage farm labourer. He had sisters Dora aged 17, Adelaide aged 13 who unfortunately passed away in 1905. George was just 11 and Nellie aged 9. George was educated at Yardley and joined the army in the 1905. Serving 3 years in England and 6 in India, he was discharged and become a rubber worker in Birmingham. Joining the reserves on the 7th March 1914, he married on the 14th March Maud Winifred Cross the daughter of the late Edward Cross a herbalist from Hampton in Arden. </p><p>George took part in the retreat from Mons and later wounded. Returning to the front in March 1915. However on the 15th June 1917, he died from wounds received in action at Messines Ridge. He is buried 1000 yards East of Messines and is commemorated on Ypres(Menin Gate) memorial. Awarded the DCM September 1916 and MM June 1917. His life is recorded in the UK, De Mivigny's roll of honour 1914 - 1919 V3. See below</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQV-d2NZ1JDwcyqCas79ObrULeuAHrfGlC2ipFnrKbVdE7qM_W5BnmxRf_4cUgrgrNMiUQPPLgrnX7QGTu0B7ZMk1eUn0n_F284oU7ErzROuWCm9sO6fx6_YO_9BZM7JOAEPhcdoM38RRfQAcUJldyj3HKIPHxfQHEPdxxbOXfMKROlIjFNz4W8cXdSXR/s923/george%20caldicott%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="George Caldicott" border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="923" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQV-d2NZ1JDwcyqCas79ObrULeuAHrfGlC2ipFnrKbVdE7qM_W5BnmxRf_4cUgrgrNMiUQPPLgrnX7QGTu0B7ZMk1eUn0n_F284oU7ErzROuWCm9sO6fx6_YO_9BZM7JOAEPhcdoM38RRfQAcUJldyj3HKIPHxfQHEPdxxbOXfMKROlIjFNz4W8cXdSXR/w400-h195/george%20caldicott%202.jpg" title="George Caldicott" width="400" /></a></div>I think he is also the G Caldicott inscribed on St Edburgha's Church memorial in Yardley, Birmingham. <p></p><p>Maud remarried in 1919 to Ernest Tye a works fireman and had a son with Ernest called Arthur Tye. George Caldicott senior died in 1919 and his mother Jane in 1930. The family is buried at St Giles's cemetery.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Herbert Farrow.</h3><p>Albert Herbert Farrow was born on the 25th August 1885 in Alymorton Norfolk. His parents were Jonathan Farrow, a gamekeeper and his wife Sarah Ann Farrow nee Mason, daughter of Thomas Mason. Herbert enlisted on the 10th January 1905. He was a private in the Coldstream Guards 3rd BTN, number 5335. Serving 5 years with the colours then 2 years in Egypt before joining the reserves. In 1911 he is living in Bickenhill and employed as an under game keeper. Marrying Amy Upton in 1912 on the 8th July. Amy was born in Sheldon and lived by the Chapel, High House Tile Cross, Marston Green in 1891 with her grandfather Henry Upton a farm labourer and worked as an assistant laundress. </p><p>Herbert re-joined the army at the start of the war but died of his wounds in a field ambulance on the 3rd October 1915. He is buried at Mazingarbe, Bethune, France. </p><p>Amy Farrow never remarried and in 1939, she is a daily help to her mother Harriet E Kelsey and her husband Charles Kelsey at 80 Park Hill, Harborne, Birmingham.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWu9Y6RDsgL7Kg-BGKTvbTDddlQJr5hc9-oZ1uilG6bvb2QLbfSUiXZl91JoLOUf6L3UpI_hMkkIGklRXyozCmNaUyAARmStzh5W98X5wkmMrx4amLk-Mh-BdKH4UC5h1TEh3dj3MftXf8BZzm7Fp-P7_JkvTC6xiLZoe6AN-3wH7FtdJ6-h2VCtYAXur/s828/albert%20herbert%20farrow%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Albert Herbert Farrow" border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="828" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWu9Y6RDsgL7Kg-BGKTvbTDddlQJr5hc9-oZ1uilG6bvb2QLbfSUiXZl91JoLOUf6L3UpI_hMkkIGklRXyozCmNaUyAARmStzh5W98X5wkmMrx4amLk-Mh-BdKH4UC5h1TEh3dj3MftXf8BZzm7Fp-P7_JkvTC6xiLZoe6AN-3wH7FtdJ6-h2VCtYAXur/w400-h220/albert%20herbert%20farrow%202.jpg" title="Albert Herbert Farrow" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Luckily he is pictured on this synopsis of his life in this role of honour.<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Horace Hawkes.</h3><p>Horace Alfred Hawkes of Lyndon Green, Sheldon, Birmingham. He was in the 4th Worcester's number 40601. Born in 1895 in Leek, Wooten Warwick, son of Thomas, a gardener and Emily Hawkes of Lyndon Green, Sheldon. He died on the 23rd December 1918 - just 23 years of age.</p><p>1901, Horace aged 5, lived in Lyndon Green with his parents, Siblings Louisa E Hawkes aged 17, Charles T Hawkes aged 15, Edith Hawkes 12, Winifred A Hawkes 9 and Mabel H Hawkes aged 2. </p><p>In 1911 at 15 he was employed as a domestic gardener. Living with his parents and two sisters Winifred Ada Hawkes aged 19 and Mabel Hilda Hawkes aged 12 years. He died in the UK in Leamington and is buried in St Giles Churchyard. However I did not take a photograph of the Commonwealth War Grave. </p><p>Horace is also commemorated on the memorial at <a href="https://www.jewelvintagevibes.co.uk/2013/06/st-margarets-church-olton-solihull-war.html" target="_blank">St Margaret's Church</a> in Olton. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">James Hollins</h3><p>James Piggott Hollins is the oldest soldier on this memorial. He was the hotel manager of the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Sheldon in 1911.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz-0rpvw2jYiDHTurgpoRu_eax_rQ5tA9A5eymcjeNaieuah8i9WB3c90ZPMyNGiFVgiUvCojTlaX1opZr9dVbHNjaMdEPwghqHr54jTgYoNZ4BUqoOpgLmH3b6PPFh6p4z8nFNu2nalnY7rppX1y59RISWyvCelhl8tc1AwkaS7FPDlp3GsnrqI8FDyj/s3771/20230827_100828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wheatsheaf Hotel, Sheldon Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3771" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz-0rpvw2jYiDHTurgpoRu_eax_rQ5tA9A5eymcjeNaieuah8i9WB3c90ZPMyNGiFVgiUvCojTlaX1opZr9dVbHNjaMdEPwghqHr54jTgYoNZ4BUqoOpgLmH3b6PPFh6p4z8nFNu2nalnY7rppX1y59RISWyvCelhl8tc1AwkaS7FPDlp3GsnrqI8FDyj/w400-h250/20230827_100828.jpg" title="Wheatsheaf Hotel, Sheldon Birmingham" width="400" /></a></div><br /> As the temporary Quartermaster & Honorary Lieutenant 13th Service Battalion Liverpool Reg. He succumbed to valvular disease in France on the 3rd February 1916 aged 47 years old. He is buried at the Reninghelst New Military Cemetery in Belgium. <p></p><p>James Hollins was the son of James and Elizabeth Hollins of Stoke On Trent. As a young man he worked for the postal service as a telegraph operator. Joining the old 8th Kings Own, Liverpool Reg. James spent 22 years with the army and retired 7 years ago in 1909. When the war broke out he volunteered but contracted rheumatism during the winter months. </p><p>He was an all round sportsman and a fine swimmer & shot. He had connections with both Birmingham gymnastic club and Sheldon gun club. Married in 1891 in Stoke On Trent to Sarah Graham Hollins nee Williamson for 25 years. Their two children had died in infancy. </p><p> A sister in law Mrs Williamson was one of the passengers saved from the ill fated liner HMS Hesperian that was torpedoed in 1915 travelling from Liverpool to Canada.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"> Frederick Neate</h3><p>Frederick Neate was a private in the Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 1st BN number 10811. He died on the 24th September 1918 aged 25 years. He is buried at Trefron British Cemetery, Caulaincourt France. </p><p>Born in 1893, son of Charles and Sarah Neate of Castle Lane, Olton Birmingham. From a large family of 12 children by 1911 with 10 children still alive. Frederick was a domestic gardener in 1911 living at Hatchford Hill, Coventry Rd, Birmingham. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Robert Neate</h3><p>The family also lost Robert Neate. of the 16th BTN of the Royal Warwickshire Reg. Number 22220. Born in 1885 and died KIA aged 33 on the 28th June 1917. Son of Charles and Sarah Neate of Castle Lane, Olton. Husband of Mary Neate nee Robert who he married in 1913 of 121 Warnen Road, Washwood Heath. </p><p>In 1911 Robert 26 was on milk delivery living at 261 Washwood Heath Rd, Birmingham. A servant to Charles Robert, Dairyman. </p><p>In 1921, their mother and father lived at Olton End Cottage, Dovehouse Lane, Solihull with 2 daughters and a son. Charles was a farm labourer at Olton Farm. </p><p>Robert's wife Mary Neate lived at Warren Rd Washwood Heath with 3 other women who were boarders. She passed away in 1963 and did not remarry.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Leslie Reeve</h3><p>Leslie Richard Reeve of Birmingham died on the 23rd April 1917. A private in the Royal Tank Corps number 206154 formerly Machine Gun Corps number 32101. He died of wounds in the Western European Theatre. Buried in Warlingt Court Halte British Cemetery, France</p><p>In 1901, Leslie lived with his parents Arthur Reeve a publican and his mother Alice and brother Arthur Stanley Reeve. He lived in a pub that looks to be the old Clock public House on the Coventry Rd, Bickenhill, though it is not named in the census.</p><p>In 1911, Leslie lived in Knowle with his uncle and worked in motor spares.</p><p>The family had lived in Elmdon and Sheldon for many years. Leslie's grandfather was a farmer in Elmdon. And his father Charles, a commercial traveller for a brewery died in 1929. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Fred Symonds</h3><p>Frederick George Symonds was born in Worcester in 1892. He was living in Marston Green at the outbreak of WW1. Joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16 BTN, number 18200 as a Private. He died of wounds in France on the 19th of September 1916. </p><p> Son of William a cow man on a farm and Harriet. By 1911 the couple had had 7 children with 5 surviving. Fred at 19 years old was a farm labourer living with his parents. On the 25th December 1913, Fred was a witness at his older brother's wedding at St Giles. His brother Herbert Charles Symonds married Florence Parker. On the 10th May 1919, his younger brother also married at St Giles. Albert Henry Symonds married May Alice Smith. It must have been a bitter sweet occasion for the family to have their brother missing from this joyous celebration. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">George Townsend</h3><p>Another family to suffer the loss of more than one son to this horrible war. Lance Corporal George Townsend joined the Kings(Liverpool Reg) 12 BN number 25397. George joined the army in 1915. He endure being wounded twice and 3 winters in France before his death. He died on the 26th of January 1918 in France aged 25 years. He is buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, France. </p><p>William Townsend</p><p>William John Townsend enlisted in Birmingham and lived in Sheldon. He also joined the Kings (Liverpool Reg) 18 BN number 25398. William was killed in action in France on the 18th October 1918. He was 23 years old. Just 2 years younger than his older brother. William is buried at Le Cateau Military Cemetery in France. </p><p>George and William's parents were John and Harriet Symonds who lived in Tile Cross in 1901. John a wagoner on a farm had Ada 11, Annie 10, George 8 and William 6. In 1911 William is 16 a farm labourer living with his parents along Sheldon Lane, Sheldon. By 1921, the family were living at 6 Oak Cottages, Lyndon End, Sheldon. In 1939, John has retired and had had another son Wilfred in 1910. </p><p>George worked as a servant in 1911 in the Briy Bells, Church Road, public house in Yardley. Living with the manager Walter Bagley and his family. This pub was later known as The Ring O Bells public house demolished in 2015.</p><p>I have researched many different memorials on here. However I have found this was one of the most touching memorials I have researched. Maybe because such a simple plaque did not convey the lives of the men listed. Or that the beautiful church has so much history of the Sheldon area and does not seem to have a lot of information on the internet. </p><p>Any further info is very welcome. Please send via this blogs message link. I also post the churchyard grave stones inscriptions on Find My Grave website. A free resource for finding burial places across the world.</p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-41041489777065130752023-08-28T09:53:00.000+01:002023-08-28T09:53:19.852+01:00Past postcards from Sheldon Birmingham and Birmingham <h1 style="text-align: left;"> Collecting old postcards from areas around Sheldon and Birmingham central</h1><p>Brought a few more postcards yesterday from the car boot. There is just a blank diversion on the back of each with no information on who printed them. I add them to my family history information. So that I can actually see the areas my ancestors lived in and worked. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMKLQvB-DVHNW_CffePd95mGbwYw9e0ro2fzdYocG1JVGxWRL2WsoC_wSQdxcA0r3jSMKuAz2SjwqiJYJx5rRboZxfU2DoPnPtz_wZqUPuGaC61OlEmBW-tI-9qrnN4kmeC7uE1sp_57KYkQU7ycOudWMcfw8l6SCSM3137JzA8e7qAFPOjMxTY2lqh1J/s3497/20230827_100906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The post office Coventry road Sheldon Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="3497" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMKLQvB-DVHNW_CffePd95mGbwYw9e0ro2fzdYocG1JVGxWRL2WsoC_wSQdxcA0r3jSMKuAz2SjwqiJYJx5rRboZxfU2DoPnPtz_wZqUPuGaC61OlEmBW-tI-9qrnN4kmeC7uE1sp_57KYkQU7ycOudWMcfw8l6SCSM3137JzA8e7qAFPOjMxTY2lqh1J/w400-h255/20230827_100906.jpg" title="The post office Coventry road Sheldon Birmingham" width="400" /></a></div>A view of The Post Office, Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, England. I can remember visiting a gift shop that was housed in something similar along the Coventry Road in the 60s. It was just passed the park now opposite the Tesco building. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWfvUnqgL99ToTe3i0uTydh6MOpdV95bVsVcvydHzHfoYw4mah40x-lZhJNuqL1IrvhS_7HlWzCtkro55cX2822C67cWaPy4lgwh-gWAIltaB3XqFdjZWaXfgMy0BoivNbCiYnqUeNBPO2BoJAc9LYrHIl3yk2U0xY0bJ2Xi2OBRj-cUzp5lpffcIJqtw/s3672/20230827_100849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The three Horseshoes Hotel, Sheldon, Birmingham." border="0" data-original-height="2405" data-original-width="3672" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWfvUnqgL99ToTe3i0uTydh6MOpdV95bVsVcvydHzHfoYw4mah40x-lZhJNuqL1IrvhS_7HlWzCtkro55cX2822C67cWaPy4lgwh-gWAIltaB3XqFdjZWaXfgMy0BoivNbCiYnqUeNBPO2BoJAc9LYrHIl3yk2U0xY0bJ2Xi2OBRj-cUzp5lpffcIJqtw/w400-h263/20230827_100849.jpg" title="The three Horseshoes Hotel, Sheldon, Birmingham." width="400" /></a></div>Now long gone and replaced by the Aldi supermarket building. The Three Horseshoes Hotel, Sheldon. Yes I have been in this building in the late 1970s and 1980s. Found out also that one of my ancestor's family was the landlord at one point. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8U1pH7qAFWwz2YZwU_6ZIfpuN4lNJRraLzAEDzACSd04AiI5iyG_sem4HEShaW5nZLjTf_b-tYEFj_6IXH1wkjIYvjzV-XUI14gRPyld4carJeFYKeXojNHOFV24SEgv3ojXHj_SpZ13qwdLN7ANjzj28NMgLQ_wHg4BicUSc1eCnR6a6Rvfrn6khu_4/s3771/20230827_100828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Sheldon, Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3771" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8U1pH7qAFWwz2YZwU_6ZIfpuN4lNJRraLzAEDzACSd04AiI5iyG_sem4HEShaW5nZLjTf_b-tYEFj_6IXH1wkjIYvjzV-XUI14gRPyld4carJeFYKeXojNHOFV24SEgv3ojXHj_SpZ13qwdLN7ANjzj28NMgLQ_wHg4BicUSc1eCnR6a6Rvfrn6khu_4/w400-h250/20230827_100828.jpg" title="The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Sheldon, Birmingham" width="400" /></a></div>The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Birmingham, Sheldon. Still standing today and although the building can still be recognised. The road outside has changed beyond recognition. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--5BN4CrKR7JfyTvhqCuOUW0DbHhbSXLjb7aaQBJCM4vajNxauGTKPYFzX0uiaxYzYY_VwYLzIflzZwT39yHlD8ZgsD7xftouUvulnPHpjndB1ByKVAyQpRG9Z_qYTrliQavL8gnPA7BBBfpD-qNLelwe0rN9aSM-bmTWgZXVgVMq2UJ6MXA40ZcXzV6P/s3750/20230827_100814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Town Hall, Birmingham, England" border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3750" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--5BN4CrKR7JfyTvhqCuOUW0DbHhbSXLjb7aaQBJCM4vajNxauGTKPYFzX0uiaxYzYY_VwYLzIflzZwT39yHlD8ZgsD7xftouUvulnPHpjndB1ByKVAyQpRG9Z_qYTrliQavL8gnPA7BBBfpD-qNLelwe0rN9aSM-bmTWgZXVgVMq2UJ6MXA40ZcXzV6P/w400-h259/20230827_100814.jpg" title="The Town Hall, Birmingham, England" width="400" /></a></div>The Town Hall, Birmingham, England opposite the Council House in the city centre. The area is now pedestrianised but I can remember when the cars were still allowed to go around it. Been to a few concerts in this beautiful building.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqwG7g9FZV1cAOUtY4fnZi3d8HxkxX_5jJ4JHyytDbZUpp3roqbrCOvVrh064rYdAu1gpdBoxATPMiYrI6Xmo3gMXagcrwDyh1VDRFCCO7gcHSdHrUhCeHNiT4SWHljQ5WLrXalORWM4aYKpGMI3i0V-BVmNkt2vtdQQE4cjFCYnV9yjhgU7Es5XdTHYh/s3847/20230827_100737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lynch gate" border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="3847" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqwG7g9FZV1cAOUtY4fnZi3d8HxkxX_5jJ4JHyytDbZUpp3roqbrCOvVrh064rYdAu1gpdBoxATPMiYrI6Xmo3gMXagcrwDyh1VDRFCCO7gcHSdHrUhCeHNiT4SWHljQ5WLrXalORWM4aYKpGMI3i0V-BVmNkt2vtdQQE4cjFCYnV9yjhgU7Es5XdTHYh/w400-h255/20230827_100737.jpg" title="The Lynch gate" width="400" /></a></div>Amongst the postcards was The Lynch Gate. I am assuming it is in Birmingham, but there are no other details on the postcard. It is not in Sheldon as the Lynch gate there does not have the plaque above.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ9I4NdLGS2ntGMrmE0S6LKgkuRbNs9WOLpe5XcNG_NLuHrAOxduhGYrQr-yQzU4X1sXtxv9M-R7A3WjcD3gtft0Gm3ODgBRoq3CajD5n2cHyRHwL5jV_Wnp4w5kqjU7ZmfgtdueLN0HL27R_PDeFYrSH97ZykWR5yhFqmo7x6Wjozdiogj0s9tGHlLkw/s1463/20230827_100801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lynch gate enlarged inscription" border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1463" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZ9I4NdLGS2ntGMrmE0S6LKgkuRbNs9WOLpe5XcNG_NLuHrAOxduhGYrQr-yQzU4X1sXtxv9M-R7A3WjcD3gtft0Gm3ODgBRoq3CajD5n2cHyRHwL5jV_Wnp4w5kqjU7ZmfgtdueLN0HL27R_PDeFYrSH97ZykWR5yhFqmo7x6Wjozdiogj0s9tGHlLkw/w320-h187/20230827_100801.jpg" title="The Lynch gate enlarged inscription" width="320" /></a></div>Here is an enlarged version but still unable to read it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf0eufqhjR2Z6ljPIpSKS22HTEX9CCGhSYa9v1e60MXFbdZLeTfBXonRO-iEeCMciZJtHmQGZ4j6R7m5zlqPRPUdTrV3fnVxKqtBQFSe-w-lLBRRfm8gOT0Pb_9w7aItHDXWm-e2xHYYN2mpvPRaS81NKQedJIWqbDK1Cq6vHLkVIXHSREENQk57sqvCk/s3775/20230827_100707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="St Giles Church interior, Sheldon, Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="3775" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf0eufqhjR2Z6ljPIpSKS22HTEX9CCGhSYa9v1e60MXFbdZLeTfBXonRO-iEeCMciZJtHmQGZ4j6R7m5zlqPRPUdTrV3fnVxKqtBQFSe-w-lLBRRfm8gOT0Pb_9w7aItHDXWm-e2xHYYN2mpvPRaS81NKQedJIWqbDK1Cq6vHLkVIXHSREENQk57sqvCk/w400-h253/20230827_100707.jpg" title="St Giles Church interior, Sheldon, Birmingham" width="400" /></a></div>This postcard is of the St Giles Church interior in Sheldon, Birmingham. Another link to my family tree on the Johnson side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvj84ViY1Y-Bvt7T16KC-0UKSmSg474A7rImdVfljv19i4r--mjGbDY1-N32l-JHikJNHz6z4ERbd6btAb3hhva7llUdWcuWbm8Vse8jTmgKKXQGF64-fcBrz59LHVclhgswW8wcXqlv-rqdxVkxQoYok2fov--jDGtIuPePP1k39vRvjzRxNgkt9kAUr/s4032/20230827_100652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="St Giles Church, Sheldon, Birmingham, England" border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="4032" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvj84ViY1Y-Bvt7T16KC-0UKSmSg474A7rImdVfljv19i4r--mjGbDY1-N32l-JHikJNHz6z4ERbd6btAb3hhva7llUdWcuWbm8Vse8jTmgKKXQGF64-fcBrz59LHVclhgswW8wcXqlv-rqdxVkxQoYok2fov--jDGtIuPePP1k39vRvjzRxNgkt9kAUr/w400-h248/20230827_100652.jpg" title="St Giles Church, Sheldon, Birmingham, England" width="400" /></a></div>This is the outside of St Giles Church in Sheldon. Planning to go to the open day in September. So will be taking photographs to see how it has changed if at all.</div><div>Postcards are a valuable asset to researching family history. Not only showing you places, but you may be lucky and find one sent by an ancestor. </div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-5065931689445256542023-08-07T09:28:00.003+01:002023-08-07T09:28:50.328+01:00Identifying my parents wedding photograph - Putting names to faces 1959<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Putting names to faces in my parents 1959 wedding photograph should be easy right?</h1><p>No, wrong, Even with my one parent's help it has proven difficult. I wanted to have faces to add to my family tree on Ancestry. But some of the people who attended the wedding are not in any of the photographs and some are friends and neighbours that attended that unfortunately were on my dad's side and mom can not remember who they were. </p><p>Here is the wedding photograph of all the guests </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNlgaU2d8uqcPBzdlzxlLmzyPJT7zWoJLNhUONvoiaVCFx3n0daB4e-QbNXsYNAuDorrJVObQZIn2VzMG9Jkr7emvb9Sr-oDzGZUAsNvp1wdQ2DPVxQ_IYAA06lJ2XrPDPFEezexUcnQM120uWeU7hv_8wjDo9_C3EdE-MQVcvbhE6dSNfBQnxioa66sO/s4032/moms%20wedding%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNlgaU2d8uqcPBzdlzxlLmzyPJT7zWoJLNhUONvoiaVCFx3n0daB4e-QbNXsYNAuDorrJVObQZIn2VzMG9Jkr7emvb9Sr-oDzGZUAsNvp1wdQ2DPVxQ_IYAA06lJ2XrPDPFEezexUcnQM120uWeU7hv_8wjDo9_C3EdE-MQVcvbhE6dSNfBQnxioa66sO/w640-h480/moms%20wedding%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the guest list from the front of the album</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC41GbUlevSSmFsAO-Tw2OdgGClT9LS-hF6YHLvZK6gi05fwnO1o6yMbj2lxvb1krsgN5A7NlDPOGsPCeKY1BjBlTSKehBIOpUUGU1fNzrdKRBCSj30z0HSjlBDwQs3aZVceiZTum7trkqbep44r6WyxWrxdl7tR0sfFUXV-370mj9StJIVMMLQUSE3dX/s4032/moms%20wedding%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC41GbUlevSSmFsAO-Tw2OdgGClT9LS-hF6YHLvZK6gi05fwnO1o6yMbj2lxvb1krsgN5A7NlDPOGsPCeKY1BjBlTSKehBIOpUUGU1fNzrdKRBCSj30z0HSjlBDwQs3aZVceiZTum7trkqbep44r6WyxWrxdl7tR0sfFUXV-370mj9StJIVMMLQUSE3dX/w400-h300/moms%20wedding%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately not all the named people appear on the photograph and there are a few that are not on the guest list that just came to the church that are on the photographs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9c46O4swc0eyhn89v75PRqVEFS9IHNIcxlVjv58GL4C4HbNkZtVIlJpnEkE0ElilreYcx60Bu4mRxsQcKI6BjLYgPRixXXW4f5NuRfO_wsx40l_0mibJokPMwCb7AL_DnOTkFADEadRDIqsztpLSGyyW2Nu5j-MI0RFbXHHhGSUC7CA4Pjr0w8zKmiQbo/s4032/moms%20wedding%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="section of 1959 wedding photograph," border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9c46O4swc0eyhn89v75PRqVEFS9IHNIcxlVjv58GL4C4HbNkZtVIlJpnEkE0ElilreYcx60Bu4mRxsQcKI6BjLYgPRixXXW4f5NuRfO_wsx40l_0mibJokPMwCb7AL_DnOTkFADEadRDIqsztpLSGyyW2Nu5j-MI0RFbXHHhGSUC7CA4Pjr0w8zKmiQbo/w640-h480/moms%20wedding%202.jpg" title="section of 1959 wedding photograph," width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>From left to right: Morris's wife (dad's friend that lived in Shirley) With her 3 children below. Two girls and a boy. Top - Francis Michael Hart (1928 - 2007) with Mavis Bourne (1932 - 1962) beside him. In front of him is Mavis's mother Elsie Bourne nee Hayton (1896 - 1968) Below dressed in the pretty dresses are her grandchildren. Daughter's of her son Henry Mitchell Bourne, Harry (1916 - 1996) The lady just seen above the shoulder of Mavis Borne is Dorothy Rose Stokes (1930 - ?) who became Dorothy Horrocks after marrying briefly Raymond Horrocks (1921 - 1958) She went on to marry his best friend William Lee (1930 - ?) The pretty bridesmaid that doesn't look too happy was Margaret Miller nee Hart (1943 - 2018) She was 15 at the time. Just seen was Daniel Ward (1915 - 2004) at the top next to Mickey Tombs and his then girlfriend Barbara. The cheeky grinning boy in between is David Ward. The larger man was my grandfather Michael Arthur Hart (1898 - 1964) with the smaller bridesmaid in front who was Sheila Hunt (1954 - 2017) My grandmother Edith Hart nee Feege (1904 - 1989) is stood next to Michael A Hart. Behind them is Trevor Tombs and Edward Ward. To the side of Edith Hart is Maurice Tombs below him are Sheila Egan and Mrs Faulkner wife of Eric Faulkner. Both these ladies with their families emigrated to Australia in the 1960s. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3cmMSsLze19BaR3GlPq_DP_2v5eoGdrh__H38LmT9QJUPZZtcF0sNA_CR-tCeN5ihzJwEavC7KIPoucbL2BkxBwK4jP8tvmqMZe1_1Wlm80V9G3K6T9BeNougpMMMlnYFTJn4CnzAJcRU_sF0zhtEQ2eYqPfT8v2WZrZSoO4mZ8MOElzeFuQdR8Moqyu/s4032/moms%20wedding%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3cmMSsLze19BaR3GlPq_DP_2v5eoGdrh__H38LmT9QJUPZZtcF0sNA_CR-tCeN5ihzJwEavC7KIPoucbL2BkxBwK4jP8tvmqMZe1_1Wlm80V9G3K6T9BeNougpMMMlnYFTJn4CnzAJcRU_sF0zhtEQ2eYqPfT8v2WZrZSoO4mZ8MOElzeFuQdR8Moqyu/w640-h480/moms%20wedding%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br />In this section of the main photograph is my father Brian Hart (1932 - 1995) Jennifer Hart nee Ward. Behind them is Dennis Horrocks my dad's best man. The lady in front of him we are not sure of but may be Florence Hands nee Inman (1889 - 1964) Next to Jennifer Hart is an unidentified man who can just be seen by her head. Then Cyril James Hunt (1922 - 2001) The lady holding the baby was Beatrice Tombs nee Ward (1910 - 1976) The baby is my cousin John Ward who became John James later in life. My grandmother Doris Ward nee Horrocks nee Hands (1901 - 1984) Behind her is possibly Ken garlic (dad's friend) and Percy Dearson who apparently allowed them to use his address so they could get married in the St Mary's church, Acocks Green Birmingham as they wanted. In front of them is Arthur Hart. Next to him is my beloved grandfather Joseph Richard Ward (1907 - 1990) In front of him is the other little bridesmaid Pauline Ward. Behind my grandfather was Scott William Dunkley ( 1897 - 1962) with his partner Ellen Ward (1912 - 1969) The older bridesmaid was Dorothy James nee Ward (1939 - 2008)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjLot_g6jhTLmnAi-4Z_y5SkgQ3IEXHFKK-rEu8k3fX3bq_xuxTXUv_4nbK143QIYN056dhggLVjFDIVYGs7CGEFKgw9FWZU2zNSAczyRfU2v1THgptr27obTS5aRFTjQyRY5JjsOXwky7YKeEL5UYh5ATDL9Vjih4E6UUWHbzKJZBwGNGIQdsglY4ohM/s4032/moms%20wedding%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjLot_g6jhTLmnAi-4Z_y5SkgQ3IEXHFKK-rEu8k3fX3bq_xuxTXUv_4nbK143QIYN056dhggLVjFDIVYGs7CGEFKgw9FWZU2zNSAczyRfU2v1THgptr27obTS5aRFTjQyRY5JjsOXwky7YKeEL5UYh5ATDL9Vjih4E6UUWHbzKJZBwGNGIQdsglY4ohM/w640-h480/moms%20wedding%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Onto the next but one section. Besides Dorothy James is Patricia Ruth Mary Hunt nee Hart (1926 - 2011) Below her is Elsie Ward nee Rayner (1923 - recently) The 4 boys below who look to be enjoying themselves are Stephen, Michael and Andrew Patrick with Peter Hunt. Behind the boys are Mick Egan (dad's friend) Joyce Evelyn Patrick nee Horrocks (1928 - 2015) stands next to Mick Egan. Her husband Benjamin James Patrick (1920 - 1980) is next to his wife. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jIBcfjufuZAqRzTevztG9fdo6EN7eWAQSe_z2bqA5HxiONGjzb5hkeBIlYT46TmXsc3F6iG5oWQDWMD_B5aSGAyuDQ2na_5cio2pmsjnZXyDqdaAveRnodc-tIJbrAUvYRWQEOJKVxF8TVSnF8iOZivB6By8ymwdXmwXrmu-coEvjW4JvIcbf4ui0i-/s4032/moms%20wedding%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jIBcfjufuZAqRzTevztG9fdo6EN7eWAQSe_z2bqA5HxiONGjzb5hkeBIlYT46TmXsc3F6iG5oWQDWMD_B5aSGAyuDQ2na_5cio2pmsjnZXyDqdaAveRnodc-tIJbrAUvYRWQEOJKVxF8TVSnF8iOZivB6By8ymwdXmwXrmu-coEvjW4JvIcbf4ui0i-/w640-h480/moms%20wedding%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Last section is showing Peggy Naomi Ward nee Oxley (1931 - 1997) with her oldest son Trevor Ward. Right at the end is Jimmy Ford (Dennis Horrocks best friend) <p></p><p>On the guest list and missing are Dianne Powell who married George Tomlinson. Dianne was my mom's friend from work. Mrs F Chick, Dorothy Womble who married Ken garlic my dad's friend. Mrs P Hazlehurst was Janet and Pete who lived on Weatherfield Rd, Tysley, Birmingham. Neighbours of my mom. Also Joan Hands a cousin of my mom. </p><p>I felt quite sad posting this photograph as many of my family have now died. But I remember many memories that I hope to preserve for my family and others. Looking at my own wedding photograph album, we have people on there that Neither of us recognise; and it hasn't been that many years..... Including the little girl my mother in law pushed forward to me as our photographs were being taken. Proclaiming she should have been a bridesmaid. I was annoyed to say the least. As I had to force my other half to have any bridesmaid's from his side of his family. He had initially said he didn't want anyone. He didn't know her but yet my endearing mother in law was jealous that I had more bridesmaids on my side than his!! </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-76800626630981973152023-02-19T17:06:00.001+00:002023-02-19T17:09:01.310+00:00Birmingham's unidentified photographs from the 1920s to today<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Birmingham/Manchester unidentified photographs from the 1930s and 1940s.</h1><p>Wondering around the car boot and other second hand sales. I find many photographs that are do not have a name on the back or front and so remain unidentified. In this blog I will add the ones that I find with details of the photographer. Obviously if you know who they are - please contact me using the blog's form. There is an earlier blog dedicated to<a href="https://www.jewelvintagevibes.co.uk/2023/01/birmingham-victorian-and-edwardian.html" target="_blank"> antique photos from the Victorian and Edwardian era - again taken in Birmingham</a>, Manchester and other places in the UK.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Unidentified lady in photographs taken in the 1930s.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLHI6OqnbmRN_wZHc7vmuSp1pdOaxWrrtGiezLTGoA04yB96_IF-fuI9FdbhCTyvrwW6aoublrVNwpcxniv4_f7Ol0TO4gnlqYY5chxMCrvrnOgrVNWg2NMrn-OqNZjOeGUOlMMUFi40_ufB10kzyf76Z25WnZJOyx5w4k-z5K0r7J197oG5HUfGg-w/s1592/Image_20230219_0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLHI6OqnbmRN_wZHc7vmuSp1pdOaxWrrtGiezLTGoA04yB96_IF-fuI9FdbhCTyvrwW6aoublrVNwpcxniv4_f7Ol0TO4gnlqYY5chxMCrvrnOgrVNWg2NMrn-OqNZjOeGUOlMMUFi40_ufB10kzyf76Z25WnZJOyx5w4k-z5K0r7J197oG5HUfGg-w/s320/Image_20230219_0001.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7qKq7nMyug4TZmRMRC0TYAkdRzBm4af33r2f-tZFBFNdjSqODzsYZSrtJS4mHFzXdgL-JTm_6VGph3P9-i04hSKHYEdwgOZ56jNzSG0NiG1MX3ktCnHWOpuFVZit9tXIQ6ENFGhguFSQ_-X7w3p_lAbn-9KRBWURcErTGZRBSe3tvOpboiSNwlYbA/s1716/Image_20230219_0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="1028" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFL7qKq7nMyug4TZmRMRC0TYAkdRzBm4af33r2f-tZFBFNdjSqODzsYZSrtJS4mHFzXdgL-JTm_6VGph3P9-i04hSKHYEdwgOZ56jNzSG0NiG1MX3ktCnHWOpuFVZit9tXIQ6ENFGhguFSQ_-X7w3p_lAbn-9KRBWURcErTGZRBSe3tvOpboiSNwlYbA/s320/Image_20230219_0002.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>Both of these vintage photographs were brought at a car boot. They seem to have been taken at different times. But they look to be the same woman. The back of the top picture with the lady wearing a fur style coat is a post card. It has the date stamped across it as 17 January 1931. It is by Jerome who apparently had branches everywhere! The card wasn't posted. <div>The lower photograph is showing this lady wearing an evening style dress with a crystal necklace. To me she looks a little older than the first one. She also has shorter more pin styled crimped hair. On the reverse it has Navana, Dale End, Birmingham and 8 Tib street, Manchester. There is also a number BE5644-3 Now this may just be the photographic studios identification number or the BE being this woman's initials and date taken of 5th June 1944, then 3rd picture in set???</div><div><p>I think the photographs were sold at a car boot sale near Manchester if that helps anyone? </p></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-59642263155901387592023-01-08T15:24:00.005+00:002023-08-28T09:06:09.526+01:00Birmingham Victorian and Edwardian people in photographs<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Our collection of Birmingham Victorian and Edwardian people in photographs</h1><p>Although I buy primary named photographs and ephemera. I occasionally pick up unnamed photographs - just because they came from Birmingham or other areas local to where I was bought up. So I have decided to add these unnamed pictures to this blog post. Maybe someone will recognise him or her. Or just for general interest. Faces not lost in time but on display. </p><p>This is the first gentleman of Birmingham.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLEsroitRk_Tnc1tjKjQ0mEe37yj4lAQrA0_HLY5Gz1s6QyQoPcUHPGuNmkTDky6r-pkx21gDxYkbACDSU7xz4SpKbSF4yQ1wU75FnW3QSQi1tskbPjJ_xZv9Ahp3tv3ny8U8nGew29XH1T5XAiboEm8cpGNLxrg60MHfs6ajA_FqvxKiQ0cUEm4A_A/s3885/20230107_123356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Victorian gentleman from Birmingham England" border="0" data-original-height="3885" data-original-width="2555" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLEsroitRk_Tnc1tjKjQ0mEe37yj4lAQrA0_HLY5Gz1s6QyQoPcUHPGuNmkTDky6r-pkx21gDxYkbACDSU7xz4SpKbSF4yQ1wU75FnW3QSQi1tskbPjJ_xZv9Ahp3tv3ny8U8nGew29XH1T5XAiboEm8cpGNLxrg60MHfs6ajA_FqvxKiQ0cUEm4A_A/w263-h400/20230107_123356.jpg" title="Victorian gentleman from Birmingham England" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsdXq61KteuZ62UP8MCt7Kcusq6FN_th1xmIJFVTbqdTjavzXusLop25ztRej7r21Ju_teCDoY3vAqnHNnu4CqKogbrkZq6imqi54EAgqrFhTp7n4BYln_bCFxH2hc7QYunBU-KnUZmef2AEDAz2_TILs42BJacy2ZkccH5rV5FW2KuhLeUW4eplPbg/s3707/20230107_123404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="T Pope photographer from Birmingham Victorian" border="0" data-original-height="3707" data-original-width="2249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsdXq61KteuZ62UP8MCt7Kcusq6FN_th1xmIJFVTbqdTjavzXusLop25ztRej7r21Ju_teCDoY3vAqnHNnu4CqKogbrkZq6imqi54EAgqrFhTp7n4BYln_bCFxH2hc7QYunBU-KnUZmef2AEDAz2_TILs42BJacy2ZkccH5rV5FW2KuhLeUW4eplPbg/w242-h400/20230107_123404.jpg" title="T Pope photographer from Birmingham Victorian" width="242" /></a></div><br />A young man probably in his twenties or early thirties with generous whiskers that end in a short beard. With his Sunday, coat, tie and shirt. Displaying a watch chain. <p></p><p>The photographer was T Pope of 86 New Street in Birmingham. T Pope was an artist and photographer. Haven't found much information yet on this photographer, but I wonder if he is related to Henry Martin Pope, Birmingham artist who married Phoebe Hands - one of my ancestors? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNBRhQtf7MvhdlYF_y9ys8PUcD5SRq0t5ZpTJe7F7cLx3_B38xSorvQP6dFBwjlfu0w0PiAQcoevf1paJIDUdSKkP7anmJatBNiZNVIHdWIJ05mqhX7n9psEcUt6-6y1U5U7Qihr2SFTAxn8JcNoC33XQH_06OQjUP6lWiFpuT_SFKWxz-W8Mm984jgv/s3899/20230827_100452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Fuzzy haired Victorian lady Moseley Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="2587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNBRhQtf7MvhdlYF_y9ys8PUcD5SRq0t5ZpTJe7F7cLx3_B38xSorvQP6dFBwjlfu0w0PiAQcoevf1paJIDUdSKkP7anmJatBNiZNVIHdWIJ05mqhX7n9psEcUt6-6y1U5U7Qihr2SFTAxn8JcNoC33XQH_06OQjUP6lWiFpuT_SFKWxz-W8Mm984jgv/w265-h400/20230827_100452.jpg" title="Fuzzy haired Victorian lady Moseley Birmingham" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jemO8Ox5r1J5-X2zzC3bB0JpezYSg263y3YKMrBa0l_xuBQySVh26cXcCLmSW3kVfJbLtTEDYb1N-qrHX6cK58NobFSwiDF07Q4qMS8HNa2GtPtbU2NKs-UD_T6iBzWeqr0-cPr-DExt5E4VDpviRYqSMqXcmTGfKT7zDLjK--74dlB94oCjQTr1fZkH/s4025/20230827_100515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Photograph by W Baker 110 Moseley Road Birmingham" border="0" data-original-height="4025" data-original-width="2565" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jemO8Ox5r1J5-X2zzC3bB0JpezYSg263y3YKMrBa0l_xuBQySVh26cXcCLmSW3kVfJbLtTEDYb1N-qrHX6cK58NobFSwiDF07Q4qMS8HNa2GtPtbU2NKs-UD_T6iBzWeqr0-cPr-DExt5E4VDpviRYqSMqXcmTGfKT7zDLjK--74dlB94oCjQTr1fZkH/w255-h400/20230827_100515.jpg" title="Photograph by W Baker 110 Moseley Road Birmingham" width="255" /></a></div>Another unnamed photograph taken in Moseley, Birmingham during the Victorian times. It shows a young lady who has quite frizzy hair and is probably in her late teens. It was taken by W Baker of Highgate Studios 110 Moseley Road in Birmingham, England. Number 913A <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vlSPCDC8CTEV7HFHxDLIiGEND3aTmE3HL0wvp7MAip75F5xy19uEZbs4sK4XXG5QRvg6zK8siXiA_s61lTk1zt4FgAJlUMd8lrqhlhUxr4ROG2uaUKrKfliUfyxakL_4xHzMVJOMsapHGrIEez65EcMJIkwgLMQtaD6halvosn_cMZ3V4gnaEpK4U6KO/s3808/20230107_123253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Victorian man brother look a like photograph" border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vlSPCDC8CTEV7HFHxDLIiGEND3aTmE3HL0wvp7MAip75F5xy19uEZbs4sK4XXG5QRvg6zK8siXiA_s61lTk1zt4FgAJlUMd8lrqhlhUxr4ROG2uaUKrKfliUfyxakL_4xHzMVJOMsapHGrIEez65EcMJIkwgLMQtaD6halvosn_cMZ3V4gnaEpK4U6KO/w260-h400/20230107_123253.jpg" title="Victorian man brother look a like photograph" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuGguTyNezF66hr0do5E-4g_GFgp-OEhbqYRj_LMrgXhPKyxgeWUJJJxYkNktN5vo5B_lHv-EqoLc9RBUPuAp2HGAi_5nsmkecxy6JOLY9oMEUWEf-Y-ii2kQHYWFbl5LGy9QfaruFM093V8mmPj39LgmdkMNojWMk3xJyE5__x7NQcxGFcuvXSgtOSzM/s3691/20230107_123301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Letale photographer Victorian Birmingham England" border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="2470" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuGguTyNezF66hr0do5E-4g_GFgp-OEhbqYRj_LMrgXhPKyxgeWUJJJxYkNktN5vo5B_lHv-EqoLc9RBUPuAp2HGAi_5nsmkecxy6JOLY9oMEUWEf-Y-ii2kQHYWFbl5LGy9QfaruFM093V8mmPj39LgmdkMNojWMk3xJyE5__x7NQcxGFcuvXSgtOSzM/w268-h400/20230107_123301.jpg" title="A Letale photographer Victorian Birmingham England" width="268" /></a></div>This portly gentleman photograph, I actually brought from eBay. He looked so like my late brother and as the photograph was taken in Birmingham. I think it may be an ancestor. Taken by A Letalle (from Paris) who too photographs from 58 and 59 New Street, Birmingham, England. Someone has added to the top, died 18 April 1880. Still working out who he may be!!<div><p>Just pop back soon for any updates added. </p></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-55396605113268772962023-01-08T13:10:00.000+00:002023-01-08T13:10:33.440+00:00Lawrence Albert McPhun died aged 16 in World War One <h1 style="text-align: left;"> Laurie McPhun (also spelt Lawrie McPhun) was just 16 when he lost his life during World War One. </h1><p>This photograph I found on eBay a few years ago now. I have been researching my soon to be son in law's family history and so I looked at this photo - because it was photographed by Mansfield of 245, Anlaby Road, Hull. Also on the back was a small newspaper cut out all about this cute little boy's unfortunate death at such an early age.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGD2iDZrwJxh3b_cINb7L5w2yY1kxeVL-g8Ti1SjzUk3EMQiZNcnrzS4ZvtW_lQt7WNK2-WAofihMvGJR4aMXPOfgIOcLNkVrLGJq7BL1HTLCq_Cb54ArLeBRi_1wzzBViGevApiVyQgzunjOaLwJGLB6MSk5IFQ1eqoMdKICezME4hh0S8-YuDjP9g/s4025/20230107_123433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4025" data-original-width="2678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGD2iDZrwJxh3b_cINb7L5w2yY1kxeVL-g8Ti1SjzUk3EMQiZNcnrzS4ZvtW_lQt7WNK2-WAofihMvGJR4aMXPOfgIOcLNkVrLGJq7BL1HTLCq_Cb54ArLeBRi_1wzzBViGevApiVyQgzunjOaLwJGLB6MSk5IFQ1eqoMdKICezME4hh0S8-YuDjP9g/s320/20230107_123433.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTUaxQSkZvjacTkSI0sxHgCJUB67Q0z3787VAOsz4XMUsoX_QgMWZWp3NsnlMSpgEpArhCrsraqKOBV0FK1e_RBQ6jYSaDoz2G7TGJeUCii_Sws-ccJfM72IO32jG4hFveXRog1oVrdUQlkE8uA-LRaCExzpnW-C8hJnKgLQ0cp_mqojWi8NiqSe9Kg/s3001/20230107_123448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="3001" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTUaxQSkZvjacTkSI0sxHgCJUB67Q0z3787VAOsz4XMUsoX_QgMWZWp3NsnlMSpgEpArhCrsraqKOBV0FK1e_RBQ6jYSaDoz2G7TGJeUCii_Sws-ccJfM72IO32jG4hFveXRog1oVrdUQlkE8uA-LRaCExzpnW-C8hJnKgLQ0cp_mqojWi8NiqSe9Kg/s320/20230107_123448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The newspaper cutting has the date 1918 written in pencil at the bottom and says; <div><br /><div>Lawrie McPhun of 12 Tynemouth Street aged 16 years and an old Clifton Street scholar has succumbed to injury received through his ship being torpedoed on May 27th. After being rescue, he was conveyed to a cottage hospital but died the following day. The body was conveyed to the railway station with naval and military honours, the hospital staff sending wreaths and the funeral took place at the Hull Western General cemetery last Thursday. The mourner's included the deceased's uncle (Captain Donovan) commander of the torpedoed vessel. Before joining the ship deceased was a junior clerk with Messrs Dumoulin and Gosschalk of Hull. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Other information following research on Laurie McPhun</h2><div>On the Commonwealth War Graves website it has the following:</div><div>Lawrence Albert McPhun died on the 26th May 1918.</div><div>He was a steward's boy on the SS Kyarra (Fremantle WA) </div><div>Being in the Mercantile Marines he is on the Tower Memorial in London.</div><div>He was the son of Mrs Louisa McPhun of 12 Tynemouth Street, Hull.</div><div><br /></div><div>6 people lost their lives on the sinking of SS Kyarra and was at that time a troop transporter.</div><div><br /></div><div>Laurence Albert McPhun was born in 1902 JQ Sculcoates with his mother's maiden name Donovan.</div><div>His death was registered in Wareham 1918 under Laurie McPhun JQ.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am sure there are ancestors of the family that would like to see this or be returned. Just leave me a message on this blog. I look at all before I publish any information. </div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-54170118735326536962023-01-08T12:00:00.000+00:002023-01-08T12:00:02.278+00:00Nurse June receiving her prize for completing her training in Plymouth 1959<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Prize giving on the 5th November 1959 to nurse June.</h1><p>I found this photograph below in an envelope with another photo at the Chelford car boot sale. The black and white photograph was taken Plymouth and has the date on the back. Also it has "To Auntie Jen with love from June" </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx8BEe_IE165lZYgTD8bY6RPVHm7muLRnvg_3x0cqE87tXATv3qPH7dSLelM5iA7vQlOweB22lVrU95b7HTCgbB7OgkITCY9RnbcjKtHIn6QvvOc3ZjSNKvuYvdyJHMJvDMXCe0Pd_ffomemprO0nZ7iSb_q6EQxHE-mVyYGVWeSTTAb3NWu8jtwHTQ/s3839/20230107_122647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="3839" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx8BEe_IE165lZYgTD8bY6RPVHm7muLRnvg_3x0cqE87tXATv3qPH7dSLelM5iA7vQlOweB22lVrU95b7HTCgbB7OgkITCY9RnbcjKtHIn6QvvOc3ZjSNKvuYvdyJHMJvDMXCe0Pd_ffomemprO0nZ7iSb_q6EQxHE-mVyYGVWeSTTAb3NWu8jtwHTQ/s320/20230107_122647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYh_T91A2xK9hUEZFYPVhlk-gSTglQfj28XDUQ99eoiMjE0tEaKYIYNcRy-9S5tOPvm1-7Xcm4nYbNOajp_WA4oStZafPfnL6HQUfRCTG4a8dO4czP3Q7Y0dDBYpKpevHfXEmSGajc6_4c6M5YuwHFzwvgMI-mJRjRVmiEdfOJ76unB5euzTruBw9Qkw/s3792/20230107_122657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYh_T91A2xK9hUEZFYPVhlk-gSTglQfj28XDUQ99eoiMjE0tEaKYIYNcRy-9S5tOPvm1-7Xcm4nYbNOajp_WA4oStZafPfnL6HQUfRCTG4a8dO4czP3Q7Y0dDBYpKpevHfXEmSGajc6_4c6M5YuwHFzwvgMI-mJRjRVmiEdfOJ76unB5euzTruBw9Qkw/s320/20230107_122657.jpg" width="226" /></a></div>The envelope was addressed to - Mr & Mrs P (or D) Goulding, "Sunnyfield" Higher Rd, Breage, Helston, Cornwall. It was sent in 1962 from the postmark. This would be June having qualified as a nurse being presented with her hospital badge and certificate of nursing or midwifery.<p></p><p>In the envelope was another photo from March 1917. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWHw6CUTHrNMVQ2sXml602kFqkJzaTl_fvPVqsNZWQjaUy8-eozMftm9Ad7BjBXZ_kawbLHlOBl_d0InX6z2eYPWx649UyNscVmSj0VIeNq17PA0sm23zVRpjPMgFjAWphKUUyOguQf-8YjG8PBN16Q99H_d1eobeCXojB3E7gszKFfKPAyS-Kn2ryw/s3676/20230107_122802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3676" data-original-width="2484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWHw6CUTHrNMVQ2sXml602kFqkJzaTl_fvPVqsNZWQjaUy8-eozMftm9Ad7BjBXZ_kawbLHlOBl_d0InX6z2eYPWx649UyNscVmSj0VIeNq17PA0sm23zVRpjPMgFjAWphKUUyOguQf-8YjG8PBN16Q99H_d1eobeCXojB3E7gszKFfKPAyS-Kn2ryw/s320/20230107_122802.jpg" width="216" /></a></div>On the back of this small postcard photograph is the date March 1917 and it has the address to send to - Miss Jen Williams, 24 Shaftesbury ST, C On M (Chorlton On Medlock) Manchester.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkLh9fSImaV7GZyepLVh7jDsN-0uM1AitP3dTbjll8IKyfJs77LOjKzrRg9xWKUXvce9hRNQyX9FJ8BsDoyf2NUV0fsNIVBQXPrlVO_6Dm9T8r54OeCmF2ZfGKATooc1pJdNXsrPpssFItTlSqtj9_b5FUdnuzWsk_PSyCF90p45GywOwn6johRQDAg/s4032/20230107_122827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkLh9fSImaV7GZyepLVh7jDsN-0uM1AitP3dTbjll8IKyfJs77LOjKzrRg9xWKUXvce9hRNQyX9FJ8BsDoyf2NUV0fsNIVBQXPrlVO_6Dm9T8r54OeCmF2ZfGKATooc1pJdNXsrPpssFItTlSqtj9_b5FUdnuzWsk_PSyCF90p45GywOwn6johRQDAg/s320/20230107_122827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSdnyPB0FzH07Q0oak8jUnHF0_kGJFA2EmgEmrASRWeYMRbt10cIxlbVqzwl36MAg3SCaxlbvdi9OHt8DJeF4BcGSXYC0lnWVGDiSENbcOfxjUtToIstPGBTf86ZQuDMJfJAI-vhMKFRcPcU4xsm7YHRI_YrBArsiQBvVKFM7T2eYDbJniHX97xuwDw/s3925/20230107_122816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="3925" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSdnyPB0FzH07Q0oak8jUnHF0_kGJFA2EmgEmrASRWeYMRbt10cIxlbVqzwl36MAg3SCaxlbvdi9OHt8DJeF4BcGSXYC0lnWVGDiSENbcOfxjUtToIstPGBTf86ZQuDMJfJAI-vhMKFRcPcU4xsm7YHRI_YrBArsiQBvVKFM7T2eYDbJniHX97xuwDw/s320/20230107_122816.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Well I have spend all day researching the link or to find out anything about the two photographs. I have come up with many possibilities but no real link. So here they are. Do you recognise anyone or have any information about these two women. Or have links. Please leave a message on this blog. I look at all the replies before allowing them to be published.</div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-3097399732782302592023-01-08T07:55:00.000+00:002023-01-08T07:55:00.018+00:00Old wedding telegrams from 1969 - Mr & Mrs Dains Stockport found<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Found some old wedding telegrams sent to Mr & Mrs J Dains in 1969.</h1><p>Last year I came across three old wedding telegrams at a car boot sale in Chelford, Knutsford. As usual I brought them from the vendor, who looked to be selling house clearance items. They were sent to a Mr and Mrs John Dains to the Belgrave Hotel in Stockport on the occasion of their wedding in 1969. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt5Nv1AlUQf7B_YqhgnAEbSTPAL8GMCQL9Mh-HEOUDQF5fL1iPQqPH2YWbivUSxXa5La0G1uc_piAPP26RCnDF0C1SpJG3m_Rjv47QCTUBmsxtgGVHeNSPe5SVa5k5v4mfgVnq_NNctXeJR-4878LfR5BWe273I7k6afyXAkeAcdgu7BEBh3HnCu4JQ/s3984/20230107_123010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="3984" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgt5Nv1AlUQf7B_YqhgnAEbSTPAL8GMCQL9Mh-HEOUDQF5fL1iPQqPH2YWbivUSxXa5La0G1uc_piAPP26RCnDF0C1SpJG3m_Rjv47QCTUBmsxtgGVHeNSPe5SVa5k5v4mfgVnq_NNctXeJR-4878LfR5BWe273I7k6afyXAkeAcdgu7BEBh3HnCu4JQ/s320/20230107_123010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3i44QZ2jdTsQS_lphsSmviG8Xh0qEnEgylzumYEGFttPVFDrDXAXGXqoeTqpDtgDTImtuMErFHxLw0aMMWCdo12Ujes5xxWQwCA8p6NcHo-IZjtrrNDyKkAUSv2e_8k1oSuF0_ARh75qI7BYO-hKK4JpGhHMmspdJGPa-Rc-V8DH-je5x-475MprPA/s4032/20230107_122958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3i44QZ2jdTsQS_lphsSmviG8Xh0qEnEgylzumYEGFttPVFDrDXAXGXqoeTqpDtgDTImtuMErFHxLw0aMMWCdo12Ujes5xxWQwCA8p6NcHo-IZjtrrNDyKkAUSv2e_8k1oSuF0_ARh75qI7BYO-hKK4JpGhHMmspdJGPa-Rc-V8DH-je5x-475MprPA/s320/20230107_122958.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZwKH3xQ_Dn-OKbQfCF32onUqSY44SLwG1UtPN1L_Yz2X2xVQz_hnSZNSFZqP7xbS2MSrg31Szyz4-1LyewoxyWgrOLQJBEvPzA1LzuxWgVH6tScR-vn5yvkuM92lfZAze0oMKt5sem741q7pjCKgTdyTM3goZW5uzgcNxvnIHLAwWjE2UJk8lOu65g/s3519/20230107_122949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="3519" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZwKH3xQ_Dn-OKbQfCF32onUqSY44SLwG1UtPN1L_Yz2X2xVQz_hnSZNSFZqP7xbS2MSrg31Szyz4-1LyewoxyWgrOLQJBEvPzA1LzuxWgVH6tScR-vn5yvkuM92lfZAze0oMKt5sem741q7pjCKgTdyTM3goZW5uzgcNxvnIHLAwWjE2UJk8lOu65g/s320/20230107_122949.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz2hg7CNDCgYO2jBT_WQfJ3JcNAw_AfP1zXtfTwg1fZSqsnMFdybMomEkJHSUMLHLZURS2FsJIX1oagxmL9URqUqBpKYoiSSOd9u0DPq1XqRVSc9q8klJre6EEmNPj0ZB0U0XaOBdKNCnw2w8BYd7gcqgWea5qevY_rHXwvhkBWlD53Mfctpc-_1sug/s4032/20230107_122937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz2hg7CNDCgYO2jBT_WQfJ3JcNAw_AfP1zXtfTwg1fZSqsnMFdybMomEkJHSUMLHLZURS2FsJIX1oagxmL9URqUqBpKYoiSSOd9u0DPq1XqRVSc9q8klJre6EEmNPj0ZB0U0XaOBdKNCnw2w8BYd7gcqgWea5qevY_rHXwvhkBWlD53Mfctpc-_1sug/s320/20230107_122937.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq_J3to05JbPuZaMOtAyRbvOhU2uSeCpFNZt6uqt3qdiX7QkPIJsoztuNxzXoLtG3JsiZE449Bnpt6O_SjdHcgShjCHNx34tx0SUvc3f67adrUmnuHlz0U9BsXSGMFtJqRUOAyx3sXhIUfwMekHcP6YvkTzs9KbfnTmTyKeNjZf8azip5LSWp89vn1A/s3408/20230107_122906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="3408" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq_J3to05JbPuZaMOtAyRbvOhU2uSeCpFNZt6uqt3qdiX7QkPIJsoztuNxzXoLtG3JsiZE449Bnpt6O_SjdHcgShjCHNx34tx0SUvc3f67adrUmnuHlz0U9BsXSGMFtJqRUOAyx3sXhIUfwMekHcP6YvkTzs9KbfnTmTyKeNjZf8azip5LSWp89vn1A/s320/20230107_122906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sent the 5th April 1969 to John Dains, at the Belgrave hotel, Dialstone Lane, Hazelgrove, Stockport, Cheshire. "Congratulations and best wishes, Mike and Jacky" who sent it from London.<p></p><p>Also "Congratulations and sincere wishes from Margaret and Johnny at Breage" Who sent this telegram from Breage in Cornwall.</p><p>And lastly "Love and best wishes for many joyous years Hubert and May", Sent from St Ives.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">What happened to Mr & Mrs Dains?</h2><p>Looking at the records - Hubert John S Dains past away in 2011. He was born in 1926. Edna Dains (nee Lynch) has also passed away in the more recent 2020's. Edna was born in 1925. Both having lived and died in the Stockport area. When they married this couple would have been in their 40's - so may have had no children. But there may be other relatives out there who would be interested in the telegrams to add to their family history?</p><p>Telegrams are however a thing of the past and should be preserved, especially if they include the works of an artist. The animal picture's were painted by the artist Harry Titcombe. A wildlife artist and illustrator, who specialized in bird pictures. Harry unfortunately passed away in 2016 aged 82, but he left behind some beautiful works of art. </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-109479260286210272022-11-01T19:00:00.000+00:002022-11-01T19:00:08.499+00:00Does the look of ancestors pass down the family line? - Jewels Vintage Vibes<h1 style="text-align: left;">Does the look of ancestors pass down the family line?</h1><div style="text-align: left;"> Yes, I am still collecting old photographs and documents that have found in car boots.</div><p>However, life gets in the way and a broken printer that also scans does slow me upon publishing more blog posts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtcX5gZSP2vj6HM3x0hf_vVROW37a2Khjqis3Jba2aqL4Lr094DQH0RamRTHNby49nSNDtIfwo0MoriLjnfbW_kH34NzUmB1qxdO6d7vG_TkDig0XCOX6VXKUvYO9w6USYMX6Fkovw1-iVuhLlJdOj68uQ3k4Nc3yoBjnsjF7ARa3ztZHbTF0d-5Pcw/s602/Brian%20Hart%20photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtcX5gZSP2vj6HM3x0hf_vVROW37a2Khjqis3Jba2aqL4Lr094DQH0RamRTHNby49nSNDtIfwo0MoriLjnfbW_kH34NzUmB1qxdO6d7vG_TkDig0XCOX6VXKUvYO9w6USYMX6Fkovw1-iVuhLlJdOj68uQ3k4Nc3yoBjnsjF7ARa3ztZHbTF0d-5Pcw/s320/Brian%20Hart%20photo2.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here is a photograph of a child taken in the late 1930s. It is of my dad. I can however see my 3-year-old grandson in his features. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzTUMrbG8fNuthw7rRIURgRMpFaEB1OxNAJMHHctmsj3xMwv00tiyEr_bAdvgrfg8hoLyRYVkh2e3tN_1nQJB9ndU_ULAZc7FqnXPKBUuPDkiSKC9qlKargU77hiZc4hc5xEoiNSrBGaDLH_Gnv-MLwz0AvzosWu0jaiYdeQvcaDhrnJzEHDj5o6rEw/s1600/cool-dude-jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzTUMrbG8fNuthw7rRIURgRMpFaEB1OxNAJMHHctmsj3xMwv00tiyEr_bAdvgrfg8hoLyRYVkh2e3tN_1nQJB9ndU_ULAZc7FqnXPKBUuPDkiSKC9qlKargU77hiZc4hc5xEoiNSrBGaDLH_Gnv-MLwz0AvzosWu0jaiYdeQvcaDhrnJzEHDj5o6rEw/s320/cool-dude-jaxon.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br />The eyes are the same and he has that cheeky look to my eyes. But not the home cut hair look. Though I look at some of my family photographs and they look nothing like the family I have today!! So, are we not actually related? A lot of secretive liaisons took place that were not in the marital bed. But we now have DNA which does tell the truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From DNA, I have an idea that my husband's great great grandfather was a Taylor (name not profession) He married someone else though! Now looking to find out why! Don't you love researching your family tree, when it is not straight forward.</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-31170489305938416082022-08-23T13:33:00.001+01:002022-10-17T16:02:48.664+01:00Where were my ancestors buried - Jewels Vintage Vibes<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <b>Where were my ancestors buried?</b></h1><p>This is a question that up until recently I totally didn't think to look. Most of my family history research ended at their deaths and sometimes I found a will. But one of the resources that I did not know about was burials and the information that they could potentially give me. </p><p>The one resource that I found very useful was the American company "<a href="https://www.findagrave.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find a Grave</a>" website owned by Ancestry. Not only does it cover worldwide grave sites - but it is free to access it. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>St Nicholas Churchyard, Elmdon, Solihull</b></h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2aiapex63dClFYK2_8QdPxeyyx_j9g7Ouj5BNG7TgHUHFekQUUszpB4Mbk7zMPzNs7Sy_YAc-lL-uHcp3waAofmA1iMUk226R0GPDOwTTaVPXB-CGWwbYyr3T3Qmtq8Ru95-1eTSGlv12C9D9AgmkdxPI7DmgAhPZn2nxS1iuALwfgUsDY9cLlmZAA/s4000/lucas%20elmdon%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2aiapex63dClFYK2_8QdPxeyyx_j9g7Ouj5BNG7TgHUHFekQUUszpB4Mbk7zMPzNs7Sy_YAc-lL-uHcp3waAofmA1iMUk226R0GPDOwTTaVPXB-CGWwbYyr3T3Qmtq8Ru95-1eTSGlv12C9D9AgmkdxPI7DmgAhPZn2nxS1iuALwfgUsDY9cLlmZAA/s320/lucas%20elmdon%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The above headstone I photographed for the find a grave website is a memorial to the Lucas family.<p></p><p> <span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">In loving memory</span></p><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">of</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Edward Lucas</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Who died 6th Oct 1906</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Aged 66 years</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">And his beloved wife</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Annie Lucas</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Who died 13th March 1924</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Aged 79</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">And their children**</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Herbert Joseph died 27th November 1884 aged 14 years</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Ann Maud died 3rd January 1891 aged 23 years</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #36322d; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">Charles Alfred died June 1901 aged 27 years (died in action in South Africa)</span><div><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;">The memorial contains not only the father but name of the mother birth year and death information. It also has his children and the fact that one son died in South Africa - probably a soldier in the Boer War. For someone researching this family it has a lot of information.</span></div><div><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa;"><span face="Source Sans Pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #36322d;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Woodford, Christ Church cemetery - Stockport</span></span></span></h2><div><span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl0f2S-Qfi9_4kDR0RUYspQ5dSWEUxmHVgv7lLrU87ptuLMhWEWWSXFCJ2u8zouEG3thMCHHFbmcIF_HgYMeF33NHN16LmXo4EQYV4KKz0lXdlxuKK8GFG24qKAKEJFa0l5rlKJV3klGDjb73ANFSxEObJ42wpKWaoag1kJAtfO8v5JIC2Br_hcaU3Q/s4000/albert%20ward.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl0f2S-Qfi9_4kDR0RUYspQ5dSWEUxmHVgv7lLrU87ptuLMhWEWWSXFCJ2u8zouEG3thMCHHFbmcIF_HgYMeF33NHN16LmXo4EQYV4KKz0lXdlxuKK8GFG24qKAKEJFa0l5rlKJV3klGDjb73ANFSxEObJ42wpKWaoag1kJAtfO8v5JIC2Br_hcaU3Q/s320/albert%20ward.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The above memorial I photographed in Christ Church churchyard in Woodford, Stockport. It has Albert Ward d1949, Esther and his daughter Audrey commemorated on it. Because Ward is one of my family names. I tend to record all Wards just in case I find a link. </div><div><br /></div><div>So have a look at Find A Grave and research where your ancestors final resting place was. It does tend to open up questions and visiting their graves can be very emotional. <span face=""Source Sans Pro", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #36322d; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-10140652374547885022022-04-02T09:23:00.003+01:002022-04-02T09:23:39.198+01:00Early photographs of Solihull Football teams - West Midlands history<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Early photographs of two football teams in Solihull</h1><p>Showing the two photographs of early West Midlands history from Solihull. I brought these two many years ago from that popular auction website. One has the Solihull FC on, the other has not. But the seller indicated that they were both Solihull football teams. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfIFp9PUiHY6ESUdFkRftbTV6VZ44CJoeLkdD96Io2WJ2NbM94rQF8NeKKHt3f9anW2_mg2t4o1TVnYPhzNlJviVr2eCenCJM6PmDOjABtgcTlbs7RddXJLvDCva1d7Qi46f2d4KQNT1Sa-IrEcoYsnIERLfZEJQbGNL7K_hYA-p3_yPkZ93USN0Veg/s6798/solihull%20fc%201917%20-%2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Solihull football team 1917 - 1918" border="0" data-original-height="5103" data-original-width="6798" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfIFp9PUiHY6ESUdFkRftbTV6VZ44CJoeLkdD96Io2WJ2NbM94rQF8NeKKHt3f9anW2_mg2t4o1TVnYPhzNlJviVr2eCenCJM6PmDOjABtgcTlbs7RddXJLvDCva1d7Qi46f2d4KQNT1Sa-IrEcoYsnIERLfZEJQbGNL7K_hYA-p3_yPkZ93USN0Veg/w640-h480/solihull%20fc%201917%20-%2018.jpg" title="Solihull football team 1917 - 1918" width="640" /></a></div>Solihull football team 1917 - 1918. Love the oversized caps on these gentlemen. Can you recognise anyone? 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No one is wearing a wound badge so possibly pre war. I wonder how many of these men survived? Do you recognise anyone. The shirts are the same as the Solihull one above - so possibly same team. Would say the man seated on the right was a vicar. Does anyone recognise him? This photograph is still in the original frame. <br />If you use these photographs on any other site = please have the curtesy to link back to this blog. </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-50923787208280333772022-03-29T09:54:00.001+01:002022-03-29T09:54:46.538+01:00St Stephen's Church choir in Selly Oak Birmingham 1897<h1 style="text-align: left;">A photograph of the choir of St Stephen's church, Selly Oak in Birmingham 1890 - 1897 </h1><p>A few years ago I brought this old photograph of eBay. It is of the choir and the vicar with other elders of the church. They appear to be standing outside the main church door. </p><p>Originally this Christian church was built in 1871 and amalgamated with St Wulstan's in 1980.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0nhRl6BRUmqWU9VGODBmteQfvzjSUd5qGKxX0Tc6LdakLpeEbaLrPl9hVGWoT-6kDzDoBt7rKLHFnphf_1xz9dvxJAwOd7Sg5RJCIRicJdPkRRTBleKLCDYf98tqalboIJ6kaesfRrwHomBLL6KLOXgRmZ-ofF0pm8sMg5vK2VfKvJcD4BhnXOHsJw/s6714/st%20stephens%20selly%20oak,%201890%20-%201897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4751" data-original-width="6714" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0nhRl6BRUmqWU9VGODBmteQfvzjSUd5qGKxX0Tc6LdakLpeEbaLrPl9hVGWoT-6kDzDoBt7rKLHFnphf_1xz9dvxJAwOd7Sg5RJCIRicJdPkRRTBleKLCDYf98tqalboIJ6kaesfRrwHomBLL6KLOXgRmZ-ofF0pm8sMg5vK2VfKvJcD4BhnXOHsJw/w640-h453/st%20stephens%20selly%20oak,%201890%20-%201897.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I have never been to this church, but the photographs online shows that it has been renovated in recent years. <p></p><p>Anyway, this is a nice bit of the churches history and hopefully someone will recognise someone within this photograph.</p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-47069187400376003632022-02-28T14:35:00.000+00:002022-02-28T14:35:01.157+00:00Kenilworth Castle and ancient Graffiti<h1 style="text-align: left;">Kenilworth Castle and ancient graffiti.</h1>
A few years ago now, I visited Kenilworth Castle. It is close to where I live but had never visited. The castle is in ruins, but is fabulous to walk around and climb the scaffolding steps to the upper floors.<br />
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The reason, we visited was to see and walk where my ancestors had. I had discovered that my Scottish great-great grandmother had only been born in Edinburgh. In fact her family had travelled from Kenilworth, where they had originated from. No mean feat for the early 1800s. The above photograph was taken in the lovely Elizabethan garden showing some of the ruins.</div>
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Kenilworth Castle</div>
The castle had apparently lay in ruins from around the 1600's, when it became known as Castle Farm. This gave rise to easy access for many to the ruins themselves. It was a tourist attraction from very early on. With many visitors taking to carving their names in the remaining stone. Some of the names were dated - so here are a few pictures <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_eIuLrP9rb3CT944K6Ebwl7wrAmEHsNe62VIZnH1maDzUT8wgknyprczoF9gDiNeHW5yEk7NcYJwQYycowKeCz5WWT3RPGCyPM-MslsaxXG0MvSVb7IgQLLERTTOVvrol08hwHZ7Ph-c56xDEAWJYEKK01yg1tG31SuyJQMlIBvRxRC7Pkcge852t4A=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_eIuLrP9rb3CT944K6Ebwl7wrAmEHsNe62VIZnH1maDzUT8wgknyprczoF9gDiNeHW5yEk7NcYJwQYycowKeCz5WWT3RPGCyPM-MslsaxXG0MvSVb7IgQLLERTTOVvrol08hwHZ7Ph-c56xDEAWJYEKK01yg1tG31SuyJQMlIBvRxRC7Pkcge852t4A=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Kenilworth Castle gardens <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX35-1RiF1fMzOXdGYWxHGV1KwiaUHQ1CkYcUV-auZSZmZRbYDqE4lDmCMfDoqw0g9jyvi6tKS5Rf6qw2MMNn-KApF1U1Ov-K9fvEatc5XeR6eU-UbbZ-xnNEENPXFyU5_Ep9yneVHGwwnyXHXeIY5VzIYNG6CmJPHljGqQ7gKdHYRRd6Xh61Z_P5QDQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1872 Milly signature at Kenilworth castle graffiti" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX35-1RiF1fMzOXdGYWxHGV1KwiaUHQ1CkYcUV-auZSZmZRbYDqE4lDmCMfDoqw0g9jyvi6tKS5Rf6qw2MMNn-KApF1U1Ov-K9fvEatc5XeR6eU-UbbZ-xnNEENPXFyU5_Ep9yneVHGwwnyXHXeIY5VzIYNG6CmJPHljGqQ7gKdHYRRd6Xh61Z_P5QDQ=w320-h240" title="1872 Milly signature at Kenilworth castle graffiti" width="320" /></a></div>Just readable on the graffiti - 1872 Milly<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6bsEbYVohvljd6EPhoP_MykA8Qnz9BQ1sVLCRS-URoQ7GatjyVJExx5c4XTfbLL90kL-j4ZxR6ldUsl8bWjrh8GngzwmIzX1dqTyy_91KF0lGpYZWyUimD7AG1otbvYoxzuG6ZOKjEjh2lP9hpCoi7d1EXZPOoqniA-qvxHHfRbifZ6R7pH3Z1lhvQg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6bsEbYVohvljd6EPhoP_MykA8Qnz9BQ1sVLCRS-URoQ7GatjyVJExx5c4XTfbLL90kL-j4ZxR6ldUsl8bWjrh8GngzwmIzX1dqTyy_91KF0lGpYZWyUimD7AG1otbvYoxzuG6ZOKjEjh2lP9hpCoi7d1EXZPOoqniA-qvxHHfRbifZ6R7pH3Z1lhvQg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Another view of the gardens at Kenilworth Castle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGRfVWTEQb5ADy6XdUKSuj5qp7sdX2ZS0XUHHZGAY64DLOIMSga5aa8cASn8-oKhDiN3y4fBp2XClzYUvPBn1YSMr7PNbqM3xI1UyM_-A23nfF92wVQGKjyBC7GwQXPyU_qfGCyMmyalkUYwDQb1N56a3HjlXw5WCiNaxD4d89HHjejGb1SaScaLwoWA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGRfVWTEQb5ADy6XdUKSuj5qp7sdX2ZS0XUHHZGAY64DLOIMSga5aa8cASn8-oKhDiN3y4fBp2XClzYUvPBn1YSMr7PNbqM3xI1UyM_-A23nfF92wVQGKjyBC7GwQXPyU_qfGCyMmyalkUYwDQb1N56a3HjlXw5WCiNaxD4d89HHjejGb1SaScaLwoWA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Some of the stonework remining of the castle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf3hju4a5qrBn-XfghP6Gk60AtHE-AOkjAPxzvuQu0K5Cvhd1OULXt360xbBTsQxxEGxO2jf_X1YQpOxe44oWWeX6BgZkegjVldX2710e4IqWK0gx6Ngh1FGZ5LKgU3m17gUIHTA5VcBUwSss4W8AbQKSK-1E9McVjvbbJuO-TSF0iswqmDP6PUXD3KA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf3hju4a5qrBn-XfghP6Gk60AtHE-AOkjAPxzvuQu0K5Cvhd1OULXt360xbBTsQxxEGxO2jf_X1YQpOxe44oWWeX6BgZkegjVldX2710e4IqWK0gx6Ngh1FGZ5LKgU3m17gUIHTA5VcBUwSss4W8AbQKSK-1E9McVjvbbJuO-TSF0iswqmDP6PUXD3KA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>View over the gardens<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2A43ndusGCJAbqLmYiDS4lxeIDzE_JVTGC7--DyA1ja5RNLt4-1T5XinMrKFj-p_NMgB7N9nPXeF_bg_c44hC4N9Loq0noMac8F122L1bsJJ5RScAmxyeOOmizo9MPuOUuoq7UFRuax9_2pAMEyltENUQGuEy8TY2QoMhTO5A_eilAUSnwoxPVE85iQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2A43ndusGCJAbqLmYiDS4lxeIDzE_JVTGC7--DyA1ja5RNLt4-1T5XinMrKFj-p_NMgB7N9nPXeF_bg_c44hC4N9Loq0noMac8F122L1bsJJ5RScAmxyeOOmizo9MPuOUuoq7UFRuax9_2pAMEyltENUQGuEy8TY2QoMhTO5A_eilAUSnwoxPVE85iQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>More open brickwork of the castle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLvzdI9O9I04T75p0-kfJTXam2PX378vCnBOqegxIyvn0O5SQ8dDMZAV2oa_mhHHeS0AGaYmyTr21vT3NL7fCDs6-O4FoqP4Bpivc0-HXJMJGlpZwWojnCjTZ5c7Wjk7O0X9lv0eumQ2WYPe6QXjRLP0yqrLf6bngKuaRq_lFVgxocmywUMOVLpc7cGQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLvzdI9O9I04T75p0-kfJTXam2PX378vCnBOqegxIyvn0O5SQ8dDMZAV2oa_mhHHeS0AGaYmyTr21vT3NL7fCDs6-O4FoqP4Bpivc0-HXJMJGlpZwWojnCjTZ5c7Wjk7O0X9lv0eumQ2WYPe6QXjRLP0yqrLf6bngKuaRq_lFVgxocmywUMOVLpc7cGQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Think this is A Rainsforth 1887.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUWYNtRjExul5c4R5E9IHt9kieWNxBFxNshoIGQEBITeqAjKi07PJtVtmUkCGedfAYzFOZyJHZFSAeBsdXo0ehUIc6ajBOgCBUppMkQEqxfCqvfdgDcXmgHPNL0mK7HxtcN-XfzxaUvuAxN2zXh9y-4drgP3B116Sm0_ZmUWc7Y7P0MQQOszmJWz3cyA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUWYNtRjExul5c4R5E9IHt9kieWNxBFxNshoIGQEBITeqAjKi07PJtVtmUkCGedfAYzFOZyJHZFSAeBsdXo0ehUIc6ajBOgCBUppMkQEqxfCqvfdgDcXmgHPNL0mK7HxtcN-XfzxaUvuAxN2zXh9y-4drgP3B116Sm0_ZmUWc7Y7P0MQQOszmJWz3cyA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Views of the terrace from the garden<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE7P--H4SizV7oBxufstdHUbYioAZOb57aCUDMoLwCZFd6dPtudmHWV1Covv_m1QOSqbwq87qC9RHE-gdQaZyr5bycqpmv-L0GLeHQtDVxbPisQR41Zoiv7cLpuTkkiztDdUXdYaUy_2TGVv20Av3wCViE9Qa-yx9s_qmnJI3hpM3Vctdmc1TRG4hlCg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE7P--H4SizV7oBxufstdHUbYioAZOb57aCUDMoLwCZFd6dPtudmHWV1Covv_m1QOSqbwq87qC9RHE-gdQaZyr5bycqpmv-L0GLeHQtDVxbPisQR41Zoiv7cLpuTkkiztDdUXdYaUy_2TGVv20Av3wCViE9Qa-yx9s_qmnJI3hpM3Vctdmc1TRG4hlCg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>More of the remaining brickwork<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBiaiaM3sQ18jvxEQpvOJEpeYY7gwm3pecUHfKYym2p6jm-Sw4qiirrC1cVRUfBhb4BYQgeHcr1PZxWdu5m3tiR2eoEUyGTXgf8fUIAiNE_X1mbMi7nb15eItXrF4-2vbqA5j1PgkLRPxGnlEtblXfK9Jc5C6RAa9K5uN6cFL4r8Py7I_aPUNDa9Ap8w=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBiaiaM3sQ18jvxEQpvOJEpeYY7gwm3pecUHfKYym2p6jm-Sw4qiirrC1cVRUfBhb4BYQgeHcr1PZxWdu5m3tiR2eoEUyGTXgf8fUIAiNE_X1mbMi7nb15eItXrF4-2vbqA5j1PgkLRPxGnlEtblXfK9Jc5C6RAa9K5uN6cFL4r8Py7I_aPUNDa9Ap8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Views of the garden from inside the castle remains<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-R2zHvCz9E1Bs9zUHpt6ATHnv6eTd-99SnOKOGwnfEjUF0KZcl_qqGFgeDHCmOgzCU8My72xiWfxWTP2eE5Ocfqz4GGMKFb7gyYdHUY0k8L38eh-l7STsECpm9KI7j_-YB92kSK0IrVj5J2m3JRJ7NH6yqg2Levx7SwJw1SYIJoZOdqt1OEdgLF7zA=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-R2zHvCz9E1Bs9zUHpt6ATHnv6eTd-99SnOKOGwnfEjUF0KZcl_qqGFgeDHCmOgzCU8My72xiWfxWTP2eE5Ocfqz4GGMKFb7gyYdHUY0k8L38eh-l7STsECpm9KI7j_-YB92kSK0IrVj5J2m3JRJ7NH6yqg2Levx7SwJw1SYIJoZOdqt1OEdgLF7zA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>R F and P F 1944 I think.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9XOVwSqdLMm_YpacOxsI3RJtyJnz4UX689X0kvEc-XLJC8i_EXahDi0z1IIQyXwRv1XB3Gqu9oKIxFI9HpbD9AQ3TIsgPTMDDzQYZ8bqScDx3q3-xOv1oMY0MLvZ-HX1r6S7r31J0n9Aflqiftnhvog0ocGWcZH1QleaxVe3-sgZcDsGwQa_V-mAg3g=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9XOVwSqdLMm_YpacOxsI3RJtyJnz4UX689X0kvEc-XLJC8i_EXahDi0z1IIQyXwRv1XB3Gqu9oKIxFI9HpbD9AQ3TIsgPTMDDzQYZ8bqScDx3q3-xOv1oMY0MLvZ-HX1r6S7r31J0n9Aflqiftnhvog0ocGWcZH1QleaxVe3-sgZcDsGwQa_V-mAg3g=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Ian and Ruby 2015, WBD 1806<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilXkiALONUnpbJqnohje1ntZpfMAxoDE3NZT4xPILDpcK-BUH4z5veQHSo2D5HiEGRetV_qJjWU3OfqVAI_TqUsOO05ZGGhvYPFb9JH8cEa-JhAHdikw0fYktWk4z9i1_WPnC4WAVMu-XQlLP_cvdWmU7lQvhH9Puxwia7spdhTc1jRsq3TWJaYbOYag=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilXkiALONUnpbJqnohje1ntZpfMAxoDE3NZT4xPILDpcK-BUH4z5veQHSo2D5HiEGRetV_qJjWU3OfqVAI_TqUsOO05ZGGhvYPFb9JH8cEa-JhAHdikw0fYktWk4z9i1_WPnC4WAVMu-XQlLP_cvdWmU7lQvhH9Puxwia7spdhTc1jRsq3TWJaYbOYag=s320" width="320" /></a></div>D Beal 1808 I think. Many other graffiti above. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3C6Cxy6DZhZhJco_BM9P48C-eRoMS7Xs8mdjl9kO2exqY0053AnUMBuRbTDxiaimFR4-q2MCu-shGlabfhDEQVjeJXP5McHxCxuXqaq-_JAMyPk-f2fnecpwucRMBVQg6oOcFk6snijnkGwiXletj7JqH99Kn5k70X0cYDF1BhD34sCaTiX769yYmTw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3C6Cxy6DZhZhJco_BM9P48C-eRoMS7Xs8mdjl9kO2exqY0053AnUMBuRbTDxiaimFR4-q2MCu-shGlabfhDEQVjeJXP5McHxCxuXqaq-_JAMyPk-f2fnecpwucRMBVQg6oOcFk6snijnkGwiXletj7JqH99Kn5k70X0cYDF1BhD34sCaTiX769yYmTw=s320" width="320" /></a></div>BFCK 1877<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaXBNIeN7IpvYqEc7KoBdioxHTtqlCHwU2b3-0WVcytdfQyX5qZ_4BLZFgUmCxQ7s4cylnNA1oMUp69tY3KuznkAJuroRfUCCGo4of60HZEJ7IuFvkFQ3lRG9nHAeYXvHgVakBk5ll3xahVVIEZZpKeI1mS5CH7Xax55QVGFbkSGBWnf-aWwT_wIvQSQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaXBNIeN7IpvYqEc7KoBdioxHTtqlCHwU2b3-0WVcytdfQyX5qZ_4BLZFgUmCxQ7s4cylnNA1oMUp69tY3KuznkAJuroRfUCCGo4of60HZEJ7IuFvkFQ3lRG9nHAeYXvHgVakBk5ll3xahVVIEZZpKeI1mS5CH7Xax55QVGFbkSGBWnf-aWwT_wIvQSQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>MH 1868, JH, J M Hayward, CEO, S, 1935.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha8oCUrIxxc9SnuMaEiFf4kKOOwNTdXtidM5wuFY0ogtvLQdA32kf6ATk6AB2LK_f_rxYydm22QHA_lFdv3n-1GVgr8nrtx8Ye0hI2XGmejPuFEZHAfLehgfbFwQBlDH1zQXV3_z7zvvlJmeOznmi1o7P0HMmBsPY-R7JUSSoc9NZYaoFoYEIVhTgfNQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha8oCUrIxxc9SnuMaEiFf4kKOOwNTdXtidM5wuFY0ogtvLQdA32kf6ATk6AB2LK_f_rxYydm22QHA_lFdv3n-1GVgr8nrtx8Ye0hI2XGmejPuFEZHAfLehgfbFwQBlDH1zQXV3_z7zvvlJmeOznmi1o7P0HMmBsPY-R7JUSSoc9NZYaoFoYEIVhTgfNQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>LMP 19/69, AO JE, HC 80, RF,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjClEDvnQ4agOPeiQ3Htr2aFGev8YCkTdmZbeI98-yxS038acz1EGoL7Svl9Do2hYeKwL9d3pAfbe-Q0dDhK3CHSX_qFGVP5JIPqpZftjv4dDQanRVpIK9sBr_9pGA3tIfplcH3wxqpuHrRMx66BiDpNfLeQ0w8I3IYjDSsy_91O4cKlGzbErCLQXFHSQ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjClEDvnQ4agOPeiQ3Htr2aFGev8YCkTdmZbeI98-yxS038acz1EGoL7Svl9Do2hYeKwL9d3pAfbe-Q0dDhK3CHSX_qFGVP5JIPqpZftjv4dDQanRVpIK9sBr_9pGA3tIfplcH3wxqpuHrRMx66BiDpNfLeQ0w8I3IYjDSsy_91O4cKlGzbErCLQXFHSQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Lots of jumbled letters here. Some look like Roman numerals<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkEoCp5QjJPlM1qGDTGqN7_QwT2vPXFjvbZ9Hs14gjjY-c0d_QW5f6fCgYt-a2rBawntbV7BmdLcjb1fiAS-3batmoKepqimmf90ZDJPYhuaQu_nxoxSn1RYotAPjv7GVG9MukCybGiytMCIC7qG_BSVo64x4UxbfZFuIKaYMr_8LFiDvpFDRl0-aAhw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkEoCp5QjJPlM1qGDTGqN7_QwT2vPXFjvbZ9Hs14gjjY-c0d_QW5f6fCgYt-a2rBawntbV7BmdLcjb1fiAS-3batmoKepqimmf90ZDJPYhuaQu_nxoxSn1RYotAPjv7GVG9MukCybGiytMCIC7qG_BSVo64x4UxbfZFuIKaYMr_8LFiDvpFDRl0-aAhw=s320" width="320" /></a></div>A clearer picture from earlier RF PF 1944. I wonder if they and their love survived the war.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA6Zf2zmxmn0iPww1CzqrzH10Oaj8EFdqOU0HCzNjw3mX3A0_fD7dpFbQIGMDE248kic_Zy3OQjuQXQdTZf9ATAVeyOvbrrWBVZzsOa4ci_9-oc6nhLwnbXNkoTDZlIa9IoFmzQzBz-vV7CQoa8kPkLJErNs9hfBF4JpkWCLjundPaGUGF1LYpCU1B4A=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA6Zf2zmxmn0iPww1CzqrzH10Oaj8EFdqOU0HCzNjw3mX3A0_fD7dpFbQIGMDE248kic_Zy3OQjuQXQdTZf9ATAVeyOvbrrWBVZzsOa4ci_9-oc6nhLwnbXNkoTDZlIa9IoFmzQzBz-vV7CQoa8kPkLJErNs9hfBF4JpkWCLjundPaGUGF1LYpCU1B4A=s320" width="320" /></a></div>FCB JH 16/8/44 another end of war love affair. Where are they now? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixUz3BRx_WH0AhSR1ldOfOd4a-_SuuJIcQgbyiF4oHkeiTcava5gc1GJU6JQbVuRghSt_ZxFynB6eQv8gnL4HMttR39n76ZSCy8vgC65pWw4ayW-lUQHErxXbxAokKILlg3edIxCIVAlCYkAiRSSMY3PePwUmdvUmDRECQp1_cLUWCiDZZxDw__1cXYg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixUz3BRx_WH0AhSR1ldOfOd4a-_SuuJIcQgbyiF4oHkeiTcava5gc1GJU6JQbVuRghSt_ZxFynB6eQv8gnL4HMttR39n76ZSCy8vgC65pWw4ayW-lUQHErxXbxAokKILlg3edIxCIVAlCYkAiRSSMY3PePwUmdvUmDRECQp1_cLUWCiDZZxDw__1cXYg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>WFS 1817<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja1kSnuRuZXW7xWHLAgxPjOrOCC0It1teLOnc6H_iAxlNUGldX6YdtRZs1HeRXTb-repX8lkIQyoYYFifAMfO6wioqelIjtSihWHU-Jn3Ft1wJrVvhQfZTYslrPF8DjP7qx-QCm-0L8MV1KzTZthRkwDPu2TPDDL0FXbGsJiCDNcXK79gIEaPyqE7ygg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But this is just a small sample of the graffiti that covers the brick work around the ruins of the castle. Some dates are very old. Others just a few years ago. And no I haven't seen any with Leeson on dating from the late 1700s to early 1800s. <br /><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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But at least it will eventually sort out who is wrong and eventually you will get the right certificate.</p><p>I have a few that I want to share, that I brought but they are not my family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkZeLlFhrVznNtpz0X_K-yK6grAdOHoDGMB6ObZX2E2K74xij3aMRo9j9JUOGn4KQ8c5LsTkHGNh1Ph_6_ppkrGRtJEGxwl6GOn_zDDhWOAQnNo2UvUNer_6M2Gu3JpL_-CKaiZ0GS74biMq48TWRXgYeN4tEfg1jSXljEuEK3U2yiumizsk9P9EqMog=s1170" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Harold Hands death certificate 1939" border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1170" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkZeLlFhrVznNtpz0X_K-yK6grAdOHoDGMB6ObZX2E2K74xij3aMRo9j9JUOGn4KQ8c5LsTkHGNh1Ph_6_ppkrGRtJEGxwl6GOn_zDDhWOAQnNo2UvUNer_6M2Gu3JpL_-CKaiZ0GS74biMq48TWRXgYeN4tEfg1jSXljEuEK3U2yiumizsk9P9EqMog=w320-h232" title="Harold Hands death certificate 1939" width="320" /></a></div>This is a death certificate for Harold Hands who died in 1939. He was 48 and lived at 105 Pool Farm Rd, Acocks Green. His son was the informant. As my Harry Hands didn't have a son. He was the wrong one.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8rCSfZqgAtdyD-KbldyOvTpiFsVi_b1b4R0ZTjZtntfU2BNhAn53ZCYoxnErTkc2My4t-vaIqzihWpEBHotaY4szhj2slyj7xkQxAIZsINX_spBbxRO9lYLOG-N_sJbmSnwFH-b1wBEQpiuRV9y9gr2FYZHd_Jbn-ykTIkVbN1tJ0zoNDhA-5ij6b0A=s1170" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="John Thomas Welch birth certificate 1876" border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1170" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8rCSfZqgAtdyD-KbldyOvTpiFsVi_b1b4R0ZTjZtntfU2BNhAn53ZCYoxnErTkc2My4t-vaIqzihWpEBHotaY4szhj2slyj7xkQxAIZsINX_spBbxRO9lYLOG-N_sJbmSnwFH-b1wBEQpiuRV9y9gr2FYZHd_Jbn-ykTIkVbN1tJ0zoNDhA-5ij6b0A=w320-h232" title="John Thomas Welch birth certificate 1876" width="320" /></a></div>I hunted high and low for the birth certificate of John Thomas Welch. A very popular name in the early to mid 1870s. This is a birth certificate that was in the same quarter and year of the one that was my relative. John Thomas Welch born the 5th February 1876 to Harriet Hannah Welch of 7/2 Court Loveday Street. No father named so was illegitimate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLulntfDO9EfsDcspKod5NmZdurSL0nC4CqQpbdUGxn2Fb4T7XGHQrg6CM3L5tkim5nUYYHLG9Cz_UHCAltqA8NnWY45kW_FZ6-bQrEGGpn2-RD6OoVLhVxvK6Q4ykstFVF66cnG4jW4rhTHXi-wB3E85Ik9ztnwTo7ygG5oPQmsZBY3VKWVz1h3wZxQ=s1170" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sarah Hart death certificate 1845" border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1170" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLulntfDO9EfsDcspKod5NmZdurSL0nC4CqQpbdUGxn2Fb4T7XGHQrg6CM3L5tkim5nUYYHLG9Cz_UHCAltqA8NnWY45kW_FZ6-bQrEGGpn2-RD6OoVLhVxvK6Q4ykstFVF66cnG4jW4rhTHXi-wB3E85Ik9ztnwTo7ygG5oPQmsZBY3VKWVz1h3wZxQ=w320-h232" title="Sarah Hart death certificate 1845" width="320" /></a></div>This death certificate was discovered amongst my uncle's things. With letters to a genealogist in London. It looks as though my uncle was looking to see if this poor lady was related. However, Hart was not her birth name. Sarah Hart died on the 1st January 1845 by poison administrated by John Tawell. She died in Yarnham Royal in the county of Bucks, Eton. The poison according to extensive newspaper reports was Prussic Acid. The trial of John Tawell was carried out in Aylesbury on March 12th 1845. John a Quaker wore a black suit and apparently had a "small shrewd looking eye with a slight caste" He was a chemist and druggist by trade. After his first wife died. Sarah Hart of about 30 years of age became his housekeeper. There relationship developed and Mrs Hart became pregnant. She then left John's home and lived in London, Slough and eventually Salt Hill. Sarah had two children, the first child of John Tawell was born in 1841 and she depended on John for support. John married again to a Sarah Cutmore. Supporting two women was a bit too much for John. He became deeper into dept. <div>So he visited Sarah and after she went and brought a bottle of porter, he added the Prussic Acid. She died in agony shortly after. Whilst her neighbours attended her, John left quickly and went home. But the police were quick to follow him and arrested him the next day. First he said he wasn't there and knew of no one living in Slough. Then he said she had pestered him for money, threatening to kill herself if he did not give her some. So when he went to her home. She had poured a beer and added the poison herself via a small vial. It was discovered that John had purchased not once but twice the poison, saying he had lost the first bottle. A friend gave evidence that previously after a visit by John and Mrs Hart drinking porter - she had been very ill for a few days but recovered. Eventually John Tawell was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhinS15vPPMfXa2BhsCmuTBIsT2IWul_TjHGOTuA84TFLl4OrVNDrX2AGUU3_YBgiS8kR-WcMX7LQTxkQ5-s3flqEtEjtlgenwE3jRrA9lnsKwwGhY40K3uxbmoAnrE23difOWNUJ3vEYrmUTNhZLFdsDOtqso2hAdVBSrXQ8QECh8km-K8Yf1EjUnTjw=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Newspaper report of John Tawell hung for murder 1845" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhinS15vPPMfXa2BhsCmuTBIsT2IWul_TjHGOTuA84TFLl4OrVNDrX2AGUU3_YBgiS8kR-WcMX7LQTxkQ5-s3flqEtEjtlgenwE3jRrA9lnsKwwGhY40K3uxbmoAnrE23difOWNUJ3vEYrmUTNhZLFdsDOtqso2hAdVBSrXQ8QECh8km-K8Yf1EjUnTjw=w86-h320" title="Newspaper report of John Tawell hung for murder 1845" width="86" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKLegw-T1JkIvN_QkTTWK8ypNJZdE7axiTA0qL8YxTWq5iaou15YWr4bXsLgWbWnvMrE6y07HqoAvu5y3dyFVMCXdhKzf7qPncYa1e8MZ6sp9CKigyGlMa5JxOUoa6mk-JRO_EwXcScPU71hWsNgXZlCPpB9iy94hB7sFa333fUcK7Qvd5USBANeHsPw=s3000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Newspaper report of John Tawell hung for sarah hart murder 1845" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="821" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKLegw-T1JkIvN_QkTTWK8ypNJZdE7axiTA0qL8YxTWq5iaou15YWr4bXsLgWbWnvMrE6y07HqoAvu5y3dyFVMCXdhKzf7qPncYa1e8MZ6sp9CKigyGlMa5JxOUoa6mk-JRO_EwXcScPU71hWsNgXZlCPpB9iy94hB7sFa333fUcK7Qvd5USBANeHsPw=w88-h320" title="Newspaper report of John Tawell hung for sarah hart murder 1845" width="88" /></a></div><br /> Newspaper reports of John Tawell's life and subsequent death by hanging. At no point did he confess to the murder. But all the evidence supports the fact that he did kill her. </div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-29945725651602614892022-01-04T08:18:00.002+00:002022-01-04T08:18:37.787+00:00Welcome 2022. Hope this year is a lot better than the last few!!<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Welcome 2022.</h1><p>I can not believe the year has flown so quick. Last time I posted on here was in April last year. Been a bit busy since then. Welcomed a new grandchild to add to the other 2 brilliant grandsons. He is lovely but unfortunately became ill with RSV a few months old. After a week in hospital he is now fine and bouncing back. By the end of this month, we think he will be crawling and soon after walking. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1JQeZA3MnIagACnlR53b1k4OHTdJLoiaRwsq_kigoFt6qOUNXRjxi-nRus5yN0V2ERcOWLtRd2ErWmOFEofLAxb0b6LW0qtPYwa2R1ahraBQbWW0fpi1qKZmDc43-HxE6xE-04b93mzBA-yhOwblAsfSoWwpulL7FG2vLsMVY0UwX_ejR9F0ycz0-g=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1JQeZA3MnIagACnlR53b1k4OHTdJLoiaRwsq_kigoFt6qOUNXRjxi-nRus5yN0V2ERcOWLtRd2ErWmOFEofLAxb0b6LW0qtPYwa2R1ahraBQbWW0fpi1qKZmDc43-HxE6xE-04b93mzBA-yhOwblAsfSoWwpulL7FG2vLsMVY0UwX_ejR9F0ycz0-g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>At the end of December, my youngest child got engaged. So now both my children intend to get married at some point. Looking foreword to this. Haven't been to a wedding in ages. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Researching my family history. </h2><p>I never realised on how much information was around for my family and ancestors. Researching my family history is an ongoing journey. It is never finished as another source of information opens up. Later this month the 1921 census will be available. Haven't quite got my head around who I want to look up first. It is pay per view, so will have to be selective until it is available free on the normal Find My Past subscription. </p><p>My German Ancestors?</p><p>A photograph was shared to me recently that I did not know existed. My cousin and I think it is of our German great grandmother and her family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnbln3frYLuSS1zDYWWVJPqIBPwewz5bjHfAeBASkAErl4QVcDLzJNuoK4UWwFHDQ98d35gW__YFKJydEPRztEHLCZYToWSMeVIqrUMpFZEM8sI2XEOyiq0GvD2UNuJTHn9LrUcVyt9y9sa9_7ohmk29xxkNTQTjBrAqN-8X_H57c_jDcpSK1-_A5H8Q=s921" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnbln3frYLuSS1zDYWWVJPqIBPwewz5bjHfAeBASkAErl4QVcDLzJNuoK4UWwFHDQ98d35gW__YFKJydEPRztEHLCZYToWSMeVIqrUMpFZEM8sI2XEOyiq0GvD2UNuJTHn9LrUcVyt9y9sa9_7ohmk29xxkNTQTjBrAqN-8X_H57c_jDcpSK1-_A5H8Q=s320" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p>This is Margarette Piske who went under the name Margarette Feege. She was born in Germany and emigrated first to England and later to Canada.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3zAKzyhQ5f_aY-0ITfwRlocUB4c7xjIgD2aZ72xJj3u4YEZObW-l1HCU7XGb9kXmHP0WDGrCSAkhXn-a5k4mlYNozK8w3MWa1Ef-5nwW7-D8mK_0ir_F5fZ8z29IP0wb1B_7117dbPiamRDWysIJjZP17IjpSc-34KEQj2Cdc8y3FnoJk4vw8VvErGQ=s2293" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="2293" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3zAKzyhQ5f_aY-0ITfwRlocUB4c7xjIgD2aZ72xJj3u4YEZObW-l1HCU7XGb9kXmHP0WDGrCSAkhXn-a5k4mlYNozK8w3MWa1Ef-5nwW7-D8mK_0ir_F5fZ8z29IP0wb1B_7117dbPiamRDWysIJjZP17IjpSc-34KEQj2Cdc8y3FnoJk4vw8VvErGQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> From the above photo, we think the young girl is Margarette Piske with her parents and brothers. There is a string family resemblance with the older brother. But who are they and what is the significance of the Lily of the Valley flower sprig that several of them are holding/wearing? <p></p><p> </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-56557065668166265042021-04-06T13:28:00.002+01:002023-10-08T17:40:36.113+01:00Elizabeth Sarah Curtis and the Hart family of Rugby continued<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Elizabeth Sarah Curtis and the Hart family of Rugby continued.</h1><p>In my last blog post I started to show the huge number of photographs and ephemera related to the families. Found in a car boot a couple of years ago now. The name Hart was on one of the pictures and having Hart in my family. I collected all that I could find related. I can only think that these were part of the collection of Florence Rosemary Hart nee Smith's home (1898 - 1972) They ended up in a car boot on a dealer's stall. It took several Sunday mornings looking as he would not sell me the whole box.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLksFBtKH3HYAAEgmHbnH015sjreuaRBJnse7JpF-qS35w_eA6eGhcXHkfMnDwA6VUsVpLG-tMyuazywJE5L3BfOg1Aq22XJffPfuGqI2fxe4TUx90daNd4DtuDFocf7q59Fs8AK90YoE5/s1420/50s-wedding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1124" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLksFBtKH3HYAAEgmHbnH015sjreuaRBJnse7JpF-qS35w_eA6eGhcXHkfMnDwA6VUsVpLG-tMyuazywJE5L3BfOg1Aq22XJffPfuGqI2fxe4TUx90daNd4DtuDFocf7q59Fs8AK90YoE5/s320/50s-wedding.jpg" /></a></div>Iris Rose Hart (1923 - 1981) married James Edward Curtis (1925 - 1995) in 1960. His sister was Elizabeth Sarah Curtis born 1928 in Rugby Warwickshire. She married Lesley Townsend in 1949. Above are the wedding photograph cutting the cake. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC_BJn7Z4X5pMuMMBGoGY6WRmwEbJowsfsBRBb-1o_IHfOV0qQrKAGBAOpiCpAPfuEXT5QL9zwVMbufoweSaPtX1G6ptFL5qmtx9Eil9F015cJYuOgtdxOneYCLoC3ZIhyphenhyphenDAzJRWAqtCx/s1356/elizabeth-sarah-curtis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUC_BJn7Z4X5pMuMMBGoGY6WRmwEbJowsfsBRBb-1o_IHfOV0qQrKAGBAOpiCpAPfuEXT5QL9zwVMbufoweSaPtX1G6ptFL5qmtx9Eil9F015cJYuOgtdxOneYCLoC3ZIhyphenhyphenDAzJRWAqtCx/s320/elizabeth-sarah-curtis.jpg" /></a></div>Elizabeth Sarah Curtis <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC0BhzUaOhJ7Y5U5QaIIINi_zDpzkTbrJ5NXxcrWdlqSpB5VFljT8MGS1Ul4fg80iz0dHK-KvoLDsRL4VvO1EJneQhYIYNWvG51uR4OlJkLci4z4oHy170n4jw-e08O4rtdSWKSvuXsbV/s876/elizabeth-sarah-curtis-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC0BhzUaOhJ7Y5U5QaIIINi_zDpzkTbrJ5NXxcrWdlqSpB5VFljT8MGS1Ul4fg80iz0dHK-KvoLDsRL4VvO1EJneQhYIYNWvG51uR4OlJkLci4z4oHy170n4jw-e08O4rtdSWKSvuXsbV/s320/elizabeth-sarah-curtis-2.jpg" /></a></div>A younger Elizabeth Sarah Curtis.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-UbDiGf8mqIlR9z2XdclE5A8Muk5oDSGsSYdh68s8oKU2BPTH6-QXX4UNWHeZUtLjB3aidvrzlJQb2Ruw1jAW0sWmB3jlcbukLmEdCSf0lmhM9VuW_euIuF1EYSQY330rLNMZoaFnvNc/s1400/elizabeth-curtis-and-lesley-townsend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-UbDiGf8mqIlR9z2XdclE5A8Muk5oDSGsSYdh68s8oKU2BPTH6-QXX4UNWHeZUtLjB3aidvrzlJQb2Ruw1jAW0sWmB3jlcbukLmEdCSf0lmhM9VuW_euIuF1EYSQY330rLNMZoaFnvNc/s320/elizabeth-curtis-and-lesley-townsend.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJCauIbNjIXgUTfoIFEOxcg7lIPxMwQzsZOeYFEiM2VP9MGKToQHT_xTcF_UMeMagd4HlrGsMGH1MHhvySqoecV51g0eXYFu4HK8RXcgyAMNeIoMsh-xDA3Spz6Yv0ULZV2sL-fNyuqaj/s1375/elizabeth-sarah-curtis-lesley-townsend-wedding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJCauIbNjIXgUTfoIFEOxcg7lIPxMwQzsZOeYFEiM2VP9MGKToQHT_xTcF_UMeMagd4HlrGsMGH1MHhvySqoecV51g0eXYFu4HK8RXcgyAMNeIoMsh-xDA3Spz6Yv0ULZV2sL-fNyuqaj/s320/elizabeth-sarah-curtis-lesley-townsend-wedding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>More wedding photographs of the couple with their bridesmaids and alone.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2PbX-M9gsxC71Fl2oRePOXYRVAgfgE1erW6UERyVrHVpQbjQNl1LPAL1F2HUYBuJNViwLf-qWuwz5Z7uxeuT2KFX7Mj8wNLNOvLu_bUR5DV9yiTspw9dOB2masyMhlK5sjeztqajuo7A/s1224/mark-anthony-curtis-st-osweld-school-photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2PbX-M9gsxC71Fl2oRePOXYRVAgfgE1erW6UERyVrHVpQbjQNl1LPAL1F2HUYBuJNViwLf-qWuwz5Z7uxeuT2KFX7Mj8wNLNOvLu_bUR5DV9yiTspw9dOB2masyMhlK5sjeztqajuo7A/s320/mark-anthony-curtis-st-osweld-school-photo.jpg" /></a></div>They had one son Mark wearing the school uniform of St Oswald's. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QC2g2eMGmtoKv-ok5Nz7mF3eIu-RaxPSBbuHfcegW6rbu1zsZsxI9z9ifE3Yg6_j14bCpqRIRGQ6Rhy6XDhfLec4l1r4IYl4ql46_D8ksV02irUJhir-kzm88Y2ZetZqgXEiiU2Lk3U4/s1712/townsend-and-curtis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1712" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QC2g2eMGmtoKv-ok5Nz7mF3eIu-RaxPSBbuHfcegW6rbu1zsZsxI9z9ifE3Yg6_j14bCpqRIRGQ6Rhy6XDhfLec4l1r4IYl4ql46_D8ksV02irUJhir-kzm88Y2ZetZqgXEiiU2Lk3U4/s320/townsend-and-curtis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another wedding photograph. of the couple with their bridesmaids and best man. Also maybe her mother Kathleen Mildred Labraham (1896 - 1978) Not sure why this one photograph has reversed from the original. Must have pressed something in the photoshop process!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRmBd38njPBmDpgTVRjOt6NWPnz1npfSGUAPnMQwiZB1BSxU9Pw7N-aK7WxppYCRalbyez5iXzauvpqzfaGmcnbfJye_VenIjtVbmdK5LWedE4cWEGsS7JYXzwZ-_J7jzNZezXwVCvmB5/s1796/kathleen-mildred-labrahowe-1915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="1361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRmBd38njPBmDpgTVRjOt6NWPnz1npfSGUAPnMQwiZB1BSxU9Pw7N-aK7WxppYCRalbyez5iXzauvpqzfaGmcnbfJye_VenIjtVbmdK5LWedE4cWEGsS7JYXzwZ-_J7jzNZezXwVCvmB5/s320/kathleen-mildred-labrahowe-1915.jpg" /></a></div>Kathleen Mildred Labraham's National Identity Card was also in the ephemera pile. Issued in 1915 during WW1. <div>There is also a postcard photograph of Job and Lily Hart at their wedding. Job was Iris Rosemary Hart's uncle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgCbvTW0Sc9u_5gkTqkUDjSLdsAgSRz9K2ta-UpERr-T1x9qhpFU4K5YMhKPZM5m5xTOn4rwOjvNArDwknKT5IIjPp6yHU_tmq4C91xcUlUrea91GjEGlIlepW2NxH6mgFzPgS0nhkho/s1436/joby-and-lily-hart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="976" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHgCbvTW0Sc9u_5gkTqkUDjSLdsAgSRz9K2ta-UpERr-T1x9qhpFU4K5YMhKPZM5m5xTOn4rwOjvNArDwknKT5IIjPp6yHU_tmq4C91xcUlUrea91GjEGlIlepW2NxH6mgFzPgS0nhkho/s320/joby-and-lily-hart.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Job Hart (1898 - 1968) married Lilian Willetts (1899 - 1985) in 1920. So this is a lovely photograph for the Hart family to see. Not many wedding photographs were taken or kept. usually one or two for the happy couple and an occasional one to family. No wedding albums for working class people usually. The couple had at least 4 children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4S-WFCFBDRsQBrxDFPLfaCTvrUhyphenhyphen5XwCOqIROSE-IdJm0Ad9BIiLPry5YcbkKoXrcSgEzdPhTuxR5hWIKicR9LxOZf5CN39Z-bYT1TDyKlQYPy__3xmgPctFNzIM3E2RbtTEUT_enGOA6/s1092/samuel-john-lucas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4S-WFCFBDRsQBrxDFPLfaCTvrUhyphenhyphen5XwCOqIROSE-IdJm0Ad9BIiLPry5YcbkKoXrcSgEzdPhTuxR5hWIKicR9LxOZf5CN39Z-bYT1TDyKlQYPy__3xmgPctFNzIM3E2RbtTEUT_enGOA6/s320/samuel-john-lucas.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1p5MEszpo3G9ttEittcnD4qzEfVfiJmApXBTamlqX4cdNdYn_krLyKk13QWdn_VR9l0npH7PJIWA2D2vmIaNPKoDBU3uymoLjHH2Ms05aWdE8yF-gHNvvZBipmIZRQoAbuoVOXZ1YkK_/s1244/mrs-lucas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1p5MEszpo3G9ttEittcnD4qzEfVfiJmApXBTamlqX4cdNdYn_krLyKk13QWdn_VR9l0npH7PJIWA2D2vmIaNPKoDBU3uymoLjHH2Ms05aWdE8yF-gHNvvZBipmIZRQoAbuoVOXZ1YkK_/s320/mrs-lucas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now to the Smith side of the family. Iris Rosemary Hart's parents were Albert and Florence Rose Smith. Florence's sister married Samuel John Lucas. This is the memorial card of when he passed away in 1968 and subsequent burial. For someone tracking their family tree, these cards often tell a lot of information that can not be seen usually. <div>Another sister of Iris Hart married George Hale (1920 - 1985) Hilda Hart was born in 1921 in Rugby also. She married George Hale in 1941. He served in the war and there are several photographs of him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp4QmYN7m98a9L8uJ3GT8M4QnFMdT7rscFLg5LLUEW7ippffTnKxjNcfYFyROyoR82ZbuPpWUJMzG5hk1uwKxFa4Yb8CaMK3XM4ddW4Xi9pnTiI8YRkgJL6gE8HQjkF_zFLKbLbykvCMw/s972/back-l-albert-hart-r-unknown-front-george-hale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGp4QmYN7m98a9L8uJ3GT8M4QnFMdT7rscFLg5LLUEW7ippffTnKxjNcfYFyROyoR82ZbuPpWUJMzG5hk1uwKxFa4Yb8CaMK3XM4ddW4Xi9pnTiI8YRkgJL6gE8HQjkF_zFLKbLbykvCMw/s320/back-l-albert-hart-r-unknown-front-george-hale.jpg" /></a></div>Left back = Albert Hart R? Front George Hale. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVSC8h112BaI7OaRdn87VLDHbFG9x2EyS6okB-nP66SBS2f9Q3B-PT5GprrI6RawCJuoxOu1wHYZpjwcat6xW26EF86IN5DI-pOEzQQk_2_TvuwPLKNxaZ3Fm-FJXbIKDW2O6DFldcMX_/s1448/george-hale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVSC8h112BaI7OaRdn87VLDHbFG9x2EyS6okB-nP66SBS2f9Q3B-PT5GprrI6RawCJuoxOu1wHYZpjwcat6xW26EF86IN5DI-pOEzQQk_2_TvuwPLKNxaZ3Fm-FJXbIKDW2O6DFldcMX_/s320/george-hale.jpg" /></a></div>George Hale - looks to be in the RAF.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3Ak9do8yLAKEuoOwf9opaAVYm_F57IzbYt9qGD8mcbCNjMsWch9Bt-ppSo0_z9F3eWItk_MMJf9SlN4xUM3t-QV1hKHmL-7h9Jjzn-261l07hW-WljH1C_D9J5q6pFfV9_l5Z3q2ZITp/s828/george-hale-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="748" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3Ak9do8yLAKEuoOwf9opaAVYm_F57IzbYt9qGD8mcbCNjMsWch9Bt-ppSo0_z9F3eWItk_MMJf9SlN4xUM3t-QV1hKHmL-7h9Jjzn-261l07hW-WljH1C_D9J5q6pFfV9_l5Z3q2ZITp/s320/george-hale-2.jpg" /></a></div>Taken 27/7/1947. The man at the front looks to be George Hale.No names on the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf1zP04xowRomlS3lLQ1LPMA3Gmi9nqqQgJ8DZFWm7Ag3zkTrcqOlMpx2TNPNKq1IFaRSj4oBLmShoPQbxXWTNWG1YTX-4epjNCBRhYWCIJAi9h5pa1yjh74SCgv-rWQP626a23mi1-KU/s1606/george-hales-uniform.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1007" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf1zP04xowRomlS3lLQ1LPMA3Gmi9nqqQgJ8DZFWm7Ag3zkTrcqOlMpx2TNPNKq1IFaRSj4oBLmShoPQbxXWTNWG1YTX-4epjNCBRhYWCIJAi9h5pa1yjh74SCgv-rWQP626a23mi1-KU/s320/george-hales-uniform.jpg" /></a></div>George Hale<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w4q47O856gjsu8teOEmGQ89OmgdF_r8BhAN8b2iuOKlSbxfS1ueNEKtQk38iaHW_EHaJeFbVmwgLd7F4w728DnyFNtQlICHksgpFxc22ftP0UmRgwFrWQx5ZEWd7q_-3xxLf_e8k2GbY/s1232/hilda-hart-and-colin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6w4q47O856gjsu8teOEmGQ89OmgdF_r8BhAN8b2iuOKlSbxfS1ueNEKtQk38iaHW_EHaJeFbVmwgLd7F4w728DnyFNtQlICHksgpFxc22ftP0UmRgwFrWQx5ZEWd7q_-3xxLf_e8k2GbY/s320/hilda-hart-and-colin.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Has Hilda hart and ?Colin on the back</div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFFv83cCZ93tl8d6Kt0PxV4CO0A4UxuQs1cZUDGuvtB2M5LDyGyd4XwEPl97kxCbtVaeyYmwff1onX6ZEAqX-pB_YSWdRyFsvbsWxQRi1UDXf6DXSas6BcpP852mw43KEwfrsyQOV2aHv/s1440/pat-and-colin-hale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFFv83cCZ93tl8d6Kt0PxV4CO0A4UxuQs1cZUDGuvtB2M5LDyGyd4XwEPl97kxCbtVaeyYmwff1onX6ZEAqX-pB_YSWdRyFsvbsWxQRi1UDXf6DXSas6BcpP852mw43KEwfrsyQOV2aHv/s320/pat-and-colin-hale.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Colin and Pat Hale. Children of George and Hilda.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmBEm8t2hNtlk9UW0OgtIND-_Vo2K2SFl5JWjnv9_v-POSpoTG2ndP9EU6Ms63RhH5-jHDf58urUECopYSn5wL0XSajhMmYzT2QkR1yyiB6hXRKgstiWG-8-ZLDYT0Vmqzx5960bsBfsj/s880/pat-hale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="788" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmBEm8t2hNtlk9UW0OgtIND-_Vo2K2SFl5JWjnv9_v-POSpoTG2ndP9EU6Ms63RhH5-jHDf58urUECopYSn5wL0XSajhMmYzT2QkR1yyiB6hXRKgstiWG-8-ZLDYT0Vmqzx5960bsBfsj/s320/pat-hale.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzbGLascOoidye1dnfGESYBEuph6wEcCA5yLG9uIvsiVWCIXffHhB-xy5dlmuww2wleX61BoKS2bv5T8tCFJkyf6vElkxzt0uDD9OL1fu69v-E2ogCey07yC1UMZQayODg3olznXKobai/s1292/pat-hale-younger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzbGLascOoidye1dnfGESYBEuph6wEcCA5yLG9uIvsiVWCIXffHhB-xy5dlmuww2wleX61BoKS2bv5T8tCFJkyf6vElkxzt0uDD9OL1fu69v-E2ogCey07yC1UMZQayODg3olznXKobai/s320/pat-hale-younger.jpg" /></a></div>Two pictures of Pat hale or Patricia Hale and below she is marrying John Hodges in 1969. A wedding invite is in the ephemera rescued pile.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzUesAkUWTMZKNm64_a5BCk_Ts7bZie6qPAsF7fkIZEtkMlkq7T9AF3hT82ujFooWH1TmJWzdlL8UNQl9c6Iwgh0QExcx2L3Mowwh36DUzt6gpW9hRwjxrSwZ4KdvEG_3cKLAllfQUsg3/s1504/patricia-hales-john-hodges-1969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1127" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzUesAkUWTMZKNm64_a5BCk_Ts7bZie6qPAsF7fkIZEtkMlkq7T9AF3hT82ujFooWH1TmJWzdlL8UNQl9c6Iwgh0QExcx2L3Mowwh36DUzt6gpW9hRwjxrSwZ4KdvEG_3cKLAllfQUsg3/s320/patricia-hales-john-hodges-1969.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLpE5l_atPs__0CdkN7Bikj-0CbRiGCwKRhF6FPRj3d7W2PmzemfUXoWBuuhjbku4et6gtSfmem8w2Vlyn3MbiVvvVqrl6Gx9olCf7r26nzkAQXABx04XVLW2xiDOcnYqCHYU-VEzZ0KX/s972/colin-hale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLpE5l_atPs__0CdkN7Bikj-0CbRiGCwKRhF6FPRj3d7W2PmzemfUXoWBuuhjbku4et6gtSfmem8w2Vlyn3MbiVvvVqrl6Gx9olCf7r26nzkAQXABx04XVLW2xiDOcnYqCHYU-VEzZ0KX/s320/colin-hale.jpg" /></a></div>A happy Colin Hale. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJeOiQwH2ZWVIUbu0KbIjYRTAxKwkhrbt5lanCaa9ZgrY334PzNEass6pLdh0ySebqtrXavuB3pHodVvboE8chPJLzBkofh1zACzTHevcxK6EvtpmzpLlvnTh2keCCntwsiYiqbSonmr2/s676/unknown.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJeOiQwH2ZWVIUbu0KbIjYRTAxKwkhrbt5lanCaa9ZgrY334PzNEass6pLdh0ySebqtrXavuB3pHodVvboE8chPJLzBkofh1zACzTHevcxK6EvtpmzpLlvnTh2keCCntwsiYiqbSonmr2/s320/unknown.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Think this is of Hilda Hale nee Hart at the beach, but it is quite creased. </div><div>There are also a few photographs belonging to the extended family of the Harts, Hales and Curtis's. Here are the ones named </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQlipM1ZoNCvzRQRuG0UhymevWYDecq-fPbhhVucX-K_C3J66oJ5-gB8Y5-pO_02w3f8ZwT-2hH_-XMOjbn2JQGtshrGIgEe3k-gbWbkEH1qLAW4ppYYsW5xS1oWH5Rn2vA_HKOlO_4mk/s1862/carol-slemple.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQlipM1ZoNCvzRQRuG0UhymevWYDecq-fPbhhVucX-K_C3J66oJ5-gB8Y5-pO_02w3f8ZwT-2hH_-XMOjbn2JQGtshrGIgEe3k-gbWbkEH1qLAW4ppYYsW5xS1oWH5Rn2vA_HKOlO_4mk/s320/carol-slemple.JPG" /></a></div>Carol Stemple in her costume. Maybe crowned as the May Queen? Hilda hart also married a Gunter Stemple. This may be her daughter<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDmiuHmb5UlLKsULcw1lFAaTnE6t0sRyWCg06DK9yWWmlGFpByEnNxc8Fs-Zn0uRcLFixUbe4mMyCFevwvgz2y9m07ZsVF7_zY1adt-gt7urpqCtvAjpMi-AOQSLkQ1mpIqA14wcUOaxN/s1320/george-doris-hart-dick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDmiuHmb5UlLKsULcw1lFAaTnE6t0sRyWCg06DK9yWWmlGFpByEnNxc8Fs-Zn0uRcLFixUbe4mMyCFevwvgz2y9m07ZsVF7_zY1adt-gt7urpqCtvAjpMi-AOQSLkQ1mpIqA14wcUOaxN/s320/george-doris-hart-dick.jpg" /></a></div>Has George and Doris Hart born 1927 (another sister of Iris) and Dick on the back. The man doesn't look very well?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBroSO3JNOZdYYtBCdmv75iZqkYao3DCEcj_0roQzDLEBdyh_R_ZX9v5mjiN8Pu9k0BtMX1K559zM8iwgbkI_vOHImN_ac_pBtqzPn2rHfQYohFpH1S2SqxhyBplzn23nRDw_yJVQdY4y/s1588/albert-curtis-and-wife-queries.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBroSO3JNOZdYYtBCdmv75iZqkYao3DCEcj_0roQzDLEBdyh_R_ZX9v5mjiN8Pu9k0BtMX1K559zM8iwgbkI_vOHImN_ac_pBtqzPn2rHfQYohFpH1S2SqxhyBplzn23nRDw_yJVQdY4y/s320/albert-curtis-and-wife-queries.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>An older photograph. Has Albert Curtis and wife written on the reverse - but there is a question mark. Not found an Albert Curtis as yet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-U12sHPEvTFyAJyCbMz_XWYIsWv0iGEZxjTGQSWQXXe7WKspTk35Ktb2j_zXXTuzSMCmqJr8QnHXGeLMsQ2KJ2dLJIt1c6pprZZwQY09crKHKFmwvWdOIoqHB0j5RyTvw1gl46HNUADJ/s788/hilda-burdett.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-U12sHPEvTFyAJyCbMz_XWYIsWv0iGEZxjTGQSWQXXe7WKspTk35Ktb2j_zXXTuzSMCmqJr8QnHXGeLMsQ2KJ2dLJIt1c6pprZZwQY09crKHKFmwvWdOIoqHB0j5RyTvw1gl46HNUADJ/s320/hilda-burdett.jpg" /></a></div>Hilda Burdett 1936 to 2003. She was the daughter of Francis Burdett and Elizabeth Ann Smith. Florence Rosemary Hart's sister. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oPmyXOy4JGqN_wzbw6eamXL_kgTCf4jLwEglKKr6nOgZXPWKAhWIAthDVK-fPrOfWyvaNzIzr-VQowORQBzR1hUdt60fh9-gsdAXDhUbPlRzxsjPaKNwijSA8cowvMtoK9VTPb82c0z9/s1372/louise-mauger-nee-hart-bp-23-3-1866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oPmyXOy4JGqN_wzbw6eamXL_kgTCf4jLwEglKKr6nOgZXPWKAhWIAthDVK-fPrOfWyvaNzIzr-VQowORQBzR1hUdt60fh9-gsdAXDhUbPlRzxsjPaKNwijSA8cowvMtoK9VTPb82c0z9/s320/louise-mauger-nee-hart-bp-23-3-1866.jpg" /></a></div>Louise Hart married Edward Manger in 1896. Louise born in 1856 and died in 1936. Sent to Albert and Rose Hart. Louise was his aunt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN3IQ_tZmVQJLJaLIhR0BZOtpZHquN0k-ilyAopB_Y1xp8xTlQn9s_J6ZVNu8EhqPJHFlCDkkv4x7DrDXTKya1ek8Xz2UzapfIcQ9zbljR0uEC2AITbzTK9mH0QuU086Sf4dDnwHsN-mv/s1284/to-aunte-rose-ian-linda-michael-stephen-edwards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN3IQ_tZmVQJLJaLIhR0BZOtpZHquN0k-ilyAopB_Y1xp8xTlQn9s_J6ZVNu8EhqPJHFlCDkkv4x7DrDXTKya1ek8Xz2UzapfIcQ9zbljR0uEC2AITbzTK9mH0QuU086Sf4dDnwHsN-mv/s320/to-aunte-rose-ian-linda-michael-stephen-edwards.jpg" /></a></div>Sent to Aunt Rose with Ian, Linda, Michael, Stephen Edwards on the back. Missing one child that look like twins. Taken around the 1960s by the looks of it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-xHQRwNbBK0KmDmPDd-rA1spLwEKyoJUInXiMv8G4j7m_JwVH7M3hgNWmxZ45tQoLe7vQ3M3h1jzcdYIs2IZcFpz74WqRs2dkOg7sbBIynwBYJ78H7b2nAcF-wiygU8fSOtG0FJ6aHFD/s1296/to-granny-from-baby-fondst-love-rene-irene.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-xHQRwNbBK0KmDmPDd-rA1spLwEKyoJUInXiMv8G4j7m_JwVH7M3hgNWmxZ45tQoLe7vQ3M3h1jzcdYIs2IZcFpz74WqRs2dkOg7sbBIynwBYJ78H7b2nAcF-wiygU8fSOtG0FJ6aHFD/s320/to-granny-from-baby-fondst-love-rene-irene.jpg" /></a></div>Has "From baby to granny with fondest love Rene" on the back then Irene pencilled in. Probably Irene Hart b 1910. Now onto the unknown and not sure if in this family. But I am including them as well<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXS9qvjwd60iJyiPSARjQxRSVI1wMbdvk5_-r4O66zxIIaWaxj5Ka_Kb11R1EFsKiqupcgVmMBS57tL4BZPtzGxjpxB7Jq9THd_myniYmkbocLVioMdNdvv4Cw1IVQH2GVziKqnxa3kQf/s1384/60s-rugby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXS9qvjwd60iJyiPSARjQxRSVI1wMbdvk5_-r4O66zxIIaWaxj5Ka_Kb11R1EFsKiqupcgVmMBS57tL4BZPtzGxjpxB7Jq9THd_myniYmkbocLVioMdNdvv4Cw1IVQH2GVziKqnxa3kQf/s320/60s-rugby.jpg" /></a></div>A nice happy wedding scene. Cutting the cake. Probably 1950s of age. Unsigned but has a Rugby photograph stamp.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14sVX5TQBQ3RIRhMD9BdjzbcMFdjps7dbY01oD3JU3Y6JNxNj2jDcXmEj-XjBLv8GmGSCt2AmFgZO-HvuBioop7xIp0g9uCsE05UrLVLhu8CYz9DwW5bPjtdBHgihu-NLsfr1AoFZDk6D/s1472/drinks-mess.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14sVX5TQBQ3RIRhMD9BdjzbcMFdjps7dbY01oD3JU3Y6JNxNj2jDcXmEj-XjBLv8GmGSCt2AmFgZO-HvuBioop7xIp0g9uCsE05UrLVLhu8CYz9DwW5bPjtdBHgihu-NLsfr1AoFZDk6D/s320/drinks-mess.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now all the photographs below were in the ephemera box at the car boot. I think they may be related to the family above or have a Rugby connection. Above is the mess full of soldiers that look very young. It is on an old card stock - so may be during the WW2 or National service just after. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB3HBa_ZiSGx7p67y8V6r31DSYoQ41ffX_VQ6AzwP5rsN_O7uGcfXs2R1sgtJ8WCg1VFL39FFtAenHRPv1L1zA9aUwNQ1bj4oYi0uzh7s0BrlCkI9oSwgxMASVF8BoZg7biWLxZ8bb24q/s772/hms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB3HBa_ZiSGx7p67y8V6r31DSYoQ41ffX_VQ6AzwP5rsN_O7uGcfXs2R1sgtJ8WCg1VFL39FFtAenHRPv1L1zA9aUwNQ1bj4oYi0uzh7s0BrlCkI9oSwgxMASVF8BoZg7biWLxZ8bb24q/s320/hms.jpg" /></a></div>A young sailor unnamed with a look of the Curtis's about him?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAeIe7UTQUqy18jqWRfUphyk1Dcnf5GiQ6u5RY-tsoMQV4RYJEdZuPSMAvPhHO8KB_GkhGekX50zmBVu4FQA3Z31IEItP35VU_8SLw1fx76WjSaBaJ83JGKdAyMD_gvGQD5AlCP4JaGG1/s1556/mr-and-mrs-kingdom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAeIe7UTQUqy18jqWRfUphyk1Dcnf5GiQ6u5RY-tsoMQV4RYJEdZuPSMAvPhHO8KB_GkhGekX50zmBVu4FQA3Z31IEItP35VU_8SLw1fx76WjSaBaJ83JGKdAyMD_gvGQD5AlCP4JaGG1/s320/mr-and-mrs-kingdom.jpg" /></a></div>This has Mr and Mrs Kingdom on in pencil. Obviously someone the Harts knew. It is a postcard photograph. I will say she looks as though she has a slight bump in front!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmz2WpR_ugs6cc4pbXiYSgtmrHQjTLPeJm9bB_Y9jGgiZ1MQ49-u9w5GqbiZkbx1KOfikIXZu6ueTplXFDk_RAsaSaqrXDjbDjg0EUgIARds6YABH8RRKAZoM5TjkcQyrks8phWhm5dLI/s1536/navy-men-three.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmz2WpR_ugs6cc4pbXiYSgtmrHQjTLPeJm9bB_Y9jGgiZ1MQ49-u9w5GqbiZkbx1KOfikIXZu6ueTplXFDk_RAsaSaqrXDjbDjg0EUgIARds6YABH8RRKAZoM5TjkcQyrks8phWhm5dLI/s320/navy-men-three.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This three sailor photograph is quite sad. Again in pencil that has faded on the back. Has Danny, ??Dick/Jim/Bert (very difficult to read) and then Johnny killed by Japs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3-WpG_EeCkP9OQl7rBc29FX1nfN_4CEsCMYa3sJepTDyNXuCtI64yWFoVU871FMTfmvCsNrfIii9L3cSG2sBYBCbFUyDnReljPFknVJENuUgllwKs13CIDFYQoWRg1nwG41wpov9Aq9z/s664/on-bike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="664" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3-WpG_EeCkP9OQl7rBc29FX1nfN_4CEsCMYa3sJepTDyNXuCtI64yWFoVU871FMTfmvCsNrfIii9L3cSG2sBYBCbFUyDnReljPFknVJENuUgllwKs13CIDFYQoWRg1nwG41wpov9Aq9z/s320/on-bike.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Small photograph like many of the others in the Hart collection - unnamed. A soldier on a motorbike <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWXOap4wrW10PKWH9tlT3rr-ad__uOdqoHPOguEQyzqEhKTx9YRZkiHQhvBNkOuDs7W5xOCPjGgrz1bQpmUWlyX6FXe5FaBMJQaBcNQ5_3IeCSisjgmBd-mWVj3EnIagFLiBs6W98yEpF/s632/soldiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWXOap4wrW10PKWH9tlT3rr-ad__uOdqoHPOguEQyzqEhKTx9YRZkiHQhvBNkOuDs7W5xOCPjGgrz1bQpmUWlyX6FXe5FaBMJQaBcNQ5_3IeCSisjgmBd-mWVj3EnIagFLiBs6W98yEpF/s320/soldiers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another small photograph of a group of soldiers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR_R29MNWv0y_hcendm4OlHN8OVVZoOrvBpZyPrp33FDjVO7QDDXPFwJ119SG_wMkTaAtJROI2a1Xm-YBZ4mzo5GqqNbhPD7Agcx2o-se6A_H8po9BLEfFqKJxm_4INO0L0eBMrc4_vnL/s720/unknown-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR_R29MNWv0y_hcendm4OlHN8OVVZoOrvBpZyPrp33FDjVO7QDDXPFwJ119SG_wMkTaAtJROI2a1Xm-YBZ4mzo5GqqNbhPD7Agcx2o-se6A_H8po9BLEfFqKJxm_4INO0L0eBMrc4_vnL/s320/unknown-3.jpg" /></a></div>This one has a Redding Rugby stamp on the paper insert.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABpm20APg462cZ0WdebmjwsYNHymKdnuNk_SGskL8MpM6sGkU6dKe-40rys7YkksYBHXL_T8DmRdjUF3amh4PLkCBmLXQ04UAnCD4OEt9QApu-d7npApsyspCWG0lnQUA7SJzaRYquuI_/s800/unknown-couple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABpm20APg462cZ0WdebmjwsYNHymKdnuNk_SGskL8MpM6sGkU6dKe-40rys7YkksYBHXL_T8DmRdjUF3amh4PLkCBmLXQ04UAnCD4OEt9QApu-d7npApsyspCWG0lnQUA7SJzaRYquuI_/s320/unknown-couple.jpg" /></a></div>A happy couple together. But no identification given.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjfgrX70RIKp_zo3g_p9PDCpVrvuULghwQiJwMOVLFPBNBUrE1Rcdo1XlHB1kFJpjTr-6t-BIIKYxXdu3NzFdMMlXlvNK04UG8_XcyoWpAznAM4qlVOGcSrMC_OYDlFCtP_KgBqjcKRfU/s1468/wedding-couple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="1052" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjfgrX70RIKp_zo3g_p9PDCpVrvuULghwQiJwMOVLFPBNBUrE1Rcdo1XlHB1kFJpjTr-6t-BIIKYxXdu3NzFdMMlXlvNK04UG8_XcyoWpAznAM4qlVOGcSrMC_OYDlFCtP_KgBqjcKRfU/s320/wedding-couple.jpg" /></a></div>A wedding in the 1920s. Maybe related to the Hart/Hale or Curtis/Smith family. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-Nn-TtHAdEDDEmpL_-r-QnlXbu5QHe2YuLT0zoSLvVZg6YKKpeaA626nNwSpf0JGQBIzMZBkn2zn1G-tN96zoeh-R6weU8HBGhG-y7CqQppKbAGvOcQhEzLlpU8C2KtA65caezVHoTxW/s1600/wedding-party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-Nn-TtHAdEDDEmpL_-r-QnlXbu5QHe2YuLT0zoSLvVZg6YKKpeaA626nNwSpf0JGQBIzMZBkn2zn1G-tN96zoeh-R6weU8HBGhG-y7CqQppKbAGvOcQhEzLlpU8C2KtA65caezVHoTxW/s320/wedding-party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Last but not least a wedding part photograph. Maybe related to the Harts. </div><div>This is the second blog as I couldn't get all the pictures in one blog. Hope someone finds this helpful and if you are family please contact me via this page. I have already returned one lost album. Maybe these will find family?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>October 2023 UPDATE</b></div><div>The Hart & Curtis family photographs and ephemera have been returned to family. I am so pleased they have been returned and not lost forever. </div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-76376724365347294472021-04-06T11:56:00.000+01:002021-04-06T11:56:10.634+01:00Iris Violet Hart's life in a car boot<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Iris Violet's Hart's life in a car boot - Rugby resident of old..</h1><p>Rummaging through boxes of ephemera at the local car boot is a must. So when I found a bunch of photographs with the name "Hart" on I was in my element. Hart is a family name - because I didn't know if they were family. I went through the large box and pulled out all the named photographs and associated papers. The elderly gentleman who ran the store wouldn't let me buy the whole box though. He was a dealer of some kind. Who had lots of antique and other relicts. Back at home - I looked on the website and pieced together her past. She did not appear to be a relation of my grandfather, he had several brothers that I have never known, but may be this branch is very distantly related!!</p><p>The following week and a few weeks after. I went looking again and found a few more pictures and related ephemera. In all I probably spent about £20.</p><p>Yesterday I got round to making a family tree on Ancestry and adding just some of the photographs. The rest I will have on here. As usual - if you have any information. Please contact me by this blog or on Ancestry. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9D0wgWrE8HlfOz9n10Ca39toS5uqQ4FHNoyfUrwv_U6rZj2v2M4EnlyOskT7sntsS5V-GIywpDYT-pSSSjqQqCI1B-knGGbEX9d2Zd5A5lA-uKpret7J4s8-Tb0S72mS6T51_3ml_o5q/s1356/iris-violet-hart-coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="892" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9D0wgWrE8HlfOz9n10Ca39toS5uqQ4FHNoyfUrwv_U6rZj2v2M4EnlyOskT7sntsS5V-GIywpDYT-pSSSjqQqCI1B-knGGbEX9d2Zd5A5lA-uKpret7J4s8-Tb0S72mS6T51_3ml_o5q/s320/iris-violet-hart-coat.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Above is Iris Violet Hart - it says so on the back in pencil. Small writing that is difficult to read.<p></p><p>She is wearing the same coat on other photographs. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyCrtzgDLAQ4X7Yf-PfKjRIf5C3UGLwbSC25BN04WOT0BecPMocIxk3Ss10k3LVJu2yqNtLpkw15Phc_e2Q7eGXGcAmB-sqlpmEkrJcqAFKBDDj375vUMHJC2R1Px9VkOiLFChyOtDweE/s1028/iris-violet-hart-and-question-camelita.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1028" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyCrtzgDLAQ4X7Yf-PfKjRIf5C3UGLwbSC25BN04WOT0BecPMocIxk3Ss10k3LVJu2yqNtLpkw15Phc_e2Q7eGXGcAmB-sqlpmEkrJcqAFKBDDj375vUMHJC2R1Px9VkOiLFChyOtDweE/s320/iris-violet-hart-and-question-camelita.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This photograph has Iris Violet Hart in the centre with the other two people blank. I would hazard a guess at the man being James Edward Curtis (her husband) and the young child Camelita? (this guess is written on the back of a smaller photograph copy). It looks to have been taken in the 1950s or early 60s. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxoTaFSPc2D-OwMzasTcDG_Wcn9ywLQlP_rSfhvmB9kPfhZnIaqMNamEOaWAWMOKP7_fSKIAspHZwGF1EEzEYkZ4yoUFzvRE60maGqVMHXMd5ES7K8zEqgBwh1wUGl-Lm8kR0syqFtl76/s1628/rugby-group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxoTaFSPc2D-OwMzasTcDG_Wcn9ywLQlP_rSfhvmB9kPfhZnIaqMNamEOaWAWMOKP7_fSKIAspHZwGF1EEzEYkZ4yoUFzvRE60maGqVMHXMd5ES7K8zEqgBwh1wUGl-Lm8kR0syqFtl76/s320/rugby-group.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Nice group of women and one man - taken in the street in front of a pub I think. Pub or works outing? Iris V Hart is sat in front wearing the same coat. The photograph is in a paper frame with "F C Clarke, Photographer, The Studio, Windsor Court, High Street, Rugby" stamped on it. I think the person writing the names on the back was doing so before 1960s. As that is when Iris Hart got married.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd734vrLi5OOldHJf3BrYCLl5759n2qhB_yl0g6PwEYBBrtw04J1uz0ztrmPAqYCfhTLQzwNvsqe5QS2Ugz1d0aqkxXDkLRwX4HHRYOklDUH4gYHMzGG69vFp9_M8n7DZExQA2d5Vy1m3g/s1464/iris-violet-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd734vrLi5OOldHJf3BrYCLl5759n2qhB_yl0g6PwEYBBrtw04J1uz0ztrmPAqYCfhTLQzwNvsqe5QS2Ugz1d0aqkxXDkLRwX4HHRYOklDUH4gYHMzGG69vFp9_M8n7DZExQA2d5Vy1m3g/s320/iris-violet-hart.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Iris Violet Hart again at the English seaside. You can tell it is England - as have to wear a rain mackintosh. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRIjTlCImdHwOpUFSWju6VTTFwF_vrLghMqMS0LqwQVVx5KoUvcO-N83Vi2LEHdaen-8pt3ZfJbKWomD2o2I58HI39jjUbuQWAOcCjrXuJu29bxumuLnznpTj1U1XrtIUMDOEYtF2bVNr/s1388/iris-violet-hart-margaret-gamett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRIjTlCImdHwOpUFSWju6VTTFwF_vrLghMqMS0LqwQVVx5KoUvcO-N83Vi2LEHdaen-8pt3ZfJbKWomD2o2I58HI39jjUbuQWAOcCjrXuJu29bxumuLnznpTj1U1XrtIUMDOEYtF2bVNr/s320/iris-violet-hart-margaret-gamett.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOQZGRzL1MXLJp8t8h-Iqa_L255ZpanPPk_OZ9fQ0u9nCHckT9ImyvYi8HASS_iH6FtwopPB4oCPlPEVMRxWIhgzqByPUrDvL7ExD6wizDsWDO2zQ5Uxq2XHhycU1cxYIudN0A8JqU9-m/s1380/iris-violet-hart-margaret-gramell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOQZGRzL1MXLJp8t8h-Iqa_L255ZpanPPk_OZ9fQ0u9nCHckT9ImyvYi8HASS_iH6FtwopPB4oCPlPEVMRxWIhgzqByPUrDvL7ExD6wizDsWDO2zQ5Uxq2XHhycU1cxYIudN0A8JqU9-m/s320/iris-violet-hart-margaret-gramell.jpg" /></a></div>More seaside outings in the above two pictures. This one looks to be from the 1950s. On the reverse it has Iris Violet Hart with Margaret Gramell/Garrett? written on the reverse. Probably a friend who was also on the day trip. Iris appears to have had one son, Mark Curtis. But although he has started a family tree on Ancestry. He hasn't been on Ancestry for a long time 3 to 12 months according to his page. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniMeYG3iHh_4afUutpXUxJL9tn6ZP4vJ_4n9_jrQVQWwUuEydGqL64dn7Z_CBbHn70JesvhK9dWEqipjIGWEzyacXr9_kgjmzrvrZVK6LHEvIc-KqEpgR7ugLn0yM25kZo8HhZrOymzmW/s696/iris-hart-jackie-saul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniMeYG3iHh_4afUutpXUxJL9tn6ZP4vJ_4n9_jrQVQWwUuEydGqL64dn7Z_CBbHn70JesvhK9dWEqipjIGWEzyacXr9_kgjmzrvrZVK6LHEvIc-KqEpgR7ugLn0yM25kZo8HhZrOymzmW/s320/iris-hart-jackie-saul.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This photograph has Iris Hart and Jackie Saul? on the reverse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqAc04tp38wBDN_zc5O4Yszc6Nybey_R9p3rmJ3ofzC4QlHc5o8RlgXZOzmPh4kMCV4HT3L5txrK8JYNzFDtC5mc7SDd9hZwStuWayjUzC6ywOKoZoblfdgMN-99JnUCZG_pla6p1V9KC/s972/iris-violet-hart-bob-saul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqAc04tp38wBDN_zc5O4Yszc6Nybey_R9p3rmJ3ofzC4QlHc5o8RlgXZOzmPh4kMCV4HT3L5txrK8JYNzFDtC5mc7SDd9hZwStuWayjUzC6ywOKoZoblfdgMN-99JnUCZG_pla6p1V9KC/s320/iris-violet-hart-bob-saul.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Iris Hart and Bob Saul - probably on another day trip or coming out of the cinema in the 50s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rS1h-TRVM7UgJklPcTGRCBLOqC3U0zBJ0N1fQ5MiIVSevRSbMRVFxIKosyw7WmndDbkm56-OrLqHw4PuKpNhHzsigAeV8jvgo9dpKgVh8dx4P7nSAg0YAYH3AHn48g9BJkggliTgK8dp/s668/no-names.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rS1h-TRVM7UgJklPcTGRCBLOqC3U0zBJ0N1fQ5MiIVSevRSbMRVFxIKosyw7WmndDbkm56-OrLqHw4PuKpNhHzsigAeV8jvgo9dpKgVh8dx4P7nSAg0YAYH3AHn48g9BJkggliTgK8dp/s320/no-names.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>No names on this little photograph<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WUHwSP-UpmE8I06cNkoiM5oJlBG4EQ-QWZ-J4E6Fa1z7_rcVIBl_3Erbhmc9yTKHl41wxLJz7HsYD06KUg5-91uTkQYKlH0-kI4V4RTtXuuf-WiLUzXfLjY-DTWvM0lxSSzi10_ImodG/s844/unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WUHwSP-UpmE8I06cNkoiM5oJlBG4EQ-QWZ-J4E6Fa1z7_rcVIBl_3Erbhmc9yTKHl41wxLJz7HsYD06KUg5-91uTkQYKlH0-kI4V4RTtXuuf-WiLUzXfLjY-DTWvM0lxSSzi10_ImodG/s320/unknown.jpg" /></a></div> Or this unidentified one.</div><div> </div><div>Haven't been able to work out who Bob Saul was. But here below is him in another photograph. Taken I think outside the house Iris lived in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcu2O7KM2sUq1rayI5rMMVK4Rt3lVceeRfc2q871P8I4sZc2GAkXxWtNFvQ0Livp0u_wObeo_jCJKMBy6Rl4p8wCa1u6r-Kal-jt47dwmRo-uXOqsxlIrBiNhlEOPun-bUs7Y-BsHiB5l/s680/bob-saul-dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcu2O7KM2sUq1rayI5rMMVK4Rt3lVceeRfc2q871P8I4sZc2GAkXxWtNFvQ0Livp0u_wObeo_jCJKMBy6Rl4p8wCa1u6r-Kal-jt47dwmRo-uXOqsxlIrBiNhlEOPun-bUs7Y-BsHiB5l/s320/bob-saul-dogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU9oW_judwEgGeiue6Hks4sDrD5qynB6EV7BebVPgv2h9A-ud-vcngm550GhJcA-JtkJbv6dkWMAu5GT7toAbwv4XG31na3mGpLj-D3m_93lECnigDt4a_WNlJ-quBRa27J_H9Csd9ZNL/s1392/bob-saul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="876" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU9oW_judwEgGeiue6Hks4sDrD5qynB6EV7BebVPgv2h9A-ud-vcngm550GhJcA-JtkJbv6dkWMAu5GT7toAbwv4XG31na3mGpLj-D3m_93lECnigDt4a_WNlJ-quBRa27J_H9Csd9ZNL/s320/bob-saul.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is Bob Saul in his military uniform. Taken on the 8 Nov 1944. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ0GKSSFUMfji5sxhUVwDR3WswN8RJPrRkaM2luPd0eC7Ft1-djvmZTql5HwyHSk8ctNG0weCroZUfTBWyeYcFOn0eRNgVnA6-2LtKelt3iRVW3hj9hZ8REG6fo15HCvs0XIA9N1cNjdp/s680/steps-with-dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ0GKSSFUMfji5sxhUVwDR3WswN8RJPrRkaM2luPd0eC7Ft1-djvmZTql5HwyHSk8ctNG0weCroZUfTBWyeYcFOn0eRNgVnA6-2LtKelt3iRVW3hj9hZ8REG6fo15HCvs0XIA9N1cNjdp/s320/steps-with-dogs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Same house with two young children and a dog. Not named on the back.<div>There are several photographs taken from this house with Iris Violet Hart and Albert Hart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95sl45vSJ-g8b4PFdgE5OBhi0SCCunQH7bt4YslctwmD4OwfS9JxHRlVZXm3JiBx0w2jnevxwm4QOt6PDuYp9pX59hdFEaMG6CM1t87k21dhncXDoerMpema5LFBep1B4vgbzFWzZI43w/s816/albert-hart-enid-squibble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="712" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95sl45vSJ-g8b4PFdgE5OBhi0SCCunQH7bt4YslctwmD4OwfS9JxHRlVZXm3JiBx0w2jnevxwm4QOt6PDuYp9pX59hdFEaMG6CM1t87k21dhncXDoerMpema5LFBep1B4vgbzFWzZI43w/s320/albert-hart-enid-squibble.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFsA9RbpjBXx8eu_UKQKQ-PlZZyjHGR5H6hH9v04gUd8sfR7hIbrMotObZbnLeO7einiDseua3gik1S8VRs0eeURU5fUAA5289WrwWoOasoVd89i-mcOYtsLO6fA_QqlcP-Y87gxZ1egJ/s644/albert-hart-dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="644" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFsA9RbpjBXx8eu_UKQKQ-PlZZyjHGR5H6hH9v04gUd8sfR7hIbrMotObZbnLeO7einiDseua3gik1S8VRs0eeURU5fUAA5289WrwWoOasoVd89i-mcOYtsLO6fA_QqlcP-Y87gxZ1egJ/s320/albert-hart-dog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The top photograph has Joby Hart and Edith Squibb on the back. It also has Albert Hart and Edith Squibb on another smaller same copy? The lower door one with dog has nothing written on the back.</div><div>Albert I think was called Joby. He was born in 1930 in Daventry, married Edith Grace Vincent Squibb in 1954 and had one son Jeremy. He served during WW2 as there was a letter with a Christmas card addressed to him in the ephemera lot. He was TPR A Hart AAT Troup number 2231103.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJmJfXPjZvzXeg7yeH3TAuTc3Bcdtz4VKz280AAYgTO9Obvgx3JQpYKQbEAFkv97jfjG-5gbtNGsMc1lISMpw8Qa8GDV1fdRKwx1vaHptf3x_A4BJCpTILzBMtor_nHDth1oDRXx_QE3u/s1820/tpr-a-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1820" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJmJfXPjZvzXeg7yeH3TAuTc3Bcdtz4VKz280AAYgTO9Obvgx3JQpYKQbEAFkv97jfjG-5gbtNGsMc1lISMpw8Qa8GDV1fdRKwx1vaHptf3x_A4BJCpTILzBMtor_nHDth1oDRXx_QE3u/s320/tpr-a-hart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvA-gAq2yu7tIjTYe_SYnDZomLRy1ZO1jUB5bBY0ofqaordNdlFefeLEXejgGYt1KI8-Gka808H2c-YDNHTqszhp0xWceRup8NzTvxf7HZlS7KM1BjOJVpdpbT-KZpgumiTFt432227pb/s2048/to-joby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvA-gAq2yu7tIjTYe_SYnDZomLRy1ZO1jUB5bBY0ofqaordNdlFefeLEXejgGYt1KI8-Gka808H2c-YDNHTqszhp0xWceRup8NzTvxf7HZlS7KM1BjOJVpdpbT-KZpgumiTFt432227pb/s320/to-joby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2Vkz8DNqrZncBO6E-TF49CMBIA197AWwivIrcuWo6tU6DfY5wlTNBA9xxYDGShiWYB-OCw8Glnt-m-upAxnjSQnPrqg9BozIxIYhMjQylM5co_4_K1vO1j353z4NuN-CtCMaRLiCVDYK/s1474/xmas-card-front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2Vkz8DNqrZncBO6E-TF49CMBIA197AWwivIrcuWo6tU6DfY5wlTNBA9xxYDGShiWYB-OCw8Glnt-m-upAxnjSQnPrqg9BozIxIYhMjQylM5co_4_K1vO1j353z4NuN-CtCMaRLiCVDYK/s320/xmas-card-front.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QaIXBw1regHBqn3ZwkR14ndiv4rXtcmckG-kMWvFzEpMnfqqhrZ_0xsiybcL3B56QHjF6sQfPKFlw8FALrE-NdnEHRpFdopj_IaDHNRw0Ktui7ugnzt0VTk7wryxtAFRbe2lM3Hn-Iys/s1568/albert-hart-cameleta-barta-vesti-enid-hart-jerry-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QaIXBw1regHBqn3ZwkR14ndiv4rXtcmckG-kMWvFzEpMnfqqhrZ_0xsiybcL3B56QHjF6sQfPKFlw8FALrE-NdnEHRpFdopj_IaDHNRw0Ktui7ugnzt0VTk7wryxtAFRbe2lM3Hn-Iys/s320/albert-hart-cameleta-barta-vesti-enid-hart-jerry-hart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This holiday photograph taken in Skegness! Has lots of question marks and Albert Hart (3rd left with bag), Camelita Banna Vesti (young woman in checked skirt), Enid Hart (with pearl necklace), Jeremy Hart (baby at front) on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hjMgnC8QClO4Svol03xP_NJKUrGh6T_2r7tPKfO24VbHrsgcJscsn4dW9XjpoxV8TPG6xYuQhZVPHBcVjOyrb-62JNgJTLYMKi111WTqQpngvOIZj8YwBw-dYM3ZhdENeZn-JO4x5qHQ/s1296/jeremy-hart-school-pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hjMgnC8QClO4Svol03xP_NJKUrGh6T_2r7tPKfO24VbHrsgcJscsn4dW9XjpoxV8TPG6xYuQhZVPHBcVjOyrb-62JNgJTLYMKi111WTqQpngvOIZj8YwBw-dYM3ZhdENeZn-JO4x5qHQ/s320/jeremy-hart-school-pic.jpg" /></a></div><br /> This picture says Jeremy Hart on the back.</div><div>Going back a generation. There are some photographs of Albert Hart (1900 - 1974) and his wife Florence Rose Smith (1898 - 1976) I think that it was probably Florence's home that these pictures came from originally, although I think she was known as Rose Hart.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcASsAU9O4tNh_O3RJk4xOnDWNoZ4iZOWCciDG-kY_6WELp3F37smnQQdnnmd_Ve-T5Lr5DfadVfiaZGQ7d4hQeZArnHFgKGt0M6T97dnofht8DEYK1qDEdbQde2_DJ95j-ShQknGfa1m/s1396/florence-rose-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcASsAU9O4tNh_O3RJk4xOnDWNoZ4iZOWCciDG-kY_6WELp3F37smnQQdnnmd_Ve-T5Lr5DfadVfiaZGQ7d4hQeZArnHFgKGt0M6T97dnofht8DEYK1qDEdbQde2_DJ95j-ShQknGfa1m/s320/florence-rose-hart.jpg" /></a></div>Florence Rose Hart<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RtXQtehdiCTzwvZsHgNQ_YWPKiTHG10l-I0Dh6c4n4uBwZqFkNe3wlrCpjxO9SeYnEWdnpHpCfXYgzo2IUo45OEPG3yZrOyPezTX0yXDA2-KX7_vdhuvSkm-tKZ0TTfTAKHGaDm5hqtO/s320/florence-rosemary-hart-nee-smith.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Florence Rosemary Hart nee Smith.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GLTm13lb3H9bVhMSoeVMB502mD263Kj1o6ROjUd4mc27WrDAt0V653drymmYTQf0RL8Xfu5MpXbi2WjOni4CW_so_rtQKaFNf4PwBIORnMSPUay5MBSv7K29DFy9Uy8W2c-Ib3C9lUJY/s1312/buffaloes-albert-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GLTm13lb3H9bVhMSoeVMB502mD263Kj1o6ROjUd4mc27WrDAt0V653drymmYTQf0RL8Xfu5MpXbi2WjOni4CW_so_rtQKaFNf4PwBIORnMSPUay5MBSv7K29DFy9Uy8W2c-Ib3C9lUJY/s320/buffaloes-albert-hart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Albert belonged to the Order of Buffaloes 1932.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFkFAxMDzX_W8byP9Wdrjdyi5z3DA-0A7KahCACEqESymPir53NkIXU2w2J-MfDsBIYCgZDq0C4IlqNIpKyxS1czthYOmuN3xvH-oHnnEaoU1MCcd9NIQH6eqyj0OCxyeHKVDuL9aNhS7/s1436/albert-florence-hart-george-hale-norfolk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFkFAxMDzX_W8byP9Wdrjdyi5z3DA-0A7KahCACEqESymPir53NkIXU2w2J-MfDsBIYCgZDq0C4IlqNIpKyxS1czthYOmuN3xvH-oHnnEaoU1MCcd9NIQH6eqyj0OCxyeHKVDuL9aNhS7/s320/albert-florence-hart-george-hale-norfolk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Albert and Florence Hart with George Hale at Wells near the sea Norfolk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8X49K4xjEkSRIV_MRuaj-CrG4e9uMm2LvLaP98aVZ6v6dTtkqqdZF3Zi7195AbhHxLNDLJXNSNz_7BwM9rQDCcXOd0jRzIn_9c5VsL3y9HVCi2exTC-_YsOSyXitH0PKzca4PU6BR9O1/s972/bridesmaid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8X49K4xjEkSRIV_MRuaj-CrG4e9uMm2LvLaP98aVZ6v6dTtkqqdZF3Zi7195AbhHxLNDLJXNSNz_7BwM9rQDCcXOd0jRzIn_9c5VsL3y9HVCi2exTC-_YsOSyXitH0PKzca4PU6BR9O1/s320/bridesmaid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Not named but looks to be Florence Hart and a girl in a bridesmaid dress outside a house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYMNHbbQ0iKqBBgCxhY-iqb3MTRInROxr1bsrG7DQYiw2hwu5c_tHuHWxnhJRM8b8asXIy2XWruA1yrEMJgmEojMm6CJzShHM9-Uu8rQOMAyCzfHnBfLMA467WnMWSwmgg-iJ1TvhoVtP/s996/hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYMNHbbQ0iKqBBgCxhY-iqb3MTRInROxr1bsrG7DQYiw2hwu5c_tHuHWxnhJRM8b8asXIy2XWruA1yrEMJgmEojMm6CJzShHM9-Uu8rQOMAyCzfHnBfLMA467WnMWSwmgg-iJ1TvhoVtP/s320/hart.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Think this is Florence hart with Camilita?</div><div>There are a couple of letters and a book about the Order of Buffaloes as well. Florence or Rose Hart lived at Elizabeth Road, West Haddon near Rugby Warwickshire. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo6kRyTw7OJHEVKWtso54lFvKoCkGIkrwj-zGLH_nmrJicF5kAa_HuDAzcfzznsoC19D765874WKS2PRHT6t2OGZlRnFRmrm6OG-WeXQ__VRkIWCjZV47lAlcD0mtI6fJMk4BjVQlYk70/s2048/buffalloo-meeting-maybe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo6kRyTw7OJHEVKWtso54lFvKoCkGIkrwj-zGLH_nmrJicF5kAa_HuDAzcfzznsoC19D765874WKS2PRHT6t2OGZlRnFRmrm6OG-WeXQ__VRkIWCjZV47lAlcD0mtI6fJMk4BjVQlYk70/s320/buffalloo-meeting-maybe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This maybe a Buffalo event or completely unrelated. It was in the same box of ephemera. It is a large postcard format. No other information on it.</div><div>There are quite a few photographs of Albert and Florence's son George William Hart known as Dick (1920 - 1983) and Barbara Elizabeth Young (1928 - 1989) with Derek Hart their son.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYCv125ljkVsF4QRz3lqkG0Rv63Pl6xPCrNTLtq9ZGVytlnZlliK0eNsnHkY7tfperRH3XJT5J1_iJxbQsM9vrZiJ1b8zMNWjvUQTyrV1pUYa0g8NaLwqa2kDdITpA3T0B9fuZzNjswWs/s964/barbara-hart-nee-young.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="964" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYCv125ljkVsF4QRz3lqkG0Rv63Pl6xPCrNTLtq9ZGVytlnZlliK0eNsnHkY7tfperRH3XJT5J1_iJxbQsM9vrZiJ1b8zMNWjvUQTyrV1pUYa0g8NaLwqa2kDdITpA3T0B9fuZzNjswWs/s320/barbara-hart-nee-young.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Barbara Hart (Barb) nee Young.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0ZWx7qCMRUZMd8H0W6k2yfWWcXMminW1TgrEIS0Czmfv_yexy8iHhZAYX9qZtwj9m4o2aveqi2miXp9mDy30JCHFHFb-Cn2hTuNeNrKwxozSl_5_kDXEL9nnXoNPjHDfeAwHc8I8vfZH/s1376/derek-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0ZWx7qCMRUZMd8H0W6k2yfWWcXMminW1TgrEIS0Czmfv_yexy8iHhZAYX9qZtwj9m4o2aveqi2miXp9mDy30JCHFHFb-Cn2hTuNeNrKwxozSl_5_kDXEL9nnXoNPjHDfeAwHc8I8vfZH/s320/derek-hart.jpg" /></a></div>Derek Hart as a young baby above.<br />Sorry Derek couldn't resist the one below. Baby birth notification was sent to Mr and Mrs A Hart and it was in the ephemera pile. Now in my possession. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUqBEpGlI0ED6KNWv5gkvG9BQDAPJ8078yIuRc7J-G0ZIMHiE1El24CTrn4yEQyvVwZFu_CrvJNNgzZHKjA9arJgV9ywJz7ItJj8uPncidrT2vnf9J-rMVlKIzRK01Zqvzubwe16vOSvz/s985/derek-hart-oct-1975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUqBEpGlI0ED6KNWv5gkvG9BQDAPJ8078yIuRc7J-G0ZIMHiE1El24CTrn4yEQyvVwZFu_CrvJNNgzZHKjA9arJgV9ywJz7ItJj8uPncidrT2vnf9J-rMVlKIzRK01Zqvzubwe16vOSvz/s320/derek-hart-oct-1975.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1LEEKsY27XSATMUDHfKgZoshP6Sd9vSstOzCZNRdtYXaOIqc4_8z2fHB8QSPmrcBjD0CoIrfHCJico7gqlmtRxstgT9wz9mfMYQ6cG_Ny-7Mmoc3nJmfx3nTPObe2ngWBeKWOfgAQIOw/s1536/mabel-a-hart-larry-dick-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1LEEKsY27XSATMUDHfKgZoshP6Sd9vSstOzCZNRdtYXaOIqc4_8z2fHB8QSPmrcBjD0CoIrfHCJico7gqlmtRxstgT9wz9mfMYQ6cG_Ny-7Mmoc3nJmfx3nTPObe2ngWBeKWOfgAQIOw/s320/mabel-a-hart-larry-dick-hart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This has just Mabel, Albert, Louise and Dick Hart on the one side of the sleeve. George William hart was known as Dick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41MBI7ky_OxnZuuqTzeLSpeLr1ffAmcvWIF6exOjRBumxxVdfEeE6HTFpoYOBD0z0Nq0aEpqDh3ngjtz-4-7sFRu1JiHmCfkEnZWLolkcuueQw5XuGXhMCbbbUKde6wt1EC4DU49qEr-m/s1438/iris-doris-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41MBI7ky_OxnZuuqTzeLSpeLr1ffAmcvWIF6exOjRBumxxVdfEeE6HTFpoYOBD0z0Nq0aEpqDh3ngjtz-4-7sFRu1JiHmCfkEnZWLolkcuueQw5XuGXhMCbbbUKde6wt1EC4DU49qEr-m/s320/iris-doris-hart.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>This photograph above was taken at the same wedding and has Iris and Doris Hart on the back. Doris was another sister.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG04WFDrSp52K_KPEVQLvkxqWDRvPEec9jf0cBy7V4xm_yZUcNn6x2NhJOvnjG7_bOja2-CruMn3zIPO5-eH7HThIa-e1Uqdrt2zSGPSHK4uuZRtm4mU8FnC5b2BIp9cH65zE9hRPNVHOV/s1496/george-william-barbara-hart-derek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG04WFDrSp52K_KPEVQLvkxqWDRvPEec9jf0cBy7V4xm_yZUcNn6x2NhJOvnjG7_bOja2-CruMn3zIPO5-eH7HThIa-e1Uqdrt2zSGPSHK4uuZRtm4mU8FnC5b2BIp9cH65zE9hRPNVHOV/s320/george-william-barbara-hart-derek.jpg" /></a></div>George William and Barbara Hart with a baby Derek.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zTQTCToytSZjZJMxUm1pItg2FGFubsDecZMP1aWaVARdtSlBs2wigNaD6yrAA8C1dxJH0aQFvClwzz3F3mPLDRYLgDa1Fe5oc1SOAgi3MLwUnDBI1Ac-U61hFIZLuHDCJ1fwVtASscqk/s1436/george-william-dick-barbara-and-derek-hart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zTQTCToytSZjZJMxUm1pItg2FGFubsDecZMP1aWaVARdtSlBs2wigNaD6yrAA8C1dxJH0aQFvClwzz3F3mPLDRYLgDa1Fe5oc1SOAgi3MLwUnDBI1Ac-U61hFIZLuHDCJ1fwVtASscqk/s320/george-william-dick-barbara-and-derek-hart.jpg" /></a></div>George William (Dick) and Barbara with Derek Hart a little older.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0nAzHkN3_X9pigmJ_hh2U8wuHBX5eQxcsQj9HAU2uxN1vYr7tWcDHS9b806wt49S3L1Z0JONYAJf4elPYj-_yToqVzq9jS0QovMHOHW95VSI9udl1YEVY83F8CcrIdhrq_wJs1gCS0cn/s1296/george-william-hart-barbara-elizabeth-young.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0nAzHkN3_X9pigmJ_hh2U8wuHBX5eQxcsQj9HAU2uxN1vYr7tWcDHS9b806wt49S3L1Z0JONYAJf4elPYj-_yToqVzq9jS0QovMHOHW95VSI9udl1YEVY83F8CcrIdhrq_wJs1gCS0cn/s320/george-william-hart-barbara-elizabeth-young.jpg" /></a></div><br /> On the reverse of this it says - George William Hart and Barbara Elizabeth Young 12/7/1947. Taken on their wedding day.</div><div>There are so many more photographs of this family or not to add. So I will start another blog post. Please contact me on this blog. All posts are screened before I publish them.</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-87128412591776095022021-04-04T10:57:00.002+01:002021-04-04T10:57:16.437+01:00Looking for my ancestors and other family<h1 style="text-align: left;"><b> Looking for my ancestors and other family to add faces to names and information about their lives.</b></h1><p>In the last few weeks I have been able to return an album of photographs and taken scans of them, to give to three other family members. It was an album found in a car boot. Luckily the photographs had names on the back. From this blog and also on Ancestry the family contacted me. You can read the blog from August 2020 on here. </p><p>I can only hope that there are photographs and other information out there about my ancestors and their extended family. With Easter 2021 today, it is a time to reflect on what I am researching and looking for. I am compiling my family tree and making a scrap book type of info with pictures of addresses, family photos and lots more. To give a more comprehensive understanding on where I came from and to leave a legacy to my children and grandchildren.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVAMm_K-IlrifFVmPsmOER2GqAhlAoQBEMbSX2tr_4COJvZKyBzH7WyEarz4JIyaalfoNTjnO9pI12yXwuJ9nn841fjQQedN-s3d1PTK3ltgIBpTbVoTQoS6re6b_1hSk1GbdDBAB3MgL/s1600/easter+2021+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVAMm_K-IlrifFVmPsmOER2GqAhlAoQBEMbSX2tr_4COJvZKyBzH7WyEarz4JIyaalfoNTjnO9pI12yXwuJ9nn841fjQQedN-s3d1PTK3ltgIBpTbVoTQoS6re6b_1hSk1GbdDBAB3MgL/s320/easter+2021+1.jpg" /></a></div><br />I have two grandchildren at the moment and another well on the way. Here are they yesterday on an Easter egg hunt around the estate. Those are my legs in the boots striding out front!!<p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Would be so grateful..</h2><p>I would be very grateful to find family photographs long lost and war medals that have passed out of my families hands. Along with any documents, birth, marriage and death certificates or any information</p><p>The names I am looking for - are as following..</p><p><b>Hart</b> - the family were in Birmingham, England but originally came from Roscommon Ireland. Large families and Catholic - so must be some more photos and info out there. navies and labourers working in brickyards and on building construction.</p><p><b>Kennedy</b> - again from Birmingham and came to England during the potato famine in Ireland. Also from Roscommon and a place that sounds like Castel Dreary!!</p><p><b>Varley</b> - from Birmingham and Mayo, Ireland. Again fled Ireland to escape starvation and poverty. Blacksmiths and horse farm workers. Married into the <b>Graham</b> or <b>Greaham</b> - depending on who wrote the name down. </p><p><b>Feege</b> - just to completely baffle me. My great grandparents were from Germany. Koulm (possibly Cologne) or Polzin! Totally came to a brick wall on them. So help please. A tailor and possible cabinet maker. </p><p><b>Piske</b> - again German but haven't any clue to go on. My great grandmother emigrated to Canada after spending time in London and Birmingham. She then, I believe decided to go find her two oldest children who were sent to Canada by Barnardo's. She was a tailoress working in Dean's clothes shop on Birmingham's High Street in 1911.</p><p><b>Ward</b> - now they travelled around from Shropshire, Yorkshire and Staffordshire to complicate my life. My grandfather told us about Lilleshall but also said we were originally from Ireland - this I haven't found in the ward line (as yet) A long line of coal miners and agricultural labourers - depending on where they could get work.</p><p><b>Johnson</b> - My great grandmother was Scottish. Born in Edinburgh. But her family actually came from Kenilworth! Imagine traveling in the early 1800s from the Warwickshire area right up to Scotland and then back to Birmingham!! One of these days I will find a line that just stayed in one place. Comb makers originally. They had links to Kenilworth Castle when it was not in ruins and when the work ran out. They travelled up to Scotland via Northampton.</p><p><b>Hands</b> - My grandmother was ill when we lost all the family photographs to the Salvation Army. Her sister left everything to them and they refused my nan access to the photographs. They may be long gone to that great skip in the sky or still floating around somewhere - I just hope. Then there are the WW1 medals. Harry Hands in particular. He suffered from PSD and ended up in Highcroft and Rubery mental hospitals for the rest of his life. Heavily involved in the Salvation Army my nan rebelled. </p><p><b>Horrocks</b> - Another family from Birmingham. Gun engravers and brass founders that worked and lived in the city. We have very little information. My nan married her cousin to make it more confusing. When he died she didn't keep anything except his WW1 medals. Way back the Horrocks came from Lancashire and a poor branch of the Horrocks cloth empire. </p><p><b>Morris</b> and <b>Elwell</b> - going further back.. Birmingham and possible further afield. </p><p>Of course I have looked at my husband and grandchildren's heritage. So...</p><p><b>Palmer,</b> <b>Hicklin</b>, <b>Howard</b> and <b>Adcock</b>. Along with <b>Grimshaw</b> and <b>Yeomans</b> - all of Birmingham and Northern England. Only just started this tree. So have very little information at the moment.</p><p><b>Hoggard</b>, <b>Howe</b>, <b>Wilkin</b> and <b>Winson</b> - from Bridlington, Kingston Upon Hull, Paull, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Norfolk - again did they have to move around the UK!! Many were fishermen and lifeboat men. Also lighthouse and inn keepers. Must be some smugglers and pirates in there. There is also a vicar ancestor from Threlkeld in Cumberland.</p><p><b>Collins</b>, <b>Sandford</b>, <b>Boreham</b> and <b>Davies</b> from London and Lancashire. Working on the railways and traveling from city to city. One family member killed in the blitz in London. Coalminers in St Helen's in Lancashire. </p><p>Moving back to Birmingham and Bromsgrove..</p><p><b>Weaver</b> - Bakers by trade and unfortunately went bankrupt. Birmingham and Bromsgrove. One of the family married into the <b>Ingram</b> bakers. </p><p><b>Parton</b> - from Birmingham, Staffordshire and Stakksdon in Shropshire. Labourers that fell on hard times. Widowed mother and destitute at one point. </p><p><b>Hull</b> - from Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire. Ribbon and silk weavers for several generations. Before traveling to the town of Birmingham to work in factories.</p><p><b>Davies</b> from Shropshire and Wales. Illegitimate children by whom we see? Martha Davies eventually married Thomas <b>Preece</b> from Pontesbury in Shropshire. So were Ernest and Joseph his or was someone else the father? DNA hasn't thrown any light on this yet. They lived in Meole Brace, Bayston Hill in Shropshire for many generations after. Until Winifred met Samuel and Florence met Thomas. They all then moved to Birmingham. </p><p><b>Richards</b> - from Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Cordwainers or shoe makers in Deritend of Birmingham. Married a <b>Squelch</b> at one point in history - now that is an unusual name to track. A female wardrobe dealer when widowed. <b>Foy</b> is also another name in this family. </p><p><b>Lewis</b> from Birmingham, Shropshire and St Masters in Herefordshire. Then from apparently from Wales. Working on the railway made travel so much easier. Another <b>Preece</b> from Hereford - so they must have been related somewhere along the line </p><p>Then the rogues of the family.</p><p><b>Lightfoot</b> - from Birmingham and Ireland. Henry Lightfoot - the first named Peaky Blinder. Yes, I have a lot of information on this man. From the start of his life to the end. A rogue who was inclined to drink a lot and then do some stupid things! His real life may be in a book some day. So watch this space. Don't believe all the things written about him. Much of it is myth written for effect and he never had a gun. </p><p><b>Welch</b> - again from Birmingham and Ireland. <b>Morgan</b> and <b>Mecking</b> descent. Imprisoned for theft with family tales of a murder. Drinkers and fighters through history.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjKqqLT2aLpc4xY0i9SmF4OKgkT7zz2XN2MGoCBf3BnR729P9ZIZT5wuCQNBLgztJ23Tz_PvJwv1uSHp80tHmr_ynv7E4RHqUYNqXa41W5kDJqJmIcLoDF4VGGuwnYeZCXqsmPye_0RkR/s2048/kathy-and-her-mom-possibly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1218" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjKqqLT2aLpc4xY0i9SmF4OKgkT7zz2XN2MGoCBf3BnR729P9ZIZT5wuCQNBLgztJ23Tz_PvJwv1uSHp80tHmr_ynv7E4RHqUYNqXa41W5kDJqJmIcLoDF4VGGuwnYeZCXqsmPye_0RkR/s320/kathy-and-her-mom-possibly.jpg" /></a></div>Kathleen Lightfoot and possibly Winifred Davies above.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32HDRrybJlmsRh_qk0bN_Cj91Bn7sPafc6ka2bncCyQZH3ysw2G0Kw65mJkq7v5IkBBqElaknrSjtofI0HJE8sflNwnpn2ejogfcCYuh4jBj8jVM8VLnF0NTLsj-rp4XmwJwbo6Q1OQDj/s2048/army-men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32HDRrybJlmsRh_qk0bN_Cj91Bn7sPafc6ka2bncCyQZH3ysw2G0Kw65mJkq7v5IkBBqElaknrSjtofI0HJE8sflNwnpn2ejogfcCYuh4jBj8jVM8VLnF0NTLsj-rp4XmwJwbo6Q1OQDj/s320/army-men.jpg" /></a></div><p>The tall man is probably Joseph Ward - but have no idea who the other man is.</p><p>Tracing your family is never ending. With more records coming online and being rescued. Increasingly more is available. So I am back to searching and "putting the skin and bones on my ancestors" rather than just census and BMD details. It makes it a whole lot more interesting. Currently reading up on Waterloo and the Napoleonic wars (one of my direct ancestors played a small part). Wish I would have the current knowledge, as I probably would have taken it in more during the history lessons at school!</p><p>So have a happy Easter all.</p></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-64712682106256411512021-03-20T11:14:00.001+00:002021-03-20T11:14:45.010+00:00Raymond Frederick Horrocks 1921 - 1958<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Raymond Horrocks and his Air Fleet memories during WW2</h1><p>During World War Two, my oldest uncle (who I never met) served in the Air Fleet. Raymond or Ray as he was known, was one of the four children of my grandmother Doris hands and her first husband Charles Frederick Horrocks (1894 - 1933). Born in Birmingham, he enlisted during the early years of WW2. A few years later, he thanked my grandfather (his step father) for instilling some discipline in him. Because without this, he said he would never have survived his time in the navy. </p><p>Following the death of his own father. Ray and his siblings had been left to run a little wild. Eating when and what they liked. Generally left to their own devises as my grandmother had to go out to work to survive. She had very little support from both the families. I think because she had married her first cousin (frowned upon) and had also been pregnant at the time. Her family were members of the Salvation Army very strict and unfortunately her own father had just died in 1920, so probably grief with the fact that money may have been an issue for her at that time. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnPAVi4v9WhxOdYh18Ik6kOE3UQgXUUOFODrY_qB9Vyoul-Wxf3dhE8EzDbLGV6wA-iDnm4PQUlDSpXZE_wlGjQEFu8RDTAkw1R99rcGx8kU8W21HiSKZZ7nm8X2VEHb2LQJSkIz_c-yf/s584/ray-airfleet-photos-in-uniform.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="388" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnPAVi4v9WhxOdYh18Ik6kOE3UQgXUUOFODrY_qB9Vyoul-Wxf3dhE8EzDbLGV6wA-iDnm4PQUlDSpXZE_wlGjQEFu8RDTAkw1R99rcGx8kU8W21HiSKZZ7nm8X2VEHb2LQJSkIz_c-yf/s320/ray-airfleet-photos-in-uniform.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ray had been engaged to the girl living next door. Jean Adkins (1921 - 1948). The only daughter of Robert William Adkins and Beatrice Maud Walton. Years later, when the mother died. She had no family to arrange her funeral. My grandfather arranged her cremation and cleared her council house. Nothing of value but he did find the silk material for her wedding. Ray had sent it to Jean during the war to make her wedding dress. Unfortunately Jean died before they got married. Such a tragedy.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK_racr0eInPxH32_aKznYe5x3VhNH5kaKqP0DecOJlS4__a20BMpzbDWbdlC7gpbFw897wmlc-OgoyxXZXt_zQiLTzASqqTuv4ICAR3nU-hxmuF6lfk-WAC4oG60Ffg4dc86JtsZy3Ci/s678/joyces+wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="678" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK_racr0eInPxH32_aKznYe5x3VhNH5kaKqP0DecOJlS4__a20BMpzbDWbdlC7gpbFw897wmlc-OgoyxXZXt_zQiLTzASqqTuv4ICAR3nU-hxmuF6lfk-WAC4oG60Ffg4dc86JtsZy3Ci/s320/joyces+wedding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Jean is the adult bridesmaid in Ray's sister's wedding above. Ray went on to marry some one else in 1958. Just a few days before he died.<p></p><p>Dorothy Rose Stokes attended a factory for the disabled in Birmingham. Ray had been injured during the war and worked there. They met and married. Dorothy later married another man who worked there and one of Ray's friends, William Lee. Dorothy and William married in 1960 and my family lost touch. Unfortunately photographs and Ray's medals stayed with Dorothy and are no longer in the family.</p><p><b>HMS Glorious</b></p><p>One of the ships that Ray was on was HMS Glorious. Ray told his younger brother that something dangerous was going on. He was transferred to another ship. He said he was moved because he was one of the younger crew members. Reading about the fated ship Glorious after my other uncle told me about this. I think Ray was sent ashore to either guard the Commander Flyer J B Heath or the Captain didn't want a young and inexperienced man on board his ship, knowing of the coming orders. What ever the reason. It saved Ray's life. </p><p>Heath and the Captain D'Oyly-Hughes had argued about the coming use of the fleet ship. Heath had been transferred to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Isles to face court martial. HMS Glorious left and on the 8th June 1940 came under attack from two German war ships. Glorious and her two escorts Ardent and Acasta were sunk. Over 1 500 men died with only 41 rescued. </p><p>My uncle told his family that it was the captain's fault. He left the safety of the rest of the fleet with no way of defending it should they have come under attack. Although many men jumped into the water as the ships sunk. The men in the water were fired at by the Germans and it was 3 days before the few remaining men were rescued. It will be another 20 years before the file will be opened and can be scrutinized. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ak6DJNGRQQsUOalVUSv1aB4uqeRikVMEvLtGsW9ycJsMJU0jDpQgQWiSZJy7GycUp7rib9pzYCoS_1oKODTHjYuXpszvCluPX4ZlcAGnzrYxQ7w_ArxMlt-M5k2OykCJlQoMh2-SvkV2/s458/ray-airfleet-photos-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ak6DJNGRQQsUOalVUSv1aB4uqeRikVMEvLtGsW9ycJsMJU0jDpQgQWiSZJy7GycUp7rib9pzYCoS_1oKODTHjYuXpszvCluPX4ZlcAGnzrYxQ7w_ArxMlt-M5k2OykCJlQoMh2-SvkV2/s320/ray-airfleet-photos-a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Death cometh three times.</h2><p>Ray Horrocks always stated that he had missed death three times during the war. First was by being transferred from HMS Glorious. The second was when he was onboard another ship and it was torpedoed and sunk. Unfortunately I don't know the name of the ship. Only that Ray ended up in the sea and suffered permeant damage to his lungs. The third time was when he was in line to have a ride on a helicopter. The man behind him was the last to be allowed on board. However, he had a girlfriend with him and they wanted to go together. Ray stood back and told her to go in his place. Tragically the helicopter developed engine problems and crashed. Everyone on board was killed. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Photographs from his Air Fleet days.</h2><p>The group photographs are unnamed and are in an album that one of my brothers has. I scanned them and have taken each individually to be seen a bit clearer. If anyone can contribute a name to the many faces. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC742W_IWs45pvumZz_PM2pLofQq9YyfQpx27vD20uk3cv6hPKb9Csfzzjj7dFALk87b12iQ41j7ID4sb06BL0tlO2enROenO91SgwT_AQDeNKM4qQGYCmtctgFwELNRhiFyNWqTjC3Hfu/s510/rays-photos-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC742W_IWs45pvumZz_PM2pLofQq9YyfQpx27vD20uk3cv6hPKb9Csfzzjj7dFALk87b12iQ41j7ID4sb06BL0tlO2enROenO91SgwT_AQDeNKM4qQGYCmtctgFwELNRhiFyNWqTjC3Hfu/s320/rays-photos-l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The last photograph is a card sent to his family at Christmas. The ship he was on at this point was<b> HMS Venerable</b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9mfmSXGlFAEwqqoF6RnoRYsKtmdbiKmmI76ruup92-BViawIIGBiqTgXFOwBWeMkppwfvbjFOzajmZxybYE6Z9Mll7gXsCT1zgubSH-JBYaJUg9b_i1uw9b5gqjkPevnNMpVkhmKKfR1/s2048/rays+medal+entitlement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9mfmSXGlFAEwqqoF6RnoRYsKtmdbiKmmI76ruup92-BViawIIGBiqTgXFOwBWeMkppwfvbjFOzajmZxybYE6Z9Mll7gXsCT1zgubSH-JBYaJUg9b_i1uw9b5gqjkPevnNMpVkhmKKfR1/s320/rays+medal+entitlement.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The above photograph was Ray Horrocks medal entitlement. He would have received the 1939- 45 Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, Defence medal, War medal 1935 - 45 and the Defence medal. All of these would have no name on - as was for all the second World War medals. I said earlier they were kept by his widow Dorothy Lee and unfortunately their whereabouts unknown. </p><p>Ray told tales of his time aboard the ships. It was quite boring and he took up knitting to pass the time. He also made a bracelet for one of his young sisters from silver coins collected on his travels.</p><p>More family photographs.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3LmsMmpCymeSayi9-eJwpAtAhrfGUkCYA5rRj6iIgD6VYwMeuzBLkRrvAk8SxcsqUfXiua7HDy6Os_Vl_H5AJs2Wvb20ZDAMcBO1Ly8ce3xcQrZBanenjNBvvL03VsVLqQfRCjnhbYn_/s406/ray+horrocks+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3LmsMmpCymeSayi9-eJwpAtAhrfGUkCYA5rRj6iIgD6VYwMeuzBLkRrvAk8SxcsqUfXiua7HDy6Os_Vl_H5AJs2Wvb20ZDAMcBO1Ly8ce3xcQrZBanenjNBvvL03VsVLqQfRCjnhbYn_/s320/ray+horrocks+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-3eqCGEpikdiKouAfd6Bo7gAYoYpqy2b0dhFTe14feRMoBIai1hnM3w_FzAuRgU_dTAHEIcM7LUXMhmtWif-g7f4dHGrwX9LsveCLVtDxiGGS2tIMIxk1IHi97lP4VyTHDtiY1SlAizf/s426/ray+horrocks+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-3eqCGEpikdiKouAfd6Bo7gAYoYpqy2b0dhFTe14feRMoBIai1hnM3w_FzAuRgU_dTAHEIcM7LUXMhmtWif-g7f4dHGrwX9LsveCLVtDxiGGS2tIMIxk1IHi97lP4VyTHDtiY1SlAizf/s320/ray+horrocks+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZF0M8eEqLo6Y8huDn_vME0Qcx4kfImSpJC3wQ4mhOawdXoAjpyiZJp_kro1h96GDrSjLoWO7CPCbbOgwun_FhyphenhyphenatZEVGOoUHG9EdoCdrY7kkJ5-tyaY7yVtveQVgc-kLEdEO5YG51ddX/s400/ray+ward.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZF0M8eEqLo6Y8huDn_vME0Qcx4kfImSpJC3wQ4mhOawdXoAjpyiZJp_kro1h96GDrSjLoWO7CPCbbOgwun_FhyphenhyphenatZEVGOoUHG9EdoCdrY7kkJ5-tyaY7yVtveQVgc-kLEdEO5YG51ddX/s320/ray+ward.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdGgpU0uv67Q4Yg55IbCsQqNA6FLMRrCgipRNDJNgiimoNQhMJtzrz19kg1-MHhy7huyeIxwU9XoCfamvfLF2dimJK2R3hiDSDVrLb1a_f6GiRjfgdstJjIwynOBBB1fxNuIeRa89hO4P/s558/rays-photos-g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdGgpU0uv67Q4Yg55IbCsQqNA6FLMRrCgipRNDJNgiimoNQhMJtzrz19kg1-MHhy7huyeIxwU9XoCfamvfLF2dimJK2R3hiDSDVrLb1a_f6GiRjfgdstJjIwynOBBB1fxNuIeRa89hO4P/s320/rays-photos-g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ13rjLUPmN5u1dF_tclcTRFsEJ9-2P89RuRIav4gpw3PURBcPbJDduLG1oJGt7MCb-x93ifllQkPc1aR557SHK5kv1G6slonM41C08bco1enn-YHCVZwd1EUVM_BKkGhp2a6dePvX8oi5/s300/rays-photos-i.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ13rjLUPmN5u1dF_tclcTRFsEJ9-2P89RuRIav4gpw3PURBcPbJDduLG1oJGt7MCb-x93ifllQkPc1aR557SHK5kv1G6slonM41C08bco1enn-YHCVZwd1EUVM_BKkGhp2a6dePvX8oi5/s0/rays-photos-i.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFI9X-VOMAEIG48Mp7FMbNuEUHUCiFjBETFj0KDdSuPwpFCW_m6vKqKoLKrPv7oV8TimFyB7OoIUYvKnZOdjFJCBBqXlF3p2CE5JRObUmyvL-StbU2oZCOrdKtG1DAz-ZfcV_NsDBbwR6/s246/rays-photos-h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFI9X-VOMAEIG48Mp7FMbNuEUHUCiFjBETFj0KDdSuPwpFCW_m6vKqKoLKrPv7oV8TimFyB7OoIUYvKnZOdjFJCBBqXlF3p2CE5JRObUmyvL-StbU2oZCOrdKtG1DAz-ZfcV_NsDBbwR6/s0/rays-photos-h.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ray died in 1958 from acute bronchitis, spontaneous pneumothorax, emphysema and pulmonary tuberculosis. Left with only one lung functioning. He didn't stand a chance against any lung disease. He was just 37 years old. <p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">World War Two battle ship photographs.</h2><p>Amongst the few pictures are several of British official photographs. I am not sure on how or why he had them. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWs4tMhxGkNn1ZNEYSxUzukTc_6CDtAfOpjq053u91IrHywx3Nz9M47jrxo2GvbjLoNIVKTRpjy9f75OVY8e6dJF2Z2IdlKjrf6KHD9Bu0SPwH6yGDnxhwUUVFa8z6uRMMQ-DhRD_sAf2/s1152/navy+air+strike+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWs4tMhxGkNn1ZNEYSxUzukTc_6CDtAfOpjq053u91IrHywx3Nz9M47jrxo2GvbjLoNIVKTRpjy9f75OVY8e6dJF2Z2IdlKjrf6KHD9Bu0SPwH6yGDnxhwUUVFa8z6uRMMQ-DhRD_sAf2/s320/navy+air+strike+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQFxUTd7nPdQTv4WgzT_EK20-oi8YTtOkzxTYZQw_dXndcJ8XNLESBjkrbQxP1WGQjg9zv3HbU0KVYQUhI3mBIsL7xJR8HIQxe4O7dwl9Q-oAYEHo8_d2WMys-UpOfLQ-OsmDSHMhWnlP/s2048/navy+air+strike+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQFxUTd7nPdQTv4WgzT_EK20-oi8YTtOkzxTYZQw_dXndcJ8XNLESBjkrbQxP1WGQjg9zv3HbU0KVYQUhI3mBIsL7xJR8HIQxe4O7dwl9Q-oAYEHo8_d2WMys-UpOfLQ-OsmDSHMhWnlP/s320/navy+air+strike+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The label to the side of this photograph says "Navy's Air Strike Against Enemy Shipping" It gives an account of a successful attack in the Bodo area. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFQBSLe2GWNWPWFbcLg-Sg8EC9nNqgVutN6pCPxtGtRhmqOiq0_6HvK7VUQwwqsjkzjQsmMq0pJhwhC12mmHn8ZXQRR5chdS_IRZVTDQi9JJferMiKxl7fmGEwHytPKLW9gyJ_iI7izCK/s1072/navy+air+strike+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1072" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFQBSLe2GWNWPWFbcLg-Sg8EC9nNqgVutN6pCPxtGtRhmqOiq0_6HvK7VUQwwqsjkzjQsmMq0pJhwhC12mmHn8ZXQRR5chdS_IRZVTDQi9JJferMiKxl7fmGEwHytPKLW9gyJ_iI7izCK/s320/navy+air+strike+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-UQ8It7gqiMmZNKA6hZ4mM_YCF19FyXEUg-1vB5wErv2BiwXKp8a3pPQsmVZ_2HEmQ6woc-N20XzjTGqY4eBxzJB4qa47L3G59k7ZzbTj9QWx-13YlrsaeOHKu52WoUC-4ODEXFjIlU-/s1166/navy+air+strike+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-UQ8It7gqiMmZNKA6hZ4mM_YCF19FyXEUg-1vB5wErv2BiwXKp8a3pPQsmVZ_2HEmQ6woc-N20XzjTGqY4eBxzJB4qa47L3G59k7ZzbTj9QWx-13YlrsaeOHKu52WoUC-4ODEXFjIlU-/s320/navy+air+strike+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This one has a label "The assault on Southern France" with HMS Attacker and HMS Khedive leading on Aug 15 (no year given) The photo was taken from the the British Escort Carrier Pursuer.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_w21GGX-Siaw18oi_R_IviKhtlez5gD2GbFOXDUAc0Zw2jftavH2yZr9NL9ZjMTJ0EcliZWOKT2Na1c8izYux0MG03S1Rd1vpKJSpoELKm8QMWOgvZ4DxHX1CkLOVAnbII9ZvfzMs-NQ/s1114/navy+air+strike+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT4sUtumqTfyU4HZWAWNclK3T-laMXcsjwF6neuR0oTjRw_T2U-V94aE7K5aPMjeJKmpYQhhVjDEmjDKwJbdIIwg_PyI_wUj_6c13s15SvvX2o2-60EzPhVou1ogEy8BiRUoKm0e83AQq/s2048/navy-air-strike-5-x-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT4sUtumqTfyU4HZWAWNclK3T-laMXcsjwF6neuR0oTjRw_T2U-V94aE7K5aPMjeJKmpYQhhVjDEmjDKwJbdIIwg_PyI_wUj_6c13s15SvvX2o2-60EzPhVou1ogEy8BiRUoKm0e83AQq/s320/navy-air-strike-5-x-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Unfortunately the writing on this label is very faded. I have tried to enhance it but can still only read Jun 1944. There are 3 ships named on this one though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssCVVTBEQNrj8k66eDnerplme3IePQovLXKvSCrvSWTmLRmvkGO6SIgSmiOi46JEcT9kQMi3ZVzG7_jZgyWKLvTGvv-8JvXYds5qbQmN248ZeAzQni6y1XAKpSa5V1C8sDEuIUwS4unpR/s1114/navy+air+strike+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssCVVTBEQNrj8k66eDnerplme3IePQovLXKvSCrvSWTmLRmvkGO6SIgSmiOi46JEcT9kQMi3ZVzG7_jZgyWKLvTGvv-8JvXYds5qbQmN248ZeAzQni6y1XAKpSa5V1C8sDEuIUwS4unpR/s320/navy+air+strike+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4SUpC6G7UAFXINY9mHXPXW4tajqKtIcnbQL8SB4v3dP4gEl8nI6o1-V5Sct3APXzh6TFqPV3D84dPcnXBJnn9rb-oe589OVYdwOkxZkGtGtBpAIwG9y44l59BkIflxHQMshLdSwcB5Ad/s1074/navy+air+strike+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4SUpC6G7UAFXINY9mHXPXW4tajqKtIcnbQL8SB4v3dP4gEl8nI6o1-V5Sct3APXzh6TFqPV3D84dPcnXBJnn9rb-oe589OVYdwOkxZkGtGtBpAIwG9y44l59BkIflxHQMshLdSwcB5Ad/s320/navy+air+strike+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8XIa36znLkR_9kT58GzCEjL_obU5QG3t7v6yUg6DKhZHnt0qT8rME6gJwxliFE29v_NGtnszyqFFA-tcvWcwX8uPcGAxHObOjPCg6-H6nsescv9zp5CORICBvOIFNrzoMmEvhduJGosV/s1018/navy+air+strike+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8XIa36znLkR_9kT58GzCEjL_obU5QG3t7v6yUg6DKhZHnt0qT8rME6gJwxliFE29v_NGtnszyqFFA-tcvWcwX8uPcGAxHObOjPCg6-H6nsescv9zp5CORICBvOIFNrzoMmEvhduJGosV/s320/navy+air+strike+8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28kNjRl4HQM7IeNBzYGzJEvhP1MACu3yqKkZAfQOBdtszwhj9yI8jYaAgZ9se1de-NN_WoILMAX24TlX4-2ySBZXxFirTS-9_vBpC07x6AUrfo4mepilaihDfYcetFIPXHecPtSHf9bwI/s1042/navy+air+strike+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28kNjRl4HQM7IeNBzYGzJEvhP1MACu3yqKkZAfQOBdtszwhj9yI8jYaAgZ9se1de-NN_WoILMAX24TlX4-2ySBZXxFirTS-9_vBpC07x6AUrfo4mepilaihDfYcetFIPXHecPtSHf9bwI/s320/navy+air+strike+9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The four photographs show the fleet's aeroplanes and battle ships during WW2. There were no labels attached to them. Bit difficult to scan as they are pasted into a photo album.<div><br /></div><div>My Uncle ray died before his time. On his death bed, he told my mom that he had cheated death three times and it was bound to get him sooner rather than later. He was apparently a lovely man and my regret is that I never got to meet him as he died well before I was born. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Raymond Frederick Horrocks 1921 to 1958. Remembered and not forgotten.</b></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-77926707677858526522021-01-03T10:40:00.000+00:002021-01-03T10:40:30.549+00:00My family wedding from my Hart side but who?<h1 style="text-align: left;"> My family wedding from my Hart side but who are they?</h1><p>If you have been following my blog - you will know that I collect old photographs and ephemera from mostly car boot sales. In the hope that it will help others with their family tree and their family history research I also hold a large collection of photographs taken from my close family members that have sadly passed away. Many are unfortunately not named on the back. So I have to find out who they are to give faces to names. For those of you that have the family history bug, you will know what I mean! </p><p>A few years ago, my uncle passed away. He lived in our family home in Small Heath, Birmingham and had many photographs that belonged to my grandmother and grandfather. I rescued a whole box of photographs and have tried to find out who the people are by asking older members of my family and using family tree research websites. In this huge collection were two wedding photos.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27D7vvBaYY8j3vYvBEEPXh9YKMVN7qHC35pXFs7TjAiV8YIqda4F45mgpHbEvlmBJ_D1py6nSc20JZ5RuJi5f9w4L4C5D_86BT4xx2G6xvFXOI00BV1K86jOzIJ6McYWUZtXw6yVrF1SG/s2048/Unknown-wedding-party-in-garden-Hart-box-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27D7vvBaYY8j3vYvBEEPXh9YKMVN7qHC35pXFs7TjAiV8YIqda4F45mgpHbEvlmBJ_D1py6nSc20JZ5RuJi5f9w4L4C5D_86BT4xx2G6xvFXOI00BV1K86jOzIJ6McYWUZtXw6yVrF1SG/s320/Unknown-wedding-party-in-garden-Hart-box-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MytD6QGZm1VbrohSm5kiRxYSWTJxSdlaPjPffU9DBWR2ZoY5Hjb7bmMXye5IkIuf9rboCJ1l6l8T7ekME8OtFJbjAwoRlDxwh4X5qm7dXt8kUXvxFqSgDJyfkiebRWwfqgSngLICARB8/s2048/Close-up-unknown-wedding-party-Hart-box-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MytD6QGZm1VbrohSm5kiRxYSWTJxSdlaPjPffU9DBWR2ZoY5Hjb7bmMXye5IkIuf9rboCJ1l6l8T7ekME8OtFJbjAwoRlDxwh4X5qm7dXt8kUXvxFqSgDJyfkiebRWwfqgSngLICARB8/s320/Close-up-unknown-wedding-party-Hart-box-2.jpg" /></a></div>The above two photographs are from the same one. The first is the original. The second has been cut in size and sharpened and enhanced to hopefully see the features a bit clearer. The small boy at the front I am sure is my late father, Brian Hart. He looks to be about 2 to 4. Which makes this wedding to have taken place in the mid 1930s. Behind him is my late uncle Francis Hart and the older girl at the front is my late aunt Patricia Hart. I do not know who the other child is. She is too old to be any of the other Hart children. The elderly lady behind the bride to the left is Catherine Hart nee Varley my great grandmother. <p></p><p>The very tall man to the far left I think is my grandfather, Michael Hart and my grandmother Edith Feege, is not the woman next to him in the hat, but the one next to her (behind) with a wide smile and dark hair.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFTiiTYf4NAyM8o5Xx0bcByWccZs3rmSkex-h2bWTWz36DaYHLMGrj4zcm4FJyQpqoj3np1qjUy0GF5Pl4bPfQQjD36LdLFhx1wxAKUH-nAsq49HRs1RXRMxknj-rg597M2KhF5J78Vq_/s2048/Unknown-wedding-party-in-Hart-box-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFTiiTYf4NAyM8o5Xx0bcByWccZs3rmSkex-h2bWTWz36DaYHLMGrj4zcm4FJyQpqoj3np1qjUy0GF5Pl4bPfQQjD36LdLFhx1wxAKUH-nAsq49HRs1RXRMxknj-rg597M2KhF5J78Vq_/s320/Unknown-wedding-party-in-Hart-box-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> None of the wedding party can I identify. Both the bride and groom look to be older, maybe in their late 20s. I would have said that they are from Hart descent as the groom has the typical "Hart" features, but he could be a Varley? Or he may have just married into the family and the bride is my relative? <p></p><p>The wedding party traditionally stand on the side of their relative and the Harts are more towards the bride's side. So likely the bride is my relative! I suspect they are from one of my grandparents brothers or sister and related rather than just a friend. But as they both had lots and lots of children....</p><p>The wedding party was in a house as you can see the other houses from the first photograph taken in the back garden. It was not my grandparent's house as their back garden had a school behind and playing fields. The trees are quite bare, so the wedding would have been during the winter or early spring. </p><p>In this photograph we have the two bridesmaids, the bride and groom and three men. One of the bridesmaids on the left has the man behind holding her. The man in the soldier uniform to the right, I think is the best man. However the bridesmaid to his right is not his partner. If you see the main photograph of the whole group. He has his arms around another woman. The uniform looks to be of the Coldstream Guards and he is carrying a hat in both pictures. Interestingly, my uncle Mike (Francis Hart) joined the Coldstream Guards later in life. I actually think this is the "brothers" photograph and the groom is one of 4 brothers. </p><p>So if you have Hart or Varley in your family tree that settled in Birmingham, England - please take a look and see if you recognise anyone, then let me know. </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-69705852552605918532020-12-24T06:58:00.003+00:002020-12-24T07:00:26.812+00:00Longbridge Parish Church newspaper clippings and photographs<p> Longbridge Parish Church in newspaper clippings and photographs from the 1960s.</p><p>Last summer, I came across some newspaper clippings along with some photographs of the vicar and booklets in a local jumble sales. They were just loose in a box with other bric a brac. It looked like a the Northfield, Birmingham's church office clearance. So I collected as many bits as I could and paid just £1 for them. Here is the church findings. This is history - not only of the church but of the man who took over, is mentioned in the newspaper and shown in the photographs. The booklets I will blog about later as they are of a different church. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzb8XnUr1y8hcwSGXU06XLdh-l_c6r3TrcX6giVjZl2N6_t8E3FcZOgqu3Ic5PQnM1jJQ9nBF6VEwuV2SGl1aJVBHdYQuISso3nJ0DzEdjj2AlaubyP2LlUsITMu9iONnl3R0KVTHWey/s2048/oakes-newspaper-clipping.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzb8XnUr1y8hcwSGXU06XLdh-l_c6r3TrcX6giVjZl2N6_t8E3FcZOgqu3Ic5PQnM1jJQ9nBF6VEwuV2SGl1aJVBHdYQuISso3nJ0DzEdjj2AlaubyP2LlUsITMu9iONnl3R0KVTHWey/s320/oakes-newspaper-clipping.jpg" /></a></div>Reverend John Oakes becomes the vicar of Longbridge, Birmingham, England on November 20th 1964. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyZyq4eorNP_UhZbklOCORQFFV0niMgQ62rmsUj9Pyi-HNUG1fhQ5IUJ6tezdc0-IkgDcnrwYczY6bThMLoFIQKbQRlU-Jf7WCLkJRnzdFVHqbjImA_LWLMJbVlOnpenA1IXIXehr62Pj/s2048/newspaper-clip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyZyq4eorNP_UhZbklOCORQFFV0niMgQ62rmsUj9Pyi-HNUG1fhQ5IUJ6tezdc0-IkgDcnrwYczY6bThMLoFIQKbQRlU-Jf7WCLkJRnzdFVHqbjImA_LWLMJbVlOnpenA1IXIXehr62Pj/s320/newspaper-clip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A group of clergy in a newspaper clipping, undated or named. But it looks like a very young John Oakes at possibly his ordination with other new clergy that were ordained at the same time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTvuCJ6I1JB0DY-NRygvYrmQanJjVtflwZZIIptV2_X2l3gVVcOSrgNCwx6e4-oftGATx1zoETpx4guH7h9_Q8A9ZyCTQm-eS9uvMD7_-sEuyNtDMA1RBrafhnvX3yZrifWwj5CyXl-tP/s2048/oakes-newspaper-clip-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTvuCJ6I1JB0DY-NRygvYrmQanJjVtflwZZIIptV2_X2l3gVVcOSrgNCwx6e4-oftGATx1zoETpx4guH7h9_Q8A9ZyCTQm-eS9uvMD7_-sEuyNtDMA1RBrafhnvX3yZrifWwj5CyXl-tP/s320/oakes-newspaper-clip-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_oRxgxL9gQ9dTCWqLz7fjWsPco1KtPSWDJWg6X1b81rvxtzBbmdZFuucc9Vh2_jnYhLZ85W_7JnRGL8slkhEcMEoHm5344AZSloF9NYMdYpe57VM70Q5JsOVwD5VB5-Widx6WTyEc2R7/s2048/oakes-newspaper-clip-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_oRxgxL9gQ9dTCWqLz7fjWsPco1KtPSWDJWg6X1b81rvxtzBbmdZFuucc9Vh2_jnYhLZ85W_7JnRGL8slkhEcMEoHm5344AZSloF9NYMdYpe57VM70Q5JsOVwD5VB5-Widx6WTyEc2R7/s320/oakes-newspaper-clip-2.jpg" /></a></div>Two newspaper clippings about the Reverend John Oakes being brought up in Birmingham.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOxJMKCoExKVLT7CtY6fKKu2pTzhpJcez96VQaJWOrDLQ1czTro2RNSlI4k1Df_cME05_wNBHtQLwfN2oIu-HwMcBrQpU3vIXTFpnWmYsr4BraMc74r4Cf_0qKKo8i0f99L4ncoIpKduv/s2048/1967-chrismas-greetings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOxJMKCoExKVLT7CtY6fKKu2pTzhpJcez96VQaJWOrDLQ1czTro2RNSlI4k1Df_cME05_wNBHtQLwfN2oIu-HwMcBrQpU3vIXTFpnWmYsr4BraMc74r4Cf_0qKKo8i0f99L4ncoIpKduv/s320/1967-chrismas-greetings.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A Christmas message from The reverend Canon and Mrs J S Leatherbarrow dated 1967, Martley Rectory, Worstershire.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsTwXB6YHPDYQISG8LJizt0cJ9bhTBakiJkGGbEquDmB6tI-UBiJVG5ujCrg6GcmUmDw63dGY9z8vYcXYoyq6zGzgF7m5anwAAa7Kyi530gRyQaKXeT1nCgbfvCkvoL4XBqQSbbfgwCkH/s2048/arch-deacon-visit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsTwXB6YHPDYQISG8LJizt0cJ9bhTBakiJkGGbEquDmB6tI-UBiJVG5ujCrg6GcmUmDw63dGY9z8vYcXYoyq6zGzgF7m5anwAAa7Kyi530gRyQaKXeT1nCgbfvCkvoL4XBqQSbbfgwCkH/s320/arch-deacon-visit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Newspaper clipping 1965 of the Archdeacon of North Basutoland, The very reverend Fortescue Makhetha with Reverend John Oakes. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirn1LykVLnp5P2FT83M4c95P0ZJT_ZqAi51h9rno80GQRRRqTBlEA4KkyDWfKbv1MyjJsUyiFnKW1hui4HULHNIy2e2bMNNGPbfvDmDcQfsSpsDbNA_q-dB0JAyk7wMGqhty95_hoaxRn3/s2048/church-fete.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirn1LykVLnp5P2FT83M4c95P0ZJT_ZqAi51h9rno80GQRRRqTBlEA4KkyDWfKbv1MyjJsUyiFnKW1hui4HULHNIy2e2bMNNGPbfvDmDcQfsSpsDbNA_q-dB0JAyk7wMGqhty95_hoaxRn3/s320/church-fete.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Photograph of a church fete. Looks to be about the 1970s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmENk7D-k-W983vurj_rIKAO-5tFq8t4vCu2-ePfzDKpKQ0euoKO-FEAQPmh3BrxsKW9HWyn22esGVg6iUwVMKzSphe3MGziM8DzxIrej_LqciklR8tJF6FsWjYfl0_mfPcFV656Vst-A/s2048/contact-1969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmENk7D-k-W983vurj_rIKAO-5tFq8t4vCu2-ePfzDKpKQ0euoKO-FEAQPmh3BrxsKW9HWyn22esGVg6iUwVMKzSphe3MGziM8DzxIrej_LqciklR8tJF6FsWjYfl0_mfPcFV656Vst-A/s320/contact-1969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Contact newspaper June 1969<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrWNaCR-nJW6M1rGvRXhTL04DEpkqlWUbLLdlL6njq5KupH09tNjHJfoqt2zag-Mn25HpeZCqdxDCPNuqvp9G0p3epgA8HouxUC352XvjlOZhf0OEds3QmzieZwbFzGqqKJAPi313ol5L/s2048/longbridge-parish-church.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrWNaCR-nJW6M1rGvRXhTL04DEpkqlWUbLLdlL6njq5KupH09tNjHJfoqt2zag-Mn25HpeZCqdxDCPNuqvp9G0p3epgA8HouxUC352XvjlOZhf0OEds3QmzieZwbFzGqqKJAPi313ol5L/s320/longbridge-parish-church.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Longbridge Parish Church institution invitation. 1964.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTnzkh9uEfcGawOzoDdE7YRYxTNGnNX95qWrn1NNVspXrNCaARHs-3NSG-7Y9f95HSuc31WkeUxoyzQ2kdRIxVZxgPWNhkaDDpH8ZprUx02-Qhm2iFE8E4UqzpGqZrSRgjVNasU114UDa/s2048/reverant-oakes-photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTnzkh9uEfcGawOzoDdE7YRYxTNGnNX95qWrn1NNVspXrNCaARHs-3NSG-7Y9f95HSuc31WkeUxoyzQ2kdRIxVZxgPWNhkaDDpH8ZprUx02-Qhm2iFE8E4UqzpGqZrSRgjVNasU114UDa/s320/reverant-oakes-photos.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ98SbzvSOYthpgFMBz-9kdW0YjRRDKpUsjn8j6T61gnF9tZ3qq4RFD6dxSeRmhJxyNevNUmVsQ6d1zXvRE0GiTnBC4tUedQfTcPZSPvj1Go1ravRgpIK10JTCLYM2Jq-1BOxSIe8nQul/s2048/rev-oakes-photo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ98SbzvSOYthpgFMBz-9kdW0YjRRDKpUsjn8j6T61gnF9tZ3qq4RFD6dxSeRmhJxyNevNUmVsQ6d1zXvRE0GiTnBC4tUedQfTcPZSPvj1Go1ravRgpIK10JTCLYM2Jq-1BOxSIe8nQul/s320/rev-oakes-photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Photographs found, I think of the reverend Oakes with his church attenders. This looks like the 1970s? There was also the negatives amongst the church hoard, with many other prints not seen here. Also an older photograph from 1924. It does have the names on the back.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWAXekXV6y2EC3lqRwbHeTFpkehoA42Yqim8ygp9qwPLDdDLAYHEFpJg22M9qHtPk8t6oAv9Vs9nIevG4v9JyhO_HfEphFtXVczcPW32HIpmgEKWBaBU-bn-jHJsE8FBMOdtEFzJYQJbT/s2048/1924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWAXekXV6y2EC3lqRwbHeTFpkehoA42Yqim8ygp9qwPLDdDLAYHEFpJg22M9qHtPk8t6oAv9Vs9nIevG4v9JyhO_HfEphFtXVczcPW32HIpmgEKWBaBU-bn-jHJsE8FBMOdtEFzJYQJbT/s320/1924.jpg" /></a></div><p>Two ladies from 1924.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiiAJm-AhCuOQAvkByXlYdBSROb4D2XqNUcAQ3U3FwNLItLIGAFcn44Bg099rGKmZvTK32_QwGlWmBjFFVUgusQDymMLiPSbf4QsWn4FlG5nRS1zK0M9ObVrOGyUKYVGyJiAS86DbhThX/s2642/rev-oakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiiAJm-AhCuOQAvkByXlYdBSROb4D2XqNUcAQ3U3FwNLItLIGAFcn44Bg099rGKmZvTK32_QwGlWmBjFFVUgusQDymMLiPSbf4QsWn4FlG5nRS1zK0M9ObVrOGyUKYVGyJiAS86DbhThX/s320/rev-oakes.jpg" /></a></div>Again about Reverend Oakes in a newspaper clip.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl54P-3j6Yfh6ii83bOpaUFjxFTAdfUBfq2rToKtIeSLCjQP9-kkgPIeFaabLNgvILWNtUxhvFUhC6bHgnivphj9qz9IQvObooal6FvJlHjnzeXrCQo6D33A7snn4SyiFnQu11OCPbII69/s2048/vicar-of-longbridge-newspaper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl54P-3j6Yfh6ii83bOpaUFjxFTAdfUBfq2rToKtIeSLCjQP9-kkgPIeFaabLNgvILWNtUxhvFUhC6bHgnivphj9qz9IQvObooal6FvJlHjnzeXrCQo6D33A7snn4SyiFnQu11OCPbII69/s320/vicar-of-longbridge-newspaper.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4PuBljPqobnNFEespe4c2ikBVMzCk172qlnqF_ViQwvDDrrJiplkuvJTvG9wU0269rZE8H9fP0s2nOQsYBKYmLAviXKwWiq8QvSjUB20TQ_nz0jHX_3haMJhFNarZ1QBCg_KoSnl1rUj/s2488/vs-nicholls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4PuBljPqobnNFEespe4c2ikBVMzCk172qlnqF_ViQwvDDrrJiplkuvJTvG9wU0269rZE8H9fP0s2nOQsYBKYmLAviXKwWiq8QvSjUB20TQ_nz0jHX_3haMJhFNarZ1QBCg_KoSnl1rUj/s320/vs-nicholls.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Have a look at the newspaper clipping about Longbridge church and the reverend Oakes. I believe he is now retired but it just seemed a shame to throw his life's work into a jumble sale and eventually, if I had not picked them up. They would have been separated and probably consigned to the rubbish tip. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDAX8xn6L8f4bsQoQVjOjVPMfCjxc9pT9rLL1fR0Y2Y5lETsBVgd4upolMuNzAT4UJ5OcZBW8wpl6PrgJqv2utztXDGzl14MyrosUjZrltcyX0YKCtm-vdjo7a1y8M1RP-3Wgwg6iriKw/s2048/prayers-at-home.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDAX8xn6L8f4bsQoQVjOjVPMfCjxc9pT9rLL1fR0Y2Y5lETsBVgd4upolMuNzAT4UJ5OcZBW8wpl6PrgJqv2utztXDGzl14MyrosUjZrltcyX0YKCtm-vdjo7a1y8M1RP-3Wgwg6iriKw/s320/prayers-at-home.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Prayer at home booklet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvbz2Q62OFTORiuzYmqlcHdUNYO2XaaoD8JQly7DRT05Gh4fvmd6q9b76WXx0SwGuwE5zvNq05sKzXXIvBKabCtIwu2WBsipYSPAviX-usUFwKFZn1g7inJSvnJ26xvUOe1dcnUvfSPtC/s2048/reverse-prayers-at-home-booklet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWfvveHLizuz23Xw50UTY4D3oQe9jH-EcEZoCIvNSkEmDHChnfgVzQYaW1e4dqfBQAcUkskN67yk0HUGNuuqrEY3fW64xIUkwkIWdNIRb9kb1gszc8Sk7uf5Y6t_JKkznZx-iVsIA4qNd/s3320/oakes-negatives.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="3320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWfvveHLizuz23Xw50UTY4D3oQe9jH-EcEZoCIvNSkEmDHChnfgVzQYaW1e4dqfBQAcUkskN67yk0HUGNuuqrEY3fW64xIUkwkIWdNIRb9kb1gszc8Sk7uf5Y6t_JKkznZx-iVsIA4qNd/s320/oakes-negatives.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The negative sleeve with old money on the front.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY743bFalTFskPiiO6NyRQeH__y_8KGAc4FUqe85E7U430WSKMrp_ZswMgnSQv63F46JKCvx11QNgObp4yZHbDBiHKt3N_Y6_3UxGD2AVlSoWuaGrMIPstjDr9cphHyLq9ZXk5Xb38Lcq/s2048/diocese-of-birmingham.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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See the insides above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5JLOcXV-3W1mAEc9p1WMTC1809XNPkQ0i_5l83hb1odRKAotb2b1l23Mci8MXrM5Uh2CQAGOyxyvQoqaQ6ujKDW-BII6lfQd2hRj04LStYoiDRXdObayE2mgcPMFKLnXxkNOoolMaclt/s2048/lent-1951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5JLOcXV-3W1mAEc9p1WMTC1809XNPkQ0i_5l83hb1odRKAotb2b1l23Mci8MXrM5Uh2CQAGOyxyvQoqaQ6ujKDW-BII6lfQd2hRj04LStYoiDRXdObayE2mgcPMFKLnXxkNOoolMaclt/s320/lent-1951.jpg" /></a></div>The Olog booklet 1951<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_dPrSbu0gro6s5uhf0ECp1c5ZxaZrscI45-cYIb5PCFOqYSSEWvhMtSOEF-2euaIoL_Hb9bU6-BBxTM6hzye1ByVKxYXE4pGjcy-IQQ31mutxG7gqoKQ-S1rPato5zeKW_t61zjGaPq8/s2048/lent-1953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_dPrSbu0gro6s5uhf0ECp1c5ZxaZrscI45-cYIb5PCFOqYSSEWvhMtSOEF-2euaIoL_Hb9bU6-BBxTM6hzye1ByVKxYXE4pGjcy-IQQ31mutxG7gqoKQ-S1rPato5zeKW_t61zjGaPq8/s320/lent-1953.jpg" /></a></div>The Olog booklet Lent 1953.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnmyuAIBoTryjl3lMxnk0az9rXL38lQIYuytBAUmHUQiuS88Q9OTHEp_phCjxRO-vY6vjkQir4UnwYW-Ecl3Y-3zHmkThc6ZZVvfbeGtZBTVI8_rtRdWIUCNR1nbbjYYkuQGNpkizTaid/s2048/northfield.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnmyuAIBoTryjl3lMxnk0az9rXL38lQIYuytBAUmHUQiuS88Q9OTHEp_phCjxRO-vY6vjkQir4UnwYW-Ecl3Y-3zHmkThc6ZZVvfbeGtZBTVI8_rtRdWIUCNR1nbbjYYkuQGNpkizTaid/s320/northfield.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The front of a photograph sleeve from Northfield - probably from a photograph shop now long gone. Sorry can not red the shop's name.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9LPGP6ApcU_wH6JpSGOI9vZo_OGEfqMHQkzX9rm6uVReemJznOlVOZyjcCZhYoi6yQLPRlmLI6C0ioetS04cR6zCssvTETOOD2lBKIE4I3uwPbDJZJk0Z1_LVA4vsG666iHO7ILSkEgs/s3439/st-barnabus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="3439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9LPGP6ApcU_wH6JpSGOI9vZo_OGEfqMHQkzX9rm6uVReemJznOlVOZyjcCZhYoi6yQLPRlmLI6C0ioetS04cR6zCssvTETOOD2lBKIE4I3uwPbDJZJk0Z1_LVA4vsG666iHO7ILSkEgs/s320/st-barnabus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>St Barnabas Balsall Heath, Birmingham's rebuilding and refurbishing after a fire in 1970s. Think the photograph sketches above may be the old church and newer smaller one. <div><br /></div><div>I have some leaflets of a Bedford church, but will show them at a later date. So have a happy Christmas and I hope next year gets a lot better,<p></p></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-77107780045980860732020-11-10T21:25:00.000+00:002020-11-10T21:25:27.311+00:00Mount Pleasant Chapel recipe book 1909<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Mount Pleasant Chapel recipe book 1909.</h1><p>A few years ago, I brought a small battered book in a church sale. The book had no cover and was falling apart. No information to see where Mount Pleasant Chapel was. There are many chapels of that name. So I just looked at the many recipes sent in by lots people all over England and Wales. Then thought it was a piece of history that could not be just thrown away and so put it on my bookshelf. Where it has stayed. Today I got it out and discovered the following after some research:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A9fN4QO3txe32ovwV6DnPSFBTmd_hNfXWxfp4y9I9riDItOJOdVhW9dgeCXLX4pZ2d6x6nimSl95fFK4o889f0ykDLxKURVBUx7ob9xZzVeLk7c14CzdHXav-v-m0OciPCAWgGlxl7z6/s500/cookery-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A9fN4QO3txe32ovwV6DnPSFBTmd_hNfXWxfp4y9I9riDItOJOdVhW9dgeCXLX4pZ2d6x6nimSl95fFK4o889f0ykDLxKURVBUx7ob9xZzVeLk7c14CzdHXav-v-m0OciPCAWgGlxl7z6/s320/cookery-book.jpg" /></a></div><br /> It was a recipe book sold to raise funds for the Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel in Leek Staffordshire. There is quite a write up in the Staffordshire Sentinel on the 27th April 1909 about the 3 day event. The book was compiled by Miss Rayner and raised £34.<p></p><p>The preface says "Dedicated with grateful thanks to all those who so willingly contributed to this book, which has been compiled in aid of the funds of the Mount Pleasant Chapel Bazaar, April 1909"</p><p style="text-align: center;">"Be to its faults a little blind,</p><p style="text-align: center;">And to its virtue very kind"</p><p style="text-align: center;">Annie & Catherine Rayner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7mj_8Xst-10d0RPpNU2PuBKVAbWQU-WT5xvxI4f26xREVfbtzCO5Yz4g2DdwH6qjWqiFLsG7u1-QjVh7GKSjRlzXLGipzniT7mqFrKdjc0XL7SKMoFnPtzsLZGQxNXYe5jiCQWBw4hDW/s500/preface.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7mj_8Xst-10d0RPpNU2PuBKVAbWQU-WT5xvxI4f26xREVfbtzCO5Yz4g2DdwH6qjWqiFLsG7u1-QjVh7GKSjRlzXLGipzniT7mqFrKdjc0XL7SKMoFnPtzsLZGQxNXYe5jiCQWBw4hDW/s320/preface.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Sister's Anne and Catherine Rayner were the children of Peter Ascough Rayner and Anne Taylor. They lived in Leek all their lives and never married. Anne born in 1856 died in 1939 and her sister Catherine born two years later died in 1937. They had a younger brother Peter Ascough Rayner born in 1960, who although married appeared to have no children and died in 1907 in Lancashire. They also had another sister, who was called Amelia. Born in 1859, Amelia married a widow in 1885 in Leek. John Moses was a monumental mason and had five children by his previous marriage to Jane Eliza Crabtree already. The couple had one child Miriam Rayner Moses together. </p><p style="text-align: left;">At the front of the book are two pages of quotations:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq5zbr8NKFXyd-lMKfHiHX1aRhcw5PNSJ4KWaazZzdKMOjFKt4BToeb_arfOkMuT0Lg7XBncql3uHOwL117b0fuVoRbqbIDl-7sNonfrqoODsu7FlmbTzlxd31NmRgh7qpOpP98LBTgn1/s500/quotation-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq5zbr8NKFXyd-lMKfHiHX1aRhcw5PNSJ4KWaazZzdKMOjFKt4BToeb_arfOkMuT0Lg7XBncql3uHOwL117b0fuVoRbqbIDl-7sNonfrqoODsu7FlmbTzlxd31NmRgh7qpOpP98LBTgn1/s320/quotation-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bH4mkjysT8ngflOFWv1RJ1_uLKyze52zK3FmGmcvNqvTbwgRNrQ-13DqYrNqsa8A6HHrS1CRCpnNUhLHYwIuYa6mtonjQ143JmTbofOFyRZR9weyJ6qfxaDFgO9lHfm6vLsj0qSJoAPd/s400/quotations-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bH4mkjysT8ngflOFWv1RJ1_uLKyze52zK3FmGmcvNqvTbwgRNrQ-13DqYrNqsa8A6HHrS1CRCpnNUhLHYwIuYa6mtonjQ143JmTbofOFyRZR9weyJ6qfxaDFgO9lHfm6vLsj0qSJoAPd/s320/quotations-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The names include The late Sir Thomas Wardle by Sam Johnson, Rev G E Sheers, B A, Rev T F Bryant, Rev H R Crosby, Mrs H Cope, Mr Vernon Davies by Owen Meridith, Mr Percy W Gray (London) and Mr H salt. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaseywtkAkM02khtXuGpuSduOFv1vi22lTlMOYxS0DuXLnyLt46pfExSmAb7goqcnCu1F_d1VXC4LCdq8qV7LIREWzbTP_eqGbWKsYr668Dd4FgorzrpBVxQGTMMSdeLPh_PWYQNsmACF/s500/recipes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaseywtkAkM02khtXuGpuSduOFv1vi22lTlMOYxS0DuXLnyLt46pfExSmAb7goqcnCu1F_d1VXC4LCdq8qV7LIREWzbTP_eqGbWKsYr668Dd4FgorzrpBVxQGTMMSdeLPh_PWYQNsmACF/s320/recipes.jpg" /></a></div><br /> The cookery recipes are numerous. So in this blog post I will show just a few. Over the coming months, I hope to photograph the whole book and add them on this website.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Artichoke soup by Mrs Wright of Spring Lodge.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Bonne Femme soup by Miss K Hall of Ball Haye Hall.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Italian soup by Mrs Davenport of Fox Lowe.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Kidney soup by Mrs Clark of Buxton road.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Bon Appetit.. </p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-110728555309018062020-10-08T09:34:00.000+01:002020-10-09T09:08:45.397+01:00Buying Vintage - Jumble Sales<img alt="Buying from a jumble sale" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337842646190270002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhVutHr8VCxgzYqHIhddC6ZpwgEnWXurzHBRYf_RY6B6aS51y_iuUiHg9_ScdIGLGR4nsC_RtRYsyPFsUmp2w_nPeG39RTD-sqF5goLMUX_gioxB194r88ldGagpgjzJBOLk7dbKVQevv/s16000/2059001_edited.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 255px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" title="Buying from a jumble sale" /><h1 style="text-align: left;">Buying vintage and second hand from a jumble sale.</h1><div>
Back in the thirties and forties here in the UK, a horse drawn cart would go around the streets. Children would bring out their rags in exchange for a gold fish. The small gold fish were in a large jar on the cart. You also had to bring a jam jar with you to get your fish!
Many elderly people can remember going back to their parents and begging for more old clothes to exchange because what they had - was not enough to get a fish. The rag man had sent them for more. </div><div><br /></div><div> In the sixties I can remember the rag and bone man rooming the streets. He had a very large hand cart, piled high with old clothes, bags and other stuff. How he could see where he was going always used to puzzle me. I spent many an hour following, sitting in the gutter to see if he tipped the cart over or pushed the cart into one of the few vehicles that were parked in the street
Now days, it is easy to buy vintage. From special high street shops, on the internet, auctions, charity shops, newspaper adverts, car boot sales or from a good old fashion JUMBLE SALE
Church and charity jumble sales have been around for years. In the seventies, I was going to meet someone and was for once early! So popped into the local church jumble sale - never been to one before. Came away with two waistcoats, a black cord one and a maroon suede one. Wore them for years with my jeans and cheese cloth tops. Those were the hippy/rock days!! Bargain cost only a few pence at the time. I think the maroon suede waistcoat came from a sixties three piece men's suit. </div><div><br /></div><div> We still go to jumble sales. They are great fun and have found some great clothes, many unworn and named brands. Ideal if you want to pick up cheap clothes, shoes, bags, household items, books, furniture, toys - in fact absolutely anything.
At a recent jumble sale, a wooden fire surround was for sale. Hand carved and would have cost a fortune if brought from new. Jumble sale price = £20.00. You just never know what you'll find
<a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="lots of people at jumble sale" border="0" height="265" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337841803917755138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFiBTyrVVBw9N1OL61rPS1ZL-QS6ChK7nXjJB8toa6B-HFTrPTyc4893373rg5_2CCWiGqSWnIyS3LC_neNiNjfFPs7DGO9RLdYLTntblxKWqUK6I8JfkmJ-LAMeyTBxovGQdZHvlaJvx/w320-h265/2059003_edited.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 245px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" title="lots of people at jumble sale" width="320" /></a><h2 style="text-align: left;">
Here is our guide to going to a jumble sale:
</h2><ul><li>Go early 15 to 30 minutes before opening and queue. Great fun to talk to the other jumblers. Also the best bargains get snapped up quickly, so get in early</li><li>Take a load of change. You want to give the right change as the sellers may have trouble finding change. Many items can be brought for as little as 5p up to 50p or more
</li><li>Have a few bags (plastic or a re-usable one) for your finds. Often there are bags available, but some sales seem to forget.</li><li>A jumble sale can get very crowded and busy. Please don't take a small child in a push chair into a sale and expect to have a relaxed buy. For one, you can not get to the tables and I have almost fallen over a pushchair before now. Children get frightened and fretful when all they can see is legs and loads of people. If you have a little one, take someone else to look after them. They can go to the refreshment tables, sit and have tea or fruit juice and the pick of some scrummy home made cakes. Don't leave them at home as children learn through experience. Older children can be given some pocket money and they will have great fun finding and buying on their own. Usually what you gave away last week!!</li><li>Some sales can be manic, many people all trying to get to the tables to look. Wait patiently just behind and soon they will move on and you can get in. Or walk around the room. There is usually parts that are not so crowded and easier to look.</li><li>Check what you are buying for size, any repairs needed or buttons missing. You can always repair, change buttons and even re - fashion or do a GOK! on many clothes.
</li><li>Looking for curtains or other soft furnishings. Measure before and don't forget to take the measurements with you. They are no good on the kitchen table. Also take a tape measure. Many sales will have one, but they are often in use. I am always amazed at the nearly new or new curtains, covers and bed linen given to jumble sales. My daughter picked up a brand new touch control table lamp.... for 50p
</li><li>If you are into sewing, craft, making or patchwork. Jumbles are a must. Where else are so many different materials available for a small amount of money. Just use your creative imagination.<a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="looking at the buys at a jumble sale" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337842045330926818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2fkiuqJUFepzbDg8Vr17pRKU7tOk6iBnn3CU5bPXqm6Rr4_SP9kZoAiDzLuH3lOkaLocGhSSj4V87-6teI_Q15LKK0V2oRbfP8ANvBUUjyAuBtNsDGvrToGCc9GGHiC651J_Vdp1MJXq/s16000/2059005_edited.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 232px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" title="looking at the buys at a jumble sale" /></a></li><li>Don't forget - have fun. A great way to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon. Finished buying. Treat yourself to a cupper - and don't forget all those home made cakes that are usually available</li></ul>I will be looking at charity shops, auctions, the internet and car boot vintage buying experience in this Jewels Vintage Vibes blog. so bookmark.....
<a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="going home from a jumble sale" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337842317881964386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uR_exm0dy7faKgKkQuPWi8dyqKEV1ufiNpeydrqkbuP2YdE8xLC-kC9TMppQ30pjDq9q9mo6QOkElwJpGLUqMY1nvlC2Jml2GejmgMp5a_UY9rMDWPdMqT5P77GH7SZqNZq_cFhUIWIw/s16000/2059007_edited.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 189px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" title="going home from a jumble sale" /></a>Pictures taken from "The Jumble Sale" by Roderich Hunt (now out of print) first published 1989.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I wrote this guide in 2009 originally and it still applies today. So I have re-published it. Jumble sales will re-appear again and re-open when this Covid 19 is through with the world. So we all have to have a little patience.</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499907566961973010.post-12888971664624918462020-09-04T21:38:00.002+01:002020-09-12T06:28:34.970+01:00Taylor family photographs - Heir hunting!<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Taylor and Gossage family photographs - Heir hunting find.</h1><p>Another car boot find about a month ago - 2 wedding albums and a large photo album. They all were from the same family with at least 3 different weddings, a engagement, holiday snaps, work, friends and family life photos. There was a wedding photo from the 50s included. But I have written a separate blog for it. As I am not sure if the seller just put it into the album or it was from this family also. See <a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/town-vintage-wedding-photograph.html" target="_blank">vintage wedding photo unknown</a>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="large and small vintage wedding album" border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNctaYBnwvWW-fQrndJvXJ5heDyYu1bO7b1pUwa_DQ1Yp7-Xtj9jeUm0em0d63-UkGWrJtTCcTlTGqmAOQEVr9-AFHlPMT9INRspPopwdeXkBTIyPMPQW90jUmyOPpYjXGG6rvDJ0XEHaT/w320-h301/wedding-albums.jpg" title="large and small vintage wedding album" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedding and photo albums<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I think all the photos were once owned by Brenda Esther Taylor nee Gossage; who lived in Birmingham, Shirley, Solihull and Halesowen. She was born 19th March 1936 and died 12th March 2013 apparently. A search on the internet brought up a request for heir information for an unclaimed estate. However, the recent list from the government does not have her estate on it. So I am assuming that her family have claimed it. However it is so sad that her life in photographs ended up in a car boot lot. There are many pictures and so they may be recognised by a wide range of people. There were 2 wedding albums. Both of Brenda's wedding. The larger one belonged to the couple. The smaller was traditionally given to the bride's parents. There would have been another for the groom's family. So here are the photographs from the bride and groom's album and her parent's album. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Albert Taylor and Mr H Hougham" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYabhPpfJ-pBVZYE1OfgtilWRdiwqchOLqOkEjTw4lXYog9S6PrPvbH_TDLAL-LiCa1L5u8uFNhhdbGXRRQCJlm6ZtosqQZEzjwvDrh2jcvHBqceYT0YtwxbgWYLZKzizcBQWIKzihVHxK/w285-h320/groom-albert-f-taylor-and-h-hougham.jpg" title="Albert Taylor and Mr H Hougham" width="285" /></a></div><br /> Brenda Gossage and Albert Taylor married on the 28th September 1957 at Shirley Parish Church, Solihull, West Midlands. The best man was Mr H Hougham and the bridesmaid was Miss Barbara Townson. The information is in the front of the large album see below.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wedding album Taylor and Gossage" border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2048" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix69tMJYgKH_DgaOPdR7DLreW4PiHv8IBL2ZjJsUNrnjt7Qmzt5b96tU40vnvpDK-epuvLQwseMsvyfyFZAtqGJW-sQxIxiWyn0KbhK3ePXVw99_HVfXNxtFRLYHwpVZRu2ft6y0QkbvLa/w320-h227/taylor-and-gossage.jpg" title="Wedding album Taylor and Gossage" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="Barbara Townson, bridesmaid" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1637" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJEi6OoGDEEwU6BgMB9e3tdnWuQszVHYFalAZXYAvWL4hNbTPWmHcBHJSIU9DKbDAfX9GbJhG0q3T9AKvdzv9KEMW27pUsGyJjnapMuYy9obzi-7WKu8Tt_mCy6MeoontH9tOwdo2WeyK/w256-h320/barbara-Townson.jpg" title="Barbara Townson, bridesmaid" width="256" /></a></div><p>Barbara J Townson made a beautiful bridesmaid. She lived at 207 Shirley Rd for a while and married Bernard J Wall in 1961. In 1960, her family lived next door to the Wall family. I have researched her and believe she has passed away also. Her family may or may not know these photos exist. I am not sure if she was a friend or relative. It is possible they were friends, although there was about 4 year different in age.</p><p> <a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Brenda Gossage and George Gossage" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBFT8RJSOVI4a_NMculy2hQCf3rCtjhNCsS7NaMD6mn7lW4ZTYmg_PjrmaWDHWzSYDQdUF129mbwDQ0UovX951_RK4FROZ5MwS-nGMk7-OlON4qHKB4hzmABAtAK7Spj7RB73bFFRWKSV/w240-h320/bride-and-father.jpg" title="Brenda and George Gossage" width="240" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Brenda Gossage bride" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsklsT25ZTC1rqJcYx9fHR-ALSbkGHVbBncCyQb66l-slVlq9dp0D4j_m22r86c0rD__LDb0g1GHNZsIy1Gu2F40rVQpphQwx_YkL-YS53S1RrLqgB8AG9crKDbFuNPNeQBkSn67wUlrir/w242-h320/daughter-close-up.jpg" title="Brenda Gossage bride" width="242" /></a></div><p></p><p> Outside the church before marriage. Brenda with her father, George Gossage. George was registered at the GRO in 1910, born on the 3rd November. However to get into the Royal Artillery in 1927, he went back almost 2 years and said 1908. In 1939 he said he said he was born on the 3rd November 1909. George was a toolmaker, living in Birmingham and Shirley. He died in 1962 registered death in Solihull. Also a close up photograph of Brenda who was very pretty.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Brenda Gossage in bride's dress" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-gYImG7Q4FQfAZ9vg8JzT0AT9kMizqGAlwG0wEOjBwq26hTsKblwu_V4lCo7p1uIUArNvDbJ3trURzHfDW_GS9S0aPXeJyvSzLo7lkdl3rI07IIxePKxtTznMnAu6bCCJSS7OtG6s2VY/w275-h320/brenda-gossage.jpg" title="Brenda Gossage in Bride's dress" width="275" /></a></div>This is of Brenda Taylor after the wedding. She has a fine assortment of good luck horseshoes and other wedding tokens. Brenda has her mother's middle name of Esther. Her mother was Esther Dann born in 1911. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wedding album outside St James Church Shirley" border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2p25k6R_QowSdg97EyyfFEUQYLdj02mxnhPx0QvkqnLGwb8O7GBZzwfwkMsa-DvzFgqrzoSfU54th0DFE-0ZyXJ1k2AIRjmJAmgVj6ahkuhxGrvHCtMK4pmjoZPe68WJ1EhVSAkIJLdvn/w320-h246/bestman%252C-groom%252C-bride%252C-brides-father-and-bridesmaid.jpg" title="Wedding album outside St James Church Shirley" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is Brenda with her new husband Albert F Taylor, her father George Gossage, Best man H Hougham and Barbara Townson. I can not find out about Albert, as there are too many with the same name in Birmingham to just make a guess. I would have to obtain the marriage certificate for more information if I was tracing this family tree. But what I do think is that he probably died some years before Brenda. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bride and groom receiving good luck wedding horseshoe" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWk33B2JswLkaviYIlCJwdFLvM2n8ZHGOP9lhjIEJPLY8EPzE9dbOR72i0nI1NxL20wPFKsqkSx0qFZDLwtYhCAh9GP765WFHCv8uLSI-3bb8FrM3HcEObf-VczdbIXlF0hWu5_HVyGXLi/w277-h320/brenda-and-albert-taylor-and-guest.jpg" title="Bride and groom receiving good luck wedding horseshoe" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div>Not sure who this little girl is giving a good luck horseshoe to Brenda. She was probably a relative as she is also in the parent's albums. </div><div>In 1960, Albert and Brenda Taylor lived at 49 Gillot Rd, All Saints, Rotton Park, Birmingham. They lodged with Stanley T Scott and Joyce G Scott. In 1962, they lived in flat 11 Stanmore Rd, Harborne, Birmingham. This time they shared with Jeanette Meredith, John S Moore, Joan M Moore, Ralph A James and Audrey C James.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bride and bridesmaid at Taylor wedding" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQNQH-ac879KQU9yvx9tIfVXFU_yWLEvVTEwhNbvdURW3sUGWrQbJAG2RRRmqlnY-OkpIxNXpx-B4WYQ7sYgms8NHa68eV9arF4Zpxy9IBM3ix5FZNcM_zs8XiJ5OXeUptMZvfBCUrlRO/w264-h320/brenda-gossage-and-barbara.jpg" title="Bride and bridesmaid at Taylor wedding" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div>St James Church in Shirley is quite a beautiful church to get married at. Here is Brenda and her bridesmaid Barbara. There are two photos the same one in the main album and one in the bride's parents smaller one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Family Taylor and Gossage wedding" border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ47CgB9-QP3TmZ2if6TkZE4VAUcOhrHy7M8NKWXcbEkRkGltx5xPzCgFQLl3OhuyVanjjf6gQYEX3I31AsEowL6FV-NSiX2O6t-K7u1Asxqcb_o8HxGnz2cGhM2RJTKRw25WbjbMBesK/w320-h228/bride-groom-and-parents.jpg" title="Family Taylor and Gossage wedding" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The bride, groom, parents, best man and bridesmaid photograph. Brenda's parents look younger than Alberts. Researching the Gossage family shows them in 1939 at 876 Pershore Rd, Birmingham. George was a tool setter and dis turner. He was an ARP in the fire service during the day and an ARP casualty Red Cross at night. Esther Gossage nee Dann born 19th October 1910 was a housewife. There is one space blanked out on this report that I believe to be Brenda's details. There are 2 further families living at 876. Thomas J Dann and Carrie Dann with one space blanked. Also Arthur J Liffetts and Louisa Liffetts with another space blanked out.</div><div>The 1939 information was used for the NHS and updated until about the 1990s. So you find the maiden names of women who were children in 1939 and also those who were still blacked out were thought to be alive. But mistakes were made. I have a relative shown but he is still very much alive today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wedding group at Taylor wedding" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjv5JLlKvmyIac8ZAkErmnXV7yPopRPeO30sBaPNpca5zTzIkeEJ9A6Kwho6cyzvuJgrbNVMqeceu50krpre2PodusMyWKZk7rZawYjGik5sSwFRJ6GQcVEakEyMQa0QIVBgByTProjACk/w320-h240/all-guests.jpg" title="Wedding group at Taylor wedding" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are all the wedding guests. Cant find much about their best man. Though I think his name was Herbert Hougham. Here are a couple of close up shots of this guest group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taylor side at wedding" border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZa3nb1AsaudvkQ-W8Q2rUbkK5UevGmmZ4_3739nMuo3WDingOspiAIswwAzjqEzaOyCzFBcvdmJ5z2G5LwTJVoqioqaXMTvKMxKRDXdohmhmc_S0QpeWB0xGfauk9Y4gfo_7NHJFl2tm/w320-h258/all-guests-grooms-side.jpg" title="Taylor side at wedding" width="320" /></a></div>All guests groom's side.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gossage side at wedding" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90TenjygYB7xuI5Vtfcb6HJn6zB-1Yi2Zg64tzzVm7Q3LYkoSlFYFcUecjSqcV1dSRMD31TKOhcyZFZ29HyymEoyUbLqFrM1glhZ1YRGh4GLlHRiHoPKCtcGDp74Tq6UqFJKbL2fHgK_z/w320-h240/all-guests-brides-side.jpg" title="Gossage side at wedding" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>All the guests bride's side. Do you recognise anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bride and groom getting into car 1957" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UNoq9TLsm92n2CULeigpKjlhvM6c3vC920L4ctigt3n_IF04wCdUQVz69P3B9t-aCNGYz45zEALfze5lo1_ljfpvsMlRNRh53WAmIiQtAHqV5culX9YlfCphmX5jPMdOV74DC5gfl8Ck/w234-h320/couple-getting-into-car.jpg" title="Bride and groom getting into car 1957" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div><div>The happy couple getting into their car after their wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bride and groom St James Church Shirley" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsLVmhUVBv5mW3eQu4bqAz_H81kC50BDkZW-mNT7bSqBCaMYTlLOVEKvwr-EGpZL1SHJFb5wWjai_mr6DNrhcZbUkWlQDAFiV3QTiXGUgUtSxI6GkBwBqy83Q8DKc2oWr-plCEfkkueSC/w258-h320/happy-couple.jpg" title="Bride and groom St James Church Shirley" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bride and groom with cake 1957" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKpueRPgHyspukWDmkkcNP9ylmDIJBYujZgkI0RskAYvAELRai4ANP_aqOILfHiKxVfOYegbiL06O3S64rQBPj-I5zawgcJHDp6AXIjgc68BKc7mREpRyGXyXdXPGpBb4gEMA4dmTcjqh/w295-h320/taylors-and-cake.jpg" title="Bride and groom with cake 1957" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div>At the reception with the wedding cake. The photo taken as about to cut it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jewelsvintagevibes.blogspot.com/2020/09/taylor-family-photographs-heir-hunting.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Morris Studios Ladypool rd Birminghamphotographers" border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="2736" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_BhHLD3lmBNT4RGW4NpR5880EgsLCf5bq1wywepwFI71orWNkjORr6olQX77pwUN6DRYR5-oMF3ZpoQo5Ow_rUfkzc-3q_hL-SLZXLLb_Pmr_wj0u6TrFp32nbABLr9OJrxGq5Z56BLh/w320-h134/morris-studios-photographer.jpg" title="Morris Studios Ladypool Rd Birmingham photographers" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The albums and photographer were from the Morris Studios at 246 Ladypool Rd in Birmingham. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxmdB2Iqyvr0m9kxOX0ykaxJJvfD7TFyrpxQJeOFxmvUTmaSApN_zpbeqYLRd4km10_vErSIKeFmKGX2ktJVUjClDut0H7Z068GkOspe2EK8exOo-KaQDIOQBybr9YrHPlPkgl1_iAFGf/s2048/telegraph-alma-and-arthur.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxmdB2Iqyvr0m9kxOX0ykaxJJvfD7TFyrpxQJeOFxmvUTmaSApN_zpbeqYLRd4km10_vErSIKeFmKGX2ktJVUjClDut0H7Z068GkOspe2EK8exOo-KaQDIOQBybr9YrHPlPkgl1_iAFGf/s320/telegraph-alma-and-arthur.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Included with the wedding album were all the telegraphs sent to the couple. This one is from Elma and Arthur.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM1oyKvjTLq41C8kNg1i_RIrxcv4oszlaY8omkaRW7VlMHvPQBybiXKGPKPs7ZPK-1EW-zO5xHaUsn8-WvUFnOk9BdW_UcpIgVULJ3X5NKN5PuOwNYUwCIEpEONrt4K-rv2FPDWZf9Rnm/s2048/telegraph-docker-brothers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM1oyKvjTLq41C8kNg1i_RIrxcv4oszlaY8omkaRW7VlMHvPQBybiXKGPKPs7ZPK-1EW-zO5xHaUsn8-WvUFnOk9BdW_UcpIgVULJ3X5NKN5PuOwNYUwCIEpEONrt4K-rv2FPDWZf9Rnm/s320/telegraph-docker-brothers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Another telegraph from the Docker brothers. A family firm in Birmingham and also one of the reasons why I wanted to buy this photograph group. The Dockers are in fact part of my family ancestors - a couple of generations back. I suspect one of the couple worked for the Dockers in their paint factory.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTepOl1eVTDsUaaOpqd590pQ3OLBRQjaS_o3ZF_9R4GqCYeItl9wMRefn60b9rU69ZF0wQarjltLgYjTUxA-eTh_QCjhjGWcgG63s6-UjJ_l9L7CDY9_njlQJp1fRfGAqvJ6m3k07lsPaj/s2048/telegraph-eve-and-elsie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTepOl1eVTDsUaaOpqd590pQ3OLBRQjaS_o3ZF_9R4GqCYeItl9wMRefn60b9rU69ZF0wQarjltLgYjTUxA-eTh_QCjhjGWcgG63s6-UjJ_l9L7CDY9_njlQJp1fRfGAqvJ6m3k07lsPaj/s320/telegraph-eve-and-elsie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />From Eve and Elsie - maybe friends or neighbours if not family. Sent to the Mermaid Hotel on the Stratford Rd, Sparkhill, Birmingham.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiY9ANzER-lhqSFdVxB3WCvVmicpka1dbykSV1TNQnN7f5jcU_J6T_9b57pGs8rJa3thwPEDew0d10Jdy-WKyqmdHTvsE36LHXLwufo7jCVBKBIbYQxtxVtfZiG4rHADT-zOibDwmIshz/s2048/telegraph-george-cross.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiY9ANzER-lhqSFdVxB3WCvVmicpka1dbykSV1TNQnN7f5jcU_J6T_9b57pGs8rJa3thwPEDew0d10Jdy-WKyqmdHTvsE36LHXLwufo7jCVBKBIbYQxtxVtfZiG4rHADT-zOibDwmIshz/s320/telegraph-george-cross.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>From George Cross. George may have been another employer. Most women of this time, worked until they had their first baby. It was seen as the man's responsibility to provide for his family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH29ma4tODVt763A6yhJ_Er77GCtzjVlfpALKDjfikvQ653LlvuDw0EBgUDuvYzwMh_yOVkgfrircH6zI6-AUMxet5CPmO7qZ5wmk8jyDORGWY3ufoE7MNIUdUtHle9OFU5963zhHarVAj/s2048/telegraph-maureen-and-harry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH29ma4tODVt763A6yhJ_Er77GCtzjVlfpALKDjfikvQ653LlvuDw0EBgUDuvYzwMh_yOVkgfrircH6zI6-AUMxet5CPmO7qZ5wmk8jyDORGWY3ufoE7MNIUdUtHle9OFU5963zhHarVAj/s320/telegraph-maureen-and-harry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> From Maureen and Harry. Another couple of friends, neighbours, work colleagues or family? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHPz-sVQsocghoCMicEq7s8NMr47yQpnWg3m0YPSqsvmVQJ_sIhhE-lV6HzRdPkXjsRYk1WYwIhKS8otR9RedVrmWd8OjRyNeCWw5E6BhV7ofaq7UFFA2vvBLCNbnhvTJObzbxBlHfOhQ/s2048/telegraph-mr-and-mrs-garner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHPz-sVQsocghoCMicEq7s8NMr47yQpnWg3m0YPSqsvmVQJ_sIhhE-lV6HzRdPkXjsRYk1WYwIhKS8otR9RedVrmWd8OjRyNeCWw5E6BhV7ofaq7UFFA2vvBLCNbnhvTJObzbxBlHfOhQ/s320/telegraph-mr-and-mrs-garner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From Mr and Mrs Garner. Probably an older couple due to the term Mr and Mrs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPIXhc9Xeq2UtINUW1R4gqQn-sdSxgJvZgal1q7AI15QpWBC8J7k2DpCKp1H6N0xhfKSuRYKBueI2Kzr0r_7mRag22Wss9jg2i2cmCrL-jy560t6SKHUme38w7QaVn0YqotznstjxZBaG/s2048/telegraph-mrs-hougham.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPIXhc9Xeq2UtINUW1R4gqQn-sdSxgJvZgal1q7AI15QpWBC8J7k2DpCKp1H6N0xhfKSuRYKBueI2Kzr0r_7mRag22Wss9jg2i2cmCrL-jy560t6SKHUme38w7QaVn0YqotznstjxZBaG/s320/telegraph-mrs-hougham.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>From Mrs Hougham. I am assuming that this is the best man's mother. It may however be his wife, but surely she would have included her husband in the best wishes!! Odd that the best man is referred to as H Hougham in the front of Brenda's album. It is as if she did not know him very well and he was much older than her or married. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLng_BPiruCk4PQhfjZed6pA70vllwTS8D_WtrwpKJ3uihm0sFp6VuQPCCycWTWvox5pAgvz7NcoXNb7V2HwG5-f0kL7q1ZrZv34P8zz0ZkfmK_cdoAjgUePGYOFT1JapObsnahjWVEG6/s2048/wedding-toast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLng_BPiruCk4PQhfjZed6pA70vllwTS8D_WtrwpKJ3uihm0sFp6VuQPCCycWTWvox5pAgvz7NcoXNb7V2HwG5-f0kL7q1ZrZv34P8zz0ZkfmK_cdoAjgUePGYOFT1JapObsnahjWVEG6/s320/wedding-toast.jpg" /></a></div>The wedding toast to a long and happy life together. I hope they did have a long and happy life together. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOudiQhnvYGjANc98rOdnCjJUNLGr2dXdYW3ivtCFtucOlmGA9kDLXAF8D4nB3o_LN3xy1Ajoc3htL6wONdrC0GpU46giftNAj0Dm3RasE_GYnP5eDRkWaw1xPFeRoDJEhTcFZ-aYdI7x2/s2048/other-blue-album.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOudiQhnvYGjANc98rOdnCjJUNLGr2dXdYW3ivtCFtucOlmGA9kDLXAF8D4nB3o_LN3xy1Ajoc3htL6wONdrC0GpU46giftNAj0Dm3RasE_GYnP5eDRkWaw1xPFeRoDJEhTcFZ-aYdI7x2/s320/other-blue-album.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This was the scruffy blue 70s photograph album that the rest of the photos were in. I have taken them all out and thrown it away. Mostly for space and I don't think that the album is acid proof and may eventually damage the enclosed photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eMNDP1-X2V4ELyCKqagzXZ4-wvaRtz48yy5etM5TU03JjBdSV9L6_vNQZ6hsWiU5NQlU7lXunOibDGix_a5MPynrBrBbr8cLlc9cjsQo0dCa8rCyajUMmpYM0NLjZmFV7bn7MjaepAET/s2048/engaement-house-party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eMNDP1-X2V4ELyCKqagzXZ4-wvaRtz48yy5etM5TU03JjBdSV9L6_vNQZ6hsWiU5NQlU7lXunOibDGix_a5MPynrBrBbr8cLlc9cjsQo0dCa8rCyajUMmpYM0NLjZmFV7bn7MjaepAET/s320/engaement-house-party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This appears to be Brenda and Albert's engagement party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBb7ivH-EPifrXUQIW0HkYv7vSy87CCmPQfUwy6a6HYFswWR6kpw0ErmIn2ZF-x713NjggW4DrngATy-GHxRoc00_9tIZ0y1-e6p3vOV6QVeNLdcLL1lYb5vwX_VbL3mSeZbBmVXU2ThPJ/s2048/engagement-all-guests.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBb7ivH-EPifrXUQIW0HkYv7vSy87CCmPQfUwy6a6HYFswWR6kpw0ErmIn2ZF-x713NjggW4DrngATy-GHxRoc00_9tIZ0y1-e6p3vOV6QVeNLdcLL1lYb5vwX_VbL3mSeZbBmVXU2ThPJ/s320/engagement-all-guests.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt6HtsnkJKp8BThpOAlunZk7nFAf6Sn1oEBcEYwVgBOGPWe8mrKp-5eWZDCyiTEwvpPuQj2K8q8uX4pBP-c2qipdxa-rtnCDFELyFHqq8wZzAsFKGSiSZR7cJSnt6pEGfl1QL6FvTJ568/s2048/taylor-and-gossage-engagement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt6HtsnkJKp8BThpOAlunZk7nFAf6Sn1oEBcEYwVgBOGPWe8mrKp-5eWZDCyiTEwvpPuQj2K8q8uX4pBP-c2qipdxa-rtnCDFELyFHqq8wZzAsFKGSiSZR7cJSnt6pEGfl1QL6FvTJ568/s320/taylor-and-gossage-engagement.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Then there are an assortment for 1960s taken photographs. It shows 5 different children. Although I can not find if Brenda and Albert had children. There appears to be at least 2 children born in the late 50s and early 60s that may be belonging to them. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33jpBtETcSca4TGxej45kE_zW_mRmfe4GGOMUmNfjrZ_T9jlWuySgixxp2Fh2sYzT1iquxWZ1IAKrSAJ8TkJA0JeYp8hILqS-D7xXWSAHt0r5b8CCJhy7JKny9u6lRr750PyIPncot-41/s2048/brenda-gossage+baby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1339" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33jpBtETcSca4TGxej45kE_zW_mRmfe4GGOMUmNfjrZ_T9jlWuySgixxp2Fh2sYzT1iquxWZ1IAKrSAJ8TkJA0JeYp8hILqS-D7xXWSAHt0r5b8CCJhy7JKny9u6lRr750PyIPncot-41/s320/brenda-gossage+baby.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatZ-UorVzAnsUnDcR7nDMCSab1dK1aB63yD6ouJfey0EnK5-9N6C9K5z5KhM6NvTGYn0qXr6quCrm6r9H5zQBrLly93zrmihNkUgDX-JDlP_hWe02MQpJBAGtBJZWBuYgPggy7Jcy6gbL/s2048/dec-62-mike-3yrs-3-months-mark-16-months.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatZ-UorVzAnsUnDcR7nDMCSab1dK1aB63yD6ouJfey0EnK5-9N6C9K5z5KhM6NvTGYn0qXr6quCrm6r9H5zQBrLly93zrmihNkUgDX-JDlP_hWe02MQpJBAGtBJZWBuYgPggy7Jcy6gbL/s320/dec-62-mike-3yrs-3-months-mark-16-months.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9SlAx0bmK-futfcDWZeJQ6iAwIOc7PIeYg-3lL_ppODmKibCj8JdWBCtR0yrpPgDBb5p-mf5dg-pf6bLd31NODbZHCuFBww5hj5AUQCJByGLW7tU_gp7MmsQA36sJE7X8oOjwt-BSZOT/s2048/mike-mark-on-sand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9SlAx0bmK-futfcDWZeJQ6iAwIOc7PIeYg-3lL_ppODmKibCj8JdWBCtR0yrpPgDBb5p-mf5dg-pf6bLd31NODbZHCuFBww5hj5AUQCJByGLW7tU_gp7MmsQA36sJE7X8oOjwt-BSZOT/s320/mike-mark-on-sand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The baby has no details - but just has the same facial details as Brenda. Probably dating to the early 60s. The middle photograph has on the back. Mike 3 years, 3 months and Mark 16 months, December 1962. There are a few more but I am not going to show them here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0OxGtSUdiiwL5AF_NzDIgda6LlrvwFHBL2utx6bFwapDUKpqo78HMQkym-sN3EwNvF7si24BYYEuJryOCpx9ZYJ9PfxZ3Y_LtNu92U2pGGVH2aznEGZzrfaFVhdxCE3SFgpdr1zM09ZD/s2048/1968-june-linda-wedding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0OxGtSUdiiwL5AF_NzDIgda6LlrvwFHBL2utx6bFwapDUKpqo78HMQkym-sN3EwNvF7si24BYYEuJryOCpx9ZYJ9PfxZ3Y_LtNu92U2pGGVH2aznEGZzrfaFVhdxCE3SFgpdr1zM09ZD/s320/1968-june-linda-wedding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPRUKUuIV6GSaQh4kvsl4tRp_gba3R7_aEbDUmQTwA1U0xSRG_vXE-pBIbEfBrLpRDoOk4sZxnGLLWb0mkSBnfXkliDbZhpB45wNUGAcrPDCjVeCUZCv-s5_cYTvE_668NNu67jTQcSI/s2048/june-68-lindas-wedding-party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwPRUKUuIV6GSaQh4kvsl4tRp_gba3R7_aEbDUmQTwA1U0xSRG_vXE-pBIbEfBrLpRDoOk4sZxnGLLWb0mkSBnfXkliDbZhpB45wNUGAcrPDCjVeCUZCv-s5_cYTvE_668NNu67jTQcSI/s320/june-68-lindas-wedding-party.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDUB9kjuRaOrKb9kLOEQQu0kTSRw9HPiD6R7EXtBzTE7ThdqZCHbvbxAQTwHY50etRKZHYaer1wMi5R_iwHW7hzgTZJsnmnkCRcz6FDnetOSHQXchlbxvo9yMSEa0zp7P6o8XGvJLoBDF/s2048/lindas-wedding-june-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDUB9kjuRaOrKb9kLOEQQu0kTSRw9HPiD6R7EXtBzTE7ThdqZCHbvbxAQTwHY50etRKZHYaer1wMi5R_iwHW7hzgTZJsnmnkCRcz6FDnetOSHQXchlbxvo9yMSEa0zp7P6o8XGvJLoBDF/s320/lindas-wedding-june-68.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In June 1968, there is Linda's wedding. No further details. But with a bit of research the church is in Harborne. It is St Peter's Old Church. Harborne, Birmingham. Would suggest Linda is from the Taylor side as the photographs show his parents.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhB8Ky-2pkQUDepHChu4LjPZI_t_hjSKwcjpFWSz2gTxZhjjWfQnkphwPfdOxbv8MsH3KJk9cJHO_wUtnPU_0R-SHDi8Q4_UBiXBW0B9A3fuwcQldbU7hjxJgGZoDX56p8cCjuUu0ZW7c/s2048/register-office-wedding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhB8Ky-2pkQUDepHChu4LjPZI_t_hjSKwcjpFWSz2gTxZhjjWfQnkphwPfdOxbv8MsH3KJk9cJHO_wUtnPU_0R-SHDi8Q4_UBiXBW0B9A3fuwcQldbU7hjxJgGZoDX56p8cCjuUu0ZW7c/s320/register-office-wedding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another family wedding at a register office. Looks to be the Taylor side again - as the couple at one end are Albert's parents. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrzfTwyqI4nGG7XgxNzy04McYsYEtMlZoy-ZtFWElQ7mEt95oouOI9DydGCVKvC3Knh5hJJmcGwFnwnYEPmhuvDvBkV2BIg2-frsqMmQ8OUtk_Wax6Yz7PS7rcPPc33nTEWR2WH3iOH6c/s2048/1974-two-boys-and-dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrzfTwyqI4nGG7XgxNzy04McYsYEtMlZoy-ZtFWElQ7mEt95oouOI9DydGCVKvC3Knh5hJJmcGwFnwnYEPmhuvDvBkV2BIg2-frsqMmQ8OUtk_Wax6Yz7PS7rcPPc33nTEWR2WH3iOH6c/s320/1974-two-boys-and-dog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>1974 on the back but no names. There is a photograph with the dog's name on - Fritz. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Wg9dZIkxXMW2sKuLZ1EeCQwujA1Z9D3w0_oYDwOF6grF5t7wILDB6k6-7VwxUGm6bruKkDdiOzSJdYCrEDp5IrERG7KMuB_oIRD8JZ0w1PwPnKcZ9-tF86OcjIDGae-94jAHllZELX8/s2048/brenda-taylor-and-child-early-73.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Wg9dZIkxXMW2sKuLZ1EeCQwujA1Z9D3w0_oYDwOF6grF5t7wILDB6k6-7VwxUGm6bruKkDdiOzSJdYCrEDp5IrERG7KMuB_oIRD8JZ0w1PwPnKcZ9-tF86OcjIDGae-94jAHllZELX8/s320/brenda-taylor-and-child-early-73.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>1973, Brenda and a child and Fritz the dog. There are a few more photographs taken in this decade. Not all shown here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqRCTmrbpRMyHmBiBagxmdmZCW_r0us2zT9vfLBL6moZiEuJUuIQmYupYbjWXCC-oq2U2WnGUFVnA6nhkHnJyI6s4WAVWLiyf7I0jJ8wLzouCKLbjL31tCiQL4zzhh7n-4UFdLoSStExQ/s2048/father-grandmother-and-3-children-sep-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqRCTmrbpRMyHmBiBagxmdmZCW_r0us2zT9vfLBL6moZiEuJUuIQmYupYbjWXCC-oq2U2WnGUFVnA6nhkHnJyI6s4WAVWLiyf7I0jJ8wLzouCKLbjL31tCiQL4zzhh7n-4UFdLoSStExQ/s320/father-grandmother-and-3-children-sep-71.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>1971. Albert, his mother and three children. Along with the family dog.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChi-tFHDZ_sc4ph57b67vFiAlAz8kksIxf29anhh4QZ_yGrFezNYLC3ZeW70VNEt2-uWc0p-K_YWaXJZd7CpTUBQOq3FCgd_jI804HF_jsK1DtSiflC-NWvXig_4B0XCuwhFvMH3fqCQ2/s2048/july-74-wsm-group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChi-tFHDZ_sc4ph57b67vFiAlAz8kksIxf29anhh4QZ_yGrFezNYLC3ZeW70VNEt2-uWc0p-K_YWaXJZd7CpTUBQOq3FCgd_jI804HF_jsK1DtSiflC-NWvXig_4B0XCuwhFvMH3fqCQ2/s320/july-74-wsm-group.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>1974, Western Super Mare on the reverse. Western was a popular destination with people from Birmingham. It was the closest seaside resort to travel to by car or by coach. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbh9qoQIkWX0Yx5tOL0K61fQ6Ku9AK9b-krsDMuQCuUCbgoWgwNgOrTb6k-9vfqoLcEL7tJH0ambqWzB-ByuW4XpxVyI9jES14qGLzxd37ntkyAPUgUC8OhkN3XAH8ROrBHBzYTNLtWyu/s2048/oct-75-5-children.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbh9qoQIkWX0Yx5tOL0K61fQ6Ku9AK9b-krsDMuQCuUCbgoWgwNgOrTb6k-9vfqoLcEL7tJH0ambqWzB-ByuW4XpxVyI9jES14qGLzxd37ntkyAPUgUC8OhkN3XAH8ROrBHBzYTNLtWyu/s320/oct-75-5-children.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>October 1975. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TPhvTEqPdyifX5CVVKHnHk0xS0Zgo4HkUo4ik39xpGPzI5BB-UEIehyphenhyphenxC_Ukol9w_6NseKBYnRg3IrF52jEpNdLp3k8Hqo02R7saRqnLNH6H56BtXpC_u7yhv49KDLo0N_MUKQiQPwbV/s2048/two-children.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TPhvTEqPdyifX5CVVKHnHk0xS0Zgo4HkUo4ik39xpGPzI5BB-UEIehyphenhyphenxC_Ukol9w_6NseKBYnRg3IrF52jEpNdLp3k8Hqo02R7saRqnLNH6H56BtXpC_u7yhv49KDLo0N_MUKQiQPwbV/s320/two-children.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>No names or dates. But there are more photographs of these two children in the album.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWZcVbQ6u9xH4gys3Jfa6YgAg9kHxQyYY5p8VaX2-Y0voZzKjkn8s-F0NHPVQbT5FyxGEsrUPygXh8s-pPVMNaYGla67tuR_Ng9rDK3Ml4BxEoTC9g1T-HSw5Dc6nAR2LEY5Kd8dTCKgE/s2048/christmas-1977-rent-control-section-sandwell.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWZcVbQ6u9xH4gys3Jfa6YgAg9kHxQyYY5p8VaX2-Y0voZzKjkn8s-F0NHPVQbT5FyxGEsrUPygXh8s-pPVMNaYGla67tuR_Ng9rDK3Ml4BxEoTC9g1T-HSw5Dc6nAR2LEY5Kd8dTCKgE/s320/christmas-1977-rent-control-section-sandwell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Christmas 1977. Rent control section, housing Dept, Sandwell. Photography by B Binns. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzx4UxJL4nRZArPnBrZDKF_2jqkuHOxmzaKZ46UBtQV-xNzMVJ27ODFW-agaOpmNVYKlP2THiVsFcr2VTo_MBbBgbtkIuKMW4BhGUJiIClLjTyOvciRip_5BpwBxIBTbM1z89MLHR6jUk/s2048/barbara-taylor-and-friends-oct-2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzx4UxJL4nRZArPnBrZDKF_2jqkuHOxmzaKZ46UBtQV-xNzMVJ27ODFW-agaOpmNVYKlP2THiVsFcr2VTo_MBbBgbtkIuKMW4BhGUJiIClLjTyOvciRip_5BpwBxIBTbM1z89MLHR6jUk/s320/barbara-taylor-and-friends-oct-2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The latest photograph was in October 2002. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know as to why all these photographs ended up in a car boot sale. They were amongst house clearance stuff. It may be that the house was cleared by the council and without any heirs being found at that time. They may have ended up being stored and eventually sold if not claimed in time. Or the heirs did not want them. </div><div>I buy photographs and other ephemera that may or may not be identifiable from car boots mostly. In recent weeks I have brought some photographs and a WW1discharge paper. which I will show soon It is amazing what is thrown out and what ends up in car boot sales. Some of the items, I have discovered are from people who are still alive. Newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives and also projector slides. I believe in preserving the past. </div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368875412309598305noreply@blogger.com0