Sepia Saturday 140 - wedding joy

I'm a few days late joining in this one but I really wanted to share my wedding pictures with you all.

Well what a hard act to follow that lovely photo is, on Sepia Saturday this week.

My contribution may not be as stylish and fun as that but these photos are very special to me.  This is my parents wedding day, 4th August 1953.

 

Harry Turnbull & Joyce Brazier

Check out the grand cake they had but dont be fooled as it was just a fake shell. there was one small sponge cake underneath the final bottom tier and that apparently was dry!

Such were the times back then.

Their marriage lasted for 18 years until my dad sadly died at the very young age of 47. My mum never married again or even had anything to do with another man.

I think they made a lovely couple.

John Lilley 1889 - 1914

John Lilley was one of my Grandfathers many cousins. Born in Bishops Stortford he was already in the army before WW1 and is listed on 1911 Census as being in Bermuda & Jamaica.

This is from a website, the British Army in Bermuda 1701 - 1977

1910 to 1912 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. In attendance when, on February 15, 1911 the Memorial Monument to Sir George Somers was unveiled in St. George's
 

He joined the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment although i cant find any service papers for him.  He was killed on 23rd October 1914 in Ypres and is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

This is a photo of the memorial and the side on which his name appears, it was taken and sent to me by a good friend who visited recently.

He is also mentioned on the war memorial in his home town.

LILLEY

John

[Spelt LILLFY on CWGC] Private 9301, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23 October 1914. Born, resident and enlisted Bishop's Stortford. No known grave. Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

Joseph Lewis

Joseph Lewis

Born in 1842 in Sandon, Essex.

 He married Caroline Jane Horsley (born 1849 in Lambeth) on 20^th October 1866 at The Independent Chapel in Chelmsford, Essex (Wesleyan Methodists)

They had 11 children

Arthur Joseph 1867 in Sandon

Clara J 1869 in Sandon

Emily Maria 1871 in Sandon

Roseanna 1873 in Plaistow

Charles E 1875 in Plaistow

Harry 1877 in Plaistow

George 1878 in Plaistow

Edna Susan 1881 in Plaistow

Florence Caroline 1882 in Plaistow M Alfred Thomas Peters

Beatrice 1884 in Plaistow M Arthur J Sherrington

Albert 1887 in Plaistow

1871 Census – Living in Lower Green, Sandon, Essex with Arthur, 4 and Emily, 2 Months.  Joseph is an Ag Lab. Clara is a visitor with the Fewell family in Chelmsford on that day.

1881 Census - Living at 39 Bell & Anchor Cottages, Plaistow with Arthur, Emily, Clara J, Roseanna, Charles, Harry, George & Edna Susan. No occupation given for Joseph.

1891 Census – Living at 29 Huntingdon Street, Canning Town with Emily, Rosa, Harry, George, Florence, Beatrice & Albert. Joseph is a Labourer, Emily, a domestic servant and Rosa, a machinist.

1901 Census – Living in 19 Sarah Street, Tidal Basin, West Ham with Charles, Harry, George, Florence & Albert. Also a granddaughter, Mabel Carins born 1894 in West Ham. They have 2 boarders living with them called William Lingwood and Thomas Sarley.  Joseph and Charles are labourers, Harry is a Groom and George is a Carman.

1911 Census - He is a widower now and living at 55 Lansdowne Road, Tidal Basin with daughter Florence and son in law Alfred Peters. Also living with them is his son Albert Lewis.

Alfred is a fillers labourer at Soap works.  Joseph is a coal porter on the railways and Albert is a general labourer at the Thames Iron Works.

This is a record from my family tree that i have recently been researching. I like to record all details found on a sheet like this one so that it can be clearly read.  I am currently going through his children now.

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WW2 Civilian death in my tree

Louisa Mary Rolfe 1881-1942

On Tuesday 5th May 1942 an evening exercise being undertaken by members of the 6th Battalion of the Essex Home Guard went disastrously wrong when an unexpected explosion claimed the life of Louisa and also injured fourteen other people, some seriously. 

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