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My Mother was born in Pewsey in early 1900 - my Grandfather fell off a ladder when mending his roof and broke his back and died. I visited Pewsey as a boy.
Names n my mind Hector Ward -Solicitor / the Siney Family/
As a young boy in mid to late 1940s and early 1950s I used to travel from my home in Wisbech to spend my summer holidays with my grand parents who used to live in Marley Lane. They had a bungalow called Birch Holme that was white in colour and with an extensive plot of land. Next door was a farm which I believe was called Windmill Farm. I remember going round to the farm to play with the farmer's son whose name I ...see more
I was born in chapel street number 14wich was the back of a shop next to gittens it was owned by mrs price who also lived there at the back of the house my grandmother dolly perry had 2 shops along the high street and a lodging house which was mostly ocupied by irish men who came to do our roads ect i have lots of happy memories of the area and can recall most areas as we spent many hours playing in the ...see more
Used to fish (poach) for trout here as a lad in the late 60s early 70s..
I attended school in Chichester at St. John's school on East street. I went there from 1947 until 1951. I have many fond memories of my days there; great teachers, my first girlfriend Lesley and the bus ride home to Emsworth.
In this photo of Aylesbury Street, on the right, next to the Bull and Butcher pub there is Bletchley Motors. In 1966 I bought a practically brand new Old English White MGB sports car from them, registration OPP 199D. I met Mary my wife-to-be and we did all our courting in this Fenny Stratford car. We kept it until 1971 when we needed funds to get married. My wife and I are ...see more
I remember moving to Seaton with my family from london it was such a wonderful place, my best friend was Edward Waite,we spent many happy times together,on the beach,at the cafe also,in the winter Kathy Doney would open on sunday afternoons so that we could play the juke box. I lived at Mount Brioni with my brothers and sisters,Edward and i used to help Bill Prowse on his milkround before school.Unfortunately ...see more
My name is Carol my memories of Blackhills Road Infant and Junior School which me and all my family attended have me many childhood memories.I remember my first day in Infant School once your mother dropped you into the yard there was painted a big white line the teacher's told you not to cross it once in the yard it was like magic because nobody ever did.Teachers I remember Mrs ...see more
Hi My name is Mary Hall I remember living in Ann Cottage and 2 Chapel Street my mother and father was John and Sarah Hall he had a horse and trap. There was a family called Vasey Hall and a family called Middleton I remember a family called Crudess a family called Charlton also Wilkinson also family called Mangley and Macnulty I was usherette at the Gaff . Happy days. My father John had goats along the black path. Happy Days
When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was then known as The Lathol Club, now the Billet. I used to accompany Mum in the early years down Rainbow Lane to the farms to get a jug of milk. I worked alongside my Aunt at the Flints ...see more
In the Francis Frith book "Did You Know? Miscellany of Birmingham", reference is made to Charles Dickens on page 12.
If I may offer a small correction - Charles Dickens was not a visiting lecturer. He raised money for the establishment of the Institute by holding his first public reading ( A Christmas Carol ) in Birmingham Town Hall on 27 December 1853 before a capacity audience of some 2000 ...see more
Hi, my husband was born and raised (until the age of 5) in a part-railway carriage on land known locally as The Ranch . I can't find any mention of these in any documents and was wondering if any body has a photo or knowledge they can share with us. Many thanks, joan Pearson
A friend and I were reminiscing recently. Our conversation came round to an old shop at the bottom of Salters Road, next to the double bus stops opposite The Globe. We could recall it only sold sweets and tobacco but couldn't remember the name.
We widen our search via Facebook and our elderly parents and their friends but still no joy.
Then on 3rd February 2016, Ian Ramsey spotted that the original name ...see more
Back in the late sixties early seventies my pop group Chris and the Deltics used to practice at The Stickler on Sticker Lane. Pat Lee who i believe was the daughter of the landlord / landlady later ran the group's fan club. Dennis Raynor aka Chris. Would be great to get in touch with Pat.
I was born at 18 Primrose Lane in 1944.
We then moved to Priory Road and then onto Brookside long before the ring road was built.
I remember when The Grand cinema caught fire in the middle of the night and hearing the old air raid siren signalling the fire engines.
The fun we had at the youth club in the prefab building adjacent to the Secondary Modern School in Brookside.
The carefree ...see more
I was born in Luton in 1938 and spent most of my formative years until 1965 living with my parents in their small two bedroom bungalow in Mixes Hill Road, Stopsley. I began my education at the Stopsley enfant school before progressing to the junior school finally ending up at the Technical School in Park Square (I think the official title was County Secondary Technical School aka The Tech.). From there I ...see more
I was born in 1943 in Bensham hospital and lived on Rectory rd for the first 5yrs,we then moved to Saltwell rd and i lived there till I left at 21;those years to me were my happiest,days spent in Saltwell Park.
I went to Kelvin grv school,then on to Gateshead High school Church rd my mother felt a private school would benefit me;it did not;in those days Gateshead to me was great,on Satuerday we went to the ...see more
My family moved from Clapham to Streatham in the early fifties. My mother opened a Greengrocers shop in Sunnyhill Road and sent me to the local primary school which I did not like, so I then attended St. Helens School for Girls, walking there along Valley Road every morning. Miss Tarry and Miss Howling were the headmistresses. (Miss Howling was to me at that time very scary.)
I ...see more
Hello,
This is a bit of a long shot but I am just doing some research into a house my sister has recently moved into. I was wondering if anyone knew when the houses on the sands estate (Lower Sands) were built roughly. we have been visiting Dymchurch all our lives (she is 42) and it has been there all that time. I am struggling to find much information.
Thank you
I would love to know if anyone knew of the Balshaw family who I believe, from a Census I looked up, lived at 346 Liverpool Street, Barton-upon-Irwell.
I lived in Eden road grovehill from 1967-68 till 1972. We were a family of 10, i remember albert park and still go there. The park as changed alot though. Cried when we were took out of marton grove school and told we were moving.
Best friends were Jane peirce and Janet station.
Last year we lost our brother Brian Gunn at age 56. Great childhood memories from Eden road 😊
Anyone remember Robinson & Pickford's in Leicester. They were a Great company to work for. I met lots of good friends there, I think they also had a making up place in Ibstock !
Any one remember Robinson & Pickford in Leicester and Ibstock. Great company to work for. Made many good friends there
Any body remember the Kids party at the CO-OP Hall organised by the Railway, which took place each year!
I would catch the 252 bus to Romford Markets on a Saturday morning, I was learning to play the piano and singing pop songs. There was a music stall there with single sheet music and books. I would buy the latest pop songs of Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Lulu and go home and play and sing them. I lived in Cross roads at number 66.
My Dad would take me Saturday night to the Royal United Services Club corner of Maw ey Road. I ...see more
Hi i was born in1962, in garfield street salford 5.my mum and dad lived there longer than me .They had lots of memorys my dad worked on the docks and my mum work in oil factory.we had to move out of salford in 1965 because houses were being demolished.my mum joan brown always told me her happy memories in garfield street.
Hi Freddie, I don't know if you will remember me Angela Beeny. I lived in Dacre Road and then Hall Road and had a younger sister called Susan. I was friends with Janice Smith, Joyce Willaim and Audrey Allen, Tony Chapman, Ray Flannigan, Barry Pegram and Harry Raymond.
I can't remember you going up to Bushy Bit with us though, perhaps you moved away. From what I remember of you was that of a boy full ...see more
We moved to Mount 1962, I started school at Darran Las Infant School. Then moved on to the Comprehensive. How big it looked and the kids where so grown up. The grounds where just beautiful and the old house was incredible. The rooms where so filled with atmosphere. My imagination went wild. Staying behind use to scare me a little as there were a lot of ghost stories. Walking to school and back from High St ...see more
Moved to Luton in 1935 where my parents bought a newsagents and tobacconists in Bishopscote Road in Limbury. Can still remember the war sirens going and watching people hurrying to the Air raid shelters in Blundell Road recreation ground. .Have pleasant memories of attending Denbigh Rd school and then Luton Modern school...later to become the Grammar school in1944. Happy child hood days. !
Hello Frank,
I know you have sent a message to me as I managed to get a quick glance of it before it disappeared and I was unable to find it again but I did read that you were asking where abouts I lived in the Bridge.
Well Frank, if you look at the photo of the high road with the estate agents in the foreground, that is where I lived, the estate agents of R. Cheeke & Co. was run by my Mother from about ...see more
Just below the bridge on the ovingham side most of the lads learned to swim and through stones at
what we thought was rats now I know they were water voles a much endangered species .Waste from Corbridge and other places flowed into the Tyne untreated we would be there all day with a fire going and you had to bring some wood if you wanted to share the fire. No drugs in them days in fact I can not remember any one smoking. No names no pack drill.
I loved pages shop on the corner in , I remember the train in the window and putting a penny in the slot, also I think I usesd to to buy roller skates in the shop ,does anyone remember that?i wa born in Barkingside .
I was born in The Park off Gilda Brook Road in 1951 and went to Eccles Parish School then on to Ellesmere Park secondary school, Mr Bingham was the headmaster when I was first at Eccles Parish then Mr Norcross was the headmaster, MissThomas was teacher in the infants and was only very small. On the site of the school now is a Vauxhall garage called Perry`s.My elder brother is Billy Jackson, and I am ...see more
WE LIVED AT COWPLAIN FROM 1965 -77. MY FATHER BOUGHT A HOUSE WHILE STILL IN THE NAVY ON CHAPLINS ESTATE AT ALBRETIA AVENUE . I WAS SIX YEARS OLD THEN AND MY SISTER WAS THREE ALL SEEMED TO GO WELL UNTILL 1966 WE LEFT FOR ADEN AS DAD WAS BASED IN BARAIN THEN IN 1967 THEY WITHDREW FROM THERE WE RETURNED AND DAD WAS SENT TO CHATHAM IN 1968 WE RETURNED IN 1969 I LOVED THOSE HOUSES I SAW THEM BEING BUILT THEY ...see more
I lived in the flats in Dudley Road Southall and went to Featherstone Rd Infants, my name is Jack Stevens and we moved to 76 Greenford Ave and I went to Tudor Rd school and then Dormers Wells school. I married Yvonne Killick from Dane Rd southall and now live in Lincolnshire.
My mates were Roy Rogers, Micky Sandford, Jakie and Billy Blair we all went to Dormers Wells school and hung around the Spikes bdridge area ...see more
I was raised in Mandeville Road where my mum and dad had lived since 1953, a year after the houses were completed. Ours was the last brick built, no 7, before they started building the pre-fab houses from steel frame and concrete panels. As an architect I know the density of modern estates, around 14 to 16 per acre is common now a days. Bernard Road, Olivia Road and Mandeville Road are around 6 per acre. Basically on ...see more
Hi All, I work at The Holdbrook Hub which is a community based project based in the heart of of the Holdbrook community. For the last few months we have been running a Holdbrook heritage project. We are looking for pictures and memories of Holdbrook/Waltham New Town. I would love to hear any stories and see pictures to add to our project.
Michelle
I left school in July 1962, and in between then and going in the Royal Navy, I worked for 6 months in French & Collett Engineers, Faringdon Road, Cumnor. I would love to hear from anyone I worked with, as this made a big impression on a 15 year old!! I only remember the first names of some people:- Ted, Roy & Jimmy (spot welders) Cecil, Connie, Richard Bomford, Sheila, Chris Martin & a couple of ...see more
i can remember going to the rustics cinema in the late 50s i think the film was 20,000 leagues under the sea great memories
From a book my sister left me I chose Rosedale Abbey as my destination on my first journey through England. I was alone and took the train to York in 1971. From there I went to Whitby and then the moorland train to Lealholm Bridge and slept in the churchyard. I was 21.
The next morning I walked the 10 miles to Rosedale where John Young was manager of the Milburn Arms. I stayed four days and they ...see more
I remember Auldgirth fondly,the school the people realy great times.Ilived at hillend farm it was quite a walk to school,The football park was in one of our fields great times.If any one remembers me Iwould likr to hear from them .Jim Johnstone .
My name is Andy Short, We Moved to Carterton in 1953 with my wonderful Family, Dad Edward ( Ted ) Mum Ada Sisters Christine and Rachel lived at number 1 AME Air Ministry Estate,
Moved to hill view after dad ( Ted Short ) Past away and moved to Burford in 1969 when sadly dear mum Past away.
My Memoires of Carterton are very happy ones of many open fields that we played on, Building and Flying Model Aircraft with my Dad Ted Short ( Shorty ) And now all of the fields are built on,
I lived in railway cottages in years 1944to1947app.my sister Catriona Kay died crossing the canal bridge coming home from school.my family now all passed away were father James. Mother Catherine. My brother robin aged 4 and myself Jim aged 2.
In about 1961 a Mrs Lawrence owned the hairdressers and they lived above it . I used be a shampoo girl on Saturdays there . Mr Lawrence also owned a sweet shop in Ivor . They had a daughter Janet who at 16 went to America she settled there and eventually Mr Mrs Lawrence went as well . They had a champagne coloured poodle who I used to walk . I have often wondered what became of them
My mum was evacuated to Gunton Hall from Kings Cross London. I have tried in vein to find any info on the children evacuated there....records of those children would be great. Could anyone help me please.
I was a boarder at Kingsley School. I clearly recall our "crocodile" to church every Sunday, the Sunday story time whilst we continued our "hobby" ( I really do not know how they would have coped with a singing hobby!). We were all encouraged to be ladylike and NOT wear patent shoes as our thick blue knickers would be seen as a reflection!
There was a huge shrubbery in the front semi-circular lawn ...see more
I am very interested in getting further details or photos of the large red mansion that stood on Main Road in Sidcup. It was about 100 yards further down from St Lawrences, going away from the high street.
I remember walking to my school, St Joseph's on Hatherley Road one morning and it was being torn down. It appeared to be a wholly wooden building from all the wood that was appearing in the demolition. That ...see more
I was born in Aldershot in 1950, went to Newport road infants/primary school then on to Manor Park Secondary Modern school. The first year though had to go to North Camp Buller Barracks as there was no room until Heron Wood school was finished and the boys all went there leaving Manor Parks a girls school. In the summer of 1964 as usual the Fun Fair came to Manor Park and I met my first love. I was ...see more
where on earth do I start, well lets have a bash, do remember when you were a small child.
and the staff, ie sisters, the principal, his deputy, the carpenter,the gardener, the matron
in the cottage hospital,the baker, the mainternance men,and so on.
I will run of a few nams, mr and mrs farrer,house parents, the principal mr eaglestone.
mr falkerner, his deputy,the ...see more
I was born at Balfour Gardens in l941 and grew up there during the War with my grandparents - Edward & Celia Veitch. The Veitchs were eight brothers & sisters and our Sunday gatherings were quite something. I also played in the old Balfour House but also in the one acre walled garden which has peaches, nectarines and goose berries a-plenty.I often recall these happy days. Edward Veitch, Cork Station, New Brunswick, Canada.
When I was little, I remember Stowmarket as being full of interesting shops. There also was a good market on Thursdays and Saturdays. I remember the 50p stall!! My Dad knew the bloke who ran that. Mind you, my Dad knew everybody!! there was a toy stall run from a caravan, and an Indoor Market which has gone now. It was where the paved area leading from the town to Asda is (set back from the road), we ...see more
My Grandad Jones purchased 141 Caerau Rd from 2 ladies following WWII - it cost him a grand total of 450pounds. The ladies stayed on and rented a back room for a while before Grandad had his father Oliver, his father's mistress Martha and his brother Glyndwr move in.
It was a reasonably large house compared to that which he'd grown up in. The Jones family initially lived at Albert St, known as a slum area in those ...see more
I was born and bred in Battersea, Firstly we lived in Yelverton road with my Grandparents and I attended Falconbrook School. Then my parents got a Maisonette in Culvert road I then attended Chesterton School. in 1969 I attended Battersea County School where I fell in love, got my heart broken and made a lot of memories some bad some good all part of growing up.
I remember going Saturday morning pictures at the ...see more
I have good reason to remember the above mention photo as I lived in the featured estate agents R. Cheeke & Co. from 1934 until I married in 1955 when I moved to 13, Gains Hill Road.
I have read some of the articles written by past residents of "The Bridge" as it was known but have not known any of them but I think perhaps that Frank Bedford may have been related to a member of ...see more
I was a plate layer on the railway lines from Chertsey through Addlestone to Waybridge in the late 60s .
Roy Spearman .
THIS WILL BE AN OLD ONE TO SORT OUT,MY GRAND MOTHER I MET AS A SMALL CHILD WAS WONDERING IF,ANY ONE OF YEARS AGO,REMEMBER A WALTER NICHOLL WAS MARRIED TO A MINNIE FISH,THEY HAD 3 DAUGHTERS,MIRIAL,MAJORIE AND AND OLDER SISTER RENE,EVIDENTL Y RENE AND HER HUSBAND OWNERED A JELLY EEL SHOP,SOME WAY TOTTENHAM.I REMEMBER AS A CHILD,AS I SAID ABOVE,MY GRAND MOTHER WAS DARK HAD THOUGH GYPSY DARK,BUT I THINK SHE MAY HAVE ...see more
I was born in Barnfield Road 1945. Irene Postance and my brother Peter who was 3 years older. We went to Annunciation school, St Thomas's and St James. I was so scared of the Walsh sisters who taught at St James. Especially Vera! I do not think they were qualified at all just relations of Kate! Many happy memories of Burnt Oak going to the express at the top of Watling avenue with my mum for an éclair filled with ...see more
I was born in Elm road Dartford. The lady that lived in our house before us pinched other people's cats. My mother told me that the police called at our house several times when cats went missing. Is there anyone who would remember this ? It was in the early 60's.
Prompted many memories of growing up when Horley was a small market town , where cattle, pigs, and other creatures were bought and sold. When empty, it made a marvellous play ground. No doubt it would be out of bounds these days. I went to school in Albert and Lumley Road (s)? And went to secondary school in Reigate, and got married in St Bartholomew's. I then moved to London.
I returned ...see more
Gosh, I remember the park gardens. I spent the first three years of my life at 2 Ashton villas in slad road, just along from the gardens. Mrs Vincent owned the house. Whenever the sun shone, we were taken to the park. I particularly remember the shelter at the top end, but in a visit there some 5 years ago, I was disappointed to see that it was no longer there. Does anyone know what happened to it, or when it was removed ...see more
I lived,in Benton Way,from 1933 to1962
Attended St.Columba's School,in Carville Road and Hedley Street.
Worked,at Swan Hunter.
Now live,in Scotland.
in 1959,. as a lad i used to catch a train from rotherham with my friends to fish in the canal, we were able to buy chocolate, crips and lemonade from the station.we also made friends with a family named Zenall the live on Jaques bank by a land drain which ran front of their house.wonderful days full of freedom and fun.Very fond memories. i now live in Somerset and visited medge hall a few year ago but found that all i could remember had gone, still life goes on
Hello,
I recall going with my mother in the 1960's to visit her friends who were the landlord and landlady of a pub called The Clockhouse.
I recall it had a small tower with a clock and a small, raised garden at the back.
I just tried looking it up on Google but could find no trace?.
Can anyone recall this pub and tell me its location?
Thanks
Went to secondary modern school,from 1953 to 1956.lived at Bishopbridge,remember going to picture house in market place,head teacher at school was mr Vickers,also teachers were Mr ward ,Mr Fox,Mr Holgate,Mr Halton,Mr Linnell.my form teacher was Mrs Carey.,Mrs Smith,Mr Smith,oh they were the days,life used to be different in those days,you had to find your own games to play in those days ,not the I.pads & mobile phones the,.
We lived at number 3 Fraser Crescent from 1958 until 1962. My father was an airman at the time. My brother was born in the prefab in 1960. Imagine my delight to recognise myself in the photo. I am the taller girl in the patterned dress on the right of the picture.
Mum's rule was that I must not go through the gate without her. As you can see, we are standing beside the road. This is why I am not facing the front. ...see more
Hello Audrey and Yvonne! I'm new to my iPad so was amazed to come across your memories! I lived at 24 Manor road next door to you Yvonne with my mum and dad John and Winnie Ellis and my big brothers John and Peter. We all went to crescent road! I remember playing cars with your brother David across the coal bunkers when we were very little. I also remember it being incredible that you all ...see more
My grandmother lived in a flat in the Eagles building behind Collins the butchers. In the 1951 picture, the girl on the bicycle could easily be me! I would have been 10 then and my coat was a light green with black around the collar, and I had a bike with a basket. I spend much time in the rec: on the swings, swinging high enough to see over the fence into the bowing green. I attended a dancing ...see more
My aunt has a letter written by Ada Balshaw to her parents from "British School" Patricroft in 1882 - when she would have been about 10 yrs old. Does anyone know more about this school, does it still exist? And I would be grateful to hear if anyone knows more about Ada
The house on the right of this picture was owned by the Parker family who lived there and ran a Post Office, drapery and grocery store next to the house from 1902 until the 1950s. Members of the Parker family continued to live there until the late 1990s. My father, Hugh Caley Parker moved there in 1942 at the invitation of his uncle who could no longer manage the business and I have many happy memories of growing up in the house with my parents and brother and sister.
I was born in Chapel Street, in 1947. My uncle, Len Gray, had a newsagents in the town, near the bus stop by the Old Post Office, as was. My Grandad used to sell papers on the Five Ways and as a girl I would stand with him, and later progressed to having a paper round, down Corbett Road. I worked as a Saturday girl at Timothy Whites in the photo - and we used to get the 282 bus at 6 oclock back ...see more
My name is Brian Nevillle and I came to Buckland in the 1950s I was captivated and must admit it was some of the happiest days of my life. I remember Mrs pod bury and a beautiful young lady whose name was Doreen I fell in love strait away and was so stupid to let her go. I wonder where she is now .i hope she is still well I have visited in recent years and each time lovely memmories and sad regrets are intermingled.
I was only a toddler at the time but my Granddad, who I lived with, used to take me to the park when he was going to play bowls with his friends. I used to sit in my pram and take it all in. This was during the war years.
My family moved back to Stafford in 1940. Dad would go off on his bike to English Electric most mornings and did Home Guard some nights, it was quite a sight him on his bike, two rifles over his shoulder and he was 17 stone, big man ! He even found time to captain the English Electric cricket team and be landlord of the Royal Oak !
I would take my little brother to school on the Midland Red. Later I played rugby ...see more
Granny married George Norbury ( she already had 4 children including my Dad ) so they all lived over the ' shop' in High Street. ( 1920s )
Before the war ( it was winter ) I was born, it says Market Square, always thought that was a cold place to be born in mid winter ! May be that's why I now live in sunny Australia !
I went back and lived with Granny in Stone till I was called up for National Service. ( 1950s )
We moved to the Mitre Oak Inn about 1935 just before it was pulled down, then we lived in a bungalow to keep the licence going until the new Mitre Oak Hotel was opened in 1936. Soon after there was a fire and the brigade came and put it out !
Uncle John married Muriel from the chicken farm.
Around 1938 the CO from RAF MU Hartlebury came to live with us with his wife Grace. He was promoted, they asked me what I would call him now. I said FRED. and he was 'Fred' for many years after that.
I would often go to Kidderminster with my father, he would go there to do ' The Banking' he was about 30 years old, ran the new Mitre Oak Hotel at Crossway Green and played cricket for Hartlebury 1936. In later years, I was back from National Service in Egypt, the dance at the Black Horse on a Saturday night was a bit of a draw ( 1955 ). Remember the policeman on traffic duty in the middle of Kidderminster.
I worked here from 1963 until 1967 as an apprentice chef, it was quite grand then. Does any one reading this know of anyone else who worked there between these years?
There were two managers in my time Irwin and Lyons, a barman called Luigi, a head waiter called Victor. The head chef for part of that time was André Lys.
I'd be pleased to hear from anyone.
Malcolm
Pantyfedwen, as I remember it from 1971, was the women's Hall of Residence for the College of Librarianship, Wales. By the time I lived there, briefly in the Autumn Term of 1971, it was in the process of being decommissioned, as the College had built new Halls of Residence on the Llanbadarn Campus, in Aberystwyth, although the opening had been delayed. For this reason, it was suffering from a fairly extreme form of ...see more
My family have been in the village for over 100yrs, grandfather and father cut the hair of most of the male villagers from the 20-60s it was short back and sides for all.. My Grand daughter "Alice" is now carrying on the tradition. Being a mobil hairdresser around the locality. My Father was also the village cobbler.
I have lived here for 75yrs now so memories come flowing back when we hear your names. We ...see more
does anyone know or remember a jack jones.he had a sister maggie they lived in llanddona with there parents.jack married ellen williams they had 6 children.ellen lived in monfa cottage with her mother mary williams and her 2 sisters jenny and florrie.ellen and jack moved to bangor.there 2 daughters vivian and jean lived in llanddonna untell there twenty,s..jack and ellens other children were.jean,florance glyn.john ...see more