My Grandmother And Her Brother And Sisters

circa 1908 possibly taken in London.

Left to right ... my grandmother May Beatrice Eileen Salmon born 1905 Islington. Pearl Winifred Salmon born 1899 Holborn.  John Salmon born 1911 St Pancras (if anybody knows what happened to John, please let me know, we lose him after the 1911 census). Eva Lily Salmon born 1902 St Pancras.

My grandmother at the Mitcham School in Surrey circa 1915...

 



 

her sister Eva around the same time, at the Mitcham School in Surrey ..

 

 

Eva with my Mum circa 1930.....

 

 

 

My 2xGreat Grandmother (My Mother's Maternal Grandmother) Circa 1920.. Photo Given To Me By My Cousin Rose.

Sarah Ann Elderfield, born in 1851 Reading, Berkshire, this photo taken at Bethnal Green at Sarah's son's newsagents shop (Victor Wheatley born 1885 London Whitechapel).

My Great Grandparents And Four of Their Children Circa 1915

Seated:  Joseph Edmeades born 1870 Walthamstow and Harriet Mary Cook born 1865 Loughton.  Standing at the back on the left is my grandfather Alexander Edmeades born 1902 Waltham Abbey...photographed in Edmonton.

My Great Grandparents And Their Children Circa 1925

Joseph Edmeades and Harriet Mary Cook standing at the back (left).  My grandfather Alexander Edmeades bottom right, in Edmonton.

... and Harriet (Hettie) Mary Cook and three of her Grandsons... Eric, Harry and young Alec (Edmeades) in Edmonton ....

Photo Showing Four Generations ... My Father's Maternal great Grandfather In The Middle. Photo Sent To Me By My Cousin Adrian!

Far right Alfred Start born 1875 Saffron Walden, centre Charles Start born 1846 Saffron Walden. Left Charles Alfred Start born 1898 Cheshunt.

My Grandmother's Sister's Wedding 1924

Alice Emily Start and Alfred Henry Webster who married in 1924 in Enfield.  My great grandparents (Alfred and Elizabeth Start are seated far right, in front of them their youngest daughter Jessie, and behind them Little Alf (holding the cat) and Clara (my grandmother).  My grandfather is standing with the hat and his sister-in-law Blanche Matthews next to him.

My Great Grandparents

Elizabeth Marshall Gunn born 1871 Great Dunmow and Alfred Start born 1875 Saffron Walden, these photos taken possibly in Cheshunt where they lived.

 

 

 

My 2xGreat Grandparents' Home at Denchworth

Maria Alder (nee Moss) holding Arthur and Lucy Alder's baby (who are both in the foreground with Martha Alder)... at Ivy Cottage.

My Grandfather Centre Back in Royal Marines' Uniform, his Parents Seated, Outside their Pub 'The Cricketers' Enfield, Brother Bob in front C 1915

(above) Percy William Alder (born 1897 Enfield) he with the hat at a jaunty angle!  Seated are his parents William Alder born 1873 Denchworth and Annie Simmons born 1870 Great Canfield, and their youngest son Albert Henry 'Bob' Alder born 1903 Enfield.  'The Cricketers' later became a more fancy affair than it was when Bill and Annie were running it - Dad said it was just a ground floor building.

Granddad joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry at the age of 16 (he lied about his age!), he served at Ostend, Dunkirk, the defence of Antwerp, and was in an expeditionary force to the Dardanelles.

Below is Percy William Alder (left) and his brother Bob....

 

My Great Grandfather and his Brother with Their Mother Circa 1900

William Alder born 1873 Denchworth with his brother and Mother (Maria Moss born 1846 Grove).

My Grandfather as a Baby Seated on his Grandmother's Lap Circa 1898

Percy William Alder (baby on his grandmother's ...Maria Alder nee Moss.... lap).  Far right his parents William Alder and Annie Alder nee Simmons possibly in Enfield.

My Great Grandparents - Possibly Wedding Photo circa 1895?

William Alder and Annie Simmons, who married in Enfield 1895.

Market Place, Enfield Circa 1950, Showing St Andrew's Where my Great Grandparents Married

Circa 1901, Outside The Old Sergeant Public House, Parsonage Lane, Enfield

Parsonage Lane, Enfield, North London, Circa 1900

Where William and Annie Alder (my great grandparents) lived....

My Grandfather and Great Grandmother, Enfield, North London Circa 1900

Percy William Alder and Annie Alder nee Simmons, Parsonage Lane Enfield

My Great Grandparents, Enfield, North London Circa 1900

above .....William Alder (in the centre of photo) and Annie Simmons on 'their land' down Parsonage Lane, Enfield (they lived at number 74).  William was a 'general dealer' on the census, I think he was a bit of an entrepreneur ... he sold milk, ran a 'pub' (The Cricketers in Enfield) and had pigs (poor things).  In fact my father's cousin Stuart tells me that he was called 'Piggy Alder'.  The family story goes that he lost his money through a court battle over a friend's Will, but I have yet to find any paper trail to support this.

and William Alder with his Jack Russell...

 

Annie Simmons (I think I've got her eyes), pity that the front half of her horse is missing....