Helen Elizabeth Mary Mayne Posted 16 November 2014 by Departed MemberElizabeth, then known as Nellie, was the granddaughter of a Scottish missionary who had administered to the poorest of the poor in South India for fifty years http://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/faithandfamily.htm. Her home was therefore in the Palani Hills of South India where she was born. Educated at Ancaster House, Bexhill-on-Sea in England, [Click to continue…]
Charles Reuben Euridge Posted 24 November 2013 by Teresa PaskCharles Reuben EURIDGE was born in 1887 at Tottenham, Middlesex. He was the fourth son of John William and Mary Jane EURIDGE née HARE. He had seven brothers and sisters: Charlotte Annie EURIDGE (1878-1936) William Harry EURIDGE (16 Mar 1880- 25 Dec 1949) Thomas James EURIDGE (1881-1882) Lizzie Louisa EURIDGE (13 Jan 1883-1971) Flora [Click to continue…]
Albert John Thomas Poke Posted 10 February 2014 by Margaret SpillerAlbert was born in Hackney in 1883, the son of John Thomas Poke and Sarah Cousina (nee Jackson). His father was a furrier and he was the third of seven children of this marriage. By 1901 he had left school and was living at home with the family in Edmonton whilst working as a sugar boiler. In 1911 he was still employed as a sugar boiler but was living [Click to continue…]
George William Ivall Posted 6 May 2014 by Philip TaylorGeorge William Ivall was born on 8 November 1880 in Somers Town, an area of North London between Euston and St Pancras Stations. His parents were George (1853-1932, a cabinet maker) and Alice Ivall (1856-1935, maiden name Newman). They had five children : Alice Elizabeth (1877-1939), George William (1880-1934), Rosa (1884-1884), Rose Lily (1885-1965) [Click to continue…]