Genealogy Chat

I have just bought a photograph album from the car boot price £1
Oh I wish it was my family
I would like to try and reunite it to the family.It is a lovely album on the front embossed in gold is
MUM & DAD 1902 TO 1952
the first clue ,golden wedding anniversary
mum and dad seem to be Jack and Mary Lee
in 1934 they were living at 34 Mitchell Way Stonebridge N W ?
on Google maps this is London

Pictures with names
Pricilla Buller /Bulter niece age looks about 20 taken 1911
Ida Hurford/Burford age 13ish 1911
Charlotte Hurford/Burford age 10 is 1911

Family pictures from Win and John, Baby Keith age 2mths in New Zealand 1950s Mount Cook

Bert Lee

Will add more when finished going through
http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n582/quoy2/

Only remotely same area
Marriages Sep 1902
Claydon Ada Louisa Hendon 3a 504
Harvey George Angus Hendon 3a 504
xxx Hopper Mary Hendon 3a 504
xxx Lee John Hendon 3a 504

Births Jun 1897
Burford Charlotte Dewsbury 9b 615
Births Dec 1901
BURFORD Charlotte Hope Launceston 5c 18a

Births Jun 1898
Burford Ida Florence Birmingham 6d 142

Good luck with it Quoy, I am doing exactly the same at the moment with a photo album and book of postcards bought at auction...have had a lot of help on 'Finding ancestors' :-)

Name: John Lee - fruiterer
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Spouse Name: Mary Hopper
Spouse Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1902
Parish: St Andrew, Willesden
County: London
Borough: Harrow
Father Name: John Lee - fruiterer
Spouse Father Name: John Hopper - tailor

43a Deacon Road given for both parties

Any pictures of steam trains?
LEE, John Head Married M 29 1882 Railway Porter St Marylebone
LEE, Mary Wife Married 8 years F 28 1883 G E Railway Golden Sqr St James
LEE, John Son M 9 1902 Willesden Green
LEE, Katie Daughter F 7 1904 St Marylebone
LEE, Maude Daughter F 3 1908 St Marylebone
LEE, Thomas Son M 1 1910 St Marylebone

RG number: RG14 Piece: 563 Reference: RG14PN563 RG78PN20 RD7 SD3 ED6 SN321
Registration District: St Marylebone Sub District: Christchurch Enumeration District: 6 Parish: St Marylebone
Address: 23 Huntsworth Terrace County: London

Maggie Lee, 5, crossed out.
5 children born, 5 living

ahh
A postcard from Ardenlea Convalescent home 1925

Dear Jack
thank you ever so much for the money order .I want to get a few things fa kiddies.Hoping all well at home also Frankie going on well
Give my love to all the children
I remain your true and loving wife
Mary
xxxxxxxxxxxx

Googled Ardenlea and it was a convalecsent home for railway employees

up in Yorkshire

To Kate with love from sister Maggie and Bert 1920
Bert looks about 2 and Maggie about 14

so patcem are you on to something ?

Manners Thanks to all

Thank-you.

?
Births Jun 1916
Lee Winifred M Hopper Willesden 3a 479
Births Sep 1917
Lee Albert E Hopper Willesden 3a 390 (Bert?)
Births Mar 1920
LEE Robert Hopper Willesden 3a 582
Births Jun 1922
Lee George Hopper Willesden 3a 474
Births Mar 1925
Lee Frank J Hopper Willesden 3a 409 (Frankie?)

oh yes Patchem that looks good to me

could Winifred be Win in New Zealand

Marriages Sep 1937 (>99%)
Hurling John E Lee Hendon 3a 2114
Lee Winifred M Hurling Hendon 3a 2114

a possibility

16 Birch street New Zealand christmas day 1957

Frank, Bunny , Gary,Sonia, Win, and Keith on the Terrace

Aha

UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Winifred Hurling Name: Winifred Hurling
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1916
Age: 43
Port of Departure: Cape Town, South Africa
Arrival Date: 25 Nov 1959
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Cape Town
[Durban]
[Melbourne]
[Sydney]
Ship Name: Southern Cross
Search Ship Database: View the 'Southern Cross' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Shaw, Savill & Albion Company Ltd
Official Number: 8338/01


She is travelling with husband John b.02.06.14
Keith J Hurling b.9.7.38
Sonia b.26.11.41

They were going to Address: 127 North Circular Rd, Willesden NW10 and they were from New Zealand

Lesley

Ps.....they state that England is their intended place of Residence....I wonder if they came back to stay in the UK?

Lesley

EDIT...THEY DIDN'T AS I HAVE FOUND WINIFRED IN THE 1978 ELECTORAL ROLL.

& the 1957 electoral roll gives the Birch Street Address

New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981
about Winifred Martha Hurling Name: Winifred Martha Hurling
Electoral Year: 1957
District: Avon
Region or Province: Canterbury

WOOHOO
on a roll

Oh you have to tell us more Quoy....I think its a lovely Story x Well done you x

Well done to all of us , team work
So it looks like from Patchem 's birth's and marriage

Winifred husband John and daughter Sonia Hurling and son Keith I think was born there
.migrated to New Zealand

Frank ,Bunny and son Gary lived there also


Now what is Bunny short for if anything

Cannot yet see any of them on genes, unfortunately.

another picture baby Frank born Jan 31st 1925

1891 England Census
John Hopper
Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hopper
Gender: Male Where born: Ireland
Civil parish: St James Westminster Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas and St John the Baptist Town: Westminster County/Island: London Country: England
Street Address: Carnaby Street
Occupation: Tailor
Registration district: Westminster Sub-registration district: St James Westminster
ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Piece: 86 Folio: 106 Page Number: 20

John Hopper 30
Elizabeth Hopper 31 Newington
Mary Hopper 8
Elizabeth Hopper 6
Jane Hopper 4
John W Hopper 2

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 86; Folio 106; Page 20; GSU roll: 6095196.