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The Band on HMS Veneragble 1917 |
My uncle, Edward P. Snook was born Feb.22,1888, in
Farnborough, England , son of Maria E.Sparks & Edward Arthur Snook.At the age of 16, he
started his musical career as a band boy at the Royal Naval School of
Music , Eastney.
He was engaged as a flutist for a short period of time with the London Symphony
Orchestra, and later held the appointment of Professor of the Flute at the Royal Naval School of Music.
Successive promotions were obtained to Corporal and Band Sergeant, and in Jan.1915,was appointed to Band Master of the Royal Marines,
and thereafter served many of the highest commands of the Royal Navy. During this period, he directed many large
bands, symphony orchestras, and choral groups in many parts of the world, as well as conducting
bands before almost every member of the Royal Family., and receiving
high recommendations from the British Admiralty. He served as Bandmaster on the
HMS. Venerable, HMS Excellent,& HMS Barham He retired in 1926, and became professional Conductor to the Swanick
Collieries Prize Band of Derbyshire, England, and some time later, about
1928 accepted the appointment of Chief Bandmaster, Royal Australian
Navy at Flinders Naval Depot, Western Port, Victoria, Australia. About 1934 he returned to London England and took a Civil Service
job at the Air Ministry and War Office. In 1948, he sailed for Canada to take up residence near his youngest
sister. Soon after his arrival in Windsor Ontario Canada, he took over the
direction of the Windsor Choral Union, and later was made Bandmaster
of the Windsor Army Regiment. He also taught piano lessons until his
death in 1966
Submitted by :
Joyce Iler, Ontario, Canada.
Queen Mary ( centre in
fur collar) visiting Chipping Sodbury in 1944
Photo kindly submitted by Susan Moziar, Guelph, Ontario)
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!: Edith and William Yates the photo was taken on 22nd October
1927 and at Basingstoke.
Photo 2:Frederick Yates taken about 1910 in North Warnborough,
Photo 3: Rhoda White nee Watts the baby with her is my
Grandmother Edith Yates nee White the Picture was taken in 1906,
my grandmother was two, at Odiham
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The gent on the left is my Grandfather. George
Henry KNIGHT, born in Rudmore, Ports ea. 2/12/1867. The gent on the right is his mate. Harry Boyland, born Portsea, 1870.
This photo was taken in 1904 in Mile End Cemetery. At their place of occasional employment. Georges'
regular job was with Portsmouth City Council.
One year after this photograph, Harry Boyland met with a fatal accident. He fell over the Eastney sea wall,
in a fog. Breaking his ribs on a broken pole. He died
the following day at the Royal Hospital. My father has annotated on reverse of photo that,
Harry was buried in Kingston Cemetery, at the New road end, towards Copnor bridge.
Also, that Harry's father was Albert Boyland. Who, at the time was living in Providence Place.
This may be of
interest to any of the Boyland family. It is fortunate that my father was one for keeping records
of events.
Seamus, Australia
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Edith May doing land army work in 1917
Edith Mabel's marriage 1923
Fred marching
Mary Ord nee
Robson b.1842 (left) Mary & Bill Wilkins and Joan 1923
Sarah Jane Ord, 18 (left) Stephen Tate Ord b.1842
May Edith 1918
Mary Ord nee Robson (photo no date) & Steven Tate Ord (photo no date) were both born in Westoe (East Jarrow) now part of South Shields in 1842 and married in 1862. Stephen and many of his family worked at the dockyards as shipwrights, engine fitters or were master mariners. In 1871
the family, including two children - Mark Curry Ord b. 1863 and William b. 1869- moved down to Portsea/Landport and lived at 10 Common Street later moving to 6 Common Street where Stephen died in 1913 aged 70 yrs. Also Stephen's brother Thomas and Wife Mary & children moved too. They were living at 11 Charles Street Portsea in the 1881 census.
Mary & Stephen had 5 more children. My Great grandmother Sarah Jane Ord b. 1873, (photo taken when she was 18 in 1891) Rebecca b.1876 (married Arthur Mott), Stephen b. 1881 and George Arthur b. 1884.
Sarah Jane Ord m. Frank Henry George Stapleton in 1898 and had amongst other children my grandmother Edith Mabel known as May b. 1900. She joined the land army in 1916 and worked on various farms in Hampshire. (photograph - Gran is the lady on the right on the roof of the barn). Also photograph when she was 18 in 1918.
May married Frederick James Williams in 1921. Fred was a colour sergeant in the East Kent Buffs. He fought in the 1st world war receiving the
Military Medal, and was mentioned in dispatches. In 1919 he was posted to India and 6 months later my Gran went too. My mother Joan was born in 1921 but three months later dead. His company had been on maneuvers in what was then Mesopotamia (Iraq). On the morning they were due to move somewhere else Fred and some of his men decided to have a quick bathe in the River Tigris. Not a strong swimmer Fred kept close to the banks. Unfortunately there were quick sands and he went under in less than 1 minute before anyone could reach him.
May and Joan returned to Portsmouth and stayed with Sarah Jane and her second husband Bill Gamblin at Derby Road and then 5 Stanley Road Stamshaw. May remarried to Bill Wilkins a friend of Fred's in 1923 (photographs) and my Mum was bridesmaid. They got married at St. John the Baptist
Portsea.
(Above
photos and text sent in by June Vasey, UK)
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Trying to find
where in Hampshire this shot of strawberry pickers could have
been taken.
My grandmother is the one seated behind the table of baskets on the right with her bonnet on. Florence Mabel Elliott.I wonder if some could be family?
Sheila Cooper from Kent.
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This photo was
kindly sent in by Alandra Palisser a few days before losing her
father and on the rear of the photo her father has written:-
"So many lost men. Names are on the War Memorial
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Another photo from
Alandra
It shows a "group" of young sailors, possibly at Portsmouth, being inspected by some others of higher rank. On the back of the pic, dad wrote (and marked the photo showing which sailor it is)
"Horace Thatchard from Totton, washed overboard during the war (last), -- meaning WW2.
It's a bit difficult to read the writing which is in pencil, - faded after all these years, but it is a surname similar to
Thatchard
Horace Thatchard is in the 2nd row, - right at the end closest to camera. You can see the 2
dots below his shoes. Poor soul. (he was washed overboard during WW2).I
am wondering if there might be someone who belongs to the same family, or knows of someone who does, who might be interested to have a copy of this photo. |
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four photos below were sent in by Ian & Ros
Bryant,
Toowoomba,
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This is my great grandfather Benjamin Bryant. He was born in Frogham in 1860, the son of James Briant and Hannah Parker. Ben worked variously as a dairyman, gardener and railway fireman. Two of his sons noted at the time of their marriages that he was a "Seaman" and "Marine engineer" but to date no other evidence of these occupations has been uncovered.
On the 16th June 1881 in North Swaythling, Ben married Fanny Elizabeth Mist (Shown here with their daughter Eva).
The couple had six children, Walter John, (my grandfather), Harry, Rose, Frederick, William and Eva.
Sometime after 1891 Ben and family moved to Burgate and then later to Salisbury. Ben died in Salisbury in 1946. |
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| Sgt. Walter John Bryant (taken in New Zealand c1914) |
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Left to Right...Walter John Bryant, Eva Bryant and Frederick Bryant children of Benjamin and Fanny Bryant (c1918) |
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This is my great grandfathers twin brother, Absalom Bryant, and his wife Jane.
On 10th January 1880, at St Mary's Church in Fordingbridge, Absalom married Jane Lawes, the daughter of John and Jane Lawes, of Godshill.
Absalom was known as a man who worked a great deal with horses, but is generally recorded as an Agricultural Carter of Fordingbridge who for over 56 years was employed by Albert Stallard of Burgate Manor farm. Jane worked in the Burgate Manor farm dairy for over 45 years and the couples home in Salisbury Road was opposite the farm .
The family later moved to an area then known as 'Tank Hill' at Burgate Cross. Their home there was soon to become known as 'Bryant's Cottage,' a name it bears to this day.
Absalom and Jane produced an amazing nineteen children, a feat which saw them win a newspaper competition for the largest family in England and Wales in 1921. Apparently the monarch at the time, King George V, sent the family a congratulatory telegram and a crate of oranges, whilst the Daily Express newspaper awarded them £ 25.
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This is an old
photo of Rev. T.L.O. Davies,Vicar of PearTree Green, Woolston, for
over
56 years . He was born abt. 1842, and
died
in March 1918. My Mother was born in
Southampton, and baptized by him c. 1891
Contributed by Joyce Iler Ontario, Canada.
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