Albert & Fanny Kirby
From Lacey Green History
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Albert Kirby born 1887 was the son of
Fanny Stone born 1892 at Coppice House was the daughter of Boaz & Mary Ann Stone
Albert and Fanny married in 1915 at Great Hampden
Albert and Fanny had 1 child as follows :-
Albert 'Jack' Kirby born 1916 married Gladys Margaret Brown in 1943. click Jack & Gladys Kirby for their life story
1939 Register (census). Keap Cottage, Loosley Row. Albert Kirby born 1892 Navvy labourer, Fanny Kirby born 1897, Albert J Kirby born 1916 steel erector & pipe fitter.
1965 Bucks Free Press. No Holiday For 50 Years, But They Found Much Happiness. The only holiday Mr And Mrs Albert Kirby have had since they were married 50 years ago was when Mrs Kirby went to stay at the coast when her husband was on embarkation leave during WW1. But the lack of summer holidays has not adversly affected this happy old couple and on Saturday with a host of friends and relatives Mr and Mrs Kirby celebrated their Golden Wedding.
They have lived at Keap Cottage, Keap Lane, Loosley Row, ever since they were married on December 18th 1915. They moved there after 'Alf' Kirby, nobody calls him Albert, married Fanny Stone of Cherry Cottage, Beaconsfield. Albert who is a sprightly 78 was himself a native of Beaconsfield.
For most of his life he has been a farm worker, and at other times a road man. He still does a few hours a day for Mr E Smith of College Farm, Loosley Row, for whom he has worked for more than a quarter a century.
His hobby? "Hard work, I haven't had much time for hobbies except a bit 'o gardening", he said.
The couple were married at Beaconsfield Parish Church by the Rev A S Commaline "on a beautiful sunnny day" Mrs Kirby interjected "not like this" - it was raining heavily outside their cosy living room.
Mrs Kirby was reluctant to say anything about herself but she did mention "I've had a happy married life and thank God for so many good years together"
It was at The 81st Club Chistmas Party that Mr and Mrs Kirby had their first presentation to celerate their Golden Wedding - a large bouquet of golden chrysanthemums and some cups and saucers for Mrs Kirby and a bottle of brandy for her husband Alf.
At the party at Keap Cottage was Mr Walter Kirby, Alf's brother, who is 91. He and Alf are the only surviving members of a family of four brothers and four sisters.
Others as the party, in additionto the many neighbours and friends were the Kirby's son and his wife and several nephews and nieces.
1978 Death of Albert Kirby aged 91."
1981 Death of Fanny Kirby aged 89. Fanny KIrby left Keap Cottage to their son Jack.
Death notice in Hallmark. - Sympathy goes to Mr Jack Kirby on the death of his mother, Mrs Fanny Kirby, a well known and cheerful personality in Loosley Row. Click Jack & Gladys Kirby for more about son Jack.