Difference between revisions of "William John & Florence Saunders"
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'''William John Saunders''' born 1897 was the son of Johnnie and Daisy Saunders. See [[John William Saunders & Elizabeth Daisy Dell]] | '''William John Saunders''' born 1897 was the son of Johnnie and Daisy Saunders. See [[John William Saunders & Elizabeth Daisy Dell]] | ||
| − | '''Florence Bertha Smith''' born ? was the daughter of Owen Smith of Parslows Hillock | + | '''Florence 'Bertha' Smith''' born ? was the daughter of Owen Smith of Parslows Hillock |
'''1939 Register (census)''' '[[Chorlton]]', Main Road, Lacey Green. William Saunders 42 master builder | '''1939 Register (census)''' '[[Chorlton]]', Main Road, Lacey Green. William Saunders 42 master builder | ||
| − | '''Ted Saunders''' | + | '''Ted Saunders born 1921''' |
'''Millicent Saunders''' born 1923 | '''Millicent Saunders''' born 1923 | ||
'''Maurice 'Mosh' Saunders''' born 1923 | '''Maurice 'Mosh' Saunders''' born 1923 | ||
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| + | '''C. 1920 – 26.''' Idle Corner Tenant. William John Saunders, 23, Bertha Saunders, Edward ‘Ted’, born 1921, Millicent and Maurice ‘Mosh’, twins, born 1923. Mosh knew Idle Corner as the ‘Black Horse Yard.’ | ||
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| + | '''The Reading Room. Conveyance''' to [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/John_William_Saunders John William Saunders] of Lacey Green, builder. | ||
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| + | Schedule. All that piece of land at Lacey Green, containing 5 poles, together with the bungalow, formerly The Reading Room. click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/1886_The_Reading_Room 1886 The Reading Room]. | ||
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| + | '''More room needed''' | ||
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| + | John's son, William John Saunders and his wife Flo. were living in a tiny cottage at Idle Corner. They had 1 son, Ted, and were expecting twins and needing more room, so John bought the old Reading Room for them. He extended it one end, making it 3 rooms with a narrow kitchen at the back. | ||
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| + | Mosh spoke of the bungalow opening straight onto the track, which was the Main Road of Lacey Green, virtually unused by traffic, his feet in the road. | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 23 June 2023
William John Saunders born 1897 was the son of Johnnie and Daisy Saunders. See John William Saunders & Elizabeth Daisy Dell
Florence 'Bertha' Smith born ? was the daughter of Owen Smith of Parslows Hillock
1939 Register (census) 'Chorlton', Main Road, Lacey Green. William Saunders 42 master builder
Ted Saunders born 1921
Millicent Saunders born 1923
Maurice 'Mosh' Saunders born 1923
C. 1920 – 26. Idle Corner Tenant. William John Saunders, 23, Bertha Saunders, Edward ‘Ted’, born 1921, Millicent and Maurice ‘Mosh’, twins, born 1923. Mosh knew Idle Corner as the ‘Black Horse Yard.’
The Reading Room. Conveyance to John William Saunders of Lacey Green, builder.
Schedule. All that piece of land at Lacey Green, containing 5 poles, together with the bungalow, formerly The Reading Room. click 1886 The Reading Room.
More room needed
John's son, William John Saunders and his wife Flo. were living in a tiny cottage at Idle Corner. They had 1 son, Ted, and were expecting twins and needing more room, so John bought the old Reading Room for them. He extended it one end, making it 3 rooms with a narrow kitchen at the back.
Mosh spoke of the bungalow opening straight onto the track, which was the Main Road of Lacey Green, virtually unused by traffic, his feet in the road.
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Their son Maurice born in 1923, wrote about times that he and his twin sister Millicent spent with their grandfather Owen and the bodgers in Hampden Woods entitled "Children in a Bodgers' World".
click Saunders for others in this family.