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Edna

May and Mr & Mrs Linney

Not certain who these are, but I’m favouring May’s parents. May was Edna’s bestest friend and they knocked about together quite a lot apparently. I

24 April 202224 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Edna

Florrie Crutchley

Another card for Edna, this time from Florrie Crutchley – a cousin I believe, I will double check.

24 April 202224 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Fondest Birthday…
Edna, Herbert Whorwood, Ivy

Fondest Birthday…

It is 1934 and Edna has her birthday card addressed to home – that’s OK, fear of being on the shelf haunts all of us!

24 April 202219 August 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Adeline, Edna

Adeline

Another unusual mention of one of the sisters, Adeline, or Addy for short. She married Sidney and in 1934, which was Edna’s 21st year, they

24 April 202224 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Edna

A confirmation

Not sure where this one fits yet. The reference to Bidford might be Bidford on Avon. I have a feeling it is a fried of

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Annie Maria

Annie Maria Raybould

This is fascinating mainly because we have so little of her or about her.

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Playing my Peaanno
Edna

Playing my Peaanno

In the lounge of 90 Hillside Estate sat the piano, set against the wallpapered wall opposite the fire. David learned to play on it. She

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Singer
Edna

Singer

There is something of the age in this receipt. No modern working lady should be without her (Singer) sewing machine. It displays skill, frugality, care

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Clock watching
Cynthia, Hazel and Lindon, Edna, Fred

Clock watching

I’m not sure if this has been posted before it is the retirement of Frederick Harry. The two youngest members of the clan were always

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
Announcing the funeral
Cecil Espin, David Espin, Dorothy and Young Arthur, Edna, Pat and Graham Espin

Announcing the funeral

Published in the local paper, name unknown, but on the tip of my tongue, the local correspondent Mr H Carter reports first on the Harvest

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
And so to bed.
Cecil Espin, Edna

And so to bed.

It is May 1950, and the newly-weds need a bed. Off to the family suppliers, the local Co-op, the one-stop shop for everything and a

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds1 Min Reading
The Edna Papers…
Cecil Espin, David Espin, Edna

The Edna Papers…

Sounds a bit l like a Wikileaks exclusive doesn’t it? The title must be said in a breathless BBC false excitement rising falsetto type of

23 April 202223 April 2022 by Rayboulds2 Min Reading
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