Church girl’s club, at the Parish Hall, North Road; run by Miss Bidmade. Left to right: June Hogarth, Pat Vasey, Judy Dobson, Mary Waite, Kay Libby, Eileen Jackson, June Winspear. Janey King comments: “I am Richard King’s sister of Scarborough Street, Loftus. He was born in 1944 and I was born 1954. Last time I was in Loftus (?8 years ago) I bumped into a lady at the tea rooms who was June Winspear. She is my brother’s contemporary and asked me to say hello to him. Sorry June I forgot but he has joined the digital age and I can get a message to Carol his wife if you like? Carol and my sister Sally are on Facebook – all in Australia still.”
Image and names courtesy of Eileen Found.; thanks to Janey King for the update.
This family portrait of the Codling family was taken in about 1907.
Back row: Margaret (Maggie), Isaac (Ike), Richard (Dick), Elizabeth (Lizzie), Matthew (Mattie), Thomas (Tom), Indiana (Indie).
Middle row: Thomas, Rachel, Mary, Hannah and Margaret with Daisy in her arms.
Front row: Greta, Violet.
Not shown on this picture is William the last and final baby of this generation of the Codling family. We are also advised (by Sandra Payne) that Indiana married Sarah’s great uncle Joseph William Cook in 1914. Mavis Gray advises that Hannah married Albert Gray (her mother-in-law) in 1919.
Ann Bland told us: ”Lovely to see the photograph of the Codling Family. Violet Codling was my Gran. She married Edward Miller from Danby.They had two children Allen and Margaret both still living.Lizzie married a Newton, Maggie married a Bulman, Ike was killed in a mining accident at Tin City in 1910, Thomas and Matthew married the Thurlow sisters from Boulby Banks Farm. Tom married Georgina and Mattie married Ada. Matthew died of Typhoid in 1913 at Great Ayton.Hannah married a Gray and Greta married Herbert Dowson. Richard and Anastasia’s daughter Stella was a Health visitor at Whitby and won the MBE. She died just recently.”
Vicky Dawson assists with: “Richard was my grandfather. He married Anastasia Elliott and they had 9 children: Margaret, Mary, Stella, Anne, Bessie, Richard, Phillippa, Thomas (my dad) and Anastasia. Of these nine children, the youngest three are still with us. I am one of seven children. Me and my siblings all live in the Whitby area.” Peter Codling comments: “Tom Codling in the back row was my Great Grandfather who married my Great Grandmother Georgina Thurlow. Ike the Coldstream Guard was my granddad.” Joan Dickens adds: “I lived at No. 3 Glenfield Terrace, East Loftus. Number 2 Glenfield was where Tom Codling who married to Georgina Thurlow. They had six sons and one daughter. Isabel was six months older than me. We played in our back yard. There was Alan, Ike, Steven, he won a war medal. Ike was a Coldstream Guard and very handsome. Then there was Raymond, Alick, and the youngest was Dennis, who use to play in our backyard as well. Mrs Codling was a member of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Arlington Street.” Janet Wilson (nee Codling) adds: “I am Thomas and Georgina’s grand daughter. Denis was my father. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Dickens at number 3. Mr. Dickens did one of his magic shows at one of our children’s parties in Liverton village hall probably n the early 1960’s. I had seven uncles, you missed out Sydney. There is a photograph in our loft of your wedding day.” Peter Codling asked: “Do you remember my Dad, Steve Codling son of Ike? Do you have any photographs of times that he visited Yorkshire?” Janet Wilson answered: “I remember one of Ikes sons visiting us when I was quite small. He was with his wife/fiance called Girda.” Peter Codling replied with: “That was my Uncle John (my Dad’s brother) and his Dutch wife to be, my Aunt Girda, they emigrated to New Zealand.” Whilst Ann Jackson commented: “I have Elizabeth Thurlow 1799-1862 in my family tree. She lived at Boulby and married John Hall. They had a daughter Isabella who is my great, great grandmother. I don’t know if there is a connection?”
Image courtesy of Kate Patton (nee Dowson) for this image and details. Also thanks to Sandra Payne, Mavis Gray, Ann Bland, Vicky Dawson, Peter Codling, Joan Dickens, Janet Wilson and Ann Jackson for the updates.
These fairies are in the grounds of the Carlin How Club hall I know that one of the fairies is a Tremain. Were you there or can you name any of the fairies and what was the occasion? Sheila Cotterill advises: “My maiden name is Hibbert (nee Glasper) my grandmother was Mary Ann Pearson of Carlin How. I have a photograph of one of the fairies but no name; it is the fairy in the middle of your fairy group photograph. I would like contact with any Pearson family member; doing my family research.”George Tremain has assisted with the following comment: “Further to my earlier comment the girl in the picture is Kathleen Mary Tremain ( nee Young ) my mother. she is standing directly behind just to the left behind the seated girl as you look at the picture.”
Image courtesy of George Tremain, thanks to Sheila Cotterill for the comment and George Tremain for the update.
These ladies are in the Congregational Church Loftus, we don’t know all of the ladies names but some of them are (left to right): ??, ??, Mrs Benson, ??, Mrs Middleton (of Arbroath House), ??, Mrs Wood (her husband George Wood could often be seen in and around Loftus sitting at his easel painting beautiful water colours), ??, ??, Mrs Jackson. Can you name the remaining ladies. Image courtesy of Mrs Waton and thanks to Eric Jackson for the update.
An outing from Skinningrove Methodist chapel; George Tremain tells us: ”After some research I now believe I can identify some of the members of this group. On the back group standing 3rd in is Charles Hall, 5th from left with moustache is Joseph Easton and with her arm linked to his I believe is Emily Jemson his step granddaughter. Second from the right standing is Priscilla Easton who had formerly been Priscilla Jemson until her husband William Jemson was killed in a mining accident. Second row from the front 3rd from the right as you look kneeling is Mary Jemson kneeling.” There are also other members of the Hall/Jemson family on the photograph as all seemed to have strong links with the church. Tony Nicholson advises: “Fred Nicholson is crouching at front on far left. He married Clara Hall. Worked as deputy in ironstone mines but then started his own business with Mr Petty (Nicholson and Petty). The photograph must be somewhere around 1910-20.” Ruth White advises: “Joseph Easton was my three times great grandad. My father George was born in 1918 in Margrove Park and his sister was born in 1914 at Margrove, he never knew any of his blood family. His mum died when he was six weeks old. My father was looked after by the families called Toes and Tansley. This photograph is the first to be seen of any of Dad’s family. I was born in 1956 and remember going to the Tansleys in Margrove when I was about 8 years old. Trying to find Dad’s sister or any other members of the Easton family, since then I have been to Margrove and taken photographs of where Dad was born and of the church where his mum and dad where married and sadly where his mum is buried. My fathers parents where George Easton and Eva Emma Easton, (nee Waller). Thank you for showing the photograph; I was very moved when I found the web site last night.”
Image courtesy of George Tremain; thanks to George Tremain, Tony Nicholson and Ruth White for the updates.
Easington church to be precise, do you know the missing name?
Back row: ??, Mr Taylor, Rev. Waton, Front row: Myra Dowson, Gertie Severs, Mrs. Weatherell, Mrs. Ashby, Mrs. Taylor (organist at the church for many years), Mrs. Ethel Robinson, Mrs. Spenceley, Joan Spenceley , Elizabeth Ferrer, Mrs. Thompson.
Emma Wright advises: “Mrs Ethel Robinson was my great grandmother, she lived in East Loftus (while I was young) and died around 1984 I think.” David Bertram tells us: ”Joan Spenceley still lived in Morehead Terrace in the very late 1970s with her aged father Tom; she worked in the summers at the Bungalow Hotel, Sandsend.” Pamela Mcvay confirms: ” Yes Emma It is your great grandmother, and my grandmother. The first person on the top left is I think her husband Wilf Robinson. They were both in the church choir at Easington for many years.”
Image courtesy of Mrs Waton and thanks for the names go to Betty Ferrer, Emma Wright, David Bertram and Pamela Mcvay for the updates.
Mrs Waton is standing on the right and we understand that clothing had been collected by the Scouts. Do you recognise anyone in the photograph? John Preston tells us: ”The lady left of picture (non-uniform) is Ethel Robinson (her husband was called Wilf)”, Pamela Mcvay, confirms this fact – it’s her grandmother – and called her “nanna!” Carol Barwick suggests: ”Second lady on the left is Sister Greta”.
Image courtesy of Mrs Lillian Waton and many thanks to John Preston for the update; also many thanks to Pamela Mcvay and Carol Barwick for further names.
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