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 Michelle Robinson tells us this happy couple are : ”My dad’s mum and dad; Vera and Herbert Robinson” obviously at their wedding March 27th 1948. The date was written on back of this photograph loaned to us by Michelle Robinson. Image courtesy of Michelle Robinson.
Okay I have posted other people on the site now I post myself and some of my family, as the title says in October 1962.  Another wedding: Marjorie Foster, Fred Southwick, Syd Cockburn, Joan Waite, Maurice Hill, Barbara Southwick. Ann Jackson tells us: ” I worked with Sydney at North Ormesby Hospital and at Eston when we were both part of the District Nursing Team. A lovely man and a great nurse.Syd died recently and he will be sadly missed.”  Another wedding: Mr and Mrs Cockburn (groom’s parents), Syd Cockburn, Joan Waite, Bill & Annie Waite (bride’s parents).Image and details courtesy of John Waite.  This wedding image loaned to us by John Waite; the names he gave us were Granny Waite and Charlie Waite. Researches have revealed that it was in April 1929, Charles ‘Harry’ Waite married Susan Bainbridge, he was of course the grocery manager of the Co-op. Image and names courtesy of John Waite, additional details courtesy of Ancestry UK.  The bridal party at the wedding of Mr George Gordon Knaggs and Miss Elsie Mary Garnett in August 1939. The older local people will remember Gordon Knaggs as the owner of the Daisy Dairy in Loftus and Miss Garnett as the daughter of the undertaker Harry Garnett who lived in Carlin How. We now have an update and can identify all those in the picture, from left to right we have: Henry Knaggs (Groom’s father), Alice Knaggs (Groom’s mother), John Speechly, Florence Mary Knaggs (Groom’s sister), George Gordon Knaggs, Elsie Mary Garnett, Vincent Raspison (Best Man), Nora Gwendoline Garnett (Bride’s sister), Lilian Skilbeck (Groom’s aunt), Annie Garnett (Bride’s mother), Hannah Maymen, Arthur Garnett (Bride’s father). Image from a cuttings file held by the Archive; thanks to Howard Wilson for identification of all present.  This wedding group photo was taken in Tyne St, East Loftus, in 1930. The groom, Cyril Edwin Guite, is standing at the back with Sarah Elizabeth Guite (nee Hopper), and Richard Adamson Guite. Harry Bowers, Elizabeth Vincent (Harry’s wife) and the bride, Ivy Lilian Bowers, are in front. Image and details courtesy of Keith Bowers.  Two local people after their wedding in the 1948, taken outside Loftus Police Station. The wedding, between Dave Smith of Coronation Street, Carlin How and Maisie Rowland of West Road, Loftus took place on 7th August 1948. The ceremony was held in the Congregational Church and, as there was no frontage to the church, the photographs were taken, as Ray Brown tells us, outside Loftus police station. The bride’s guardians, Tom and Nellie Steyart, were close friends of Frank Watson the Police Inspector in charge at Loftus. Bridesmaids: Mrs. Ruby Johnson (Lindsley) cousin of the bride, Miss P. Tyreman, Miss T. R. Mintoft, Miss J. Baxter and Miss Eileen Money. Best Man: Mr Frank Liddiard. Ushers: Mr G. Rowland, Mr. J. R. Mintoft. The officiating clergy Rev. Maurice Clegg. Carole Benson advised the Archive: “My Mother is the bridesmaid on the far right, Ruby Johnson (born Ruby Lindsley) of Loftus; Maisie was her cousin.” Image courtesy of Joan Jemson, thanks for all that information and names to Ray Brown, Brian and Carole Benson (Johnson) for all the information.  The Brotton Women’s Institute in costume for a show. Anybody we know? Simon Chapman tells us: “The lady in the top hat to the right was Bessie ? the Post Lady, I think. Fourth from the right, lady in the back row is Mrs. Atkinson.” Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough and thanks to Simon Chapman for the update.  This is the wedding of Edward Isaac Money (Ted) and Caroline Smith (Carrie). Far left is Charles Powell Smith the bride’s brother, Nan Page friend of the bride, Ted and Carrie, Mary Smith niece of the bride and Jonathan Smith (Jonty) brother of the bride and father of Mary. The wedding took place at St. Helen’s Church Carlin How on the 11th November 1932, the couple then lived at Skinningrove before moving to East Loftus after being bombed out of their house in Skinningrove during in the Second World War. Image and information courtesy of Joan Jemson. |
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