Personalities, Part I , Blisworth, Northamptonshire, UK.

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24-02   Joseph Westley, junior, who was an entrepreneur and builder of Blisworth Mill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

24-03  This picture and the next three pictures.

Emily Goodridge, wife of Richard Goodridge (Blacksmith)

 

 

 

 
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Mrs Goodridge, relatively young compared with previous pictures - studio photo.
24-06  Richard Goodridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

24-07   Ernest Burbidge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24-08    Fred Burbidge, owner of the sawmill on the High Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 
24-09   Frank Chester, the Gayton-based butcher.
24-10   Eva Carter (became Eva Stratton)
 

 

 

 

24-11   Eva Carter, monitress during the 1920's for the "babies" (induction class) at the Elm Tree Corner school.

 

 

 

 
24-12   Oliver Young - second generation of the Young family at the shop in the High Street.
24-13   Mr Hobbs - a baker who worked closely with the Westleys for many years.

 

 

 

 

24-14  William Sturgess and father Thomas.  Thomas Sturgess set up business at the vacated Westley bakehouse in the Stoke Road in 1895.  Later, William Sturgess had a new bakery built in the High Street next to Jasmine Cottage.  Read about the re-discovery of the oven there.

 

 

 

 

 

 
24-15  Thought to be Thomas Sturgess with his lorry at the gates of the bake house in Stoke Road.
24-15a   John George Faulkner - village postman outside No 72 High Street after his round.  Date 1940's.
24-16  A trusted tinker - name is lost!

Some of the Davis family (Stoke Road)

Picture circa 1900, location of the house unknown - windows not recognised at all.

At the back, right to left, Sarah Elizabeth Davis (married name became Waterman) daughter of Harriet and, in turn, her daughter Lilley Waterman (married name became Bonner).

At the front, on the left, Mary Davis (ne Darby) born c 1825 and next to her Harriet Davis (married name became Kirby).  Thus there are four generations of daughters here.

One of the other Davis girls was Caroline Jane who married a John William Knott from Suffolk, no relation the doctor Knotts at the Grafton Villas.

Isabella May Knott, born in Blisworth in 1883 to the Caroline Jane above and the grand- mother of Janet Ellis who kindly supplied these two photographs.

It seems quite likely that the character of Granny Davis below is related to these people but, as yet, the connection has not been confirmed.

 

 

24-17   Granny Davies, a story which Witty Whitlock told was that a Granny Davies was often called upon to do the final laying out of local deceased folk and that, once, as a young undertaker's son, he called on Granny Davies with a tiny coffin for a baby.  The story continues in an article on this website.

 

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