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Village parade - comic book float - Dan Dare
Village parade - comic book float - Dan Dare - aka Mike Ransome
Henry Thirkettle - Relieving officer and Registrar for births, deaths etc.
Henry Thirkettle - Relieving officer and Registrar for births, deaths etc.
Henry was the son of John and Elizabeth Thirkettle and husband to Janet.
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Henry was the son of John and Elizabeth Thirkettle and husband to Janet.
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Janet Thirkettle nee Strickland
Janet Elizabeth Strickland married Henry Thirkettle 1883. They had nine children together. Janet died in the spring of 1935 at the age of 79.
Frederick Thirkettle
Frederick Thirkettle
Frederick was the son of Henry and Janet Thirkettle and husband to Annie Copping.
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Frederick was the son of Henry and Janet Thirkettle and husband to Annie Copping.
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Margaret Thirkettle
Maggie Thirkettle. Sister to Frederick and married to Hedley Rutter.
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Maggie Rutter nee Thirkettle driving her car.
Maggie Rutter with her car, 2nd June 1927. It is believed that she was the first lady driver in Stradbroke.
Transcription of part of a Petition to both Houses of Parliament by the governors of The Hoxne Union Workhouse dated 1837
Transcription of part of a Petition to both Houses of Parliament by the governors of The Hoxne Union Workhouse dated 1837 with regard to amendments to the Poor Law. The petition was dated 13th February 1837 and received on 19th February 1838.
Hedley Goshawk - The village barber.
Hedley Goshawk - The village barber. Hedley's nephew remembers,
", Hedley Goshawk, cutting someone's hair in his Stradbroke Barber's shop circa 1960 I guess. It looks as if it may well have been a photo taken for publication in a newspaper, perhaps.…
", Hedley Goshawk, cutting someone's hair in his Stradbroke Barber's shop circa 1960 I guess. It looks as if it may well have been a photo taken for publication in a newspaper, perhaps.…
Fred Coppings House in Church Street.
Fred Coppings House in Church Street. The old barn contained a special saw pit. MSDC gave permission for the barn to be replaced and the pit to be built over during early 2000s. Until that time the outside of the barn was used as a notice board for…
Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage. The Donor remembers,
"Lily Goshawk (nee Blinker) lived in Ivy Cottage (far end) after her husband Ronnie Goshawk died and she moved back to Stradbroke from East Dereham."
"Lily Goshawk (nee Blinker) lived in Ivy Cottage (far end) after her husband Ronnie Goshawk died and she moved back to Stradbroke from East Dereham."
Hedley and Harold Goshawk
Brothers Hedley and Harold Goshawk.
The Donor remembers,
"Hedley Goshawk and his brother Harold (taken in the late 70s I think). It was taken outside Hedley’s house in Church Street. Harold moved away in his late teens to work in London. He ended…
The Donor remembers,
"Hedley Goshawk and his brother Harold (taken in the late 70s I think). It was taken outside Hedley’s house in Church Street. Harold moved away in his late teens to work in London. He ended…
The wedding of Mr HC Goshawk and Miss GF Ling 1939
Newspaper report of the wedding of HC Goshawk and Miss GF Ling 1939.
The wedding of Jack Sherman and Dawn Ford.
News report in the Diss Mercury of The wedding of Jack Sherman and Dawn Ford dd 27th March 1959-
The wedding of Mr R Mower and Miss CEK Westrep
News report from the Diss Express dd 29th March 1968 on The wedding of Mr R Mower and Miss CEK Westrep.
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The Priory 1930
Webb Photograph: The Priory 1930. The earlier trellis has gone.
Bunny Austin, tennis player, was a frequent visitor. (hearsay)