Edwardian Times
The Walsh Family of Bessemer Street 1908
Back Row: Tom, Paddy, Jim, Andrew
Middle: Mary, Andrew Walsh, John, Margaret nee Tierney, Winnie.
Front Row: Michael, Joe, Bill
Maggie Walsh later Pattison was born in 1909 and in 1911 they were all living in Victoria Road.
Her mother Margaret Tierney was living in 117 Bessemer St at the time of her marriage to Andrew of 43 North St South Bank in 1887
in St Mary's Chapel Grangetown. Andrew Walsh himself was born in the Swinford parish of County Mayo in 1856 and his mother was a McManus. courtesy of Tony Walsh
Back Row: Tom, Paddy, Jim, Andrew
Middle: Mary, Andrew Walsh, John, Margaret nee Tierney, Winnie.
Front Row: Michael, Joe, Bill
Maggie Walsh later Pattison was born in 1909 and in 1911 they were all living in Victoria Road.
Her mother Margaret Tierney was living in 117 Bessemer St at the time of her marriage to Andrew of 43 North St South Bank in 1887
in St Mary's Chapel Grangetown. Andrew Walsh himself was born in the Swinford parish of County Mayo in 1856 and his mother was a McManus. courtesy of Tony Walsh
The
Coronation of King George V Celebrations JUNE 1911
Whitworth Road, main street and shopping centre for Grangetown in June 1911
decked out to celebrate the Coronation of King George V
decked out to celebrate the Coronation of King George V
Cranemen of Bolckow Vaughan? - courtesy of Jean Thomas via Jim Keenan
The man second from right on the front row is John Thomas a cranedriver at Bolckow Vaughan's ironworks in the 1900's is the grandfather of Jean Thomas who supplied this picture. Perhaps some of you will recognise a relative of yours in this group.
My understanding also is that William 'Twig' Short ( our VC from Vaughan Street) - was so called because he always had a twig in his mouth, and I think he was a craneman. He looks suspiciously like the lad on the back row third from left. I wonder? Or is it the lad next to him?
The man next to both of them, third from right on back row, looks like Billy Noteyoung.
Also the first man in the middle row, looks like John Watson, the one armed runner from Bolckow Terrace who won dozens of trophies for sprinting.
This is certainly a wonderful photo with faces so familiar. Thanks Jean.
The man second from right on the front row is John Thomas a cranedriver at Bolckow Vaughan's ironworks in the 1900's is the grandfather of Jean Thomas who supplied this picture. Perhaps some of you will recognise a relative of yours in this group.
My understanding also is that William 'Twig' Short ( our VC from Vaughan Street) - was so called because he always had a twig in his mouth, and I think he was a craneman. He looks suspiciously like the lad on the back row third from left. I wonder? Or is it the lad next to him?
The man next to both of them, third from right on back row, looks like Billy Noteyoung.
Also the first man in the middle row, looks like John Watson, the one armed runner from Bolckow Terrace who won dozens of trophies for sprinting.
This is certainly a wonderful photo with faces so familiar. Thanks Jean.