Regarding the date of the "accident", the photo has "Oct 1930" as the date it is taken, could possibly have been September 1930 but given my mother was born May 3rd 1931 her father would have to have been alive beginning of september 1930.
I know the photo and the interview make it seem like it stacks up but I still wonder if my grandmother embellished the story. My great uncle, (her brother) used to say she was a bit of a dreamer.
I am only just beginning to go through a whole lot of papers from my Mother's house, amongst them quite a few communications to people re Victor Thorne. Reading one email I see the Victor we have been focusing on definitly had connections with the local fairground, and definitly died in 1971. She had in fact managed to connect with relatives of Victor's.
It really does make the story of the accident/death a huge anomally.
I hope it gives you some measure of comfort that there are people on the other side of the world seeking to answer your questions.
Is the writing on the back of the postcard your grandmother's? I would expect it to be hers as it says 'my love'. No-one likes to be in her predicament...pregnant and unmarried...and she may have concocted a reason why 'her love' was unable to do the decent thing and marry her. But you are already wondering whether this was the case.
I am at work and we have no sound so I will listen to her link when at home.
Fingers crossed for a resolution...
Dotty
_________________ Family History is moo-sic to my ears!
I have assumed it is her handwriting as I found the photo in her collection but...now you mention it I have some old letters of her's - will compare.
I have just found another email of my mother's where someone describes Victor Thorne, I have another photo of man that fits the description - Nora descibes the gentleman in the picture as an aqauintance of her mother's who took her to see Al Jolson's "Sonny Boy". I am hoping to contact the writer of the email (dated 2006) to see if I can get them to look at the photo.
Nora say's in the recording "I never told mother who it was" referring to the father, well if the father was an aqauintance of her mother's for sure she wouldn't tell.
Yes I am very grateful for anything anyone on this forum finds out, but don't expect anyone to go to any trouble.
By the way, the gentleman is leaning against a car that i assume is his. The number plate is clearly visible. Does anyone know if it is possible to look up records of such things and ascertain the owner?
The number is: UW6815 and I think the year is about 1927 - 1930
Our local paper The Southport Visiter has a 'Look Back' coloumn which has old photos and asks for info. Maybe you could consider letting them have a copy of the gentleman and car and ask for info...what does anyone else think?
Dotty
_________________ Family History is moo-sic to my ears!
If you go to their web site they show the Look Back column. I know someone sent something in about my in laws. It did take a few months before it went into the paper but always worth a try
Don't know whether you have this information but I have been looking through Howard WW1 Military Records and came upon this.
James Howard c1881 Confectioner 16 Scaribrick Ave Southport.
Next of kin Wife Elizabeth nee Arcari married 1905
Two children listed Frederick James? 1906
Irene Antonia 15 March 1911
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