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  1. Frank Parker

    Foster Bros home at Four Oaks!

    My pleasure Jenny. When is a Woman NOT buying shoes?! :D I didn't know nothing about the Four Oaks private estate until I went for the interview on it! You are right about the houses! Walking down Wentworth Road I felt I should be driving a Rolls instead! That old house you mentioned sounds...
  2. Frank Parker

    Foster Bros home at Four Oaks!

    Hi again Jenny thought you might want to know that the late William Henry (known as Harry) Foster, previous owned Deerwood Grange prior to it becoming a nursing home. Harry was born in 1880 and died in 1960. Harry and his Wife Dora moved into Deerwood in 1923 with their four , maybe five...
  3. Frank Parker

    Foster Bros home at Four Oaks!

    Hi Jenny, Thank you and it is my pleasure! :)
  4. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Bren you are a diamond, thank you! ;)
  5. Frank Parker

    Foster Bros home at Four Oaks!

    Just an update to say that I had a letter published in the Sutton Observer regarding this and I was forwarded a reply from one of the Fosters Great Grandchildren! :beam: He as put me in touch with his Uncle who as photographs etc. and I am to collect some things soon researched for me at Sutton...
  6. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Hi Bren. Joanne was born on 13th Jan 1994 at Heartlands Hospital. Her middle name is Katherine. Don't worry if you can't find it. :) I found out today that Pam Devlin is not a Devlin but presumably an Allcott as Mom had her before she got married by a different partner. Regarding my Uncles...
  7. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Thanks. Joanne was born on Jan 6th 1994 I think? I will try and find out the rest today. :)
  8. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Cheers Bren. :) James Adam Parker was born on December 30th 1985 I think? :rolleyes:
  9. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Ohhhhhh lol! :D Cheers! :)
  10. Frank Parker

    Parker

    No worries Bren, you take as long as you need, I am really grateful to you! :) Yvonne had Mark before she married Mick. I think he just took the name on when she married?! I thought Mark was born in Birmingham, oh well what do I know! LOL. I have found someone who is related to the Allcott's...
  11. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Hi Bren, thanks for that. Mom told me Pam was 2 years older than Yvonne so I presume she was born a Devlin and that is right! I wonder if Mom got it wrong and she was in fact 2 years younger than Yvonne? Mom said she was 12 when she died, she died in a swimming pool accident. She was brought...
  12. Frank Parker

    Townsend

    Hi Baron. Nope none of them yet but who knows? :)
  13. Frank Parker

    Percival

    I am trying to find out if there are any Percival's out there that may have Catherine Percival, Bill Percival, Nora Percival, Dick Percival, Thomas Percival and Florence Percival in their Family Tree somewhere? This is all connected to my Family Tree! Bill was married. Nora was married...
  14. Frank Parker

    Townsend

    I am trying to find out if there are any Townsend's out there that may have Beatrice Violet Townsend, B 1916, D 1977, Laura Townsend and Albert Townsend in their Family Tree somewhere? This is all connected to my Family Tree! Beatrice married Oliver G Allcott, B 1910, D 1940. Laura...
  15. Frank Parker

    Allcott

    I am trying to find out if there are any Allcott's out there that may have Oliver G Allcott, B 1910, D 1940, Violet Allcott, Fred Allcott and possibly Sarah Allcott in their Family Tree somewhere? This is all connected to my Family Tree! Oliver married Beatrice Violet Townsend, B 1916, D 1977...
  16. Frank Parker

    Woolley

    I am trying to find out if there are any Woolley's out there that may have Beatrice Violet Townsend, B 1916, d 1977, Laura Townsend or Albert Townsend in their Family Tree somewhere? Their Mother's maiden name was Woolley! This is all connected to my Family Tree! Beatrice married Oliver G...
  17. Frank Parker

    Wallace Eleanor (Nellie) Jane - 1870 - 1948

    Eleanor AKA Nellie, born 1870, was a famous music hall performer and married William Henry Liddy, he died in 1921. They had a Daughter named Nora who died just before Nellie in 1948. Nellie had just performed at the Royal Command Performance weeks before she died. It is believed she is...
  18. Frank Parker

    Nanny Parker!

    Here is a photo of my Mom's Mom and my Uncle David when she was on leave. I don't know where she served and the quality isn't great (I tried to improve it the best I could) but I thought I would share it with you anyway! :)
  19. Frank Parker

    Parker

    Cheers Bren. Here's the other information I have as well: My Sisters and their kids: Pamela Devlin, B 1955, D 1967. Yvonne Marie Devlin (known as Parker), B 17/07/57, has 2 children - Mark William Parker but is known as Skinner since Yvonne got married to Michael Skinner, Marriage unknown...
  20. Frank Parker

    Parker

    LMAO :Dancedancer01:
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