Ernest James ‘Jim’ Partridge
Ernest James ‘Jim’ Partridge (1939-2018) was born on 15 August in Ynysmeudwy, one of two children. His father died when he was very young and he chose never to speak about his childhood. He worked briefly as a machinist, where he met Wendy whom he married in 1959. He applied...
Ernest Powell
Ernest Walter Powell (1931 – 2020) was born in Cardiff on the 18th July 1931 to Walter and Queenie. He had two younger siblings, Trevor and Barbara. They grew up during the second world war with their father away in the army for long periods. Ernest attended Splott Road School,...
Evelyn Hills
Evelyn Hills (1916 – 2017) was born Evelyn Morgan on 13 May in Dulwich, the eldest of two girls. Evelyn enrolled on a secretarial course and then went to work for the Westminster Bank. During World War Two, she was an active fire watcher. Evelyn was a keen gardener and...
Fay Lima
Fay Lima (1934 – 2017) was born Fay Stokes in Barry on 15 February. She was the second of four children. She worked as an usher at the Theatre Royal and through this met her husband Gilbert. They had six children: Robert, Lena, Tony, Maxine, Margaret, and Nick. They later...
Flora Pearce
Florence Vera Pearce was born on 1st October 1916 in Brixton, London. She married her first husband, Fred, in 1937 and they had three daughters – two of whom died. They adopted a son and, after the war, had twin girls. During the war the family were evacuated to Somerset,...
Frances Winch
Frances Girbow Winch (1931–2019) was born in Coventry in 1931, the only daughter of Dinah and Arthur Girbow. Frances went to grammar school before studying History at Bedford College, London, after which she qualified as a teacher. Her first teaching job was at Thistley Hough School in Stoke on Trent...
Frank Edward Brown
Frank Edward Brown (1950 – 2017) was born in Ramsgate on 12 February, the eldest of three boys. He studied at the School of Architecture, following this with a Master’s degree from University College of London and a PhD from the Open University. Frank spent some time working as an...
Frank Guilfoyle
Frank Guilfoyle (1936 – 2020) was born on 12th January 1936. He lost his father when he was young and was raised by his mother, Mary and step-father, Joe. He was one of fourteen children. After leaving the local Catholic school, he worked as an apprentice projectionist and then made...
Frankie Karena Murison
Frankie Karena Murison (1956 – 2017) was born in Kingsbury, London on 28 December, the eldest of her mother’s four children. She joined the police at 18 before undertaking several other jobs with her last a role as Staff Welfare Officer at Varndean College. Frankie enjoyed musical theatre, walking, and...
Freda Sack
Freda Ann Sack (1951-2019) was born in Middlesex to Bernard and Betty. The family soon moved to Kent. She had a younger sister, Linda. Freda went to Maidstone College of Art to study Typographic Design. It was during this time that she met John, whom she married in 1972, a...
Freda White
Freda White was born in Yiewsley in Middlesex on 7th January 1927, the fourth of six children to Fred and Elizabeth Robinson. Growing up she enjoyed the freedom of the countryside and also experienced city life in Nottingham visiting her aunt and uncle. When Freda was 9 the family moved...
Frederick Richardson
Frederick ‘George’ Richardson (1927-2019) was born in a small village in rural Cambridgeshire. He was the oldest of four children. From a very early age, George worked on farms, along with the rest of his family. At school, he passed his eleven plus exam but the family could not afford...
Gail Scott
Gail Scott (1955 – 2024) grew up in Sowerby Bridge with her siblings Deborah, Angela, Steven, Duncan and Mark. In 1987 Gail gained a BA in Humanities from Huddersfield Polytechnic. She had various jobs including in 1973 working on a kibbutz in Israel, and she spent a year working on...
Gareth Davies
Gareth Bowen Davies (1943–2019) and his twin sister, Mair, were born in Tonypandy. Their mother Gerith Mair, died during childbirth. The twins were brought up by their maternal grandparents until their father, Dai, returned from the Army after the war. Gareth left school at 15 and became an apprentice painter...
Garry John Apps
Garry John Apps (1964 – 2022) was born in Chartham, Kent on 15th July 1964 to Fred and Jean Apps, the youngest brother of Les, Martin and Linda. He attended Chatham primary and secondary schools. Garry worked for various Estate Agents in Canterbury, as a drinks representative for United Distillers,...
Garry Kevin Quinn
Garry Kevin Quinn was born in London on 22nd October 1971 and had four siblings. Garry trained as a cabinet maker and joiner which became his trade, working for various firms across London. Garry loved the countryside, the sea and animals. In 2014, with his partner Angela they moved to...
Gavin John Phillips
Gavin John Phillips (1946 – 2024) was born in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland to Arthur and Norah Phillips on 15th October 1946. When Gavin was a baby his mother travelled across Europe with his twin sisters, Wendy and Carole to Hamburg where his father was stationed. Returning to Ireland...
Gaye Elizabeth Whistlecraft
Gaye Elizabeth Bohane was born on 5th December 1957 in Tunbridge Wells. With less than three years between them, Gaye was close to her two elder brothers, Phil and Bruno. Her passion for gardens and cooking were inspired by her parents, and from her childhood she loved cats. Gaye loved...
Geoffrey Berry
Geoffrey Berry, Geoff, was born on 14th June 1947 in Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, to George and Elsie Berry, with elder sisters Barbara and Sonia and later, a younger brother Philip to whom Geoff remained very close. At school Geoff preferred practical subjects and in his spare time pursued his fascination...
Geoffrey Kidson
Geoffrey Kidson (1927–2019) was born near Wolverhampton to Norman and Vera. He had a younger brother, John. Geoffrey won a scholarship to Wolverhampton Grammar School. He then went to Merton College, Oxford, to study ancient literature, history and philosophy. After university, he did two years’ National Service, as a Pilot...
Geoffrey Tomlinson-Roe
Geoffrey Tomlinson-Roe (1928 – 2019) was born on 13 July 1928 at Chalkdale Workhouse, near Hitchin. His mother, Joyce Tomlinson, was unmarried and reluctantly gave him up for adoption by Reverend Alfred Roe, and his wife Nellie. He attended Wilshire Dacre Primary school and Old Hale Way Secondary School. After...
George Edward Moore
George Edward Moore was born on 10th January 1947 to George and Isa. Known as ‘Nobby’ by his older sister Renee and younger sister Anne, George was brought up in Bow, London, and later Dagenham, where he attended Eastbrook Secondary School. At 15 he was apprenticed to a local butcher. ...
George Francis Clive Veness
Known as Clive as a young man, George Veness was born in Tunbridge Wells to Jack and Olive on 4th September 1947, and had a sister, Sheila. He studied engineering, but gave that up to follow his passion – music, initially working in Tottenham for George Rogers Ltd, a piano...
George Huck
George Huck (1955-2016) was born in England but the family moved to Glasgow when he was a baby. He worked as a hospital engineer in Glasgow and in the Middle East before returning to the UK in 2000. As a youth, George went on a number of Glasgow Corporation subsidized...
