A crib from Aunt Annie to Jack

This came from Ada's archive, so Jack must be her son and Aunt Annie her sister Annie Precious. Comparing the writing on the back with my earlier post of the 1925 picture of Annie and her daughters shows that Annie (identifying herself only as "mother") had written the names and ages on the back.

Ada out after dark

I don't know where this is. There is a block of flats just visible in the top left corner of the picture. That actually eliminates a few places; it is not in Crown Lane, or near where either of her sons lived.

Ada and Bill in their back garden

At 1 Crown Lane, Chislehurst.

Ada and Bill's Marriage Certificate

You will notice that St. Mary's Church is shown as being in the district of Sidcup and there is no mention of Chislehurst. At the time, Chislehurst was part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District Council. In 1965, boundary changes saw Chislehurst become part of the London Borough of Bromley, while Sidcup went to the London Borough of Bexley. Ada's address is given as 3 Rectory Place, The Common, Chislehurst.

Ada and Bill's Wedding

On 13 April 1961, Ada Mackie married for a second time to become Mrs William Warden. Here are some pictures of their wedding at St. Mary's Church, Chislehurst. That's my father Don with the moustache and Aunt Celia in the role of bridesmaid. Uncle Jack was no doubt behind the camera so not actually seen here. I think the best man must be "F.J. Moran" - one of the witnesses named on the marriage certificate. The wedding was quite a low key affair. I don't now remember why, but only dad attended the wedding, not the rest of us.

Bert's Grave

St. Mary's Church, Chislehurst. I visited recently and found the stonework is now in a rather sorry state. Once the weather improves, I shall return with a bucket and scrubbing brush to clean it up.

Trench Art (3)

This time the design is "Not Absent in Thoughts" and the inscription on the back "Wishing you many happy returns of the day from Rose, Mark. Will write later."

Update. See posting of 24 May 2009 "An obituary - Rose Finestone". From this, I deduce that the card was sent to Bill Warden's sister Rose from her husband (or maybe then her intended) Mark Finestone.

Further update 14 May 2020. Reading the text again, it is clear that it is not to Rose from Mark, but from Mark and Rose to someone else. The most likely recipient in this case would be Rose's sister Bill, since it was found among his effects. I am now happy to report that I have made contact with one of Mark and Rose's great-grandsons and have passed the card on to him so it will stay in the family.