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Herbert Hassack and Ruby Penrose?

The Archive would welcome assistance in identifying the gentleman in this image. Christina Hobson has told the Archive: “I have this old family photograph, but I am not sure who these people are. My guess is that the man is my great uncle Herbert Hassack, born in Marske in 1888. And possibly the woman is his fiancée Ruby (Robina) Penrose, born in Brotton about 1886. Herbert was killed in World War I so they never married. Perhaps someone in Ruby’s family might recognise her in this photograph? I would be grateful for any help with this”. The Archive can trace Herbert Hassack, whose parents George and Harriet were living in Dale Street, New Marske in 1911; Herbert was a Driver with 76th Battery, 10th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and died 11th June 1915 in fighting on River Karun, Persia (modern day Iran).

Can anybody assist in this identification?

Image and information courtesy of Christina Hobson; additional information via Ancestry and Find My Past. 

Skinningrove Lads and Russell Cup 1938

This photograph of Skinningrove lads came in an envelope entitled “Russell Cup 1938”, it is known that the Russell Cup was always played at Loftus Cricket Club, the Archive would welcome assistance in identifying all in the picture, as well as a location and reasons.

Back row ??, ??, Bob Simpson

Middle row Jack Simmons, Herbert Saunby, Dick Webster

Front row, Joe Scott, Billy Andrew, ??.

Image and names to date courtesy of Colin Hart (and Phil Saunby).

March 1948

Michelle Robinson tells us this happy couple are : ”My dad’s mum and dad; Vera and Herbert Robinson” obviously at their wedding March 27th 1948. The date was written on back of this photograph loaned to us by Michelle Robinson.

Image courtesy of Michelle Robinson.

Buffs

The Buffs (Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes) pay their respects at Loftus War Memorial, late 1920s. Julie Riddiough believes: ”The man stood behind the man with the wreath looks exactly like my great great granddad Herbert W. Riddiough.  He was a founder member of the Cleveland RAOB.”

Image courtesy of Alan Richardson and thanks to Julie Riddiough for that update.

Blacksmiths Roxby

The Blacksmiths Shop at Roxby, with the distinctive entrance in the shape of a horseshoe, with the date 1858 above the arch. The Blacksmith is now known to be Mr Severs.  Carole Ann Leslie tells us: ”That photograph was not taken in the year 2000, as Mr Herbert Severs had died 20 years or more before that. The horse looks very much like Dolly, my Father and uncle Robert’s working, or cart horse as they were called. Their farm; Home Farm was just down the hill in Roxby. It will be around 1946 I would think”. Oliver Richardson has told us: ” I am not sure why the year 2000 was attached to it. My father probably took it in the 1950s or 1960s”.

Image courtesy of Alan Richardson, thanks to Carole Ann Leslie and Oliver Richardson for the updates.

Warsett School – 1996 – Form 11M

Back row: John Honeyman, Craig Herbert, Gareth Breckon, Vicki Sherran, Jaclyn Barnes, Daniel Wilson, Robbie Stevenson.
Middle row: Paul Hutchinson, Peter Johnson, Peter Robinson Sarah Overfield, Tracy Marshall, Matthew Jackson, Mark Atkinson, Jamie Manning.
Front row: Sarah Harrison, Mark Taberner, Sarah Postgate, Daniel Shepherd, Mrs A. McKenna (form tutor), Martin Wildmore, Daniel Hewitt, Caroline Clark, Erika Readman.

Image courtesy of Lee Archer.

Samuel’s Election

An election meeting on behalf of Herbert Samuel, Liberal candidate. Elected to Parliament in 1902, He had several posts in the Government, including Home Secretary, and Postmaster General, very appropriately standing next to Loftus Post Office. Mary Bielby tells us:”Despite popular belief Leon Brittain was not the the first Loftus MP to hold a Cabinet office, Herbert Samuel (Mr or Sir!) was about sixty or seventy years ahead of him!” Herbert Samuel was knighted in 1920; the placard proclaims ’Boots instead of Beer’, perhaps he is being supported by the Temperance Movement.

Bill Danby in ”Skelton-in-Cleveland in History” tells us: ” The Labour MP, Keir Hardie made a speech at Marske in favour of a Labour candidate in Cleveland and the Miners Association held a meeting in Saltburn, but in the end no representative was put forward. This displeased many in the Independent Labour Party, one of their leaders calling Samuel a ”plutocratic Jew”, because he was an Oxford man, who had been left a lot of money by his banker father. In the end it was a 2 horse race with Herbert Samuel gaining 5.834 votes to the Conservative, Geoffrey Drage’s 3,798. Samuel retained the Cleveland seat until 1918, serving later as Postmaster General and then Home Secretary. In the following years he was High Commissioner to Palestine 1920/25 and involved in the creation of Israel, led an inquiry into the Mining Industry, leader of the Liberal Party, made a Viscount in 1937 and died at the age of 93 in 1963.”

Image courtesy of Mary Bielby and many thanks for the update regarding Cabinet Ministers. Also many thanks to Bill Danby for information from the Skelton website.

Loftus – Zetland Road

Frederick W. Bothroyd – Watchmaker and Jeweller – 5 Zetland Road, Loftus is listed in the 1901 Census, but not in 1891. Jayne tells us: ”The image is of Frederick William Bothroyd standing proudly in his shop. His brother Herbert Bothroyd shared the premises and operated a cycle shop, hence the tires in the front window. F.W. Bothroyd set up his watchmaking/jewellery business at Loftus in c1890 on the High Street. He moved premises to Zetland Road by 1894, first at 27 Zetland Road and then at 5 Zetland Road until 1914.” This image possibly dates from the mid 1890’s. This is based upon records which indicate he married in 1892 and by 1901 had three children, the eldest being Richard 6 years of age. The site is now occupied by a cafe and amusement arcade. Interesting that the next door way to the right of the image leads to ”refreshment rooms”. Barrie Durrent advises: “I have a 20 inch wall clock made by F. W. Bothroyd. It was given to me over 40 years ago, by an old resident of Loftus , Wilf Swales, who died many years ago. I was told that the clock once hung in Loftus Town Hall and was scraped as it no longer worked. I cleaned it found out what the problem was and had it repaired by a friend from the British Museum. I have recently had the clock cleaned and the repairer asked me if I knew anything of the clocks history and a Google search led me to your wonderful archive. My wife was born in Loftus and I have some beautiful memories of Yorkshire and my son spent most of his school holidays with his Grandparents at Ings Farm.” John Dickinson tells the Archive: “I inherited a F. W. Bothroyd clock from my Great Grandad (a Mr George Bower who lived in Skelton), I think it originally came from Brotton Working Men’s Club, I think he came by the clock due to refurbishment of the Club. The clock is 12 inches in diameter which is in a hexagon wood moulded wood case which extends down to incorporate a Pendulum which is 4 inches in diameter which is brass. From being a young boy I loved this clock when we visited Grandad and Grandma’s and we’d sit there just listening to the clock ticking away no Radio or television on just the clock ticking.”

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council; many thanks to Jayne, Barrie Durrent and John Dickinson for the updates.

Codling Family

This family portrait of the Codling family was taken in about 1907.

Back row: Margaret (Maggie), Isaac (Ike), Richard (Dick), Elizabeth (Lizzie), Matthew (Mattie), Thomas (Tom), Indiana (Indie).

Middle row: Thomas, Rachel, Mary, Hannah and Margaret with Daisy in her arms.

Front row: Greta, Violet.

Not shown on this picture is William the last and final baby of this generation of the Codling family. We are also advised (by Sandra Payne) that Indiana married Sarah’s great uncle Joseph William Cook in 1914.  Mavis Gray advises that Hannah married Albert Gray (her mother-in-law) in 1919.

Ann Bland told us: ”Lovely to see the photograph of the Codling Family. Violet Codling was my Gran. She married Edward Miller from Danby.They had two children Allen and Margaret both still living.Lizzie married a Newton, Maggie married a Bulman, Ike was killed in a mining accident at Tin City in 1910, Thomas and Matthew married the Thurlow sisters from Boulby Banks Farm. Tom married Georgina and Mattie married Ada. Matthew died of Typhoid in 1913 at Great Ayton.Hannah married a Gray and Greta married Herbert Dowson. Richard and Anastasia’s daughter Stella was a Health visitor at Whitby and won the MBE. She died just recently.”

Vicky Dawson assists with: “Richard was my grandfather. He married Anastasia Elliott and they had 9 children: Margaret, Mary, Stella, Anne, Bessie, Richard, Phillippa, Thomas (my dad) and Anastasia. Of these nine children, the youngest three are still with us. I am one of seven children. Me and my siblings all live in the Whitby area.” Peter Codling comments: “Tom Codling in the back row was my Great Grandfather who married my Great Grandmother Georgina Thurlow. Ike the Coldstream Guard was my granddad.” Joan Dickens adds: “I lived at No. 3 Glenfield Terrace, East Loftus. Number 2 Glenfield was where Tom Codling who married to Georgina Thurlow. They had six sons and one daughter. Isabel was six months older than me. We played in our back yard. There was Alan, Ike, Steven, he won a war medal. Ike was a Coldstream Guard and very handsome. Then there was Raymond, Alick, and the youngest was Dennis, who use to play in our backyard as well. Mrs Codling was a member of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Arlington Street.” Janet Wilson (nee Codling) adds: “I am Thomas and Georgina’s grand daughter. Denis was my father. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Dickens at number 3. Mr. Dickens did one of his magic shows at one of our children’s parties in Liverton village hall probably n the early 1960’s. I had seven uncles, you missed out Sydney. There is a photograph in our loft of your wedding day.” Peter Codling asked: “Do you remember my Dad, Steve Codling son of Ike? Do you have any photographs of times that he visited Yorkshire?” Janet Wilson answered: “I remember one of Ikes sons visiting us when I was quite small. He was with his wife/fiance called Girda.” Peter Codling replied with: “That was my Uncle John (my Dad’s brother) and his Dutch wife to be, my Aunt Girda, they emigrated to New Zealand.” Whilst Ann Jackson commented: “I have Elizabeth Thurlow 1799-1862 in my family tree. She lived at Boulby and married John Hall. They had a daughter Isabella who is my great, great grandmother. I don’t know if there is a connection?”

Image courtesy of Kate Patton (nee Dowson) for this image and details. Also thanks to Sandra Payne, Mavis Gray, Ann Bland, Vicky Dawson, Peter Codling, Joan Dickens, Janet Wilson and Ann Jackson for the updates.

‘D’ Company

The men of “D” Company, LDV (Local Defence Volunteers or Look, Duck and Vanish); the Home Guard as they would have been known in the Second World War.

Back row: Albert Downs, Fred Butterworth, Dennis Pinkney, Wilf Harcourt

Middle row: Eric Davidson, Jim Husband, Gus Swales, Herbert Stevenson, Stan Butterworth

Front row: Fred Chapman, Bob Goldby, Jack(John Ernest) Metcalf, Jack Hyde, T Wicks (later Major Wicks), Cyril Lynford.

Angela Cockburn tell us: ”John Ernest Metcalf (my grandfather) owned a bakery in Carlin How in the 1960s.”

Thanks to Derick Pearson for many names, also Angela and Bob Dunn for the update on names.