A family in the woods
Courtesy of: A Forester. Uploaded: August 2010
An unknown group in the Forest of Dean woodland.
This card was postedby "W S" in Coleford in 1922 to Miss Woodman of Gorseinon near Swansea. Like the Forest, Gorseinon had coal mines and tinplate works ( source: Wikipedia)
Does anyone recognise an ancestor?.
Joan Rosina Pritchard added: "... the 6th person from left is John Vaughan. He was my grandfather. He was a police officer in the Metropolitan police in London. The lady sitting on the bench 2nd right is his wife Alice Rosina Vaughan. She is holding a baby who was my father Douglas Lloyd Vaughan. The lady sitting in front of table with hands crossed on knee is John Vaughan's mother, my great grandmother, but I do'nt know her name . I do know that she was married to my great grandfather whose name was also John Vaughan. He was a Crown Woodman in the Forest of Dean. I do not think he is in the photo. I think some of the other people in the photo are of the Vaughan family but can't put names to them. I do know that Alice Rosina's maiden name was Billinghurst. If anyone has any other information on these people could you let me know".
Clare Wilks added (November 2010): "... My father-in-law Harold Wilks was most interested in this photograph. He recognised himself as the young fair haired boy sitting on the bench to the right of the lady with her hands crossed on her knee. He cannot remember her name either but she was the wife of his Great Uncle John Vaughan. Harold remembers how his Great Uncle John used the horse trap pictured to transport the family from Coleford to the Forest for picnics. There are various members of Harolds family in the photograph the names of which he recalls as follows:
From left 1 Mrs Salter the tailor's wife, 2 Sidney Jones, 3 lady not known, 4 male not known, friend of Jones family, 5 John Vaughan 6 Clarice Jones, 7 John Vaughan, 8 Ellen Wilks, 9 name not known, 10 Mr Salter, the tailor, 11 Mwfanny Jones, 12 Alice Vaughan holding baby Douglas Vaughan, 13 Eunice Jones.
The two boys at the front: left Ronald Wilks right Harold Wilks.
Harold's father, Police Sergeant George Wilks married Ellen Jones pictured above and had four boys Ronald, Harold, Vernon and Keith. Harold's grandfather Frederick N Jones married Mwfanny Vaughan a cousin of his Great Uncle John Vaughan. F N. Jones was a photographer and Harold thinks he may have taken the group photograph. Harold aged 94 and his wife Betty nee Morris have recently celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary. If Joan Pritchard would like any further information please feel free to contact me".
Joan further added: "Just thought I would add this photo as it shows my grandfather John Vaughan (top left ) and his wife my grandmother Alice Rosina with their child Douglas Lloyd Vaughan (my father). These peolpe are all in the original photo (above)".
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