Cyril Berry has been rescued!!!

[elsiegee1]

Cyril W A Berry, born 16/05/1909 in Alfreton, Belper, Derby.

I visited a car boot recently and found some papers left in the bottom of a cardboard box in the rain.

I had a quick look through and it has his work references from Ironville Boys School in Nottingham, The Jacksville Council School in Nottingham, James Oakes & Co colliery in Birmingham, his certificate from Birmingham City Police, family letters just after WWII, music exam results and what looks like a draft programme for a concert in which Cyril and what I presume to be his sister are listed.
Oh, and there is an A4 sized photograph with it too which I assume to be a family member.

All these came in the original envelope in which his police papers were sent to him, so it even includes his address in Birmingham after he left the police force.

I thought as it seemed to be the documentation of someone's life up to retirement, I should rescue it.

If anyone can prove they are connected to Cyril, or has any ideas about how I can find his descendants, please contact me via the forum.
Thanks
elsiegee 

[moscan]

Well done on the rescue, I hope you manage to find a relevant home for Cyril's papers..

I know how I would kill to get some papers like that on a member of my family needless to say I have very little...

well done again...

Mo

[cheshiremog]

Dear Elsiegee
Have just seen your post
Maybe I can help
I am the webmaster of the village website
http://www.jacksdale.org.uk
Maybe we could give you some publicity and launch an appeal
Or maybe with a bit more information we can make a local connection

(It is Jacksdale not Jacksville)

best wishes
Mog

[elsiegee1]

I have just dug out his papers again, and of course you are right, it is Jacksdale.

Any publicity would be helpful, I've had these for a while now and I worry that I will damage them somehow before they get to where they need to go!

By the way, his reference from Jacksdale School was written by the headmaster on 30/7/1929, but i can't make out the signature.

He also has another reference, written by either a Mr Clayton or Hayton, who lived at Clee Cottage in Jackdale (02/08/1929).

Thanks for any help
Elsiegee

[cheshiremog]

The head teacher of Jacksdale School would either have been George Stringfellow or Alec Pringle.

Mr Alfred Clayton is on our Jacksdale  website - look in the section - Jacksdale Memorial - WW1 served.  He lived at Clee Cottage Dixie Street Jacksdale. I am in touch with one of his family who would be very interested to see the reference.

I have the minutes of the Hospital  Committee 1938 in which a Miss G Berry of Laverick Rd Jacksdale is mentioned - you are welcome to a copy.

Will send more soon

[cheshiremog]

Dear Elsiegee

Do you know who Cyril married ? If he did marry - as he may well have married a local girl whose family are still in the village - a lot of the old families are still here.

I have just searched through all the old school photos we have to see if there is one of Cyril Berry but can not find one - but will ask a couple of other people who may have some old school photos.

We would love to see a copy of the photo of the relative that you have and could use this as the visual for the appeal.  Also the background to the photo may give us some clues, or we may even recognise the person.

Likewise a copy of the concert programme would be very interesting -as may be local. 

I think there is a PC Berry still local to the area - he used to write crime articles for one of the local papers - I will check it out.

I will pm you with my email address or you can use the contact section of the website

Carol

[cheshiremog]

Forgot to say

James Oakes & Co were a company local to Jacksdale - they owned numerous businesses - a clay works and several collieries - you will find reference to them on our website.

[elsiegee1]

Thanks for all this Mog, I will scan some things in and email them over to you for your perusal!
Elsie

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

What a nice thing you are all trying to do

In case it helps, this looks like his death registration,

Cyril Wilfred A BERRY    Jun 1999    Dudley    B47F  87
Birth Date: 16 May 1909 


I also found this,

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03qt/


Good Luck
Daisy