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Hi,

The 1929 directory is interesting as Henry died in 1927. Eliza must have taken over the shop, she died in 1940 aged 83! My father remembers going to visit the shop in the early 40's and it was run by 3 spinster sisters he thinks, so possibly Henry & Eliza's daughters (Annie, Nellie & Maggie) carried on running it after Eliza died, i think.

The family were at Johnson street until some time between 1901 & 1905 when Henry stopped working in the iron works and became a newsagent in cross street.
John buckland Furmston & James Furmston are correct and i "found" them the other night.

Thanks again
David

Hi Carole,

Thanks, but yes i do have that info.

George Kenyon was my grandad and as he died so young (32) with my dad only 3, we know very little about his early years after the death of his mother in 1909.

regards
David

Hi Dawn,

Thanks for that.
The only other info we have (apart from the war graves site) is a newspaper cutting asking for information on George in 1919 after he had not returned from WW1 (we know now he died in 1918 as a POW). This gives an name and address as "Miss M Pritchard, 376 Worsley road, Winton". So i expect that this could be his next address after mayfield grove, but do not know when he moved or who Miss M Pritchard was?
The only other info i have is is his soon went and lived with hir aunt when he was constripted.

So the 2 address's for a lookup would be;
45 Mayfield road, Gorton &
376 Worsley road, Winton

Thanks & regards
David

Hi,
Thanks Harribobs & wizz123, it is the correct George, the name is often spelt with an E at the end.
Since posting i have found that George was a POW at Gustrow POW camp in the old east Germany before being buried at Tincourt.
I think the other 2 are his brothers, all from the Gorton area but can not find much more out about them.
regards DavidF

Hi,
Thanks for the lookups.
With Royle being a common name in the Manchester area, i may have to plan a day at the Manchester records office to progress this one!
 regards DavidF