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Unwanted Certificates & Artefacts / Re: Found: Gower-Rees Family Photo, from Bradford, Yorkshire
« on: Friday 12 October 18 17:22 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

Thanks for providing the additional details. Yes, I did in fact post the article in January 2016 and you'll find it here:

https://militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2016/01/02/remembering-rev-a-p-gower-rees-mc-the-football-parson/

There are links to some newspaper clippings which you might find interesting.

Thanks again,
Steve

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Unwanted Certificates & Artefacts / Re: Found: Gower-Rees Family Photo, from Bradford, Yorkshire
« on: Tuesday 17 November 15 03:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hello KennyJ,

The link on the Family Photo Reunion blog led me to this thread and your very helpful information on Sarah Emily Atkinson-Jowett. I have two photo albums that I've been researching in hopes of identifying an officer who served in the First World War.

The albums contained no surnames and so it took some digging to get this far. When I eventually determined they belonged to the Gower-Rees family it wasn't long before I discovered the Atkinson-Jowett connection and the information on Family Photo Reunion and in this RootsChat topic.

The albums are wonderful and I plan on sharing them via my Military and Family History Research blog. I've just published the first of three articles which I thought you and the others participating in this thread may be interested in. Part one remembers Lt. James Atkinson-Jowett who served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry:  https://doingourbit.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/remembering-lt-james-atkinson-jowett-6th-koyli/

Parts two and three will be posted within the next month and will focus on the service of Chaplain A.P. Gower-Rees during the First World War and on his family's visit to France and Flanders in 1926 (and it will include photos from other family holidays as well).

I provided a credit to you in my article as well as a link to this thread.

Thanks again and I hope you find this information interesting.

Cheers,

Steve Clifford

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: Upper and Lower Prospect Place in Southampton
« on: Thursday 31 December 09 19:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ann,

Thanks very much for the clarification and the links.  I found several photos which date from around the time when the grocers would have existed.  I'll be sure to include Above Bar Road in my walk, despite the fact that the buildings are long gone.

I've subsequently found that by 1907 Alfred had a grocers at 7 Lower Canal Walk.  There are some excellent photos of this area as well, but unfortunately these buildings were demolished in the 1930's.

Thanks again for your help!

Steve

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Upper and Lower Prospect Place in Southampton
« on: Thursday 31 December 09 00:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

The 1891 census shows my great-great-grandfather, Alfred Robert Harris, as living and working at 3&4 Upper Propsect Place.  He was co-owner of "Axtell & Harris, grocers and tea dealers".  The census indicates it is in the All Saints parish and I've found reference to it in the 1887 Kelly's directory however this street seems to have disappeared.  I know there is a Prospect Place in Hythe but I don't believe this is the one I'm looking for.  Judging from aerial maps I'm guessing this area was heavily damaged during the war and possibly redeveloped, at which points the old roads disappeared?  Can anyone confirm whether this is the case?

I'll be visiting Southampton (albeit very briefly) next year and am trying to determine whether there is anything to see at 3&4 Upper Prospect Place.

Thanks very much,
Steve
British Columbia, Canada

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