Hi there
So pleased to see we are researching the same Marland / Riley family and wondered if you have seen the photos you mentioned of Charles with Edith.
My mum was born in Buxton in 1913 and her name was Edith Radford Wood. She was raised by someone other than her mother and for the first 13 years of her life, the mystery is who? In 1926 she went to live with Sarah Marland/Riley's parents John Thomas and Mary Riley at 2 Boyds Buildings Hazelhurst Ashton. From this day she became Edith Riley. After her arrival a little boy also came to live with them, his name was Charlie and he used to tell people she was his sister although she wasn't really. This sounds like it was your grandfather.
At that time mum had an autograph/friendship book and one of the pages was signed UNCLE HARRY NEW MILLS.
In later years around the early 50s mum took my older sisters to visit 'Aunty Sally and Uncle Harry in New Mills. Please can you tell me if you know where they are buried.
I have information, photos, certificates etc of the Riley family and woiuld love to share them. Only last week my sister and I went to visit John and Mary Riley's grave and was suprised to find Alice Ruth Marland buried in the same grave.
Hope you will soon be in touch ( can't wait )
Kind Regards
Lynn