I have found some photos in my Mothers photo album which include photos labelled Basil and Fred, Eric and Edie, Fred, Basil Edie and Eric, on same page is Ray who is standing with Prize Cups he had won. It would appear that Basil is the father of Fred, Eric could either be a brother or son of Fred and Ray a son of either Fred or Eric. I am very keen to see where they fit in with my mother's family as they are referred to as cousins Her parents were Samuel and Elizabeth Cranch who originally lived and had their 8 children in the Carterton area from where a number of the children married and the others married from Cambridge area where their parents moved. There must have been a close relationship between the families for photos to be in the family album and for studio photos to be sent to Elizabeth Cranch and family. One studio photo is of a young Fred Cranch with his wife and two boys, their names confuse me a bit as the toddler is Basil and the baby old enough to be sitting is Eric. A big question for me who was Basil's father. I have come across a William Cranch who married a Miss Goldsworthy and had a daughter Maria at Thames dated 1868, they are also a puzzle. It appears from an English Chatroom that Maria is connected to someone in France who has not responded to the email my English connection sent, but who had expressed interest in Maria's parents names. Any help would be much appreciated. BELLBIRD
