Wilfrid Kershaw - the musician

 

David Hiley looks after some of Wilfrid's music mentioned above.

Littleborough Baptist Church Bible Class 1911

 

The photograph includes the following:

Wilfrid Kershaw - 2nd row, far left

James Thomas Taylor - 2nd row, 4th from the left. Wilfrid's father-in-law (see a post to appear shortly).

Harry Taylor - front row, 2nd from the right. Wilfrid's brother-in-law.

Fred Taylor - 3rd row, 4th from the right. Wilfrid's brother-in-law.

Sam Holt - back row, 2nd from the right. Wilfrid's opening partner in the Baptist Church Cricket Team (see a previous post).

Wilfrid Kershaw - the chrysanthemum shows

Wilfrid Kershaw - the gardener

Derrick Kershaw continues his account of his father's life.

'Valley Garden' 1934

W.K.	Barbara - Overdale above

Chrysanthemums in greenhouse -1933

Barbara, Ada, Derrick - 1932

 

W.K.

 

Barbara - Overdale above

 

Chrysanthemums in greenhouse -1933

 

Barbara, Ada, Derrick - 1932

Wilfrid Kershaw - the sportsman

Littleborough Baptist Church Football team c1911
Wilfrid back row far left

Littleborough Baptist Church Cricket team c1911
Wilfrid (on the left) and Sam Holt opening batsmen.

Wilfrid Kershaw - the mill worker

Ealees Road in Littleborough, leading to Ealees Mill

Wilfrid Kershaw - early years

The next few posts look at the life of Wilfrid Kershaw.

Today's post covers the period  from his birth in 1886 up to the year 1914. Derrick Kershaw, Wilfrid's son, wrote the following about his father.

Wilfrid, aged 20

Littleborough Baptist Church, Durn, Blackstone Edge Road.
Closed 1953. Sold for use as an engineering workshop.
Destroyed by fire. Two houses built on site.

Wilfrid and Ada 13 April 1907

2 Pennine Villas, Limefield, Littleborough
(now 2 Halifax Road)
photo 2012