Henry was the youngest of 5 children. The oldest, Sam, was born in 1908 at 174 Hollins Road in Walsden. The family then moved to Littleborough and the other children - Edith (1913), Agnes (1915), Mary (1917) and Henry (1919) were all born at 72 Victoria Street.
I noticed the gap between Sam and Edith, but thought nothing of it until it was explained by the birth and early death of Martha. I first learnt of her existence in 1983.
A search of the GRO online indexes revealed no birth or death certificates which recorded Martha.
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| Henry, Mary, Agnes, Edith, Sam photo taken about 1922 |
I was born in the 'front' bedroom, above the shop, on 10th January 1919. 72 Victoria Street was the end house of a terrace. Sam and I used to sleep in the attic. We called it the garret, the room with a skylight, reached by a wooden ladder from the 'back' bedroom. The parents slept in the front bedroom. That was over the shop. Mary and Edith slept in the back bedroom. That was over the living room. And Agnes slept in the far back bedroom.
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| 72 Victoria Street, Littleborough |
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