Eulogy by Rev David Battersby for Tim Tomlins

Eulogy for Margaret Alice Snook

This family tree of the descendants of Thomas Tanner b1668 and Elizabeth Simmes b1669 was researched and put together by Janet Newman. Family names within this tree include:-

Family names within this tree are
Akers, Aldsworth , Bailey, Barratt, Bartlett,
Beale, Berrisford, Biles, Bishop, Blencowe, Broderick,
Brooks, Buckingham, Buckley, Burchell, Butler, Cadd , Cato,
Carter, Clack, Cleaver, Cockhead, Cook,, Cooper
Cole, Cotton, Cripps, Cross, Dent, Dix,
Dobbs , Douglas , Downs, Easton, Edwards,
Elward , Fisher, Flux , Giles, Gillett, Godfrey,
Green, Hawcutt, Haynes, Hewish, Higgs, Hoar,
Hoare , Hunt, Jones, Kennett, La Croix, Lock, Lomas,
Lockey, Lowe, May, McGregor, Miller, Moss, Mullcock,
Neale, Neville, Newman, Parker, Pearce, Philpott, Preston,
Phipps, Poole, Portlock, Probits , Randall, Robins, Robinson,
Rose, Sandland, Shepherd, Simmes, Shewry , Simpson, Smith,
Timms, Townsend , Turner, Walsgrove, Wells, Whitlock
Waight, Wilkins, Wilson , Woodley, Wyatt.

Bill Hudson MM was Frank Hudson’s father. His wife, one of Dora Townsend’s sisters died when Frank was 7 weeks old and Frank was raised by his grandparents on Castle View farm so Bill could go out to work; but Bill lived in Broad Street so saw Frank all the time. At one time Bill worked in Central Garage in the Market Square. In this picture he is seen with people from other outlets for Ferguson Tractors at the Fifteenth product course on April 29th 1947 where he represented Bathford of Swindon.
Frank never knew his father had been awarded the MM medal until he found it when clearing Bill’s house after he died.

Newspaper Announcement of Sylvia Lewis (nee Dewe) death

Les and Stella King owned a department store Kings of Bampton in the High Street. selling, haberdashery, toys, shoes and all manner of household items. Baby clothes, underwear, ladies and gent's clothes and made to measure garments.

Brigadier Rupert Crowdy talks about his life in the Indian army on the North Western Frontier in the 1930s

Albert Chambers talks about how he was evacuated from London to Bampton in 1939

Photograph of Bill Hudson with others on a course in 1947. He was Frank Hudson’s father. His wife, one of Dora Townsend’s sisters died when Frank was 7 weeks old and Frank was raised by his grandparents on Castle View farm so Bill could go out to work but Bill lived in Broad Street so saw Frank all the time. At one time Bill worked in Central Garage in the Market Square. In this picture he is seen with people from other outlets for Ferguson Tractors, at the Fifteenth product course on April 29th 1947 where he represented Bathford of Swindon.

Written on the back of the photo are the names of the others
Lenfield Engineering (Kent) - A.C. Jacobs
Cortlett Sons and Cowley Ltd Isle of Man - Mr H Corkhill
Tractors Swindon Ltd Bathfield Mr W Hudson
Avon Valley Tractors Ltd Evesham - W.R. Frost
Burgess Motors Stafford - E.W. Beard