(1916 - 1934) I have chosen to do a small feature of Dora, as among the items I have acquired there was a pink silk ribbon with the Dora’s funeral details on and was very sad to see that she had died at the age of 17. (Now at the time I had only just … Continue reading The short life of Dora Annie Stirzaker
Month: March 2025
Marriage of Robert Stirzaker Brayshaw and Alice Preston
15 August 1942 The wedding took place at Dolphinholme Methodist Chapel, on Saturday, the Rev Gordon Mee, Circuit Minister, officiating, of Pte Robert Stirzaker Brayshaw, of the RAMC, youngest son of Mr and Mrs T Brayshaw, of 21 The Crescent, Galgate, and Miss Alice Preston, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Preston of Wyresdale View, … Continue reading Marriage of Robert Stirzaker Brayshaw and Alice Preston
Accident at Park Mines, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
JOHN MOORE 1841 - 1880 John was born on 26 June 1841, in Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, and was the first son of Nathaniel Moore and Esther Sayle. He was baptised at the Parish Church of Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, on 27 June 1841. On the 1851 Census, he was recorded living with … Continue reading Accident at Park Mines, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
