The wedding of Joe and Ruth took place at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Lea, Lancashire, on 9th February 1937 at 2 o'clock. Amoung the invited guests were my nan and grandad, and I am lucky enough to still have the original invitation that was sent to them. (I keep checking newspaper records online to … Continue reading Marriage of Aubrey Joseph Gannon and Ruth Stirzaker
Category: Stirzaker
The short life of Dora Annie Stirzaker
(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
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
