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Family Photos
William Joseph and Louisa Emma
Barnes

This photo shows my mum's parents William Joseph
and Louisa Emma Barnes, with Mum's sister Joyce
and cousin Godfrey. Photo: Mike Lucas
(Click on the photo for a larger view)
We conclude from Joyce's likely age
in the photo that it was taken c.1935/1936,
probably in their back garden at Robert Street.
William Joseph worked at Woolwich
Arsenal at the time, in common with so
many of the workforce in the area.
Mike Lucas
The Family History of Sue Duty

This is a picture of my Great, Great
Grandparents. James Thomas Porter and Victorine
Louisa nee Scholefield. They were married in St
Nicholas Parish Church, Plumstead on 18th
February 1871. James worked at the Woolwich
Arsenal as an Iron Founder. Victorine was born
in St Clements Ipswich in 1851. Her parents
Richard Scholefield and Elizabeth Smith were
also married at the same church in 1849. They
lived in Plumstead for many years. Addresses I
have are Cambridge Place, Coupland St, John St.
Richard also worked at the Arsenal as an iron
founder.
The other picture are of Victorine as a younger
woman. The others are sons William Henry, Arthur
with his wife Nel and son Edward and daughter
Alice.
Victorine and James Thomas had ten children in
total and as I said the men worked at the
Arsenal. I think they moved away from Plumstead
around 1880, I imagine it was to look for work.
In 1891 they came to Rotherham in South Yorks
and later died there. William Henry Porter went
to Australia in 1929 and died there in 1946.
Victorine's Father and Mother
remained in Plumstead. Elizabeth Scholefield
died around 1881 and Richard in 1897 at the time
of their deaths they were living at 8 Cambridge
Place, Plumstead. I have yet to locate where
they are buried. Richard and Elizabeth's other
children married and raised children in
Plumstead. Annie Scholefield married Joseph
Nicholson, Martha married Thomas Harding,
Elizabeth married Joseph Hughes, James married
Elizabeth Patten, Alice married George Bedo and
I have been unable to find out any more about
daughter Mary Jane. Annie's husband Joseph was
born in Barbados, his father was in the merchant
navy.
Until I started my
research I had never heard of Plumstead. I hope
to find out more about the Scholefield's through
further research.
If you have any other information
regarding any of the above names please email Pete.
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