This photograph is of George Watkins.George used three chriatian names , one of those being Walter. He also had two familly names. Born 1849 in Sunderland he was apprenticed 1865-69 as a merchant seaman to Joseph Hill of Hartlepool on the brig"Safeguard"on voyages to the Baltic including St. Petersburg, taking coal out and bringing timber back.From at least 1876 he lived at 19 Charles Street where he died in 1919
Donor : Malcolm Hardy
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This photograph is of Charlotte Whiteside(nee Watkins).
Charlotte was mother to Harold Whiteside 1903-1988. When Harold's father died in 1905 both he and his mother lived in Charles Street with George Watkins and his wife. They continued living there after George's death with his widow Hannah Watkins(nee Pearce).
More detail »This photograph is of George Watkins.George used three chriatian names , one of those being Walter. He also had two familly names. Born 1849 in Sunderland he was apprenticed 1865-69 as a merchant seaman to Joseph Hill of Hartlepool on the brig"Safeguard"on voyages to the Baltic including St. Petersburg, taking coal out and bringing timber back.From at least 1876 he lived at 19 Charles Street where he died in 1919
More detail »This photograph is of Hannah Watkins (nee Pearce) second wife of George Watkins. Hannah was born in Dock Street in 1862 and died in 1931
More detail »This photograph is of Isabella (Bella) Whiteside(neeGillespie)
Bella was born in Hartlepool 1904 and died in Strafford in 2005.
More detail »This photograph is of Janet Carling (nee Watkins) who was married to Harold Carling, a barber and umbrella maker before the outbreak of WW1.
Also appearing in the photograph are their two dughters; Josephine Navy born in 1907 with her little sister Eve.The little boy on the right is their cousin Harold Whiteside.
Josephine and Eve were orphaned in 1915 when both parents died .
More detail »This photograph is of Janet Watkins, daughter of Hannah(nee Pearce) and George Watkins.
Janet was born in 1883 and died in 1915. She was married to Harold Carling who was also tragically killed in 1915 at the Battle of Loos.
More detail »This photograph is of Josephine when she was May Queen, possibly Hartlepool Carnival after WW1?
More detail »In this photograph is a young Josephine Navy Hardy( named Carling )when born in 1907,
More detail »This photograph shows Ferryman Walter Watkins with his granddaughter Josephine Navy Carling.
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