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
Donor : Malcolm Hardy
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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 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.
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