Catherine Willson (two lls) married Robinson Wilson (one l)on 27th March 1927. Catherine was a daughter of the late George Willson of Haswell House.
This lovely photo was taken at the front of Haswell House and the ladies standing are L-R Catherine Wilson (one l) sister of the groom, Catherine Willson the bride, Elsie Willson and Nancy Willson her sisters. Seated are Sarah Willson, step mother of the bride and George Willson's third wife and widow.
Date (of image) : 27/3/1927
Donor : Robin and John Willson
Location
The house was originally built by Ralph Ward Jackson and was named Jackson's Lodge. Jackson built it for John Pile the shipbuilder to entice him to the new town of West Hartlepool. It was then the home of Thomas Furness a highly successful and affluent grocer with food factories in the town. Thomas renamed it Haswell House, the maiden name of his wife. He was mayor of the town and also brother of Sir Christopher Furness the shipbuilder.
In 1905 it became the home yet another business family, the Willson family and they were to be the last occupants.
In 1931 it was sold to be demolished and Haswell Avenue and Whitfield Drive now occupy the site.
More detail »George Willson was a successful Hartlepool timber merchant who died in 1920. He married three times and had a large family. From 1905 the family lived in Haswell House until the house was demolished in 1931.
This album is kindly donated by Robin Willson, grandson of George and his third wife Sarah. It was Sarah who preserved the family archive, passed it to her daughter in law Ann who in turn passed it to her son Robin Willson.
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