The Marriage of Fred and (Gertrude) May HEMSWORTH

Broughton Road Hillsborough Sheffield 1907

The photograph was taken in the garden of a house in Broughton Road Hillsborough Sheffield. For many years I did not  have an exact date for the wedding but I have eventually discovered that it was in The June quarter of 1907. The house where the photograph was taken is believed to be the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Travis. The bride's maiden name was Gertrude May Travis but she was known to everyone as May. At the time of the marriage she would have been about 25 years old. Prior to the marriage she was employed as a "book seller paper" whilst Fred worked in the Hemsworth family business. 

FROM THE LEFT

FRONT ROW: Constance: Sydney (My Grandad), James Willmore ("Bimmy") The girl on the right not known to us

Kneeling behind the front row is Harry (Fred's twin brother) and next to him is his wife Beatrice nee Nockalls. The man on the right is John Travis (May's brother). The woman to the right of centre is not known to us

BACK ROW: Sid Siddall: The man to the left with the moustache is not known but the woman to the left is Gertrude Siddall (Sid's wife): Mary Anne Hemsworth (My Great Grandmother): Thirza Willmore ("Bimmy's mother"): Alonzo Hemsworth (My Great Grandfather): FRED and GERTRUDE MAY HEMSWORTH nee TRAVIS (The Bridal Couple): The man in the middle of the couple may be May's father: To the Bride's left is her mother: The two people to her left are not known to us but the woman was called Blanche

Alonzo and Mary Ann HEMSWORTHS' Family

My great grandparents Alonzo and Mary Ann had a total of ten children six sons and four daughters. The 1891 Census Extracts discloses the following information and shows that Alonzo and Mary already had seven of their ten children. 

SURNAME FORENAME Age

Status

Rel Occupation Place of Birth County of Birth
HEMSWORTH Alonzo (1856   34 Head Married Coach Body Maker Gainsborough Lincolnshire
HEMSWORTH Mary A (1857  33 Wife Married   Alderney Channel Islands
HEMSWORTH Thirza (1879  11 Dau   Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH Frederick 19.9.1881   9 Son   Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH Harry (1881   9 Son   Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH Mary A (1883   7 Dau   Scholar Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH Gertrude (1886     4 Dau     Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH Alonzo (1888   2 Son     Sheffield Yorkshire
HEMSWORTH George (1890   under 1  Son     Sheffield Yorkshire

In Loving Memory of Alonza
The Beloved husband of Alice Hemsworth
Died 20th October 1954 aged 65 years
Also of the above named
Alice Hemsworth
Died 13th December 1965 aged 88
Re-united

The grave also contains a memorial which contains the epitaph

In Loving Memory of a dear wife and mother June Wilson
Fell asleep 4th January 1993 aged 52 years

June (and Eddie) I believe are Alonzo's and Alice's grandchildren

After the 1891 census Alonzo and Mary had three more children the youngest of which was my grandad Sidney

  1. JENNY HEMSWORTH who married a CLIFFORD NEWBOULD. The 1972 Kelly's directory for Sheffield shows the family living at 28 Shepperson Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield 

  2. BETTY HEMSWORTH who married COLIN RICH.

 According to the 1972 Kelly's directory for Sheffield, Oscar lived at 76 Hands Road in the Walkley district of Sheffield. Sadly on 25th July 1976 Oscar died at the age of 83. The address that was given was 39 Harris Road, Middlewood, Sheffield. The householders name was Fras. C. Rich, Oscars son-in-law and the husband of his daughter BETTY. Oscar was cremated at City Road crematorium on 29th July 1976.  

The above photograph shows my grandad's two elder sisters Connie (on the left) and Toll out shopping in the late 1940's

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