Skid was born in Grimsby, his mother died when he was 7, his father left him & his sister Gladys Olga to be bought up by his Grandmother. He was a very out going person, loved life. He married in 1934 living and working in Grimsby, this marriage broke down. He joined the RAF during WWII being stationed in India. He remarried in 1943 and after the War moved to live in Nottingham where he was the manager of the decorating department of Nottingham Cooperative society. On retirement went to live back in Lincolnshire, but returned to Nottingham some years before his death.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Have been doing ancestry for about 6 yrs. I was born in Lincoln, England, now live in Portsmouth, England. Researching, Payne, Stevenson, Mettam, Richardson, Wallis, Broadhurst families.