Saturday was upon me, and the weather looked good, Cold but no rain.
(Mistake, I didn't take a picture of the two of us together)
But we had agreed to me in Stratford at St Mary's at 11:00, as he was coming down by train.
I arrived very early, so I went ot find St Matthews Church, This is where Pearl and Timothy got Married. I also had been told to just knock on the door to find the rector. He was there but pearl had been a regular before the wedding Timothy had not. So no new data. It is still an active Church.
back to St Marys in Startford, typical Church Yard, Most of the gravestones have been removed and it turned into park.
David turned up a little after me and saw someone taking pictures of what gravestones were there. He assume right it would be me. We quickly set up to find Eve road. The first street of Interest, issue we forgot to record what number. So No Pictures. Then off to Forestgate by bus to check out the church there, this is where the Harbott's got married, Pearl's Aunty.
Then is stride we headed for the West Ham Cemetery. It didn't take us long. Once there we made Beeline for the Major gravestone. David knew vaguely where it was as he had found it a few years before.
Lying down was the gravestone for Alice Pannfier (GUNN), Her Husband John GUNN and two others.
it reads: "In Affectionate Remembrance of Alice beloved wife of John Gunn who departed this life August 25th 1873.
Also of John Albert Gunn son of the above who departed this life July 13th 1866 aged 1 year and 7 months.
Loved in life for her cherished virtues as a wife and as a mother she is lamented in death by those from whom she was suddenly taken.
And of the above named John Gunn who departed this life Nov 8 1884 aged 57 years"
There is also a final inscription which is not clear, but appears to reference ‘John Gunn aged 1 yr 2 months’.
David has since found the birth and death of John Gunn in the GRO registers (Sept 1886 & Sept 1887), the first son of Walter Edward Gunn and grandson of John & Alice. I believe this is the last burial recorded in this grave.
We also found Mary Pannifer Harbott and Alfred Harbott grave.
But find Graves in this place is hard, 180000 are interned with only 20000 graves, of these more then 40% are bear and another 30% unreadable. Makes hunting for graves hard.
We found 9 Elarnor Raod as well. Pearl and Timothy lived here a short while before moving to springfield drive.
Then 128 Chandos Road was found as well. (the census was for 130, but this does not exist anymore)
We then headed back to Stratford to chat and catch up on Geneology and family events.
David left about 2:30pm to make his way back home to his mum who is still alive.
I took the oppuntity to go to the Whitechapel Road Market
This market is middle eastern and Camera's are not liked.
Surprisingly it is right across the road from the East London Mosque.
A walk home to view the light.
