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Blade Bone, Westley Mill, Binfiield - circa 1925

Kindly provided by Peter Wallbank, the great grandson of Arthur Rose, and taken c1925. Pictured are; from left to right - Beatrice Violet Rose, Arthur Rose, Freda Fanny Rose & Josephine Rose.

The four persons also in the picture are from left to right: Mr 'Wacker' Anderson, Mr George Strong, Mr George Wise and Mr Fred Kibble. All lived in houses nearby to the Bladebone. I was a boy of 10 when I lived in Keepers Cottage 300 yards from the Bladebone. *

Residents at this address

1861/James Watts/Ag Lab & Beer Retailer/50/N K/Census ***
1861/Eliza Watts/Wife/52/N K/Census
1861/Joseph Watts/Son, Ag Lab/19/N K/Census
1861/James Watts/Son, Groom/22/N K/Census
1861/Eliza Watts/Daughter in Law/23/N K/Census

1871/James Watts/Publican/60/Huntingdon, Hunts/Census ***
1871/Anna Rose/Servant, Housekeeper, Widow/46/Binfield, Berks/Census

1877/James Watts/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1881/James Watts/Publican, Widow/70/St Neots, Hunts/Census ***
1881/Ann A Rose/Housekeeper (Domestic), Widow/57/Binfield, Berks/Census

1883/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1884/Mrs Anne Rose/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1887/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1891/Ann Rose/Inn Keeper, Widow/66/Binfield, Berks/Census ***
1891/Isabel Reading/Daughter/35/Binfield, Berks/Census

1893/Mrs Anne Rose/../../../Stevens Directory ***

1895/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1899/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1901/Ann Rose/Licensed Victualler, Widow/76/Binfield, Berks/Census ***

1903/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1907/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1911/Ann Rose/Publican, Widow/86/Binfield, Berkshire/Census
1911/George Franklin/Servant, Widow/69/Wargrave, Berkshire/Census
1911/Arthur Rose/Visitor, Railway pensioner/60/Binfield, Berkshire/Census

1915/Mrs Jane Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1920/Arthur Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1924/Arthur Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1928/Arthur Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

1931/Arthur Rose/../../../Kellys Directory ***

* Provided By Ernest Saunders

*** Provided By Colin Ager