Sunday, 27 November 2011

 A young one of Audrey Milligan (nee Parrott) circa 1930
 Jack Milligan circa 1937
 Jack on the left and Brother Ted back of their parents house 1 Tenyson Weymouth
 Audrey on the right with sister Dorothy
 Audrey
Audreys mother and father Albert and Charlotte Parrott . Albert was born in London joined the navy and met Charlotte Smith in South Shields due to the 1930s recession they moved to Letchworth to manage a small holding as part of the "Land Settlement Association"

Saturday, 26 November 2011

 My lovely mother Audrey Milligan nee Parrott born in South shields 1925, brothers Aurthur Robert and sister Dorothy.









Not me as I was born soon 3 years after.

Friday, 25 November 2011

 Various photos of Albert Parrott a stoker in the merchant navy my grandad




 This is my grandmother on my mothers side Charlotte Parrott (nee Smith) born in South shields picture 1918
 Charlotte Parrott back off the Land settlement ass. greenhouse Letchworth where here and her husband Albert move to from up north due to lack of work circa 1936
 Charlotte Parrott far right with relatives or friends somewhere near south Shields
 Early Photo of Charlotte Parrott (nee Smith)
 Charlotte Parrott (nee Smith)
Charlotte Parrott
 Wedding photo of Jack and Audrey Milligan with Jacks mother on the left and brothers Don far left and Ted Milligan behind.Audreys parents to the right of her Charlotte Parrott (nee Smith) and father Albert Parrott with Aurthur behind.
 A nice picture of Jack and Audrey Milligan in the middle circa 1944
 Jack Milligan
 Jack
Wedding photo of Jack and Audrey Milligan with Aurthur to the left and Dorothy to the right

Thursday, 24 November 2011


This is Joe Milligan whose father Joe (Jacks uncle) emigrated to Idaho America.  He tried to look Jack up around 1944 but Jack was posted abroad to Italy . Jack now in his 90,s knows the internet is global is interested in looking him up , but the Milligan name in America is quite abundant even in Idaho
 Jack top right no2 comp.Dorset  Royal engineers amongst him is Ginger Keegan , Seargent White
A proud Jack in uniform outside his parents home Tennyson  road weymouth the story goes he was to small for a standard uniform so the officer gave him money to go to Aitkins a local outfitters.
Jack Milligan with Mary and friend on Weymouth beach
A teenage Jack Iwould think with his aunties 1936 ,Jack Joined up in 1937 in the TA,S
This is Mr. macshane Jacks choir master
A classic one of Jack as a choir boy sat down . The church he very proudly attended was Trinity church Weymouth, Dorset near the Bridge.one of his memories is of a lay preacher called Fox Harvey given dramatic theatrical preaching.Again circa 1933.
This is Jack on the left who despite his size is now working after leaving school at 14 , He is here on a works outing to London with Charles Hutchins the son of the company Jack worked for making cane furniture  "Hutchins Bros" (excuse spelling on Hutchins) from Weymouth picture 1935
This is one of my father Jack next door to Mary with Ted on the end , unfortunately Ted passed away earlier this year. I believe Jacks other sister at the end was Joy who died young. Dad had another brother called Don
One of my grandmother Georgina Milligan on Weymouth beach dorset with visitors she took in as boarders, circa 1926.
This is my grandmother Georgina Blanche Milligan nee Jones surprisingly born in somerset although having a welsh name ware as my grandfather was born in Swansea wales and moved to Dorset, probably with his father William and brothers including Reese .
This is my grandfather Richard Milligan outside a macfisheries in Weymouth where he worked as a manager he was there in the 20s when my father was young.
This is my Grandfather Richard Milligan and my Grandmother gorgina probably circa 1925 at Weymouth it can be dated as my father was born in 1920 and had 2  brothers and 2 sisters one of which died at a young age
On the left is my Grandfather Richard Milligan at the time a beach inspector at Weymouth uk beach circa 1933 with visitors not relatives