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From the album: Humford Mill Waterworks & Swimming Baths
Wedding Reception of Sam Mortimer and Isabella Swann at the Humford Mill Waterworks, Sept 26 1904 L to R back row: -Randal Mortimer -J.W. Barber -Hannah Stevenson nee Swann (daughter of Robert & Isabella Swann) -Robert Stevenson -Robert Swann (1824-1916) -Isabella Swann nee Dixon (1830-1908) -W. Mortimer (Dora's grandfather) -Joseph Ely Dixon (1865-1956) -Jane Dixon Dixon nee Swann (1866-1950) -Charlie Nelson (1881-c.1950) (son of Stephen Nelson and Mary Ann Swann) -Thompson Singleton Fawcett, husband of Margaret Swann, and Waterworks Engineer L to R middle row: -Clara Mortimer -Ann Barber -Mrs Helliwell -Sam Mortimer, the groom, d. 1947 (Dora's father) -Isabella Mortimer, the bride, nee Swann d. 1964 (Dora's mother, great aunt Bella) -small girl, Laurą Fawcett (1900-1956) (daughter of Thompson Fawcett and Margaret Swann) -Sarah Blacklock -Robert Dixon Swann (1862-1962) (son of Robert Swann) -Isabella Swann Nelson (c.1880-c.1962) (Daughter of Stephen Nelson and Mary Ann Swann ("American Isabella") -Margaret "Maggie" Fawcett nee Swann (wife of Thompson) Front row: -small boy, W. "Bill" Mortimer© Please notify owner of any further use of this photo. kirstenbegg@comcast.net
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My great grandpa, Bedlington native, Thompson Fawcett (1873-1953) was the Engineer at Humford Mill for many years. He always wore a trilby and had a bushy white moustache (he may the suited gentleman on the right in the photo above). They lived at the mill in the house on the left with the bay window (the 1911 census lists Thompson, his wife Margaret and daughter Laura. Thompson is listed as Stationary Engineerman). Earlier (1901 census) he worked at the pit until he was injured in a pit incident. By 1904 he was working at the Waterworks as he hosted the wedding reception for Sam Mortimer and Isabella Swann at the house at the waterworks 26 Sept, 1904. (I will post a picture if I can find it.) When the waterworks shut (or possibly earlier) he and his wife moved to Hepscott where he tended some pit ponds.1 point -
Another mention from 1929 and the Morpeth Church Institute seems to be his new team
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Hello Lee - I am the person creating the toontimes website. I had a Quick Look on the BNA website for your grandfather and found a couple of snippets from 1927 - I’ll do a bit more looking over the coming weeks and post again.
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