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Bottesford Post Office Staff 1912

By David Middleton

This photograph shows the staff of Bottesford Post Office taken in 1912.

The reverse of the photograph identfies those pictured as:

C. Calcraft (far left); Mrs. Skillington; J. Parnham; Mr. White (Postmaster); Miss Dent or Miss Normand; and J. Rawdin (far right)

In the 1901 Census the following are listed:

Charles W. Calcraft (b.1888), 1 The Nook
Joseph M. Parnham (b. 1851), 5 Spalton Row
Lancelot H. White (b. 1880), The Post Office, 26 High Street
Ellen Dent (b. 1886) or Sarah F Dent (b.1884), 13 Muston Road
James S. Rawdin (b. 1887), 11 Queen Street

It is from Bill and Barbara Sutton's collection of family photographs and is embossed 'F.Taylor'.

Frederic Taylor is listed in Kelly's Directory of 1916 as a "shoe maker and cycle dealer.

A number of photographs of that period are similarly embossed. We do not currently have any further information as to whether Frederic Taylor had commercial interests in photography or whether it was a hobby.

Bottesford Post Office Staff 1912

From the Collection of Mr and Mrs Bill Sutton

This page was added by David Middleton on 09/01/2008.

Comments about this page

I just came across this page searching for anything about my relatives and was very interested to see the names Skillington and Rawdin come up.

I wonder who Mrs. Skillington is as my 3xgreat grandad Thomas Branston's sister Mary Maria married a Charles Skillington in 1821 and I have found that they had about twelve children, most of whom lived to have children and grandchildren.

I think James S Rawdin may also be a relation - I have a James Samuel Rawdin b. 11 Feb 1887 to Thomas Rawdin/Rawdon and Catherine Bockin who is descended from an Elizabeth Branston b. 1769 in Bottesford (aunt to the Thomas Branston I mentioned above). I don't know if this is any help but the picture is very interesting.

By Kate Hurst
On 05/02/2008

Thank you very much for this further information. Great to receive this type of feedback. We have not checked all the census records for Mrs Skillington. If you have any Bottesford or local addresses for her please do let us know. Many thanks.

By David Middleton
On 05/02/2008

I'm also very interested! Nearly all the Dents are mine in the village back to 1786.... one of the Dents married a Skillington and we have a Joseph Dent married a Anne Rawdon who died shortly after giving birth to her 2nd child. The Rawdons who married my Dent were from NOttinghamshire, though.

By Myra Stanley
On 12/11/2008