Swindells Family Photos

Letters in the Archive of Joan (Swindells) Miller

08 Jul 2011

Snippets of Family history, 1915-2006 Transcriptions of letters received and stored by Joan (Swindells) Miller Horley 248. Benhams Horley ...

Edie Letters Misc., 1914 and Later

29 Jun 2011

Burial card for Helen Maud Sherwood, Grave No. 2183, Square 18, Interred Dec 18 1890, Wolverhampton General Cemetery.

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Swindells Family History

29 Jun 2011

John's branch, at least. John's lineage goes like this:
Paul Anthony Swindells Mar 1944-Aug 2009
Norman George Swindells (11 Oct ...

Edie Sherwood Letters 1912

08 Feb 2011

Transcribed as best I could.

Some Misc. items in her effects:

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Saloon Berthing card ...

Edie Sherwood's Boats

08 Feb 2011

Edie Sherwood travelled to Australia on the SS Osterley (postcards shown). It seems unlikely that the Osterley took her onto NZ it must have ...

Ben and Annie Bishton 1910

08 Feb 2011

Labeled on the back as "Auntie Annie & Uncle Ben Bishton, Billy, Cyril, Norman & Anne"
Addressed to Mr. W.G. Sherwood at 181 Tettenhall ...

Postcards from W G Sherwood

08 Feb 2011

William George Sherwood, the father of Edie (Sherwood) Swindells, was a wealthy boot and shoemaker in Wolverhampton. In his retirement years ...

Edie Sherwood Letters 1913

06 Jan 2011

Postcard of “Dorothy Falls, Lake Kanieri, Photo by Thiem. No. 4789”

Dear Gert Feb 14. 1913
Have just discovered ...

Edith Sherwood Letters 1910-1911

06 Jan 2011

These explain some of the detail of how Edie came to plan to visit New Zealand. The Manttans may well be related to others of the name Manton ...

Letters to Miss Joan Swindells, 1935

02 Jan 2011

A sample of correspondence. She had many letters from Norman (very hard to read),quite cheery & jolly. George's letters are mostly pestering ...

Edie's 1913 NZ Diary

01 Jan 2011

I am led to believe that Jane (Man), Bessie's daughter, has a more complete diary. This is just a snippet:

Starts Weds 1 Jan 1913 ...

Wedding of Edith Sherwood to George Swindells

24 Oct 2010

1915 wedding of Edith to George. People labeled on the back include Billy Bishton, Uncle Fred and Auntie Gertie, Uncle Charlie and Auntie ...

The 4 Swindells children: miscellaneous pictures

23 Oct 2010

More Misc. Pix of the 4 Swindells children. Taken around 1928-1942.

Biography for Edith Rachel (Sherwood) Swindells

20 Oct 2010

In 1910 Edith Rachel was 31 years old and living with her elderly parents. Her mother died in about Sept. 1910 and her father (WG Sherwood ...

W.G. Sherwood

19 Oct 2010

WG Sherwood and children, taken about 1885-1886 I guess. They appear to be, from left to right: Back: Annie, William, Gertrude Middle: WG, ...