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Emile Maud Evans – A Husband’s Collection
Percy took some lovely pictures of Maud. Here is a compilation of them. Sue said: “Maud”. “On the reverse in Grandma’s handwriting, it says Jan 1965, with love from Mother”. “This appears to be a professionally taken photo as it’s in a folder type frame.” Sue said: “Look at that writing (bottom […]
Slides Showing Percy Over the Years 1900 to the 1960s
Percy included many photos of himself in his slideshows. Here’s a compilation of them from his boyhood to retirement. I am almost certain he had a clockwork timer on his camera which allowed him to set the shot-up and then run around the camera and be in his photos with everyone else. Sue said: “PBE […]
David, Derek and Shirley
This compilation features slides in which Percy’s Grandchildren, David Roger Evans, Derek Howard Evans and Shirley Vera Evans are shown. They are the children of his son Stuart who married Vera and were born in both in England and (Shirley) in South Africa. At the time of these slides, all were living in the family […]
Douglas Evans Growing Up and WW2 Home Guard Volunteer
Douglas John Evans (born 1924) was the second of Maud and Percy’s three boys. In this set of images we have compiled mostly the photos of him on his own. Don’t forget to check out his other photos with Audrey and their children. Scroll to the bottom to see him in his Home Guard uniform. […]
Dennis Evans – Percy’s Youngest Son Growing Up and as a Young Man in Australia
Dennis (full name Ronald Dennis Evans) was born in 1925. He is the only surviving member of his generation of Evans’s, and for anyone who doesn’t already know, living in Adelaide, South Australia.
Percy’s Eldest Son Stuart in Pictures
This is a compilation of the slide photos Percy took of his first son Norman Stuart Evans (Born 1921).
Christine Mitchell (Last) Growing Up
Here is a compilation of Percy’s slides of his Granddaughter Christine (Chrissy) Last.
Sue Burbidge (Evans) Slides from Baby to Girlhood
Susan, (Granddaughter of Percy and Maud) appears in the following delightful set of photos which we have collected from the Magic Lantern Slide archive. Her development is shown in the lovely slides below:
The Hush-Hush Don’t Tell! – My Great Grandmother Was a Kept Woman
During Percy’s early life after marriage, he and Maud probably would rather the story of her Mother and Father’s relationship was not spoken about. It seems to be a fact (although I have not seen any independent evidence, and this is purely what I have been told) Maud’s Mother (Elizabeth Anne “Bessie” Andrews) was a […]
Percy’s Day on Bournemouth Beach Circa: 1901
Around the beginning of the 20th Century Percy’s family visited Bournemouth in Hampshire, and here are the holiday photos from that day over 100 years ago. Family Group on Bournemouth Beach View with Bournemouth Pier in the Background Bournemouth beach, from the Pier Looking West Towards Highcliffe Bournemouth Beach Looking West from the Pier […]
Percy’s Slides of Grandson Jonathan Evans Compiled
Here is the slide set which Percy left of Jonathan, Douglas and Audrey’s second child.
Percy’s Granddaughter Shirley – A Compilation of Lantern Slides
Shirley Evans daughter of Vera and Stuart.
