Effie White at Troakes Farm

Picture of Effie White at Troakes Farm c. 1950

Effie White at Troakes Farm c. 1950

Effie White from Troakes Farm, seeing to her chickens.

We think this picture was taken in the 1950’s.

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Troakes Farm, Clayhidon

Picture of Troakes Farm, Clayhidon c. 1950

Picture of Troakes Farm, Clayhidon c. 1950

This picture of Troakes Farm, near Clayhidon, appears to have been taken in the 1950’s.

It shows the farm house with Effie White, feeding her free range chickens.

Effie White at the Wash Tub

Effie White at the wash tub

Effie White at the wash tub

Effie White at the wash tub at Troakes Farm, Clayhidon c. 1950

George and Effie White’s Wedding

George and Effie White - Wedding Photo taken at Battens Farm, 1924

George and Effie White – Wedding Photo taken at Battens Farm, 1924

This Wedding Photo was taken at Battens Farm, (Stockland near Hontion?), in 1924.

Front row: Bessie Clements, George White, Effie White, Kit White, Florrie White and Maria White.

Back row: Frank White, Douglas Brealey, Isaac Sparks and Albert Butler.

George and Effie were parents of Cora Doble, Irene Dearsley, Ronald White and Olive Burston.

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Mr & Mrs French – Clayhidon

Mr & Mrs French, Sceifa, Clayhidon, c. 1930

Mr & Mrs French, Sceifa, Clayhidon, c. 1930

Thought to have been taken in the 1930’s at ‘Sceifa’, Rosemary Lane, near Clayhidon. The picture is of Mr and Mrs French, ancestors to some of the Ayres family.

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Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Mr & Mrs Ayres, Bournemouth c.1927

Where exactly was this picture taken and what does it look like now? We understand this picture of Mr & Mrs Ayres with their motorcycle and side-car was taken in Bournemouth around 1927.

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Building Ricks and Threshing

Building ricks and threshing

Building ricks and threshing

We know this pictures comes from the Ayres family collection. The men are busy building ricks and threshing.

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Dick Ayres and Prize Cow 1933

Rickard 'Dick' Ayres with his prize cow

Rickard ‘Dick’ Ayres with his prize cow. Bolham House c1933

Rickard ‘Dick’ Ayres with his prize cow. This picture was thought to have been taken at Bolham House, around 1933.

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Ayres Family Garden Portrait

An Ayres family portrait, set in the garden. Complete with a tented gazebo to cover the piano.

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