People

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

1 November 1963

Cox – October 23 1963, at Hillingdon Hospital, to Irene and John Mitchell, a daughter, Fiona Mary

Kelly-Fisher – Mrs W A Fisher, Old Town, Bideford, has pleasure in announcing the engagement of her daughter, Carolyn, to George, son of Mr and Mrs G W Kelly, 9 Netherwood Road, Horris Green, Liverpool

Baglow-McPherson – October 26 1963, at All Saints’ Church, Clovelly, John, son of Mr and Mrs A Baglow, 58 Clovelly Road, Bideford, to Ann, daughter of the late Flight Sergeant R McPherson and Mrs W Bates, 16 Glendale Terrace, Bideford
Gooding-Ried – October 19 1963 at the Baptist Church, Bideford, Robert, son of Mrs Gooding, Stucley Road, to Sandra, daughter of Mr and Mrs R Ried
Whiteland-Butler – October 21 1963, at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, David, son of Mr and Mrs W Whiteland, Chudleigh Villa, to Pamela, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr S Butler, 4 The Quay

Lamey-Cox – November 2 1913, at Bideford Baptist Church, Frederick Lamey to Anne Elizabeth Cox. Present address: 13 Alpha Place, Appledore

Births and Marriages

9 June 1942

Board – May 30th, to Ruby (nee Short) and Arthur D Board, of 147 Abbey Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, at St Brenda’s Nursing Home, Clifton, a daughter, Cherry Elizabeth.
Perkins – June 1st at 18 Greysands Crescent, Appledore, to Mr and Mrs N E Perkins (nee Tyra Harding), a daughter, Barbara Edwina.
Pomeroy – June 8th at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Mr and Mrs Howard Pomeroy, of Lower Twitchen, Buckland Brewer, a son.
Rowed – June 5th at Ebberley Nursing Home, Barnstaple, to Mr and Mrs R A Rowed (nee Betty Baker), Cornborough, Old Sticklepath Hill, Barnstaple, a son, Nicholas Arthur.

Farr-Southcombe – June 6th at High Street Methodist Church, Cpl Leonard Joseph Farr, RAF Regt, of Newport, Mon. to Olive Grace Southcombe, of Bideford.
Hart-Tucker – June 6th at St Mary’s Church, Appledore, Arthur Oliver Hart, son of Mrs and the late Mr Hart, Bideford (East), to Monica Tucker, daughter of the late Mrs Tucker, of Appledore.
Scrase-Branch – June 4th at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Roy Burton Gaspard Scrase, RAF VR, son of Mr and Mrs R M Scrase, of the Triangle, Glenfield Road, to Ida Florence Branch, daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Branch, 3 Ibex Place, Appledore.

Births, Engagements and Marriages

8 March 1968

Dennis – February 29th 1968 at the Grenville Nursing Home, to May (nee Fishwick) and Jack, a son, Mark. A brother for Leslie, Sandra and Neil.
Hutchings – February 29th to Margaret (nee Fishwick) and David, a son, Stephen David.
Pope – February 20th at City Chester Hospital, to Alan and Margaret (nee Cox), a son, Simon Jared.

Daniel-Pickett – Mr and Mrs F A Pickett, 51 Morwenna Park, Northam, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their youngest daughter, Susan, to Peter, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Daniel, Home Park Cottage, Bideford.
Murphy-Cleverdon – Mr and Mrs R J Cleverdon, Great Gorwood, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, are pleased to announce the engagement of their only daughter, Ruth, to Ronald Andrew, elder son of Mr and Mrs J T Murphy, Hull, Yorks.

Heath-Ricardo – On March 2nd at Keynsham Parish Church, Nicholas Richard, second son of Mr and Mrs G Heath, of 35 Abbotsham Road, Bideford, to Sara Susan, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Ricardo, of Longreach, Keynsham.
Powe-Hosegood – February 24th at St Mary’s Church, by the Rector (Rev T Derwent Davies), John, twin son of Mr and Mrs G Powe, 84 Irsha Street, Appledore, to Maureen Ann, second daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Hosegood, 47 Grenville Estate, Bideford.