Le Dos D'ane Sark June 1925. Maud's holiday chum

crsoc1948 Said:
Response related to photo: Stuart and Florence Champion Jones new Chrysler ph
Date: 18 Oct 2006 | Responder location: Ash Vale, Surrey, United Kingdom

nice car

crsoc1948 Said:
Response related to photo: Original hand drawn pencil sketch of an Elizabethan woman dated 28.8.1909
Date: 18 Oct 2006 | Responder location: Ash Vale, Surrey, United Kingdom

quite a good portrait

genegenie Said:
Response related to photo: Original hand drawn pencil sketch of an Elizabethan woman dated 28.8.1909
Date: 17 Nov 2006 | Responder location: Ash Vale, United Kingdom

this could be a self portrait by Florence

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: This old photo is a complete mystery. This lady is of the Harvey of Bristol family but who is she?
Date: 22 May 2007 | Responder location: United Kingdom

Record has been found of Louisa Langmead's death. She died in Bristol in 1885 Oct-Dec aged 43. She died approximately six months before her brother Frederic's early demise in June 1886 at the young age of 38.

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Courtenay Harvey Now in his fifties.
Date: 26 Feb 2008 | Responder location: United Kingdom

I found a death record for Courtenay Harvey...it seems he died in 1941 aged 57.. Hdied in Dorsetshire. Courtenay was the youngest of the six Harvey siblings but was the first to die.

Response edited/updated by chrisoc on 26 Feb 2008 at 5:05:06 pm

bugseye1 Said:
Response related to photo: The Old Elm Tree at Moretonhampstead, Devon, 1811.
Date: 17 Jun 2008 | Responder location: Frome, United Kingdom

The tree was known by various names; The Cross Tree, The Dancing Tree and The Punchbowl Tree. It had seeded itself within a market cross, was used for dancing and was pollarded into a punchbowl shape by the local pub landlord. On 13th of October 1891 a violent storm blew down much of the tree including a large part of the hollow trunk and much of the upper canopy. Following this a man named Harvey managed, with the aid of bands and iron nails, to restore the mighty elm. Bravely the tree struggled for its life but once again, 12 years later another storm completely destroyed it. Following this tragedy, Mr A. C. Loveys planted a new tree but this too was doomed and never managed to establish itself. Another attempt at replacing the old tree was undertaken in 1912, this time a copper beech was planted and its is this tree that stands on the site today.
I would like to consider this photograph for inclusion in a book I'm producing on Britain's Ancient Trees, would you be interested?

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: The Old Elm Tree at Moretonhampstead, Devon, 1811.
Date: 22 Jul 2008 | Responder location: United Kingdom

My thanks to bugseye1 for the history of the Old Elm Tree. The other photo of this ancient tree was in Florence Harvey's photo album. This tree may be the replacement tree you spoke of which was shaped like a punchbowl. At least it has a shape like a bowl without its leaves. I assume this photo was taken in winter.

I'd be happy to let the 1811 photo be included in your book of ancient trees bugseye1. Perhaps we can make direct contact at some point to discuss it.

Is the old cross monument still there I wonder.

austinwaterworth Said:
Response related to photo: Florence Harvey her brothers sisters friends circ
Date: 3 Feb 2009 | Responder location: Kingsand, Cornwall, United Kingdom

I own a watch which has an inscription on the back which reads "To CB Thomas A Memento of July 10th 1939 from Florence Harvey." It is anexpensie one in 18 carat gold. Can you throw any light on ots origin of if there i any connection between this Florence Harvey and the gentlemann in question?

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Florence Harvey her brothers sisters friends circ
Date: 3 Mar 2009 | Responder location: United Kingdom

Reply to:
I own a watch which has an inscription on the back which reads "To CB Thomas A Memento of July 10th 1939 from Florence Harvey." It is anexpensie one in 18 carat gold. Can you throw any light on ots origin of if there i any connection between this Florence Harvey and the gentlemann in question?
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Hello there, as far as I know (thus far) Florence made no mention of a C.B.Thomas in her photo albums and narrative. She was happily married to Stuart Champion Jones until his death and they lived in Sri Lanka returning to England for visits to family, although I believe she held a torch for Aster, her sister Mabel's husband.

In 1939 Florence would have called herself Florence Champion Jones. I would think that your Florence Harvey is probably not my Florence. I still have a vast amount of research to do on my Harveys of Bristol and still hope to find the descendents. Is C.B.Thomas a relative of yours? What is the watch brand? If it's say a Rolex, you might be able to track down where it was sold by the serial number on the watch case. And if you could track it to a shop location the original sale records might still exist, with name and adress. A long shot I know.

I'm grateful for your message, thanks. It would've been great if we could have matched the Florences'

racheinderbys Said:
Response related to photo: Marie Louise Harvey and her intended, Mr Jones. A rare Edwardian photoWhat's Mr Jones doing?
Date: 9 Apr 2011 | Responder location: Matlock, United Kingdom

I believe Mr Jones is my (very) distant relative Walter Frederick Leslie Jones, who was a stationer and printer in Norwood, and later Beckenham. He married a Marie Louise Harvey in 1901.

His sister Rose Alyce Jones married, confusingly, Samuel Martin Jones who was a Church of England clergyman and whose brother Harry Clarke Jones was my great-grandfather. So Walter and Marie Louise are no blood relatives of mine at all, but I am delighted to find this charming photograph of them!

Another brother of Rose and Walter was Stuart Champion Jones!

floksnog Said:
Response related to photo: The Old Elm Tree at Moretonhampstead, Devon, 1811.
Date: 28 Jun 2011 | Responder location: Chagford, United Kingdom

The old cross is still there (with its weird 'thor's hammer' style cross), though the copper beech is currently on death row (due to be felled this winter) due to a honey fungus infestation. I think it will be replanted - it is well loved! All the buildings around it are called "dancing tree house" "dancing tree cottage" "dancing tree studio" etc

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Marie Louise Harvey and her intended, Mr Jones. A rare Edwardian photoWhat's Mr Jones doing?
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

Reply to:
I believe Mr Jones is my (very) distant relative Walter Frederick Leslie Jones, who was a stationer and printer in Norwood, and later Beckenham. He married a Marie Louise Harvey in 1901.

His sister Rose Alyce Jones married, confusingly, Samuel Martin Jones who was a Church of England clergyman and whose brother Harry Clarke Jones was my great-grandfather. So Walter and Marie Louise are no blood relatives of mine at all, but I am delighted to find this charming photograph of them!

Another brother of Rose and Walter was Stuart Champion Jones!
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Firstly, thank you for giving the excellent Mr Jones a name and filling in details about his occupation and date of marriage to Marie Louise. I can now find the names of their children, the two boys and the eldest girl.
That he is the brother of Stuart Champion Jones is remarkable as I have up to now only been able to surmise the relationship between the families by their facial similarities, also the naming of Walter and Stuart sister and her marriage to Samuel Martin Jones is of enormous help.

I am hoping that Walter and Marie Louise's children married and had offspring since Marie Louise's sister Florence and Stuart Champion Jones had no children together, and neither, I believe, did her other brothers and sisters.

I was thrilled to receive your response. I'm hoping one day to return the Frederic Harvey archive to one of his descendents.

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: The Old Elm Tree at Moretonhampstead, Devon, 1811.
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

To floksnog...thanks for your response. Can this copper beech be the same tree that Florence Harvey photographed in the 1920's? It's due to be felled and a new young tree planted in it's place, I love that there will be continuation. I would hope to get down to Moretonhampstead one day, time permitting, to see if much has changed since the 1811 photo. I expect there are multi yellow road markings and traffic lights....sign posting and other street furniture.

That the old cottages in the area are all named dancing tree....it's delightful. Is there an ancient story there as to why this is so?

Thank you Floksnog of Chagford

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Florence Harvey her brothers sisters friends circ
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

I am now able to give Mr Jones his given name. He is Walter Frederick Leslie Jones, and he married Marie Louise Harvey in 1901. He was a stationer and printer in Norwood and later Beckenham. He was the brother of Stuart Champion Jones also in the photo far right.

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Marie Louise Jones nee Harvey, Mr Jones and Mrs Jones,Marie Louise's motherinlaw circa early 1900's
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

Thanks to a distant relative of the excellent Mr Jones......I now have his given name. He is Walter Frederick Leslie Jones, who was a stationer and printer in Norwood and later in Beckenham. Walter and Marie Louise married in 1901.

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: 1940's family group inc. Jones Aster Harvey
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

Thanks to a responder I can give names and relationship details to .....the gentleman clergyman extreme right back row. He is Samuel Martin Jones a Church of England clergyman, his wife Rose Alyce Jones standing 4th from left. Rose Alyce is sister to Stuart Champion Jones and to Walter Frederick Leslie Jones....seated extreme left next to his wife Marie Louise (nee Harvey) . The young boy seated at the front may be the son of Samuel Martin and Rose Alyce Jones.

Response edited/updated by chrisoc on 3 Jul 2011 at 10:09:11 pm

chrisoc Said:
Response related to photo: Marie Louise and husband Mr Jones circa late 1920
Date: 3 Jul 2011 | Responder location: United Kingdom

The excellent Mr Jones now has his given name thanks to a responder who is a distant relation. Meet Mr Walter Frederick Leslie Jones, who was a stationer and printer in Norwood and later in beckenham. I'm so happy to finally have his name.