Eliza Avery, nee Stratford, (b.1850), probably in Downley in the late 1920s when Eliza was in her late 70s. Her granddaughter Evelyn Taylor, b.1918, was present and remembers that as granny came round the corner of the house she said "ooh, someone's taking my likeness".

Eliza, right, with her daughter Ruth, left and Ruth's mother-in-law Sarah Taylor. Probably also in the 1920s.

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Sarah (Sadie) Avery (b.1893), probably in the 1920s

Walter Avery, appears to be during WWI

Ernest Stratford and Caroline, nee Avery. The photo above was probably taken when Ernest joined the army, most likely in 1915

Kathleen Ruth Stratford, probably at Chapel Street, Downley c.1917

The army group has a board reading: '9th Gloster Pioneers, Leichlingen, Germany. June 16, 1918 (or 1919)'. Ernest Stratford is 2nd from the left.

Kathleen in Brownies uniform, probably outsie the cottage in Chapel Street, mid-1920s

Caroline, middle row, centre, with the Downley Choral Society, probably around 1930

Kathleen, middle row, third from left, apparently in a 'Mummers Play', in the early 1920s

Caroline in costume (on the right), for a local drama group and . . .

. . .in another costume (under the banner) on Downley Common, possibly a Jubilee event. Both probably 1930s.

Kathleen (in the wider hat) with her cousin Vera Lewis . . .

. . . and some unknown men in the 1930s.

Kathleen in the 1930s

Caroline, front right, probably from 1950s, circumstances unkown

Ernest age 80, with granddaughter, Hazel age 16, September 1964, Cliftonville.

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above, left and right, some of the Langleys from Downley

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