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Rhoda's story
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During WWI John
was in the Royal Artillery, looking after mules pulling guns. He carried a
photo of Maggie throughout the war. He hated every minute and would not talk
about it. He particularly hated the mud and dirt. He threw his
medals away.
Maggie was very
family orientated and often used to visit Bentham with Rhoda. There are lots
of photos of Rhoda from a baby to a young lady taken in Bentham. The family
in Bentham seems to have kept in touch by sending any local newspaper
clippings concerning the Adamthwaite family to Maggie and there is an
extensive collection of postcards of Bentham and surrounding area.
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Richard
and Mary with daughter Maggie(1892-1971) |
Richard
Adamthwaite (1861-1947) |
Mary
Adamthwaite (nee Harling)
(1859-1923) |
Maggie was the
only child of Richard Adamthwaite, a cabinet maker, and Mary Harling, of
Duke Street, Bentham. The Harlings were a Bentham family and Mary's sister
Margaret Ellen (referred to
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John
and Margaret Ellen |
John
outside Silk Works
(1867-1939) |
Margaret
Ellen Adamthwaite
(nee
Harling) (1871-1946) |
as Aunt Mar'gt-Ellen)
married Richard's brother John. (John worked in the silk mill in Bentham for
over 50 years, had lost his right eye when young after being scalded by a
teapot and she was as tight as a tick). Richard worked in Bentham and made
furniture, some of which remains in the family. We have a set of drawers he
made for Maggie - the front of the drawers fall open to allow easy
extraction of sheet music and there is a Grandfather clock, some doll's
furniture and other bits and pieces with Rhoda in Leeds. Photos of Mary,
Maggie and Rhoda show a strong family resemblance and later ones of Rhoda's
daughter Alison with her
daughter show that the resemblance remains.
Perhaps because
she moved way from Bentham, Maggie seems to have been closer to all her
cousins and relations there. She had lots of photos of her many cousins from
Bentham and Wray and their children.
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