The original information in the above image is slightly wrong. John Thomas Barnett. Born Lincolnshire in 1869, moved to Swinton in the early 1890's, married Elizabeth Whitehead in 1894 at St Peters. Their eldest child Lucy Maria Barnett was born in 1896, the family soon after moved back to Surfleet in Lincolnshire where a second child John Robert was born in 1900. In 1901 and the family returned back to Elizabeth's home town of Swinton and moved into 48 Swinton Hall Road, she had only lived around the corner at Hope Cottage on Bury Lane before marrying. More children came along Mary Eleanor, Charlotte Annie, William, Dorothy and Eric Gordon. John was a labourer and worked at Chloride.
The above photo taken from a local history book written by local people shows John in 1940. ( I'll update this page with the relevant accreditation when I can find my initial notes and details, I have a habit of storing away pieces of research and info for years and misplace bits and pieces)
The photos on the mantle piece are William and/ or Eric, two sons who from the beginning of WWII were enlisted in the Auxillary Fire Service. Both young men were packers alongside their father at Chloride, William was A.T.S part time, Eric however left employment at Chloride and was full time A.T.S. they would both likely play a large part fire fighting throughout the war and especially the blitz. They may have been sent to other towns when ever needed. I know my grandad was sent to Liverpool for several days and had very little sleep to return back here the day of the christmas blitz and was sent back out locally. All the A.T.S. men and women are entitled to a medal for their services during the war. When the bombs were falling around Bridge Street during the Christmas Blitz these two would have been there in the thick of things helping to save lives.
Gordon Eric Barnett married in 1945 but sadly his wife passed away not long after. He married again quite soon afterwards, he had a son Roy Barnett born in 1948. Below is firstly the entry for 48 Swinton Hall Road in the 1939 register, the second 1911 census.
The above photo taken from a local history book written by local people shows John in 1940. ( I'll update this page with the relevant accreditation when I can find my initial notes and details, I have a habit of storing away pieces of research and info for years and misplace bits and pieces)
The photos on the mantle piece are William and/ or Eric, two sons who from the beginning of WWII were enlisted in the Auxillary Fire Service. Both young men were packers alongside their father at Chloride, William was A.T.S part time, Eric however left employment at Chloride and was full time A.T.S. they would both likely play a large part fire fighting throughout the war and especially the blitz. They may have been sent to other towns when ever needed. I know my grandad was sent to Liverpool for several days and had very little sleep to return back here the day of the christmas blitz and was sent back out locally. All the A.T.S. men and women are entitled to a medal for their services during the war. When the bombs were falling around Bridge Street during the Christmas Blitz these two would have been there in the thick of things helping to save lives.
Gordon Eric Barnett married in 1945 but sadly his wife passed away not long after. He married again quite soon afterwards, he had a son Roy Barnett born in 1948. Below is firstly the entry for 48 Swinton Hall Road in the 1939 register, the second 1911 census.
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