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Ditum family wedding 1897
Wedding of Alfred Stanton to Emily Ditum. Back row. l-r Kate Wooding, who later married Arthur Ditum, Arthur Ditum, Mary Ann Hutson who later married William Ditum, Seated Alfred Stanton, Emily Ditum, William Ditum. Photo taken outside Dr Cooper's house. HDHS archive
Wedding of Emily Ditum to Alfred Stanton, 7 June 1897.
The photograph was taken outside a house on Castlethorpe Road, set back from road and roughly opposite the doctor's surgery.
St James' Football Club 1896-7
C Nichols, W Rainbow (captain), C Eakins, F Keeves (referee), Mr C T Smith (president), A Gregory (linesman), A Herbert (trainer), C Hillyer, F Rainbow, J Hawkes, W Adams, H Jones, E Ditum, A Ditum, H Taylor Source Gerald Ditum
Green End School class play 1918
Back row. Rennie Payne, Jenny Garrett, Flo Sawbridge, Dorothy Paybody, Kathy Ditum. Middle row. Everill Story, Freda Cook front Row: Evelyn Gregory, Elsie Gregory, Gerry Kerridge, Ivy Lane, Gladys Herbert
William Ditum, c.1900
Photo from Enid Scarsbrook
The church clock repaired and ready to be raised to the tower in July 1904.
Left front row: Left front row: Mr Gregory (landlord of the Swan), Sammy Gibbs. Left back row: Jack Smith, Dick Rutter, Arthur Garrett (church warden), Mr Gregory (Harry Gregory's father). Right front row: Tom Nicholls (choir master), Tom Courtman (blacksmith), Harry Newbury (clockmaker). Right back row: Charles Garrett, Fred York (baker), Ted Ditum, Bill Ditum. HDHS archive, source Moira Courtman July 1998.
Ditum, Edward (Ted) with sprinting prizes
Edward (Ted) Ditum with sprinting prizes won in the 1920s and 30s
1937 Coronation of George VI, High Street party
On right nearest camera is Tom Dickins; on left third from camera is Ted Ditum; standing at the head of the table on the left is Harry Geary
Alexandra Rose Day c.1920
Alexandra Rose day was inaugurated in June 1912. Proceeds went to London Hospitals. The collectors are:- Rhoda Payne, Elsie Simons, Ada Bisby, Lily York, Mary Gregory, Ivy Whithead, Wyn Ditum, Nora Tebby, Hilda Kingston, Marjory. Haynes, Dorothy Warnes, Sis Gregory, Jack Eakins, Hugh Gregory, Arthur Geary. HDHS archive.
Hanslope football team, Buckinghamshire league champions 1906-7 and 1907-8
Ditum sisters in Newport Pagnell c.1928
Infants class Church End School 1920
Back Row: Albert Garrett , Bert Elliott, Henry Elliott, Eric Ditam, ?, Ray Scarsbrook, Bill Kingston, Jack Gregory, Ted Bonner, Front Row: Gladys Walker, Mary Sawbridge, Violet Keech, Herbert sisters, Seated: Alfie Keeves, Tom Branson. HDHS archive.
Tom Ditum on motorbike c.1930
Photo from Gerald Ditum
Wedding of Frederick Garrett to Louisa Cook 1920
back row:-?, Dorothy Whitbread, ?, Gertie Cox, Kate Ditum Mid row: Ellen Neale, Arthur Garratt, Elizabeth Garratt, Robert Garratt, William Cook, Mrs C Cook, Charles Cook, Mabel Neale. Front row. Frederick Garratt, Louisa Cook, Emily Willingham, Charles Garratt. HDHS archive.
St John Ambulance corps 1908, The year of winning the North Bucks Ambulance Cup.
Back row: C Eakins, F Tyte, J Bushell, A Ditum, A Herbert, W Stanton. Second row: A Greaves, J Jones, Dr W G Rutherford, E H Watts, President, J Herbert, Seated: E Jones, H Williams, B Stanton, J Hawkes.
1935 newspaper cutting re the Royal Wedding in 1864 of the Prince of Wales (future Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra.
Source: Gerald Ditum
Eric Ditum with new hedging in the lane at the end of Newport Road.
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