[28th page – April 1948, March 1951, in ink]
still a big housing shortage Margaret managed to get part house in Lovett Road David married & in Quarters at Woolwich Rates gone up to 9-15-0 half year water rate 14.2 Clothing still ration Mrs Pegram married Col Bonham-Carter the only time I get a good feed is when I go to lunch there or they send us or bring us rabbit or pheasant. she’ll have Jill & Panda Panda has been a very nice show bitch done very well with her Minki Pod one of Jills Granddaughters whelp on 27. hope she has a nice litter am expecting Mrs Sydenham for a holiday had a really warm winter scarcely any snow & a nice spring tree in full blossom so should have a good fruit crop. Dick still gardening
March 16th 1951
Once again to let folk of the future know if interested we are still in a sad state as regard food etc. & there is talk of war. with Russia. meat is scarcer now than at any time 8 pennyworth each per week. amounting top approx: 2 sm chops or ½ lb stewing Steak still rationed Butter 4oz wk.(2/- lb) Marg 4 oz wk 10 lb) Bacon 4oz wk (3/1½ a lb) (Cooking fat) in place of lard 2oz wk (1/- lb) Sugar 5lb 10oz wk tea (11½ qtr) eggs (3½ ea) and coal 5-11-8 pir ton if which blame on to the labour Government. they are wasting money & doing some ridiculous experiment & loosing millions of pounds. I have Joan & her 3 boys here since Aug: 1949. she got a legal sep: Persistent Cruelty with Custody of the Children. VMT is a rotter. sends money when the Court worrys him with prison he is trying to make things uncomfortable again now Joan hopes to get a council house soon It has been a very cold wet winter & still raining Only have 1 dog Peke Little Loo
Peter Robert Turnill, third and youngest son of Joan, b 1/5/1947, m 19/10/1971
Little more than a shed! The picture shows it in 1982 shortly before we demolished it. The house to the left was built by Joan and occupies half the plot they bought in 1952. They had about 2/3 of an acre of ground.
Margaret Ianthe ? ? Hanson, first child of Derwent & Margaret, b ??/??/1942, m ????? d ??/??/2008? Ellen holds Ianthe – taken 1/3/43
Richard Brian Turnill, first child of Joan & Victor, b 23/10/1942, d 12/1/1961. Douglas must have got lost somewhere.
They certainly did …
Derwent George Cooper Hanson was their 3rd child, born 8/9/1918, and thus just 21 at the start of the war. Died ??/??/??
Margaret Williams, born ??????,
