Alice Gladwell Bassindale, my paternal Grandmother c. 1937

A colour tinted photo of my paternal Grandmother in her garden in England. My brother (who spent so many years doing the most amazing family history research, which I am now blessed with owning!) had written the address on the back of this old photo plus the date of c. 1937. I then had the bright idea to go to Google Maps, do a street view and, though I couldn't tell which of two or three houses it was, I knew I was looking at my Grandparents old home. It was a very strange feeling! To finish off, I did a Print Screen, showing the aerial view of the area plus a street level view. Fun to have. If I remember correctly, the only (or certainly the main) time I remember seeing my Grandparents was when we stayed with them (at a different address, in Bourne, Lincolnshire) for about six months when I was about 12 years old, while my Dad was away looking for a job.

Address in the photo: 9 Baker's Lane, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, England, c. 1937.

Alice Gladwell Bassindale (born 1876). Between Between October 1900 and December 1900 in Middlesex, she married Albert Elijah Bassindale (Timber Merchant), my paternal Grandfather, at Grays Thurrock, Essex. Their children were Alice Mary Bassindale (known as Mollie, my Auntie Mollie 1904-1967), Tom Carden (my father 1907-1976), Vera Gladwell (1911-?), and Nora Margaret (1915-?).

Information on Alice Gladwell Bassindale taken from 1891, 1901 and 1911 Census:

3 April 1881 49 Victoria Road, St. Giles, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Census 5 April 1891 Walsall Road, Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Census 31 March 1901 8 Rock Terrace, All Saints with St. Peter, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Census 2 April 1911 49 Queen Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire