The STRATFORD family
[Apologise for the abominable formatting on the blog. The software refuses to budge when I edit even when editing HTML] Once again I set off on doing a 'quick' biography for a headstone I snapped in February. Every time I say this I end up jinxing myself and it turns into a long snaking journey around many more members of the same family. This time was no exception with the STRATFORD family. I had originally spied Charles Edward STRATFORD's headstone at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch on 27 February. In loving memory of A beloved husband & father Charles Edward STRATFORD Died 3rd August 1956 – Aged 58 years Late No. 7/2157 World War 1 Also Agnes Mary STRATFORD A beloved wife & mother Died 1 st February 1976 – Aged 75 years R.I.P. Block 23 Plot 139 [3] Charles was living at 24 Baker Street, Christchurch at the time of his death and was an upholsterer. Plaque to right o...