A Family Remembers…Lofty
This is the text Jen, Adrian and I wrote to be read out at Lofty’s funeral.
John William Sunter
Lofty enters children home
From Durham Records Office, 16th June 2009: Dear Mr. Sunter, Further to your telephone call to this Office today I have established that a William Sunter, born 1917, son of Charles and Emma, was admitted to Stockton Union Children’s Homes in January 1921. As discussed over the telephone, if you require any further searches of […]
Emma Sunter 1893-1978
Both the birth and death certificates for Lofty’s mother Emma arrived today, and, as ever there is some sadness.
1911 Census – Charles Sunter and Emma Marsh
1911 Census Charles Sunter And here it is. The 1911 Census entry for 14 West Row Stockton on Tees. Whatever did we do before Google? Now a Google Search confirms that Unicorn Yard and West Row were in the same place. Google Earth shows that the location of this, and John’s birthplace in Brunswick Street […]
Brunswick Street and Unicorn Yard
Lofty was born at 62 Brunwick Street Stockton on Tees. Google Earth shows that the street is still there and, unsurprisingly, it looks like a very industrialised area. Jane Marsh, who registered Lofty’s birth lived at Unicorn Yard. There is no record of this on Google Earth, however, near Brunswick Street you can see Blue […]
John William Sunter
The birth certificate is a copy obtained by ‘Lofty’ in 1958. Born 19th November 1917 to Emma Sunter (formerley Marsh) and Charles Sunter. Charles’ occupation is listed on the birth certificate as “Stoker R.N. H.M.S. Mars. No. 1517 (Labourer at Engineering works). Place of Birth is listed as 62 Brunswick Street, Stockton on Tees. The […]