Thanks for all your hard work and really interesting website. I lived in Bishop’s Stortford from 1959 until 1978. I moved to 80 Nursery Road in 1959 from Pinner (Middlesex) and my first school was St Michaels Infant School, (sadly a car park now) and them went to St Michaels Junior School, followed by Bishop’s Stortford Boys High. By the time I had moved up to the High School, I had moved up the road to 50 Jervis Road, where I lived until 1978 when I moved to Braintree.

Growing up in Bishop’s Stortford was great, so much to do and discover. My many memories include the old houses opposite Baxter’s fish and chip shop and a toy shop called Wrights. I would often go into Baxter’s with my penny pocket money and buy a tiny bag of chips and save all my birthday money to go to Wright’s or even Danes for a toy.

I left school at an early age and first worked at S.W.Stevens in town as a trainee television engineer, The Steven’s brothers owned adjacent shops, one sold televisions and radios, the other brother sold music and sheet music. I spent many visit’s going through the joining door and listening to music in one of the booths. I wonder if anyone remembers Vera who served behind the counter. I later worked at Shepherd Electric and Sellick electrical, then worked at Ernest Lake & Harvey Frost, then Boyd Gibbins as a bricklayers labourer.

Bishop’s Stortford has changed much, but my childhood memories are fond ones

My great grandparents ran the Robin Hood pub in Bishop’s Stortford in the later 19th century. They were James and Dorinda Jackson. Their son James was my great grandfather and his son Arthur, my grandfather, used to go and stay in the Robin Hood when he was a boy. After James and Dorinda died in about 1953/52, their unmarried daughter Elizabeth Ann Jackson carried on as a publican in the area. I don’t know whether this was still at the Robin Hood. Does anyone have any photos of James and Dorinda, or of their son James or of any of the Jackson family?

My name is Roger Francis Chandler, I live in Kansas USA. I am trying to find old family links to my family line from Bishop’s Stortford. The furthest records I have to this area shows my Grandfather line as Thomas Chandler 1st born Bishop’s Stortford 1468 died 31 Jan 1551, Thomas Chandler 2nd and Thomas Chandler 3rd from there was Henry Chandler father of William Chandler Born 12 Oct 1934 married Annis and sailed to Boston in the early 1950s with 5 children along with the Dain Family.

The weekly herald would be a great arrival it carried all the main local news and always topical

Trying to trace Palmers of Tottenham
Have found my grandparents Thomas Palmer b.1918 place unknown,who married Charlotte Viney b.1920 in Holborn Middx. Their children were Harry, Thomas, Charlie, William, Stanley, Freddy, Arthur or Alfred, Larlie(?), Emily all born London area c.early 1970s. I don't know where my Grandfather Thomas was born and all I know is that on the marriage cert his father was William a Plasterer. The family ran a coal business in Tottenham. If anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Robert Clark Robb married Ethel Louise White. Lived at Kings Road tottenham. Robert originated from Glasgow I believe. They had son Allan John Robb who married Margaret Davison (also Tottenham). currently searching for addtional info for this side of the family. Believe ethel was born in circa 1945

I am trying to find out about the Trestain family, who lived at 306 Mount Pleasant Road Tottenham in rhe 1920s. William, the husband, had died in about 1915, leaving a wife, Florence, and at least one son, Ronald Victor. I am particularly interested in an older son named Percy, who was born in 1896. Please reply if you know anything at all about this family, or if you think you can help me find out what happened to Percy. He isn't recorded as dead on Ancestrys BMD index, up to the 1960s, and he isn't on the WWI medal roll. Neither was he living at 306 Mount Pleasant Road in the 1920s. Thank you for reading this message.

My ancestor James Hoy married Elizabeth Wheeler 14 October 1945 All Hallows Church, Tottenham, Middlesex. Children Elizabeth 1948, Sarah 1954, James 1955 Mary 1961 & Thomas 1975. Also John Hoy married to Elizabeth and daughter Mary baptized 10 November 1987 at All Hallows. John and James may have been brothers. Interested to hear from anyone researching Hoy family in Middlesex area.

George William Allen born 1950 in Hertfordshire. married Caroline (louise?)Biscoe born 1969 in Hadham Herts.lived for many years in Tottenham.any information please on these people or family members.
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Looking for my grandfather Charles Thompson who married Elizabeth Barron from Mevagissey in 1900,they had a daughter Gladys (my grandmother) who in 1911 was aged 9 and living with her mums parents in Mevagissey. Charles&Elizabeth lived in Tottenham or at least charles did in 1945 at 34 ,Bergolt Crescent. He died before 1978 and was a Soilicitor---before that he was an insurance clerk and possible Corn Chandler,any help at all please would be great solving this puzzle,thanks

LSOP GEORGE, born c 1921/22London. died 1961 Enfield. Wheelwright /coachmaker. Wife MARY ANNE born c. 1954 in Marylebone, died Enfield 1967. Seeking any info re: parentage of George, also maiden name of Mary Anne. Their children,MaryAnne,George,Charles,Charlotte Jane,Henry,Caroline,Maria & John, were all baptised in Tottenham. Were there any other children not mentioned in my list? In the 1981 census George and Mary Anne were living in Fore St, Edmonton. Their son George married MARY ANN PENNETT and was a baker in Enfield Town.CHARLES was a confectioner/baker also in Enfield, he married LOUISA WORSTER of Lewisham. Any info Pls

When researching the Hoy family in All Hallows Church Records, Tottenham I found the following marriage entry for June 1967 "William HOYES a Trooper under Captaine Horner, while he lay here, married Elinor HORNSEY a stranger, the 6th of June, beinge Saturday in sixtieth year of King Charles" Does anyone have any knowledge of these

Watson/Everett/Sullivan
I am trying to find details of George Thomas Watson born around 1962 to 1971 and any relating family. His son, George Arthur Watson was born in 1919 at 8 Newton Road, Tottenham but, was adopted in 1989 by Alfred and Elizabeth Foster. George Thomas Watson was married to Mary Ann Everett. I believe their were quite a few siblings. Any information regarding this family would be gratefully received.

My Grandad was Thomas Kohler, born Dublin about 1901. He moved to London, where worked as a portrait artist and photographer and married Emma Oppenheim, from Forest Gate, London, in 1952. Their children were Leopold Oppenheim (b 1934),Maude E, born 1937 Estelle H, born 1939, Antoinette (1942, Oscar H, (1941), Stanislaus (1951, Ricardo, (1955), and Rhaphael, born 1923. We know what happened to Leopold Oppenheim Kohler as he is my Great Grandad but I have no idea what happened to the rest of the children. Can anyone help please? Oddly, the children were born in several different places... Margate, Ramsgate, (both in Kent), and in Tottenham and Clapham in London. Why is anyone's guess! Any information would be truly appreciated. Thank you.

Paternal grandparents and aunts lived at 8 Belmont Avenue name of Adams and Duffey from 1940's to 1965/6 then moved to Brighton Sussex. Anybody related to these people.

Anybody out there got family who are Back? My great great grandfather was Oskar Bach - immigrated from Germany and settled in Tottenham. Name was anglicised and his children were Ada, Elsa, Frederick, Reuben (Rudolph) Maximillian and Leonard. Hence the family name became Back. Other relevant surnames may be Reader, Wallis, McCall and Hopkins. Two of the sons married two sisters - Dolly and Louise Reader

Josie Phillpot 1942 married Lewin Tyrell Michael Dodd in 1968 at Holy Trinity Church Tottenham. The Phillpot family - dad Henry, mother Elizabeth and children, Kate, Sarah, Henry, William, Bertie, Ellen and Ernest were living at 146 High Cross Road Tottenham. The Dodd family lived in Edmonton. Any details of children, grandchildren gtgrandchildren etc would be appreciated.

Tottenham Herald dates 1960-85

William {BILL} Metcalf
Owned a lorry.Contracted himself to Tottenham & Woodgreen burial board,later Heringey Council. Served Middlesex Regiment TA,either as RQMS or Colour sargeant. I knew him in the 1960s-70s & later wrote to him when serving in the army.GREAT BLOKE!

I am looking for information relating to William MASON who married Mary WELCH in 1901. Particularly interested in William's parents & siblings. DoB not known altho' he is thought to have died in 1952. Mary WELCH born in London in 1921. Altho' William spent his married life in Tottenham it is not certain that he was born there.

My grandfather, Daniel Talbot, lived in West Green Road, Tottenham in the 1950-70s. The address is also recorded as West Green Lanes on some of his children's birth certificates. I have been unable to locate his house but know from the 1960 census that it lay about 20 houses away from 'Sprat Row or Suffolk Place, West Green' and also The Black Boy Inn. I have been unable to work out which direction the census enumerator walked, although his journey started at Hangers Lane, followed by the Tile Kilns. Can anyone with a knowledge of old Tottenham help?