Fred Marsh & Son Turf Accountants Circa 1936 1972

A Memory of Slough.

I believe that the original 'Fred' was an alias for a Elias Marsh b.1895, was a coal miner from Crook, County Durham. It is said that he walked to Slough around the time of the Jarrow marches. He is known to have 'run a book' amongst his mining workmates. The post 1937 electoral role records him as living at at Bowers Way Cippenham and also 15 & 17 Wellington Street, Slough - he died in 1960. His widow, Lily, was then still living at 17 Wellington Street. She may have died in Reading & Wokingham District in 1990 but that is not certain. Before her death, the managing directorship of F. Marsh & Son was taken over by their son Ramsey (b1923) who lived near St Leonards Hill, Windsor from about 1966-1971 - then abt 1979 near Ralps Ride at Bracknell in a house that belonged to his moter. He died in 1985 in Camden/Swiss Cottage. This research, if it ever completed, should make for some pretty interesting reading about human endeavour and waywardness. I have come tantalisingly close to learning more. Unfortunately death due to old age has beaten me. There is just a small chance that I might make contact with the people I want to through these threads.

An informant writes: 'A man called Reg was sort of an adopted worker at the Slough office, he ran the office, can't remember his surname, his very nice wife is Eileen, if you could find them, they could give you a lot of information. '
If anybody knows 'Reg' or 'Eileen', I really would be very grateful if they could let this message be known to them,
Also, I am seeking Ken or Isobell Mitchell who looked after Lily, also Frank Dandridge who was a manager of one of Ramsay's betting shops

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