Redskin Village

My grandad frank and my great grandma lived at Rocky vertinia Lee James my grandad died 1963 in he’s 70s my grandad lived in mr gales back garden in a caravan about 1955 he had a brother Henry James he was a knife grinder and kained chairs anyone remember the family most of the older generation have died . He went by the name of frank Farrell when he died there wasn’t a birth paper in that name so we think he’s name was James but many family’s changed there names my Dad lived in mitcham for many years he had a horse and trolly my great gran lived in swains yard near love lane in the 1900s for a while

As a child I remember Verty
She had two daughters Alice and Vimmy
Her son was Jonny?
She had Monkey that she used to push about in a pram

As a child when we lived in Rocky.
I remember Verty and her 2 daughters, Vimmy and Alice
Her son was Jonny?
She used to have a monkey that she pushed about in a pram. Lovely times.

My nan Beryl Hornegold used to live on the edge of rocky and she always tells me the fond memories of it. She has told me about a monkey and it also used to dance to a little music box. I’d love to go back in time snd see how it was then. She is now 90 and still live hearing the stories.

I'm trying to find out about Fred Watson (b about 1905, but, whilst there are many references, they don't sound like the colourful character I have been told about. I think he married Nellie Wainwright b1908 and had a daughter Hazel Noreen Watson b1938 and a son Brian. I was told he was a gypsy, but can't find any proof

He was a carpenter and I remember him turning up on my girlfriend's doorstep one day about 1976 saying he was her grand father and showed us a gypsy round topped caravan made from matchsticks, which he said he had made

I think they lived in Love Lane known then as Redskin Village

From Mark Parker