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John Norton and family

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:29:27 +0000

John Norton was my grandmother’s (Marion Kelly) brother. Click on each of the photos to see a larger version.

L to R: Christine, John, Susie (Joy) and Grace. Taken 1959/60.

Allen and Susie (Joy) Norton - John Norton's son and daughter. Taken early 1950s.

Edwin and Susie (Joy) Norton. Taken early 1950s.

Nan Norton, Grace and David. Taken 1948.

Christine Norton. Taken late 1950s.

Christine Norton. Taken 1969.

Margaret and Susie (Joy) Norton. Margaret Norton is the wife of Allen Norton. Taken late 1960s.

Marion Kelly (nee Norton), as a baby and young girl

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:50:44 +0000

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My grandmother as a baby with her mother, taken 1922/23.

Marion Kelly with brothers, John and George, taken early 1930s.

Marion Kelly, aged about 13, taken in 1935.

The Nortons, 1940s

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:39:39 +0000

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John, Edwin and George Norton, early 1940s

Marion, George and Edwin Norton, 1944

Marion Norton, 1940s.

Marion Kelly, 1941.

Marion Kelly, digging for victory in the early 1940s.

George Norton with friends, early 1940s.

George Norton, taken mid-1940s.

John Norton, taken early 1940s.

Edwin and Marion Norton

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:08:44 +0000

Edwin and Marion Norton (née Cross) were my grandmother’s parents. Click on each of the photos to see a larger version.

Taken in 1910.

Taken in 1912.

Tate & Lyle at Silvertown

The last photo was probably taken in the 1940s (but needs confirmation) when Edwin was a press operator at Tate and Lyle, Silvertown.

My grandfather, Bill Kelly, also worked at Tate and Lyle in the drawing office, serving an apprenticeship, before the Second World War.

Edwin Norton’s parents also worked at Tate and Lyle and allegedly ran the first canteen at Silvertown. Rumour goes that Edwin’s father sacked his wife, who worked for him in the canteen, because she changed the menu, while he was away and without his permission. Apparently, she never recovered, became depressed, and officially died of ‘melancholy’ some time after.