William and Janet Clark's Children - Albert & Margaret (nee Galley) Children

In 1916 Albert and Margaret had their first child, a girl Margaret (Marge). They went on to have another two girls and a son:-

Margaret (Marge) born in 1916

Dorothy (Doris) born in 1918

Elsie born 1921

Albert born 1929

Unfortunately I have no photographs of them as children but here is a lovely happy photograph of Doris and Elsie as bridesmaids at Marge's 1939 wedding.

Best Man, Bridesmaid, Groom Edward Simmons, Bride Marge Clark, Bridesmaid Elsie Clark Bridesmaid Doris Clark

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If you look carefully at the photograph, all three bridesmaids dresses are slightly different.  Instead of flowers they have muffs.  Doris made her own dress and embellished her outfit herself, it being more fitted than the other two bridesmaids dresses. Look at the sleeves and bodice, the skirt has been gathered and she has added more artificial flowers to her muff. Their short veil headdresses are very pretty. I wonder what colour the dresses were?  

Marge's wedding dress is made of beautiful lace and her headdress is very 'tiara' like. Her bouquet was quite small and looks colourful in comparison to the popular large trailing bouquets that were popular at the time. 

1939 saw the start of WW2, which is affirmed by a young woman in uniform behind Doris. A nice touch to this story is that Elsie wore Marge's dress when she got married.

Marge married Edward J Simmons and had two daughters.  In the 1939 Electoral Register they were living at Whitfield Terrace.

Doris married Leslie Anderson - they had a son and a daughter, their son had a daughter, and their daughter had a son.

Elsie married and had two daughters 

Albert jnr had three children two daughters, and a son.  In 1951 they emigrated to Australia. In the 1960s Albert snr and Margaret travelled to Australia to see their youngest son and family. 

Albert & Margaret at the Seaside circa 1950s 

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Doris' daughter sent copies of her brother's wedding.  Here are photographs of the parents Doris and Leslie with Albert and Margaret. 

L-R Leslie Anderson, his wife Doris Anderson (nee Clark) Albert Clark, Margaret Clark (nee Galley) circa?

L-R Best Man, Groom (Leslie & Doris' son, Groomsman

Wedding of Leslie and Doris Anderson's son
L-R 3rd Left Leslie Anderson father of Groom, Doris Anderson (nee Clark) mother of Groom, Bridesmaid Grooms sister, (Doris' daughter), Groom and Bride 

This is a photograph of the family attending another wedding 

L-R Bridesmaid, Leslie Anderson, 
Leslie and Doris' daughter. Albert Clark (brother of Doris) Margaret Clark (nee Galley) Leslie & Doris' son and daughter-in-law 

Finally a family wedding photograph of Doris' daughter on her wedding.  Doris made her daughter's beautiful wedding dress (Over the years Doris made many many beautiful wedding dresses for acquaintances and family members).  She also made the small bridesmaid's dress and also her own outfit.  My parents, sister and I were invited to the wedding.  

 Wedding Family Group
Front 1st L Norman Stafford, 3rd Left brother of bride, with his wife holding daughter's hand hand, Leslie Anderson Snr, father of the Bride, behind bride 1st right Doris Anderson (nee Clark) mother of the Bride, Pauline Tweddell (nee Stafford), Dorothy Tweddell (nee Stafford) 

After 60 years of marriage Margaret Galley died in 1975 at the age of 81.

Albert lived a long life and died at the age of 90 in 1980.