A Pit Lass' Photographic History

 FOSTER MOORE'S STORY (my dad)

"Foster Moore was born on 20th November 1910 - died 17th May 2021

Forster Moore b 20-11-1910 to 17th May 2021

GRANDPARENTS

His Grandparents were Thomas Moore b 1814 - 1871 and Elizabeth Moore b 1827.  

PARENTS

His parents were Forster Moore b. 31st December 1866 - 1946 at Heddon-on-the-Wall Northumberland, and Hannah Jane Laidler b 1867 at Newburn, Northumberland.  They were married in 1897 at Gateshead.  

Part of Hadrian's Wall
Heddon-on-the-Wall 

Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village in Northumberland England, located on Hadrian's Wall.  The village is roughly 9 miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne.  The place name 'Heddon' means 'hill where heather grew'.

Hadrian's Wall was built in AD122 in Northumberland.  It was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire for nearly 300 years.  It was built by the Roman Army on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian following his visit to Britain in AD122.  https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/hadrians-wall-history-

Newburn from the River Tyne 2021

Forster and Hannah lived in Blaydon on Tyne until 1939 at Bridge Street and Cochrane Street Blaydon.

The 1939 Register states that Forster Moore Snr was a retired Iron Finisher.  It maybe that at one time Forster Snr worked at Smith, Patterson & Co., Blaydon, which was within walking distance from where he lived.

More than likely this is where Foster Moore Senior Worked

This Manhole Cover was one of the many thing Smith Patterson produced. 

In 1964 Smith Patterson's Works in Blaydon on Tyne closed its doors after nearly 100 years. The cost of refurbishing to keep up with new technology was too great.

Forster and Hannah  had 5 children who were

Thomas Moore b 18 November 1889 - 1978

Married married Mary, a District Nurse.  

They had two children David and Ian - they lived in Coventry.  They were apparently quite well off.

Margaret Jane Moore 1901 - circa 1964 1965

Married Norman - they had no children.

Laidler Moore b 29th June 1907 - 

It is thought that Laidler married Martha M S Henderson at South Shields.  

Foster Moore  b 20th November 1910 - 17th May 2021

Married  Mary (Molly) Gibson on 1st September 1943.  Molly and Forster had one child, Christine Mary Moore born on 24th June 1945

An entry was found in a family tree in Ancestry, that sadly records that Forster and Hannah had a baby who died on 2nd April 1911.

Jean Moore who in turn married Jim. They had two children Geoffrey and Forster.

Auntie Margaret (Maggie) and her husband Norman were the kindest and nicest people you ever met.  Uncle George would pick me up every Sunday after church and take me to the Quayside Market in Newcastle.  They were not well off.

1975 Newcastle upon Tyne Quayside Market
The market still takes place today (2021)

Our family stayed close to them until they passed away.

It is recorded that Forster and Hannah lived in Blaydon, first at Bridge Street, and then according to the *1939 Register at 7 Cochran Street. At this time Laidler worked as an Traffic Manager (aged 33) and Forster worked as a Grocer at the Co-operative (aged 29) -  at this time both were still living with their parents at 7 Cochran Street.

On the right what is left of Cochran Street Blaydon in 2021 (No 7 must have been demolished)

 *The 1939 Register 

This 'National Register' was taken on 29th September 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War.   The information was used to produce Ration Books and Identity Cards. Rationing was introduced in January 1940.  Identity cards were introduced during the war under the National Registration act 1939.  Everyone including children had to carry an identity (ID) card at all times to show who they were and where they lived.

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