Blyth Family

Blyth Family

Henry Blyth was not native to Sprowston having been born in Ringland in 1856 he was married to Elizabeth Eliza Grand on 25 Nov 1886 in Colton the place where she had been born in 1857. Henry was to follow his father William into the trade of being a carpenter and wheelwright. There were five children born during the marriage. George William Blyth 1887, Margaret Latitia Blyth 1889, John Burton Blyth 1891, Charles Henry Blyth 1893, Hilda Harriet Blyth 1895. All of the above children were born in East Tuddenham prior to the family moving to Sprowston. In 1901they were still living in East Tuddenham but by 1911 were to be found in Church Lane Sprowston. So the move had been made sometime between these two dates. Henry and Elizabeth were to remain living in Sprowston for the rest of their lives. Henry passed away in 1939 followed in 1940 by Elizabeth.

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  Joan Blyth`s grandmother, Church Row Cottages - 1901.

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  Joan Blyth`s Aunts -1910.

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  Blyth family at their home – 1918.

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  Postcard from Gertie Lee to Lettie Blyth – 1925.