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Brilliant. Thanks, Rob. I’ve got a very bad, blurred copy of this photo but never knew the source. Funnily enough, I’ve got the very similar looking book – Weston-super-Mare in Old Photographs by Sharon Poole. The “Around” makes all the difference! Albert Osmond of Appleton Farm, Wick St. Lawrence was my 2x great granduncle. One of his younger brothers, Arthur Osmond of Heathgate Farm, Hewish, was my 2x great grandfather.

Snap! I thought 16 and 17 looked like brothers too. However, I don’t think it is Ernest Thayer. I think it’s Sidney’s older brother, Herbert Thayer 1887-1957. Reason – after Ernest married Susan Champion in 1923, they moved to Hill Farm, Clutton (near Bath). Their first child, Benjamin, was born there in 1926. Sidney and Herbert remained in Puxton running “Thayer Bros. – farmers”. If 18 is Albert Champion, he is standing next to the brothers of his son-in-law…but is also close to an actual son-in-law – Gilbert EH Frost. Gilbert was married to Susan’s older sister, Eleanor. Oh dear – everyone seems to be related to everyone else! Nevertheless, think 18 is a reasonable call for Albert Champion …all we need now is a comparison photo.

Here is another clipping from my Nan's scrapbook. It is about her dad Harry NICHOLS going off to Longmoor Camp to join the Royal Engineers which dates it to Dec 1915.

The first part of the article however refers to the wife of Lt Albert CHAMPION of the Royal Flying Corps who was "somewhere in France". His wife was doing a solo performance at St Annes. She was descibed in the 1911 census as a "Dramatic Student" so could obviously sing a bit. This Albert CHAMPION was the eldest son of Albert Joseph CHAMPION.

Just as an aside... Assuming you have seen this before,,,

Hi Kate

I think that No. 16 looks more like Sidney THAYER - it's the hair - see other photo above.

But I also think that 16 and 17 look like brothers. Could No 17 then be Ernest J THAYER? and then with your other idea of family staying together the chap next to him could be Albert CHAMPION (18) - Ernest's father-in-law.

Albert is also standing next to James BAILEY - both long term members of the committee.

Cheers

Rob

Think that is a good call Kate. I have found another photo of JJ Edwards.

from 1939 at the Wick St Lawrence Harvest Home.

He does look like No. 26 but could easily be No. 23.

As for Cecil Stanley EDWARDS - cannot find any mention of him connected to the Hewish Harvest Home - however he was heavily involved in the Wick St Lawrence one (the event was often held on his land) and JJ EDWARDS went on to be chairman of the Wick event so it is not too much a stretch to think that Cecil was also involved in the Hewish version in 1927.