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26) John James EDWARDS?

(The one on the left)

No 19 - James BAILEY

If there was ever any doubt about identifying the vicar - here is is again.

Here is a whole load of names of those mentioned to have been involved in the Hewish & Puxton Harvest Home in the 5-6 years around 1927. I have tried to work out who they are - but how many of them are in the 1927 photo I would not like to hazard a guess.

• EJR Lutley Edward James Reece LUTLEY 1882-1969 Vicar of Hewish   President 1927 (& other years)
• Rev W Haines Walter Charles HAINES 1862-1947 Vicar of Puxton Vice President 1927 + others
• G Frost Gilbert FROST 1865-1928 Farmer, Puxton Vice President 1927, Chairman 1923
• J Tripp John TRIPP 1872-1942 Farmer, Hewish Vice President 1927, Chairman 1925
• WH Redding Walter Hudson REDDING 1886-1961 Dairy Farmer Chairman 1927
• PG Edwards Percy George EDWARDS 1887-1974 Laurel Farm, Worle Vice-Chairman 1926-1927, 1932-33
• WA Bell William Alfred BELL 1882-1957   School Teacher Treasurer 1927
• H Nichols Harry NICHOLS 1879-1931   Platelayer, GWR Joint Hon Sec 1927-1930
• A E Wreford Albert Edward WREFORD 1902-1975 Baker Joint Hon Sec 1927-1930
• CJ Cook Clifford John COOK 1895-1973 Villa Farm, Hewish Vice President 1929, Committee 1927, 1932-33 
• Albert Champion Albert Joseph CHAMPION 1855-1931 Chestnut Farm, Hewish Committee pre-1926
• JJ Edwards John James EDWARDS 1877-1956 Farmer, Wick St Lawrence Treasurer 1923
• J Bailey James BAILEY 1874-1949 Signalman, GWR Hon Sec 1921-24, Comm 1922, 1933
• EH Jones Ernest Harry JONES  1889-1975 Palmers Elm Farm Vice Chair 1924, Treasurer 1932
• BN Emerson Bertram Neil EMERSON 1883-1951 Maysgreen Farm, Hewish Joint Hon Sec 1929-33
• S J Gadd Stanley James GADD 1910-1996 Puxton (WH Redding's br-in-law) Joint Hon Sec 1931-33
• H Jones Harry Frances JONES 1860-1945 Farmer, Puxton President 1932, Vice Pres 1933
• E Britton Ernest AHW BRITTON 1885-1970 Briarwood, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• DG Clark Daniel Gill CLARK 1856-1935 Villa Farm, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• G Clark George CLARK 1854-1939 Farmer, Rolstone Committee Member 1932-33
• AJ Cox Arthur John COX 1888-1962 Labourer, Hewish Committee Member 1932
• R Champion Richard CHAMPION 1887-1950 The Farm, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• M Fear Metford Lee FEAR 1872-1955 Farmer, Rolstone Committee Member 1932-33
• G Fear Gilbert Lee FEAR 1870-1941 Farmer, Nye, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• EJ Frost Ernest James FROST 1895-1973 Farmer, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• H Frost Herbert FROST 1863-1947 Barton Farm, Winscombe Committee 1932 (son Herbert Harden FROST mentioned in 1936)
• JH Davies Joseph Henry DAVIES 1864-1934 JP, Dyvenor House Committee Member 1932-33
• EJ Hancock Ernest John HANCOCK? Committee Member 1932-33
• J Hicks John HICKS 1874 Rhyne Foreman Committee Member 1932
• FJ Hewlett Francis James HEWLETT 1875-1935 Laurel Farm, Rolstone Committee Member 1932
• HT Jones Harold Theopolis JONES 1898-1941 Elms Farm Committee Member 1932-33
• Jack Wreford John Scoble WREFORD 1899-1963 Rolstone Committee Member 1932-33
• FG King Frank Godfrey KING 1890-1953 Dairy Farmer, Rolstone Committee Member 1932-33
• C Palmer Edward Colston PALMER 1871 Farmer, Puxton Committee Member 1932-33
• VR Porter Victor Reginald PORTER 1897-1966 Farmer, Hewish Committee Member 1932
• H Stephens Herbert William STEPHENS 1897-1983 Rolstone Farm, Hewish Committee Member 1932-33
• Ernest George NEATH 1900-1956 Committee 1931

Plus the following were mentioned as Committee members in 1933

HW Williams
S Thayer Sidney J THAYER 1889-1948of South Farm, Puxton
WJ Tripp
T Clark
A Hurley Arthur William HURLEY 1894-1948 Court Farm, Puxton
S Hurley Samuel HURLEY 1890-1960 Court Farm, Puxton
C Harding
F Plaister Francis Robert PLAISTER 1898-1962  Waywick Farm, Hewish
W Say
S Osmond Ernest Samuel OSMOND 1898-1983 Heathgate Fm, Hewish. 
A Palmer
WA Osmond William Arthur OSMOND 1886-1969 Heathgate Fm, Hewish
S Williams
LG Raines
A Frost Arthur Charles FROST
J Cox
G Poulson
EG Hobbs

I do see it Kate - my only concern is that  I think is that Gilbert EH looks a lot older than these two than the 2 and 4 years older than he should be! But it does look so much like him - it must be him surely!

On another tack a JJ Edwards that was treasurer in 1923 could be John James Edwards who was a farmer in Kewstoke. He was married to Ethel May OSMOND - is she one of yours? 

This is the only other photo I have which we presume is Harry NICHOLS. He was only 5 ft 4 according to his army records we think that it is him. You can see my problem though!

Hi Rob – Got another suggestion for you. I think 30 and 29 could be Gilbert Frost’s other two sons. On the left is Ernest James Frost (1894-1973) – matches teenage photo well. I think his brother, Arthur Charles Frost (1896- 1968) of Willow Farm, Puxton, is standing next to him although harder to say for sure from the photo comparison.

Hi Uphill - Do you know the name of the man sitting to Rev Lutley's left in the cricket photo? I think he could be no.19 in the newspaper photo. I'd be interested to know who he is. Is there an index for the cricket photo you can give us. Thanks, Kate