Blanche McCollin (née Blanchard) c. 1922
Blanche was married to Jack and was my grandmother - known to me as 'Nanny'.
Blanche McCollin at 6 Northgate, Hessle, East Yorks c. 1985
Allan McCollin (son of Jack and Blanche)(b. 1926) aged 3
Allan is my dad.
Allan McCollin
What a good-looking bloke!
Essex Street, Hull - Victory Party 1945
Blanche is wearing a headscarf, fourth from the left on the back row. Note the absence of young men.
Jack (1901-1976) and Blanche McCollin at Bridlington c. 1950
Jack was my granddad. He worked for the Gas Board and was a gas fitter by trade. He played the accordion and piano and he and Blanche would enjoy a sing-song round the piano in Northgate Club, Hessle
Jack and Blanche McCollin at Filey c. 1948
Elizabeth, Blanche, Joan, Vera - 1948
(all née Blanchard)
From left to right: Mary Wharton (McCollin), Muriel Chapman (baby), Thomas Chapman (Mary's son), in front of Thomas is his daughter Evelyn who was born in London, next is Thomas's wife Betsy Chapman (Richardson) and the small boy is their son Thomas. On the end is Thomas Wharton, who was Mary's second husband. The photo was taken in 1899 or 1900 at the studios of Turner and Drinkwater, "Photographers Royal" of 8 Regent's Terrace, Hull. (Image kindly provided by Ken Buckley - grandson of Thomas)