Family Photo
Walton Villa auction
Ursula Alcock
Of John and Alberta's 9 children, 4 stayed in the UK - Ursula, Edwin (Roy), Clarissa (Alma) and Hannah (Nancy). Of those, only Ursula and Edwin had their own children.
He is a photo of Ursula, her mother and 5 of her 6 children. Robert Rigby (b. 1916) is not in this photo. Maybe he was the photographer?
First World War Twins
Alcock bros
John Alcock came from a family of at least 9 children (6 girls and 3 boys). His 2 brothers Ralph and William were important characters in late 19th Century and early 20th Century Cheadle.
Ralph and Fanny Alcock were responsible for at least 17 children. Poor Fanny must have been constantly pregnant. They lived at and had a hardware store at 25-29 High Street Cheadle, which Ralph called Stafford House.
Their son Willy Alcock (William Ryder Alcock) carried on the furniture business in Cheadle High Street.
John's brother William had no children but was an important builder in Cheadle. In 1905 he bought 6 plots of land in the Charles Street area. In 1910, he owned 22 houses or shops in the town, including 5 in the High Street. In 1911 he obtained permission for building a smart new street called The Avenue and also sold the land to the council which became Cheadle County Primary School. Charles Street and The Avenue must have been at the edge of the town in those days. After William Alcock died in 1924, 37 lots were sold according to an article in the Cheadle and Tean Times dated 18th July 1924.
Alcock Wm. builder, contractor & timber mer. 3 Bank st
Alcock John, auctioneer, valuer & estate agent (established 1863), Queen street
Alcock Ralph, ironmonger, cabinet maker, hardware & furniture dealer ; manufacturer of every description of household furniture; house completely furnished, furniture removed with safety & dispatch ; orders receive prompt attention, Stafford house, High street
Thanks to Paula Mott for the photos and also to the fascinating book Edwardian and Great War Cheadle for a lot of this information and the Ralph Alcock advert.
Another business card
John Alcock photos
John and Alberta's children
Kate Gibson sent me this typewritten note prepared by John Alcock's daughter Clarissa Alma:
John's Ancestors
Kate Gibson sent me the ancestors of John Alcock. It was prepared by his daughter Clarissa Alma and her nephew John Rigby in 1979: