Born:  July 5th 1912.                      Died: October 14th 1986.

Married On November 29th 1947 At St Matthews Church, Nechells, Birmingham

IVY   MARGARET  TOOTH
Born: June 9th 1924.        Died: April 27th 2002

Children from marriage

Alan Bernard Tallis         Susan Barbara  Tallis

Marjorie (Pip) Anne Tallis          Jayne Mary Tallis

Tooth Family details

MARJORIE (PIP),   ALAN, SUE & JAYNE

My Father meet my Mother while she was stationed with the Land Army

at Saunders Farm just down the Lane from Rose Cottage.

My Fathers working career started at the Gravel pits. Claverdon,

followed by several years working for Charmers, Preston Bagot

as a driver collecting Milk( in Churns) from the surrounding farms

and then delivering the consignment to the Co-op Dairy in Birmingham.

After this and up until his retirement in 19    he worked as a Transport

Driver for the Midland Electricity Board based in Summer Lane, Birmingham.

Times were hard in 1948, I was born first, followed shortly after by my Sisters

We started life in a rented Cottage in Henley-in-Arden opposite the Black Swan

Public House, then when the new Council Houses were built we moved to

15, Meadow Road, Henley-in-Arden, these were the happy days for all

of us, Mom & Dad struggling to make ends meet but some how managing to

Feed, Cloth and even take us on Holiday.

After we had all grown up Mom & Dad moved to a more suitable retirement

flat at 46, North Leech Close, Redditch, Worcestershire.

In the year 2000 Mom due to loss of mobility gave up her flat

and now resides at Bowood Court Retirement home in Redditch.

Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, Portsmouth

SUE, MOM, ALAN & PIP

15, Meadow Road, Henley-in-Arden 1960's

15, MEADOW ROAD, HENLEY-IN-ARDEN

Mr & Mrs Hutchens, Next door neighbours

and Great friends of Mom & Dad.