Chapter 17: Raymond Albert Eggleton (b.1903 d.1987)

Raymond Albert, known as Ray, married Kate Thornhill. Kate worked as a clerk at Harding's Bakery, which was set up by Ernest Harding in partnership with Frank Thornhill, her father. Ray worked at another bakery, JT Powell & Sons as a deliverer. He married from the family home, 178 Malmesbury Road in Small Heath, Birmingham; Kate was living at 107 Lily Road, South Yardley at the time. Ray later became an insurance agent for the Prudential Assurance Company, rising to the rank of Assistant Superintendent by 1936. Kate had two children, Mavis and Pat, at 198 New John Street West in Birmingham. The family moved to East View in Hallow, Worcestershire, in 1935. There followed two more children, Tony and Lorraine.

Mavis married John Payne and lived in Shirley, part of Solihull, for many years. Here they raised their family. John ran a denture manufacturing business in the Lozells area. Once Mavis and John's children left home they moved to South Littleton, near Evesham.

Kate and Ray's second daughter, Pat, married John Hancocks, a farmer. He kept dairy cows at Rowley Farm, Holt, until about 1990. Pat and John have two sons, Peter and David.

Tony is the only son of Kate and Ray. He married Janet Dodd in her home village of Hayfield in Derbyshire. Janet was a nurse at the time. Tony and Janet live in Martley, Worcestershire, where they raised three sons, Andrew, Philip and Robert.

Lorraine is Tony's younger sister. She married Bill Cooper and lives at Gatley Cottages, Holt near to her sister Pat. Bill and Lorraine have only one child, Annette.

Kate and Ray lived at East View for about forty years, becoming much respected in the local community. Ray was a Freemason, special constable and governor of Hallow Primary School. In their old age the couple moved to sheltered accommodation just a few hundred yards from East View. Kate predeceased Ray. It is a matter of deep regret that Ray did not live to the see the two great grandchildren that were born shortly after his death.

. . . . . . . Raymond Albert EGGLETON b.1903 d.1987 m.Kate Corona Mary THORNHILL
. . . . . . . . .Mavis Jean EGGLETON m. John Frederick PAYNE
. . . . . . . . . . Sally Corinne PAYNE m.Mark David Frederick LAURITZ
. . . . . . . . . . Guy Jonathon PAYNE m.Deborah Elizabeth (aka Debbie) CADWALLADER
. . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Thomas PAYNE
. . . . . . . . . . . George Thomas PAYNE
. . . . . . . . . . . Oliver John PAYNE
. . . . . . . . . . Timothy Charles (aka Tim) PAYNE m.#1 Andrea FORMAN #2 Emma CLARKE
. . . . . . . . . . . #2 Eve Coreen PAYNE
. . . . . . . . . . . #2 William PAYNE
. . . . . . . . .Patricia Ruth (aka Pat) EGGLETON m.John Peter HANCOCKS
. . . . . . . . . . Peter John HANCOCKS m. Carolyn Freda JONES
. . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Kate HANCOCKS
. . . . . . . . . . . John Frederick HANCOCKS
. . . . . . . . . . David Francis HANCOCKS m.Suzanne STOKES
. . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Ruth HANCOCKS
. . . . . . . . . . . Kate Mary HANCOCKS
. . . . . . . . .Anthony David (aka Tony) EGGLETON m.Janet May DODD
. . . . . . . . . . Andrew Jonathan EGGLETON m.Sarah Leanne RIDDIFORD
. . . . . . . . . . . Oliver EGGLETON
. . . . . . . . . . . Esme EGGLETON
. . . . . . . . . . . Harvey EGGLETON
. . . . . . . . . . Philip Anthony EGGLETON
. . . . . . . . . . Robert David EGGLETONprtnr Emily MERRICK
. . . . . . . . . . . Olivia EGGLETON
. . . . . . . . .Lorraine Mary EGGLETON m.Thomas William (aka Bill) COOPER
. . . . . . . . . . Annette Margaret COOPER m.Adam Stuart COLLETT
. . . . . . . . . . . Annabel Margaret COLLETT
. . . . . . . . . . . Alistair COLLETT