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July 2015 -
It is with great joy I now have photos of the Grave of my Great Uncle
Lieutenant Geoffrey "Peter" John Buddle Atkinson
of the Worcestershire Regiment Died 10th June 1915
One of my dearest friends was lucky enough to get to go to Gallipoli for the commemoration of 100 years since the landing of the ANZACS at Suvla Bay, now known as ANZAC Cove. After the day trip to ANZAC Cove for the organised commemorations, Tracey & her partner Tony returned to the Gallipoli Peninsula with one goal in mind, to find our Geoffrey's grave in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Eceabat, Turkey. Tracey has given us some wonderful photos of his headstone and the cemetery itself. They placed a flower on his grave, probably the only time he has been visited by anyone even remotely related to our family since he died on the 10th of June, 1915.
Thank you again Tracey, my little "Sister"; these photos mean more to me than you can imagine.
Vale Lieutenant Geoffrey John Buddle Atkinson.
May he Rest in Peace
June 2015 -
It is with saddness that we have lost another great man.
Captain Anthony David Hutton RN
Sept 1, 1932 - April 5, 2015
Captain Hutton was a career Navy man, he served for many years and distinguished himself by showing great leadership during the evacuation of refugees from Cyprus during the 1974 Turkish invasion. For his distinguished service during this crisis, he was awarded an OBE.
Click here to view his obituary in The Telegraph from June 14, 2015.
Vale CaptainAnthony David Hutton - OBE.
May he Rest in Peace
June 2014 -
Identification of Family Members in Clara's Album
Jane Woolley and Sarah Goodwin (nee Boys-Stones) met in early June to look over Clara's album that is in Sarah's possession. Given Jane has a photo that identifies Frank Buddle Atkinson and recognised her grandmother Aline, in this photo we are now fairly convinced on the identities of Clara's children.
Front:- L to R, Muriel Anna Bell Simpson, Robert Hugh Montgomery Buddle Atkinson & Aline Clara Gertrude Atkinson. Back:- Violet Florence Gwendoline Atkinson & Frank Buddle Atkinson.
Many thanks to Jane Woolley & Sarah Goodwin.
May 2014 -
Aquisition of the Armorial Bookplates of John Buddle Jnr Esq & Buddle Atkinson
Bookplates (ex libris) have been used for many centuries, particularly armorial bookplates. Today the Armorial (coat of arms) Bookplate is out of fashion! These have been purchased from collectors in the UK.
The Buddle Akinson bookplate is not by Thomas or any of the other Bewicks, even though it appears in Hugo's Catalogue of Bewick's works. Engraved on steel, not wood, it came from the workshop of Mark Lambert, a pupil of Thomas Bewick, but was actually designed and engraved
by George F Robinson, who had joined Lambert's staff in 1841 and who, in the course of 50 years service, became chief engraver and director of all art works carried out by the firm. The original drawing for this bookplate came into the possession of Belfast artist John Vinycomb, and the story of this bookplate and its owner is found in his 1896 book "Exlibris by Mark Lambert of Newcastle on Tyne". The plate was made when Buddle Atkinson was a young child, perhaps for putting in books that had been owned by John Buddle (father and son) whose estates largely devolved on his sister Eleanor's son-in-law & son, Thomas Burnet Jnr and Robert Thomas Atkinson, father of Buddle. So a best guess for the date of the bookplate would be 1845-1850. Buddle Atkinson was for some years in the Royal Artillery. He had four surviving children, the eldest son being Frank Buddle Atkinson.
April 2014 - Photos of Clara Daper (Atkinson/Bell Simpson) & Family
Sarah Goodwin (nee Boys-Stones) has turned up a photo album from Bradley Hall, Ryton; where Clara moved with John Bell Simpson after she remarried in 1886. This album contains numerous photos of the Atkinson/Bell Simpson clan. Unfortunately none of the photos are named, the only people we can be sure of are Clara, John Bell Simpson & their daughter Muriel.
The album is also unfortunately in poor condition as at some point in time it has been wet. We are very lucky that it is still in the condition that it is in. It could have been a lot worse.
Some of the photos are in the gallery to the right.
December 2013 - Parents of Smart Atkinson
As of January 2014, we have discovered the parents of Smart Atkinson. His parents had remained a mystery to us until we found someone who had detailed the graves at St Nicholas' Church, West Boldon in County Durham. His Father's name is Thomas Atkinson & his mother's Eleanor Smart. The Smart name had totally thrown us, we never guessed that it would be his mother's maiden name.
We have since discovered their date of marriage. They were married at Jarrow on 27 April, 1765, by licence. Thomas was shown as a gentleman, age 28; Eleanor was shown as 23 and both were shown as "of Jarrow." Witnesses were John Mitchell and Jonathan Kirton. Neither witness has shed any light on further relationships.
Many thanks to Rodney Whale for his efforts in finding a fellow researcher who knew of this gravestone.
The Inscription on the Head Stone of Thomas Atkinson & Family
"The burial place of Thomas Atkinson of West Boldon, died 14 September 1806 aged 74.
Robert his son who was lost at sea on 1 November 1793 aged 23.
Thomas his son died 15 December 1810 aged 42.
Smart his son died 20 December 1816 aged 45.
John his grandson died 7th September 1811 aged 7.
Eleanor his wife died 11 January 1817 aged 78."
@ St Nicholas Church, West Boldon