Tag: Ray Cirket
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Saturday 21 February 1925
Helped Ray make a wireless. Notes Ray probably refers to Ray Cirket who was grandad’s friend and grandma’s older brother, see Chapter 16. While this is now a dated term, radios were commonly referred to as “the wireless” in the past. At the start of the 1920s, factory-made radios were very expensive. So, it was common…
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Wednesday 18 February 1925
Went to Rays. Notes I think this reference is to Ray Cirket, grandad’s friend and grandma’s older brother. By this point, he was married and presumably living away from his parents. He and Winnie married in 1920, see Chapter 16.
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Wednesday 28 January 1925
Ethel, Winnie, Ray & I went to the Panto “Robin Hood”. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Ray refers to her brother Ray Cirket. Ray was grandad’s friend. Winnie and Ray were husband and wife. This is one of the first accounts of grandma and grandad going out somewhere together, see…
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Sunday 25 January 1925
Winnie, Ray & I went to Eva’s. Notes Ray refers to Ray Cirket who was grandad’s friend and grandma’s brother. Winnie refers to Ray’s wife Winifred. They had married in December 1920, see Chapter 16. Her maiden name was Swindell. I assume the reference to Eva is to grandad’s sister. At this point, she was…
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Sunday 18 January 1925
Went to Ray’s. Notes I believe the last word is Ray’s and that this refers to grandad’s friend and grandma’s brother, Ray Cirket.
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Saturday 27 December 1924
Went to Rays. Notes I think Ray refers to Ray Cirket who was grandad’s friend and grandma’s brother. I am not sure why grandad wrote “Rays” one day and “Cirkets” the other unless Ray was living away from his parents by this stage.
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Sunday 30 November 1924
Went to Ray’s. Notes I believe Ray may refer to Ray Cirket, grandma’s brother. I think grandad and Ray were friends and this is possibly how grandma and grandad met.
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Sunday 9 November 1924
Went to Rays. Notes I believe that Ray may refer to grandma’s brother Ray Cirket. I think grandad and Ray were friends and this may have been how grandad and grandma met, see Chapter 16.
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Wednesday 5 November 1924
Helped Ray put his wireless pole up. Notes I think the reference to Ray is to Ray Cirket, grandma’s brother. Wireless was the term used for radio and, at that time, grandad and others made home-made radios, see Chapter 19. I assume the pole was some kind of aerial.
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Sunday 26 October 1924
Ray and I went to Cyril’s. Notes I am not entirely sure who Ray was but it could refer to grandma’s brother Ray Cirket. Cyril refers to grandad’s brother Thomas Cyril Parkin.