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George Kershaw

A 1950s passport photo
On holiday at Llandudno c. 1935, with wife Bessie and daughter Elizabeth. Note George's trademark bowler hat.

In the first world war George Kershaw was a member of the Royal flying corp. He was close to being called up to help the white Russians - luckily he never saw action, because the average life expectancy for WW1 pilots was about 2 minutes. Had some faceless beaurocrat in the war office signed some piece of paper, my entire branch of the family would never have existed.

Born 23-11-1899, died 4 April 1974. With his wife Bessie Holland, produced 1 child Elizabeth.

His parents were: Robert Kershaw and Sarah nee Bardsley.

George was a master tailor who lived in Royton (nr Oldham) throughout his life. At the wedding of his daughter in 1953, his son-in-law John remembered that his father only signed the registry book as an engineer while George signed as a MASTER tailor!
George was crippled by a stroke in 1964, which paralysed one side, leaving him wheelchair bound. His grand-daughter Caroline first saw him walk on a film of her christening taken by a family friend. She saw the film when she was over 30 years old and he was long dead!

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A 1950s passport photo	On holiday at Llandudno c. 1935, with wife Bessie and daughter Elizabeth. Note George's trademark bowler hat.
In the first world war George Kershaw was a member of the Royal flying corp. He was close to being called up to help the white Russians - luckily he never saw action, because the average life expectancy for WW1 pilots was about 2 minutes. Had some faceless beaurocrat in the war office signed some piece of paper, my entire branch of the family would never have existed.