Katie Henniker's Album 2

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Page 1:1920 Family Photos - Page 2:family photos 1940-1999 - or Self Portraits

	Album 2 800 x 567 118K	Scanned images from the second album. Duplicates exist where there's images worth enlarging further.
	page 01 1280 x 1004 434K	First is another picture of Wardie Horse Shoeing Forge, next Ms Christianson's wedding then Harry and Katie and finally a family group with Harry at top left.
	Wardie Horse Shoeing Forge 1226 x 973 314K	An enlargement of Wardie Horse Shoeing Forge with the sepia tone removed. I've tried to make the names easier to read.
	page 02 1280 x 953 392K	The names I can glean from the writing on the background are Aunt Bertha, Aunt Katie and daughter(s)?, and Uncle Leonard.
	page 03 1280 x 1007 454K	Top left is Reggie from June 1920. Top right from the same month are Muriel, Dorothy and Phyllis. The bottom left picture has Katie and Harry (my grandparents) with my father Alan as a baby in September 1919. Harry is on the left in the last picture on this album page.
	page 04 1280 x 1038 472K	From May and August 1919. Top centre: Alan and parents. Top right: Harry and father? Bottom three pictures: Alan and aunt? then Charlotte and Alan. (Katie's writing is quite faint at the bottom of the page.)
	page 05 1280 x 953 374K	The handwritten notes are quite clear here. First picture is Denis, second one is Norman and Denis. Both pictures from 1919 and, at a guess, somewhere like Ramsgate or Margate in Kent.
	Norman and Denis 1919 768 x 1024 134K	The second picture above is of such high quality for 1919 that I've enlarged it, removed the sepia tone and tidied it up a bit. Note the depth of field effect with the background blurred. This suggests that the unknown photographer was using a telephoto lens. Apart from its technical excellence, the subject matter is spot-on and the photographer was inspired enough to seize the moment. Today in 2009 these boys would be in their 90s if still alive. Without a surname it would be difficult to find out.
	page 06 1031 x 790 211K	The writing tells us this is a picture of Charlotte, Tom and Phyllis Koolhoven-Riches. I believe Katie's maiden name was Riches.
	page 07 1920 x 1017 486K	Ramsgate Choral and Orchestral Society conducted by RW Henniker, my great grandfather. The notes show the letters after his name. This is a larger version, 1920 pixels wide.
	page 08 1124 x 877 297K	Top right is Harry and his two sons Alan and Brian. Katie, Reg and Alan are in the bottom pictures. The location could be Aberdour in Fife.
	page 09 1064 x 795 143K	Two studio photographs of Alan and younger brother Brian aged 18 months.
	page 10 1101 x 731 238K	June 8th 1920 was when these pictures of Alan were taken. Harry Henniker (my grandfather) looks very smart in his dapper outfit.
	page 11 1129 x 812 264K	Alan again, looking thoughtful. September 8th 1919.
	page 12 1129 x 812 147K	Unknown family picture taken in Romney Studios in Ramsgate.
	page 13 903 x 1024 193K	No information for this picture of a young woman, taken in Romney Studios. Their addresses in Margate and Broadstairs are shown.
	page 14 819 x 946 119K	I believe this to be my great grandparents, date unknown.
	page 15 1223 x 919 189K	A wedding photograph with everyone looking most dignified.
	Paulin Fred Riches Obituary 324 x 1693 196K	There is a great deal of information here about Mr Riches who was a relative of Katie Henniker. As he was married only in 1911 he could have been a brother or uncle. In the list of floral tributes are Katie, Harry, Alan and Brian. There is no date anywhere on the newspaper clipping. The heading of the article was Loss to Sport.
	Harry Vincent Henniker 767 x 1016 125K	A studio photograph of Harry taken at the premises of Jas. Bacon & Sons, 130 Princes Street, Edinburgh.

Some Henniker Links

101 Mountain Bike Routes In Scotland by Harry Henniker
Thomas Hardy and Florence Ellen Hungerford Henniker (nee Milnes) 1855-1923
The Island's Lt. Governor, Lord Henniker (1896-1902) (Isle of Man)
Lord Henniker - more information (Isle of Man)

The Lady Henniker Apple
HV Henniker - Katie Riches marriage record (Janet & Richard's Genealogy)
Lord Henniker, born London 19 February 1916 (Independent newspaper)

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OBITUARY
MR HARRY V. HENNIKER

Notable part in Scottish music

The death has occurred in Edinburgh of Mr Harry Vincent Henniker, M.I.E.E., who during the Second World War served on several committees in connection with war production and personnel. Very well known in musical circles, Mr Henniker joined the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Ltd., as an associate member in 1925, and was frequently an artist at concerts in the society's rooms. He was an accomplished pianist and violinist and was for some time leader of the Edinburgh Amateur Orchestra, In 1929 he was elected an associate member of the society's council and became secretary in 1939. The following year he combined the secretaryship with the duties of organiser of programmes. He retired as secretary in 1958 but continued to act as programmes organiser until his death.

DEVOTION

He will be remembered for his unselfish efforts on behalf of the society. Indeed, had it not been for his untiring devotion during the Second World War and in the post-war period, the society well might have ceased to exist. Music in Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh and Glasgow, owes him a debt of gratitude for the encouragement he gave to hundreds of music students and young professional musicians during his long association with the society by giving them a platform on which they were able to display their art.

Born in 1891 at Ramsgate, he studied engineering at Sheffield University. He came to Edinburgh in 1914 and for many years was with Bruce Peebles & Co., Ltd. In 1945 he formed the company of Henniker, Thewsey. Ltd., engineers, of which he was managing director. He lectured on engineering at the Heriot-Watt College (now university) and elsewhere. He was identified with the Scottish centre of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and served as president of the Lothians branch. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

A few more Henniker links

	101 Bike Routes in Scotland by Harry Henniker available from Amazon or Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative.		101 Mountain Bike Routes in Scotland by Harry Henniker available from Amazon or Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative.
	My Uncle Brian sponsored stock car racing. The car is lettered HENNIKER & KERR Audio-Tape Repairs and the phone number of his shop at Shandon.		A scan of the book IN SCARLET AND GREY by Florence Henniker - also THE SPECTRE OF THE REAL by Thomas Hardy and Florence Henniker.
	Obituary of my cousin Ronnie, son of my Uncle Brian.		A snatch of text from an online archive which relates to Lord Henniker and the House of Lords.
	Found online, this old photo has handwritten notes: "Mr Henniker Heaton's Luncheon Party to meet Sir John Pilter at the House of Commons May 18th 1909"		A tenuous link as it's a musical play by Warner Brown and David Heneker (different spelling). 1989 at our local theatre.

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