kathfouldesnotes

Notes on Fouldes family by Kath Fouldes (nee Lawson) (2005)

"Jack and Maud had to live away from Sheffield - something that Jack had done and didn't oughta.
It was probably nothing important but parents were strict in those days.

Frank and Edith had a comfortable lifestyle, but Edith was nearly blind. Their children were nice young men.
Jack was an electrician at Sheffield University. They hated going to Jim's house as Edith was so house proud.

Edith married Harry Pearson, they didn't have any children.
Their mother lived and died whilst living with them - she was a diabetic and had forgotten to take her medication and went into a coma.
Aunt Edith died of cancer in the 1950's.

James my father-in-law married Edith Spencer in 1918. He was a lovely man, I got on very well with him and my husband and he got on very well together.
They went every year to stay with Jack and Maud for a holiday.

George died aged about 46 - he had a heart attack. They ran a bakers shop, his wife wore black after he died until she died many years later.

The mother and father (John Gibson Fouldes and Julia Fouldes (Nee Oates)) of the family went to the methodist church and were known to my mother's family.
John was on the transport (trams) during the first world war. My Mother also was a conductress, so knew him quite well.
Julia was a relative of Oates of Worksop. I believe they were timber merchants.

The name of Fouldes came to the family when the lace makers of Nottingham had lots of unemployment.
The youngsters went to France to work and obviously mixed with the French youngsters.
At least one girl married a French man and came home Mr & Mrs Fouldes.
I reckon it was Fouldès. Down south we were called Fooles, by others as Foolders. Neither of them attractive!

This must have happened early on in the 1800's judging by the first birth certificates.
Worksop is in Nottinghamshire, so these two places have played a big part in our history.

Do you think the Gibson part of the name came from the Gibbins of previous family members?

Having read all the way through I just can't go back again to read it, interesting though it is.
Jim had our trips arranged to follow through - part of our retirement plan.
I think everything I remembered and have written down has already been noted.
Jim had come to the conclusion that the wives were not able to write and this didn't help".

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