John Edward Schofield's children seem to have scattered to the winds. We have some information in the previous chapter about their families, but not much detail.
George Turner (3) is really the king-pin of this history - your great grandfather, local historian and the person from whom most of these pictures came, courtesy of Mary, his daughter. He is the subject of Chapter 6 and is referred to as GT or "Turner".
The other children we know lived in Farnley for most of their lives are Harry (5) and Ann (6).
Harry, married to Nellie Hepworth when they were ?? years old was an archtypical "uncle" - my great-uncle. He appeared at Christmas dinners and occasionally during the year. Not really remote, very nice, but not really part of the family. Eventually they moved to Kendal (of Kendal mint-cake fame) and lived in a bungalow.
Ann was different. Here's the picture.
When Turner married for the first time, he had twins (Philip and Frank). His wife died in child-birth. Frank lived with, and was looked after by Ann and Turner's mother. Philip lived with, and was looked after, by Turner's aunt, Ruth. This was a good familial way to solve the problem of a man in his twenties who had a couple of children and probably not much of an idea of how to look after them. He remarried three years later and his new wife took the boys back and restarted the family. For the next twenty years, Turner's Monther and Ann would not speak to Turner nor have anything to do with the rest of the family. Ann's daughter, Joyce, and Turners daughter, Mary, were not permitted to be friends.
Eventually, Harry's wife, Nellie, and Ann spent a weekend together and somehow managed to reconcile the problems. Ann, and Arnold her husband, became part of the family again. It was a somewhat strained relationship still, although I, as a small child, did not perceive the strain at the family functions.
Luckily, Mary and Joyce overcame the enforced separation and became best friends, lived a few blocks from each other and saw each other several times a week.
When Ann was married, the family got together for the following photograph.
Wedding of Ann and Arnold Toothill in 1915? 05-01
Arnold is on the front row in his 1914-1918 uniform with Ann on his left. Arnold's father is the man furthest to the left.George Turner is far right with Florrie, his second wife, next to him. The minister is Rev. Charlesworth who also married Maud and Philip in 1937. To his right is Grandma Schofield (Polly) and to her right is Auntie Schofield (Sarah). The two boys at the front are Philip and Frank. The house in the background is Field Side House.