THE BAMFORD FAMILY OF NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH.

Many thanks to Brian Bamford of Australia, for sharing the stories of his Family History.

JOHN "THOMAS" BAMFORD married SUSAN FLANAGAN, his 2nd wife on the 2nd July 1902. He a 50-year-old widower from Gloucester, and Susan, a 30-year-old spinster from Ireland.

Thomas died in 1923, Susan in 1951, then living at Park Rd Dartford, Kent.

Of their 7 children, 2 were born while living at ‘Oakdene’, 10 Mill Road, Northumberland Heath, in neighbouring Erith. The 4th child, JOHN KEVIN FLANAGAN BAMFORD born 3rd March 1905, and the 5th, MAURICE CHARLES TITAN BAMFORD, born 6th February 1907.

These are STORY ONE AND TWO.

Story 1 - JOHN KEVIN FLANIGAN BAMFORD

Story 2 - MAURICE CHARLES TITAN BAMFORD