Charlesworth

My Grandfather, Merrill Charlesworth was born on 19 September 1911 at 69 Pearl Street, Sheffield. One of five children born to John and Ellen Charlesworth.

By trade, he was a Master Grinder, making Table Knives. On Christmas Eve 1932 he married Florence Bramhall .

They had five children, John, Brian, Jean, Keith and Merrill. Sadly John died in 1961 aged 28.

The first family home was at 26 Egerton Lane then later at 14 Manor Park Rise.

 Granddad Merrill with Grandma Flo, his mother Ellen, his sisters Edna and Rene and their husbands.

Florence died on 3 March 1966, aged 53.

Merrill, later married Lily, well into his fifties and even later still, in his early sixties, managed two more children, Anne and Michael.

Merrill died on 7 August 1977, aged 65.