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- Source Betty Tondour: Georges father George was killed in a train accident at Cheadle Hulme Station near Macclesfield.when he was a few weeks old.He spent his early years at Redbrook farm Adlington then Jean sold the farm & moved to Blackpool where the 3 sisters had a guesthouse till George had finished his education. He spent most of his holidays with his Carswell relatives at Lyme Park ,Capesthornes & Bollin Grove.After his marriage he took up a new position as Divisional Road Surveyor for Hampshire and here is where he brought up his children. Lived at Lynhurst Hampshire. Had 1 son & 2 daughters. George served during the Great War as a Major in the Royal Engineers in charge of the roads in one of the front line sectors of the Western Front .
His wife lived with her son & daughter in Macclesfield for the duration of the war.
He & his wife rented a cottage in Bollin Grove Prestbury for one month a year & the family spent a lot of time with the Carswells at Bollin Grove House.
" My father said in the school holidays he went out to with old Uncle Tom when he was inspecting the hill roads& it was my fathers job to jump out & put bricks under the wheels of the trap when the pony stopped. My father was training as an architect but switched to road surveying to get a more outdoor life . He always hankered for after a life on the land. He started as a draughtsman at sixteen with Avery'the weighing machine firm in Birmingham & had many cricket & football fixture cards& memorabilia ect from the days when he played for them which he sent back shortly before he died to see if they we of interest to the current sports club. The day they received them they sent their Welfare Officer straight down to see if he was being well looked after - obviously still a good firm to work for.!!"
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