Taken in the mid-twenties. Philip was born 25th September 1922, Ada Mary Cockcroft born at Hawksclough, Mytholmroyd on 28th April 1896 and Claude Longbottom was born 1st February 1897 at Boulderclough.
Anne Jane Plunkett b 1873 and Fred Longbottom (1873-1960.) Probably on their engagement to be married in 1902. They married on 17th May 1902. Fred was the son of Joseph Longbottom and Grace Schofield of Cooper House, Luddenden Foot.
Claude Served with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps in the first world war. He is in uniform here so this was possibly taken in about 1915. He would have been 18 in 1915 and Gladys would have been 21 and Monica 15.
Grace married Joseph Longbottom at Leeds Parish Church in February 1865. Their first child, Martha Jane was born at Roe Head near Mirfield 10th April 1865. They had five more children, Amy, Edwin and Sandy born at Hunsworth Mill, Cleckheaton, Fred…
The small lad on the left is Derrick Holt, whose father, Clarance Hebblethwaite Holt, was killed in action on the 9th October 1917 at Passchendaele and is named on the Luddenden War Memorial nearby.