Photograph, Jackson family, c.1905

Historical information

The Jackson family were manufacturing jewellers who lived at 7 Russell Street and had their business factory next door at 9 Russell Street.
George James Jackson born 1868 in Handsworth, Staffordshire married Alice Eleanor Taylor, born 1868, in 1890. The house in Russell STreet was named 'Handsworth'.
They had a large family - this list may not be complete:
William George (1894-1895), George Hall (1896-1984), Gertrude Annie (1898-1989), Edward James (1900-1937), Allan Alfred (1902-1969), Joseph (1904-1954), Henry Hadley (1905-1958), Eleanor Isobel (1911-1984), Sylvia May (1914-2008) and Alice Louise (dates not known).
George died in 1950; Alice died in 1924. They are buried in Box Hill Cemetery.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of a family seated around a table.There are seven children.

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