Scope and Content
Descriptions based on captions written on by Charlotte L F D in the second half of the 20th century.
Page 1. Rousham 1891 or 1892 - photo of FVD and ELD by the grotto. Photo of Ba & 'Donkey Da' toy. Photo of Betty (aunt) and Ba.
Page 2. 'Auntie Con wife of [William] Arthur Dickins of Emscote, Warwick, Archdeacon of Bombay' leading a goat pulling a baby in a cart.
Page 3. Rousham ELD, FVD and Walter Nelson rowing on the lake. Dean 1894 Four Kodak images: Dalton family with Bruce the dog. EMFD in a wicker chair, CLFD and LFVD standing near the door, ELD and children with Bruce the dog.
Page 4. Three photos of a lamp stand 'made by FVD'.
Page 5. Dean 1895 'photographs taken by Walter Nelson' Kodak images of the children, their mother, Bruce the dog. Including 'ELD and rook rifle'.
Page 6. Dean 1898: two external views of the house, view of the Victorian Drawing Room, The Long Walk, The Workshop and a green house or conservatory.
Page 7. Dean 1896. Six Kodak photographs of: the family, the three children with a racket, EMFD and mother, LFVD and Bruce, LFVD playing golf, FVD playing golf.
Page 8. Two photographs of the interior of a church. Photograph of a cat and kittens.
Page 9. Kodak photographs of: James Horsford, 1895, The Forge and The Foot Lathe. Photograph of LFD's lodging at Loughborough, 1911.
Page 10. Photograph of: the 2nd Mrs G Nelson and ELD at Allesley. The two ladies are sitting on a carriage with Mrs Nelson at the reins; a servant stands in front of the pair of horses. Photograph of Sir Monty, ELD, Lady Mary, FVD and two other women and two other men at Scarborough. FVD at Scarborough. Group photograph of some of the Nelson family at Allesley (Peter, Laura, Walter, step mother Lizzie, Mabel, Dick, Anson, Vincent and Maude with step-mother's daughter Betty. Photo of Scarborough.
Page 11. Dean 1897 Louis and Charlotte playing on a model engine built by their father.
Page 12. Allesley near Coventry.
Page 13. Dean 1897. Louis and Charlotte playing and with their father and uncle Walter and view of the house.
Page 14. Allesley village from the terrace.
Page 15. Dean 1897. ELD on her new Lea and Francis bicycle cost £24, and with Louis and Charlotte.
Page 16. 38 High Street, Uncle Walter's garden 1907.
Page 17. Kimbolton, shooting party after a rabbit shoot - includes E L Wilstead (Kimbolton House) and Capt and Mrs Mills of Tilbrook Hall.
Page 18. Dean 1898. Various photos of the children and their parents and the three children with guns after a rook shoot.
Page 19. Dean 1898. The new engine for the workshop, Louis and Charlotte, the children and their mother, Charlotte, ELD and Charlotte on a bicycle, FVD.
Page 20. Dean 1899. Various photographs of the children and their parents and Scamp the dog.
Page 21. Dean 1900. The family with Scamp. EM and Charlotte with golf bags (Charlotte's head is not visible). Scamp.
Page 22. Scarborough 1901. The family playing on the beach, paddling in the sea and sitting on a bench with Miss Wilks the governess.
Page 23. Dean 1902. EM and Charlotte riding Jehosophat. FVD with the new power lathe and the drilling machine.
Page 24. Dean 1903. The family. Anstey 1903 Woman with small child and small child on his own (Wilfred son of Ada (Nelson) and Rev Temple Pyemont at Anstey vicarage.
Page 25 the Nelson sisters at Allesley 1903 - Lil, ELD, Ada, Maude, Laura.
Page 26. Dean 1903 - Louis on Joey. Allesley 1903 Lil, Maude, FVD, Laura, Ada with Wilfred, ELD, Alison and Doris Dickins (children of Con, who was in India with husband and therefore children living with Ada).
Page 27. Dean 1904. The Dalton family in the yellow peril (BM178).
Page 28. Dean 1904. EM driving a carriage pulled by Punch. Louis and Scamp with Charlotte on a bicycle. Anstey 1903 ELD, FVD, Maude, Laura, Ada and Wilfred, Alison and Doris.
Page 29. Dean 1905, various photographs of the family with a vehicle made with old pram wheels and dogs Sweep and Scamp.
Page 30. Dean 1905 as page 29 and playing Ringo.
Page 31. Dean 1905 photographs by aunt Betty Nelson of the family and showing the tennis court, house and church at Dean.
Page 32. Dean 1906 photographs of Charlotte and Louis with bicycles, the children with cats Tabby and Blackie, the family in the new car BM178.
Page 33. Dean 1906. The family having tea in the garden, with the car and the children on bicycles in front of the house.
Page 34. Dean 1906, having tea in the garden and playing tennis.
Page 35. Dean 1907. Fanny and Governess Miss Wilks (with EM, ELD and FVD?), playing Bumble Puppy, archery and putting.
Page 36. Dean 1907. playing Bumble Puppy. Northampton & Rugby 1907 ELD and FVD picnicing with the car.
Page 37. Dean 1908 'April'. Family playing golf.
Page 38. ELD and FVD picnic near Rugby 1908. EM with robin perched on her hand Dean August 1908.
Page 39. 38 High Street 1908 Uncle Walter's garden. Sweep August 1910. LFVD captain of the football team with his team Northwood Park 1908.
Page 40. Dean 1909, The family playing golf and EM on stilts made from a yew tree.
Page 41. ELD and FVD picnic near Rugby 1909. The family at Dean 1909 including with the chickens.
Page 42. Dean 1910, Charlotte and EM with the chickens.
Page 43. Dean 1911. Photographs taken by Uncle Walter trying out a rapid plate and showing the car travelling as fast as it could go.
Page 44. 1911. Long Walk, the house from the long walk path, Charlotte, EM, Pentlow and FVD with the car, Charlotte, Louis and EM. Auntie Maude in nurses uniform (at Guys).
Page 45. 1913 photographs in the park, Louis with motorbike.
Page 46. 1913. Photographs that include: Emily St John, E L Wilstead, Major Burnett, the Oakley Hounds at Melchbourne, Walter and Peter Nelson toasting each other at their Xmas dinner.
Page 47. 1914. FVD, EM, Mrs C Barnett, ELD, Charlotte, Dorothy Barnett, Isobel Barnett at Covington. Louis, uncle Walter and FVD (note that Uncle Walter joined Foreign Legion and was killed in WWI.) At Major Barnett's (killed WWI), Covington with Fitzwilliam Hounds. Louis in uniform joined HQC at Kegworth, 1914.