Ellen Greenfield

"My father and mother were married at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Brighton, on April 16th, 1891. She was two months short of her 18th birthday, -- he was a widower of 27, with a small son aged four (Teddie). Their wedding photograph showed a serious pair standing side by side, he wearing a short jacket with very small lapels, and tight trousers in a lighter tone. He wore laced-up boots -- a style he was to retain throughout the rest of his long life. The bride, with hair piled high, and gown almost touching the floor, looked older than her few years. The wedding dress was of apple-green crepe -- I discovered this fact years afterwards, when a fancy dress was made for me from a remnant of the dress. In Preston Park, prior to this marriage, two sisters habitually watched two young men playing football for their club, the 'Hornets'. Carrie and Ellen Greenfield were the sisters, Charlie Kilmister and Charlie Donovan the friends. Carrie became Mrs Kilmister before my parents were married, - in fact my cousin Beatrice, (Trissie), was already born."

Grace Donovan (Ellen's daughter)