Morton Grange

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Morton Grange was the first home of John Thomas Drakes (1851-1908) and Alice Martha Wildsmith (1852-1920), after their marriage in 1878, and was where their first child was born in 1879.

This old photograph of Morton Grange was found with family photographs belonging to Mrs Alice Martha Drakes; I have been unable to identify the person in the photograph.

John Thomas Drakes and Alice Martha Wildsmith with their daughters Eleanor Drakes (born 1879 at Morton Grange) and Annie Margaret Drakes (born 1883 at Thurlby Hall), their son Sidney Drakes (born 1885 at Thurlby Hall), and the children’s nanny; this was before the birth of their youngest son Frank Drakes in 1889. This appears to be them re-visiting Morton Grange about 1888, a few years after they had moved to Thurlby Hall, Thurlby, Lincolnshire.

                                                                                                                  photo by Chris Drakes

The front of Morton Grange, near Swinderby, Lincolnshire

                                                                                                                  photo by Chris Drakes

The rear of Morton Grange, near Swinderby, Lincolnshire

The eldest child of John Thomas Drakes and Alice Martha Wildsmith was Eleanor Drakes (1879-1960); she was born at Morton Grange; their three younger children were born at Thurlby Hall.