Ludford
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High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolshire was owned by Joseph Drakes (1818-1897) and his wife Ann Cade (1823-1884). It was then taken over by their son John Thomas Drakes (1851-1908) and his wife, Alice Martha Wildsmith. This farm is on the old Roman 'High Street', which runs north-south, at the western end of Main Road, Ludford. The farm is still owned and run by members of the extended family.
photo by Chris Drakes
High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolnshire
The three older children of John Thomas Drakes and Alice Martha Wildsmith, Eleanor, Annie Margaret, and Sidney Drakes, at High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolnshire, when Frank was in Canada. Both Eleanor and Annie had no issue. Sidney had 2 children; 1 grandchild; 1 great grandchild. Their younger brother Frank's line was more successful with: 3 children; 9 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren, and, since many of his great grandchildren are still children, there will probably be many more great great grandchildren to come.
photo by Chris Drakes September 2012
The front of High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolnshire
Sidney & Frank Drakes at High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincs., about 1908.
photo by Chris Drakes September 2012
The back entrance to High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolnshire
Frank Drakes, their youngest child, at High Street Farm, Ludford about 1906.
Frank Drakes, about 1908, when he was a real cowboy working near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (seen outside the blacksmith shop in Calgary, Alberta). He returned to England in 1910 and married Emily Kate (Daisy) Crossley. After WWI, they emigrated to live in Canada, only returning to England in the late 1930s after The Great Depression, and just before WWII began.
photo by Chris Drakes
Frank Drakes' original gunbelt, holster, and knife from his days as a real cowboy, over a hundred years ago.
Haycart with ‘J.T. Drakes, Ludford, 1897’ on the front panel at High Street Farm, Ludford, Lincolnshire; note the pole along the top, to raise the tarpaulin and allow rainwater to drain away
c1935 - The Post Office & Garage, Main Road, Ludford, next to the Parish Church; the pair of tall cottages, behind the car, were later the homes of their elder son Sidney Drakes & his married daughter Dorothy.
A lovely street scene with children and a thatched cottage at Ludford Parva, Lincolnshire c1910
The Wesleyan Chapel and a scene in Louth Road, Ludford Magna, Lincs.
Early photos of Ludford village, close to the old Roman 'High Street', which runs along the top of the Wolds
The old windmill at Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire
St. Mary & St. Peter Parish Church, Ludford, Lincolnshire
photo by Chris Drakes
photos by Chris Drakes
The grave of John Thomas Drakes (1851-1908) and his wife Alice Martha Wildsmith at Ludford, Lincs.: ‘In loving memory of John Thomas Drakes of High Street Farm, who died Feb. 27, 1908, Aged 56 years. Until the resurrection morn. Also of Alice M. Drakes, wife of the above, who died April 19, 1920, Aged 67 years.’
photo by Chris Drakes
St. Mary & St. Peter Parish Church, Ludford, Lincolnshire
The Rectory, Ludford, Lincolnshire 1909
The Roman Catholic Church, Hainton, Lincs.
Whilst many late 19th century 'Drakes' in the Lincolnshire Wolds were Methodists, one branch, who were living at Hainton, Lincs., were Roman Catholics. Their daughters were sent to a Convent School and a son, Charles Drakes (1849-1924), became a Roman Catholic Priest.
