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Book of Poems and Sketched

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 24 Jan 2011 18:50

Im not sure where to post this so I hope its in the right place .i am trying to reunite a family with a book I found over 10yrs ago at a book fayre in Keswick(Lake District)
It a book that has been put together by the Gt Grandchild of the person who wrote the poems and did the sketches
The persons name is W G Biddle and the book is full of poetry and pencil sketches a couple of the pencil sketches include Lord Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli) the caption underneath reads Enjoying a picture of perfect repose date Sept 1878 also one on the 7/8/1878 which has Punch in brackets (im assuming this is punch magazine ) other sketches are of Adolphe Thiers (French Politician) and others some of a Teddy Bear one is titled Lazy Boy
and poetry written in 1924 and other dates the latest I have come across is 1937
some of the poems are in News paper cuttings others are by hand .
there are also poems by James Biddle WG Biddles father (it says in the book)
I was wondering if any of you have any knowledge of these men there are photos of a house in the book 74 St Micheals Rd Headingley Leeds which says home of the Biddles.
I have traced the family back and they originaly came from Wiltshire I ahvealso mannged to find the Gtr Grandchildren of W G Bilddle and hopefully have fouund the correct marriages for them.
the person who put this book together obviouisly did it lovingly and I would love to reunite the book with the family

I love in hope
Jackey