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Thanks very much for the info. I am not able to get a complete picture of my Grand Uncles past but what I understand is that he had about 14/15 shops on the South Coast area although not sure about in Weymouth. He lived with the Maynard lady at 35 Greenhill, Weymouth. I looked up that address on Land Registry and all I found that was not modern so far was,quote;
A Conveyance of the land in this title and other land
dated 15 May 1925 made between (1) The Right Honourable Seymour
Edward Frederic Earl of Wilton (The Sixth Earl) (2) Alan Lowther
Grant and George Henry Drummond (Trustees) and (3) Elizabeth
Hawkins (Purchaser) contains covenants details of which are set
out in the schedule of restrictive covenants hereto.


I believe my Grand Uncle may well have been a Chaffeur to the Maynards at some point from what his niece (my mum)  has told me.   Anyway appreciate your information thanks and will post if any more comes to light from my side.

regards

Hi back again with some good news and some bad! Bad is that I couldnt find a Dinah Maynard at all, the good news is that Charles Riley Maynard had 2 daughters Agnes( 1884) and Frances Mabel(1892).After re-reading the excellent download of the history of Maynards, only Mabel is mentioned, so there isnt much more I can add. There was several Frances M Maynards in the records of marriages as well as a death in Chichester in 1982.
Its possible that the photo is of Frances, and funnily enough my mothers name was Mabel (1911). Could she have been named after her as it seems she prefered to be called Mabel instead of Frances.The Maymards tended to use their second name. Charles Gordon, Joseph Douglas were two. I think the other photo is of either Charles Riley or his son Chas Gordon. I found the family in the1891 to 1911 censuses. Before that Chas Riley was living with his father Riley and mother Ann. According to the History, his brother Tom had little to do with the business and moved to South Africa. As far as I can tell they didnt have any shops in Weymouth, but in Brighton and around that area. Hope thats been of some help

hi

Have you any idea of the dates of the "runaway event" taking place?

R

Hi. Some time around 1930/40's "ish" am trying to get more precise info. Apparentyly my Granduncle had around 15 shops (I believe Maynard ones ) around the South Coast ,Weymouth,Bournemouth etc. From what I know the House they lived in was at 31 or 35 Greenhill Weymouth with a green roof (its still there) and her name might have been Doris Maynard .  Thats about all I know at moment but would be great if anyone knows more.

Thanks