Leslie Ivor Enevoldson (B. 1916 - D. 1983)

Leslie was the fifth child born to Thyge and his second wife Gertrude.  He was born in Withernsea which is a small coastal resort to the east of Hull.  In 1938 he married Olga Edith Ellis.

Leslie was accepted as a pupil to William Poskitt Watson etc. Architects and Surveyors  of Monument House, Hull on 28 January 1933.  He registered as Probationer RIBA on 17 August 1933 and completed Pupilship 26 September 1936.  He was elected as Student RIBA  on 19 October 1937.

He visited the homestead of his Father Thyge in 1978.  Below is a photograph of Leslie sitting in his GrandFather's chair.

Leonard Andersen Enevoldson

Leonard & wife Patty Enevoldson

Leonard Enevoldson's visit to Denmark in 1933

Leonard Enevoldson 1933

Leonard Andersen Enevoldson was born in 1910 and was the second child born to Thyge and his second wife Gertrude.  This photograph of Leonard was taken in 1933 when he returned to the Holmsland to visit his Danish cousins.  The young lady with arms draped over Leonard is Krista Andersen, his 1st cousin once removed.  Krista would have been 15 years of age at the time of the photograph.  Krista later married Andreas Veise and she maintained contact with her English cousins up until her death in 2001.

Leonard lived in Hull all of his life, working as a Fish Merchant on the Hull Fish Dock.  He married Patricia and they lived happily together until January 2001 when sadly they both died with days of eachother.  Leonard was affectionately known as Uncle Tubby by his many nieces and nephews.

This is the house where Thyge Andersen was born.

The house as it looks today having been lovingly restored

Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen

The Bible

On the day of the consecration, Gertrude Enevoldson, Thyge's wife, presented a Bible to the congregation.  The Bible has been lovingly cared for by each passing generation and is still present in the Mission House today.  Over the years, when the children of Thyge and Gertrude Enevoldson visited the Mission House they signed the Bible.

First to sign was Thyge's son Leonard Anderson Enevoldson when he visited the Mission in August 1933, not long after Thyge's death.  Daughter Audrey and her brother Leslie visited in June 1978.  Son Stuart and his wife Vera visited in June 1985.  Son John visited in October 1996 and Iver and his wife Marian and sister Audrey visited in 1993.

The Bible presented to the Mission by Gertrude Enevoldson in 1910

100 Year Anniversary Ebenezer Mission House

On this day, Tuesday, 7th September 2010 we celebrate the 100 year Anniversary of the consecration of the Mission House.

Ebenezer Mission House

The consecration of the Mission House took place on 7th September 1910, 100 hundred years ago next month.  I have recently discovered a photograph or painting  of the Mission as the building originally appeared and have included for all to see.  Certainly looks more like a place of worship than the building does today.

Publish Post

Extract from the Hull Daily Mail, Wednesday 21st June 1933

Mr Justice Langton in the Probate Court today gave leave to presume Thyge Andersen Enevoldsen dead.  Enevoldsen was insured and left estate valued at £18,000.  Insurance Company did not object.

Regular News and Updates

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Charles Thyge Enevoldson (1896 - 1966)

Charles Thyge Enevoldson was the first of 6 children born to Thyge and Lois. He was born in 1896 according to the records but strangely a recent study of his Army Records details his birth year as 1894.  His Army records show that he enlisted into the West Yorkshire Regiment on 26th August 1914.  He enlisted for 3 years service.  On the Army enlistment documentation it states that Charles was 20 years and 66 days old.  In terms of appearance the records reveal that Charles was just under 5' 8" tall and weighed 126 pounds.  He had blue eyes and brown hair and is described as having a fresh complexion.  He was a fitter by trade.  In October 1915 he was promoted to Lance Corporal.  His regimental number was 10992.

On 8th April 1920 there is a document signed by Charles to acknowledge receipt of the Bronze Star 1914-1915. 

The 1914-15 Star was a campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World War I.

The 1914-15 Star was approved in 1918, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 (other than those who had already qualified for the 1914 Star).

Recipients of this medal also received the British War Medal and Victory Medal. Some 2,366,000 were issued.

Update

There are updates to the site including details of Thyge Andersen's early career which can be found in the Crew List section.  I have also included a new section on the origins of the name Enevoldsen.  Continue to add more detail to Thyge's life story and still lots and lots more information to include.  Just wish there were more hours in the day.

Ernest Henry Charlton

Second Lieutenant
Ernest Henry Charlton
Born 1880
Died 1918


Click here to go to Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial to E H Charlton


         

I was recently contacted by a gentleman living in Derby enquiring if I was any relation to Ernest Henry Charlton.  I was able to confirm that Ernest was in fact my 1st Cousin twice removed.  Intrigued by the question I carried out a little more research and discovered that Ernest had sadly lost his life on 31st March 1918 in action during the First World War at the Battle of the Somme.  He is buried in France where he rests in peace alongside the many thousands of other soldiers who lost their life in the Great War.  Ernest was only 38 when he died and he left a widow, Lucy Esther Charlton.
When I next had contact with the gentleman from Derby he explained that whilst he was looking round a charity shop he had stumbled across a very sad looking painting of a lonely shepherd guiding his flock to shelter.  The painting was by the artist Ernest Henry Charlton. Along with the painting was a photograph of Ernest and on the back of the painting was some hadwriting detailing some information about Ernest's wife.  So moved by this sad story of loss, the gentleman and his wife decided to buy the painting and they even paid for a professional to clean it and replace the frame.  It is now in very good condition and is much loved by the family taking pride of place in their living room.  The life of Ernest Henry Charlton and his wife Lucy was unknown to me until a few days ago but as a result of this gentleman's noble gesture, the memory of Ernest Henry Charlton lives on.

It continues to be a busy time with new information being passed on to me from cousins Thyge and Bridget. I am updating and adding to Thyge's lifestory and it just becomes more and more fascinating.  It is amazing what can be found by simply researching the internet and I have already stumbled across a document which provides a little more insight into Great Grandfather Enevold Thygesen.  Bridget has provided me with some new information about the name GADSHILL.

I have added a new section to the blog which recounts family memories.  If any of my readers have a happy memory or something memorable to share then please forward to me the details and I will share the information on the blog.

Today I am continuing to add more information to the site.  Most intersting so far is the quote from A.W.  Burghes

I have started to expand on the life story of Thyge but there is so much to include.  Well, Rome wasn't built in a day>

I can now truely state that the blog site which I have dedicated to my GrandFather Thyge Andersen Enevoldson is up and running.  Of course Thyge was grandfather to many children and it is my hope that the living decendants of Thyge wherever they now live will not only read this blog but will also help me by providing me with memories, facts and figures, photographs and other information which I can use to develop the blog as a source of information. 

Cousin Thyge Enevolson, now living in Australia has provided me with some great memories of his visits to Gadshill. He has also given some clarity around the timing of the photo taken of the Gadshill group in 1952.  I have incorporated these changes into the Gadshill section.