PC to a Mrs? Hobbs - 11a and 11b

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PC to a Mrs? Hobbs - 11a and 11b

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Front is a lovely one of West Park Wolverhampton

Back...no idea when style of dress of people looks maybe 1910?

to a Mrs Hobbs
57 East? St? Helens?
Abingdon
Berks?

again can someone decipher it pls and post pls

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Re: PC to a Mrs? Hobbs - 11a and 11b

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Dear ?
We are having a reely
good time at the meeting.
The district is also reely
interesting. We saw
John ??aste & his wife
this morning, ??ot close
enough to speak. With love from ????
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Re: PC to a Mrs? Hobbs - 11a and 11b

Post by Lulu »

This is the house in East St Helens Street in 1911, not a real clue here this is 57, althoughn incorrectly indexed as 59.

MARSHALL, Elizabeth Head Widow F 67 1844 Boarding House Keeper Berkshire Longworth
MARSHALL, Alexander Leonard Son Single M 23 1888 Post Office Porting Clerk And Telegrst Berkshire Abingdon
TOLLEY, Edward Albert Sherwin Boarder Single M 19 1892 Post Office Porting Clerk And Telegrst Isle of Wight Brading
SIMS, Edith Fanny Boarder Single F 28 1883 Post Office Porting Clerk And Telegrst Brislington Somerset

Here is my take on the message,


Dear A
We are having a very good time at Mr ?ings The district is also very interesting. We saw John Newcastle & his wife this morning, ? close enough to years (?) with love from various initials.

From old family postcard, I have seen they often used just initials at this time and would often use a shortened form of speech, almost like today’s text speech.
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