PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO GONA AND JOHN BLOOMER AND FAMILIES

The donor, born Edna Rowantree in 1909, is the daughter of John and Annie Rowantree. Her parents lived in Barnsley where her father worked for an insurance company. She is an only child. The donor's husband, John Bloomer, was born in 1907 at Longeaton in Derbyshire. His father, Frederick Bloomer was the local doctor there. John's mother died when he was 5 years old and he and his two older sisters were looked after by maids. His father later re-married. After leaving school John went to work in a bank in Ilkeston and apart from a period in the army in World War II remained in banking until his retirement. Transferred to Manchester by the bank, the donor and her husband bought a house in Gatley. John died in 1976. The donor has one son, David