The Family of Henry and Martha Drabwell

• MARTHA SNOWDROP DRABWELL

  Martha Snowdrop was born on 14 February 1896, At this time, Henry and Martha were living at 10 Handel Street,in the St Giles area.
  Martha Snowdrop was named for one of Martha's sisters,who had been in a play about 'snowdrops'.Sadly, Martha's sister died young,and then Martha Snowdrop died , on 14 July 1896,aged 5 months,of Diarrhoea.

• HENRY WILLIAM DRABWELL

  

  Henry(known as Harry) and Edith

  Henry William was born on 18 March 1898,he married Edith HANNAFORD and they had 2 children. Iris DRABWELL , and Dennis Henry DRABWELL.
  
  Iris married Harold WHITELY. They have 2 children, Brian and Mark. They live in USA.
  
  Dennis married Irene WOOD.
  They have 2 children--Peter and Stephen.
  Peter Dennis DRABWELL, is married to Wendy.
  Peter and Wendy have a daughter,Lauren.
  Stephen Arthur DRABWELL, is married to Tracey.

• CHARLES HENRY DRABWELL

  Charles Henry married his cousin Sarah Drabwell(daughter of John and Liz)
  Charles and Sarah had 6 children.

  • Lillian who married Peter
  • Charles, married Joyce. They have a son, Stephen DRABWELL.
  • John Drabwell
  • Violet Drabwell died young.
  • Jessie Drabwell, married Raymond Etheridge.
    They have 2 children Clifford,married to Sue, with 2 children, Ben and Josh.
    and Christine.
  • Henry Drabwell

• JOHN ALBERT DRABWELL(called Jack)

  
  Jack and his mother Martha (taken about 1937)

  Jack was born on 6 August 1901,when Henry and Martha were living at 43 Thanet Street,Pancras.
  He joined the army about 1919,and was posted to Asia, where Britain had several colonies.
  During his years in the army,Jack served in India, Hong Kong and Singapore. When he was discharged from the army, he decided to stay in Singapore, and worked as a Warder in His Majesty's Prisons.
  It was at this time that he sent for his fiance,Alice Margaret TURNER,who was waiting in London. Jack and Alice were married at St Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore in 1930.
  Their son John Frederick was born in Singapore, and their daughter,Pamela Alice was born in Malaya,now Malaysia.
  When World War2 took a turn for the worst in the Asian area, Jack took his family to Sydney,Australia. After they bought a house and settled in , Jack said 'good-bye' to his young family and went back to fight for Singapore,in the Singapore Volunteers.
  The Japanese came down the Malay Peninsula,and captured Singapore. Jack was interned in Changi, which had been a civilian prison, and became a prison camp.
  During the next 3 years,Jack had a very hard time in Changi Prison Camp and working on the Burma-Thailand Railway.
  He was discharged in England in 1945, and returned to Malaya to his pre-war job. After this he was pensioned off, medically unfit, and returned to live in Australia, where he died in 1970.
  To see Jack's descendents, go to

  The Family of Jack and Alice

• ALBERT JOSEPH DRABWELL

• FREDERICK ARTHUR DRABWELL

• ANNIE LOUISA DRABWELL

• JENNIE FLORENCE DRABWELL

  
  Jennie with her parents, Henry and Martha,taken about 1927

• GEORGE EDWARD DRABWELL

  
  George with his parents, Henry and Martha.