Collating family history information gathered in the last five days – Part 1 – Henry Eden Crout, Emily Jacobs and their children Harry and Leslie Eden Crout

This trip is a whirlwind of information provided by June.  She is the Catherine Crout Habel of the Canadian Crouts – the receptacle of the family history – she has boxes of certificates and photos and a head full of information, stories and memories.

Mum always said the stories and the photos put the “meat on the bones” of the names on the family tree, making them come to life and she hoped that it was the stories that would make the history more interesting for future generations, so that the information continues to get passed down.

It is the getting “on paper” of the stories that led her to creating this blog and so it is only fitting that it is here, on Mum’s blog that I order the information I have before I fly off to Hawaii in the morning.

This really has been a treat for both June and I to have the collation of information the number one priority of my trip, and it’s more than a little like spending a week with my Mum.  About as close as I can get, I reckon.

 

So, I’m starting with photos and information that I have that relates to Henry Eden Crout, and his four children from his two wives – Marie Ogilvie and Emily Jacobs.

 

Henry Eden Crout at about 18 yrs

Henry Eden Crout Bandmaster (far right) Canadian Army

Henry Eden Crout Boar War 1902-1904

Henry Eden Crout Boar War 1902 – 1904

Henry Eden Crout Boar War 1902-1904

Henry Eden Crout circa 1917

Sketch of Henry Eden Crout by June Leslie Crout circa 1957

Harry Crout approx 33 years

Leslie Eden Crout circa 1942

Henry Eden Crout 2nd Dragoon Guards British Army circa 1901

Harry Crout circa 1981

Henry Eden Crout bandmaster centre and Uncle Charlie to left of bass drum after the war circa 1920

Harry and Les behind Jack’s porche circa 1954

Harry and Doris’ wedding 1940

Emily holding Harry and Les 1916

Harry Eden Crout circa 1884

Harry Crout circa 1913

Harry Crout circa 1912

Les with Alfred Ditch and wife circa 1947

Harry Crout standing beside Harry Eden Crout circa 1915

Emily holding Harry Crout 1911

Henry Eden Crout marching on Rememberence Day not long before his death 1959

Postcard of ship Harry Eden Crout went to France during the 1st World War 1915

Reverse side of postcard of the Scandinavian

Emily Jacobs circa 1909

Henry Eden Crout circa 1958 78yrs