This photograph is of the Worton family, showing INO in his army uniform, with his wife LEAH (nee Groskop) and their children L to R Thomas, Ethel (my mother) and Robert. Leah is the sister of Henry Groskop Photograph and information courtesy of Mr Norman Brown
Picture Stockton Archive
A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
I think Tommy Worton (above) grew up to have a motor repair business at 381 Norton Road. He used to service our car decades ago, but did not realise we were his relatives. Previously he had the business around Brunswick Street, Stockton, then at the end of Beaconsfield Road, Norton. The council were never pleased about his associated motor clutter around Beaconsfield Road, and told him to clear it up regularly. Some correspondence survives in Stockton Council Records.
I have already posted on the Groskop family picture,Leah”s side – t6091 Robert, on the right of the picture was my grandfather. He married Olive and lived in Stockton-on-Tees thereafter,and they had 6 children,one of which is my father. Direct descendants of Ethel (in the middle )have posted on the t6091 picture and have lots of information about the GROSKOPS and WORTONS
From a distant relative. The National Archives holds detailed WW1 army records on three Teesside Wortons. These are David William(briefly DLI then West Yorks Regt)and Harold(5th DLI), both of Stockton, Harold initially Thornaby, and close relatives of Ino(above)whose own army records are not present(not uncommon), therefore his army unit remains unidentified. The records of another relative, Lawrence(RGA), a baker from Middlesbrough are also present. On enlistment Harold described himself as an apprentice joiner at Ropners, while David was a shipyard labourer. All survived WW1. I have not searched common mis-spellings of the surname. The WW1 army records of several Midlands Wortons are held at Kew, although many more are indexed in the medals catalogue.