Keith Walls Archive

Records kept by Mr Ernest Brown Foster of Market Weighton and Elsie M Gospel, his wife and former housekeeper, comprising grocers store account, 1938-1941; household accounts, 1938-1956; beekeeping log, 1950-1965; photographs of Ernest Brown Foster; notebook and diaries of his wife Elsie, including a diary of a holiday in the West Country, 1931-1957.
Account book kept by Alma E. Baldwin, the wife of Eric Baldwin, a builder in Market Weighton, 1948-1949.
Account book of William Walls, master blacksmith and farrier of Melmerby near Ripon, 1914-1918.

Ernest Brown Foster was born on 14 March 1899 to Marian Lilian Foster. In 1938 he married Elsie M. Gospel who had previously worked as his housekeeper. The couple ran two hotels in Market Weighton, The Griffin and The Bay Horse.
Ernest Foster died in February 1976 at Market Weighton.

Elsie M. Gospel was born on 21 September 1903 to farmer John Gospel and his wife Mary Jane Tindale. In 1938 she married Ernest Brown Foster, having previously worked as his housekeeper. The couple ran two hotels in Market Weighton, The Griffin and The Bay Horse.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

The archive was gifted to the Borthwick Institute by Keith Walls in September 2019. A further deposit was made to the archive by Mr Walls later that same month.

Ernest Brown Foster was born on 14 March 1899 to Marian Lilian Foster. In 1938 he married Elsie M. Gospel who had previously worked as his housekeeper. The couple ran two hotels in Market Weighton, The Griffin and The Bay Horse.
Ernest Foster died in February 1976 at Market Weighton.

Elsie M. Gospel was born on 21 September 1903 to farmer John Gospel and his wife Mary Jane Tindale. In 1938 she married Ernest Brown Foster, having previously worked as his housekeeper. The couple ran two hotels in Market Weighton, The Griffin and The Bay Horse.

The archive has not yet been catalogued.

Created by S.A. Shearn, 06.05.21.

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