Frank Ernest Sefton and his wife Annie (Grubham) Sefton, with their three children. Dennis Geoffrey Sefton, Gordon Frank Sefton and Joyce Muriel Sefton.

Information from the original genealogy research, by Jean's husband Derek LLoyd

Annie Grubham - married Frank Ernest Sefton, October 22nd, 1908, in St. Mary's Church, Knightwick, Worcestershire.
Info: Frank b. August 12th, 1885.  d. August 5th, 1930, Malvern (and was buried on August 13th in St. Peter's Cowleigh). His parents were, Henry and Clara Sefton  (Nee Lawrence).
In the 1901 Census he was a Butcher's Boy aged 16, in Malvern Wells.
Info: Annie finished teaching at Knightwick & Doddenham C of E School on March 1st, 1905.
She was buried on November 18th, 1970, St. Peter's Church, Cowleigh, Malvern.

Gordon Frank Sefton, b. October 8th 1909, Malvern. d. 1967, South Africa.
Info: m. Dorothy May Bethell, Christchurch Malvern.  b. 1908  d. January 19th, 1955.
m. Vera.

Joyce Muriel Sefton, b. April 9th 1911, Cowleigh Road, Malvern. d. July 26th, 1983, Malvern.
Info: m. Frank Parton, Register Office. b. 1921. d. 1992.

Dennis Geoffrey Sefton, b. April 17, 1914, Trinity Cottage, North Malvern. d. January 6th 1992, Malvern.
Info: m. Helen Dovey, January 1935, St Joseph's Church, Malvern. b. December 21st, 1917. d. May 13th, 2003, Malvern.

[colourised from an original black and white photo circa 1915]

From a story told by Tony Heggs [The grandson of Annie; Philip and Marian Hegg's son, and nephew to Jean and Derek Lloyd - Marian and Jean were two daughters of Frank and Annie Sefton]

"When Annie was told of her husband's death [in 1930] she fainted and life changed  for the whole family with the breadwinner gone. She had 8 children at home Gordon being the eldest at 19  but  4 children were aged 10  years and under, the youngest was only 1 year old. By that time the family were living in their own home "Rockville" West Malvern. A paternal relative had lent money to Annie and Frank and on his death the debt of  £50 was quickly requested. Joyce rescued the family in this crisis and was able to obtain the money from a gentleman she knew in a nursing home.

 Annie who had been a school teacher worked long hours doing any work she could find and the whole family group had to support each other to keep the roof above their heads. She obtained work in Hallow at the Barnados orphanage and walked the 7 mile journey to get there and back again. 

Doris worked for the car factory Morgan's (still a going concern in Malvern) and it is said that the paint that she brought home with which Donald painted the outside of the house was the most hardwaring of all. Doris also modelled for a still life painting class." [Doris was the eldest daughter, born in 1916]

Annie was a teacher at Knightwick & Doddenham C of E School and finished as a teacher there on the 1st March, 1905.

Hallow Park, near Worcester, Worcestershire
The Barnardo's home at Hallow Park, near Worcester, was opened in 1946 an Ever Open Door establishment, offering short-term accommodation to any destitute or homeless child. The home was closed in 1959, re-opening in March 1961 as a long-term home for boys.
The buildings comprised two main sections, the original Hallow Park mansion and its associated coach house, at the south of the site, and a group of three houses (referred to by Barnardo's as 'cottages') to the north. One of the cottages was used for very young children.
The home finally closed in January 1980, with its then residents moving to the Harris House home at Moseley. Most of of the property is now used as office space, with the site also popular as a wedding venue.