Jack and Elsie married in 1963.
Mr John  George Stean (Snr)				Mrs Elsie Maud Clark
My Grandad (my father's side)				My Grandmother (my mother's side)

My Grandfather served in the Royal Navy during WW1.  We know he served on a ship called HMS Forward and I am trying to find more information on his Naval career.   He and his wife Mary had two sons - my Dad (see the link to My Dad and 355 Squadron) and my Uncle Wally (Walter Stean), who served, until his retirement, in the Army.  

My Grandmother opened  a shop at  41 King Henry's Walk with her husband Robert George William Clark who operated as a 'Tally' Man.  With the success of this shop - they bought a further property  61 Southgate Road, Islington.   They had two children, my mother , and her older brother Robert  Clark (Bob), but her father died whilst my mother was still very young.

I only have a few pictures of my Grandma and Grandad, and these are below:

	My Grandad and me
	My Grandma - taking the sun in the garden!!
	My Grandad and me
	My Mum and her mum - my Grandma
	My Mum and my Grandad (and his pipe) on a very cold day on Salisbury plain.
	My Grandad's front garden  at the house in Bexley.  The oak tree was huge and had a preservation order on it but when the house was sold, the new owners still chopped it down.
	My Grandad (2nd from left) at the Forester's Housing - preparing for a fund raising stall with his friends.
	Some time after my Grandma died my Grandad went to Hong Kong for a holiday which he really enjoyed.
	Me, my dad, sister Jenny and my Grandma - wash day?
	My Grandma sitting in her favourite chair and with Ah Chee.
	My Grandad's trip to Hong Kong - as always - his pipe came to!!

I have only a handful of memories about my Grandad and Grandma - hopefully some of my family will add to these and to the picture gallery!!!

After my Grandma and Grandad got married, they lived in the family house in Baldwyn's Park in Kent.  I used to love coming back to this house, it was so interesting after being in flats in Hong Kong.  My Grandfather was a very keen gardener and I used to catch hedgehogs (helped by my brothers beagle dog Judy) and keep them in a small shed at the end of the garden.  One year, a big Dene hole opened up at the end of the garden (see pictures below).  Although I never saw it as we were in Hong Kong at the time, there were some pictures taken by my brother who went down the hole to investigate it - see the picture below!!

The house had a bedroom extension that had windows on three sides, and for some unknown reason (?) it was called the ice-well.  My brother and I, over our teen-age years spent time moving in and out of the house - and the ice-well often ended up as my bedroom.  My brothers beagle - Judy - was the bane of my Grandma's life - and her favourite saying of all time was 'Gates open - dogs gone!!' - Judy being a bit of an escape artist.  My Grandad smoked a pipe - and it seemed he was almost constantly lighting it.  Of course all the ash and tobacco from the pipe went all over the floor as he puffed, leaving small burns all over the carpet.

My Grandma had diabetes and had to watch her diet.  My Grandad however was very predictable and was very put out if he didn't get his bacon for breakfast.   My Grandma died in 1977.

My Grandad was a very proud member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and towards the end of his life lived in an excellent sheltered housing complex run by the Foresters.

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