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An email from
Pat Perry ... Tuesday
17th August 2010
Dear Geoff
Last Thursday we had a gathering of my mother's cousin's and
some of their children
I asked Ron Thorpe, the 98 year old who attended Parkside Baptist
Church, what he could remember about the Coudrey family
His grandparents were also founding members of the Church
He said Charlie Coudrey did oil paintings
At a Church Fete Ron bought one of Charlie's paintings of a scene
with pine trees for seven shillings and six pence and gave it
to his mother
It was hung above the fire place in the Thorpe family home
When the family home was broken up after his mother died, Ron
had the painting but he doesn't know what happened to it
He said it was cracking and not wearing well
Ron also mentioned that Charlie Coudrey sufferred from arthritis
Ron was assistant organist to Gertie Coudrey
He told me he saw a photograph on display when he attended the
Open Day for the Church Rebuilding
It was of him and Gertie sitting at the organ during a Sunday
School Anniversay
Gertie practised every Thursday and marked with a dot above a
note where she was to pull out a stop
I remember seeing Gertie going off every Sunday morning, rain
or shine, walking to church under her umbrella
With this information I went to the Church yesterday morning
to go through more of the records
I found the photograph Ron mentioned
I bought home the 1932 Sunday School Anniversary photograph with
Ron and Gerdy at the organ
Plus I found a portrait of Gerdy and also one of the Cricket
Team with Joseph Edward Coudrey
I also found a Certificate of Title for the Church Property
'CT 1259 162' mentions that Joseph Edward Coudrey, of Adelaide,
Chemist, was one of the Church Trustees in 1922 when the new
Certificate of Title was issued
I hope this helps build up the picture of the Coudrey family
Best wishes ... Pat Perry
An email from
Sharon to Pat Perry
... Tuesday 24th August 2010
Hi Pat
I can't tell you how pleased I am that Geoff contacted you and
how much information you were able to provide
Geoff does so much work on our website ... most of it unbeknownst
to me until it is all completed !!
He then sends me an email with all the links and I can look through
everything
The Coudrey pages with all the information on Joseph and Emily
Coudrey, Dora Coudrey and their involvement with the Parkside
Baptist Church was a huge surprise and I was thrilled to bits
Reading all the documents you provided was so interesting and
the photos of the Window and Plaques and the Sunday School Anniversary
were fantastic
We used to have Sunday School Anniversaries at Semaphore Baptist
Church and my Dad was the conductor for as long as I can remember
I loved them !!
I notice during the Jubilee Celebrations there was a reception
for Rev and Mrs Cecil Johnson
I have a book they gave to my sister and me with their greetings
written on the inside cover
Joseph and Emily were my Great Grandparents and Dora was my Great
Aunty Gertie
While going through some of the 'stuff' I have kept over the
years, I found an autograph book Aunty Gertie gave me for my
birthday one year
I love that house in Stamford Street
When I was little I remember feeling sorry for Aunty Gertie because
she did not have a front yard !!
There was an organ inside that house too and when Aunty Gertie
died I think it was left to my Dad who would have loved it in
our house but it was too big so it went to the Rosewater Methodist
Church
It was wonderful you could speak with Ron Thorpe
He was right, Charles (my Grandfather) did paint and I have one
of his paintings in our home
I found two paintings that he painted in one of the rooms at
the Semaphore Baptist Church
I asked my Dad to ask the Minister if I could have them and the
Minister said yes
They did not wear too well but I was able to treat them and they
will not get any worse
He was crippled with rheumatoid arthritis and I have a photo
of him sitting in a garden painting and you can see his poor
hands
It seems it is only as we get older that we become interested
in our past and then we have to work fast to find what we can
and preserve it
Geoff was lucky your Pastor put us onto you ... we are so thankful
for all you have done
I do hope you are able to see and enjoy the pages on our site
Best wishes to you ... Sharon |
