Ernest Oliver Sear collection (includes COWLS)

Photographs that were taken during the 1920s and 1930s
recording the childhood of Marjorie Jeanne SEAR (1923-2020)
Many of these photographs were taken during family holidays/visits to Porthleven.

Ernest Oliver Sear (1892-1939) was a senior official with the Great Western Railways based at Paddington Station
It is believed that he was the chief accountant at the station.
There are some images of the family travelling first class to Cornwall with GWR.

The collection is currently somewhat disorganised, and contains both photographs and negatives.
The images have not been seen for many years.

Oliver Armstrong SEAR & Edith Marion FARMBOROUGH married in 1890 Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire.
Their children were:
Herbert Arthur SEAR born 1891

Ernest Oliver SEAR 22 Jun 1892 – 8 JAN 1939 married 1916: Emily Louisa ALDER (1892-1976)
(dau Marjorie Jeanne SEAR (LIPPIATT) (1923 – 14 September 2020)
Edmund Charles SEAR 13 AUG 1894-14 JAN 1952 (USA) m 1. 1917: Catherine Jane COWLS 19 MAR 1889-5 JAN 1988
children: Marion SEAR 1920-1920 & Eric Farmbrough SEAR 1923-1995
m 2. 1931 (USA) Katherine WILSON 1901-23 NOV 1963

Jessie Marion SEAR born 1896, died in 1901 (age 4).

Frederic John SEAR born 1898 - Jun 1923 (Helston) married Irene May COWLS, 1900 Breage,-1984
son: Michael Oliver SEAR 1929-2015

1921 Census – Porthleven, Breage, Cornwall, England
Household members (2 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Edmund Charles Sear Head Male 1894 26 Brentford, Middlesex,
Book Keeper Timber Coal & Bldg Merchants Harvey & Co Ltd Porthleven
Catherine Sear Wife Female 1889 32 Porthleven, Cornwall, Home Duties
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Family portraits