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| The Royal Standard, Wandsworth cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Derek Harper - geograph.org.uk/p/262334 A pub at the corner of Podmore Road and Ballantine Street (the houses on the right). Behind the camera is the embankment of the railway line east of Wandsworth Town station. |
Emma Sarah Bridle, eldest daughter of Edwin Symons Bridle and Lucy Lindsey, married Frederick Joseph Archer in Wandsworth in 1902.
Frederick and Emma had four children, all born in Wandsworth:
- Emma Phyllis May Archer born 1902
- Leslie Percy William born 3 Oct 1903
- Elsie Winifred Archer born 1911
- Reginald Charles Archer born 12 Mar 1913
In 1911, Frederick Joseph Archer (30) Coach trimmer, Emma Sarah Archer (30) and two of their children, Phyllis May (8) and Leslie Percy William (7) were living at 8 Calder's Row, Wandsworth. On 28 Nov 1914, Frederick Joseph Archer, enlisted in the Royal Navy for the hostilities. He served, as a mechanic, on HMS Ark Royal from 21 Jan 1915 until 13 Nov 1917, in the Mediterranean - at that time she was supporting the Gallipoli campaign - after which he appears to transfer to the R.A.F. Emma S Archer died in 1918, aged 38.
Frederick J Archer remarried to Edith E B Mullins, in Wandsworth, in 1919.
In 1939, Fred J and Edith E Archer were living at 107 Deer Park Gardens, Mitcham, with Leslie P W Archer and Reginald C Archer.
Frederick J Archer died, aged 76, in 1957, in Surrey North Eastern.
