Hempstead - People

Village People

The above Families pages contain background information and photographs of some of the characters in these well known village families

Mark Platford at Hempstead with friends c.1960

Mark Platford with unknown children - c.1962

Mrs Platford - c.1958

Mark Platford lived at Mill Cottages set above Hempstead millpond.
When George Knights sold the cottages off in around 1946, they were converted to a single dwelling, now known as Hawksmere

Mrs Platford used to take in washing and did ours from Brownwood. Probably up until about 1940.
Diana Spalton

Families
Dagless family	Fowle family	Fuller family	Hagen family	Roy family	Ward family	Wright family