In 1901 Samuel and Lucy Warrington were living in Ramsey, Huntingdon, where Samuel was a Police Constable. They had 5 children: Thomas, 16, a postman born at Northampton, Charles, 13, an 'ag lab' born at Yaxley, William, 9, born at Sawtry, John, 8, born at Sawtry and Edith, 11 months, born at Spaldwick. In 1911 they were living in Hemingford Grey and had a sixth child, Ethel, who had been born in 1903 at Ramsey. About 1914 Samuel and Lucy left Ramsey, and came to live on the Court Estate. Sam had retired from the police force and bought one of the six acres plots with a bungalow from Mr Sutton, and kept it as a smallholding, growing their own fruit and vegetables, and keeping hens, and pigs. Sadly their son John was killed in 1915. Second son, Charles was married to Ruth Emily, in 1910 at Ramsey and in 1930 he brought his family to live and work on the smallholding, eventually taking over from his father. In 1932/3 Sam had a pair of houses built on part of his land, called "Glatton" and "Thrapstonia" after the villages where he and Lucy were born. One for daughter Edith called "Glatton", and one daughter Ethel and her husband Albert Watford, moved into "Thrapstonia". When Charles and Ruth brought their family to help on the small holding, Sam & Lucy lived with Edith. Lucy died in 1936 and Sam died in 1945. Charles and Ruth continued to live at the old small holding bungalow - Avenue Cottage. (see below) Daughter Edith married Alfred Mills of Irthlingborough, in 1923, but a few weeks after their marriage Alfred was killed in a terrible accident at work. After her parents died, Edith lived alone at "Glatton" and became involved in many groups at Newton Bromswold and Court Estate, and this included being organist at the church at Newton Bromswold. When the new Memorial Hall was built Edith was asked to perform the opening ceremony.
Youngest daughter Ethel Warrington married Albert Watford in 1933, and they lived at "Thrapstonia".
Albert Watford with some pigs c1930s on the smallholding	"Glatton" and "Thrapstonia" in 2008

Charles and Ruth Warrington continued to live at the old small holding bungalow - Avenue Cottage. Their four daughters, Evelyn Ruth, Dorothy E, Betty L, and Gladys Edith attended the school at Newton Bromswold.

During WWII Charles supplied milk for a 'round' from Holt's Lane [Higham Park Lane] to Newton Road. All the milkmen in the town were designated areas, and could only deliver there. So any exisiting customers outside his area had to change to the designated supplier.

Dorothy and Betty both passed the 11+ exam, and Dorothy went to the County High School at Wellingborough. Seeing the journey her sister had to make each day, Betty decided she would not take up her place, but went instead to Rushden Intermediate School where most of the village children moved to at age 11.

Betty was good at some of the sports there, and also won this medal.

The box for the medal tells us Mr Wanklyn jeweller, had supplied the sports medals.
This medal was presented to Betty Warrington in 1939 as a member of the Senior Girls' Relay team - 1st prize - Rushden & District School Sports Association 1939.

Evelyn married Harold Groom of Luton in 1939.

Dorothy later became a nurse, and was a member of the Court Estate First Aid team during WWII. She married Clifford Elmer in 1944, and they had a son Derek. Dorothy and Cliff took over the small holding later, and sadly Cliff died suddenly in 1986 aged 66.

(Gladys) Edith married William Steele in 1945.

Betty married George Teague in 1945, when he was stationed at Chelveston Airbase. They moved to Iowa, USA. Betty had worked as a travel agent in USA and that enabled her to travel far and wide. She returned many times over the years to visit her sisters in Avenue Road. She died in Iowa in 2023.