Edmund Bruce Austin was born in Wellingborough in 1871 and he married Annie Dickens of Rushden at St Mary's Church on July 1st 1894.

Edmund was a 29 year-old shoe finisher, living at 109 Park Road in 1901 with his wife, and their three daughers, Annie Ellen, Evelyn and Mabel and a young son Edmund Bruce aged 1. Four more sons were born by the time the 1911 census was taken, Henry Edward, Ernest Leonard, William Herbert and Reginald, and three other babies did not survive. By 1911 they had moved to 126 Cromwell Road.

Edmund Bruce, Henry Edward, Ernest, Evelyn and Mabel were all baptised at St Mary's on 25th February 1908, and William and Reginald were baptised there on 17th October 1911.

At sometime Edmund tried photography, but nothing further has been found.

Two photograhps of unknown people. The photographer is also unknown to us so perhaps an amateur. The postcards are quite faded but enhanced.

Edmund junior enroled into Rushden 'Gurkhas' in 1916, and then enlisted as 5876859 and served with the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment.

Littlle more is known of Edmund senior, but he died on 11th February 1939 in Northampton, and was buried on the 14th in Rushden cemetery grave DA418 aged 67. Annie died on 8th April 1924 aged 51 and was buried in grave E905.