IVAN WHITTLEY 3158
Smiling for the camera for his school photograph is young John Whittley.

JOHN WHITTLEY 3159
Seated for his school photograph is shy looking John Whittley.

SARAH WHITTLEY 3160
Standing in her back garden with a lovely smile on her face is Sarah Whittley nee Scott.

WHITTLEY 3167
This well dressed man in the studio photograph is a Whittley, sadly I do not know his first name.

BACK YARD 3170
Standing in her whitewashed back yard is Mary Ann Whittley while the mother and son are Unknown.

MARY ANN WHITTLEY 3184
Sitting here enjoying the chidren is Mary Ann Whittley, on her lap is Sarah Heron holding tightly to her well loved Teddy, the other little girl with dolly in Unknown.

WILLIAM WHEATLEY 3223
This school photograph taken on the 12th January 1948 is of William Wheatley at 14 years old in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
You might wonder why I am using this photograph, well William known to his friends as Bill has been living in Antrim for now on 53 years.
Now a little birdie has told me the Bill will be 85 years old on the 4th January 2019.

JOHNNY WILSON 3420
Standing proudly to attention while having his photograph taken in a Studio in 1918 is Johnny Wilson from Posy Row on the Rathmore Road in Antrim.
Johnny was a Royal Marine and served in the First and Second World Wars and survived, Johnny is now resting in Plymouth Cemetery.
Johnny like many thousands of men in the North & South of Ireland fought in both the wars when, if they had wanted did not have to fight for there was no conscription here and yet they all volunteered to fight for what they considered a just cause and many paid the ultimate sacrifice.

SANDRA WALLACE 3549
This is Sandra Wallace kneeling down in the middle of the road with her faithful spaniel, good job the car in distance is driving away.

STANLEY WOODS 3745
Here sitting on the Ballysculty road near the Seven Mile Straight road is Stanley Wood in 1951 fine tuning his bike for a race. Stanley was one of Ireland's greatest motorcycle racers, Stanley was born in Dublin in 1903 and by the time he retired to Minerstown in Co. Down in 1974 he had won 37 Grand Prix races including 10 Isle of Man TT's and 8 Ulster Grand Prix's. In addition to road racing Stanley completed in Trials, Grass Track, Sand Racing, Speedwall, Ice Racing, Scrambles and hill climbs.Standing behind on the left is Sam McComb and on the right is William McComb.

THE WARWICKS 1068
This is Evelyn Warwick in 1939 along with her brother Desmond, sister May and in the front little David Warwick.

JIMMY WALLACE 240
This is Jimmy Wallace wearing his International Football Shirt.
Date of the photograph is unknown.

BILLY WALLACE 2132
This is Billy Wallace and no wonder he is smiling for this was the winning smile in a local competition. Billy's prize? it was a Hairbrush and Comb!

CHRISTMAS 2755
It's Christmas morning, very early at it's still dark out and Jeffery Wright is all smiles for he got what he had asked Santa for,a cowboy outfit, slippers and a new bike with stablizers! Jeffery's that excited he doesn't even see the biscuits on the table.

SAMMY WALLACE 3821
Well-known Antrim Man Sammy Wallace is pictured here with former Playboy bunny Angie Best at a function in Antrim Hockey and Rugby club at the start of the 1980s - and he seems reluctant to let her go! Sammy, who lived in Massereene Street, had been a versatile sportsman I his prime, having played soccer and hockey at a high level. Angie was in town with hubby George, who she had married in 1978. The pair parted company in 1986, five years after she gave birth to son Colum, but she would be forever asssociated with the Northern Ireland player.

MASSEREENE STREET 241
Standing outside their house in Massereene Street are in front Samuel Wallace, behind May Wallace, to her right is Jimmy Wallace and the two men either side are unknown. Date of the photograph is unknown.

MASSEREENE STREET 245
Here's Jimmy Wallace on a motorbike in the lane at the back of Massereene street. He is sitting astride a " New Hudson" possibly model 31 with a side valve engine producing 46cc.
In the background you can see a hen, it was one of many belonging to Mrs.Allen.
Date of the photograph is unknown. The information on the bike was given to me by Mr. Sankie.

MASSEREENE STREET 244
All set and ready to go but not on the motorbike is Katherine Wallace in the lane at the back of Massereene Street. Katherine was just going to Church as it was a Sunday.
Date of the photograph is unknown.

MY MUM 2134
This is Mrs Joesphine Wallace with her daughter Maire in 1971. The photograph is slightly blurred due to the photographers hands shaking. I wonder why?

MARIE WALLACE 2157
"But Mammy why can't I play with the budgie?"
Says little Marie Wallace now over a year old, back on the 1st February 1958.

MARIE WALLACE 2158
It's the 1st February 1958 and Marie Wallace is telling the photographer
" That bird might think he's a Pretty Boy, but I KNOW I'm a pretty Girl!".
Believe me folks Marie still is.

MARIE WALLACE 2159
"Hello I'm Marie Wallace, I'm two years old and I sent a letter to Santa asking for a Doll". Marie told the photographer in 1959.

MASSEREENE STREET 247
Standing in their back garden at the back of Massereene Street is Samuel Wallace with his mum Katherine Wallace in 1927.

KEN WILKINSON 1653
Here's a young Antrim man who later in life became well known in the area, it is of course our own Ken Wilkinson.
Standing in front of the good old black and white telly in the early 1960's Ken has on his 'Winkle Pickers' (shoes) which today are back in fashion.

MARY ANN WHITTLEY 3151
Sitting outside her thatched cottage home is Mary Ann Whittley nee Beattie thinking of times gone by while reading the good book. Her daughter Sarah went on to marry into the Herron family.

EVA WHEATLEY 3083
This is Eva Wheatley nee Rainey who lived at Old Springfarm Road and at the time of the photograph was expecting her 3rd child. A little birdie told me that a couple of months back Eva celebrated her 80th birthday, I bet she does not look any different !

HELLO CURLY 2160
After a Communion service at St Macnissi while the Bishop was mixing with parishioners in 1958.
The Bishop spotted Marie Wallace came over and said "Hello Curly" and blessed her.

HENRY WHITTLEY 2521
Out in his fields we have here Henry Whittley in 1910 who is looking at how his potato crop is doing. Henry in the 1840's married Mary Ann Beatty and went on to be blessed with nine children. Their names were Mary, John, Henry, Agnes, James Scott,
William who married Martha (Bashford) Scott, Maggie went on to marry a James Geddis on the 18th April 1904, Annie J., who when she was 29 years old married a Hugh G. McComb on the 15th February 1906 and finally Sarah when she was 32 married Robert Heron and they had 3 children. Their first child was Mary Ann on the 25th September 1914 who went to marry John McQuillan. Nearly three years later they had Sarah on the 20th July 1917 and she married a McCullough. Finally the following year 1918 Robert Henry was born on the 31st July.
So from one family you can see how over the years they interlinked with other well known families in Antrim.

FIELDWORK 914
Out in the field with his jacket off is Moore Whiteside ready to give this mystery girl a lift on a Rake which was used for raking a ploughed field to level it off for planting. She is sitting on a seat where the farmer sat but being a lady they put straw on it so not to dirty her dress.
This is for the younger of age - look closely at his sleeves you can see bands on them, they were to keep his sleeves up so his cuffs didn't get dirty. The year is unknown.

CASTLE STREET 2139
Outside their home in Castle Street which was next to St Comgalls in July 1957.
This is William (Billy to his friends) and Josephine Wallace proudly showing off their baby daughter Marie.

CASTLE PARK 910
Here we are along the Randalstown road at Castle Park where they put these prefabs.
Here we have the Whiteside family in 1948 outside theirs, on the left shooting at the camera is Samuel, then Albert in dad's arms we have George named after his dad. Mum Jean is next and in front of her is daughter Jean with her doll. The boy in the background is unknown.

ANTRIM CASTLE 1055
This is Bobby Wilson looking at the back of the ruins of Antrim Castle in 1960 and the arched opening is where the tradesmen delivered their goods and also the servants entrance. Even back then the Castle could have been saved and been a great tourist attraction.

ACROSS THE FIELDS 909
In the centre of this group is Granny Whiteside in 1947 whose Christian name was Amanda in the fields beyond Riverside.
The little girl is Minnie Martin, beside her is Tommy Whiteside and on the other side of Granny is Moore Whiteside.