7th may 1906 william henry cobb to agnes rebecca horne

camberwell, london to putney, london

5.6 miles

the message

“7-5-06

Dear A

I have been around Regent’s Park & Hampstead today. There is nothing doing. Must keep on trying i guess.

Tata for now.

Ever yours

WHC”

the sender

William Henry Cobb (1881-1946) was the son of Frederick Cobb (1855-1936) and Maria Holloway (1857-1938). Frederick was a House Painter by trade.

William was also a Decorator. In 1909, three years after he sent this card, William married Agnes, the recipient of this card.

the recipient

Agnes Rebecca Horne (1880-1949) was the daughter of Josiah Horne (1856-1936) and Rachel Rebecca Everett (1858-1894). Josiah was a Farm Labourer.

the trees

Horne

Cobb

The places

Camberwell, London to Putney London

Camberwell, London

Putney, London

what the card says to us

The picture shows a view of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern_Abbey). It does not appear to have any connection to the message or the family.

The message is that William has been around Regents Park and Hampstead, which are quite near to each other. Why he was doing this is not clear. As he is a House Painter and Decorator, it is possible that he was looking for work. Was there a lot of building going on?

And why was this the subject of a postcard?

The nice thing about this card is that William and Agnes married.