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| Now living in Blackheath, Chris is to be seen proudly wearing an Endeavour T shirt. |
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of the enjoyable consequences of our restoration of Endeavour is how people with
connections to the boat have contacted us. Recently a family of Walkdens visited
Mike King, and a new family tree was opened up.
Before the Johnson & Jago partnership carried out boat building in Leigh, our
Endeavour was built by the predecessors Cole & Wiggins and Chris Walkden,
pictured, is the granddaughter of Charles Wiggins. Soon after building
Endeavour, the Wiggins' moved to Great Wakering, and some of his family worked
at what is now Suttons boatyard.
Chris's uncle, Joe, formed a partnership with
Suttons as well as operating a trawler which was part of the white weed industry
after the war.
I am a granddaughter on the Cole side of Cole and Wiggins. There are now only two grand daughters remaining but several great and 2xgreat grandchildren.
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