Bob Withycombe’s mother. Worked at Medhurst's store. Married in 1914 to Tom Withycombe, son of the landlord of the Royal Oak in Farwig Lane, Bromley. He worked on the South Eastern Railway at London Bridge and later took over the pub when his father died.

Bob’s grandmother. Her family came from Tavistock in Devon. Married to James Smith who was the gardener at Bromley House on the corner of Ethelbert Road, half way down the High Street. Born around 1863, he was six years younger than his wife. His father had run Sundridge Hall farm, off Burnt Ash Lane.  They had the three children: Sydney, Alice and Maud. In 1911, they were respectively 27, 20 and 19.

Bob’s aunt, later Mrs Mersh. Also a milliner and worked at some time at Medhursts' in Bromley Market Sqare.

A maid born in Reading who worked at “Hawthorne” and “The Firs” in Bickley. Later married Sidney Charles Smith who was a railway porter. For some of the time he worked at Bickley station where he met his future wife. Their marriage depended on his securing a pay rise (to £1 2s 6d per week) in 1915.

Maud’s great aunt, sister of James Smith.