Fred's roots

Frederick James Corben(my paternal grandfather)was born in Barber's Piles in Poole,Dorset.We found out where that used to be and now there's a smart block of flat's on the corner by the Quayside.On the wrought iron entrance gates the initials BW stand for Barber's Wharf.It's a quaint area with lots of pubs.It's not difficult to imagine what it would have been like in the late 1800s when Fred was a small boy.Fred's Mum was Mary Kate Fitzgerald from County Clare in Ireland and she was a self-employed Dressmaker.Dad was also called Fred and was a Gamekeeper.He worked in Avon in Ringwood,Hampshire and also lived and worked on Brownsea Island which is a short ferry ride from where Frederick James was born.I have researched Gamekeeping and life on Brownsea Island with abundant red squirrels amongst all the beautiful flora and fauna life must have been wonderful.My father and my siblings and I have all been great lovers of fresh air and gardens.Later they all moved up to Hatfield in Hertfordshire and the early years before WW1 are still to be researched.Fred had siblings Gerald Percival,Charles Nevil,Kathleen Marie,Julia Annie and Irene Alice Corben.Frederick James married Eva in St.Alban's Catholic church in December 1916.How I'd love to see a photo.