Britain's Hardest Worker (1961)

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10 жыл бұрын

Heacham, Norfolk.
Various shots show Stan Walduck sitting outside his house and cleaning several pairs of shoes; a baby sits behind him in a pram. Numerous children of different ages run out of the house and pick up their shoes. Stan kisses his wife, Hedy, goodbye then walks out of the garden gate.
Commentator says Stan set up his own business as 'odd job man supreme' in order to feed and clothe his nine children. We then see Stan at work in several jobs; he delivers letters as the village postman, digs in the graveyard as the parish gravedigger (and stops for a hot drink from a thermos), cleans windows with Hedy, polishes a fire engine as the village fireman, and arrives at a house to sweep the chimney. C/U of a sign reading 'Frying from 7.30' then we see Stan working in a fish and chip shop.
Note: on file are two newspaper articles about Stan and his many jobs. Cuts exist - see separate record.
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@dababy9268 7 ай бұрын

This is my great grandfather, its really nice to look on my heritage after finding loads of his old stuff since he passed in 2000 and its lovely to see a few people seeing him working for all my great aunts uncles and my nan who i see often

@LinksRoyal 4 ай бұрын

its incredible to have such documented recording of your great grandfather! 9 children too! i as a parent cant imagine more than 2 haha! i believe in modern words his job would be considered a "General Contractor?" or a "All Jobs Man" ? Sorry English is not my first language. and i apologize is it is worded wrongly( or worse rudely ).

@jimhemsley5472 3 ай бұрын

Whereabouts was he a fireman? A splendid man .

@RobertRedford77 2 ай бұрын

Wow Amazing.

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! Life was so different then...and looks much nicer. What an idyllic life it looked - but probably wasn't as lovely in reality ?

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

@@LinksRoyal ''Odd Job'' is the term used for someone who does different jobs, usually small jobs - but this man certainly works very hard indeed at all his jobs...I'd not call being a Sexton {Gravedigger} an ''odd job'' as it is physically hard work.

@MrMachrider 9 жыл бұрын

That vans number plate is worth a bob or two ! On a more serious note, he may have a lot of kids, but at least he is making sure he can support them. I don't suppose the benefit system was so generous in 1961.

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

Yes! I noticed that...What a plate to have had!

@hugoagogo9435 3 ай бұрын

Man after my own heart. I’m 50 years old with 7 kids and still working 7 days a week without ever claiming a benefit. Think I’ll stop at the 7 kids though

@RaisedLetter 3 ай бұрын

I bet he was happy when his kids were old enough to start helping him

@paulnolan1352 Жыл бұрын

Marvellous!, 9 kids to pay for. I think Stan must have put himself into an early grave with all that going on, probably one he’d dug himself!.

@dababy9268 5 ай бұрын

He lived on through to 2000! Im his great grandson

@paulnolan1352 5 ай бұрын

@@dababy9268 congratulations!. Despite what I said he must have been a great family man. All the best.

@dababy9268 5 ай бұрын

@@paulnolan1352 haha yes he was quite the character

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

@@dababy9268 The sunny 1960's! It looks like good weather as the grave digging part shows quite dry earth. Well done to him for being such a grafter. Men were, back then. My father in law was the same..

@harbourdogNL 4 ай бұрын

You wonder how he had the energy to father 9 kids....

@choomanfoo 2 ай бұрын

There were loads of purple hearts (amphetamine pills) around in the 60s. They were everywhere, even our local scout troop was on them.

@nulnoh219 10 ай бұрын

The OG gig worker.

@hensonlaura 22 күн бұрын

Too busy handling your responsibilities to indulge your own feelings is a very healthy place to be.

@dinx556 Жыл бұрын

Hard at work in bed too💪

@dababy9268 7 ай бұрын

Dont be disrespectful it was different back then

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

@@dababy9268 I don't think the poster was being disrespectful to your Great Grandad! My grandad had Seven children, and also worked really hard.

@dababy9268 2 ай бұрын

@@Oakleaf700 well yes but i don’t really wanna hear that about my grandad do i 😂

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

@@dababy9268 I get you! Maybe a Stork delivered the children and put them under a Gooseberry bush 😉

@MeColinYouWho 4 ай бұрын

He'd have to do more than that now to pay his council tax.

@walesbkb 2 күн бұрын

To those wondering why he had so many kids, it was quite common back then. In the 60's they only just started coming out with cures for things like polio, so people had many children just to beat the odds they would all be dead by adulthood. Because all the medicine came out, they had a very large amount of children they didn't expect to live. On top of that life was very grim and making babies was one of the only breaks people had. edit: forgot to mention the location being so close to the sea, he was probably eating a lot of sea food, which tends to be a potent aphrodisiac. They blame this on why London's population is so big.

@christophercharles9645 Ай бұрын

If he kept it in his pants even just a little he wouldn't need 15 jobs. Good grief with 9 children. Poor wife!

@hensonlaura 22 күн бұрын

Yet I would bet everything I own that they enjoyed their family, work & life more than you ever will your self-centered life!

@francesbernard2445 2 ай бұрын

He reminds me of a former next door neighbor of mine.

@gntdriver2840 Жыл бұрын

many in his position today just sit back and take state handouts

@choomanfoo 2 ай бұрын

Beats working any day!

@hensonlaura 22 күн бұрын

And pity themselves. A society that implodes from self pity and laziness deserves to be gone from this earth, & right quick. All the smug arrogant yet ignorant fools that like to talk about Darwin awards when they see people making dumb mistakes don't realize their own. 🤡

@johnmcdyer7297 Жыл бұрын

Oh ye

@eowenspa2 Жыл бұрын

Bet he can’t lay bricks though!

@dababy9268 7 ай бұрын

He never built houses no

@cosmeticscameo8277 8 ай бұрын

my question is why would he need so many different jobs and how would he be able to schedule all the jobs? if certain jobs that didnt pay so much why would he work those? like ditch diggers get paid very little... mail carrier ditch digger fireman chimney cleaner fast food cook/cashier/waiter if we just go off of modern pay scales. if you're a mail man or fireman you're basically set. in this case this man worked both jobs. you don't need to be a ditch digger/chimney cleaner/ or fast food worker unless you were paid very little in 1961....

@TheEcholima07 3 ай бұрын

By the sounds of it, apart from helping him clean windows. His wife was a housewife, so the only income is from Stan for himself, his wife and nine children. That’s all the household bills and a massive weekly food shop. Plus clothing throughout the year for eleven people, and all other incidentals. There was also hardly any benefits compared to today.

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

@@TheEcholima07 For working woman today who are mothers, the cost of childcare is prohibitive..So they probably saved a lot of money by having Stan's wife staying home. Cooking and cleaning and ,mending for eleven people would be a huge amount of work, as very few homes had washing machines.. a Twin tub attached to the sink if you were lucky. Laundry was a huge effort.

@TheEcholima07 2 ай бұрын

@@Oakleaf700 but regarding the year that this film was recorded. That was the housewife’s role, it was a full time unpaid job. But it meant that the children were raised by their mother and not a childminder from pretty much birth.

@oddities-whatnot Ай бұрын

@@TheEcholima07and thats how it should be. Too many smug mothers these days want it all, the children and a career. They get their priorities wrong.

@gurreyaccount6023 Жыл бұрын

Y things can't be so again

@choomanfoo Жыл бұрын

Delivered 5 letters a day, cleaned 15 chimneys every year, rubbed a rag across 10 windows each month, and fried just enough for the 7 customers who bought chips once a week. Sam the Scam.

@Oakleaf700 2 ай бұрын

Nonsense! That wouldn't pay for eleven people.

@choomanfoo 2 ай бұрын

@@Oakleaf700 Of course it would, especially if, just like Sam, you robbed 2 banks every week.

@hensonlaura 22 күн бұрын

Oh, Lord, your attempt at scathing contempt somehow looks just like an inferiority complex 😂😂😂

@choomanfoo 21 күн бұрын

@@hensonlaura Oh dear, it sounds like you're just repeating what someone must have said to you many times. Be well, my dear!