Spinney family on steps of home on Olive St.

Spinney family on steps of home on Olive St.

1915 circa

Picture taken in front of the Spinney family home on Olive Street in Lowell, MA. The couple in the back row, wearing black, are Augusta Trinidad Spinney and Dominus Spinney, the parents. Augusta was born in Terceira and Dominus was born in Graciosa. Dominus owned a bookstore on Thorndike St., near the present railroad station. The middle row, consisting of 5 people, are as follows: Manuel Spinney (eventually moved to CA), Anthony Spinney, Ursula Spinney (wife of Manuel), Mary Spinney Rodricks, Manuel Rodricks (husband of Mary). The bottom row are as follows: Dominic Spinney (standing, eventually owned a jewelry store on Gorham St., near the former St. Peter's Church, on the site of the Bishop Markham Housing Project), Charlie Spinney (sitting, became a local barber), Jimmy Spinney (sitting, became a fireman whose son was also a fireman in Lowell. His grandson became Chief of Police in Chelmsford, MA.), Tommy Spinney (standing, became an automobile mechanic, owner and founder of Spinney's Automotive, established in 1941. This business is still in operation on C Street. Tommy became the brother-in-law to Charles R. Santos), Gertrude Spinney (standing, married Ted Lash), and Helen Spinney (standing, married Jack Durkin, owner of Durkin Carpet Co. in Lowell).

From the collection of Patricia Santos Nickles.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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