Ernest Wiseman was born in Leeds, November 27, 1925 at the local maternity hospital.
His parents Harry and Connie, once they were married, moved into a single room in lodgings
at 6 Atlanta Street, Bramley in Leeds - the place where Ernie would spend the first few months
of his life. As soon as they could afford to they left to rent a modest one-up, one-down house in
Warder Street - also in Leeds. This was followed shortly after by another house in Kingsley,
near Hemsworth, and then at last they settled in the end-of-terrace house that Ernie would count
as his first real home: 12 Station Terrace, East Ardsley, midway between Wakefield and Leeds.
Ernie was the first born of the family; he was followed by a brother, Gordon, and two sisters,
Ann and Constance (another brother, Arthur, died of pneumonia at the age of two).
His dad was a railway porter and signal lampman.
Harry was also a semi-professional singer, and they appeared together under the name
"Bert Carson and his Little Wonder". They'd sing numbers together like It happened on the
beach at Bali Bali and Walking in a winter wonderland. Ernie would then sing on his own
songs like I'm knee deep in daisies and Lets have a tiddly at the milk bar. They'd also crack
jokes together.
