Their granddaughter contacted The Bucks Herald to ask readers if they have information about the couple.

Mr Rogers was born in Hampshire in 1867 and arrived at Waddesdon some time between the census of 1881 and that of 1891. It was about this time that the manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his famous collection of art and he employed a French garden designer to lay out the beautiful grounds.

The manor, styled after a Renaissance chateau and shown here in a photograph dating from 1897, was used at the weekends for the Baron's famous house parties, and contained cutting-edge luxury items of the period such as electric lights, lifts and underfloor heating.

Mr Rogers worked as a garden foreman, living in a house for single men where he was looked after by a housekeeper.

It is not known if he met Matilda, who was the same age, at Waddesdon. They married in 1899 in Bermondsey, although they returned to Aylesbury to have their pictures taken by Paynes photographers.

After their wedding they moved to Enfield, but returned to the area in the early 1920s when they moved to Ibstone near Stokenchurch. They had three children. Mrs Rogers died in 1942, her husband following her six years later.

Now their granddaughter, Jill Ward, 76, who lives near Ledbury, is appealing for more information about the couple. She said: "What I really want to know is where he met my grandmother because she was in service somewhere in the area but we have not been able to trace her."

"Whether anybody has any records of past employees going back a century I do not know," she added.

If you can help call Adam King on 01296 619764.