Hello I am new to your list. At present I have name interests in East Yorkshire, as well as West Yorkshire. I was born in East Yorkshire and am now living in Canada. I belong to the Sheffield mailing list, and I am fascinated that my family too are rumoured to have a connection to Amy Johnson. My cousins tell me that the connection comes in through Robert Johnson, who was born in Kingston upon Hull. He moved to Sheffield and married a Catherine McKay. My GGrandfather and GGrandmother. My Grandmother Mary Johnson married a Charles Frederick Dixon (Sheffield)I was told that Amy was a cousin of some kind. I found a wonderful account of Amy Johnson on the Internet and found that although she was born in Hull, she attended the University of Sheffield. She was known as the Worlds 1st woman ground mechanic, as well an excellent flyer. Tragically she died in an accident while flying a plane from Scotland to a Base in England for the R.A.F. in the early 40's. Her plane hit some Barrage balloons over the Thames River. A man who jumped in to save her also drowned. She had previously had premonitions of drowning... Areas of interest: EAST ACKLAM SETTRINGTON BULMER Name list for East Yorkshire.: ELLIOTT GASCOYNE MILNER COULTAS MASON JACKSON PUCKERING HAWKINS SPINK MOORSOM BROUGH MOWMAN WARDEL THORP Main lines I am following at present Elliott, Jackson, Hawkins, Gascoyne and Milner. Do any of these sound familiar to anyone? Thankyou. Josephine, Ontario, Canada.