The distance to the house to the cemetery is only a few hundred yards and a large number of people lined the road between the two places as the cortege passed. There was also a large gathering in the cemetery. The only further religious rites were those which took place at the graveside, where the same ministers officiated as at the house. The following employees of Messrs Mitchell Bros. acted as bearers of the coffin:- Mr J Knowles, Mr G. Wright, Mr N. Ormondroyd, Mr J.L.Atherton, Mr F. Holdsworth, Mr J. Slingsby, Mr James Bairstow, Mr Charles Holdsworth, Mr S. Ormondroyd, Mr P. Wadsworth, Mr R. Briggs, Mr J Wright, Mr G. Fowler and Mr J Wilcock. The hymns sung were "Thine for ever, God of love", and "Now the labourer's taks is o'er". The singing was led by the choir of Annesley Wesleyan Chapel. The wreaths and other floral tributes were numerous. They included a double heart of red and white roses from Mrs Abraham Mitchell, a large hydrangea harp from Mrs Abraham Mitchell and Mr Tom Mitchell, a large hydrangea cross and anchor from Mr Herbert Mitchell, a ?eliotrope harp from Mr Herbert Mitchell, Miss Annie Mitchell and Miss Edith Mitchell; an Alpine memento from Mr and Mrs Tom Mitchell who are detained in Switzerland by the illness of their eldest daughter; a harp of white flowers from the Misses Elsie, Gwendolen, and Sylvia Mitchell, Master Illingworth Mitchell, and Master George Mitchell. Floral offerings had also been sent by Miss C. Mitchell, Miss Josephine Mitchell and Miss Constance Mitchell, Mrs Joseph Mitchell, Mr and Mrs Rufus Mitchell,Mr and Mrs Albert Mitchell,and Mr and Mrs Harry Mitchell Mr and Mrs.W.Foster and Mr and Mrs Mitchell Sharp, Mrs Henry Illingworth, Mr. Harold Mitchell, Sir Isaac Holden, Mr Angus Holden, M.P.; Mr and Mrs Alfred Illingworth, Mr Fortecue Flannery, M.P.; Mr and Mrs P.Lund, Mrs George Hodgson, Mr. Joseph Wade, Mr and Mrs R Moore, Mr and Mrs F. D. Moore, Mr and Mrs Fred Lund, Mr and Mrs A.H. Illingworth, Mr and Mrs J. E. Schnuck, Mrs. W.E.B. Priestley, Miss Wood, Mr and Mrs Weatherhead, Mr Gordon, Mr. John Brigg,M.P.; Mrs Mark Wood and family. Mr and Mrs Amos Crabtree, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Townend and Miss Locking, Mrs Law, Mr and Mrs Joseph Wade, Mr and Mrs G.H. Hodgson, Mr John Knowles, Mr J. L. Atherton, Mr and Mrs William Sutcliffe, Mr Bernard Cohen, Mr A. C. Durant, Mr Joseph Clarke, Mr Walter Gardiner, Mrs Cordingley and family, Mrs G. Gilbert Thompson, Dr. Mackenzie and family, Mr and Mrs William Harker (Pateley Bridge),Mr and Miss Gillies, Mr G. Hoffmann, Mr H.H. Illingworth, Mr and Mrs Victor Sichel, Mr and Mrs James Charles, Mr and Mrs Alfred Quitsew, Mr and Mrs Fieldhouse, Miss Buckle, Mr Joseph Clarke, Mr and Mrs Hampden Illingworth, Mr. Marsland Tankard, Mr and Mrs Emsley, Mr and mrs A Jennings, Mr and Mrs Patterson, Mr Alexander McPherson, Mr and Mrs Miller, Dr. and Mrs Hanarhan, Mr. M.E. Billington, Mr and Mrs Hewitt, Mr and Mrs Taylor (Tourmakeady, Ireland), servants at The Park, Eccleshill, groom and coachman at The Park , Eccleshill, servants at Tourmakeady, chapel and society stewards, Annesley Wesleyan Chapel; Bradford Library Unionists Association, Bradford tenants of Messrs Mitchell and Bros., workpeople of messrs Mitchell and Bros., Messrs Mitchell and Bros. Mill Mangers and school children at Tourmakeady, The funeral arangemets were carried out by Messrs John Holmes and Co. Kind regards Lori Mitchell ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== Its expected that all subscribers to the list have a virus detection program installed. If you dont have one then please install one immediately. ***** You Know It Makes Sense ***** ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi everyone Noticed an article in the Telegraph and Argus this week.. " A website that helps Bradford people peek into the past has been such a hit that the project is being extended." The Government funded Nation Grid for Learning (NGFL) local history trail provides hints and tips on how to use the internet to research, historic monuments, buildings and the history of towns. People from Bradford are being encouraged to put memories and old pictures onto the web site. There have been hundreds of contributions to a gallery which is building up a map of local industry. Visit the website on www.-ngfl.gov.uk/localhistory

Hi Lori, I looked at the microfilm of MIs for St.John's Bowling,but there wasn't even one Mitchell on the index. Next I looked at St.Matthew's Bank Foot, and found these---- [I've cut out all the religious wording & sentiment] Christopher Mitchell,died 16.2.1901,aged 71.His wife Mary,died 9.12.1896 aged 65 ======================================== Emily Charlotte Mitchell [born 30.7.1840],died 27.9.1912. ======================================== Charles Henry Mitchell [born 9.6.1862], died 4.6.1919,being the husband of Mary Mitchell. Frank,their son,killed in action in France 9.10,1917. Nellie,their dau.[born 26.7.1890] died 14.11.1918. ======================================= Lastly I looked at St.John's Bierley again.I sent you some of these last year and I'm not sure if these were among them. John Mitchell died 11.4.1861,aged 75. His wife Mary,died 15.9.1834,aged 54 ======================================= Henry Mitchell died 26.3.1904,aged 73. His wife Jane,died 6.5.1906,aged 75. Three of their children who died young- Susannah died 19.4.1856,aged 15 weeks. Amos,13.9.1871,aged 6 months ; and another Susannah,died 7.5.1873,aged 7 months. ======================================== Reuben Mitchell BREAKS died [rsst unreadable,because of scratched microfilm],the son of William & Hannah Breaks. Hannah Breaks died 13.11.1887,aged 64. William Breaks died 20.5.1892,aged 73. [Is this the Hannah Mitchell that you've been trying to find for ages ?] ======================================== Cheers--------Derek.

Hi Murray, Went to the library this afternoon,and looked at every RILEY ref.in the White Abbey & W.A Road area,and found this-- Bradford Census 1861,West Ward 6,Jowett Street [All named RILEY,all born Bradford] Elizabeth,head,widow,aged 32,Worsted weaver Hannah,dau.aged 12,Scholar John,son,aged 11,Worsted spinner Henrietta,dau.aged 9,Scholar James,son,aged 7,Scholar Joseph,son,aged 4,Scholar Georgiana,dau.aged 12 months ======================================== It doesn't take a genius to realise who Georgiana was named after ! She must have been born in the Spring of 1860.Whether George was alive or dead then,we may find out eventually.BUT he must have been alive in the Summer of 1859,when Georgiana was 'created'!! ======================================== I'm so glad that the family has been found at last !! Cheers------Derek.

Derek, Thank you so much for your help. I have forwarded this on to my contact relative in New Zealand. His grandmother was named Henrietta, the daughter of John Riley - so we now know who she was named after. We were completely unaware of Joseph and Georgiana. Would it be possible to look at the 1871 census to see if they are there also. When Elizabeth Riley died in New Zealand in 1910, John (a cabinet maker) was known to be deceased (blood poisoning in 1885 - caused by a cut from glass when glass top of coffin broke!) and the surviving children identified on the death certificate although not named were the ages for Hannah, James and Henrietta. Of course in those days it was not unusual for children to die before adulthood. Murray ----- Original Message ----- From: "derek deShelfe" <derekdeshelfe1@activemail.co.uk> To: <murray.mitchell@shaw.ca>; <eng-yks-bradford-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: 2003, April 26, Saturday 11:15 Subject: Re: 1861 Census Bradford,George RILEY > Hi Murray, > Went to the library this afternoon,and looked at every RILEY ref.in the > White Abbey & W.A Road area,and found this-- > Bradford Census 1861,West Ward > 6,Jowett Street > [All named RILEY,all born Bradford] > Elizabeth,head,widow,aged 32,Worsted weaver > Hannah,dau.aged 12,Scholar > John,son,aged 11,Worsted spinner > Henrietta,dau.aged 9,Scholar > James,son,aged 7,Scholar > Joseph,son,aged 4,Scholar > Georgiana,dau.aged 12 months > ======================================== > It doesn't take a genius to realise who Georgiana was named after ! She > must have been born in the Spring of 1860.Whether George was alive or dead > then,we may find out eventually.BUT he must have been alive in the Summer > of 1859,when Georgiana was 'created'!! > ======================================== > I'm so glad that the family has been found at last !! > Cheers------Derek. >

Hi, I can't claim any knowledge of the more exotically named folk, but I do know of Isaac Tetley. Isaac Rimington Tetley (1774-1853) was a brother of Joshua Tetley, who founded the Tetley brewery. I believe that Isaac was a horse dealer, and the same man mentioned below, although this is not certain.. Taken from the annals of Leeds printed 1860:- 1810 Feb 14 Two horse dealers Mr Watkinson of Cheshire and Mr Issac Tetley of Leeds returning from Northallerton fair, rode their horses from Harewood bridge to Leeds (nine miles) in twenty six minutes and twelve seconds, for a wager of twenty guineas; the former one by half a length. Regards Richard derek deShelfe wrote: > The following subscriptions have been entered into for the purpose of > raising and clothing Volunteers within the Lordship and Liberty of Tong,in > the West > Riding of the County of York. > > Isaac Tetley 2 Guin/s -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/

__________ (del barr sent to derek deShelfe on 26 Apr 2003) [Extract from a book by James Parker,published 1904] These Volunteers were obtained during the threatened invasion of England by Bonaparte in 1803. The following subscriptions have been entered into for the purpose of raising and clothing Volunteers within the Lordship and Liberty of Tong,in the West Riding of the County of York. Thomas Plumbe,Tong Hall---------�100 John Milner �5 Polycarp Mortimer �5 Matthew Balme �5 William Bolton 1 Guinea Mr.Akeroyde 1 Guinea James Rayner �5 James Borrens 1 Guinea Joseph Hargreaves 5 Guin/s Joseph Rhodes 1 Guinea James Stead 1 Guinea John Dinnison 1 Guinea James Holroyde 10s 6d Abraham Wells 1 Guinea Samuel & Mistress Whitehead 10 Gui/s John Sowden 2 Guin/s Thomas Sykes 2 Guin/s Richard Carter 1 Guinea James Carter 1 Guinea Martin Webster 1 Guinea Tristram Moss �5 John Hudson 1 Guinea John Nayler 10s 6d Benjamin Langley 1 Guinea Laurence Hargreaves 2 Guin/s William Parrett 2 Guin/s John Marsden 1 Guinea John Kitchen 3 Guin/s Isaac Tetley 2 Guin/s Mr.Wakefield 1 Guinea William Hargreaves 5s George Oddy 1 Guinea Nettleton Balme,Ryecroft House �5 John Barrans 1 Guinea Jonathan Elsworth,Corn Miller 1 Guinea ======================================= I do hope somebody can claim some of these worthy gentlemen as their ancestors/relatives---- especially Polycarp Mortimer and Nettleton Balme !!!! What absolutely delightful names ! Cheers------Derek.

Hi Dawn, The marriage is there in the marriage register of the Parish Church of Calverley: 29 Jan 1753 - James DEACON and Hannah HOLMS both of this parish by Banns. I'm afraid that the baptisms register gives no additional information: Baptised at Idle Chapel: 17 July 1763 - William, son of James DEACON 24 May 1767 - Sarah, daughter of James DEACON The LDS Church used the Calverley BTs when compiling the IGI - I have copies of the church registers. William's baptism is definitely 17 July in the church register. I don't know whether the date was changed to 20th when preparing the BTs or during transcription. The next baptism - on the 20th - was also of a William, which could account for the mistake. These two baptisms at the Parish Church of Calverley could be of interest to you: 01 Jan 1730 - Hanah HOLMS daughter of Robert of Windhill, clothier 19 Apr 1731 - James DEACON son of William of Windhill, clothier The only way to buy copies of the Calverley registers (and the registers of many other churches) is from the West Yorkshire Archive Service. Unfortunately details of this service no longer appear on their website so I suggest that you e-mail Mrs. Sue Pad at the Wakefield office for details. However, unless you have a lot of research to do in one parish (as I do) you may find the cost prohibitive - £1.20 per fiche, which reduces to 80p if you order 50 or more. Have you looked at this website devoted to records for the parish of Calverley? www.calverley.info Marilyn Maybury researching AIRTON, BATESON, CAWTHRAY, KEIGHLEY & WHITFIELD from the parishes of Calverley and Guiseley and BENTHAM from Thornton (Bradford) ----- Original Message ----- From: "dawn bradfield (SO)" <Dawn.Bradfield@bbsrc.ac.uk> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: [ BRAD] DEACON/HOLMES at Idle and Calverley > Hi all > > can anyone help me with the following: > > In my RUSHWORTH family tree I have the wife of Francis RUSHWORTH being Sarah > DEACON. They were married 14th May 1786 at Calverley. Being at a dead end > with Francis' parents William RUSHWORTH and Betty FOX I thought I'd start > chipping away at the DEACON line. > > I found Sarah DEACON's christening 24th May 1767 at Idle, father being James > DEACON. According to the IGI there is also a possible brother William DEACON > to the same father christened 20th July 1763. These are all "Parish" batch > numbers (those taken from an original Parish source by the LDS) so it should > be possible to get a look at the original source records. Can anyone tell me > if the Idle and Calverley Parish records are available on fiche/booklet to > buy? > > Looking further back I found a James DEACON marrying Hannah HOLM(e)S at > Calverley 29th January 1753 but this record is one that has been recorded by > an LDS member and with the ten year gap between the marriage and the > christening of William DEACON I am wondering a) if it is the correct one b) > if there are more siblings that I haven't turned up in my search. > > Does anyone have any of these people in their trees or could you point me to > where I might be able to see some original sources. There seems to be big > gaps in dates for the records for Bradford, Idle and surrounding areas. > > Bright Blessings > Dawn > > > > > ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > E-mail etiquette pays dividends! - please CAPITALISE surnames, > other text CAPITALisation usually means your shouting! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear All, I am pleased to announce the release of a CD rom containing scanned images of 3 books dealing with the Halifax area, compiled with the Family History researcher in mind. These books are as follows: 1. The History of Halifax by John Crabtree (1836). This covers pre-Roman times to the date of publication. There is information on the various townships in Halifax parish. Not too many names, but lots of historical information. (573 pages) 2. Halifax families and Worthies by J. Horsfall Turner (1883). Lots of names and families in this. Covers all the "important" families and lots of others besides. (378 pages) 3. Halifax Guardian's 1908 Almanac. Exactly what it says! Quite a lot of (not the best quality) photographs of people and events etc., lots of names of people who were in office in Halifax at that time. (288 pages, nearly half of these being adverts with some very strange machines!). The CD rom costs 15 pounds (all in). For further information such as the indexes to the books, please see my Web-pages (URL below). This message was posted with the permission of the list administrator. Best wishes, Colin Hinson In the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire U.K. Rare Books on CD: http://www.blunham.demon.co.uk/CDroms/ Baine's & Bulmers directories, History of Craven, Heywood/Northowram, National gazetteer of G.B & Ireland, Whelan's York & NRY Hunter's Hallamshire (Sheffield), Yorkshire: Past and Present Poulson's Holderness, Turner's Brighouse, etc etc

G'day Everyone, A most generous friend to all us Aussies looking for our relatives in Bradford has a photocopy of the marriage between Elizabeth Sutcliffe and the Abraham Mitchell. The date was the 3rd August 1852 and they solemized the marriage at St. John's Parish Church, Bierley... Yippeee! Thank you Derek for your help and I had a great ANZAC Day. I attended the Dawn Service along with an enormous crowd of others. It was just a sea of people as far as the eye could see. The service started at 4.15 am and downed my first schooner at the early opener by 5.30am....along with many returned diggers who were having a great day mixing with us "young ones'. Typical Aussies we had the bar be que firing with sausages, onions, bacon all topped off with tomato sauce... Breakfast down at Circular Quay then off to support the returned serviceman in the march..Apparently allied forces from other countries had been invited to join in the march to commemorate their involvement and really were enjoying the cheers and flag waving from the Australian public. By two o'clock the pubs were overflowing and the atmosphere was one of comaradeship between old and young, mixing together playing two up and downing a few ales. The spirit of the Anzac lives on in ever increasing numbers.. Kind regards Lori Mitchell

Hi All, Could someone please tell me which of the churches around Bradford in the 1860's were Catholic churches. My GGrandmother was a Catholic, and as I can not find her GRO birth registration in or around 1864, am hoping she was baptised as a Catholic in a church near Bradford. Many thanks Cheers Lynne

Not this one - the one about CAPITALisation...... sorry. -----Original Message----- From: dawn bradfield (SO) [mailto:Dawn.Bradfield@bbsrc.ac.uk] Sent: 25 April 2003 10:33 To: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ BRAD] Question about the "trailer" on the Bradford List Can someone change the "your" to "you are" or "you're" please? Every time I see it I wince..... sorry.... it's the "technical author" bit of me ;-) Bright Blessings Dawn ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== Please do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe more accurately the subject of *your* message. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Can someone change the "your" to "you are" or "you're" please? Every time I see it I wince..... sorry.... it's the "technical author" bit of me ;-) Bright Blessings Dawn

Hi all can anyone help me with the following: In my RUSHWORTH family tree I have the wife of Francis RUSHWORTH being Sarah DEACON. They were married 14th May 1786 at Calverley. Being at a dead end with Francis' parents William RUSHWORTH and Betty FOX I thought I'd start chipping away at the DEACON line. I found Sarah DEACON's christening 24th May 1767 at Idle, father being James DEACON. According to the IGI there is also a possible brother William DEACON to the same father christened 20th July 1763. These are all "Parish" batch numbers (those taken from an original Parish source by the LDS) so it should be possible to get a look at the original source records. Can anyone tell me if the Idle and Calverley Parish records are available on fiche/booklet to buy? Looking further back I found a James DEACON marrying Hannah HOLM(e)S at Calverley 29th January 1753 but this record is one that has been recorded by an LDS member and with the ten year gap between the marriage and the christening of William DEACON I am wondering a) if it is the correct one b) if there are more siblings that I haven't turned up in my search. Does anyone have any of these people in their trees or could you point me to where I might be able to see some original sources. There seems to be big gaps in dates for the records for Bradford, Idle and surrounding areas. Bright Blessings Dawn

HI List More from Keighley Characters 'Bits of Mints' Had an operation his gullet, and could drink 12 pints of beer during the time the Mechanics' clock took to strike 12. He was not from Keighley.....just appeared often. Arthur 'Boy Scout' GREENWOOD Was in the local Boy Scouts, and he always wanted to be given a three fingered salute. He worked hard for charities and was a great friend of Joe VINT. Hilda STELL was the daughter of a wheelwright and housekeeper for her father in Starkie Street (off Golbourne St) She vas a volunteer for the RSPCA, and would put cats and dogs to sleep in the hut next door but one to where she lived. On MOnday every 1/2 weeks a wagon would arrive to take all the animals bodies to Port Sunlight where the 'bodies made soap' She was the first woman who was was known to wear trousers' corduroys. She also wore brown overalls and a beret. * My note..........I remember Hilda STELL.............she was a terribly masculine woman and I used to hate what she did with the animals............... 'Clogger' KENNEDY He made clogs and put the irons on. He worked at Thornton's at t'Top o' Town. He worked in the cellar and the clogs were dropped to him through a trap door. He was K-legged. 'Bussy Joe' Worked for Bonnet's haulage firm, and drove a big waggon, he was only 5 ft tall, but was very argumentative. 'Fish' Tom GREEN Had a wet fish shop at the top of Mill Street. On a Saturday night he would give all the fish he had left to people, as there were no fridges. He suddenly gave it up to become a (non-catholic) priest. Dominic SHERLOCK Had a small second hand (bric a brac) shop at t' Top o' Town. Always walked sideways, with one hand in his pocket. He wighed a mere 5 or 6 stone. 'Old' BROWN, known as 'Jesus' Was a local knocker-up. , he carried a bamboo pole with piano wires with small knobs fastened to it. He rattled the windows to wake you up......charge about 6d per week. 'Stevie Dummy' Anoth knocker-up who lived up North Dean Rd, he had a very large round at Guardhouse. He was handicapped, being deaf and dumb. You would write the time you wanted to be 'knocked up' sic 'Dick the Barber' Had his shop in west Lane. He learnt his trade in the army and charged 2d for a haircut. He would let children go in and read the comics, even when not having their hair cut. 'Blank One' Ed KENNEDY Lived in the Kip, with his family, he only had one eye (It was thought he lost it during the war) 'Sarann' (Sarah Ann) BURROWS Had a second hand shop on Damside. She would also buy co-op checks - and would collect the divi on them, almost like a pawnshop. Her husband worked at Hammond's Coal Merchants. 'Mother' HODGESON ANother second hand clothes shop dealer on Damside. She would go around all the large houses buying stock. She specialised in ladies clothing. Her son 'Baggy' HODGSON died in an accident on his motorbike at Hawkcliffe Corner. 'Old Darkie' Would put small pieces of leather onto his boots, which made them almost two inches high. He lived in the Kip. He was once a murder suspect - he had the same footprints - and he said he would never have the same again. Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country

Hi, am new to this list and would appreciate some help and advice. I believe my ATLEY family - missing from Sheffield in 1871 are lurking in Bradford. Does anyone please have access to the 1871 census (if this is indexed) and could do a look up please? Same with my ATLAY people in 1861 - again its just a hunch and I have no address or other clues. Lastly, can anyone tell me if records exist for Empire Stores back at the turn of the century. My ggrandfather William ATLEY worked for them for some years before his death in 1915, and it is possible my grandfather also worked for them - the elder as a bookkeeper, the younger as a salesman. Any help much appreciated. Glenda Berkshire

Hi Glenda There is only one ATLAY listed in the 1871 Bradford census index in West Bradford. Piece No. 4463 Folio 59 Hope this will help you. Debbie Massachusetts, USA > Hi, am new to this list and would appreciate some help and advice. > > I believe my ATLEY family - missing from Sheffield in 1871 are lurking in > Bradford. Does anyone please have access to the 1871 census (if this is > indexed) and could do a look up please? > > Same with my ATLAY people in 1861 - again its just a hunch and I have no > address or other clues. > > Lastly, can anyone tell me if records exist for Empire Stores back at the > turn of the century. My ggrandfather William ATLEY worked for them for some > years before his death in 1915, and it is possible my grandfather also > worked for them - the elder as a bookkeeper, the younger as a salesman. > > Any help much appreciated. > > Glenda > Berkshire > >

May I say a big thank to people like Lori and Derek and many others who share those little capsules of time and social history with the rest of us. Whether I spot a relative or not, I find them fascinating. Regards to all Heather Tayelor. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-D Digest V03 #135

Hello Lori, I subscribe to ENG-YKS-BRADFORD in digest mode, and often read the messages much later than the dates they are posted. I was reviewing your 2nd post about the funeral, and noted a name - Alderman Moulson. My interest was piqued, and now I would like to know the year of the funeral - my memory tells me it was sometime in early 1900s, but I would appreciate if you would let me know. I really appreciate you posting all this information for us, it is great. I don't have any info such as this for my ancestral names. Thanks in advance, Wendy Leyland Victoria, BC,Canada Researching in Bradford: MOULSON, HARGREAVES, RYAN, HERON

Hughie HEATON cattle drover. He used used bring cattle and sheep for various Keighley butchers, from Bingley Auction market, which was on a Monday, take them to the slaughterhouse, and took other's up to Oakworth to Green's the butcher. One of us would meet him after school at the German Cemetery (Morton) help him and get sixpence and the bus fare back from Oakworth. Later he set himself up as a butcher. 'Old Hiram' a cattle drover,, who drove cattle from SKipton or Bingley markets, or from farms or even the butchers own fields. He lived in Olivers Lodging house. 'Bull Jack' was another cattle drover. His wife was called 'Cow ALice' Their daughter was Martin HAUGHEY's wife. Jim RICHARDSON (Blash) Slaughterman. He had at one time been a slaughterman in Birkenhead and he then came to Keighley. He worked in the old slaughter house, owned by the Town family. (In Westgate).The pieceworks rates were 6d for a sheep. 2s 6d for a calf, 3s for a pig and 4s for a cow. Martin HAUGHEY was a heckler. When there was wrestling on at the baths, drills hall or more rarely the Mechanics, Martin would be let in for nothing and would be told which wrestlers to pick on, shouting and egging them on. He worked for HAMMON's the coal merchant, bagged coal and would also deliver the coal by horse and cart. His wife was BUll Jacks daughter, they lived in Wellington St. He was a good singer. 'Bobby' ADDY policeman. Weighing about 17 stone. His partner was 'Mother' LOCKWOOD, having left his own wife, who was a good pianist and played in clubs and pubs. They lived on a landing next to 'Daddy FEATHER's house on Damnside. Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country Please note my change of e-mail. Thanks