__________ (del barr sent to derek deShelfe on 23 Apr 2003) [Extract from a book of James Parker's 1904] The following is a list of the Ladies and Gentlemen who attended the Dinner given by the Low Moor Company at Royds Hall,August 6th.1891,to celebrate the Centenary of the Low Moor Works. 1.A.Woodcock. 2.E.Sargent Junr. 3.Alfred Woodhead. 4.Fred Woodhead. 5.Robert Simpson. 6.Joseph Robinson. 7.M.Lightowler. 8.John Hirst. 9.Wm.Woodhead. 10.Wm.Barraclough. 11.Fred Mathers. 12.Wm.Birkbeck. 13.Thos.Clarkson. 14.Henry Barraclough. 15.George Downing. 16.Wm.Wilson. 17.George Shaw. 18.Thos.Snowball. 19.George Foster. 20.Levi Woodhead. 21.D.W.Lofthouse. 22.Jonas Wilkinson. 23.Jonas Wilkinson Junr. 24.George Hargreaves. 25.Hezk.Tempest. 26.Jonas Barraclough. 27.John Wormald. 28.M.M.Midgley. 29.A.Hargreaves. 30.Charles Ingham. 31.Wm.Ellis (Beeston) 32.Mark Wilkinson. 33.John Buckley. 34.Wm.Lightowler. 35.George Senior. 36.F.Garside. 37.Jno.Brooksbank. 38.J.P.Scott. 39.W.E.Asquith. 40.Haley Wilson. 41.Thos.Collins (Vet.Surg) 42.Mr.Thackeray. 43.John Firth. 44.P.William. 45.Walter Smith (Carr Lane School) 46.Miss Seed (Carr Lane School) 47.Miss Kneeshaw (New Works School) 48.Miss Briggs (New Works School) 49.Miss Ford (Raw Nook School) 50.Miss Cottam (Hill Top School) ======================================== And what did these worthy folk eat ? MENU Soup Julienne Boiled Salmon & Parsley Sauce Fillet of Soles & Tomatoes Chicken Patties Veal Cutlets & Fresh Mushrooms Roast Lamb & Mint Sauce Roast Fillet of Beef Roast Duckling & Green Peas Italian Quails Jellies Fruit Tarts Chocolate Cream Bavaroise Pine Apple Ice Cream Raspberry Water Ice Cheese ======================================= If any of these people were your relatives,now you know exactly where they were on August 6th.1891,and what they had for dinner. It's possible that Wm.Barraclough was my gt.grandad. Cheers-------Derek.