More for the Listers who are interested. John KILROY Was an Irish navvy and a massive 6'5" tall. He had hands like shovels. Every now and then, after a heavy drinking bout, he would have to be restrained in a straightjacket - by at least half a dozen bobbies from 'Number one' (Devonshire St) as the local police station was known. 'Tar Pan Joe' (ASHTON) worked on the tarpan boiler, which was puilled by a horse, when the Corporation men laid the roads with stone setts.He would fill in the cracks with hot tar from the spout of his tar bucket. 'Ski' Milk Man Skim-milk or blue-milk had the cream taken away. The 'Ski' Milk Man had a hand cart made for the job, with two milk churns on it. He sold the skim-milk at about 1d per pint. 'Old Nellie' was a peg seller, lived in Oliver's lodging-house with Abe MILNES, a stone sawyer. She had a gruff voice, much deeper than you could expect a woman ever to have. 'Daddy' FEATHER had a pot/crockery shop on damside. He would auction dinner and tea services. He could pile almost a whole service between his fingers and chin. And if his price, was not reached, he would smash them against the wall. His wife was called 'Tapioca Semolina' FEATHER Billy FEATHER Used to sing in pubs. He was 'Daddy and 'Tapioca Semolia' FEATHER's son. He was going away to college and had a good education. But for whatever reason he was down on his uppers. Although he had a cleft palate he was a good singer. He would always end up singing 'Maquita'. He lived with 'Malizzie' (Mary Elizabeth) HALLIGAN in Eastwood Square. They would sing together. 'Old Granny' HEAPS Lived on Damside. Whatever the weather, she would always sit outside on a little chair. All she lived on were cat's lights. No one ever knew how old she was. She said she remembered soldiers in the place called the 'Barracks' later knows as Ivy Place............ Patsy COLLINS Had a peg leg. He would crack wooden doors and so on with his head for a bet, when he had been drinking. Once he cracked an old oven door with his head (which was shaped like and egg) He lived in the Workhouse. Any of you found your relatives yet???????? Warmest Wishes Jan in Bronte Country Co-List Admin Eng-Yorks, Bradford Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Updated daily automatically. WARNING ..... To help prevent any virus transmission DO NOT open any attachments to this mail unless the attachment filename is quoted in my first line of the message text