Hi Paul I've forwarded this to my Dad as he has a slight interest in cricket (member of Lords and cricket journalist) to see what he can find. Will get back to you. Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bishop" <paul.bishop19@btinternet.com> To: <isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [Isle-of-Thanet] Death of Albert BISHOP, Margate 1981 > Hello Suzannah. > Another great find, thanks so much. > I was aware that someone in my family was known as "Nutty" and many years > ago I put a note to the list looking for him without luck. > "Nutty" Albert was my grandfather's brother, and my dads sister Phyllis > was > married to her cousin Albert Jnr. > The sporting link has now given me something new to investigate. > > This is another one of Walter Nelson's sons working in the Gas > Works.Should > have called it the Bishop Gas Works!! > > Thanks again > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suzannah Foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> > To: <isle-of-thanet-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:36 PM > Subject: [Isle-of-Thanet] Death of Albert BISHOP, Margate 1981 > > >> Isle of Thanet Gazette 22nd May 1981 >> A former Margate FC player during the pre-war Arsenal nursery days, >> Albert >> 'Nutty' BISHOP, of Perkins Avenue, Margate, died on Friday aged 87. >> Mr BISHOP, who worked for 40 years with the old Margate Gas and Coke >> Company also played soccer for Margate when their headquarters were at >> the >> Dreamland site. >> he was a cricketer of note too and in his latter days umpired for Margate >> and Westgate. His son Bert also played for the two clubs as a wicket >> keeper and opening batsman. >> The funeral is at Thanet Crematorium this (Friday) morning. >> >> Margate Local & Family History >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message