I know its not a shop from Leicester but as a small child in the 60’s I remember going into the local sweet shop/tobacconist in the Square in Market Harborough It was all completely wooden display cases not only with all the wonderful penny sweets you could get and the counter being a glass display cabinet which when tall enough you could see into but when you went through this little archway you went into the tobacconist which was identical but the smells of all the different Cigars and cigarettes was so strong. so strong in fact you would come out of the shop smelling of cigars for hours after. A lovely lady called Nancy used to work there All the shops in the town as a child seem to have wooden interiors and smelt old Oh and the Clarks/Start Right shoe shop up the Leicester Road (another small narrow shop with wooden displays and floor) had a rocking horse in it that many children used to play with while waiting their turn to have their feet measured. Ann-Marie
I am busy sorting out the contribution of memories sent to the List & suddenly remembered a shop that no one has mentioned yet. Elizabeth's Cake Shop, just a few doors away from Kemps, the Jewellers, if my memory serves me correctly. Where you could get cakes for all occasions. I had my wedding cake from there back in 1955. And no one has mentioned the rocking horse in Rowbothams shoe department up stairs. Well-behaved children were always allowed a ride as a treat after their fittings. It was still there in the 60s. when I took my children there for their Clark's shoes. I seem to remember that 'Jumping Jacks' were fashionable as a first shoe in 1966. June Fleetwood (nee Rainbow) West Yorkshire a beautiful sunny day here.
You guys have brought back some great memories for me, of North's on Melton turn, when I was young (in the early 60s) I remember the window had a train layout in it which I watched for what seemed like hours. I think there were buttons one could press to start and stop the trains (may be confusing this with exhibition layouts but Hey! it is 50 years ago!!!). My favourite time was just before bonfire night being taken to North's to buy Fireworks. It felt like the whole shop was full of them!. Just around the corner were Cossington street baths, where I learnt to swim. I remember well the row of changing cubicles down the side of the bath. The mention of Mellor Street school brought back memories of Crusaders (a sort of Free Church Sunday School) which was held at the old Victorian Mellor St. Junior School. The place always stank of cleaning fluids as I think they must have cleaned each weekend before we had to expose ourselves to the toxic fumes! Lol. Thank you so much each of you. Rob. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of fabis Sent: 19 February 2012 10:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester How interesting Graham its a small world. Fred I think passed away in the early 60's I can't remember which year without looking, signs of getting old. I married in 1966 and came to live in Nottingham. Can you remember Fred's lovely house on Windsor Ave? I was a little upset when the new owners sold the garden off for a housing development, it was such a shame. Margaret On 19/02/2012 01:17, Graham Grant wrote: > Hello Margaret > I worked at North's Toy and Model Store in the early 60 (model > section) at Melton Turn and knew your Uncle Fred and sometimes drove him > around. > I would stand in at the Hinckley Rd branch when the couple who ran it > went on there annual holidays. > Graham Grant > Sydney Australia > > >> North's Toy shop/travel agents was owned and run by my grandmother and >> later by my uncle Fred North, as a child I was allowed to roam around >> the stock room at the back of the shop. They had two shops the other on >> the Melton road in Belgrave, that was the one I spent time in. Hynard >> Hughes was also run by a family member, they also had two shops the one >> my mum went to for the Christmas sherry was next door to North's on >> Melton road. >> >> Margaret >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12
I also went to North's to buy my fireworks with my Dad every year. He would let me have 10s which seemed like a fortune at the time, this being back in the 50's, and also its my birthday on the 5th. I think Fred gave dad a family discount. I also remember the exhibitions held in some church rooms on Loughborough Road, can anyone else remember the year Fred had a robot which was supposed to be able to talk and answer any questions you asked it. I do remember being a little bit disappointed in its performance, but the trains always made up for it Margaret On 19/02/2012 10:44, Robert Freeman wrote: > You guys have brought back some great memories for me, of North's on Melton > turn, when I was young (in the early 60s) I remember the window had a train > layout in it which I watched for what seemed like hours. I think there were > buttons one could press to start and stop the trains (may be confusing this > with exhibition layouts but Hey! it is 50 years ago!!!). My favourite time > was just before bonfire night being taken to North's to buy Fireworks. It > felt like the whole shop was full of them!. Just around the corner were > Cossington street baths, where I learnt to swim. I remember well the row of > changing cubicles down the side of the bath. The mention of Mellor Street > school brought back memories of Crusaders (a sort of Free Church Sunday > School) which was held at the old Victorian Mellor St. Junior School. The > place always stank of cleaning fluids as I think they must have cleaned each > weekend before we had to expose ourselves to the toxic fumes! Lol. > Thank you so much each of you. > Rob. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of fabis > Sent: 19 February 2012 10:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and > into Leicester > > How interesting Graham its a small world. Fred I think passed away in > the early 60's I can't remember which year without looking, signs of > getting old. I married in 1966 and came to live in Nottingham. Can you > remember Fred's lovely house on Windsor Ave? I was a little upset when > the new owners sold the garden off for a housing development, it was > such a shame. > > Margaret > > > On 19/02/2012 01:17, Graham Grant wrote: >> Hello Margaret >> I worked at North's Toy and Model Store in the early 60 (model >> section) at Melton Turn and knew your Uncle Fred and sometimes drove him >> around. >> I would stand in at the Hinckley Rd branch when the couple who ran it >> went on there annual holidays. >> Graham Grant >> Sydney Australia >> >> >>> North's Toy shop/travel agents was owned and run by my grandmother and >>> later by my uncle Fred North, as a child I was allowed to roam around >>> the stock room at the back of the shop. They had two shops the other on >>> the Melton road in Belgrave, that was the one I spent time in. Hynard >>> Hughes was also run by a family member, they also had two shops the one >>> my mum went to for the Christmas sherry was next door to North's on >>> Melton road. >>> >>> Margaret >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > >
-snip- How far is Peatling Parva from Lutterworth? -snip- Marg, it was, in 18716.5 miles north east of Lutterworth. Lou
Hi Jan, I live in Loughborough so if you have any specific query let me know. There is quite a good family history section in the main library. Regards Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:leicestershire- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of John & Jan Marchant > Sent: 19 February 2012 02:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LEI] Family Reaserch > > Hi Me Ducks > > Better post my names too, or at least my husband's; > > NEWTON in Loughborough - not found much as they were Roman Catholic > MARCHANT in Loughborough, Quorn and possibly other places > BROWN in Loughborough and Quorn > CROSS in Loughborough > > Jan in Oz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fabis" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [LEI] Family Reaserch > > > >I have really enjoyed all the recent posts about our memories it has > > bought my interest in my tree alive again > > > > My interests are the names North from Queniborough,Syston and Belgrave > > also Mason from Belgrave > > > > > > Margaret > > > > > > On 17/02/2012 21:17, Nivard Ovington wrote: > >> Hi Terry > >> > >> > From the lists home page > >> > >> Topic: anyone with an interest in genealogy, family surname origins, or > >> historical research related > >> to the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland, England. > >> > >> All that has been discussed *is* genealogy or local history related to > >> Leicestershire > >> > >> You have a delete button if you are not interested, many others > including > >> me appear to be > >> > >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > >> > >> > >> > >>> We seem to be drifting off what this site was designed for. Terry > >>> Ratcliffe > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4815 - Release Date: > 02/17/12 > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: > 02/18/12 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message
It's appropriate to capture these memories. One thing I did to capture some of my mother's memories before her death was to write down some questions and tape record a session with her. My mother was in her 20s when World War II started and lived near Trafalgar Square in London for a few years while serving as a WAAF. It was not as easy to do as I had hoped. My mum was showing signs of early Alzheimer's. Her memory of her youth was strong, but she'd quickly forget the questions I had asked. I noticed, too, that her accent thickened the further back we went in time. And she mumbled more. She cried during a lot of it, even when the events were pleasant ones. I was very uncomfortable, but stuck with it. She had been in a teenage dance troupe that toured England, Clifton's Cabaret Kids, an had once been in a show with Louis Armstrong. She remembered him vividly, although she wasn't on the stage at the same time as he. My mum took a job in a chocolate shop as a young woman, thinking she'd love to be able to sample the wares they sold. But she said that after a week, she couldn't stand the smell of chocolate any more and left after three weeks. It was years before she could eat chocolate again. So I'm recommending everyone on the list find mum or dad or some relative willing to talk about the old times, record them and save it for prosperity. It would be great if you could save it on the Internet in a Portable Document file, maybe with a few photos, but the tape itself will be worth more than gold to you after this person passes on. Lou
How interesting Graham its a small world. Fred I think passed away in the early 60's I can't remember which year without looking, signs of getting old. I married in 1966 and came to live in Nottingham. Can you remember Fred's lovely house on Windsor Ave? I was a little upset when the new owners sold the garden off for a housing development, it was such a shame. Margaret On 19/02/2012 01:17, Graham Grant wrote: > Hello Margaret > I worked at North's Toy and Model Store in the early 60 (model > section) at Melton Turn and knew your Uncle Fred and sometimes drove him > around. > I would stand in at the Hinckley Rd branch when the couple who ran it > went on there annual holidays. > Graham Grant > Sydney Australia > > >> North's Toy shop/travel agents was owned and run by my grandmother and >> later by my uncle Fred North, as a child I was allowed to roam around >> the stock room at the back of the shop. They had two shops the other on >> the Melton road in Belgrave, that was the one I spent time in. Hynard >> Hughes was also run by a family member, they also had two shops the one >> my mum went to for the Christmas sherry was next door to North's on >> Melton road. >> >> Margaret >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > >
Hi Elizabeth, I would really appreciate a photo of the grave. Is it in St Mary's Churchyard? How far is Peatling Parva from Lutterworth? thank you Marg Elliott
I've very much enjoyed the recalling of Leicester memories - many of them long-forgotten.? Just one or two of my own thoughts: I lived on Melton Road, opposite Halkin Street, and I went 'into'? town with my mother, but 'up' town with my pals.? Cossington Street and North's shop were just down the road - short strolls to the baths and the library.? I was at Mellor Street school about 1945 and 1946 - the headmaster used to park his Rover car in a covered area at the side of the playground. There is a photograph of the school (now long gone) here: http://cdm15407.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15407coll5 See Page 43. ? [It's titled "School building in Mellor Street" - so it's with the esses not the emms.] Cigarette cards were 'faggies' and we played (sometimes for keeps if we weren't frit of losing some) by flicking them and attempting either to knock down ones that were leant against a convenient wall or partially cover ones that were flat on the ground. Snobs occupied a lot of summer hours - remember 'fly-dobs' and 'double fly-dobs' ? There was an interesting pond in the rear of an infant school on Checkett's Road - occasional opportunities to find newts. We sometimes played "tram hosses" on our way to and from school.? Two stood side by side, linked hands across their backs and trotted off, with high steps, along the causy.? Now where did that game come from, forty years or more after the last horse drawn trams in Leicester? ? Some parents/grandparents with long memories must have have shown their offspring what to do. The icy winter of 1947 and the day-long procession of people, walking along Melton Road wheeling prams and pushchairs laden with precious coke from the gasworks near Abbey Park Road. Vestry Street baths at the end of 'a pudding bag' (cul-de-sac).? We visited them as students from the L.C.A.T. ('The Art and Tech') in the middle '50s. Jack Allen [Apologies for the lack of family history content - I'll get back to it soon, I promise.] -----Original Message----- From: Robert Freeman <[email protected]> To: leicestershire-plus <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:47 Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester You guys have brought back some great memories for me, of North's on Melton turn, when I was young (in the early 60s) I remember the window had a train layout in it which I watched for what seemed like hours. I think there were buttons one could press to start and stop the trains (may be confusing this with exhibition layouts but Hey! it is 50 years ago!!!). My favourite time was just before bonfire night being taken to North's to buy Fireworks. It felt like the whole shop was full of them!. Just around the corner were Cossington street baths, where I learnt to swim. I remember well the row of changing cubicles down the side of the bath. The mention of Mellor Street school brought back memories of Crusaders (a sort of Free Church Sunday School) which was held at the old Victorian Mellor St. Junior School. The place always stank of cleaning fluids as I think they must have cleaned each weekend before we had to expose ourselves to the toxic fumes! Lol. Thank you so much each of you. Rob. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of fabis Sent: 19 February 2012 10:15 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester How interesting Graham its a small world. Fred I think passed away in the early 60's I can't remember which year without looking, signs of getting old. I married in 1966 and came to live in Nottingham. Can you remember Fred's lovely house on Windsor Ave? I was a little upset when the new owners sold the garden off for a housing development, it was such a shame. Margaret On 19/02/2012 01:17, Graham Grant wrote: > Hello Margaret > I worked at North's Toy and Model Store in the early 60 (model > section) at Melton Turn and knew your Uncle Fred and sometimes drove him > around. > I would stand in at the Hinckley Rd branch when the couple who ran it > went on there annual holidays. > Graham Grant > Sydney Australia > > >> North's Toy shop/travel agents was owned and run by my grandmother and >> later by my uncle Fred North, as a child I was allowed to roam around >> the stock room at the back of the shop. They had two shops the other on >> the Melton road in Belgrave, that was the one I spent time in. Hynard >> Hughes was also run by a family member, they also had two shops the one >> my mum went to for the Christmas sherry was next door to North's on >> Melton road. >> >> Margaret >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4817 - Release Date: 02/18/12 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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Yes it is in St Marys We are about 6 miles away but I meet for coffee there once a week, so not far -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marg Sent: 18 February 2012 21:20 To: [email protected] Subject: [LEI] Elizabeth Elliott Hi Elizabeth, I would really appreciate a photo of the grave. Is it in St Mary's Churchyard? How far is Peatling Parva from Lutterworth? thank you Marg Elliott ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hi June, Thank you for the information on Cotesbach and its location to Lutterworth, very interesting. The marriage information re Ruth Rainbow came from the microfiche I purchased from Leicester. The following information on Ruth Rainbow came from the IGI Ruth Rainbow birth 14 Dec 1800 Christened 9 Sep 1803 Independent, Lutterworth The father was John. Thank you every little bit adds to the picture. regards Marg Elliott ----- Original Message ----- From: "J FLEETWOOD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] Elliott Family Hi Marg I have a few details for the RAINBOW family in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. John RAINBOW b.13/1/1747 in Cotesbach, Leicestershire was married to Ruth HURST on 14/10/1773 in Leicester. They had 7 children - one of them Ruth c1783 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. I do not have a record of either of their sons John RAINBOW c.1777 or Joseph RAINBOWc.1785 having had a daughter named Ruth. I have only just come across this branch of the RAINBOW family so my research is still a little thin on the ground, but with the name Ruth, I would think that this is your Ruth's RAINBOW family. Just as a point of interest, Cotesbach is a small village at the southern tip of Leicestershire one mile from Lutterworth situated on the south eastern slopes of the Swift Valley. It is notorious as the location of the 5,000 strong Enclosures Riot in 1607, which gave a precedent for action and environmental change. If I can be of any help, please contact me. June FLEETWOOD (nee RAINBOW) West Yorkshire From: Marg <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 18 February 2012, 1:22 Subject: [LEI] Elliott Family Hello Everyone I am not experienced at writing to the list so apprehensive but seeing the list is so active and wonderfully interesting at present here goes. Can anyone help.I purchased microfiche from leicester to help gain the following information William Elliott was married to a 'Elizabeth' (was she Tomlinson?). William and Elizabeth Elliott had 10 children together between 1802 & 1820. A Elizabeth Elliott aged 47 of High Street, Lutterworth was buried (St Mary's records) 14 Sept 1829. A William Elliott (widower) married Ruth Rainbow, aged 34 years, on 14 September 1834 - Ruth died in 1839. William Elliott was recorded as being a 'Grocer' in High Street, Lutterworth. I do not have his death date as yet.(He had a son called William too to make things a little harder.) I know it was early days in Lutterworth but reading all the stories about shops, stores etc in Leicestershire has made me very curious about Lutterworth in the early to mid 1800s May I say that the family stories I write all include background information, descriptions and if I am very lucky photos or paintings of the areas in which they all lived. Marg Elliott Queensland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Oh my Goodness Elizabeth I do not know. Do you recall what it says on the gravestone? This is rather exciting.. I am a Margaret who has married into the Elliott Family just six years ago and decided to research their Elliott Family. The William Elliott I mentioned in my first request for help had a son John who married Amelia Spencer in Foleshill, War.c1842, they had 2 sons William & John Edwin who came out to Brisbane, Australia in the late 1860s. My husband is descended from the William who came to Australia. regards Marg Elliott Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth York" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] Elliott Family > Is this the same Elizabeth Elliott that has a grave at Lutterworth church > yard? > I've been walking past the grave for years and wondered about it - I am an > Elizabeth and I married an Elliott so we share the same name! > > Best regards > Elizabeth Elliott nee York > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marg > Sent: 18 February 2012 01:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LEI] Elliott Family > > Hello Everyone > > I am not experienced at writing to the list so apprehensive but seeing the > list is so active and wonderfully interesting at present here goes. > > Can anyone help.I purchased microfiche from leicester to help gain the > following information > > William Elliott was married to a 'Elizabeth' (was she Tomlinson?). > William and Elizabeth Elliott had 10 children together between 1802 & > 1820. > A Elizabeth Elliott aged 47 of High Street, Lutterworth was buried (St > Mary's records) 14 Sept 1829. > A William Elliott (widower) married Ruth Rainbow, aged 34 years, on 14 > September 1834 - Ruth died in 1839. > William Elliott was recorded as being a 'Grocer' in High Street, > Lutterworth. I do not have his death date as yet.(He had a son called > William too to make things a little harder.) > > I know it was early days in Lutterworth but reading all the stories about > shops, stores etc in Leicestershire has made me very curious about > Lutterworth in the early to mid 1800s > > May I say that the family stories I write all include background > information, descriptions and if I am very lucky photos or paintings of > the > areas in which they all lived. > > Marg Elliott > Queensland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Hi had my first job there, not a big wage, most of us under twenty, were classed as trainees, there in fact were two shops one the "respectable" school books and "quality" books novels and references;- about that time, paper backs were on their way in, especially from the USA, and just up the road;- next door in fact a children's shop. regards Terry > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:23:32 +0000 > Subject: [LEI] Midland Ed > > Talking about Midland Red has reminded me of "Midland Ed" - a large shop on > Market street called "Midland Educational" where mum used to buy books for > me in the 1970s > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I've really enjoyed the posts here even though my only Leicester ancestor, a coachman, was born there in the 18th century and spent his entire life in other counties. Occupational hazard, I suppose. Agree with others; there is far more to family history than a series of names and dates. Context is everything. Carolyn (Canada) On 2012-02-18, at 3:34 AM, fabis wrote: > I have really enjoyed all the recent posts about our memories it has > bought my interest in my tree alive again > > My interests are the names North from Queniborough,Syston and Belgrave > also Mason from Belgrave > > > Margaret > > > On 17/02/2012 21:17, Nivard Ovington wrote: >> Hi Terry >> >>> From the lists home page >> >> Topic: anyone with an interest in genealogy, family surname origins, or historical research related >> to the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland, England. >> >> All that has been discussed *is* genealogy or local history related to Leicestershire >> >> You have a delete button if you are not interested, many others including me appear to be >> >> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >> >> >> >>> We seem to be drifting off what this site was designed for. Terry >>> Ratcliffe >> >> -------------------------------
Hi Scott From http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/ Leicestershire 1908 Kellys Directory SOUTHGATES (Southgate st) 9 HANDS John, jeweller & watch ms You might try some searches yourself, try keyword Hands in various years and plough through Most small jewellers of this period would be retailing items made elsewhere Does your pin have a hallmark? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Dear List: > > I have a stick pin/shirt stud that was my grandfather's from a store in Leicester. The name of the > store is > > J. Hands, Watchmaker & Jeweller, Southgates, Leicester > > It is a small stick pin with a ruby in it. It was bought by my grandfather around the beginning of > the 20th century. He came over to Canada around 1904 or 1906. > > My dad wore it at his wedding, as did I. My son is to be married and is going to wear it. A > wonderful tradition for our family. > > I was wondering if anyone had any information about this company. I can't seem to find it on the > internet. I assume it has gone out of business. Thanks for any information you can give. > > Scott Drackley > Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA > (My Drackley family side was from Bagworth and my Webb side from Leicester)
Dear List: I have a stick pin/shirt stud that was my grandfather's from a store in Leicester. The name of the store is J. Hands, Watchmaker & Jeweller, Southgates, Leicester It is a small stick pin with a ruby in it. It was bought by my grandfather around the beginning of the 20th century. He came over to Canada around 1904 or 1906. My dad wore it at his wedding, as did I. My son is to be married and is going to wear it. A wonderful tradition for our family. I was wondering if anyone had any information about this company. I can't seem to find it on the internet. I assume it has gone out of business. Thanks for any information you can give. Scott Drackley Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (My Drackley family side was from Bagworth and my Webb side from Leicester)
Talking about Midland Red has reminded me of "Midland Ed" - a large shop on Market street called "Midland Educational" where mum used to buy books for me in the 1970s
Hi Marg Can't remember exactly - I just remember the name. It is a slate grave in good condition. It is right by one of the walls of the church in the yard. I might be in Lutterworth next week so I could photograph it for you and send a copy to you. We live in Peatling Parva so we aren't far away! Best regards Elizabeth -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marg Sent: 18 February 2012 12:09 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LEI] Elliott Family Oh my Goodness Elizabeth I do not know. Do you recall what it says on the gravestone? This is rather exciting.. I am a Margaret who has married into the Elliott Family just six years ago and decided to research their Elliott Family. The William Elliott I mentioned in my first request for help had a son John who married Amelia Spencer in Foleshill, War.c1842, they had 2 sons William & John Edwin who came out to Brisbane, Australia in the late 1860s. My husband is descended from the William who came to Australia. regards Marg Elliott Queensland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth York" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] Elliott Family > Is this the same Elizabeth Elliott that has a grave at Lutterworth church > yard? > I've been walking past the grave for years and wondered about it - I am an > Elizabeth and I married an Elliott so we share the same name! > > Best regards > Elizabeth Elliott nee York > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marg > Sent: 18 February 2012 01:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LEI] Elliott Family > > Hello Everyone > > I am not experienced at writing to the list so apprehensive but seeing the > list is so active and wonderfully interesting at present here goes. > > Can anyone help.I purchased microfiche from leicester to help gain the > following information > > William Elliott was married to a 'Elizabeth' (was she Tomlinson?). > William and Elizabeth Elliott had 10 children together between 1802 & > 1820. > A Elizabeth Elliott aged 47 of High Street, Lutterworth was buried (St > Mary's records) 14 Sept 1829. > A William Elliott (widower) married Ruth Rainbow, aged 34 years, on 14 > September 1834 - Ruth died in 1839. > William Elliott was recorded as being a 'Grocer' in High Street, > Lutterworth. I do not have his death date as yet.(He had a son called > William too to make things a little harder.) > > I know it was early days in Lutterworth but reading all the stories about > shops, stores etc in Leicestershire has made me very curious about > Lutterworth in the early to mid 1800s > > May I say that the family stories I write all include background > information, descriptions and if I am very lucky photos or paintings of > the > areas in which they all lived. > > Marg Elliott > Queensland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
We also didn't venture to the other side of Leicester until I was older. Except for one time when my friend and I went, by bus, to her aunt in the Western Park area, living in a big house. The same aunt had visited my friend's family recently and was really glamorous with blonde hair in a curly style and lovely clothes. When we visited her, though, she looked just like my friend's mum with straightish brown hair and house clothes while she washed the stairs. Certainly heard "frit" used often among the kids and anyone not game to take part in some daring exploit was a "frit baby". We went into town on a Midland Red bus and on our very few visits back to Leicester they seemed to be there until the last time in 2007. By then the buses were all colours - except red! Re swimming baths, we were taken from school to Vestry St baths for the summer term of our first 3 years at Collegiate. We went to the small "ladies'" bath and we were 2 or 3 of us in each changing cubicle. I finally taught myself to swim at Spence St baths which were closer to home for me. Both of those had "slipper baths" which I later worked out were for people to have a bath in when they didn't have a bathroom in their house. I've never heard of Cossington St or its swimming baths before; must have been in a part of Leicester I didn't frequent. Our Midland Red bus (either L29 from Scraptoft or L31 from Parkstone Rd) always dropped us off at Humberstone Gate and I remember the building there - and the horse trough! Those, where they've survived, are now displayed as historic - like me I suppose! To my memory a "Corpo" bus - and tram - were maroon (burgundy if you like), except the last tram was painted white. Didn't see it but saw the photo of it in the Mercury and now have it in a book about Leicester. They got rid of the trams just as I was getting old enough to leave Mum and run upstairs. Only got the chance to do it once and someone had been sick up there, making it not too pleasant! Didn't go on trams very often; I think that last ride was to Abbey Park main gates (we usually went there by walking from St Margaret's Bus Station over the canal to the other entrance). A couple of years after that Mum's office closed down and she got a job with the Parks Dept. as secretary, at Abbey Park, working for the Parks Superintendent. That involved a free pass to the Abbey Park Show - great fun! Re transport, the Corporation Bus Depot was near her office and she had her dinner (lunch) there. Thanks, Suzie, for the website and I've seen now that the "Corpo" buses were later cream with just a band of maroon/burgundy - obviously the change was after I left. Re dinner and lunch, when I first started school, at Humberstone Nursery School, we were provided with "lunch" mid morning, sandwiches and our daily milk. Dinner was what we went home for in the middle of the day. Mum and I also went to Simpkin & James, just to buy some food of some sort. Never to the cafe - reckon I missed out there! Mum went to so much trouble to give me the things I would have had if my father was alive, including a holiday to the seaside every year, but those cafes obviously weren't in the scheme! Make up for it now, though! Jan in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "fabis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [LEI] Memories the Saturday shopping trip Narborough rd and into Leicester >I was born and brought up in Belgrave, I went to Mellor Street junior > school and then on to Ellis Ave school > so this was my stamping ground and we did not venture to the other side > of Leicester very often,