I may have missed this one off earlier Grantham Journal Aug 12 1939 ESCRITT & BARRELL Elmer House Grantham Sep 22nd THE MANOR FARM QUENIBOROUGH near Leicester Sale of Live & Dead FARMING STOCK for Mr T W PARTRIDGE who is leaving Yes I would know them as Central Motors (Leicester) One of my customers and I of theirs, long gone now of course The other major was Cox's Motors and latterly Sanderson Ford I don't think there are many of the old dealerships left now, about the only one I can see still going is Sturgess Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 09/02/2014 15:20, Peter HOLMES wrote: > Nivard, > > Once again you have found "something" of assistance. > > I think The Manor Farm was at about 85 or 87 Main Street and as farm > manager, Dad had a house at 91 Main Street. > > Next door to us (1952 to 71) was a farm ran by a Reg BROWN (possibly called > Springfield Farm. I will have to look at some village maps?) >

Nivard, This info cross references with what I had from James' son J Norman HOLMES. Now all I have to discover is when he sold the farm to LEIGH BOULTER. My guess is 1952. Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [HOLMES to S. Africa as from mid 1890's]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:leicestershire-plus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Monday, 10 February 2014 6:05 AM To: leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LEI] Manor Farm Queniborough ownership dates I may have missed this one off earlier Grantham Journal Aug 12 1939 ESCRITT & BARRELL Elmer House Grantham Sep 22nd THE MANOR FARM QUENIBOROUGH near Leicester Sale of Live & Dead FARMING STOCK for Mr T W PARTRIDGE who is leaving Yes I would know them as Central Motors (Leicester) One of my customers and I of theirs, long gone now of course The other major was Cox's Motors and latterly Sanderson Ford I don't think there are many of the old dealerships left now, about the only one I can see still going is Sturgess Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 09/02/2014 15:20, Peter HOLMES wrote: > Nivard, > > Once again you have found "something" of assistance. > > I think The Manor Farm was at about 85 or 87 Main Street and as farm > manager, Dad had a house at 91 Main Street. > > Next door to us (1952 to 71) was a farm ran by a Reg BROWN (possibly called > Springfield Farm. I will have to look at some village maps?) > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message