From Brian Pears Hi It seems that Rootsweb have tweaked their settings again so that REPLY and REPLY-ALL do exactly the same thing. So there's no need to use REPLY-ALL, a simple REPLY will do. However there's still no indication of the poster in the email list - you need to open the post to see who sent it; and if it's a long email, you need to scroll to the bottom of the email too. So please try to remember to put your name at the top of every post, so readers can see the sender's name as soon as they open the post. Brian -- Brian Pears - Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Mailing List

James Hird held"His annual Horse Show amongst his workmen" in the Durham Road (!) Gateshead on Saturday 15 June 1884 as reported in The Newcastle Courant of Saturday June 22 1884. The report names the judges as 'Mr Richard Robson of Ovington Hall and Mr Little of Dilston, Corbridge' Prizes were won by Robert Robson, Peter McFadden, Patrick Malone, John Anderson and George Dobson. Is anyone interested in these men? We'd like to know more about these men ... eg occupations in census and place of birth This is the first time we've seen employees listed for James Hird who ran a contracting and carting business in Cemetery Road as well as The Brunswick Hotel. Robin and Margaret (nee Hird) Lanark Scotland

Hi Robin & Margaret, As a real long shot, I wonder if he is related to the James Hird who is the coach of the Essendon Australian Rules Football Club in Melbourne, Australia ? As I said, a bit of a long shot !! Brett Buninyong, Victoria, Australia Sent from my iPad > On 22 Jul 2014, at 9:47 pm, Shetland Sheep via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > James Hird held"His annual Horse Show amongst his workmen" in the Durham > Road (!) Gateshead on Saturday 15 June 1884 as reported in The Newcastle > Courant of Saturday June 22 1884. The report names the judges as 'Mr > Richard Robson of Ovington Hall and Mr Little of Dilston, Corbridge' > > Prizes were won by Robert Robson, Peter McFadden, Patrick Malone, John > Anderson and George Dobson. > > > Is anyone interested in these men? > We'd like to know more about these men ... eg occupations in census and > place of birth > > This is the first time we've seen employees listed for James Hird who ran a > contracting and carting business in Cemetery Road as well as The Brunswick > Hotel. > > > > Robin and Margaret (nee Hird) > Lanark Scotland > > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message