Hi again Lin, I really am going to bed in a few minutes. But before I go, I`ve just checked on the LDS site and although I can`t see the full information the Von Halle family are living in Manningham during 1891 where John Thompson is also. Which seems to cement the 2 together. Who is he? That`s a good question. His name is mentioned on a gold watch presented to him by the Von Halle family for his services to the family. This was presented to him in 1910, presumably when his services were no long required. My dad passed this watch onto me a few years ago, and just recently my mam, who knows I`m a right nosey beggar, asked me if I`d managed to learn anything about the man. So I`m embarking on a crusade to put a bit of a story together for her.  I`d assumed John Thompson had  retired when he`d been given the watch, but Nivard came up the fact that Moritz had died in 1910. This would make sense, maybe the business was sold or passed over to someone else in the family. I`d realised he wasn`t with the family in 1911 and havn`t found him yet, still looking, but no more tonight. I don`t know if this makes sense to you, hope so. But I`m really off to bed now. Thank you Lin, and everyone else for their help today.  Good Night. George. >________________________________ > From: Lin <dml5481@hotmail.com> >To: George Carter <gacarter@btinternet.com>; YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sunday, 19 August 2012, 23:11 >Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] John Thompson & Von Halle family in Bradford > >George > >There is no sign of a John THOMPSON with the family in 1911. > >Frances, widow and her daughter Nelly are enumerated twice - once as >visitors in St Pancras London and secondly in Bradford with the rest of >her family. > >Perhaps if you can give us more information regarding this elusive John >we might be able to find him.  When and where was he born? >Lin > >PLEASE REMOVE NAMES & email ADDRESSES BEFORE FORWARDING. USE THE Bcc BOX >FOR YOUR NAMES & ADDRESSES WHICH WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNWANTED EMAILS >On 19/08/2012 20:34, George Carter wrote: >> With the help of Nivard, Ann, Maureen & Jean, I think I`ve found a pairing of John Thompson and a Von Halle family who were living in Eaton Bradford in 1901. The John Thompson was a Coachman Groom.(Thanks Maureen for that). >> >> The only thing that has me wondering about the findings is that on todays, map It`s about 3 miles by road from Park Drive, where the Von Halle family were living and Canary Street, where John Thompson was living. I expected to find him a bit nearer than that. >> Has anyone any experience of servants living away from the home of the employer in the 19th and early 20th century?. I know today it wouldn`t take long to bob from one address to the other, but it seems a bit far in the time before the motor car. I expected him to be close to hand. >> There is a possibility that the streets on todays map don`t correspond where they were in 1901 has anyone any local knowledge? >> >> Has anyone any thoughts on this. >> Thanks for any help. >> George. >> ..... >> Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; >> www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; >> www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > >