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placed in April 2007
As a 14yr old I started work helping Billy
Hughes in the projection room at Grimethorpe palace, at the same time I
met my first girlfriend, her name was Josephine Buck and she
lived at Brierley. Josie eventually went on and married and found work
in the office at Hemsworth brick works, I would welcome any information
as to her whereabouts.
Sincerely yours
Edmund Redmile Australia
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Information placed in March
2007
I am looking for some help in finding details
around the early and unfortunate deaths of two of my uncles. The first one
is Jim Kerr who died 6/12/36 aged 21years from burns following an
explosion a few days earlier at Brierley colliery. The second one
Albert K Nicoll aged 24 years was at Grimethorpe colliery on
11/9/39.Any help or pointers would be most welcome.
Regards David Nicoll Pogmoor
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Information placed in January 2007
I have been researching the lives of my
grandparents, Tom and Elizabeth Scholey ( and their parents, John
(Jack) and Sarah Scholey of Ryhill and John and Eva Jolliffe of
Normanton; as well as Nathaniel and Mary Scholey, of Ackworth and
Ryhill, and Mary Robinson and Mark Jolliffe...!), and would like to
hear from anyone who remembers them. In particular, I remember
John
Steele, and his wife, Joyce, very well. My father,
Mark Scholey,
moved us to East Yorkshire, where he became a successful Quantity
Surveyor, but we continued to visit Royd View, Brierley until my
granddad died. I am a historian and I think it is is no small degree
due to my grandparents' love of history! My father also loved
history... and went on to marry his cousin after my own mother died,
so that I am also looking for the Jolliffes of Normanton and the
Robinsons of "Altoffs?)", where my great-aunt (Mrs Laura Mackrill)
was headmistress. I went to Grimethorpe Infants School between
1958-1960, and we lived in Oak Street, until about 1960.
Mrs Susan Beaumont
(nee Schofield) Leyburn
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Information
placed in September 2006
I am looking for a friend I
knew when I lived at 8 Park View Brierley. Her name was Jean Audin and she
lived at number 6 Park View. The last I heard about her was that she was
living at Bolton Abbey and I believe her married name may be Beecroft. I
would love to get in touch with her again if anyone can help.
Thanks Gary
Betty Richardson (nee Evans)
Brierley
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Information
placed in September 2006
I was wondering if you know
of two cottages that used to be across from the shop at Hilltop? a good
friend of mine lived on the left called Pat, she lived with her
sister Doris, mother and Granddad, their names were King (nee)
Prosser.I would love to know where Pat is now, I have not seen her
since 1957.She had a daughter who she named Carolyn, her
married name was Thorley. I would be very grateful if anyone can
give me any info. About her, I think she went to live in Grimethorpe
Thanks again for all your
good work. Regards Jill Gamewell (nee Wilkinson)
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Information
placed in May2006
Patricia,
Tommy and Maureen Johnson were brother and sisters who were sent to live
with Mrs Schofield at number 9 Hodroyd Cottages during the war. Their ages
at that time were between 3 and 10 and Patricia in particular remembers
Alice Miles and her son Cyril who lived next door. The family would dearly
love to get in touch with anyone who can remember them. Maureen who is now
Maureen Hollies can be contacted on 01268 543662 or you can email
Gary
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Information
placed in May 2006
Dear
Gary
I
have just come across your site and was hoping you could help. I am
wondering if there is anybody still in Brierley who remembers my father
Bertrand Earl. He was born in the co-op buildings in 1918. I assume he
attended the local school and then went to
Hemsworth
Grammar School
. He worked in a pit workshop as an engineer apprentice I think. He joined
the KOYLI territorials in 1939 and was sent to
Norway
? he was wounded i think and transferred to the royal artillery and posted
to
Somerset
where he met and married my mother. His father was John William Earl who
was a wages clerk and later area accountant for Frickley Colliery. He
retired to
Pickering
so I only know that part of
Yorkshire
from holidays. He died in 1960 and my father died in 1980. Being young and
foolish I never asked my father too much about his life until it was to
late so any info you could find would be most welcome. I live in Yeovil,
Somerset
.
I
look forward your reply and remain,
Yours
sincerely
Frank
Earl
frankearl@tiscali.co.uk
I
will ask about Frank I am sure their is. I have already spoken to one lady
but she only vaguely remembers the family. She says she remembered your
father and his sisters Margaret and Janet. Are we on the right tracks? I
have also checked the Brierley school records and saw a Bertrand Earl born
21/6/1918 started Brierley school 25/6/1923. Margaret Earl born 26/1/1923
started Brierley school 29/8/1927and Janet Earl born 17/10/1920
started Brierley school 7/10/1925. I will update a little later when I
have made further enquires.
Dear
Gary
Many
thanks for your very prompt reply, you do indeed have the right family.
Sadly
since I contacted you my Auntie Janet Earl has passed away and will be
cremated this Fri 19th May. In
Norwich
where she has lived with Auntie Margaret and her husband Harold for many
years.
I
thank you for your efforts and hope you may discover more.
If
anybody up there needs any research done in my area (
Somerset
) I would be happy to assist if I can.
Yours
Sincerely
Frank
Earl
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Information
placed in March 2006
Hi Gary,
Found your website while on the net, was just wondering if you can help me
find out about an old friend that lived in your village approx. 10 -15yrs
ago. (he may still live there). His name is George Carter, he was a
builder, originally from Walton, and lived with his partner June in the
house known as 'Laburnums' on the main road. We lost touch a few years
back, and would really like to know what happened to him.
Thanks in anticipation
Wendy Hartley Hall Green, Wakefield,
No problem
with that one Wendy, George is an old friend of mine and I will contact
him today to see if I can pass on his details to you.
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your reply,
I'm really glad to hear that you are a friend of George, I wasn't sure how
I would have found him otherwise. Tell him we are okay, the kids have
moved on, and we still live at the same address. But if he wants to get in
touch and catch up on old times, the landline is the same as it was.
Wendy Hartley Hall Green, Wakefield,
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Information
placed in March 2006
Hi Gary, I have just found
your website while researching my family history into William Bancks
(b 1782). I too would like to get in contact with Chris Green who
emailed about William Bancks and Rev Charles Gerard Winstanley Bancks.
I see that you also had contacts from a Robert Baines and a Peter
Mayer and would be grateful if you could put me in contact with either
of them.
My family history research
shows that some of the children of William Bancks were born at
Brierley Hill – this is in Staffordshire (between Dudley and
Stourport) and clearly not the same place as your Brierley in South
Yorkshire. The name Brierley Hill is often abbreviated to Brierley and
may even have been transcribed from censuses as Brierley Hall – or
possibly there was a Brierley Hall at Brierley Hill. I imagine this
explains why you could find no mention of a William Bancks ever owning
‘your’ Brierley Hall!
Thanks Julie Wright,
Brussels, Belgium
Thanks
for the information Julie. I have put out an appeal on the homepage
for the above to contact the web site with a view to passing on their
details to you.
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Information
placed in January 2006
I don't know if you can help
but I'm trying to find out about Jack Smethurst who played in the
Grimethorpe colliery band. We believe he is buried in the Brierley
church yard and died aged about 80 years old.
I have found some papers
belonging to my late father and he was under the impression that he was
connected in some way to my family as most of my dads family were
connected to bands and played cornets and trombones. I wonder if anyone
knows anything about Jack or can look at his death at the church for me
then we can find out his birth date and death date. I'd be most grateful
for any info on Jack to help me sort out if he is in our tree or not
Diane Chambers nee
Smethurst Lancashire
Also on the recent
email
page
We will
certainly do our best for you Diane. Come on then folks, did you know
Jack or any of his family. If so email
me the details and I will pass them on to Diane.
I have just been browsing the emails on the site and noticed that
someone wanted information regarding Jack Smethurst. Jack certainly
played in the Grimethorpe Band. He played trombone and I
remember hearing him practice in the attic. This was late
50s/early60s.Memories are a bit hazy, but I lived at 6 Hodroyd
Cottages from 1949 (aged 1) to 1968 and the Smethursts lived at
number 10. Their daughter Joyce and her husband lived with
them. He was the chemist for the Co-op in Cudworth. They
had a son, possibly Christopher, whose birth I remember but not the
year. I believe Joyce died when her son was quite small.
I hope these scraps of information will help. I will ask my
mother if she can add anything further of interest.
Royston
Hi Gary, Please thank the lady who emailed about
Jack Smethurst.
He may not be connected to my family but my dad had
a feeling that he was as he had a conversation with some one called
A Garbett who was in the Grimethorpe band and he said that Jack
was buried in Brierley Cemetery.
My Smethursts came from Bury Lancs but some of them
moved about a lot. I don't know when he Jack died just that he was
80. It would have been about 5 years ago that my dad spoke to this
man. If anyone can help me further I would be most grateful
especially if I could find out Jacks year of birth
Diane Chambers Lancashire
The lady (Christine Cheetham) who wrote
last time as pointed out that when she heard Jack in the attic he
was actually giving music lessons. His daughter Joyce married a
Clifford Tomlinson and they had a son called Nicholas but apparently
Joyce died when Nicholas was young and Clifford not long afterwards.
I will check the cemetery again when we get a fine day.
Thanks a lot for replying
I'll await to see if you find anything out at the cemetery but
there again he might not have had a headstone but thanks anyway
for trying for me
Diane Chambers
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Information
placed in December 2005
Gary,
Can you please put me in touch with
Elaine
Armstrong who appears on your email page, as it would appear her granddad married my granddad's
sister. It may also be coincidence that their family name was
Graham & that is my original family name.. My granddad was Frank
Graham, his sister Dorothy was Joe Lodge's wife.
I have some photo's of uncle Joe with Brownie & Topper &
another 2 horses that I cannot remember the name of.
I also have all 'Aunty' Dorothy's
school reports from the 1920's and her certificates that she won
for various things at chapel. I do not remember 'Uncle' Joe as he
was actually my mum's uncle & died before I was born. My mum
remembers him though, and Topper. Dorothy never remarried and
until her own death spoke of Joe with much love. I also have
birthday and Christmas cards that she saved from their marriage -
you are welcome to borrow anything of interest.
I have some other photo's of Uncle Joe
& Aunty Dorothy. She was a lovely lady, I don't know if
Elaine's 'Graham' side of the family is also related. Ada - lived
at Brierley park, Harold lived in Grimethorpe. If
Elaine would like to get in touch I can show her the collection of
things I have that were passed to me after my 'Aunty' Dorothy's
death.
Also I've been trying to find the Parry
family that lived in Brierley Park in the early 70's. There
were Shane, Andrew, Beverley & Tracey. Shane was the
eldest, Beverley will be approx 39 now & Tracey a bit
younger. They moved from Brierley to Hemsworth. I've bumped into
them very briefly when I first moved back to Brierley after
living in the South for 14 years. I can't seem to find them
since then. Both Bev & Tracey did a lot of dancing & had
loads of cups & trophies. I wondered if any of the family
can put me back in touch.
I'm also trying to locate Bev & Debbie
King again-they lived on Regina Crescent in Brierley, I
think Debbie is still in Brierley but not sure where. I would
like to try and catch up if anyone can help.
Tracy Bonner (nee Prior) Cudworth
Thank you for
your very interesting email Tracy. I am sure Elaine will be back
in touch with the web site and read your email. If so, hopefully
she will send her details which I can then pass on to you with
her permission. I would love to look at the photographs you have
in your possession and possibly add them to the archives. I will
be in touch.
This email has
also been placed on the
recent
email page.
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placed on 16th July 2005
Dear Gary,
I Trying a long shot here: but nothing ventured
nothing gained. I am originally a Harrington- born
in Grimethorpe. My Great Grandmother who wed a Ernest Harrington was
originally a Seacroft. I can remember visiting relatives in both the
Brierley and Grimethorpe area with my Grand-Parents but unfortunately no
longer remember their names. I certainly remember some Seacroft's who
lived on Brierley Road but have forgotten their first names.
Taichie
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Gary,
I've just been on the web site for the first time and I've spotted an
email from someone named Taichie placed on 16th July regarding the
Harrington and Seacroft family. my nannan Edna Halliday was a
Seacroft and her aunty Hannah/Anna {not sure on spelling} married
Ernest
Harrington. their was also Bill Seacroft and Jean Seacroft
if those
names are any help to her. Thanks
Rebecca Halliday Brierley.
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Information
placed on 20th July 2005
Hi Gary,
I hope you can help just been chatting to my cousin Julie
Sanderson (nee Armitage) who
works in the village shop and she suggested I contact you as I have
been trying to search for my brother Geoffrey Grayson. I have tried
everything to no avail. He use to live with Julie and her
family in Brierley Park for many years ago the last known address I
have for him is 7 years ago and he was living in Blackpool. I
managed to track him down then but he has now disappeared. We
are a family of four and I have located my sister and older brother
and what would make the picture complete would be Geoffrey. Just one
family photo which we have never had taken together would be
great. Do feel free to speak to Julie Armitage (don't know if
she still uses her married name) or email me and we can converse.
Julies mum and dad are getting older now and would love to see him
one last time as he was brought up with them from 6 months of age to
the age of 18.
I
already have an
appeal on the site for
Geoff so I hope your email might also help. Julie is now called
Sanderson and I have spoken to her about your email. Lets hope some one
can help.
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placed on 25th April 2005
Hello Gary
Please
can you help me to find out any information about my grand father. He
rented Worsbrough Hall about 1911 to 1915-6 his name was Joseph
Greensmith and his father was also Joseph Greensmith.
Barbara
Talate Bawtry Doncaster.
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placed on 25th April 2005
Hi Gary
I was browsing the web & noticed a photo with Ray Dyson on
(Brierley
Methodist Play 1965) I used to play in the same football team as Ray
& wonder if you, or any of your friends, know what's become of him.
Geoff Osborne
Hi Geoff, I have spoken
to Ray's parents over the weekend who in turn tell me Ray is living in Leeds
but visits them at their home on Grange Road often. If you let me know your
details I will pass them on to Ray. Did you live in Brierley? Where are you
now? Regards Gary
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placed on 12th March 2005
Hi
Gary,
I wonder if you
are able to help with my enquiries regarding my half-sister Anita Johnson (or she may have used
Anita
Gillian) who lived for a short while in Brierley in the mid-60's. I
have recently discovered that she died quite young (I think, at the age of
21) and was married to a Ronnie Normington and living in South Hiendley
when she passed. Her date of birth was 25 or 28
July 1944. I am led to believe that both of them
worked at Southmoor hospital. Anita's
partner drove the hearse for the hospital mortuary. In my early
years Anita lived with my mother & father and myself, but my mother
died when I was four and Anita went back to her natural father & I
lived with foster parents until my father re-married. I saw Anita only once
more. As a four year old I
remember her with affection.
My motive for
asking is that I would like to establish where Anita is buried or
whether she was cremated. No-one in the family has this information. Prior
to living in South
Hiendley it appears that she lived in Brierley and she may have
had a son. I would still be interested to know a little about
Anita's time in Brierley i.e. where she lived, any recollections anyone
has of her etc. I would be interested to hear from anyone who knew
Anita.
Any
assistance you can offer would be very much appreciated.
Thank
you.
Chris Goodrum
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placed on 12th March 2005
Hello
Gary.
Hope
you are well, nice to see the site up and running again. My name is
Brian Bower I was on your site before it closed down. I lived at The Laburnums
( Barnsley Road) from 1943 until 1959.We then moved to Hemsworth. I
worked at Grimethorpe Colliery until 1970 I then moved on to work at
Doncaster Royal Infirmary as an electrician where I stayed until
retirement in 2000.I would be please to hear from anyone who
remembers me from that period. I have photographs of some of my
relations who lived at The Laburnums before I was born (when I have
located them). I would be happy to e-mail them to you if they are of any
interest to the site. I would be pleased if you could give me any
information on these people, Denise and Linda Spaxman, William
Newton, Paul Normanton, Clive Dye, Lorna Peel.
Best
Regards Brian Bower.
Denise
and Linda have been in touch with the site but I have lost their
details. If they are out there I am sure they will be back in touch.
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placed on 12th March 2005
I am hoping that you may be able to help me
do some tracing. Perhaps you know of the places spoken of and could
possibly find some photographs of these places for my family history
files.
My trail starts with a Robert Warby who
originally came from Tottenham and settled in Brierley Hill.
Robert Warby was a grocer living in High
Street married to Mary Warby. The children I have listed for Robert
and Mary are as follows. Arthur Robert Warby b. 1862, Brierley Hill
married Maria...possibly Maria Deeley?. Elizabeth Warby b. 1861,
Brierley Hill. Harry Warby b. 1866 Brierley Hill.
Ernest Warby b. 1868 Brierley Hill. Lawson Warby b. 1872 Brierley
Hill.
Arthur Robert Warby and Maria were living
in Hight Street when son Arthur Joseph Warby was baptised
in 1898 in the Parish of Brierley Hill and he was said to be a Grocer.
In the 1891 census it was said that Arthur Robert was living with his
father Robert Warby and father was a grocer and son was a grocers
assistant. When Arthur Joseph Warby married Florrie Jessie Adams ( a
Lavender descendant) in 1921 Arthur Robert Warby (father)
was a Commercial Traveller and Arthur Joseph Warby was living at 6
Harrison Road, Brettell Lane, Kingswinford and he was a Electrician at
the Iron Works.
Is there any photo's of Brierley Hill that
might show the Grocers Shop, Iron Works. Also can anyone shed further
light on any of the Warby family members as they are proving very hard
to trace.
Regards Joanne Warby Nee Hooper.
Hi
Joanne, sorry to disappoint you but the Brierley Hill you refer to is in
the Midlands and not South Yorkshire. However I will leave your email on
the site for if anyone can help you.
Reply
My grandfather
was Francis Joseph WARBY, my father was Frank Edward WARBY, my brother's
name is Frank WARBY and I have various cousins with that name. I'm
almost certain that my father Frank Edward was born in Aldgate east
London. I hope this information is of use to your site.
Regards Vera
Allen
(nee) Warby
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placed on 18th May 2004
Gary,
I'm looking for Tony and Linda Holmes from Yorkshire, I'm not to sure
where in Yorkshire they live but I'm looking for them as they are my
step-sons grandparents. We live in Ireland and I'm finding it very hard
to find them. Can you help me out? Ryan Whelan is their grandson and if
you can give me a bit of advise on how I can find people I would be very
grateful, if anyone has any information they can get me at
Terence_Whelan@dell.com
Thanking you, Terence Whelan
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Gary
We
are looking to trace some ancestry by surname "Crossley" once
of Brierley Hall Farm. Wondered if you can give us a few local pointers.
Regards
Phil Bradley
After
searching the 1881 census for Brierley I have found the following. John
W Crossley age 41 a farmer of 120 acres employing 2 labourers 1
boy at Hall Farm. He was the head of the household and his wife was called
Ellen age
31 from Wadworth, York England. It does not mention any children and
after searching the old Brierley school records, there isn't any
Crossley's listed at all. It may be that they moved on in which case you
could search the full British 1901 census using this information.
I hope this is of help to you.
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January 2004
Hi
Gary,
My Grandmother's family came from Brierley and I have found examples on
your other site which shows photos of other Thorpe's. Are there still
Thorpe's in the village and are they related? My Grandmother Rita was
born in 1887 and her father (my Great Grandfather Charles was born in
1856). At the time it was registered not as Brierley but as Falkirk
which is puzzling since I can no longer find this village or township
even though it is still frequently mentioned in many early 19th century
documents. Any help or leads that you can give will be most appreciated.
William
Just
to point out to you William, it is Felkirk and not Falkirk. I have
searched the old Brierley school records and found two Rita Thorpe.
Number 1 is listed as being born on 29th August 1884 or 85 (the writing
is not too clear), and the second one as being born on the 4th
August 1889 and admitted to the school on 15th September 1902. This lady
was only at the school for a short time because it states she moved to
Grimethorpe on 5 December 1902. It gives her father's name as William
who was a miner. There is also a further 17 Thorp (without the E) listed
and quite a few with the letter E on the end of the surname. I hope this
information is of use to you.
Reply
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placed on 18th
May 2004
Hi
Gary
I found my ancestors- my 2nd great-grandfather Henry Thorpe, born in
Felkirk as you so rightly corrected, was living in Brierley during the
1881 census. His next door neighbour was William Jeunell. Have you any
information on either of these two?
William
Hi
William, Sorry the only information I have at the moment is what I have
already given you.
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Hello Gary,
Do you know someone by the name Dennis Vodden from Brierley?
And if you do can you provide me an e-mail address? I would be very
grateful.
Annemiek van Rixel (The Netherlands)
P.S. I hope you understand my question...............
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Janet
Hutcheon, who lives in Totnes, is searching for details of her
grandfather who she believes may have come from the Brierley area. Here
is her email.
Hi
Gary, perhaps you can help as I can't get into the family history site.
I want to find details of my grandfather whom I was always told was born
in Little Brierley. I now discover that there is a Brierley Hill, a
Brierley but no Little Brierley. Before I travel all the way from
Totnes, I would like to assure myself that I have the right one. Could
anyone tell me if there are any Homers in your village? My grandfather
was known as Jack or John Homer, born about 1876, he was a soldier who
saw service, at least, in Ireland and lived later in Derby and
Nottingham. My grandfather was born in Brierley, but which one? He was
recruited by the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry and sent first to Newry
where he met my grandmother and then to the Boer War. After that he
went into the prison service and first did service in Dorchester Prison,
then Derby and then Nottingham prison. He must have had parents back in
Brierley and possibly siblings but I need some kind of connection. There
seem to be loads of John Homers. (He was born in about 1876
and died in 1949 in Nottingham.) I'm very grateful for your help.
Thanks
so much, Janet Hutcheon
Sorry
Janet, I have searched the 1881 census for Brierley but there are no
Homers stated as living in Brierley. I have also searched the Brierley
school records which started in 1871 with no luck.
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