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Do
you know what happened to
David and
Carol Ann Keith? They were both pupils at Brierley School in the
early sixties. Mrs Thorpe who was a teacher at that time informs
me that they emigrated to Australia. But where are they now?
Update March 2009.
The web site received
the following email from David Keith snr.
Hi
Gary
My name
is David Keith who lived at 14 Church Street and then 80 Barnsley Road from
1958 to 1964. My wife Vera was post lady under Mrs Fry. Belle Dyson also
worked there. My daughter Carol and sons David and Michael attended St
Paul’s school. Carol now lives in the far south coast of New South Wales and
is regional manager for a home help. David lives here in Ballina on the far
north coast and is practice manager in a large accounting practice. Michael
lives in Illawara and is a chef. Carol gained a b.SC at Sydney University.
David gained a degree b.bus and dip i.t at Southern Cross University
I will
get in touch later GREAT GREAT website
David
Keith senior Ballina 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
Update:
David found the details he
required from the Doncaster archives office where they have the Mines
Inspectorate reports for all of South Yorkshire for fatal and non fatal
mining accidents. You need to book an appointment as space is limited
and become a "reader". You need to take ID to get the reader ticket,
but its a simple process.
Their address is :
Doncaster Archives Dept.
King Edward Road
Balby
Doncaster DN4 0NA
Tel. 01302 859811
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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 territorial's 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
Update:
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 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
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 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 an 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.
Update
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 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.
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Hello
Gary
I read, at your site, an article by Trevor Limbert, in which he
mentioned his research for Watson descendants, but there seemed no
facility for contacting him direct.
I am interested in a Yorkshire family
of Watson and in particular of Jesse Wilfred Watson (both
these Christian names featured in a family he mentioned) born 1869,
son of Francis Watson, journeyman stonemason. He is said to have run
away from home at the age of 14 and to have had no further contact with
his large family. There is no birth registration and he appears on
no census until 1891, when he is a married man in Birmingham. I just
wondered if he had any connection with the family where there
were children named Wilfred and Jesse (but a later generation).
Geraldine Gasparelli in London
Reply
from Trevor Limbert
Regarding
Geraldine's query. Jesse Wilfred Watson born 1869 son of Francis Watson
Journeyman/Stonemason. Did the 1891 census say where he originated?.
I
note your mention of Jessie and her brother Wilfred Watson and report that
they are the children of William Watson, son of George who was in turn the
son of William Watson and Charlotte Cooke Watson of the Farriers Arms at
Brierley. My records show that in the main, during the nineteenth century,
the family were employed in Inn keeping, as Blacksmiths, Shopkeeper,
Coachman or Farm Servant. There was a Fred Watson recorded as being a
Mason at the baptism of his son in 1907. (No other Mason's).
The
other Brierley Watson's originated from present day Monk Bretton but then
known as Farmers of Burton Abbey (now Monk Bretton Priory). Here were also
recorded two generations of William Watson's.
There
were also Watson families from Hodroyd and South Hiendley well recorded in
Felkirk parish records and on prime positioned headstones.
I
have checked through my records of baptisms, deaths and marriages and not
turned up one Jesse, Wilfred or Francis other than those mentioned above
nor can I suggest the possibility of what couple may have produced a child
in 1869 that may have matched in any way. Sorry Geraldine.
As
you mention the Watson name is quite common and the employment of
travelling gangs of builders equally so. My Rogerson ancestors who lived
in tandem with the Watson's in Brierley were also of the
Journeyman/Stonemason trades. A team of a least three brothers left to
work in Liverpool and since at some point they were recorded on census as
being Stone Carvers, I thought they were most likely working on either
Lime St Station or the Cathedral. One brother stayed in the area, one
returned to Brierley and my Great Great Grandfather Thomas Rogerson....
I'm still looking for. Similarly, my Great Great Grandfather William
Squires and his brothers arrived in Smithies Barnsley in the mid 1860's
from Bramley Leeds via various other towns and were recorded as
Journeymen/Stonemasons. At one point George (and brother Samuel) was based
as running the Honeywell Inn and a Building Business from the same address
1869-1876. William lived next door. The Squires family ended their days in
Barnsley.
I'm
just trying to stress how nomadic the Stonemasonry trade of the era was.
My Great Grandfather, another Samuel the son of William was described as
being born at 'The Brickyard' Bramley.
Keep
searching Geraldine, the answer is out there somewhere.
Cheers
for now
Trevor
Limbert
Update:
Sadly Trevor has passed away
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