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How many people from Yorkshire? Requested to stay.
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MaryfromItaly | Report | 15 Jul 2006 21:57 |
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I think our messages crossed, I used to work there :-) I was there when the hippy invasion was only just beginning, about 1976-1980. Lovely area, and very nice people. |
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Unknown | Report | 15 Jul 2006 22:00 |
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Mary, I believe there still is some New age Travellers living in Hebden Bridge. There definately was about 10 yrs ago. LL |
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Sue | Report | 15 Jul 2006 22:03 |
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You may guess from my 'name' I am definitely a Yorkshire lass - born & bred so to speak. Just wish some of the ancestors had stayed in one place - would have made things a lot easier!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to worry! cheers Sue |
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Unknown | Report | 15 Jul 2006 22:08 |
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Hi Sue, On my mums side they came from Ireland, and lived in Holbeck area of Leeds. As soon as I got to first generation of Irish I started having problems (no way of tracing them - as yet). Good luck tho with your searches. LL |
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Sue | Report | 15 Jul 2006 22:24 |
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Not got to Ireland on my side yet - although Dad said he was from Irish/Spanish stock. (not found anyone from Spain either come to that!) Most branches on hubby's side lead to Ireland and stop! LOL Sue |
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Granny | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:14 |
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I think this thread is great, I have been to a lot of places mentioned. Have any of you heard of Jump? Yes it does exist, my husband was born there. It is so many miles (can't remember the number - OH has told me) from Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham. By the way he took me to prove it. |
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Unknown | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:19 |
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Hi Granny Carr, Glad you like my thread. I was going to delete it as I thought it had ran its course and didn't want to bore people with it. I will keep it going whilever people are wanting to use it. I cant say I have heard of Jump, You have me on that one. Now thats one for me to remember to look up on a map. LL |
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valium | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:41 |
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I'm not from Yorkshire but my brother was born in pontie barrecks 1955 mum would say he could play cricket for Yorkshire dad was in the York and Lancs regt so grew up with loads of lovely people from yorkshire Valxxx |
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Unknown | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:45 |
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Valium, My dad was born in Pontefract. Funny thing is I always assumed he was born in Leeds and it wasn't until I sent to Leeds for his Birth cert that I found out. LL |
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valium | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:50 |
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Lady lucan we lived there for 12 month then went to Dover my best friend from school came from Barnsley Valxxx |
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Unknown | Report | 15 Jul 2006 23:52 |
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LOL Valium, Now if tha wants ta 'ear broad Yorksha thas only ta go ta Barnsley si thee. LL |
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Deb Vancouver (18665) | Report | 16 Jul 2006 08:31 |
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My lot are from Yorkshire. Does anyone have connections to the Westerby family? Deb |
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Ma Baker ♫♫♪ | Report | 16 Jul 2006 09:26 |
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Hi LL I was born and raised just north of Wakefield. Nice to see there's more Wakey folk on this site. I've lived in Oz for 24 years now but will always be a Yorkshire lass at heart. I've still got the accent too. Lesley :-) |
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Slinky | Report | 17 Jul 2006 14:24 |
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Just thought I would nudge this up with a little more info about me and the rellies... As I said before I was born in Horbury, Nr. Wakefield... My rellies originally came from Pontefract area, Womersley, Knottingley, Whitley Bridge, Criddling Stubbs... and then one of them settled in Alverthorpe in Wakefield. They must have moved between 1909 and 1918 to Ossett where one of my uncles was born, so I have to wait for the 1911 census to come out before I can get that information. My father was living in Pickersgill Street in Ossett when he met and married my mother and they lived in Prospect Street in Horbury for the first few years... that house is still there..I was born there. Between 1946 and 1950 they moved to 'The Avenues' in Horbury. My two main ancestral lines are FRANCE and WALMSLEY... Anne :))) |
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Tracey | Report | 17 Jul 2006 14:28 |
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I'm from Halifax originally but have lived in Bolton for 11 years now. I still go there every week to see the family. |
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Clare | Report | 17 Jul 2006 17:55 |
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im not from yorkshire, but my grandad on mums side was. loveliest man in the whole world. |
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Unknown | Report | 17 Jul 2006 19:22 |
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Hi Clare, What part of Yorkshire was he from? LL |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jul 2006 20:49 |
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nudged to see if Clare is about....wondered what part of Yorkshire her Grandad was from. LL |
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wookycooky1 | Report | 18 Jul 2006 20:52 |
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Anyone on here who still lives in Sheffield I left over twenty years ago and haven't been back for over10years. Has the place changed alot? Lindax |
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Jessie aka Maddies mate | Report | 18 Jul 2006 21:34 |
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Hi Linda Sheffield has changed big time - don't know whether to say better or worse! lol Don't go to town much as I prefer Meadowhall to be honest - only go into town for a drink. I'm Sheffield born and bred and still there - moved around a bit and now live closer to Barnsley than Sheffield town centre, originally from Hillsbrough and do miss living there as it was so central for everything Joanne |
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