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My Younger Years
Hi all,
I spent a few years in Lound, then came to Canada. I have been back to my little village a few times - there are many changes now!
To anyone reading this - I would like to know what happened to the Burford family- they lived at the crossroads in the village, there were three girls and the one I would like to contact is Barbra. At the time I left for Canada and retired to live in Retford then married and returned to Canada. The Burfords may have moved to the north end of the village. We are going back to the mid 1960s!
My e-mail is fletchet@shaw.ca
Thanks,
Tony Fletcher.
Birthplace
I was born in Lound in 1937 and lived there until I was called up for national service December 1957. My grandparents were the last family to farm at East View farm, the farmhouse is now a private house, the land was sold for sand and gravel extraction. I worked on the farm for about two years until my grandparents died. At that time there were 6-7 working farms on Main Street ours being one of them. I well remember herding cows through the village, imagine trying to do that now. All of the barns and other farm buildings have been converted into houses. At that time the shop was thriving as was the Blue Bell pub. The shop has been closed for some years, the pub is still open thankfully. I visit the village from time to time and call in the pub for a pint. The village school was midway between Lound and Sutton-cum-Lound For any one who is interested I have two photo's of all the school assembly taken... Read more
Shirtcliffe Family in Babworth
Some years ago I visited Babworth to search for any information about my ancestors the "Shirtcliffes" I was unsuccessful as it was a weekend and there were not many people about.
I know my ancestor William Shirtcliff/e married a Mary Turner in 1809 in the Babworth church, but nothing else is known about him. I would beinterested to hear of anyone who has information on how I can find out more.
The Woman my Father Married
I don't know a lot about Blyth, Northumberland, only that for some strange reason I visited an awful lot during my life but thought nothing of it. My current fiancee and I would sit for long periods on the old docks at the bottom of Ridley Street area, eating locally purchased cheeseburgers etc.
I remember once booking a romantic table for two in Blyth, but it was a waste of time - she only potted 3 reds!
Much later in my life I learned that my grandfather, James Barns Chilvers, was lost at sea after leaving Blyth harbour on 25th November 1925, on a collier named Galleon, bound for London. She never made it. Only wreckage of the ship was found.
He was born in Hull on the 16th June 1855. He married my grandmother, Dorothy Rose Chilvers, nee Burns, on March 11th 1901, in Gateshead Registry Office.
My grandmothers side of the family goes back hundreds of years and includes Rabbie Burns, the... Read more
Remembrance Day
It was in the mid 50s that I went with my Grandmother to the Remembrance Day services held at the War Memorial. There were a group of WW1 veterans in a line and as a young child it was a surprise to me that they were crying. When I grew up and learnt what had been the horror of that war I understood.
My Grandmother had several cousins who died and whose names were on there. She pointed them out to me, but I do not remember them. In my mind's eye, I can see the scene. Remembrance Day remains an emotional time for me and I'm sure it goes back to those Sundays in November.
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