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The Cox Family in Grimethorpe
My Grandfather, Dennis Cox and his wife Gertrude moved to Grimethorpe between the years 1905 and 1911 the first address I have for them is New Buildings Grimethorpe in the year 1911. They had eleven children and all of the males (8) worked in the mine at Grimethorpe, the youngest of the boys was called Ernest and he fought and died in the WW2, he served in the 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellintons regimentand was killed on the 18th 0f June 1944 in Nothern France he is buried in Bayeux Cemetary, my Father Edward Arthur Cox also served in the second world war in the Royal Army Medical Corps, his brother Augustine (known as Gussie) was quite a well Known figure in Grimethorpe as a boxer. I don't remeber my Grandfather all that well as we lived in Leeds and I was the youngest son and was not born until 1943. I vaguely remember visiting Grimethorpe as a child but have been back many times recently, and from... Read more
New Buildings at Grimethorpe
My great-grand father, John Henry Vickers, and his family moved to Grimethorpe between 1901 and 1911. They had been living in Castleford prior to this but moved into 46 New Buildings in Grimethorpe. His family at that time consisted of his wife, Elizabeth, and 8 children; Clifford (15), Harold (12), Jim (10), Florence (5), Elizabeth (3), john Henry Jr (1) and twins Amy and Lilly under 1 yr). I don't know where these New Buildings were but if anyone has any information please let me know. Sadly John Henry Snr was killed in action in France in 1915. His daughter, Florence, married Edwin Halford in 1927 when they moved into Margate Street and Florence gave birth to my father, Gerald.
* Thanks Maureen for the information.
Old Days
Does anybody remember a family called Farrell from Hemsworth? My father was from there and had a big family of 13, so I think there must be some still family members around?
Memories of People I Knew in Wortley Place, Hemsworth
I have lived in Hemsworth all my life from being 4 years old and I remember a family called Farrel - one was Mr Jack Farrel - the others were Percy Fillingham, Trevor Morrison, Alec Garbutt, Jim Cherry, and others who at the moment I cannot bring to mind, I am going back to the 1940s /1950s when I knew these people.
I Loved to Roam The Fields
In the early 1960s Cudworth was a great place to live. Myself along with a group of kids used to go swimming at Cudworth baths, most of us lived on Park Avenue or on Beech Avenue, all exept John Darcy, e lived down Dafield Road. It would be nice to get in touch with anyone from that time or from Cudworth Modern School. I am on face book or email me at iwhinup@telus.net
A Live Saved
On the 10th of May 1941 Christopher Forsyth and J C Mc Allister saved a child from drowning in the canal at Monk Bretton bridge. Does anyone know who this child was? If so, please let me know.
Thank you.
Evacuation
I was evacuated about 1943. I can remember a field, I think of cauliflowers, opposite, and a bluebell wood somewhere at the bottom of the road. The people next door were called Ackridge(I don't know if that's spelt right), they had twins of about three. It must have been hot, I can still in my mind see the three of us playing in the field, the twins had on just little white knickers and had pure white hair. We could not have got on with the peple we were billeted with because we came back to London. I went to a school somewhere there with the son of the people we were staying with, he gave me a piggy back and he dropped me. The headmistress was very cross and said it was my fault, I dont think she liked us evacuees. I am 69 now but have never forgotten the kind people who lived next door.
