The Young Family - Cemetery Cottages.
The Young family lived at 6 Cemetery Cottages from 1922 until the mid 1930s. My grandparents, Walter and Hilda Young, were married in the Hope Street Methodist Chapel in 1921. Walter was living in 27 Grey Street, before he got married. His sister, Priscilla, lived in Gladstone Street. My mum, Edna, and her sisters, Jean, Sheila and Mary, lived in Crook until the family moved to Cambridgeshire, when my grandad along with many others took the long journey to enable them to earn a living on the Land Settlement Scheme. My connection with Crook goes back further than the 1920s as my great-grandfather, Robert White Young, was born in Woodifield in 1857. His parents were Robert Young and Thomasin Green. In 1861 they lived in Bridge Street. When Robert White Young was 14 he was employed as a labourer in the brickyard, up at Job's Hill. My grandad's step-mother lived at 80, West End Villas. Her name was Hannah. If anyone knows anything about this family and they have any photos or any information, I would be very pleased to hear from them.
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My grandparents were Albert and Florence Gent, they lived at 82 West End Villas, Crook until the 1970s. They owned Gents the cobblers at 76 Hope Street until he retired. I used to play with a lad who lived two doors down from my gran's. I think that may have been no. 80. This would be in the late 1940s to the late 1950s when I lost contact with him. My mum is Pat (Marther) Gent maried Johseph Harle, they first lived with my grandparents in Crook then moved to Hellmington Row, the little cottage on the left going to Crook is not there now. My sister Pam was born there then we moved to Cross Street, Ockenshaw where my brother Rob was born, then we moved to 154 Hall Lnane Estate at Willington. I went to the infants school then to the juniors and then to Hall Lane Secondary Modern. We then moved from Willington in 1959 to Corby in Northanptonshire. I can still remmeber the trams running in Willington and Bonds Buses and a lot more yet to put in writing.
Comment from Christopher Harle on Sunday, 14th February 2010.
RE: RE: The Young Family - Cemetery Cottages.
My Great- step Grandmother, Hannah Young died in 1948. Her younger son, Arthur would have been about 46 years old by then. He married in 1929 to Edna Gibson. Quite a few old photographs have included members of The Askew family. I was wondering how they were connected to The Young family. I have obtained a copy of the 1911 Census for them. They lived at 50, Hope Street and Tom Askew manufactured pianos and had a warehouse. His wife was called Eliza/Lila? I think she may have been my Great Grandfather, Robert White Young's sister. Tom's son, Harold was on the wedding photo with Arthur and Edna, along with Arthur's sister Ida. Tom had two more sons, Norman and Raymond. Raymond is on a photograph with his wife, Hannah. My cousin has found a clock, bought and commemorated by Thomas Young, to his father, Andrew Young, in the chapel in Crook. The clock has an engraving at the bottom stating the year as 1907. Thomas Young ran the Post Office/Grocery/Flour Store in the High Street, Howden le Wear in the late 1800's. Robert White Young worked for him for 43 years. Family History research is very rewarding and I am very keen to find out more.
Comment from Pauline Barker on Monday, 15th February 2010.