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Askern| Skellow| Bentley| Armthorpe| Snaith| Thorne| Stapleton| Rawcliffe| Knottingley
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Besthorpe Boys Boarding School in The 1870s
I am researching my family history and found that my great-grandfather John Futtit was a pupil and boarder at the Besthorpe boys' school, the family had moved from Askern to Cottam in Nottinghamshire to farm, but even though John was born in Askern his life was spent in Cottam, but his father sent him to private school in Askern. At this time Askern was a spa village I gather and was quite famous for people taking the water, but the coming of the coal Mmne changed the dynamics of the village.
My Dad
My father Alan Clowes died down Askern pit on 20/5/1980. I've looked on lots of websites concerning Askern colliery but I can find no reference to him. I was 13 years old at the time and would like to know more about it. I don't live in Askern any more and would imagine most of the people involved may now have passed. He would now be 77 years old.
Warrener
Greetings Folks! I am doing some family research and have reached a bit of a dead end with my Grandfather, Andler Warrener (possibly known as Hanley Warrener in his very early life). I know that he was born in 1869 in Askern to Charlotte Gray. He was adopted shortly after by Samuel Warrener, b. 1834 and Hannah Warrener, nee Clayton, b. 1837. Do any of these names ring a bell with anyone or is there a local facility where I can research who Charlotte Gray was? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Lost Relatives
My mother's family mostly lived in the Askern area in the 1960s. I am trying to find any family still living there - the family name was Rosbottom.
Campsall. South Yorkshire. Near Doncaster
I lived in Campsall with my dad Joseph (Joe) Smith, my brother Terry and sister Jeanette. My father worked down Askern pit for many years till he retired at the age of around 55. He passed away in 2009 (Feb). My brother and sister now live in Carcroft near Doncaster. Growing up in Campsall I have got a number of memories. Leaving school at the age of 16 on the Friday and starting work at Askern wood yard on the Monday, with Shaun Murphy (he still works there to this day - 24 July 2011), where I worked for about 6 years, then going to work in the mines of Askern colliery for 11 years. When I was not at the pit I was working at David Carr's farm with Des Rowland for around 4-5 years.
All Our Yesterdays
I was born into a family of 6 brothers and four sisters in 1936, attending Barnby Dun infants and primary schools and then Armthorpe secondary modern school until the age of 15. Our family ran a large market garden on Top Road, the house was named Leven Croft. Our mother's brother Tommy sired a family of 10 children. I worked for Arthur Coates at Hhite House Farm until I was 18 and a half, I then decided I woul like to do my national service. After 10 weeks training I sailed aboard the troopship 'Devonshire' and arrived in Singapore 5 weeks later. I loved evry minute of it. I flew home from Singapore in an old Dakota, it took us 3 days and 2 nights to reach Black Bushe airport in London. If there is annyone out there who thinks our paths crossed, I would be happy to chat.
A Village I Love
I was born in Edlington in 1940 but was soon given to my aunties Joan and Lilley Desborough to be looked after as my mother already had a child by my future step dad. I lived at 39 St. Thomas Road, second to end house, my next door neighbours were the Lunn family. I remember playing truant a lot until my friend's uncle saw us one day when we should have been at school, I didn't dare go into the house in case the uncle had told my friend's mum, Mrs Simpson of the name of the road was behind the fish shop on the main road. I should have said that by this time my grandad was looking after me as he had moved in with Eddie's mum Mrs. Simpson. Some time around this time, I was up the side of the dog track, standing on the nails that they had put through the wood holding up the sides of the fence around the track. I was looking at the... Read more
