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Kirby In Cleveland| Thirsk| Sowerby| Burneston| Kirklington| Ainderby Steeple| Northallerton| Topcliffe| Bagby| Scruton
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Lawrence Tait Williams- A Resident of Kirby
I come from Poland. I met L.T. Williams (Uncle Bill for me) when he was visiting Poland some years earlier. To be honest, he made me learn English, he invited me and my brother to Kirby then his son David and his wife Elizabeth invited me to Maidenhead. It all seemed like a fairy tale as Poland was a diiferent country then. Now it`s slowly reaching the state your country was in when I arrived here. Uncle Bill was and still is my hero, who showed me the world and taught me not only language but values. I owe so much to him and his family. I miss Kirby- such a picturesque and typically English place. Now I`m an English teacher myself and I pass these values to my students. Thanks Uncle Bill!
History of Clayton Family 1700's
Descendants of George Clayton
Generation No. 1
1. GEORGE1 CLAYTON was born 1788 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. He married ANN MUDD 08 December 1806 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England. She was born 1785 in Burneston, Yorkshire.
Notes for GEORGE CLAYTON:
farmer
Children of GEORGE CLAYTON and ANN MUDD are:
2. i. GEORGE2 CLAYTON, b. 10 January 1819, Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England; d. 1885, Grand Valley, Ontario.
ii. RICHARD CLAYTON, b. 25 January 1810, Pickhill with Roxby, England; m. DIANA SORREL, 21 May 1836, Pickhill with Roxby, England ??.
Notes for RICHARD CLAYTON:
Christened on February 18,1810
iii. ANN CLAYTON, b. 1813, Pickhill with Roxby, England.
Notes for ANN CLAYTON:
chr.August 22,1813
iv. WILLIAM CLAYTON, b. 1816, Pickhill with Roxby, England.
Notes for WILLIAM CLAYTON:
chr.June 9, 1816
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE2 CLAYTON (GEORGE1) was born 10 January 1819 in Pickhill, West Roxby, Yorkshire England, and died 1885 in Grand Valley, Ontario. ... Read more
A Childhood in And Around Thirsk
I spent my childhood in and around Thirsk, although living in the nearby village of Sowerby. Thirsk was where I went to secondary school. It is where we shopped and went to the cinema (there were two of them, The Regent and The Ritz). Teenage years saw me and my friends attending dances at the local town hall. Sometimes we had visiting well known bands such as Kenny Ball. It was a fun time to be living in.
Bagby
I grew up in Bagby, moving there around 1988 and it holds some of the fondest memories for me. I lived in the village for 15 years before moving out of the area but I always make a point of driving through whenever I visit family close by. The village seems to have grown enormously, new houses near to The Greyhound which I believe has been renamed now and my old house bears little resemblance to its former grand incarnation. Bagby will always be a magical place for me and my only hope is that the new buildings don't begin to overpower the old.
Place Where I Was Born
Sowerby holds many happy memories for me. I was born there in April 1935 and left for pastures new in 1957. Over the years I have made many visits back to my homeland from Australia. The village has changed very little apart from looking more prosperous than in my childhood, and alas most of the people I once knew have died or moved on.
Birthplace
I was born at The Mount Maternity Hospital in Northallerton on 21st September 1960
we were living at Pickhill village at the time, we later moved to Hewitson Hill farm
and moved from the area in 1962
South Parade
I was born in Northallerton in 1952. My father was a cousin of the Smirthwaites and therefore worked in the garage that was once where Argos now stands. My mothers family were Atkinson's and they lived in South Parade. There were 6 children in the family (2 girls and 4 boys). They lived there during WW11 and my mother has fond memories of the time she spent in that house. Her parents were McCabes and lived in the Nags Head Yard. Two aunts had the 2 little houses next to The Nags Head. One is now a clothes shop and the other one has been knocked down to accommodate the roundabout. I went to Mill Hill School and was very happy there. We left Northallerton in 1961 when we moved to Richmond, but I have lovely memories of life in Northallerton where I was surrounded by a large and close family.
