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Cowick Grange
I am interested in the history behind Cowick Grange, such as when it was built and who were the families that owned it. Internet search engines are proving fruitless and just wondered if anyone knew something about the building's past?
Wood Family of Cowick And Snaith.
My paternal line goes back to (definitely) Joseph Wood b. 1751 at Cowick near Snaith but there have been Wood's in Cowick back to the 16th century. Joseph married Hannah Mapplebeck of Heck at Snaith in 1782.
Brook Family
I visited Goole in September 2008 in search of information on the families of Bernard Knowles Brook and his son Matthew Moorhouse Brook, who was my grandfather. I obtained important but tragic news about Bernard and his accidental drowning at Keadby in July 1876. I was unable to find out much about Matthew after the birth of my mother and uncle in Goole in the early 1900s.
I should like to know what happened to Matthew after 1905. My grandmother and my mother and uncle must have moved to Cheshire soon after then, where the children went to school in Chester before eventually working at Port Sunlight.
Any news on Matthew and his fate would be most welcome.
Howdendyke as A Child in The 1950s
My family moved into Howdendyke upon completion of the Airey Houses when I was two years old. We lived at 4, Ferry Road which was the main street into Howdendyke.
As I grew, reaching nursery school age and being allowed to venture out into the village I recall it as a friendly village where the adage that everyone knew everyone elses business was close to being correct. This created a tight knit community where children could play safely under the watchful eye of any adult and no-one would have been reluctant to interfere if misbehaviour was taking place.
Ferry Road started at "Lane Ends" where the road from Howden to the River Ouse passed by and ran down to the junction of North Street and the road past Ferry Farm to Scarrs Shipyard via the Bridge over the Dyke. North Street ran down to the river with a turning to the left, passing the Post Office and on into The Square. A continuation of the route along the river... Read more
98 & 100 High Street
These two shops in the High Street in Crowle were owned by my grandmother Rose Raper. They were handed down to my father and aunt. My dad Raymond Raper had the grocers shop at number 98 and we lived above the shop until I was ten years old in 1963. My dad continued to work in the shop until his retirement in 1984.
The shop at 100 was owned by my aunt Winnie Underwood. She had a drapery shop and her husband ran the post office at the back of the premises.
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