My Mothers Family

A Memory of Hetton-Le-Hole.

My Gran +Grandad Lived at Hetton Mother was born at Fairy Street Kathleen(Katy) Kemp,I was born at Shaws Row,Gran was Jane Grandad Tommy,There was no flush toilet and i was scared to use the ash middens,i remember helping my dad to take the glass jars to the end of the street to sell them 1p for large +1/2p for small,Mrs Hills lived next door Mrs Tate at the end house,I loved going to the salvation army,They moved to South Market Street,I used to go to Speeds shop for grans snuff loved the smell,Mams siblings were Violet(Hepton) Edith(Atkinson) Fred Kemp,Cousins Jim, Ronald, David Doreen Hepton,Gordon +Kevin Atkinson, I hope poeple can remember them gran went to the no9 pub she loved the jolly girls nights. I live at West Rainton with my husband Alan Smith.hope to put some more memories in Jennie Smith