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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (East Riding & York) => Topic started by: Shellspacebabe on Tuesday 18 August 09 13:38 BST (UK)
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Hi I am trying to find out information regarding my Great Great Uncle Albert Young, he was a founder member of the York Magic Circle his stage name was Geoffrey Passmore he married Cora who was the village school teacher and church organist in Nunburnholme, they lived at the Old Rectory
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Could you please give us some dates? ;)
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Hello
he was born 1890 in County Durham not sure when he died, he was living in Nunburnholme in 1950's
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Do you have him in any censues? That'd be the first place I'd look for him.
Also, do you know when he and Cora married? Cora's surname?
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the information I needed was after 1911 and I dont have Aunt Cora's surname unfortunately, I cannot find any death records but guessed the year to be roughly 1960
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Ok then, in that case - sorry I don't think I can help.
Is there anything specifc you'd like to find out?
Have you tried phone books? Electoral rolls? :-\
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thank you, I will try the phone books that may have something to yield :)
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I knew Albert and Cora Young very well. They retired to a newly built house opposite to us in the middle of the village.
They were great friends of my parents now deceased.
I have three paintings by Cora, (dated 1967 & 69) a talented watercolourist and one or two colour photographs of them at our house.
They were the first people in the village to own a TV. when they lived at the Old Rectory. In the mid to late 1940s we were often invited to watch the six inch screen with bright green picture and magnifying lens in front!
I'm afraid I don't know Cora's maiden name and always referred to her as Mrs Young. I think she died about 1974 and Albert pre deceased her by 5 or 6 years.
Although I now live 70 miles from Nunburnholme I often visit the village and know several people there who were taught by her at the village school. Further researches would be possible and I have photographs of them, the village, the school and the Rectory at the time, available on request.
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Hello
that is wonderful news! Albert Young was my Dad's Great Uncle, his Father was named after him, I know my Dad stayed in Nunburnholme in the Rectory during the 40's as a boy/teenager - if you have any photos at all I would be very grateful to have them emailed to me, I will send you a PM with my email address
Best Wishes
Michele
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Thanks for your reply. I am new to this but don't seem to have had a personal message with your email address, I attach photos anyway.
I apologize for the quality of the portraits but I have isolated them from a group shot I took at our Christmas party in 1959 on a slide. (transparency) I may have some more when I can find them.
I took the aerial view of the village in 1992 with the Rectory and Church in the foreground. Their new house is marked on both photos with a red arrow opposite the farm where my parents lived. The little school where Cora taught is marked with a yellow arrow - so they didn't move far!
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Welcome photoman.
You need to make three posts before you are able to send a receive Personal Messages. Click on the persons name to do this.
Great photo by the way.
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Hello thank you for the photo one day I would like to visit, I did ring the Rectory and spoke to the present owner who said myself and my Father could stay so one day we plan to make a visit. I will try to send you a PM again with my email address on
Best Wishes and thank you!
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Hello and thank you for your last email with your PM. I sent a couple of emails to a Watermelon on the 8th & 9th but as yet have heard nothing in reply which seems odd in view of your usual prompt returns. Could you please acknowledge receipt or otherwise in which case I will try again.
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Mrs Young was the Headmistress of Nunburnholme school .
She was a lovely lady and taught me from the age of 7.
I have 3 paintings which she gave me. One oil painting and 2 watercolour which I treasure.
My husband was in the RAF., and she kept in touch with me for years, when we were in Singapore and Germany.
I still think of her, even now at 92 !! Peggy Nunn (Nee Hudson)
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Hello Peggy and welcome to Rootschat.
I have no connection at all to Albert and Cora, I was just reading these messages out of interest and unfortunately it seems it is sometime since any of the original posters have been on Rootschat. Anyway with so much more available online these days I have found Cora was born in 1888 in Middlesborough and baptised Carola Isabel Appleyard. She married Albert Young in 1915 and died in 1978. She is buried in Nunburnholme along with Albert who died in 1963.
Just posting in case anyone related pops back on to Rootschat.
Thank you for sharing your memories Peggy.
All the best,
Pinetree
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Apologies for the long delay in response. My father passed away in November 2013 so we didnt make our journey to The Rectory in Nunburnholme after all. I organised a headstone for his beloved grandfather John Young in York stone which was placed in the local churchyard the same year as this was one of his dying wishes. One day I hope to venture to Nunburnholme and thank you all for your messages and photos.
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Hello Photoman52.
Thankyou for posting photo of Nunburnholme.
I could see my house on your photo. It was lovely to see where Mrs Young lived, and to see my Primary School.
It brought back lovely memories !
Regards. Peggy Nunn.