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Title: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: clingov1 on Monday 21 August 17 21:46 BST (UK)
Sadly my aunt has just died and I'm hoping someone out there has an old photograph of when he was mayor. I was in touch with a lady a few years ago who suggested back copies of a newspaper but I have lost her contact details and also have forgotten the name of the newspaper Craven something I think.
Can anyone help???
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: crisane on Monday 21 August 17 21:51 BST (UK)
Why not ask the Keighley council if they have one?
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: clingov1 on Monday 21 August 17 22:20 BST (UK)
thank you we will ask the solicitor if she can ask them for pic as we would like to put pic with death notice in local press.
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: cati on Monday 21 August 17 22:47 BST (UK)
The newspaper was probably the Craven Herald.

Cati
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 22 August 17 23:24 BST (UK)
I agree with Crisane....The Keighley Town Council will have portrait photos past Mayors.
Carol
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: ThrelfallYorky on Friday 25 August 17 16:50 BST (UK)
I've just seen a list of Mayors of Keighley from 1882 to 1973, under Bradford, - when some reorganisation took place, and I can't find a Dawson on there.... are you certain it was Mayor of Keighley? The paper would have been the "Craven Herald", but there's a really good local library in Keighley, where someone may well respond to an e-mail enquiry, and be able to help further?
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: clingov1 on Friday 25 August 17 21:05 BST (UK)
Thank you I have found out that Bill was member of Silsden council. I do not know area very well as I live in Wales so forgive me if I was mistaken. Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: William Dawson ex mayor Keighley
Post by: crisane on Friday 25 August 17 23:34 BST (UK)
This is a previous thread about William Dawson
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=596952.0