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Flintshire / Re: the mystery Arthur Connah
« on: Friday 07 January 11 21:19 GMT (UK)  »
Yep looks like were related pretty cool I don't know much about the family other than they moved from connahs quay to sutton in ashfield there other members of the family that still has the connahs name my grandad had two children my mother and a brother also called Ben he also had two children eldest called Stuart and daughter called Christine I also have a brother called Christopher.

Nice to meet you it's funny how I came across this article I was visiting my daughters on the Orkney islands and was showing them some things I had came across on google about the connah brothers etc we must be nomadic family I too used to live on Orkney but moved back to sutton in 1996 I am a network manager at local college I look after about 500  pc's keeps me busy.
Bye for now David   

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Flintshire / Re: the mystery Arthur Connah
« on: Friday 07 January 11 19:44 GMT (UK)  »
Did you know the name of arthurs wife? The Arthur I know his wife is still a live her name is (*) they have two children son called (*) and a Daughter called (*) both are retired now.

(*) Moderator's Note: details of living people removed in accordance with Rootschat policy. Please use PM to exchange details of living people, recent family events, email addresses, etc.

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Flintshire / Re: the mystery Arthur Connah
« on: Friday 07 January 11 19:25 GMT (UK)  »
My grandad Ben died 1974 aged 64 Arthur died I think 1979 aged 54 Arthur he was the youngest brother hence his fighting name boy connah there was another brother called Claude who was a miner he did not do any boxing. The two brother who moved to boldock Charlie and Laurence Nick named Lol and Charlie who took his own life his family then moved to America I believe they have all passed away I am still in contact with Laurences daughter her name is Molly I have just remembered there was some other relations as I used to work with a man called Alex connah I remember asking my mother she said he was related to them They lived at skegby I don't know much about them. I am sure your uncles are related. I live in sutton in ashfield my mother passed away two years ago.
Bye for now Dave   

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Flintshire / Re: the mystery Arthur Connah
« on: Thursday 06 January 11 10:43 GMT (UK)  »
Ben was my mothers farther and he had a brother called Arthur who was in the Navy for a few years I knew him from a small boy he lived in kirkby in ashfield and was a signal man for the railways the brothers also had a sister called Doreen I dont know if this is the same family sure sounds like it, all I know is they originate from Connahs Quay there farthers first name was also Charlie if that's any help.

Bye for now Dave

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Flintshire / Re: the mystery Arthur Connah
« on: Monday 03 January 11 20:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there

About the connah brothers one of them was my grandad Ben Connah the other brothers names were Arthur, Ben, Charlie, Laurence. Charlie and Laurence lived in Boldock My Grandad lived in sutton in ashfield Arthur lived in kirby in ashfield. 
The Connah's were boxers and I found the following information today:

Connah Arthur(Sutton-in-Ashfield) total bouts 13 - active 1930s
Connah Battling(Mansfield) total bouts 40 - active 1920s to 1930s
Connah Ben(Mansfield) total bouts 17 - active 1930s
Connah Boy(Sutton-in-Ashfield) total bouts 26 - active 1920s to 1930s
Connah Charlie(Mansfield) total bouts 32 - active 1920s to 1930s
Connah Ginger(Sutton) total bouts 10 - active 1930s
Connah Young(Mansfield) total bouts 7 - active 1920s to 1930s

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