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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Friday 14 February 14 16:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all
I am helping a friend with his Crowther tree and have a poser that I wondered whether anyone would have any suggestions about. His family have several family photo's which have been handed down of fairgrounds and one has Crowthers written above a large fairground attraction. Amongst other things on the stand it has a large wooden elephant with a sign below saying 'Basham and Kelly'. I can find no connection in my friends tree so far though
 
When I googled  'Crowthers and fairgrounds' and saw this thread I got quite excited until I discovered the Crowther fairground references all seemed to be people from Leeds. We are awaiting certs at the moment but I'm pretty sure that this family originated in Barnsley and Huddersfield and I can't find any connection to the Leeds ones. Also, the closest I have got to a fairground connection so far is mechanics and a traction engine driver. Without reading the whole thread, non of the names and dates of people mentioned on here seem to tie up either. So is it a coincidence and there were actually two Yorkshire Crowther families who were fairground people!!

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The Lighter Side / Re: Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner
« on: Friday 20 December 13 07:25 GMT (UK)  »
Oh dear, I'm so sorry Louise, I really didn't mean to upset you. I should have used a smiley :-[
I wasn't sure what the rule on here was either and it was meant to be more of a question, as I know that many sites (rightly in my opinion) have this rule.
I should have made sure before I posted  :-[

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The Lighter Side / Re: Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner
« on: Thursday 19 December 13 08:44 GMT (UK)  »
I'm not sure exactly what the rules are on here Louise but is it ok to post the names of people who may be still living? I assume that you haven't found deaths for them both? I have looked at the one born in 1945 in the past and couldn't find a death.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner
« on: Thursday 13 June 13 21:17 BST (UK)  »
I would like to apologise to Gadget (top of page 43). I obviously misread what had been said. We all make mistakes sometimes don't we.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner
« on: Thursday 13 June 13 17:20 BST (UK)  »
I conclude that:

1)  the owner has since died, or
2)  the owner is not in Britain and is unaware of the publicity, or
3)  the owner does not want to be found, or
4)  it is [as was suggested many pages back] a publicity stunt

Or possibly 5) Gone abroad and so unaware of the publicity?

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The Lighter Side / Re: Can Rootschat members help? - Lost Teddy Bear 'Seeks' Owner
« on: Friday 07 June 13 11:56 BST (UK)  »
I haven't had time to read the whole thread but, in case this hasn't already been mentioned, I think I can explain why people can't understand what appears to be a discrepancy with the boys birth.
I have been working on this teddy bear question on another site and the message on the photo stumped people because of the way it was written too. It was my husband who set me off looking for a Dora - born March or June quarter of 1914 (in the 5 or 6 areas where the studio was based). Unfortunately there were so many that I only cross checked with Glyn (and variants).

His understanding of the writing was that it was Dora's birthday and as she was the first born was nicknamed baby. We guessed that she looked as though it would be her 4th birthday and that the younger child would be Glyn - aged 1 year and 5 months when the photo was taken.

p.s. So sorry - I meant to say well done on a brilliant piece of detection :)

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone come across Revill please?
« on: Monday 09 November 09 21:41 GMT (UK)  »
You would think with a name like that she would be easy to find wouldn't you  ;D Not a bit of it.
Even the grandchild named after her in 1866 - Lignum Vita Bonsall - goes missing after 1881  :'(

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone come across Revill please?
« on: Monday 09 November 09 20:36 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Steve but I don't need to  ;D The hard wood connection has been pointed out to me several times  ;D

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Travelling People / Re: Anyone come across Revill please?
« on: Monday 09 November 09 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much Roser  :). I have printed all that information off and will see what I come up with. This is my family in 1861 by the way - my grandmother Millicent, her father William and three of his children. They are staying with a family of Quintons.

 http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8767&iid=NTTRG9_2435_2438-0388&fn=Millicent&ln=Heafes&st=r&ssrc=&pid=22116203

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