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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Affiliation Orders
« on: Tuesday 17 June 25 21:17 BST (UK) »
My only other suggestion is the Leeds-based newspapers which covered a large area, including Sheffield, which I am interested in.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Affiliation Orders
« on: Tuesday 17 June 25 21:16 BST (UK) »
for reference, 1920-1929
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Affiliation Orders
« on: Tuesday 17 June 25 21:15 BST (UK) »I have looked on British Newspaper Archives but there aren't any papers for that year?
I have checked the newspaper coverage on Findmypast, which hold the same newspapers as the BNA, and it has several Bradford newspapers which looked as if they covered those years, but, frustratingly, those key years are indeed missing! Which is annoying, because a search for "affiliation orders" in the other years yielded results. All I can suggest is that you keep checking back, because new years are added all the time.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Sheffield Indexers
« on: Thursday 05 June 25 16:07 BST (UK) »
This has been ongoing long time and I did email them a few times. Changing to a different browser helped for a while but it was a toss-up whether I'd get the "this site is not secure" message (which I ignore because I trust the site) or whether it just refused to search. I set my virus scanner to let the site through, but that didn't always work either.
In the end I simply deleted the "s" in the web address which denotes a secure site and that solved the problem. I wouldn't do this unless I trusted the site.
In the end I simply deleted the "s" in the web address which denotes a secure site and that solved the problem. I wouldn't do this unless I trusted the site.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Affiliation Orders
« on: Wednesday 04 June 25 20:16 BST (UK) »
Would they be reported in the local newspapers? I found some for the Barnsley area reported under the Barnsley Petty Sessions, though earlier than the dates you mention (1880s).
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The Common Room / Re: "Presumed Dead" on Habitual Criminals' Register
« on: Wednesday 04 June 25 20:12 BST (UK) »
Yes, Wortley RD June Q 1852 MMN Gregory. He was born at Wharncliffe Side, which was then in Ecclesfield parish, chapelry of Bradfield. Son of Henry Ward and Ellen Gregory. I can’t find a baptism for him.
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The Common Room / "Presumed Dead" on Habitual Criminals' Register
« on: Wednesday 04 June 25 14:22 BST (UK) »
I've been looking into the life of the man who raped and tried to strangle my grandad's great aunt in 1874. He served 20 years in prison on the Isle of Wight, and after his release he was continuously in trouble and spent more time in prison than out of it. So, there are a great many official records about him, and newspaper reports. The last confirmed sighting of him was when he was transferred back to Parkhurst prison in 1912, being released later that year. Then the trail goes cold.
He appears on the The Habitual Criminals' Registers. In 1901 the record has been written on in red ink to say “presumed dead 18/6/37” but the 1912 Register says "presumed dead 18/9/36”
Are those the dates that this was written, rather than the date he is presumed to have died? And what would prompt this annotation to old records?
I suspect he headed back to his native Yorkshire upon release, although he was said to be headed for Shrewsbury. He always ended up back in Yorkshire. His age varies on all the records which doesn't help with searching. Because I can find nothing in the records or newspapers after 1912 I have no idea what happened to him. I don't think he is on the 1921 census, but as he was always of no fixed abode all his adult life I'd only expect to find him there if he was in an institution. I've checked using his initials too. I am stuck! I have 52 pages of notes and no ending!
John Frederick Ward born 1852 Ecclesfield parish WRY
his victim survived, never married, and moved out of the area. He went on to attack more women, as well as lots of other crimes.
He appears on the The Habitual Criminals' Registers. In 1901 the record has been written on in red ink to say “presumed dead 18/6/37” but the 1912 Register says "presumed dead 18/9/36”
Are those the dates that this was written, rather than the date he is presumed to have died? And what would prompt this annotation to old records?
I suspect he headed back to his native Yorkshire upon release, although he was said to be headed for Shrewsbury. He always ended up back in Yorkshire. His age varies on all the records which doesn't help with searching. Because I can find nothing in the records or newspapers after 1912 I have no idea what happened to him. I don't think he is on the 1921 census, but as he was always of no fixed abode all his adult life I'd only expect to find him there if he was in an institution. I've checked using his initials too. I am stuck! I have 52 pages of notes and no ending!
John Frederick Ward born 1852 Ecclesfield parish WRY
his victim survived, never married, and moved out of the area. He went on to attack more women, as well as lots of other crimes.
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The Common Room / Re: Fire Brigades 1890
« on: Wednesday 04 June 25 14:09 BST (UK) »
I have researched our local volunteer brigade in depth but found very little about how the men would be summoned. It usually involved sending a young boy, running, or someone on horseback, to the Captain's house. I suppose most men lived near where the engine was housed and could be sent for by runners. The biggest problem was catching the horses! In later years the local Work's alarm was used.
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World War Two / Re: Info on a POW group photo from Stalag VIII B
« on: Tuesday 28 January 25 19:32 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for the replies.
My friend's mother was 20 in 1945 and he thinks she worked in the local Steelworks here in Yorkshire. He has no other correspondence, and doesn't think they ever met. I gave him the link to try and get this man's service record to see if that would give any clues. I came across some interesting Pathe News clips of New Zealanders training in England. I seem to think they were mainly in the South of England, especially those sent here when there was a real threat of invasion.
The newspaper article about penfriends marrying was fascinating.
I did notice the "pinkie rings" and wondered at their significance, if any?
The men all look very smart and happy.
The photo would have been taken pre 1943 when Stalag VIII-B was renamed 344 Lamsdorf (the stamps on the back are for Stalag VIII-B). He was captured in 1941. I found his POW questionnaire at Ancestry but it didn't really add anything to what I already knew.
He only appears on 11 public trees on Ancestry and some of those are duplicates. He does appear to have married and had a child. No obvious family links to England. Going backwards, his family line is from NZ then Scotland / Ireland / Sweden.
I will update if I hear anything else
Are there any uniform experts here?
My friend's mother was 20 in 1945 and he thinks she worked in the local Steelworks here in Yorkshire. He has no other correspondence, and doesn't think they ever met. I gave him the link to try and get this man's service record to see if that would give any clues. I came across some interesting Pathe News clips of New Zealanders training in England. I seem to think they were mainly in the South of England, especially those sent here when there was a real threat of invasion.
The newspaper article about penfriends marrying was fascinating.
I did notice the "pinkie rings" and wondered at their significance, if any?
The men all look very smart and happy.
The photo would have been taken pre 1943 when Stalag VIII-B was renamed 344 Lamsdorf (the stamps on the back are for Stalag VIII-B). He was captured in 1941. I found his POW questionnaire at Ancestry but it didn't really add anything to what I already knew.
He only appears on 11 public trees on Ancestry and some of those are duplicates. He does appear to have married and had a child. No obvious family links to England. Going backwards, his family line is from NZ then Scotland / Ireland / Sweden.
I will update if I hear anything else
Are there any uniform experts here?