pea farm towlaw

[mim]

Hi,

Yes, the ode to Mary Donnelly can be found on page 72 of the publication 'Polisses & Candymen' The Complete Works of Tommy Armstrong, The Pitman Poet. There is also a photo of Mary's grave and the memorial which was erected by the public of Stanley and District  in memory of Mary.

I have a connection to Pea Farm on my FT in the year 1858.

mim

[Suex1]

Hi Mim

It's amazing how many people have connections to the farm, hopefully not all bad, I'm sure it's seen a lot in it's time, if only the land could talk!



Regards


Sue

[justmej]

Many thanks mim... I have seen the ode, where my great grandfather is also mentioned, but have not seen the photograph of Mary's grave.  I did find one in the booklet 'Memories of Stanley' and the headstone does state that it was erected by public subscription.

justmej

[lila]

wow havent been on here for a long time so interesting thank you all x

lila

[Suex1]

Hi Lila

just looking through your postings and I note you mention the name Vickers, Tow Law, ok it's a long shot but there is a Land Agent in Tow Law called Harry Vickers, he has an office there and has looked after some of the affairs of Pea Farm.

Have fun


Sue

[mikayla]

Pease is a well known name around that area,Peases West near Billy Row for instance,may be Pease's Farm after all.

[Joanne Parkinson]

Hi

I have just found out that the child murdered at Pea Farm was my great aunt's sister Mary and I was wondering if anyone had more information about the incident (press cuttings etc) - I would like to have this to share with my parents

Thanks
Jo

[justmej]

Hi Jo

Welcome to RootsChat.

I have copies of the newspaper articles relating to the murder of Mary Donnelly, kindly sent to me by a relative of one of the policemen, who was also involved in the investigation.  If you make another 2 postings on here, then I can contact you by pm (personal message) for your e-mail address.

Regards
justmej

[abaloo]

Hi there. I hope you don’t mind my message. I am researching the investigation into the murder of Mary Donnelly in December 1908, and read with interest your message (user justmej) here that your ancestor was Inspector Stark.

I am new to the site and not sure if there is a way to contact you directly on the site, but would very much appreciate getting in contact.

Thanks so much for your time.