Trying to find a photo of flowery field schools

[Brains]

Hi Dee,
Hope all is well with you,
On one of your emails you said you went to school, or you knew some children with the name Leah,  I have been trying to find My Grandads brothers, if they married and had any children, may have to wait till the next census  1911 comes out,   The names are a  Samuel Leah born 1870  Hyde,  Thomas born 1875 Hyde, William born 1882 Hyde, and a Joseph born 1884,   William and Joseph  Leah    were coal miners, (Hewers)  on the 1901 census  and boarded with people called The "Wallbanks" as I have a Census of them, then living at  16 Francis St Hyde.
William was then 18, and Joseph 16. So I would think they may have married, and may show up on the next Census, hopefully,
My Grandads name was John Leah born 1877 Hyde.

I am just a wondering if these children you knew where offsprings from maybe my grandads brothers,  childrens childrens ,you never know,
Offcourse may be  not, it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
but I have  to try  just the same. Do you remember the childrens first names?

Just a thought anyway.
Thanks for that information anyway, I will keep it on file.

Regards
Barbara

[Brains]

Hi July,
Thanks for you last email, The name Irene Langrish rings a bell, and Eileen Needham definately rings a bell, I think  Eileen at one stage she  was in one of my classes at school, may have been junior school at flowery field, but not too sure. did you say it was Eileen that knew the Lees family, My freind Barbara  Oldham married David Lees, from Denton, he died  about 16 years ago,  My sunday school teacher at ST Stephens , I think she was called Mrs Pace,  I was then 15, also worked in the next office to me on the swithcboard at Newton Mill.  What was your Mothers first name July? 

I knew a Kenneth Leah, I think he was from Redgate, Geecross, we contacted each other once, he would be about 64, he was older I think than me, I am 61. How old would JOhn, Mary and Kathleen be do you think, are they all Leah's I  emigrated to Sydney Australia in 1967, then 25 years ago came to live in Adelaide.

I am interested in any Leah's you may know,
Thanks for the information.
Regards
Barbara Mcvey(Leah)

[Brains]

Hi July,

Its me Barbara again, I just remembered  not sure about a Mary, but I have  on file somewhere a Kenneth, and a Geoffrey, I will see if I can find paper work on them tommorrow.

Must get tea ready,  a bit late tonight, its been a lovely day here in Adelaide 24 degrees, I think our spring is coming. 

Bye for now.
Barbara

[july]

Hi Barbra
John i think was the father Mary is wife and daughter Mary whose birthday was 14 september the day after mine but 2 years younger than me.
My mother was norma oldham nee langrish she wasent at st stephens when you were 15, dident Eleen's father become mayor of hyde.
Have you been back to the u.k Hyde has changed so much now like everwhere i suppose.
Bye for now Kathryn  July

[Brains]

Hi Indisvanyar,

Thanks for your last email.  thanks for information on Carls Cam, but I have already seen it thanks, infact I asked him  a few years ago if he could find a few streets for me and put them up, and luckily he did, they were  106 Clarendon Road Hyde, thats were I last lived in Hyde. 5 Brooks Ave Hyde, where my Mum was born,  69 Hyde Road Denton,  where my Grandma on my Mothers side was born.  Knott Lane Geecross my  Aunty Lillian lived. yes its a great site isnt it, glad you found it too.

Regards
Barbara

[Brains]

HI Kathryn, July,

Thanks for your email.  Yes I have been back to Hyde, with my husband Richard who is Australian born. We went back in 2003, We stayed for a week with Barbara Lees/ne Oldham in Denton where she lived, unfortunately her partner had only died a few months before we got there, Barbara was very lonely without her partner Jack so she was very glad of our company, she took us arround to places, her Mother too had died, one day we walked arround with her to Newton Hall Road,where she lived , I got it wrong before I said  Hallbottom Road, it just came to me,  I wanted to go  in my old school flowery field secondary school, but it was a Sunday and of course everything closed up. and couldnt take a  photo as there were cars there,  we had a busy schedule, so didnt get back there  unfortunately. I had to see lots of old freinds and second and third cousins, we had a reunion of a few at my school at  "The Village Pub" in Dukinfield that was great, about twelve altogeather turned up, we went over to Northern Ireland for a week , as Richard has Irish  on his fathers side. we took a Trafalgar tour  and visited Paris, Amsterdam, Switzerland and Germany, and three days we stopped over in London as we were coming over to England. We were  there  only for four weeks, then had to visit my  Mum and  Dad  and brother and his wife in Gosford, N.S.W. an hour from Sydney. It was a great holiday but not long enough,

I dont know if Eileen Needhams father was Mayor or not, my Grandad James Fitton on my Mothers side was a councillor for Newton Ward as Labour, tried to go for Mayor, he had to resign  as councillor as he became ill and died in 1955.

I am in contact with a Annie Leah she is 81 lives in Rosemount Crescent Newton Hyde, she is wife to a Jack Leah but he died, Jack had a son Jonathon who was a brother to my Grandad John Leah. I have had a few letters from a Ronald Leah who lives on Ashton Road Hyde, he has a cousin Kenneth Leah, and Christine  Graham/ne Leah Christine lives in Blackpool . I found out that Christine Graham is my second cousin, as her Grandad Joseph Leah was a brother to my Grandad John Leah.

Well better get some lunch I am getting rather hungry.

Regards
Barbara 

[frankray]

Hi Barbara,

The Tameside picture archive site has a number of photographs which may be of interest.