The Salford Sioux - Manchester's own native American community

[Barbara.H]

Hi Nick!
Now about kind this offer you've made, to spend all free time for the foreseeable future in Salford Local History Library ....

Only kidding - welcome to Rooschat 

  Barbara

[NickR]

But, but, but I just - oh,  only joking - phew!!

[NickR]

wow Barbara, I just noticed, Holt and Threlfall, that's some pedigree! (now Pedigree, that's a good pint)

[Barbara.H]

I've got Worthingtons as well somewhere Nick!

And Grants,,  and Croft, and Taylors (port).   Sadly not found any actual brewing connections yet, but you never know

  Barbara (hic)

[NickR]

damn, what a disappointment keep going though, they may be there somewhere

[uk2003]

Had to go and get better photo

[tony h]

Nice one Ken

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[liverpool annie]

I think they're smashing photos Ken !!  .... but it is interesting that they didn't include his Indian name isn't it ?? ......

He must have been scared of somebody .... not sure if it was just the American Army !!

Wonder what his family at home thought - when he didn't come back ?? 

[linden]

At present there is free online access to British newspapers 1600 - 1900 .

On August 12 1887 in  "The Liverpool Mercury"  there is a report about "Mexican Joe" , who is to appear in Liverpool for an extended tour . "!Mexican Joe" is Col Joe Shelley .
The site is "Gale Digital Collections" .

I entered the name of my great grandfather , who was a Manchester police constable , and I found an 1881 report in the Manchester Times , of a court case which describes his injuries when he tried to capture a burglar .

I also found a report , from 1852 , which mentioned this man's father in law giving evidence about the Stockport riots between the English and the Irish .