Hi Claypit,
No, I'm not from the Killamarsh area. My husband's Grandparents lived there, although he never knew them.
This makes researching rather difficult. I've had a lot of help from people such as yourself which makes things easier.
Add to that, the fact that my husbands mother was fostered by someone in Sheffield, doesn't make the task any easier.
We don't know if she ever knew her real family, as she never spoke of them.
We have also found she had numerous siblings.
The really sad part is that we have found some of her aunts came to Australia, as she did, and lived quite close.
She was born in the Rose Villas, Loch Hill, Killamarsh.
Her father was Samuel Johnson, a coal miner.
Cheers,
Pat.
