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Offline haroldcrofton

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Re: conway in the yorkshire area
« Reply #9 on: Monday 03 January 11 14:39 GMT (UK) »
I am very bad on computer,I live at hatfield,my father was rowland,eldest son of harold conway(dyson) my grandfather harold left crofton in the late 1920s or early 1930s to work at hatfield colliery.I believe it was nostell pit he originally worked and he had the record for the most coal shovelled in a shift there.I also understand this record was never broken,his children were rowland,norman,dorothy,joseph and jane.Jane is still alive but in poor health and lives in wakefield.My name is barry,born in 1944,and a few years ago I went to see grandads brother or stepbrother (Jim),or james hartley conway,and his brother who were in sharlston club at the time.I also went to see my namesake barry who lived near the school there,but unfortunately he was out. I may not be able to get on here again as its taken me half an hour to find where to send a message.I also have not found owt out about grandad but havent really looked.he was a great man to me,I loved him very much.He set my father up in a bookmaking business when dad was 18.Whenever I asked him about the family he would say "whats tha want to know that for lad",Its not who you are its what you are.We all lived in dunscroft then.This message is for Bianca.

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Re: conway in the yorkshire area
« Reply #10 on: Monday 03 January 11 16:35 GMT (UK) »
further to my last message I just want to say edward conway was missed off harold conways children so sorry, harold crofton.

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Re: conway in the yorkshire area
« Reply #11 on: Friday 12 February 16 23:33 GMT (UK) »
just for the record I knew Jim Conway of New Sharlston, I always found him a gentleman.