The Clews Family

[Kathc]

I am hoping that someone in the Bradford area can help me.

I have been looking for the birth details of my husbands Grand parents for months, there names are John Clews and Alice Marther Kitchen, I have ther marriage cert and they where married in Bootle, West Derby, in 1905.

I am assuming that they lived or worked in that area, but I know that they came to live in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, and died hear, from the details on the marriage cert his father was called William Clews, and her father Marmaduke Kitchen, with a name like that I thought it would be easy to trace her but no.

I have had a lot of help from different people and we think we have her family but I must get her birth cert to be sure, now a few months ago on the GR site on the hot matches, a lady called Cheryl Adams, was looking for an Alma Victoria Clews, born 1920 in Middlesbrough, and I know that she was the one of there daughters, from my husbands stepsister.
I have been told that Alma and her sister Doris,went to live in Bradford, I was hoping that this Cheryl Adams would be able to give me some information that would help me trace them, but I have try ed and try ed to get in contact with her but think she must be a lapsed member of the GR site, and thought some one mite know of her or the clews family.

There is no harm in trying and I have got everything crossed for a lead.

Thank you in hope Kathc

[Tzza]

Hi Kathc

I Have just embarked on the journey of trying to discover details about my family history, my surname is Clews. I was born in Middlesbrough, my fathers name was Raymond Clews, born April 8th 1931. Your husband is my cousin
For the last few evenings I have been reading your posts. I'm amazed by your efforts putting together the Clews family tree.
I had never met my father and by searching my family tree I have only just known of his death June 1987.
I have always wondered about the origins of the Clews name and like you I want to show to my son his family roots.
I have my fathers birth certificate and I'm ordering his death certificate. I'm confused like you as to the history surrounding his parents John and Alice. I cannot find any definitive evidence as to Johns father Williams history.
I'm following your posts with great interesrt. Well done you for all your efforts!!

[Isobelruss]

have you looked at
Marmaduke Kitchen 1861 b Driffield Yorks  horse driver on 1901 census living in Middlesbrough
RG13 4575/85/40 he has a dau Martha A 13 b Hury Yorks

[Kathc]

Hi Tzza

I got your message, It was the very helpful people on this site that found valuable info on the Clews Family for me.

Thank you Isobelruss, I have a lot of info on Marmaduke.

Tzza I think you have to have three posts, before I can send you a private message. I do know a little about your father, William Knew him as uncle Clarie.

Hope to tell you more when I can.

Kathc

[Pels.]

Hi,,

Welcome to Rootschat Tzza ! 

If you click on this link you can read the reply Kathc posted on the North Yorkshire board regarding this thread :

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,558615.msg4112690.html#msg4112690

Kindest regards,

Pels.

[Pels.]

Hi Kath,

I've posted a link to this thread on the West Yorkshire board where Tzza replied to you. It might also give them a better chance of seeing it.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,218613.msg1140762.html#msg1140762

Fingers crossed !

Pels.

[sillgen]

I have merged the threads otherwise this is going to get very confusing!
Andrea

[Kathc]

Thank You, Pels, and Andrea.

Kathc

[Tzza]

Wow you guys move fast!

Thanks very much for the help and advice.
I cannot open the links, maybe it's off limits to me or i need more posts.
This is all still very new to me!!   

Regards

Tzza