Some info' here that I have recently exchanged with Carriew
It's great to hear all that information, some of which I already knew but much of which is news to me. I knew all of the family with the exception of your Dad until we met as said at my brother Tony's funeral in 1986. Both my wife and I were immediately struck by him; I suppose that was one of the reasons that he used to get away with some of the misdemeanour's that he got up to. Tony was only 37 and still serving in the R.A.F. he died of a massive heart attack only a few weeks after my father had died of the same ( thankfully my heart is considered to be very strong and healthy) I remember Aunty Mary and her daughters quite well as I stayed with the family a few times, I forget the village but it was just west of Wakefield, it's sad to hear that Helen died so young. As with your Dad, the last time I saw Aunty Mary was at Tony's funeral. I also knew Aunty Nelly very well, I used to visit her and her family - husband Uncle Sep (Septimus Latham)and her daughter Beryl who I last saw in Goldthorpe where she had a pet shop, however that was many years ago and I have no idea where she is these days. at that time Uncle Jimmy was living with Aunty Nelly and Uncle Sep. Uncle Ron is another that I used to visit, he lived at either number one or number three Howard street in Darfield. He worked in the lamproom at Hickleton colliery where he used to travel to on a pushbike with one of those little engines driving the back wheel, I remember spending quite some time helping him repair his replacement engines. Uncle Bill and Aunty Elsie lived not far from us and although not regular visitors we did call occasionally and I certainly remember the Garden (somewhere among my many relics I also have the cutting from the Mexborough and Swinton Times).
Denn
