Category Archives: Yorkshire

Are you connected to the COWLISHAW or CUTTS families from Sheffield?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

This recent old photographic postcard find was postally unused although it had a name and address on the back – the photograph shows what could be a father. mother and possibly their three daughters standing in their garden – could … Continue reading →

Posted in 257 City Road, BOWER, COWLISHAW, CUTTS, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Postcard, Sheffield, Social History, WAKEFIELD, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

UPDATE: Do you have a SUTCLIFFE, PALETHORPE or PINDER in your family tree?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by

UPDATE: On Monday evening I received  a lovely message from Edward Wild regarding my blog post on the SUTCLIFFE family – Edward has a Facebook page called Ilkley Remembers and also blogs about the men and women from Ilkley in … Continue reading →

Posted in British Colombia, Bulkley Valley Museum, Canada, Halifax, Ilkley, NEALE, Old Photograph, One Name Study, PALETHORPE, PEVERIL, Photograph, PINDER, Smithers, Sowerby Bridge, Stafford House, SUTCLIFFE, Wool Merchant, Yorkshire | 7 Comments

Wedding photograph of Francis John KEAN and Mary SAVILE in Leeds in 1909 – are you related?

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

Another old wedding photograph postcard find I am trying to reunite also has useful clues written on the back to help with trying to identify the people in it, which could hopefully lead to it being reunited with a family … Continue reading →

Posted in 14 Blandford Grove, KEAN, Leeds, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Postcard, SAVILE, World War 1, Yorkshire | 4 Comments

Wedding photograph of George THORNTON and Amy PARKINSON from Yorkshire – are you related?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

Another old wedding photograph postcard find I am trying to reunite also has useful clues written on the back to help with trying to identify the people in it, which could hopefully lead to it being reunited with a family … Continue reading →

Posted in Eccleshill, North Bierley, Old Photograph, One Name Study, PARKINSON, THORNTON, Wedding photograph, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Wedding photograph of Edwin E WAKEFIELD and Edith BRADBURY 1918 – are you related?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

I have recently found three individual old wedding photograph postcards all of different couples, but they all have useful clues written on the back to help with trying to identify the people in them, which could hopefully lead to them … Continue reading →

Posted in BRADBURY, Holbeck, Old Photograph, One Name Study, WAKEFIELD, Wedding photograph, Yorkshire | 4 Comments

Wedding photograph of John A DRAKE and Rena E SUTCLIFFE 1928 – are you related?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by

I have recently found three individual old wedding photograph postcards all of different couples, but they all have useful clues written on the back to help with trying to identify the people in them, which could hopefully lead to them … Continue reading →

Posted in Bradford, DRAKE, Great Horton, Old Photograph, One Name Study, SUTCLIFFE, Wedding photograph, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Do you have a COOTE in your family tree?

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

Another recent photo postcard find in York is this one below and as always I would love to reunite it with a  family member if possible! It was sent in 1906  to Mrs COOTE, 5 Tapton Park Road, Ranmoor, Sheffield … Continue reading →

Posted in Beverley Yorkshire, Brandesburton, CLARK, COOTE, Old Photographs, One Name Study, Postcard, Ranmoor, Yorkshire | Leave a comment