Tag Archives: Yorkshire

Do you have a connection to the THORNTON or WEISSBECK families from Scarborough in Yorkshire?

Posted on April 8, 2024 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another great old family photograph that I have recently found is this one below of a lady with two girls, which very helpfully had writing on the back – ‘ 45 Newboro, Scarboro Best Wishes Xmas 1912 Mrs A THORNTON’ … Continue reading →

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Are you connected to the GAUNT or PRATT families from Pudsey or Calverley in Yorkshire?

Posted on March 10, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

A great recent old photograph find, as below, had both names and an address written on the back of the postcard so I was sure I could research it further – it was sent by Mr and Mrs GAUNT and … Continue reading →

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Are you connected to the STOTT family from Wath-on-Dearne inYorkshire, Sudbourne in Suffolk and Netherbury in Dorset?

Posted on February 27, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another great find at the Bloomsbury postcard fair in London yesterday was this lovely old photograph, as below, which has had the date and names typed onto it – it was taken in October 1912 and shows Hilda STOTT (died … Continue reading →

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Are you related to Reverend Gordon Percy PROCTOR or Francis Bartlett PROCTOR from Gloucestershire and Norfolk?

Posted on October 15, 2021 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another lovely old photograph postcard I found back in July 2019 shows a smart young man in uniform and written on the back it says – Andrew Leslie PROCTOR, son of Gordon Percy PROCTOR and Grandson of Francis Bartlett PROCTOR. … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Photo Reunited: Are you connected to the COWLISHAW or CUTTS families from Sheffield?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

UPDATE: I was contacted last week by Andrew who is connected to the family in the lovely old photograph below and it has now been posted and reunited with it’s original family back in Yorkshire – this makes all the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 29, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

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 →

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

Posted on March 14, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

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 →

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Wedding photograph of William TAYLOR and Mary Ann STAFFORD in 1913 from Rochdale – are you related?

Posted on March 9, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

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 →

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

Posted on March 6, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

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 →

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

Posted on March 6, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

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 →

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