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Thank you everyone for all of your help.  This research is for the fellow who cuts my hair. He was raised in Manchester.  We both live just outside of Vancouver. Whenever I’m there I take my iPad to research a bit more for him. We were looking for Bury Street in Gorton on my last visit and no wonder we couldn’t find it.  It’s no longer there.  He was recently back there for a wedding and got very nostalgic. He has been here for about 40 years but now is keen to return this summer.  There is an aunt in her 90’s that he wants to get more family info from.  I’m trying to help him find some of his old stomping grounds.  On the 1939 Register, the last entry for the Reads would be his dad who was born in 1920.  He passed away several years ago, here in Canada.
Thank you so much again,
Alva

Hello failsafe:
Thanks for your response.  I really don't have a lot of info on this great uncle.  I was in England this past fall and a 2nd cousin was telling me of this uncle he had met when he was a child.  He said he was a sports photographer.  Other than that, he didn't really pay attention to any further conversations which seems quite common place.  He was close to all the relatives (by location) and I was way across the pond, yet seem to know much more than those living right near and had met some of our ancestors. I'm finding those relatives over there are actually not all that interested in their family history. So, it's with the help of forums such as this that I eventually find what I am looking for.
Thanks again for repsonding.
Alva

Hello All:
Does anyone have any ideas where I would look for my great uncle who was , from what I have been told, a sports photographer?  This would likely be in the 1930s to the 1950s possible 60s when a 2nd cousin met him.  He doesn't remember anything other than his dad calling him Uncle Alfie (Alfred Hart).  This would be in the London area.  He was born in the 1880s so would be long gone.
I have tried Goggling his name in different forms along with the word photographer but nothing has turned up.

Any suggestions much appreciated.
Regards,
Alva

Hi Iria:
Once again you have found a gem.  Mary Ellen would have been Mary Wilkinson before marriage I am supposing.  My g grandmother was Ellen, who would have been Mary Ellen's granddaughter.  The names seem to go from one generation to the next.  More amazing stuff.  I can't thank you enough.  My email pal in Oz is doing some checking for me today as well.  She volunteers at the LDS site in Queensland.
Thank you again.
Alva in British Columbia

Hi Iria:
Thank you so much for this information.  Now, just to find out which one is the right one!  Lots of info from the Rootschatters today.  Things are moving along after a real flat spot.  Now to find out about John's wife,  Mary Wilkinson.  A more common surname.  Might not be as easy to trace.
Thank you again. So much appreciated.
Cheers!
Alva