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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Wednesday 26 August 20 12:59 BST (UK)  »
Well it has been a couple of years and i hope my Crowther relative are ok. I have had a look recently on ancestry to see if any further info has appeared on our family. I found very little new unfortunately maybe we were so thorough first time. I did find a bit on Azubah Johnson who married Ben Crowther. I think her family is from Lincolnshire as there are alot of that name in east Lincolnshire. The name means desolation or wasting. It comes from the Jewish community that was chased put of Lincoln in the 12-13c. Some of her siblings are born out that way .
And Wait and See the traction engine once owned buy Herbert Johnson and Joe Crowther is being refurbished maybe for next year.
Cheers.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Saturday 26 January 13 18:37 GMT (UK)  »
What a brilliant story Gary has unearthed. Sounds like Stainburn sq. was a bit of a rum place to say the least, illeagal drinking, death what next.

Some of my great grandparents on my mums side came from Aberdeenshire. They came to Leeds to run or manage a paper mill.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Tuesday 22 January 13 20:37 GMT (UK)  »
It's good to here from you Paul and very interesting stuff. Hope the new year find you and all the rest of the Crowther clan in good health.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Saturday 24 December 11 23:43 GMT (UK)  »
Can I wish all the Crowthers and Johnsons I have met over the past few months and years a very merry Xmas and a Prosperous new year!

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Monday 26 September 11 17:42 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Paul, it was a good day really nice putting faces to names. Maybe we could meet up again in the future I know Terry was a bit gutted at missing out on meeting you all. We might choose a more salubrious surroundings for next time. I know my dad enjoyed reminiscing about Leeds and the show ground life.

BEN

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Saturday 05 February 11 08:52 GMT (UK)  »
THE OLD HOUSE AT HOME  This name originates from a once-popular ballad, often recounted by soldiers longing to return home from the battlefield. 
This is what i can get find about the name of the pub. It would seem that there are two in the Leeds area now the one in Cleckheaton and one in Shipley.
So the name has precedence in the area but the original pub could of been a persons front room that sold beer, it maybe of only stayed open a while. The ones in the directories may have been the bigger purpose built or more established pubs in town centres.
It is a very good chance that the one George had in Leeds was his front room with a brew house out back.
So I say that Pauls theory could still be valid and probably worth looking in to.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Thursday 03 February 11 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
Just had a look at the trade directories on genuki there is no mention of the Old House at home in Clekheaton 1822-37. It does not look like the name came from an existing pub.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Thursday 03 February 11 18:25 GMT (UK)  »
That is good detective work Paul. When Terry and I visited Leeds records we had a look at the Birstall records I think at that time we were trying to confirm or disprove the Jonas and Mary as parents. We did disprove this but by time we had we did not have any time left. I did notice that there were a lot of the same names in the area.
This is a good lead to look in to.

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Travelling People / Re: Crowthers, Leeds, Stainburn sq, Publican
« on: Thursday 14 October 10 09:59 BST (UK)  »
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