Albert and Cora Young - Nunburnholme

[Shellspacebabe]

Hi I am trying to find out information regarding my Great Great Uncle Albert Young, he was a founder member of the York Magic Circle his stage name was Geoffrey Passmore he married Cora who was the village school teacher and church organist in Nunburnholme, they lived at the Old Rectory

[Ruskie]

Could you please give us some dates? 

[Shellspacebabe]

Hello
he was born 1890 in County Durham not sure when he died, he was living in Nunburnholme in 1950's

[Ruskie]

Do you have him in any censues? That'd be the first place I'd look for him.

Also, do you know when he and Cora married? Cora's surname?

[Shellspacebabe]

the information I needed was after 1911 and I dont have Aunt Cora's surname unfortunately, I cannot find any death records but guessed the year to be roughly 1960

[Ruskie]

Ok then, in that case - sorry I don't think I can help.

Is there anything specifc you'd like to find out?

Have you tried phone books? Electoral rolls? 

[Shellspacebabe]

thank you, I will try the phone books that may have something to yield

[photoman52]

I knew Albert and Cora Young very well. They retired to a newly built house opposite to us in the middle of the village.
They were great friends of my parents now deceased.
I have three paintings by Cora, (dated 1967 & 69) a talented watercolourist and one or two colour photographs of them at our house.
They were the first people in the village to own a TV. when they lived at the Old Rectory. In the mid to late 1940s we were often invited to watch the six inch screen with bright green picture and magnifying lens in front!
I'm afraid I don't know Cora's maiden name and always referred to her as Mrs Young. I think she died about 1974 and Albert pre deceased her by 5 or 6 years.
Although I now live 70 miles from Nunburnholme I often visit the village and know several people there who were taught by her at the village school. Further researches would be possible and I have photographs of them, the village, the school and the Rectory at the time, available on request.

[Shellspacebabe]

Hello

that is wonderful news!  Albert Young was my Dad's Great Uncle, his Father was named after him, I know my Dad stayed in Nunburnholme in the Rectory during the 40's as a boy/teenager - if you have any photos at all I would be very grateful to have them emailed to me, I will send you a PM with my email address
Best Wishes
Michele