Hi Leek from the Blue Mountains in Australia.
I am trying to trace information on my birth father Beau Welford who died 1.4.1974 aged 58, and is buried in Leek with his wife Hilda who died in March 1990. I know I have 2 half sisters and a half brother (maybe named Jeanette, Susanne and Terry or something similar?)who used to live in Leek. One of them ran a small supermarket there in 1974/75.
I visited Leek in 2007 and found my fathers grave, but did not have time to track down any relatives.
I loved the town and I would love to be in contact with family and explore some of my fathers family tree

Looking for details on a mining explosion in the 1960s at Hem Heath colliery my father was part of the clean up operation and made the papers

Found your website while researching my grandmothers family. you have a Matthew Furborrow marrying a Harriet Sarah Yeo, they had a daughter who you have listed as Clara Elizabeth Yeo Furborrow, born Portland Bill, this is my grandmother her name was Catharine Eliza Yeo Furburrow all dates and parents names match ,

I am researching the Smith family of Kidsgrove who in 1967 owned the Talke of the Hill Motor and Transport Co. at Talke crossroads, which later became Smith's garage's opposite that of the Paces.

Has anyone by any chance got any photographs, or has information on the Smith family businesses which also included Grocery shops in Heathcote Street, Kidsgrove.
Clare Stride

Nearly 5000 votes and a considerable amount of interest yet far less coverage than Long Eaton, Lichfield, Mansfield all fat smaller areas

Hi to all the great people I knew and met during the mid seventies when I lived and worked in Crewe.

I was employed at The Crown Hotel before it was closed following the fire in 1974 - so I transfered to The Bell and was Manager there for the lovely Pearl and Harry Stratton.I continued working there until after their retirement when William Dreyer took on the hotel.

Very fond memories of many customers and locals.
Where are you all?
Piers and Liz Everton,Hellier Le Brun Lucas,Tony Warburton,June Cannings, The Bartrops at The Crown, Sue and Nick Mattingley, RMCS crowd from Macclesfield.Jilly and Jimmy, The Martin girls,Daphne Lane,The Cussack sisters -
Please email me -I would love to catch up with you guys.
Sorry if I missed out on a couple of hundred other names.
Dave

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hi
i lived just out side of stone from 1947 untill 1960
went to Longton modern school after leaving school i worked at the Stone garage
was a member of stone cadet.s and married jean temple.
does this ring any bells

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Hi, I was living in Crewe (Coach Lane) in 1986 and can seem to remember having our photo taken outside our house, as did all the other residents at that time, I think it was for the queens visit but can't remember too well but it was in the paper
Does anyone know if and how I could possibly get a copy? (I'm sure they were available to purchase at the time)
Thanks for any help

Just seen this site. Attended Keele 1977/1979 . 1st year stayed Langley hall.remembered doing course sociology in
education. Along with English and History. Met my husband at 1st night visit to Oakwood hall. Last visit there was to see my husbands uncle who was in the care home

Looking for information on the Mason family listed in the 1981 census. Thomas Mason born circa 1961 , his wife Annie, son Albert, son Thomas, and daughter Florence lived at 40 Garden Street, Newcastle Under Lyme

More on the Garden festival would
Be superb many happy
Memories

i, I was at Keele College from 1975 to 78. Afterwards, I got my B.E.D degree at Crewe & Alsager. I have some very fond memories. Mainly studied Science subjects. It is my intention to visit Keele later this year. Love to know what has happened to passed friends!

Hi I was at Keele College from 1975 to 78. Afterwards, I got my B.E.D degree at Crewe & Alsager. I have some very fond memories. Mainly studied Science subjects. It is my intention to visit Keele later this year. Love to know what has happened to passed friends!

anyone else at Keele from 1982-1986 studying Biology? I have fond memories of lectures with Tony Stuckey (and others whose names escape me). I was the one that stank out the labs with my yr3 special study breeding maggots lol

Im researching my family who lived in chesterton their surname was fell. the family christian names were stephen and emily(parents) of elsie, ernest,albert killed in ww1, william died aged 6 months, george, harry, ben and jennie who married walter stower and lived at 49 morley road Chesterton

Hi
Im looking for any information on a James Charles Price. He lived on George Street and worked as a sparyer in the furniture factory around the 1989-1990s. I would love to know wether he had any living relationship still living in Blurton

Reading through your site has been magic taking me back to when I was a nipper and staying with my Uncle Jack & Aunty Florrie Souter in Hilton St in the 50s The picture of jack Souter and friends in a boat off the wharry the fellow to the left of uncle jack is his brother in law my father Perce Moreton worked for a while at hem Heath colliery then we moved out to Loggerheads the chap on Jacks right is Roy Pretty his son in law and the little shrimp sat in front of Roy is me Great work

1986 dates please

Lots of events took place in the city then including the National Garden festival

Allocate more years to include 1986-1990

Like to read more from 1972 on Stoke city’s triumph at Wembley to win the league cup