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| NAME: | Ken and Wendy Moran nee Drake |
| E-MAIL: | kenmoran@argmoran.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Lived on Mirey lane, then Castle Hill(10 years hard but rewarding work} then Well head Lane. Many wonderful memories of the village and its characters. |
| NAME: | TODD SOWERBY |
| E-MAIL: | todd.sowerby01@gmail.com |
| COMMENTS: | My Great Great Grandfather Authur Sowerby made his way from England to the United States in 1896. Great info on the village of Sowerby. Thanks |
| NAME: | janine hargreaves(fielding) |
| E-MAIL: | fluffybunnies12@hotmail.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Brought up in Rooley Heights have great memories, if any one knows June Shackleton I would be grateful if you could get her to contact me I now live on the Isle of Lewis |
| NAME: | peter sowerby |
| E-MAIL: | peterbrian13361@talktalk.net |
| COMMENTS: | find this site fascinating, wonder if i have ancestors from sowerby, from wakefield. |
| NAME: | michaela |
| E-MAIL: | michealalowe@hotmail.com |
| COMMENTS: | Having recently moved to Sowerby i have found your website very interesting. I have really enjoyed finding out about the history of the area I have chosen to make my new home in. I am not a Yorkshire girl, I was born in Peterborough and lived in Northampton for 20 yrs prior to my move to Halifax 18 months ago. |
| NAME: | Billy Pearce |
| E-MAIL: | billpearce@ymail.com |
| COMMENTS: | I grew up in Sowerby, first at 46 Dean Lane and then 1 Newlands. Attended St Peters and Newlands Schools. Have many happy memories of Sowerby before we emigrated to Cottonstones and eventually Hubberton. Any photos of Mr Haigh's old Post Office? |
| NAME: | B. Smith |
| E-MAIL: | tonbarstatcull@aol.com |
| COMMENTS: | Doing research on my husband's family tree and found they were weavers in the 1700/1800's in Sowerby. Their abode was shown as Bowood Slack. Can anyone help me trace it please. Thanks. |
| NAME: | Neil Phillips |
| E-MAIL: | neil@surfboat.co.uk |
| URL: | http://www.foundmypast.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Great website! My wife's great great grandfather Joseph Whiteley was the organist in the Tuel Lane Chapel, we have a couple of photos of him if anyone is interested! Her other relations from Sowerby and the local area are Hollands, Heaps, Broadbents, Helliwells, Kerridges, and Barracloughs. Walter Helliwell used to play in the cricket team. Always keen to make links!
We now live in Devon I'm afraid! |
| NAME: | John Peters-Coleman |
| E-MAIL: | john.peters-coleman@smith.williamson.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Hello! My Grandma Constance Culpan came from Sowerby and was born in 1904 so I have looking up information about the place. She had ancestors living in the town for hundreds of years, it would seem! Amazing. I intend to visit! Loved your website and the old photos. Thanks, JPC |
| NAME: | jason swweeney |
| E-MAIL: | jpsweeny1971@aol.com |
| COMMENTS: | Just thought id drop in and congratulate you on a great informative site,,great reading..but was shocked to find that towngate grocery store has not been added to the shops link..this shop has been going donkeys years,being the old post office...please could you rectify this ,being the current proprietor of this shop..Thankyou |
| NAME: | Kevin Byrne |
| E-MAIL: | kevinbyrne1312@sky.com |
| COMMENTS: | I grew up in Sowerby during the 1950s & 1960s. We lived at No39 The Newlands from 1950 to 1958 when we moved to Beechwood. Although I have lived in the East Midlands since 1971, it is always a pleasure to revisit Sowerby, which, for me, is filled with happy memories and associations. |
| NAME: | Ruth Bradshaw |
| E-MAIL: | ruth.bradshaw@blueyonder.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Great website. I found it when looking for information about my great grandad known as Rowdy Bott and the bombing story came up. |
| NAME: | Jennette Sowerby |
| E-MAIL: | diamondjenn@aol.com |
| COMMENTS: | My great grandfather (Wilfred Sowerby) came over to the U.S. from England. Does this name sound familiar at all? |
| NAME: | Ian Wright |
| E-MAIL: | bothycott@hotmail.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Interested to read the pages on the 1911 census. My mother is a Holland and I thought them to be numerous in the area. Lots of Berry's, Nicholl's and Wilson's If anybody can tell me what happened to Solomon Holland after 1901 I would be very grateful
Keep up the good work - regards from Surrey |
| NAME: | Kate Haworth |
| E-MAIL: | kate@haworth42.orangehome.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Hi
Several generations ofmy family, name of Broadbent, lived in Sowerby in the nineteenth century and probably before. Are any Broadbents still in residence? |
| NAME: | Mike McMahon |
| E-MAIL: | michaelmcmahon955@btinternet.com |
| COMMENTS: | Great site, lived in Sowerby 62 Dean Lane all the stories my dad told me are all here! Doodle Bug, John Almighty etc
Thanks |
| NAME: | William Moffatt |
| E-MAIL: | Williammoffatt966@hotmail.com |
| COMMENTS: | Can any one tell me where West End Congregational Church is or was positioned,and also where the Sowerby Bridge cementry was or is.One of my ancesters Rev Richie Moffett was minister there from 1849 to1879 and is laid to rest in the cementry. |
| NAME: | Andy Greenwell |
| E-MAIL: | andy@tradehydro.com |
| COMMENTS: | Can anybody shed any light on "Town House" shown on the website map opposite the Church Style on King St.
What was it? When was it pulled down? |
| NAME: | Belinda |
| E-MAIL: | belinda.lansley@yahoo.co.nz |
| COMMENTS: | Just a thanks to John for the great photos of Snape Wood Cottage a couple of months ago! I am very grateful and my family were so interested to see them!
Kind regards Belinda Christchurch,NZ |
| NAME: | Vera Kerridge |
| E-MAIL: | verajohn@tiscali.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Just read the latest newsletter Malcolm and you are doing a great job, it gets better and better |
| NAME: | Belinda |
| E-MAIL: | belinda.lansley@yahoo.co.nz |
| COMMENTS: | Great website! I am looking for a photo of Snape Wood Cottage, which is apparently still in existance in Sowerby Village. Does anyone know of this cottage who can help me? Thanks Belinda |
| NAME: | Sowerby Christmas Lights |
| E-MAIL: | phillip@fieldgateproperties.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Thanks to everyone who has bought a tea towel. We have sold a remarkable 150 of them. All proceeds will go to keep the Christmas Lights shining brightly in Sowerby and to the Sowerby Christmas Lights fund and no SRA as previously advertised in the newsletter, |
| NAME: | Sharron Greenwood |
| E-MAIL: | sharronandrob@mac.com |
| COMMENTS: | Well done Malcolm,the site looks fab!Each time I come on it's grown some more. Just read John's Henpecked husbands fantastic! I'm sure I speak for all the residents and friends to extend a big thankyou to all who have contributed. Long may it continue. S. Greenwood, Chair, S.R.A. |
| NAME: | John Kerridge |
| E-MAIL: | verajohn@tiscali.co.uk |
| COMMENTS: | I'm just curious John |
| NAME: | Malcolm Street |
| E-MAIL: | malcolm@sowerbytown.org.uk |
| URL: | http://www.sowerbytown.org.uk |
| COMMENTS: | Hi! Welcome to the new Sowerby website. Please feel free to leave any messages or comments, as long as they are decent please |