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I though i would share a couple of family stories with you all that have sparked my interest in tracing the family tree. One story i have found evidence and validated as fact.

first story i have is about my great grandad, He co-owned a motor garage with two partners in doancaster, south yorkshire. His name was sydney read and his partners surnames were bray and walley. The family story is that one of the partners absconded (ran off) with all the money that the business had made. i would love to know if the story was true or not. I have started to search in the local history archives at a couple of newspapers that were around at the time to see if i can find out any information.

The second story is that a great great uncle of mine was a train driver and was involved in a major crash here in doncaster that killed a lot of people. It is rumoured that he could still hear all the screams after it was all over and this sent him mad and he had to go into a mental institution. I have done some research into his birth date and death date and using this not only have i found details of the crash, in which 14 people were killed, but also the official government report on the crash that names him as the driver. my next step will be to look at the local history archives to try and find out if he did get sent to a local mental institution.

Do you have his death certificate, or census records - they might give some info?

for which one, i am seriously contemplating getting the death certificate for D wadswrth (He was the train driver)

nogden74 wrote:for which one, i am seriously contemplating getting the death certificate for D wadswrth (He was the train driver)

Sorry
He was the one I meant!
What info do you have, we could try and chase them up on the census.

birth year 1889

Census details 1891
Name: David Wadsworth
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation: Son
Father's name: John G Wadsworth
Mother's name: Mary A Wadsworth
Gender: Male
Where born: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Civil parish: Peterborough
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mark
Town: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

1901 Census
Name: David Wadsworth
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation: Son
Father's name: John G Wadsworth
Mother's name: Mary A Wadsworth
Gender: Male
Where born: Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England

Civil parish: Doncaster
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Death 1959

Is this him in 1911?

24 Bridge Terrace Doncaster
WADSWORTH, David Head Married M 22 1889 Engine Cleaner Railway Company Northamptonshire Peterboro
WADSWORTH, Lily Wife F 24 Married 2 years, 1 child born, 1 still living Yorkshire Carcroft
WADSWORTH, Violet Daughter F 2 1909 Yorkshire Doncaster

very possible where did you find him in 1911?

think this might be best in General discussion

can you open a thread for the other one in General then it helps to keep the 2
families separate

I will move this one in a min shall we retitle this one Train driver or something too?

thanks my intention was to share my stories with you all but im glad it has generated some interest

nogden74 wrote:thanks my intention was to share my stories with you all but im glad it has generated some interest

It is good and really interesting let me move this and maybe the other one start off if you wish

thanks for that

1901. 3 Nelson St, Doncaster, Yorkshire.
John G Wadsworth 45. Looking frame fitter. Fishlake, Yorkshire.
Mary A Wadsworth 42. Doncaster, Yorkshire.
Asa Wadsworth 19. Railway engine fireman.
Lewis G Wadsworth 16. Doncaster, Yorkshire.
Polly Wadsworth 14.
David Wadsworth 12.
Violet M Wadsworth 10.
Nora B Wadsworth 8.
John F M Wadsworth 7.
Lily Wadsworth 6.
Edward Wadsworth 4.

Others born Peterborough, Huntingdonshire.

nogden74 wrote:very possible where did you find him in 1911?

On Find My Past

thanks

Is this completed?

Jo