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I knew about that Brewery but all the Breakspears I have found who are connected me were poor as church mice - all ag labs - someone on here told me there was a biscuit factory too!!!

I once worked with a guy called Michael Hunt - I'll say no more!!!!

I have a Crone and a Gotobed. (I hope no-one will be offended by this thread if these are their names!)

never!!!! there must be money in my family somewhere - wish I knew exactly where!!!!

For Dorothy G

I knew a Winnie Affleck who made and sold great pies and peas and
roast dinners for 10d in the 1950s.

Just recently found out she was the aunt of a former neighbour who I have contacted via GR

Cindy Breakspear(e) used to date Bob Marley, if my memory serves me well.

that's right - she was Miss World one time

I've got a goodgame, barnicoat,heyson,allchin,de fraine, glenister,(might be related to the actor Phillip,long shot though) hopcraft, lovelock, luker, spurgeon, suckling, underdown and whitmill.

On one tree I am working on there is a Minnie Fountain !

I've recently connected my family to the Mascow/Maskew family of Aughton and Lathom in Lancashire - as Tina says with the Mules on page 4, I have a similar problem. If I put it into a search engine, I get "Did you mean Moscow?"!

I knew of the surnames FLUCKER - (you have to be careful saying that name), PRATT and SEEDHOUSE,

Paulene x

I knew of the surnames GOLIGHTLY, TROLIPP and my mums friends maiden name was MOPPIT and when you put her first name with it, it was FLOSSIE MAY MOPPIT

I've got Urine pmsl (thanks Janey) & Hogsflesh, yuk!!!!!!!!!

A place I worked for had a client called Fu*ks we had to pronounce it fewkes. lol

Dee x

Sorry Dorothy I have no idea. This is Winnies married name . The family lived on Cannon St in Middlesbrough and Winnie ran her business from her house. Middlesbroughs first" take away "you could say.

I have a book with a photo of her and her husband standing in her doorway and a photo of Winnie during WW1 working in munitions in Aycliffe ( County Durham)
Middlesbrough had people from all over who went there for work when the iron and steel industry was started
I checked for any Affleck marriages on Teesvalleyindexes. There is Watson Affleck married Winifred Taylor in 1928 . Dont know if this is them. Found a birth for Watson 1902 Middlesbrough

I have friends Mountain,Hill and Heap