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Author: 1946gabby
Surnames: CAWTHORNE, HALL, BEECH
Classification: queries
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Hiya, my biological grt.grandad was James Cawthorne who was a Hardware Dealer at 223 Main
Road, Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire. He had a 'fling' with my grt.gran Elizabeth
Hall nee Hurst/Hirst and she had a son by him, Alfred. On 1911 census he is living at 223
Main Road, Darnall and Elizabeth is living at 23 Irving Street, Darnall, Sheffield (they
were practically neighbours)with her children whilst her estranged husband is living with
a family called Haynes at 8 Irving Street, Darnall. Although my grandad, Alfred
'Hall', was the biological son of James Cawthorne on Alfred's birth
certificate it says James Henry Hall as the father. We know that was not the case. The
Hall/Hurst/Hirst families also had relatives at Treeton and worked at the various Pits in
the area. Elizabeth and James Henry were married at Handsworth Church which is near to
Treeton plus James Henry Hall's mum lived at Treeton with a William Beech and may have
been William's common-law wife!! during the 2nd Wo!
rld War my grandparents Alfred and Norah Hall owned a fruit and veg shop ( probably James
Cawthorne's shop inherited, by Alfred, from his biological father) this shop was sold
in the 1960's to Mr Lakin and became Lakin's Music Box. Hope this is of interest
to you. We know nothing, apart from the above, about our biological grt. grandad and it
has taken me ten years to get this far. Any info much appreciated. Regards Gabby
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