tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post4690512379513384203..comments2024-03-23T16:10:12.319+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Hyde In War Time (1914-16) page 9-10Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-65262281716098161072015-01-03T14:45:06.323+00:002015-01-03T14:45:06.323+00:00My great grandfather was Hinchcliffe Brooke. His d...My great grandfather was Hinchcliffe Brooke. His daughter Annie who is in the picture married my grandfather victor Higginbottom and they moved to blackpool around 1926. Victors son (my father) was named Brooke Higginbottom after his grandfather. My little boy was born on Boxing Day and we have named him Brooke, after his grandad and great great grandadRosie harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-63852147837970843072010-08-08T15:37:40.980+01:002010-08-08T15:37:40.980+01:00Thats got to be worth a picture.. ;o)Thats got to be worth a picture.. ;o)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-33709553608164464222010-08-08T13:59:22.754+01:002010-08-08T13:59:22.754+01:00Great post yet again, Tom.
Incidentally ,Duncans M...Great post yet again, Tom.<br />Incidentally ,Duncans Mum has Fathers Mars' chair in her possession somewhere.....!Hydonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723686770197717456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-14560542390824395742010-08-06T21:31:41.053+01:002010-08-06T21:31:41.053+01:00I found this chapter of the book most touching... ...I found this chapter of the book most touching... I wonder how any refugees would be treated now.... maybe attitudes have changed so much because the country became an 'easy touch'. The next few pages are very moving and made me feel both humble and a pride in how our old townsfolk rose to the challenge.. <br /><br />I have an email mesage I'd like to share with you about this:<br /><br />This is a message sent to me and Nancy on the blogs Gmail accout: It is off Karen.. she writes. My mother purchased a copy of this book some years ago from Hyde library ( they had another copy). She wanted a copy because she was in one of the photos in this book along with her sister, father, aunt, and 2 female cousins. They were Belgian refugees and were housed in Flowery Field. My mothers mother had died in childbirth and I think that was why they came to England. A large number of the family stayed in Belgium and took their chances. Grandad buried some of their possessions in the garden and went back after the war to reclaim them ( I don't think they had very much anyway). They walked all the way to the coast, she was aged 7 years and her sister 5 years of age. She said her father told her that if anything should happen to him she must take the documents out of his pocket and find a lady. She said she could remember hearing loud bangs and a lot of noise. Also riding on the back of a haycart pulled by a horse. They did make it safely to the coast and then to England and eventually Hyde. She told me that she couldn't understand what the ladies at the station were saying and when she went to school she was put with the very young ones and given a doll to cuddle. Her father eventually married an English girl and was allowed to stay in England. He worked at Ashton Brothers for most of his life as a joiner and my mother and sister also worked at Ashton Brothers as weavers. The Aunt died in Hyde and is buried in Hyde cemetry. The cousins I believe went back to Belgium.<br />..............................<br /><br />What a story.. this made the book and the fact Nancy and I agreed to show all the more worth while... last night we had a comment left on the first posting of this book... we were asked about a certain soldier, who was captured by the Germans, his relative wanted to know if he was mentioned in the book... I checked and was pleased to see that not just was he mentioned but there's a picture of him also.... fantastic news.. Once again if anyone knows where book 2 is and is available for us to scan please get in touch. The information it holds could prove most valuable for someone researching their family history.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.com