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Mrs Coates
First memory - soldier returning from Boer War. Early memories of Irish grandparents and other relations. Lady in the street made dresses for her to wear in a procession. Playing in waste ground near the brick works, lots of bricks. Mother's funeral in 1905, died of complications after childbirth. Father a stoker at the gas yard, taking his bait in. He used to walk a lot, hard hat and fussy about his shoes. Went to live with father's sister. Huge icicles one winter. Played near glassworks, lots of glass tubes around. Coffins lined up in undertakers windows, sister read plate for grandmother th...
First memory - soldier returning from Boer War. Early memories of Irish grandparents and other relations. Lady in the street made dresses for her to wear in a procession. Playing in waste ground near the brick works, lots of bricks. Mother's funeral in 1905, died of complications after childbirth. Father a stoker at the gas yard, taking his bait in. He used to walk a lot, hard hat and fussy about his shoes. Went to live with father's sister. Huge icicles one winter. Played near glassworks, lots of glass tubes around. Coffins lined up in undertakers windows, sister read plate for grandmother th...
John and Nan Logan
Learning to read in hospital from newspapers. Trained as boilersmith but also did various jobs in hospitals. Tried to go back to boilersmithing but got in trouble with others for working too fast - as would be finished when the work complete. Became first aid attendant at Elswick Works, end up in charge of this side. Making own entertainment - watching the rowing, playing shops with boody. Food shortages in First world war, would queue up even without knowing what had come in. Kept hens, and would sieve "coarse wholemeal", give the rough stuff to them. Salt fish, baking flat breads, exchange ...
Learning to read in hospital from newspapers. Trained as boilersmith but also did various jobs in hospitals. Tried to go back to boilersmithing but got in trouble with others for working too fast - as would be finished when the work complete. Became first aid attendant at Elswick Works, end up in charge of this side. Making own entertainment - watching the rowing, playing shops with boody. Food shortages in First world war, would queue up even without knowing what had come in. Kept hens, and would sieve "coarse wholemeal", give the rough stuff to them. Salt fish, baking flat breads, exchange ...
Mr Alexander
Grandparents’ origins, one killed in Seaham disaster 1880. Early memory, father coming in from pit. Discovering Christmas presents early. Drawing on the wall, got in trouble. Teachers; taught to have manners and respect – teacher “cured” cough with the cane. Mother died of TB, always a hard worker, keeping things clean – had to help, children tackled adversity. Other teachers. People expect state to do too much for them. Father lucky to never be out of work – a clerk and ratings officer. Friends poorer. Funerals – men carrying coffin in relays. The interrogation by the”relieving officer” for p...
Grandparents’ origins, one killed in Seaham disaster 1880. Early memory, father coming in from pit. Discovering Christmas presents early. Drawing on the wall, got in trouble. Teachers; taught to have manners and respect – teacher “cured” cough with the cane. Mother died of TB, always a hard worker, keeping things clean – had to help, children tackled adversity. Other teachers. People expect state to do too much for them. Father lucky to never be out of work – a clerk and ratings officer. Friends poorer. Funerals – men carrying coffin in relays. The interrogation by the”relieving officer” for p...
Mr Marshall
Tees Street in Horden as a child. Starting school, didn't like it, touch of cane. Watching a funeral, children's coffins. Early school - learning to write in sand, and do boots up. Catholics in school but had to have prayers separately. Children's games, "bowly in cap", "kick the tin". Seaside, stalls and food, sitting with clothes while dad swam when little. Carnival floats with fancy dress. Athletic foot handicaps, man double crossing the bookmakers. Lost school time through illness but didn’t retake year. Two years on the screens, hated it, then token cabin – hard work, weighing coal. Went ...
Tees Street in Horden as a child. Starting school, didn't like it, touch of cane. Watching a funeral, children's coffins. Early school - learning to write in sand, and do boots up. Catholics in school but had to have prayers separately. Children's games, "bowly in cap", "kick the tin". Seaside, stalls and food, sitting with clothes while dad swam when little. Carnival floats with fancy dress. Athletic foot handicaps, man double crossing the bookmakers. Lost school time through illness but didn’t retake year. Two years on the screens, hated it, then token cabin – hard work, weighing coal. Went ...
Mr Jackson
The celebrations for the relief of Mafeking. Learning to sew at school. Starting farm work. Spell as a mason for the colliery, remembers journey of a tankey between pits, with many horses, had to strengthen the road for it. Man found Roman coffin in quarry, sold "souvenirs". Dry stone walling. Shearing sheep. Transport work for the army in world war one, horses kicking. Put into Scottish regiment - kilt wearing. Avoiding transport work in the trenches.
The celebrations for the relief of Mafeking. Learning to sew at school. Starting farm work. Spell as a mason for the colliery, remembers journey of a tankey between pits, with many horses, had to strengthen the road for it. Man found Roman coffin in quarry, sold "souvenirs". Dry stone walling. Shearing sheep. Transport work for the army in world war one, horses kicking. Put into Scottish regiment - kilt wearing. Avoiding transport work in the trenches.
Mr Bailey
Family firm, cartwrights and joiners. Making coffins, various types of work, farm vehicles and traps, different employers, changes over time, making a wheel.
Family firm, cartwrights and joiners. Making coffins, various types of work, farm vehicles and traps, different employers, changes over time, making a wheel.
Bob Barker
Children's games in detail - rules and how the equipment was improvised - hide and seek, marbles, cricket, mounty kitty, jack shine a low (version of hide and seek with a turnip lantern). Games with the girls, "getting on top of them" in colliery field with clothes on - "having a clootie bit", golf. After 14 this all changed - stopped children's games, instead played cards (once got fined for a game of cards, though he wasn’t actually there), pitch and toss (rules, cheats, etc), handball, quoits, buckstick or kitty cat. More on cricket, football. Worked at Billingham during world war two, very...
Children's games in detail - rules and how the equipment was improvised - hide and seek, marbles, cricket, mounty kitty, jack shine a low (version of hide and seek with a turnip lantern). Games with the girls, "getting on top of them" in colliery field with clothes on - "having a clootie bit", golf. After 14 this all changed - stopped children's games, instead played cards (once got fined for a game of cards, though he wasn’t actually there), pitch and toss (rules, cheats, etc), handball, quoits, buckstick or kitty cat. More on cricket, football. Worked at Billingham during world war two, very...
Mr Garroway
Burned mouth on tea as toddler. Locked in the school basement. Playing in dangerous places on rails and telegraph wires. Stole pigeons, had to give back and apologise, but then uncle bought him one of his own. Home remedies for childhood illnesses. Father beat him with a stick, sometimes for things he hadn’t done. People would give you food for errands, but mother worried they would think he went hungry. Mother went to births and laying out of the dead. Father a coffin bearer – started as one himself at 12. Doing jobs for people for a few pence, delivered telegrams. Sound of people going to wo...
Burned mouth on tea as toddler. Locked in the school basement. Playing in dangerous places on rails and telegraph wires. Stole pigeons, had to give back and apologise, but then uncle bought him one of his own. Home remedies for childhood illnesses. Father beat him with a stick, sometimes for things he hadn’t done. People would give you food for errands, but mother worried they would think he went hungry. Mother went to births and laying out of the dead. Father a coffin bearer – started as one himself at 12. Doing jobs for people for a few pence, delivered telegrams. Sound of people going to wo...
Mr Charlton
Life in Kirkmerrington - lots of detail about funeral services. Grandfather also a taxidermist. Wheelwright, making wheels. Also making coffins from an early age, had to teach himself when father died at 16. Making wooden gates, repairing farm carts. Helped a blacksmith while at school. Boneshaker bicycle. Grandfather used to be on pit inquiry board, but kicked off for swearing (really for supporting workers). Story of squire thrown in the pond. Lad playing football with butter stored in his cap… Making seats for netties. Local gravestones and famous local people buried. Pranks as children, ga...
Life in Kirkmerrington - lots of detail about funeral services. Grandfather also a taxidermist. Wheelwright, making wheels. Also making coffins from an early age, had to teach himself when father died at 16. Making wooden gates, repairing farm carts. Helped a blacksmith while at school. Boneshaker bicycle. Grandfather used to be on pit inquiry board, but kicked off for swearing (really for supporting workers). Story of squire thrown in the pond. Lad playing football with butter stored in his cap… Making seats for netties. Local gravestones and famous local people buried. Pranks as children, ga...
Mr Ainsley
Father drank, involved in a club. Younger brother stillborn, little white coffin. Door to door fish seller. Mother would lose wedding ring in bread mix, ended up with someone else because he sold them around for her. Food, bacon bones. Bath once a week. School - half day only during world war one. Means test.
Father drank, involved in a club. Younger brother stillborn, little white coffin. Door to door fish seller. Mother would lose wedding ring in bread mix, ended up with someone else because he sold them around for her. Food, bacon bones. Bath once a week. School - half day only during world war one. Means test.
Mr and Mrs Burrows
Visiting grandfather on mothers side, who came from Cornwall. Conditions in Cornish tin mines, journey up with siblings when orphaned. Animosity from locals. Father also from Cornwall, came up. Stayed with grandfather's family. Grandmother retained Devon accent. Mother laid out the dead, also midwifery. Stories about keeping the coffin boards for laying out. Bother started work in Co-operative bakeries, Stanley. Dangerous, lots of small burns, ovens, getting the job. Jim hated first day, hard work, smoky etc. Wife points out that he had been spoilt up till that point, different background - sh...
Visiting grandfather on mothers side, who came from Cornwall. Conditions in Cornish tin mines, journey up with siblings when orphaned. Animosity from locals. Father also from Cornwall, came up. Stayed with grandfather's family. Grandmother retained Devon accent. Mother laid out the dead, also midwifery. Stories about keeping the coffin boards for laying out. Bother started work in Co-operative bakeries, Stanley. Dangerous, lots of small burns, ovens, getting the job. Jim hated first day, hard work, smoky etc. Wife points out that he had been spoilt up till that point, different background - sh...
Mary
One of a large family, childhood memories. Memories of brothers and sisters who died young, their births. Mother had hard life. Uncle friends with a rower. Father and uncle bought fruit at auction at the Bigg Market. Woolworths full of reject stock so cheap and good. Bigg Market was packed, different diversions there, stalls. Uncle Henry might get into fights. Mother died in 1922, she had done all the washing, clothes making, baking etc. Brother Eddie always eating things he shouldn’t including mealworms. Father bred songbirds, details of looking after them. Everything had to stop while father...
One of a large family, childhood memories. Memories of brothers and sisters who died young, their births. Mother had hard life. Uncle friends with a rower. Father and uncle bought fruit at auction at the Bigg Market. Woolworths full of reject stock so cheap and good. Bigg Market was packed, different diversions there, stalls. Uncle Henry might get into fights. Mother died in 1922, she had done all the washing, clothes making, baking etc. Brother Eddie always eating things he shouldn’t including mealworms. Father bred songbirds, details of looking after them. Everything had to stop while father...
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