Submitted by
Name: Pamela Holmes
From: Burton, Dorset
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I'm looking for info/photos of Church Lane Cottages in the mid 1800's. According to the 1851 Census my Great-Great-Grandfather, John Hampson, listed as a Grocer living there with his wife and Children

If you help please contact me so that I can complete the info on this ancestor in my family tree and move on to the next generation

Thank you

Added: February 26, 2017

Submitted by
Name: Christine Hembrough
From: Rotherham
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Lovely site. I'm researching my family tree. Richard hembrough lived at waterside and riverside in 1850 - 1870. He was also a grocer in Ellison street. Other relatives lived in St James place and Hatfield rd.

Added: December 29, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Claire
From: London
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hello,
I wonder if any Thorne residents remember Fred Roberts, my grandfather who was born in Scarborough in 1901. He joined the army when he was 18 and moved to Ireland but I know nothing about this life up to the age of 18. His second child, my aunt Marion was born in Thorne in 1927 so I assume there's some family or early life connection there? I think he might have been adopted or something. Can anyone help? It would be amazing if you could.

Thank you for looking!
Claire

Added: December 18, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Christine Elks (nee Squires)
From: Wellington New Zealand
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
is this how I become a member of this web site?
Born in Moorends, moved to Thorne at 8 years.
Attended Greentop Junior School. Attended dance classes at the Miss Olive and Jones tap & ballet school in a hall on Church Street. Attended Moorends Secondary School for Girls on Marshland Road., Moorends.

Added: December 18, 2016

Submitted by
Name: michael
From: leeds
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
This site is poorly supported by Thorne Moorends Regeneration Partnership who do not appear to be answering the many requests for information they get.

Added: November 13, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Peter Frost
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Does anyone know anything about the annual parade that went to the Black Bull Inn at High Levels from Thorne? I have seen photos in the "Old postcards of Thorne" Book from around 1911-1915. A parade called a "commando" was held and there is mention of the Thorne Troopers and a Jazz Band. There was also a show held at the same time.

Added: November 11, 2016

Submitted by
Name: clue to the name "MONEY SUPERMARKET - M & M's"
From: EVERYWHERE

Comments:
SITE HAS GONE DOWN HILL EVEN FURTHER SINCE MY ENTRY A FEW MONTHS BACK AND SEEMS TOTALLY INADEAQUATE FOR PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE WANTED BY THOSE SEEKING DETAILS OF THE AREA :!mad:

Added: October 3, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Barbara Casson
From: Ohio, USA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Anyone named Casson in 18th and 19th century Thorne was my father's family.
Curtis Casson was my fourth great grandfather.
He left England and came to
America in the 1830s. The other family members
remained in Thorne and surrounds. I visited Thorne in 1990s.
I was astonished recently when I used Google Earth and
discovered everything had changed; a BMW plant etc.
Casson Road is now deadend both ways. My grandfather
did return to Thorne in 1830s after he married and
had a boarding house on Bridge Street. He later
returned to the US; he owned a mill in Wisconsin.
My ancestors owned businesses on Silver Street,
Market Place and the mill on Casson Rd. My cousin
is thinking about visiting Thorne and I wondered if
the boarding house on Bridge Street or any of the
other places are still there. Martin Lambert sent
me the Casson Rhododendron Catalog and a copy of the
Thorne Book in the 1990s; they are in the cherished
family collection. Love the Thorne websites.

Added: October 2, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Roy Walker
From: Kempton Park South Africa
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
What a pleasant site to stumble across today. I, together with my three sisters grew up in Thorne, attended "Green Top" and then The Grammar School. I too have some old 'photo's of Thorne which I would willingly share if asked, and many fond memories. My Grandfather was the Park Keeper in the forties and the whole family attended South Parade Methodist Church. I was Christened there, married there and my children were Christened there.

Added: September 17, 2016

Submitted by
Name: Stephen Clamp
From: Derby
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Has Thorne Local History Society got an archive? I have a number of Thorne historical artifacts that may be of local value. It will take a while to unearth them all but they include a "Thorne Almanac" from 1919 which includes pen portraits of all the war dead, "A short account of the Thorne Celebration of the Royal Marriage July 6th 1893", and " A little local pictorial souvenir of the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary". Others plus photos may be unearthed over time. I am happy for these to go to a good home where they are available for perusal by the Thorne community. My grandma was a Middleton, who I understand were builders in the town. Her brother, Wilfred, was one of the FWW dead.
Please reply to email above. Mark it "Thorne" please so that I son't delete it as spam!
Steve Clamp

Added: August 13, 2016