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Gertrude Potterton

F, #43926, b. about 1876, d. 14 January 1935

Parents

  • Father: George Potterton (b. about 1852, d. 7 November 1934)
  • Mother: Alice (b. about 1856, d. 3 November 1949)

Biography

  • Gertrude Potterton was born about 1876.
  • She died on 14 January 1935.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 557).1
  • In 1935 Gertrude Potterton lived in 4 Nelson Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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William Purchon

M, #43927, b. about 1861, d. 4 December 1943

Family: Annie (b. about 1864, d. 28 December 1934)

Biography

  • William Purchon was born about 1861.
  • He died on 4 December 1943.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 559).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Annie

F, #43928, b. about 1864, d. 28 December 1934

Family: William Purchon (b. about 1861, d. 4 December 1943)

Biography

  • Annie was born about 1864.
  • She died on 28 December 1934.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 559).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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John Thomas Purchon

M, #43929, b. about 1864, d. 16 May 1943

Family: Esther Mary (b. about 1864, d. 25 May 1935)

Biography

  • John Thomas Purchon was born about 1864.
  • He died on 16 May 1943.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 560).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Esther Mary

F, #43930, b. about 1864, d. 25 May 1935

Family: John Thomas Purchon (b. about 1864, d. 16 May 1943)

Biography

  • Esther Mary was born about 1864.
  • She died on 25 May 1935.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 560).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Sydney Pursglove

M, #43931, b. 21 May 1902, d. 24 April 1979

Family: Violet (b. about 1910, d. 16 December 1965)

Biography

  • Sydney Pursglove was born on 21 May 1902.
  • He died on 24 April 1979.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 563).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Violet

F, #43932, b. about 1910, d. 16 December 1965

Family: Sydney Pursglove (b. 21 May 1902, d. 24 April 1979)

Biography

  • Violet was born about 1910.
  • She died on 16 December 1965.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 563).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes

Joseph Henry Rawlin

M, #43933, b. 10 July 1931, d. 1 September 1975

Biography

  • Joseph Henry Rawlin was born on 10 July 1931.
  • He died on 1 September 1975.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 564).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes

Albert William Rawson

M, #43934, b. about 1897, d. 5 May 1963

Biography

  • Albert William Rawson was born about 1897.
  • He died on 5 May 1963.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 565).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Albert Redfern

M, #43935, b. 11 January 1923, d. 20 September 1998

Family: Joyce Elizabeth (b. 20 December 1922, d. 2 December 1990)

Biography

  • Albert Redfern was born on 11 January 1923.
  • He died on 20 September 1998.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 566).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Joyce Elizabeth

F, #43936, b. 20 December 1922, d. 2 December 1990

Family: Albert Redfern (b. 11 January 1923, d. 20 September 1998)

Biography

  • Joyce Elizabeth was born on 20 December 1922.
  • She died on 2 December 1990.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 566).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Ellen

F, #43937, b. about 1874, d. 31 October 1945

Family: Alfred Russell (b. about 1871, d. 29 April 1961)

Biography

  • Ellen was born about 1874.
  • She died on 31 October 1945.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 569).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Henry Russell

M, #43938, b. about 1867, d. 16 April 1939

Family: Jane (b. about 1865, d. 18 March 1950)

Biography

  • Henry Russell was born about 1867.
  • He died on 16 April 1939.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 570).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Jane

F, #43939, b. about 1865, d. 18 March 1950

Family: Henry Russell (b. about 1867, d. 16 April 1939)

Biography

  • Jane was born about 1865.
  • She died on 18 March 1950.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 570).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Fred Russell

M, #43940, b. 29 March 1889, d. 10 November 1970

Family: Daisy Ellen (b. about 1887, d. 16 March 1965)

Biography

  • Fred Russell was born on 29 March 1889.
  • He died on 10 November 1970.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 571).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Daisy Ellen

F, #43941, b. about 1887, d. 16 March 1965

Family: Fred Russell (b. 29 March 1889, d. 10 November 1970)

Biography

  • Daisy Ellen was born about 1887.
  • She died on 16 March 1965.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 571).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Annie Russell

F, #43942, b. about 1922, d. 4 August 1932

Parents

  • Father: Fred Russell (b. 29 March 1889, d. 10 November 1970)
  • Mother: Daisy Ellen (b. about 1887, d. 16 March 1965)

Biography

  • Annie Russell was born about 1922.
  • She died on 4 August 1932.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 571).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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John Sellers

M, #43944, b. about 1859, d. 13 April 1922

Family: Harriet (b. about 1864, d. 23 December 1944)

Biography

  • John Sellers was born about 1859.
  • He died on 13 April 1922.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 573).1
  • In 1922 John Sellers lived in 51 Charles Street, Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Harriet

F, #43945, b. about 1864, d. 23 December 1944

Family: John Sellers (b. about 1859, d. 13 April 1922)

Biography

  • Harriet was born about 1864.
  • She died on 23 December 1944.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 573).1
  • In 1944 Harriet lived in 5 Beighton Road, Kilnhurst, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Harry Shaw

M, #43946, b. 14 December 1904, d. 28 January 1979

Family: Doris May (b. about 1910, d. 1 July 2008)

Biography

  • Harry Shaw was born on 14 December 1904.
  • He died on 28 January 1979.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 574).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Doris May

F, #43947, b. about 1910, d. 1 July 2008

Family: Harry Shaw (b. 14 December 1904, d. 28 January 1979)

Biography

  • Doris May was born about 1910.
  • She died on 1 July 2008.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 574).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes

James Albert Shaw

M, #43948, b. 2 December 1935, d. 17 September 2010

Biography

  • James Albert Shaw was born on 2 December 1935.
  • He died on 17 September 2010.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 575).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Henry William Smart

M, #43949, b. about 1887, d. 11 March 1940

Family: Harriet (b. 19 February 1888, d. 18 October 1974)

Biography

  • Henry William Smart was born about 1887.
  • He died on 11 March 1940 in Crookhill Hall Receiving Home, Maltby, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.
  • He was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 576).
  • Taken from The Star:-

    Crookhill Hall was situated between Edlington and Clifton.

    It stood in the middle of 90 acres of parkland, overlooking an extensive sweep of the countryside.

    The Doncaster Gazette of June 12, 1925 claimed that it was not a mansion around which a wealth of historic and romantic associations clung. ‘Yet, it was of interest because it had been the home of one family, [the Woodyeares] for a good many years... [So], there is not much doubt that it was a Woodyeare who built the present mansion.’

    Nickolaus Pevsner in his Yorkshire The West Riding (1967) gives the following description of the hall: "Plain Georgian house of seven bays and two storeys with three bay pediment, quoins of even length, and a doorway with a Gibbs surround."

    Colin Walton in the Doncaster Free Press of January 3, 1985 states: "[Crookhill Hall] consisted of a handsome entrance hall, a dining room, a breakfast room and library, and a Green Room. On the first floor were six handsome lodging rooms, with a dressing room to each, together with a water closet."

    From the deeds and documents relating to the Crookhill Estate held in the Doncaster MBC Legal & Admin Department, details may be gleaned of how it left the Woodyeares’ ownership. John Fountain Woodyeare (a retired clergyman) died in July 1880 leaving his wife Emily, the tenancy for life of the Hall.

    Their marriage was childless and following her death in February 1919, the estate passed to Lawrence Woodyeare Blomfield.

    In 1924 the Crookhill Estate was offered for sale, but was withdrawn at £3,750. A year later, Lawrence Blomfield jointly owned the estate in partnership with his son John.

    For a time, during the 1920s, Joseph Humble was a tenant at the hall. On March 22, 1926, Lawrence and John sold the property to the West Riding County Council for £6,500, including the mansion, workshops, cottages and just over 90 aces of land. On January 7, 1927, the Don Gaz gave news of developments at the Hall: "The latest and most modern home for consumptives in the West Riding came into existence on Monday when Crookhill Hall opened its hospitable doors for the reception of early and serious consumptive cases...

    "A wonderful transformation has taken place in the building. At the beginning of the year it was empty and in disrepair. The alterations include modern drainage and sewerage, central heating with radiators in every room, electric lighting, the letting in of about 30 additional windows, reflooring and rewalling."

    In 1948, on the introduction of the NHS, the hall was inherited by the Doncaster Hospital Management Committee, continuing to run the premises as TB hospital until 1963, when it was closed due to fewer cases of the disease.

    Sadly, some time afterwards, the building became a target for vandals and was severely damaged by two fires in September 1968, resulting in it subsequent demolition.

    Later, during 1973, the grounds were converted for use as a golf course, a club house being erected on the old hall’s site.1
  • In 1940 Henry William Smart lived in 12 Manor Road, Swinton, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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Harriet

F, #43950, b. 19 February 1888, d. 18 October 1974

Family: Henry William Smart (b. about 1887, d. 11 March 1940)

Biography

  • Harriet was born on 19 February 1888.
  • She died on 18 October 1974.
  • She was buried in Kilnhurst Cemetery, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (Ref: 576).1

Citations

  1. [S6] Anne Bowes
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