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Subject: [ BRAD] Keighley Characters 4
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:09:27 EST


More for the Listers who are interested.

John KILROY
Was an Irish navvy and a massive 6'5" tall. He had hands like shovels. Every
now and then, after a heavy drinking bout, he would have to be restrained in
a straightjacket - by at least half a dozen bobbies from 'Number one'
(Devonshire St) as the local police station was known.

'Tar Pan Joe' (ASHTON)
worked on the tarpan boiler, which was puilled by a horse, when the
Corporation men laid the roads with stone setts.He would fill in the cracks
with hot tar from the spout of his tar bucket.

'Ski' Milk Man
Skim-milk or blue-milk had the cream taken away. The 'Ski' Milk Man had a
hand cart made for the job, with two milk churns on it. He sold the skim-milk
at about 1d per pint.

'Old Nellie'
was a peg seller, lived in Oliver's lodging-house with Abe MILNES, a stone
sawyer. She had a gruff voice, much deeper than you could expect a woman ever
to have.

'Daddy' FEATHER
had a pot/crockery shop on damside. He would auction dinner and tea services.
He could pile almost a whole service between his fingers and chin. And if his
price, was not reached, he would smash them against the wall. His wife was
called 'Tapioca Semolina' FEATHER

Billy FEATHER
Used to sing in pubs. He was 'Daddy and 'Tapioca Semolia' FEATHER's son. He
was going away to college and had a good education. But for whatever reason
he was down on his uppers. Although he had a cleft palate he was a good
singer. He would always end up singing 'Maquita'. He lived with 'Malizzie'
(Mary Elizabeth) HALLIGAN in Eastwood Square. They would sing together.

'Old Granny' HEAPS
Lived on Damside. Whatever the weather, she would always sit outside on a
little chair. All she lived on were cat's lights. No one ever knew how old
she was. She said she remembered soldiers in the place called the 'Barracks'
later knows as Ivy Place............

Patsy COLLINS
Had a peg leg. He would crack wooden doors and so on with his head for a bet,
when he had been drinking. Once he cracked an old oven door with his head
(which was shaped like and egg) He lived in the Workhouse.

Any of you found your relatives yet????????

Warmest Wishes
Jan in Bronte Country
Co-List Admin Eng-Yorks, Bradford

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