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Note: H00128
Note: Lived:
1901: 2 Springfield Terrace, Salford, Lancs, England (1901 British Census - age 16)
1908: 22 West Street, Lower Broughton (Marriage Certificate)
1911: 14 West Steet, Lower Broughton
Occupation:
1901: Iron Moulder (1901 British Census)
1908: Iron Moulder (Marriage Certificate)
1911: Iron Moulder
Engineer @ Metropolitan Vickers
Left School @ 10 years old
James Hinds 1915 said that his father (this James) lived in a very scruffy house, which was down a back alley, it was at the back of a shop.
21st Feb 2007
I went to visit James today, he told me some tales about his father.
James used to keep pigeons in his back yard. His sons James and Walter would both take a timer and timed each pigeon they set free to see how far the would fly. Each were tagged, and the furthest they flew was about a mile and a half. Ellen used to stand there with a tin of corn, which she shook to entice the pigeons to return home.
James was a strict father who used to use a leather strap across the childrens hands when they mis-behaved. He told the children to be in for 9pm, if they were one minute late he would strap them, this carried on even when they were 21 years old, they had to be back for 9 even at that age, if not he would be out on the street waiting for them with his strap!
James worked the week days in Barrow-in-Furness for a while, when there was no work available to him in Manchester. He was an Iron Moulder. Need to see if I can find the foundry in Barrow where he may have worked. (It could be Vickers Ship Builders - ask Grandad)
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