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Thanks for the info, dont know if she worked or not, she died when my dad was only 9months old, he didnt find out about her at all until he was in his 50s ! I would be willing to get professional help to trace one, but where do you look to find someone ?

Hi all , still trying to get a photo of my fathers birth mother before he passes away, it was cruel how all pictures of her were destroyed when my grandad remarried ( dad was only 9 months old) its getting more urgent now as his eyesight is failing really quickly, and he soon wont be able to see anything. If nobody can help, can anybody point me in the direction of a professional who could search for me , as im willing to try anything to get it for him. Thank you for reading this . Regards Lee Mary Jane Phillips nee Grayson Died 1943 of consumption and is buried at Tinsley Park cemetary.

Hi all, Still trying to get a photo of Mary Jane Grayson ( Phillips when married), its getting more urgent now as dads health is getting worse, and his eyesight is failing rapidly , would love him to have a photo before it totally goes ! If anyone can help, or point me in the direction of somebody who would look professionally , then i am willing to try all avenues ! Thank you again for taking the time to read this. Lee

Hello to you all ! I was wondering if anybody could help me ? Im trying to get a photo of my dads birth mother, as all photos of her were destroyed by my grandad, maybe a relative on her side has one ? Her birth name was Mary Jane Grayson , father Israel Grayson, married Harold Phillips but she died in Sheffield 1943/44 of consumption when my dad was only 9 months old, my grandad Harold Phillips remarried soon after, and all photos of the wedding and Mary Jane were destroyed , my dad didnt find out until relatively late in his life about his birth mum, and i would love to get him a picture of her before he shuffles off this mortal coil ! Dont even know which school she went to, one in Attercliffe i presume as thats where she grew up, I know its a long shot, but you never know ! Thanks for reading

Thanks , any help will be appreciated ! Lee

Hi, sorry ive only just seen this reply after all this time, is your offer still open ? Does he have any photos ? Would still love to chat if possible. Thank you Lee Sorry ive only just seen this reply after all this time, if the offer of information or any photos is still available, i would love to hear from you. Thank you Lee

Hi , any chance there is a mary jane grayson in your tree ? She died in tbe early 40s of tb , and was my dads birth mother ! Im trying to get a photo or any info about her for my dad, as my grandad destroyed it all when he remarried, and nothing exists anymore, my dad was only 11 months old when she died. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Lee Hi , only just seen this post after all this time, is the offer still open for information ? And do you have a photo of mary jane ? Thank you Lee

Hi all , trying again to find a photo of my dads birth mother before he shuffles off this mortal coil. His mother was Mary Jane Phillips ( nee Grayson ) , she died of t.b when he was only 11 months old( he was born in 1943 ) , and he didnt find out my late gran wasnt his real mum until he was in his 50s, and as my late grandad destroyed all photos of her, we have no idea of what she looked like ! Any descendants of the Grayson branch who may have a photo, i would love to hear from you , or if you need any more info to check against . Thanks for any help in advance . Lee

Hi all , these replies have only just shown up on my system after 4years, sorry if i never replied to any of you, if there is any info or photos of Mary Jane my dads mum, i would be very grateful if you could reply again , thanks , lee

hi , could you scan me a copy of the document please ? , also do you have any photos of betsy, israel or their children ? , thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer , cheers , lee ---------- Post added 22-03-2013 at 01:49 ---------- hi , could you scan me a copy of the document please ? , also do you have any photos of betsy, israel or their children ? , thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer , cheers , lee

hi , i was wondering if you could scan and send me a copy of the document ? , i'm trying to build up a profile for my dad , but struggling at the minute . cheers , lee

no probs rivelin , thanks for your assistance , and get well soon ! , cheers , lee

hi rivelin , did your aunt have any 'wisdom of the ages' to impart ? , cheers , lee

cheers rivelin , any 'nuggets' of info will help , thanks , lee

thanks again rivelin , i'll try the library to see if theres any descendants still about who may have a photo , hope your dad can remember them as well , would be interesting to have a 'tale' of them to pass on to my dad, any ideas of how i could find out which schools she attended ?, thanks again for your time , lee

thanks for that rivelin , forgot to ask , did your aunty mention if my dads mum had any siblings ?, and approx what year did she know them ?, just trying to get any info or descriptions of her, or her family i can , cheers , lee

fantastic news rivelin , pity there were no street photos then , possibility of a photo of her would have been marvelous . i'll have a look out for the books . thank your aunty , and any info about dads mum or family will be gratefully received , cheers again , lee

thanks for the info rivelin , there seems to be an error somewhere , it seems she was buried not cremated ! , but if wisbech tip is sound , then her father wasnt buried in the same plot , or her mother betsy ? , cheers again, lee

thanks for that rivelin , any help gratefully received , cheers , lee

thanks for that wisbech , i'll check it out , it may have something written on the headstone , thanks again , lee

hi rivelin6, tried looking but couldnt find it ?, i've traced his ancestors back as far as the 1700s, its the ones after her birth i'm having trouble with , i've put a request on here to try and trace israels or betsys grave , so at least he'd have something tangible to remember , as his mother was cremated due to her dying of tb . they lived at 22 liverpool street upto at least 1940 , so they may be buried in attercliffe cemetary .or to try and trace her on a school register- possible carbrook or coleridge road ?. thanks for the reply and suggestions, lee

hi all , trying to find the grave site of an Israel grayson b1886 died ?, married to a betsy grayson nee anson b1887 died ?, lived at 22 liverpool street upto at least 1940ish i think . any help would be gratefully appreciated. thanks in advance . lee

hi all , wondering if anybody out there can help ? my dad (Peter Phillips) only recently found out that his birth mother died when he was 14months old, his dad (Harold) remarried soon after and didnt tell him about his mother. all photos of her were destroyed and we cant find a picture anywhere. before he shuttles off this mortal coil , i'd like to try and get a photo of her young or otherwise. she was called Mary Jane Phillips(nee Grayson) , her father was Israel Grayson - an unusual name ! , her mother was Betsy Grayson (nee Anson). they lived at darnall and attercliffe . she was born 3/8/20 and died of tb on 27/11/44. if anybody has traced their roots ( which seems popular these days ), and have a link back to Israel Grayson or may possibly have a photo of Mary Jane , please get in touch . thank you for your time and consideration in reading this . cheers . lee

hi all , while driving through chapeltown today ,there were numerous posters advertising a ' special ' gig at newton hall in chapeltown tomorrow ( sat ) , starting at 7 , tickets a fiver . don't particularly like em myself but noticed alot of hype , i presume some ' wag ' has put them up as a joke ?

hi all ,this is just a big thank you to all that helped me to locate an old ken loach/barry hines film . i was in the film 'looks and smiles' filmed in sheffield in 1980 , couldn't find a copy so posted on the forum for help , within a couple of days a copy of the film arrived ( no charge , not even for postage ! ,actually the kind forumer sent me two copies ,as our fabulous postal service smashed the first copy !). the guy wouldn't take anything for the postage or trouble, he was just glad to help , he did sheffield proud !. i thought that kindness and helpfullness were a thing of the past , he proved this old cynical bloke wrong ! . so once again thank you , whoever you are ( didn't even give me his forum i.d ).and thanks to all the others who offered advice etc , cheerz to you all , lee