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     John Brownless was born in 1847.¹ He was the son of John Brownless and Ann Greathead.

     Maud Greathead was born on 6 June 1894 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.^1,2,3,4 She was the daughter of William George Greathead and Lavinia Maud James. In the census of 31 March 1901 in 26 Court, 2 Brearley Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William George Greathead.⁵ In the census of 2 April 1911 in Court 11 No 6 Hospital Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William George Greathead Maud was in the press trade.⁶ She witnessed the marriage of Edward Smith and Florence May Gray on 26 October 1913 in St Nicolas, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.^7,8 Maud was engaged to a lad called Tommy Gardener who was killed in WW1 in 1916.¹ In the census of 19 June 1921 in 15 Adelaide Terrace, Erskine Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, she was listed as the boarder of Alfred Greaves Maud worked in drilling for Shelleys Great Brook Street in Aston and was boarding with her future parents in law, she was due to marry Alfred.⁹ She witnessed the marriage of Lilian Greathead and Thomas James Worrallo on 25 December 1921 in St George, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.^10,11 She married Alfred Greaves, son of Alfred Greaves and Annie Wilson, on 4 August 1923 in St James the Less, Ashted, Warwickshire, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Joseph Tyrrell and Ethel May Smith. Alfred was a metal picker and gave his address as 15 Adelaide Terrace Erskine Street, while Maud lived at Number 3 in the same street. Alfred's father was also called Alfred and worked as a caster. Maud's father George was a porter but deceased.^12,11 She married Thomas Arthur Hallam Thomas was Maud's second husband.¹ Her husband Thomas died on 1 July 1961 in 15 Weatheroak Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.^13,14 Her husband Alfred died on 1971 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹⁵ Maud died on 26 February 1979 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, aged 84 Maud had one sister and several step sisters.^16,17 Maud was buried in Perry Barr Crematorium, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Sarah Greathead was born in 1793 in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England.^1,2,4 She married James Shaw on 16 May 1826 in Hutton Magna, Yorkshire, England.^1,5 In the census of 30 March 1851 at 1 Zetland Square, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the wife of James Shaw.⁶ In the census of 7 April 1861 in 7 South Terrace, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the wife of James Shaw.⁷ Her husband James died on 23 February 1870 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.^8,3,9 Sarah was listed as head of household in the census of 2 April 1871 in 7 Fishermans Square, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, Sarah was listed as a fishmonger living and working with her son wh is also now listed as a fishmonger.¹⁰ Sarah died on 8 July 1879 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England.^1,4

     James Shaw was born about 1803 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.^3,4 He married Sarah Greathead on 16 May 1826 in Hutton Magna, Yorkshire, England.^1,5 James was listed as head of household in the census of 30 March 1851 at 1 Zetland Square, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, James was a fish dealer lin with his wife and children Ann, Hannah and James.⁶ James was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 7 April 1861 in 7 South Terrace, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, James was a fish dealer living with his wife and son James who was working as an agricultural labourer.⁷ James died on 23 February 1870 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.^3,2,8

     Hannah Shaw was born on 16 March 1834 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Shaw and Sarah Greathead. She married John Picknett. In the census of 30 March 1851 at 1 Zetland Square, Redcar, Yorkshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of James Shaw.³ Hannah died in 1878.¹

     John Picknett married Hannah Shaw, daughter of James Shaw and Sarah Greathead.

     Margaret Anne Calow was born on 24 July 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Frederick Calow and Christina Rowell. In the census of 3 April 1881 in 148 Cuthbert Road, Gateshead, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of William Frederick Calow.^1,2 In the census of 5 April 1891 in 29 Berlin Street, Gateshead, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Christina Calow Margaret was a house maid.³ In the census of 31 March 1901 in Rock Hall, Rock, Northumberland, England, she was listed as she was a domestic housemaid for Charles Bosequet the local farmer and JP.⁴ She married Wilfred Huitson, son of William Huitson and Margaret Greathead, on 14 January 1907 in Houghton le Spring, Durham, England.^1,5 In the census of 2 April 1911 in 43 Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, she was listed as the wife of Wilfred Huitson.⁶ Her husband Wilfred died on 20 June 1929 in 6 Institute Terrace, Auckland, Durham, England, aged 52 from Cardiac suncope gastritis.^1,7 Margaret died on 27 June 1966 in Bowes Road, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 87.^1,8,9 Margaret was buried in Darlington Crematorium, Darlington, Durham, England.¹

     Margaret Edith Huitson was born on 22 June 1908 in 42 Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England.¹ She was the daughter of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow. In the census of 2 April 1911 in 43 Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, she was listed as the daughter of Wilfred Huitson.² She married George Raymond Just, son of George Robert Just and Sylvena Mary Jane Cartledge, on 15 September 1943 in St Andrews, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.^1,3 Margaret died on 26 December 1969 in Hemlington Hospital, Skelton, Durham, England, aged 61 Coronary occlusion, bronchopneumonia.¹ Margaret was buried in Skelton Cemetery, Skelton, Yorkshire, England.¹

     George Raymond Just was born on 17 March 1914 in Home Farm Cottages, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.¹ He was the son of George Robert Just and Sylvena Mary Jane Cartledge. He married Margaret Edith Huitson, daughter of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow, on 15 September 1943 in St Andrews, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.^1,2

     Wilfred Huitson was born on 24 February 1910 in 43 Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England.¹ He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow. In the census of 2 April 1911 in 43 Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Wilfred Huitson.² After finishing school at Toronto he began working down the pit at Newton Cap Colliery where his father was a colliery boilersmith. He was taken on workingin theLamp Cabin which at the time was a specialised job and persons were only recruited every seven years. He had been there for almost a year when the colliery was closed by the owners. Owners been the famous Pease family from Darlington who owned mills and minesso therefore he had to find alternative employment. He was driving buses for a firm called Bond Brothers when he was 16 years old, no driving licence heldand no test required to be taken. He then went onto work for the Evening Gazette Newspapers, a firm based in Middlesbroughas office boy when their office was behind The Green Tree pub in Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland. The office then moved to premises into Newgate Street opposite Marks and Spencer and moving again to the top end of Newgate Street, eventually ending his career as area manager at their office in Darlington. After retirement in 1975 he occassionally worked visiting racecourses with the sporting life rep

He enlisted for the war but was told he was in a reserved occupation so he returned to County Hall at Durham and informed them that he had changed his occupation and enlisted in the RAF which he served for six years as anAero EngineFitter and after the war went back to the Evening Gazette. In Coventry on 14 November 1940 when he was stationed there during the air raids. One million pounds of explosives duration twelve hours target major midlands city and arms production centre size of target 0.15 sq miles aircraft 500 german bombers, a mixture of junkers ju88, heinkel he111 and dornier do17 raids around 10 waves of bombers during night bombs used mixture of high explosives and indendiaries casualties 540 dead, 400 wounded.^1,3,4 He married Winifred Coatman, daughter of John William Coatman and Mary Elizabeth Neal, on 25 April 1940 in St Paul's, Hunwick, Durham, England.¹ His wife Winifred died on 12 December 1978 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 66 lung cancer.⁵ Wilfred died on 21 September 1991 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 81.¹ Wilfred was buried in Darlington Crematorium, Darlington, Durham, England.¹

     Winifred Coatman was born on 23 February 1912 in Lane End, Hunwick, Durham, England.¹ She was the daughter of John William Coatman and Mary Elizabeth Neal. She married Wilfred Huitson, son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow, on 25 April 1940 in St Paul's, Hunwick, Durham, England.¹ Winifred was employed at Woolworths in Bishop Auckland where she worked with Annie Newcombe who was later to become landlady of the Clarendon Hotel in Redcar. She also worked at the Munitions Factory at Aycliffe during the war.¹ Winifred died on 12 December 1978 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 66 lung cancer.² Winifred was buried in Darlington Crematorium, Darlington, Durham, England.¹

     Thomas Frederick Huitson was born on 4 January 1912 in Houghton, Durham, England.^1,2,3 He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow. Thomas died in June 1995 in Houghton, Durham, England, aged 83.⁴

     Eleanor Calow Huitson married Sidney Temple in St Andrews, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.¹ She was born on 9 May 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow.

     Alan Huitson was born on 3 August 1919 in Houghton, Durham, England.^1,2 He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow. He was a character. When Alan was 14 years he stole his brother Oswald's bike and rode to South Shields hoping to get on a boat and become a sailor. He was talking to a lady who worked in a local pub who was obviously familiar with a captain and she got him on a boat and away he went. He ended up on SS Achillies and SS Aruba. He was then employed by Ropner Shipping Lines in Darlington when he first went to sea but then enlisted in the Dutch Merchant Navy. He shot down a german aircraft when the fleet were trying to sail out of Scapper Flow, for this he received the Bronze Cross which was personnelly presented to him by Queen Whilhelmina of the Netherlands in London on 3 December 1942. This is the highest award presented to civilians. Alan was also mentioned in despatches and The London Gazette dated Friday 14 April, 1942.³ He married Dallas Edith Walkington in 1946 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, They met when his ship was docked, she was a bar maid.^4,5 The family story states that Alan returned to sea after their marriage. When he docked next time Dallas had vanished although she seems to have married again about seven years later, did she declare Alan dead!!!⁴ Alan died on 11 September 1981 in Victoria Street, Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, aged 62.^3,4

     Oswald Huitson was born on 29 December 1922 in Auckland, Durham, England.^1,2 He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Anne Calow. Oswald was very young when his father died. The death saw a big down turn for the family. This also coincided with the Depression he used to talk about being hungry in those days, and said his mother always fed herself last! The family then moved to Fleet Street in Bishop Auckland. Oswald went to Cockton Hill school. He was a clever man but had to leave school, as soon as he could and a job was found for him at Wilson's Forge in Bishop Auckland. He hated engineering. From there he went to work at a Button factory in West Auckland, where he met his wife Betty, who worked there after leaving school at 14.³ He married Betty Pedelty, daughter of Wilfred Pedelty and Mabel Bell, in 1943 in All Saints, Shildon, Durham, England.^1,4 During war time Oswald was in the RAF, based mainly in Weston Supermare, working as groundcrew. After the war he worked as a colliery fitter, possibly in Shildon, part of his wages was paid in coal and this was tipped outside the house to be shovelled around the back to the coal house! After the mine he worked as a fitter at Bakelite, on the Trading estate in Newton Aycliffe. In about 1956, the family moved to Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe to a house with a 3rd bedroom, this house remained the family home until after Oswalds death and Betty moved to smaller accomodation. Oswald was not a tall man but he had a huge personality!!!!!!!³ Oswald and Betty"s first family home was in Simpson Street Shildon, which is now demolished. It was a two up, two down teerraced house with no bathroom and outside toilet. Their eldest children,Wilfred Alan and Kathleen Nora lived there. The family later sold the house and moved into a new council house in Lyon Walk, Newton Aycliffe, a house with mod cons like an inside toilet and a bathroom. Betty was able to add 3d to the rent and have a refridgerator! After the war Oswald worked as a colliery fitter, possibly in Shildon, part of his wages was paid in coal and this was tipped outside the house to be shovelled around the back to the coal house! After the mine he worked as a fitter at Bakelite, on the Trading estate in Newton Aycliffe. In about 1956, the family moved to Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe to a house with a 3rd bedroom, this house remained the family home until after Oswalds death and Betty moved to smaller accomodation. Wilfred and Winnie Huitson, Neal and Margaret lived in the same street. Oswald was not a tall man but he had a huge personality!³ Oswald died on 15 March 1987 in Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 64.^1,5,3