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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 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, she was listed as the daughter of William George Greathead.⁶ She was engaged to a lad called Tommy Gardener who was killed in WW1 in 1916.¹ She married Alfred Greaves in 1923 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, Alfred was Maud's first husband.⁷ She married Thomas Arthur Hallam Thomas was Maud's second husband.¹ She died on 26 February 1979 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, aged 84 Maud had one sister and several step sisters.^8,9 She was buried in Perry Barr Crematorium, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Sarah Greathead was born in 1793 in Stockton, 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 She 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 He 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 She died in 1878.¹

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

     Margaret Ann 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 Frederick Calow.² She married Wilfred Huitson, son of William Huitson and Margaret Greathead, on 14 January 1907 in Houghton le Spring, Durham, England.^1,3 She died on 27 June 1968 in Bowes Road, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 89.¹ She 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 Ann Calow. She married George Raymond Just, son of George Robert Just and Sylvena Mary Jane Cartledge, on 15 September 1943 in St Andrews Church, Bishop Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England.¹ She died on 26 December 1969 in Hemlington Hospital, Skelton, Durham, England, aged 61 Coronary occlusion, bronchopneumonia.¹ She was buried in Skelton Cemetery, Durham, England.¹

     George Raymond Just was born on 17 March 1914 in Home Farm Cottages, Nunthorpe, Middlesborough, 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 Ann Calow, on 15 September 1943 in St Andrews Church, Bishop Auckland, Auckland, Durham, England.¹

     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 Ann Calow. After finishing school at Toronto he began working down the pit at Newton Cap Colliery where his father was a blacksmith. 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.^1,2 He married Winifred Coatman, daughter of John William Coatman and Mary Elizabeth Neal, on 25 April 1940 in St Paul's Church, Hunwick, Durham, England.¹ His wife Winifred died on 12 December 1978 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 66 lung cancer.³ He died on 21 September 1991 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 81.¹ He 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 Ann Calow, on 25 April 1940 in St Paul's Church, 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 She died on 12 December 1978 in 12 Beechfield, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England, aged 66 lung cancer.² She was buried in Darlington Crematorium, Darlington, Durham, England.¹

     Alan Huitson was born on 7 March 1919.¹ He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Ann 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, 1942.² He died on 15 September 1981 aged 62.²

     Oswald Huitson was born on 29 December 1922.¹ He was the son of Wilfred Huitson and Margaret Ann Calow. He married Betty Pedelty in All Saints, Shildon, Durham, England.¹ He died in 1987 in Newton Aycliffe, Durham, England.¹