My mother, who was from the potteries and was born in 1918 told me about going ‘monkey running’ when she was a teenage girl. By this she meant going courting.

Also, the word ‘strapped’ means to be short of money. As in ‘I am a bit strapped this week’.

I am originally from Audley and my father was from Middleport in Burslem, although I now live in Perth, Western Australia. I recently met a man here who is of about my own age (70) and who is originally from Talke Pitts which is the next village to Audley. So whenever we meet now our conversation is along the lines of ‘Ayeup how at. At they ow right’ and other potteries dialect phrases. This is to the total bemusement of all around us, including most of the other Englishmen who are in our circle of acquaintances.

Regards

I was born in Stoke but now live in leeds. Grandad Bourne was a Brown Edger. He was Gladys Bailey’s eldest brother. Two words for you, the first “tranklements” -toys. I grew up being told to pack away your tranklements. I almost dropped my Bronte book when I read the word “tranquillements”. Some of my ancestors worked for the Heath family, and I thought the word had been used in their family, but I mentioned it to a Newcastle dweller and she was very familiar with it.
My second word,sord, or sward was what we cut off the bacon ie-rind. I have read the word in Shakespeare but I think it is an anglo saxon word meaning the edge of something or the skin or the covering. It was used in the past to mean grass.

Phil,

Thank you for your message, sorry that I have not replied. I will investigate your information before troubling you.
If I get stuck i will give you a call.
Thank you

hi david,
I think we could be related? Clarence was my granddads brother. my granddad was Maurice Nixon.

my memories of brown edge are the workmens club in greenfield ave, walking in fields behind the estate. granddad said they were owned by a butcher? granddad showing me where the most beautiful blue bells grow while walking his dog prince. before that his dog was blacky.

We often say “woppie” or “wappie” for wasp.
“Dust’na” as in “dustna know owt” I.e. don’t you know anything.
Stevie Robinson.
Mow Cop.

Joseph Sheldon (1896-1917) was the son of Samuel Sheldon and Hannah (Nee) Cumberlidge. He was living with his parents at Steinfields Farm Brown Edge in 1901 and living at Leek Road Milton in 1911 with his uncle, Arthur James (a Butcher), who had married Joseph’s aunt Sarah. He was killed at Pashendale in 1917 but I can’t find a record on the War Graves site.
Jesse Sheldon (1880- 1918) was the son of Josiah/Jesse Sheldon and Caroline (nee Bowyer) who later married Ephraim Sherratt. He was living with his parents at Sandy Lane Brown Edge in 1881 and living with the Davenport family at 28 Navigation Road Burslem in 1901. He later married their daughter Louisa and they lived at 46 Navigation Road. He served with the 7th Battalion, North Staffs Regiment. He is included in the War Graves site as killed in action but is buried in Burslem Cemetery.

I am interested in connecting with any relatives of the late Thomas Dawson (born 1913). Married possibly to someone called Mary. They had a son Dr Alan Leslie Dawson. Thomas is an uncle and half brother of my father, also decease

My Grandad, George Bourne, Gladys Bailey’s eldest brother’s nickname was “Judder”. He was born in Brown Edge -Top Heath’s Row, and lived around Brown Edge until the 30’s when he lived in Fegg Haye s,then “Bow Grain”. His dream was to move back to Brown Edge and live near Marshes Hill.

My Grandad, George Bourne, Gladys Bailey’s eldest brother’s nickname was “Judder”. He was born in Brown Edge -Top Heath’s Row, and lived around Brown Edge until the 30’s when he lived in Fegg Haye s,then “Bow Grain”. His dream was to move back to Brown Edge and live near Marshes Hill.

I don’t know if anyone has commented on this before, but after a hard days digging up bindweed on my allotment, I remembered something that I have only ever witnessed in Brown Edge, Norton and Ball Green. In the 50’s and 60’s it was common to see men squatting-crouching when waiting for a bus. Men would be resting against a wall , and I thought nothing of it, until about 10 years ago I saw a young man waiting for the bus in Norton Green and he was squatting by the bus shelter. I can only think it had something to do with pit work. My family worked in the local pits and the seams were narrow and often at a gradient and I think it would have been almost impossible to stand and hew coal. Also, I remember my grandad liked to play marbles,”shottees”, and I think men used to crouch down to play.
Another word for you “harpping on” -Hattie kept harpping on about whose turn it was to wash up.
One more- Dad called estate cars “shooting brakes”

Another word for you -“tranklements”-toys. In one of Jane Austin’s novel is the word “tranquillements”. So how posh were we?

Hi

Rita Taylor was my cousin. Her parents were Mary Taylor (nee Dawson & Charlie Taylor.
She was the youngest of 5 children – May, Roy, Alan, Clive & Rita.
She moved to Torquay with her sister May & family many years ago, and evenyually married Roger Boyce.
Sadly Rita passed away some years ago now.
Clive is the only remaining sibling and does indeed live in Leek.

Regards
Robert Taylor

I have a photograph of Bill Main playing the bagpipes at the Holly Tree on the leaving of Ray and Doreen Happy to share it). Can anyone shed any light on who Ray and Doreen are and also when they left?

My wife’s father Dennis Bourne was a driver in the early 1950s my future wife Jennifer lived on High Lane at that time. When I drove for Turners was 1965 to 68 and 1974 75 and part time in between, in my second period after Roy’s death I did the weekly vehicle inspections Leek mill girl and Clayton High School runs morning and evening.
I hope you find this informative Graham Salt

My grandad was Dennis Trebilcock from Cornwall, interesting to read this, may be a relation?

Hello everyone I am wondering if anyone new my mum as a child/teenager Elizabeth Ann Morris from Old Lane. I just would like to know if she had a happy childhood. Before she died at the young age of 67 she wanted to tell me something which happened to her when she was young but sadly she never got to tell me. I have never got over her unexpected death and would like to know that she had a nice life. Thanks in advance Vikki

Turners also had ex London Transport Daimler Fleetline OJD 128R at the same time as OJD 164R

The soilders. Sitting on ground left to fight 2nd. Soldier is Jo sigley. And 4.soildier john William Goldstraw my grandad which both soldiers made there homes in Thelma avenue. Brown edge after the wars.

Hi everyone
My Dad was Robert Harry Nixon brother of Clarence, Maurice and Norman.
Dad left Brown Edge to join the Navy and sailed on the Empress of Britain to Australia during WW2. He was demobilised in Sydney at the end of the war and remained here in Australia until he died in 2003.
He married Aileen Ruby Brown (Australian) and had 5 children.

Sometime in the mid(ish) 60’s I seem to remember a Matt red double decker – minus engine and, I think, nearside front mudguard. This was round the back of the garage for ages (I used to play football and cricket on the playing fields so it became a part of my education at that time). Has anyone any idea what it was and where it came from?

hi
my daughter was interesting in hiring vintage bus for her wedding are any of the buses still in use please

I remember that in the late 50’s early 60’s, we ended up on what a friend told me was the crash site. I was skeptical but we found bits of leather/fabric in the angle between two big branches of a nearby tree – so I was convinced! Happy days…

Hello everyone.
Majority of my mums side of the family were from Brown Edge and Norton-in-the-moors and Milton and Smallthorne areas, they were Pointons, Sherratts, Doxey (various spelling versions), and several other names I cant think of. does anyone know anyone that may be connected ?

to “timp” to tidy something,improve it
to “firk” to seek something lost, to rummage for something
to “sneep”, to hurt someone’s feelings
to be “mimsy”, feeling vulnerable,upset
to “create”, to go off at the deep end, to be irrational, to shout and be unreasonable
to “mither”, to cause a fuss, go on about something
to be “nesh”, to feel the cold

**WWII Casualty**
Can anyone please help me regarding John Evans, who married Elsie, of Brown Edge, Staffordshire?
I know that John was Staffordshire born, and that he served in the 50th Tank Regiment during WWII and was Killed in Action on the 22nd March 1943, in Tunisia.
At the time of John’s death, Elsie was still residing in Brown Edge.
How old was John?
Thank you so much.
Ken
UKIPA533@yahoo.com

Hi all,

I was in the First Brown Edge Cubs from 1972 to June 1974 but moved away to Manchester at the end of year six. We used to meet on a Wednesday night in St Annes school Hall singing songs such as The Worm Song.

Please can you confirm what year the picture of the cubs were taken?

Kind regards,

Nick

The school picture of the children at St Annes in the seventies has two teachers. I believe the teacher is Mr Ellis at the back and Mr Heath on the right.

Hi to the lovely people of Brown Edge,
I am wondering if anyone can help me locate pictures of my Grandfather, Auckland Horne. He was in the RAF and I have been advised he was a navigator and that his pictures appear in some of your history books. If this is true and someone CAN help then this would be amazing as my family do not own any as they were stolen from my mothers house whilst I was a baby… Here`s hoping,
Stephanie