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Hi Sue - what number did you live at? my lot were at #7

I lived at number 26 queen street...

My step father came from a big family of Parkinsons in Queen St Highfield.
Can't recall his Ma & Pa's names, but there was George, Polly, Dora, Bill, Harry, Tom & Alf (may have been more?).
I remember 60'ish years ago, going there on a Sunday afternoon, after dinner, the owd Grandad got his fiddle out & gave us a tune, then later when the pubs emptied (used to be 2PM on Sundays, they all went to the "garden" a piece of waste land behind the houses on the Enfield St side of Queen St, to play "Pitch & Toss". Illegal then, so thay paid kids to bobby watch at the end of the street..;o)

My grandad was Eli Parkinson and there was Horace and Jimmy and Cila as I know and remember... I will have to ask about any others

Hi i remember the parkinsonsand the jacksons and the daviesand meland joe morton.

jacksons are my cousins.... and joe morton carl grundy steven heath steven cottom john fisher and me an joyce heath all used to be best buddies

Hello Sue
I live in fairfeild st so i must no you so what is your real name.

Hiya Barry.... my name is Susan Parkinson my dad was Jimmy Parkinson he was the Greenkeeper at Highfield Gardens till he died. My Grandad was Eli Parkinson and then ther was Horace Parkinson and Pracilla and Jimmy.... I know Nelly Prior very well are you related to nelly???

My grandma, granda, mum and anutie lived at No. 31. namely, Thomas & Sarah Jane Roughley and their daughters Elsie and Joan. Elsie(my mum) married Ted Shaw(now sadly died)- from Kitt Green & Joan married George Weir(both now sadly deceased).

Hi my name Andrew Hilton my grandma and grandad was icak and Rachel Hilton they lived at 30 Queen Street my father was Tom Hilton my aunty Mary lived at 26 queen street