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Post by keighleyboy on Jul 23, 2009 18:40:48 GMT
I've been reading a book entitled 'The Master Spinner' which I inherited from my late parents. As just about everybody on this Keighley website will know, it's the story of Sir Swire Smith. What intrigues me is the name of the author - Keighley Snowden. Local history stuff doesn't get much more dyed-in-the-wool than a name like that! But apart from this book, I've never heard of this name. Who was Keighley Snowden - can anybody educate me?
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Post by Andy Wade on Jul 23, 2009 20:37:31 GMT
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Post by barcroftlad on Jul 23, 2009 20:39:48 GMT
Snowden is a name I grew up with and there are/were many different Snowden families in and around Keighley, in Cross Roads and Haworth in particular. Since moving downunder in the early 50s I have lived in Australia and several locations around New Zealand as my job took me. On reflection, I have never come across the name again, so maybe it is a local name. I have not heard the Christian name Keighley though. It sounds like it might be an imaginative nom de plume though? Just thinking out loud! Cheers.
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Post by barcroftlad on Jul 23, 2009 20:41:54 GMT
ooooooppppppsssssssssss -both posting at the same time Andy. Sounds like you are on the right track. Cheers.
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Post by Andy Wade on Jul 23, 2009 21:15:57 GMT
I think the 'Keighley' Christian name could be a result of the common practice hereabouts to use the mothers maiden name as a christian name for the first born son. I've seen several versions of this in my research, such as 'Binns' Wilkinson and 'Heaton' Whitaker. There's certainly a family named Keighley that lived in the Keighley area. In fact I have a man with the surname 'Keighley' in the Great War archive. Here he is and he was living in Braithwaite:  |
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Post by fsharpminor on Jul 24, 2009 7:59:58 GMT
One of my best mates at Nottingham Uni 1965-8 was a Jim Keighley, but he actually lived near Bradford Royal Infirmary, so not quite Keighley. I'm not in touch with him now.
I was taught by a Mrs Snowden at Holycroft Infants in my last year there (1954) before moving to Ingrow Juniors.
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Post by lawkholmelaner on Jul 24, 2009 17:51:03 GMT
There was a family, Keighley, who lived in Riddlesden in the 50s, two of which went to Keighley Boys GS.
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