The names & addresses of all the people you new on your street fade over time, but some people do remember them better then others and it is with thanks to my Mum and former family friend Geoff Halmshaw for enabling me to put the details together below, with some later occupants from the 1961 Dewsbury & District Directory.(Charlton Publishing)
The timeline is from around the early 1950's and takes you from the Warren Street end down to The Flats, If you can fill in the gaps, please let me know via riaformosa05-saviletown1964@yahoo.co.uk
Scarborough Street;-
1. Mrs Mary McKinley
2. Irene & John Vickers (Father worked at Hodgson's woodyard), then Molly, Ronald Stone + 2 daughters.
3. Emma, Albert, David & Jeff Halmshaw
4. Mrs Beatrice Rands
5. Tom & Edith Bailey
6. Gertie Hetherington
7. Bob, Ethel, Sheila & Barry O'Donnell(Father worked at Hodgson's woodyard & related to the Halmshaws).Then Elizabeth Gledhill.
8. The Gledhill Family, then Edith Heptinstall,
9. Mrs Emma Vickers ! (Mother of house No. 2)
Scarborough Terrace;-
9?. George, Hilda, Pauline & Anne Goldthorpe.
10. Pat, Mary, Jaqueline & Angela Hirst.(related to the Halmshaws)
11. George, Mary, Rosemary & Freda Whitaker.
12. The Auty's, then Beaumonts
13. The Pearson Family
14. Herbert Sims / Alwin ?
15. Marjorie, Tom, Linda & Bobby Fairies, then Albert Griffiths
16. The Blackburns with Ronnie, then Brenda Megilley
17. The Audsley's (before 23 below), then Beaumonts (before 12 above)
Leamington Terrace;-
18. Richard, Tony & Barbara Ellis, followed by Willie & Betty Ambler with Christine, Steven & Jean.
19. John, Irene, Joan & ?? Smith
20. Arthur, Marjorie, Arthur & Alan Sedgwick
21. The Seniors (2 ladies)
22. The Auty Family, followed by The Hirst's then The Furniss's- Ronnie, ????, John, David & Pat.
23. Bill, Jean, Anne & Stephen Audsley (also related to the Halmshaws)
24. George & Mary Fisher (again, Father worked at Hodgson's woodyard, parents of Jean @ next door & Mary No.10 and related to the Halmshaws).
25. Eric Audsley & Wife. 26. Luther Haig (Sawsmith at Hodgson's woodyard), then Dennis Richardson
27. The Ganter Family, (Brian + .....)
28. Norman, ???, Doreen & Jean Husband
29. The Newsomes with Dorothy & Peter
Thornie Bank (4 Flats);-
1. The Holmes Family, Laura & Arthur + ???
2. Mr & Mrs Bedford.
3. Mr & Mrs Simpson.
4. Charlie, Mary, Michael, Christine, Susan & Peter Barret - followed by the Halmshaws from 3 Scarborough street.
Other documented occupents were;- * George Hirst & * Mr & Mrs Spencer