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frank pelley my mother frank wirf
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Item #: 25586
Isn't this Mr Frank Pelley, who was for many years the N.U.M. Secretary, at the Maypole Colliery, Abram. He was an excellent union man. Every miner had the utmost confidence in him. If it is the Mr Pelley, whom I think it is. I will add more later.
it is my uncle and his wife and my mother his sister
J. Smith. Is Mr Frank Pelley, the person whom I believe it to be. Relating to my first comment, or not?
frank pelley lived kingway in ince wigan till he died
Albert, I think this is Frank Pelley who lived in Ince. He had a son Brian and a daughter Margaret.
Thank you j. Smith,& Irene. This is the Frank Pelley, that I knew. I had been to his home, in Kingsway on a few occasions. In fact it was Mr Pelley, who was instrumental, in getting my dad his, N.C.B. weekly compensation, plus a lump sum, after his suffering for a long time, with a chest complaint, brought about through working down the pit. Also Mr Pelley arranged for my dad, at the latter end of 1946, to be in the group of miners' suffering from lung diseases, to go, as guests of the Czechoslovakian government, to a Spa, and chest clinic, in Czechoslovakia, for a month. They flew from Croydon airport, in a Dakota.
I also have cause to be thankful to Mr Pelley. One morning when I was sixteen, I overslept, and just missed the last man riding cage. They had started to wind coal. The powers that be, stopped me two days pay. Mr Pelley took my case up, and got my pay stoppage rescinded. He was brilliant at his job. Many other Maypole miners' had cause to be thankful to him.
a son Brian and a daughter Margaret yes they did live in ince wigan don't know were they live now
I worked at parkside 1962/69 is the same union man when l was there.num master had dooley and f read under his arm.rip.
Frank Pelly,(it was spelt Pelly when I knew him)was at Parkside in the early 60s.
You are most likely correct Spud. I knew him in the forties, and very early fifties. It is so long ago, I had forgotten the exact spelling of his name. I apologize.
I lived next door but one to Frank Pelly in Kingsway, Ince.He was the only person who had a telephone in the street in the 1940's He had it because of his N.U.M. duties. Margaret was older than Brian.
I remember Frank Pelly union man...AS mentioned he was of the old school of union men who thought about his members and their families.His daughter Margaret lives in Orrell I think and Brian his son had a garage near ??Leigh.
do you were Brian pelley lives now
J smith. If Joe is unable to help you, possibly the Wigan telephone directory can assist you. Especially if there is a B. Pelly,Pelly is a rare name. Living in Blackpool, I only have a 2002 Wigan directory. Just one Pelly shown. I traced a cousin by this method. I knew her married name, and eventually found her brother in law, in Billinge. At that time she was then living in Manchester.
Yes that's my mum & dad pity all union men weren't like him.
my mother is your dads siter brian my mother anne smith from wigan had some more sisters
Very pleased that you two cousins are now in contact with each other. The advantages of technology.
I remember you when you had a paper-round for the Paper-shop on the corner of Ince Green Lane and Leaway, Brian Pelly!
Hello Jackie...Your mum was my aunty Annie, and of course her brother was my dad...Uncle Frank lived round the corner from me when I lived in higher Ince in Greenfield Ave..Happy days..
to a Bolton a nurse at billing hospital use to come to my mother and brother in newtown wigan
Came across the picture by accident. Frank was my grandad’s younger brother and my dad was named after him. Good to know he was so well thought of.
Came across the picture by accident. Frank was my grandad’s younger brother and my dad was named after him. Good to know he was so well thought of.