Who was Polly Swallow?

[Debra Arif]

Yes, it looks like Mary Hannah was too old too. She was born in 1845 in Nunburnholme, like the majority of this family.

[Gary Barnett]

Yes, it looks like Mary Hannah was too old too. She was born in 1845 in Nunburnholme, like the majority of this family.

In 1871, she was a housemaid to the widow of Rear Admiral Morris at 25, The Promenade, Bridlington. (I think).

[Gary Barnett]

Yes, it looks like Mary Hannah was too old too. She was born in 1845 in Nunburnholme, like the majority of this family.

How do you pronounce that place name? I bet it's Nubram or something else designed to make an unwary southerner look stupid.

[Debra Arif]

How do you pronounce that place name? I bet it's Nubram or something else designed to make an unwary southerner look stupid.

I've no idea to be honest, Gary! Although the ending 'holme' is usually pronounced 'hm' where I come from.

[Gary Barnett]

I've no idea to be honest, Gary! Although the ending 'holme' is usually pronounced 'hm' where I come from.

I know Hubberholme is 'Hubram' (or 'Ubram, if you're proper Yorkshire).

[Debra Arif]

I know Hubberholme is 'Hubram' (or 'Ubram, if you're proper Yorkshire).

I'm proper Yorkshire. I think I might even be in the doghouse for all this Yorkshire talk

[Phillip Walton]

Maybe it's just me but I think she looks rather Irish.

Could she be Scottish? Looking at the other pics there's not that many plaid shawls to be seen.

[Robert Linford]

Hi Phillip

I did the free search on Scotland's People and there were no exact matches. 'Mary Swallow' got some mentions.

[Robert Linford]

Harry Corbett tells how even Shakespeare took a back seat once he'd read Galton and Simpson's sublime Sooty and Sweep scripts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfFDraxJBac