tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post695677148673240123..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 12 : Kate The BarmaidAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-68144065095969477162010-02-22T01:58:08.356+00:002010-02-22T01:58:08.356+00:00really nice story!really nice story!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44505693848632192172010-02-22T01:29:35.037+00:002010-02-22T01:29:35.037+00:00Lovely photo, and fascinating details. I love the ...Lovely photo, and fascinating details. I love the name Thickpenny!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-55039985333360613522010-02-21T18:49:31.499+00:002010-02-21T18:49:31.499+00:00J. Robinson Thickpenny - fabulous name. Indeed yo...J. Robinson Thickpenny - fabulous name. Indeed your story was a perfect tie in for "Save The British Pub Week". Cheers!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197440053108414394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13566906103817836312010-02-21T16:59:36.871+00:002010-02-21T16:59:36.871+00:00She is a lovely woman...I love the name Kate. Hope...She is a lovely woman...I love the name Kate. Hope you're having a great weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30471573076628870112010-02-21T14:37:00.819+00:002010-02-21T14:37:00.819+00:00Alan,
A great chain of events here in you family h...Alan,<br />A great chain of events here in you family history. My mother was also a live-in maid and house cook during her high school years. Her employees were her future husband's, my dad's cousins. So now we know how you are in N Yorshire area. Great post! And also a great ending to your writings on the English Pubs! :)<br />The BachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-40957952771576151722010-02-21T05:20:19.049+00:002010-02-21T05:20:19.049+00:00Superb way you tied this in, sir! And may I say th...Superb way you tied this in, sir! And may I say that's a most beautiful lady there :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45966308756756703842010-02-21T05:12:51.575+00:002010-02-21T05:12:51.575+00:00Great story! And Sepia Saturday seems like such f...Great story! And Sepia Saturday seems like such fun. Maybe next week I will give it a go.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-47532741509842162702010-02-21T03:13:53.309+00:002010-02-21T03:13:53.309+00:00Hi.
Just want to tell you that I have nominated yo...Hi.<br />Just want to tell you that I have nominated you for the Berautiful Blogger Award. Sorry there wasn't one called Most Handsome Blogger or Most Macho etc. Oh well.....ya takes what you can get.<br />Love your blog.Loishttp://loisstearns.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-38865654898522312672010-02-21T02:16:38.435+00:002010-02-21T02:16:38.435+00:00I'll drink to Kate. A wonderful intriguing sto...I'll drink to Kate. A wonderful intriguing story. Sepia Saturday is so much fun!North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-68419304880088115152010-02-20T22:29:34.715+00:002010-02-20T22:29:34.715+00:00wonderful story!
hopefully living as a live-in w...wonderful story! <br /><br />hopefully living as a live-in waitress didn't mean poor kate was always on call!<br /><br />love the names not only thickpenny but beanland too! <br /><br />I'll be raising a pint to you and kate tonight! just brought home a seasonal brew from our local microbrew - conway's irish ale which is described as: "A malty Irish Ale with a notable toasty flavor derived from lightly roasted malt." very delightful! <br /><br />another wonderful s.s. post alan!!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-34701491499320616372010-02-20T22:25:43.014+00:002010-02-20T22:25:43.014+00:00what a fabulous story! I think it's great that...what a fabulous story! I think it's great that you know so much about your family.rxBambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334316477460537688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15911070302765148272010-02-20T19:09:42.677+00:002010-02-20T19:09:42.677+00:00Wonderful story, as always, & your grandmother...Wonderful story, as always, & your grandmother was quite a fetching young woman I think. I suspect Meri's right about the "adoption," but we were all young once, eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10730369642824745232010-02-20T19:06:57.425+00:002010-02-20T19:06:57.425+00:00Oooh intrigue! Mysterious adoptions and pubs. I lo...Oooh intrigue! Mysterious adoptions and pubs. I love it.The Clever Puphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198739825136188378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45039103044337715152010-02-20T18:54:18.377+00:002010-02-20T18:54:18.377+00:00What a neat story! And what a wonderful name Thic...What a neat story! And what a wonderful name Thickpenny is! I've never heard that one!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79119115194891051732010-02-20T18:03:50.125+00:002010-02-20T18:03:50.125+00:00A Taylor's House I Guess?
Its strange how lit...A Taylor's House I Guess? <br />Its strange how little we Brits move around this Island compared with our cousins in America who have always tended to <i>Move Around The Shop</i> A Lot!<br />She Looks A Fine Pretty Lass.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80939836945655104362010-02-20T17:50:37.104+00:002010-02-20T17:50:37.104+00:00The names in your story are so intriguing. Wonder ...The names in your story are so intriguing. Wonder what the origin of "Thickpenny" as a surname is. And was "adoption" a euphemism for an affair? Or could it just mean that the owner took an interest in this young woman and acted as her mentor and protector?Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44904664120914164362010-02-20T15:29:05.972+00:002010-02-20T15:29:05.972+00:00Curious about the adoption, I wonder if the myster...Curious about the adoption, I wonder if the mystery will ever be solved. Am enjoyable post Alan, and so many dates - did it involve a lot of research?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-67955973065402454942010-02-20T14:19:32.728+00:002010-02-20T14:19:32.728+00:00Rutland, a county I knew well as a boy. My father...Rutland, a county I knew well as a boy. My father was in the RAF so we were at North Luffenham. We used to cycle through the valley that is now Rutland Water after it was flooded. We used to watch the steam trains through Manton Station and I went to Oakham school for 3 years until 1962. Seems an age ago.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48095451230251339632010-02-20T13:49:11.516+00:002010-02-20T13:49:11.516+00:00Fascinating story and the adoption bit is intrigui...Fascinating story and the adoption bit is intriguing.<br /><br />Its always nice to have a bit of mystery in a family story.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20050458432338831522010-02-20T11:49:46.244+00:002010-02-20T11:49:46.244+00:00This might go a long way to explaining your fascin...This might go a long way to explaining your fascination for pubs and potent potables.<br /><br />Not only a "Kate", I see, but your grandmother also.<br /><br />The adoption certainly is a curious one.<br /><br />Thanks to Dominic for the correct pronunciations. I definitely like to be aware of those.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49133643620956527672010-02-20T09:25:24.356+00:002010-02-20T09:25:24.356+00:00Great photo to have - and an interesting trip roun...Great photo to have - and an interesting trip round places I know quite well.<br /><br />Should we point out for non-locals that Keighley is pronounced "Keithley"? (Just as Sowerby Bridge, just down the road, is "Sorby Bridge"?) :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60823400135894560552010-02-20T09:11:22.274+00:002010-02-20T09:11:22.274+00:00The adoption story is a bit strange. Did she conti...The adoption story is a bit strange. Did she continue her work as a barmaid after her marriage to Albert?<br /><br />Also, I'm intrigued by the footer on the photograph. 'American Art Studio'?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20320943272874858032010-02-20T09:02:55.149+00:002010-02-20T09:02:55.149+00:00thats an intruiging story - oh, wouldn't one l...thats an intruiging story - oh, wouldn't one like to know?<br /><br />and some fancy bodice!lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-53049719229786230752010-02-20T08:24:03.476+00:002010-02-20T08:24:03.476+00:00Never realised Middlesbrough at one time was in N ...Never realised Middlesbrough at one time was in N Yorkshire. One lives and learns.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.com