hillsbro Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's interesting to see the map, and also the photos. They are dated 1966; it seems that Candow Street was demolished a few years later in c. 1973. I was intrigued by the name of the street (Candow is a Scottish surname) and even more intrigued by a note in the late Peter Harvey's book "Street Names of Sheffield". The street was evidently named after "Walter John Candow, property speculator, estate agent, brickmaker, and president of several local building societies, who eventually over-reached himself and left town mysteriously with debts of £6,000". The son of a Highfield toolmaker, the wayward Walter can be found in census returns up to 1881 (living in up-market Cherry Tree Road) after which he vanishes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrayuk Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 This is very interesting info.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quake Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I know it is sometime since this was posted but hopefully you might see this mrayuk. Azy was my Great Grandmother's brother and I have been in touch with Azy's daughter in the past. I have done a fair amount of family research on the Smiths. Does anyone have any other contact details for mrayuk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrayuk Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi Quake.....I was floored to hear from you today and I wrote you a long reply about the story of the Smith family and my father-in-law, Justino Polidori who was a prisoner of war in WWII. He befriended the Smith family and especially Azi and Martha. I have all of his letters from Azi to him. I have been on a quest to find Martha and what happened to her. Any help you can give would be wonderful. My email is mrayuk@hotmail.com. I can send you my phone number when I hear back from you. Marilyn Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 What a fantastic thread - well done all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinah Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 i know this was posted a long time ago my husband is related to this family i would love anyone to contact me if they have info on this family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quake Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Hi Dinah. You can contact me at pbhistory27@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa1966 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Mary Thackeray and Azy smith are my grandparents 🥰 FB_IMG_1599063728153 this is a pic of my grandmother Mary Edited September 2, 2020 by Theresa1966 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa1966 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 theresa_rawson@yahoo.co.uk please contact me 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstei2 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Hi Azy smith was my great grandad. My grandmother was Lena (Selina) Smith born March 1930.. Edited January 3, 2021 by kstei2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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