Have you ever discovered a family secret that was a bolt from the blue? 
Something that surprised you or shocked you - a story from the past that 
changed everything you knew about your family?
One day, there was a knock on the door.it was my uncle's grandson John Shackleton 
my cousin's son - who I had never met - He was tracing his family history.
I was very intrigued by a photograph of my grandmother Mary with my uncle's 
Harry, who was killed in the first world war and John.I had never met my 
grandmother, but I decided to find out more about her life, especially when I 
found out she had been admitted to an asylum in 1918, suffering from what was 
termed 'war worry'               

My story was recently told on Stoke Radio .... you can hear it click here 

My Father Ernest was working at the Great-Row Colliery 1978 when Radio Stoke did a  live 
broadcast 
from there, you can listen to the interview. click here
      
The photograph of my grandmother Mary Baddeley ( Tunnicliffe.) that set me on the 
road to Discovery....
 

               


   They passed this way...    

If you could see your ancestor's, all standing in a row,
 Do you think you'd be proud of them, or don't you know? Some strange discoveries are made in climbing family tree's, And some of them, do not particularly please.

If you could see your ancestor's,all standing in a row,
 There might be some of them, 
 perhaps,You would not care to know,
 But there's another question, which requires a different view, If you could meet your ancestor's, would they be proud of you? MANY  THANKS.
 I  have just received a lot of photo's from North-Staffs, and want to thank  Marliene  Wilson,  I  
 have put them under the heading  ( Baddeley & Branches.) any help with names to Facess would be  appreciated.Many thanks to Nikki Doyle whom started the tree on site. Thanks to John Shackleton  for 
 time and effort put into starting the Family Tree. Thank You ALL.