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Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Norman Dunn on 9/5/2025, 7:21 pm

Dawn James googled Hebburn in the 1950s & it came up with my name. So she got intouch to see if I knew her dad Les James born about 1940, but who passed away a while ago.
Les was born to Fred & Mary James.
He was in a Skiffle Group and played locally so Stan Wears might know of him.
Any info will be interesting for his daughter eg school he attended, any photos of him ie class photos.

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Dawn James on 10/5/2025, 7:13 am, in reply to "Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

southern evangelical seminary Les, my dad, on the left. to maybe help ring bells. Thank you.

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Norman Dunn on 10/5/2025, 9:22 am, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"
Edited by board administrator 10/5/2025, 9:32 am

I think Dawn's family have a link with Molly Railton who is on this Hebburn Operatic Society photo.
I remember a Hebburn lad called Gordon Railton.
I found a Alison James in 13 Hall Rd 1910, who may have been a widow as the husband's name is normally named at an address.

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Lance Liddle on 11/5/2025, 3:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

George Watt has suggested I may be able to add a few names as my mother, Annie Rankin, is also on the photo from I think 1947 or '48.
George Kellett (conductor also headmaster at Clegwell). Marian Gillis (nee Sawyer).
Far right: ? Sloan (Producer, teacher at Clegwell.
Dora Thorne (violinist).
Front row centre: Connie Smith "The Bride!"

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Norman on 11/5/2025, 5:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

Good to see you on the Board Lance.
Hope you are well & thanks for the names.

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by George on 11/5/2025, 8:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

Hi Norman, Lance and I believe we are two of the last three male survivors of the 1949 Jarrow Central School intake. If there is anyone out there who knows differently, please let us know who you are.

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by Ken Turpin on 12/5/2025, 11:57 am, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

Not 1949 intake I was in 1947 intake as was my late wife

Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!

Posted by George on 12/5/2025, 3:09 pm, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

Ken, sorry to learn about your wife but pleased you are still with us at what must be 90 years of age or there abouts. Perhaps you knew Arthur Yellowley or Edna Waugh who were also in the 1947 intake.

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Posted by Ken Turpin on 13/5/2025, 10:37 am, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

George, Thank you for your kind words,I did not know Edna Waugh but did know Arthur Yellowley I think he was a year infront of me (1946 intake)
You are correct with my age I will be 90 in August. My wife was Winnie Taylor from Jarrow if anyone remembers her.

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Posted by George on 18/5/2025, 10:45 am, in reply to "Re: Did anyone know a Les James in Hebburn? Help please!"

Just remembered, there was a John Taylor in my class at JCS. He lost part of a little finger in a gate accident. John was excused recoder lessons which pleased him no end (no pun intended). Was John a relation of your wife Ken?
Sorry, still no information on the main theme of this post, Les James.

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