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From: Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake <>
Subject: Re: Foster/Pickles...Bradford
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 11:14:00 +0000


In article <>, Patricia Patterson
<> writes
>TF>I am Tom Foster. My ancesters came to the US from Bradford in the 1880's. I
>TF>am interested in finding out if I have any relatives still there. My
>TF>grandfather claimed a relative was Lord mayor or something.
>
>TF>Since emmegrating our family has done very well.
>
>That's nice.
>
>Where is Bradford?
>
If you see a small bird with bright red plumage on its chest in a garden
in Britain in the winter, the chances are it's a robin rather than a
North American cardinal on vacation. :)

I think we can tell from the context (only large cities would have a
'Lord Mayor') that he means Bradford WRY. (That's Yorkshire, West Riding
BTW).

(That's 'By the way', BTW)....
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Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake

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