I consider myself to be very fortunate in having had a father who was in the habit of keeping mementos of what was once our family business - A Joy & Sons. Amongst my dad's papers were photos, newspaper cuttings, letters, business stationery and handwritten memoirs. It was this wealth of material that formed the basis of my book, Liverpool Cowkeepers, and the images are included in my illustrated talk, Liverpool Cowkeepers - A Family History.
Understandably, perhaps, it gives me no end of pleasure to receive the histories, memoirs and photos of your cowkeeping ancestors - either via this website or sometimes in person when people attend my talks. They make for such fascinating reading that I wanted to share them with a wider audience and I am grateful to the owners of these records for permitting me to publish them here:
To view these, just hover your cursor over the title 'Cowkeeping Family Histories and Memoirs' in the navigation column on the left of your screen and click on the desired page in the menu that will appear. Enjoy!
Understandably, perhaps, it gives me no end of pleasure to receive the histories, memoirs and photos of your cowkeeping ancestors - either via this website or sometimes in person when people attend my talks. They make for such fascinating reading that I wanted to share them with a wider audience and I am grateful to the owners of these records for permitting me to publish them here:
- The Woof, Beck and Allen Cowkeeping Families — grateful thanks to Brian Phythian
- Orchard Farm Dairy, Crosby — grateful thanks to Rosemary McCaffrey
- The Brothers Simon & Thomas Metcalfe -- grateful thanks to Bill Frith
- The Capstick Family of Sandy Lane Farm, Fazakerley — grateful thanks to Ann Osborne and A. N. Other!
- The Capstick Family of Marlborough Road — grateful thanks to Dianne Page and Keith Jones (@LiverpoolThenAndNow)
- Taylor - Keeping Cows in Aigburth — grateful thanks to David Smail, Vera Haydock and Kate Thexton
- A Cowkeeping Dynasty — grateful thanks to Kath Robinson, Anne Slater, Roy Thwaite, Tom Mills, and Ann Heath. Also, to Jim Davies for his hospitality at Neilson Road
- The Harper and Stockdale Families — grateful thanks to John Harper, Kath Robinson, David Wilson, Michael Burnley, Mike Chitty (The Wavertree Society) and Keith Jones (@LiverpoolThenAndNow).
- Hoggs, Herds & Cows — grateful thanks to Janet Dalton, Angela Hallows and Anna Hogg, and also to Frank Smallpage, Shirley Paddle, John Mawer, Steven Lambert, John Herd, Peter Ruane and Brian Williams
- Thomas Leslie Hogg, 'Tomog' (1906-1989) — Memoirs and Memories — grateful thanks to Angela Hallows and also to Billy Williams, Glen Hartley, Ann Robinson Ahlgren, Lynn Asbridge, and Joan Evans
- Smith & Jones — grateful thanks to Sue Murray and also to Vic Ward, Lynn Asbridge and Glen Hartley
- Carisbrooke Dairy — grateful thanks to Robert Mason
- 'A Bit Akin' — grateful thanks to Meryl Auty and to William Franks
- Cowkeepers from Russia — grateful thanks to Janis Stout
- Shinkfield - Keeping Cows in Broadgreen — grateful thanks to Susanne Barton and to Brian Phythian
- Mudd, Mudd... — grateful thanks to Linda Rowley and to Philip Mudd
- The John Lennon Connection — grateful thanks to Ron Brown and also to David Hardbattle
- The Wilson Family — grateful thanks to David Wilson
- Tommy Handley — Son of a Cowkeeper — all my own work!
- Matt Braithwaite — 'Many Happy Returns' — grateful thanks to James German, John Harper, Mike Chitty and also to Terry English, Eddie Bentley and Paul Wildman
- Thomas Sowerby & Sons — grateful thanks to Geoff Cannon
- A Lancaster Perspective — grateful thanks to Alan Passmore
- Liverpool Cowkeepers from Wharfedale — information about the Tennant and Thwaite families was kindly provided by Nicola Thwaite
To view these, just hover your cursor over the title 'Cowkeeping Family Histories and Memoirs' in the navigation column on the left of your screen and click on the desired page in the menu that will appear. Enjoy!