On Thursday the 29th of December, Vivien had a major haemorrhagic stroke affecting the left hand side of her brain. Fortunately she was at home. She was taken first to Farnborough hospital, and then to Kings College Hospital, London where she had life-saving brain surgery.
Vivien has been making good progress in recent weeks and her Yorkshire spirit is intact. As such Vivien will not be making any updates to her site in the coming months. She and her family are hugely grateful for the support and friendship shown during this difficult time.
If you would like more information about Vivien or would like to send a card, please get in touch with her family at pandvtomlinson@gmail.com.
Many thanks,
Philip, John and Stephen
Main Page
Welcome to my site, an ongoing study, for my family and as my contribution to Batley, in memory of ancestors there
About is a section which explains how my studies developed
The Master Index lists everyone in the database alphabetically, by surname where this is known.
The Surname Index is the one to use if you are interested in those with a particular surname
The Notable People section replaces the old "Longer Narratives" but does not imply that these are the only people worthy of note.
Families contains information about families mentioned which does not fit conveniently under the heading of particular individuals
Shoddyopolis has some information about Batley
Batley Mills is self-explanatory
Charts currently show my ancestry and descendants of William Blackburn, Michael Sheard and Joseph Hall.
This denotes a direct ancestor.