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Steve (& David) - regarding your post of WILLIAM HAYWOOD MORRIS and the identity of AVENUE HOUSE in Doncaster. This paragraph from the Sheffield Daily Telegraph of 1919 seems to provide the answer.



The Alderman Elwis who built it was a military man because in 1891 he was advertising Geese Eggs for Sale and telling potential customers to contact Captain Elwis at Avenue House - personally in view of what was to come I think it should have been duck eggs.

William's great-grandson has created a public family tree on Ancestry and it is very interesting regarding his post 1911 life. I will leave you to discover it for yourself rather than lower the tone.

David.

David,
Post 1911 sounds intriguing. I will take a look at the public family tree.

Mark,
It is never late to join the conversation. I find threads on the forum that are probably years old, but are very relevant to my research or contributions.
Thank you very much for posting the report of the reverend gentleman who went out and found poor old Mitchell who must have suffered greatly. It must have been a comfort to him if he was still alive to have had the presence of a Christian minister by his side
The burning of the farmhouse was typical of the brutal reprisals for those who took potshots at passing soldiers.

I was also very surprised and pleased to find out that Mitchell was a Shetlander. He would have most likely been a pretty rugged, self-sufficient sort of a young bloke if he was from a crofting or fishing background.

Cheers Steve