Neil was born in 1970 in Scarborough in Yorkshire[1]. He was told that he was born in Yorkshire, so that he could play for Yorkshire Cricket Club when he was older. Those were the days when you had to have been born in the county to play cricket for the county (although to this day, he has never shown aptitude or interest in cricket!). The reality was that his parents, Bill and Celia had stopped in Scarborough for the Winter, after following Bill round the country for his job, as he inspected the quality welding of the national trunk gas mains being installed at this time. This meant the family travelling in a caravan for a few years, inspecting all over the UK.
In 1974, Neil's younger brother Ian arrived, so Bill and Celia put down roots in Eaglescliffe, near Stockton-upon-Tees. Bill at this time was working in Oil and Gas industry, spending time working in the North Sea Oil fields, again as an inspector of newly commissioned oil and gas platforms.
When Neil was around eight, the family moved to Sunderland, nearer to Bill's family.
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Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the Military and War Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Best wishes,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon. The event will start on Friday, April 22nd, at 8 AM (EDT) and run until Monday, April 25th, at 8 AM (EDT). You do not need to participate full time.
If you are interested in joining us then please answer the G2G post here Connect-A-Thon Registration remember to mention you would like to join the Mighty Oaks. There are just a few days left to sign up for the event.
Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Well, the Connect A Thon was fun, we hope you enjoyed yourself and have fully recovered. Thank you for joining us. It is appreciated. The combined score of 13,284 - is 113 more than the last CAT so well done. The total overall figure was 85,839 profiles connected.
Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/ConnectAThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for next event)
Thanks again for last weekend, we look forward to working with you again
Janet & Fran
Well, it was a fun weekend, we hope you enjoyed yourself and are recovering from your hard work. Thank you for joining us. It is appreciated. The combined score for our teams was a fab 9,296 up 419 on last year, well done. The total overall figure was 56,972 profiles sourced.
Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/SourceaThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for next year’s event )
Thanks again for this weekend, , we look forward to working with you again
Janet & Fran
I would to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.
As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.
Are you happy to stay in your current project teams? Which teams are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?
Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?
Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks!
Joan, England Project Leader
Thanks for checking in. I have had a lot on with work recently, so not had a chance to do much on WT tree lately, but am still interested in staying on the project.
Neil
I am sure you will be back when time permits. Regards Joan.
The United Kingdom Project has not been active since 2018 and we are now completely closing it down. We are removing all UK project badges. If you still have an interest in the UK and have not already joined another project, then you will need to join the England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales Project by answering one or more of their G2G posts. If your interest is in the British Isles and British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, then please contact me directly.
Regards Joan
Hi Neil
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Clean-A-Thon and congratulations on your work during the CAT what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 32,841 . Altogether the teams fixed a grand total of 233,558 profiles suggestions. We hope you had fun while cleaning the tree.
See you later in the year for the Connect-A-Thon
Janet & Joan
Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Wishing you a Happy and prosperous New Year. Thank you for all the work you have done to improve the English profiles on wikitree.
Just checking in with you to ask if you wish to remain a member of the England Data Doctor Team. Appreciate it if you could let me know
Janet and Derrick
England Data Doctor Team Leaders
Yes, I would like to remain a member of the England Data Doctor Team.
Neil
It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around
First of all, how are you doing? What are you currently working on? Are you happy with the team(s) you're in, or would you like to change things up?
Secondly, we're looking for some feedback on the Google Group and our Discord server. Do you use either or both of these? If you don't use either, why not? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve participation and collaboration, either generally or for you personally?
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Lizzie, Amy, Joan
England Project Leaders
Thanks for checking in. I have had a lot on with work recently, so not had a chance to do much on WT tree lately, but am still interested in staying on the project.
Neil
Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
Keep up the great work!
Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Hi Neil
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you one and all. A job well done the grand total for the event was 57,577 profiles sourced. The Mighty Oaks contributed 8,877 of those. Maddy lead all the way and ended with a fab score of 1,130. Making her no 6 on the individual scoreboard
See: https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/SourceaThon/TeamAndUser.htmClick on tracking to open up your contribution list so you can review your work and possibly some tidying up.
Thanks again for this weekend, you rock
Joan & Janet
I've added you name to the Mining Disasters chart. You can contact Joan Whitaker if you would like about access to any pages you want to work on. Thanks for joining in on the effort!
Mindy Silva
Thanks for all the work you accomplished during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree. You have every right to be pleased with your efforts!
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Hi Neil
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Connect-A-Thon (CAT). Congratulations on your work during the CAT what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 12,615. Altogether the teams add a grand total of 60,128 new profiles to wikitree. We hope you had fun while building the tree.
See you next year or before for the Source-A-Thon
Janet & Joan
Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Your England Leaders are completing the six monthly check in with all team members. Thank you for all your work on English Profiles and in particular your work as County Durham and Categories Team Leader, to Name just a few things you do!
These are unprecedented and difficult times, and we understand as Project Leaders that your situation may have changed somewhat in the last few months. What we are all able to/ wish to contribute on Wikitree has changed. Please let me know if you are happy with your current role and team choice, or if you wish to do something additional or different. Thank you again on behalf of all the Project Leaders for everything you do.
Lizzie
Thanks for checking in. I am happy doing what I am doing for the moment, but always happy to lend a hand if needed.
Neil
Thanks so very much for your participation in the spring Clean-a-thon! Every suggestion you cleared (over 700!) made our Tree that much better. The WikiTree community appreciates YOU!
Pip Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
The Global Cemeteries Project is currently undergoing our member check-in and wanted to verify that you are still active and interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Cemetery Teams? If not, is there a particular Team or area you are interested in participating with? I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!
We use Google Groups for internal project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup for access feel free to submit a join request and we will get that approved as quick as possible. We also ask that members check their followed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (CEMETERIES) so you don't miss any discussions in G2G.
Last, but not least, we would like to thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and let you know that any ideas or suggestions for improvement you may have for the Global Cemeteries Project would greatly appreciated!
I look forward to hearing form you soon!
Steve ~Global Cemeteries Project Leader
I understand if you need to take me off the project, but am willing to help if anyone needs help with cemeteries in County Durham or Leceistershire in England.