Women’s Land Army

Nesta Hoyle

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Women’s Land Army page International Women’s Day   Chicken hatchery worker (not actually in the Land Army): Early Life: Nesta was born on the 16th April 1925 on Fell Lane, Keighley. Her father was a business man running a market stall in Keighley. They moved to Riddlesden not long after Nesta was born where she … Read more

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Betty Ackroyd

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Women’s Land Army Early Life: Betty was born on the 29th October 1918 and her birth registered in Keighley. Her parents were Ellis and Ruth Ackroyd (nee Smith). Ellis was a butcher and they lived at 212 West Lane, Keighley. Betty was living with her parents Ellis and Ruth, her brothers James and Edward, and … Read more

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