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Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 22:30 on 3rd February 2015 Did a bit of googling and came up with Forty Elephants .... Female gang of shoplifters .... mainly London A scary bunch of women if you take a look My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 22:35 on 3rd February 2015 Not their yet. We became infamous throughout England, our activities were so damaging we came very close to wrecking something. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 22:44 on 3rd February 2015 Scary bunch, my lot are up North though My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 23:10 on 3rd February 2015 I thinkyou got it but you need to fill a bit more in John, as soon as I saw your answer I recalled the narrative on one Ruths images today, so I ain't gonna take it from under your feet My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 13:16 on 4th February 2015 I was going to say one of my pictures holds a clue. You are nearly there John, just fill in the gaps There was also a feature about this on Sunday's Countryfile. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 18:02 on 4th February 2015 That'll be they John. It all went on around these parts, they were lead by a man called 'King' David Hartley who was eventually hung. They nearly brought the whole of the British currency to ruin. More here if you want a look. http://www.mytholmroyd.net/features/coiners.html Edited - Where are my manners, well done, your turn Edited by: rustyruth at:4th February 2015 18:03 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 21:43 on 4th February 2015 Trust you are not related the them Ruth?? Read in one write-up on them that the gang was so big that thousands of folk in the area can still trace heritage back to them My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK	Posted at 22:00 on 4th February 2015 Now that could be embarrassing if it were the case. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Dave John Posts: 22335 Joined: 27th Feb 2011 Location: England	Posted at 22:04 on 4th February 2015 My thoughts exactly My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 01:21 on 5th February 2015 Well there's every chance I could be related, all my Dads side of the family are from round these parts. Going back a couple of hundred years ago we don't shift from this area, apart from the ones who emigrated to the US in the early 1900's. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions