Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Family File for David Saul MITTMAN - Person Sheet
Birth15 Jan 1910, St George in the East Parish, London, England2160
FlagsMITTMAN-1
FatherJacob PLEETH (~1867-1925)
MotherLeah ZELKOVITCH (1874-1958)
Obituaries
From Harry Pleeth MBE – Bollington, the Happy Valley!:
“Adopted Bollingtonian” was involved in many aspects of Bollington and Macclesfield life.
Harry Pleeth, founder member of the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce and President of the Macclesfield and District Scout Council: born 15 January 1910; married 1933 Lydia (one son, one daughter, two grandsons, three granddaughters, eleven great-grandchildren); died at home in Macclesfield, 18 January 2007.
Harry Pleeth was a well-known “adopted son” of Bollington and Macclesfield. He was a founder member of the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President of the Macclesfield and District Scout Council, District Commissioner for Macclesfield & Congleton Scout Association, Governor of Ryles Park School and Macclesfield College, and Director of Cheshire Building Society.
The former Works Director of Friedland plc and part-time fire-fighter received the MBE in 1998 for “Services to Industry and the Scouting movement.”
Harry became interested in Scouting when his son, John, joined the 2nd Bollington Methodist Troop in the early 1950s. He went on to play an active role in Scouting, rising to become both President of the Macclesfield & District Scout Council and District Commissioner for the Macclesfield & Congleton Scout Association. During this time, he played a significant part in the creation and development of the Barnswood Scout Camp near Leek, which is still used and enjoyed by Scouts from across the UK and beyond.
Harry was also heavily involved with Young Enterprise and had past links with the Citizens Advice Bureau, Council for Voluntary Services, the Textile Federation, and Macclesfield Library Children's Essay Competition.
But he also had a lighter side. During the war, he started entertaining people as a comedian when he teamed up with his business colleague and best friend Sid Hartley, putting together comedy shows and pantomimes in Bollington and Macclesfield.
Harry was born in London to Polish émigré parents in 1910, the youngest son of eight. He later worked in the city until 1939, when he was employed by V & E Friedland, a company manufacturing parts for the Army.
However, his factory was bombed during the blitz, and the workforce had to relocate very quickly to the first available site, which happened to be in Lowerhouse Mill, Bollington.
He and his wife Lydia, who he met in London, lived for many happy years in Bollington and Tytherington and raised two children, Barbara and John, before Lydia died in 1992.
Harry was active throughout his later years. He worked with the Scouting movement until the age of 89, was involved with Neighbourhood Watch, and in 2004 led a community campaign to re-establish a local pathway.
In his final years, Harry was a familiar figure in the town and recognized by many by his favored mode of transport, his red motorized scooter.
“Adopted Bollingtonian” was involved in many aspects of Bollington and Macclesfield life.
Harry Pleeth, founder member of the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce and President of the Macclesfield and District Scout Council: born 15 January 1910; married 1933 Lydia (one son, one daughter, two grandsons, three granddaughters, eleven great-grandchildren); died at home in Macclesfield, 18 January 2007.
Harry Pleeth was a well-known “adopted son” of Bollington and Macclesfield. He was a founder member of the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President of the Macclesfield and District Scout Council, District Commissioner for Macclesfield & Congleton Scout Association, Governor of Ryles Park School and Macclesfield College, and Director of Cheshire Building Society.
The former Works Director of Friedland plc and part-time fire-fighter received the MBE in 1998 for “Services to Industry and the Scouting movement.”
Harry became interested in Scouting when his son, John, joined the 2nd Bollington Methodist Troop in the early 1950s. He went on to play an active role in Scouting, rising to become both President of the Macclesfield & District Scout Council and District Commissioner for the Macclesfield & Congleton Scout Association. During this time, he played a significant part in the creation and development of the Barnswood Scout Camp near Leek, which is still used and enjoyed by Scouts from across the UK and beyond.
Harry was also heavily involved with Young Enterprise and had past links with the Citizens Advice Bureau, Council for Voluntary Services, the Textile Federation, and Macclesfield Library Children's Essay Competition.
But he also had a lighter side. During the war, he started entertaining people as a comedian when he teamed up with his business colleague and best friend Sid Hartley, putting together comedy shows and pantomimes in Bollington and Macclesfield.
Harry was born in London to Polish émigré parents in 1910, the youngest son of eight. He later worked in the city until 1939, when he was employed by V & E Friedland, a company manufacturing parts for the Army.
However, his factory was bombed during the blitz, and the workforce had to relocate very quickly to the first available site, which happened to be in Lowerhouse Mill, Bollington.
He and his wife Lydia, who he met in London, lived for many happy years in Bollington and Tytherington and raised two children, Barbara and John, before Lydia died in 1992.
Harry was active throughout his later years. He worked with the Scouting movement until the age of 89, was involved with Neighbourhood Watch, and in 2004 led a community campaign to re-establish a local pathway.
In his final years, Harry was a familiar figure in the town and recognized by many by his favored mode of transport, his red motorized scooter.
Spouses
Birth28 Apr 1907, Holborn, London, UK
MemoLydia Elizabeth Byrne in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Death13 Apr 1994, Macclesfield, UK Age: 86
MemoMaybe 13 Apr 1994
Marriageabt Jan 1933, Finsbury, London, UK1134
ChildrenBarbara Ann (1936-1996)
John Conrad (1940-2020)