Wigan Album

Tom Collier is my cousin who now lives in Canada with his
wife Frankie,2 sons and grandchildren

Evelyn, i new Tom very well when he lived in Mill Lane, and we went to the same school.
I know his, i think, cousins David and Harry Butler very well.
What relation to them are you?
What part of Canada does Tom live?

Where are they now.
Tom Collier,Canada.
David,Kevin,Appley Bridge.
Colin,Standish.
Vic,James,Tony,Wigan.
Ray,Orrell.
Albert,Durham.
Brian and Eric no idea

Great photo brings back a lot of memoriessorry cant help with any of the missing ones location

Hi Kevin, sorry I'm late replying. Our Tom lives in Ontario
Canada.
David and Harry Butler are not related to me.They are on Toms mothers side and I am on his fathers side of the family

hi Evelyn only recognise david waddington -collin rimmer by features only but remember tony taylor he lived not far from me at Appley bridge but of course they are a little younger than me

Hello Evelyn ,Thanks for the information,my sister lives in Ontario,at Cambridge which is approx 50 miles South from Toronto.
We will be over again in September, any chance you can narrow Tom's whereabouts.

Hi Linden,
Is this the Linden who lived in White City and i think your last name was Ashcroft.Lived next door to the Waltons.
Thats me bottom row left,Kevin Brown from Jubilee Terrrace, my sister was Sheila.

Hi Kevin, Tom lives in Ajax, Ontario.I will try to find out
his full address for you and let you know via your email address if I may.

Me again Kevin, yes Linden is the one you recall from Appley Bridge,I will have to give him a wake up call to contact you.
Maybe you remember my grandfather Tom Collier who lived next door but one to the Waltons.

Evelyn thanks for the info.
Linden has been in touch and i will be giving him info on Appley Bridge in the 21st century.
Tom info good,look forward.
I remember Arthur Collier very well from next door but one to Waltons,but not Tom.
Arthur if i remember correctly was like a whirling dervish on the footrball field.

Hi kevin did write you anote knew your sister cos I thinks she is nearrer my age be interesting to chat to her again

Hi Kevin, Arthur is my uncle who is only 7 years older than me.I don't remember Arthur being a footballer.I do know he has more sense than me as he goes to live in Benidorm for 6 months every year to get away from our cold weather.

Hi again Evelyn,
Thanks again for update.
Then who where your parents and where did you originate from.
Tom has been in touch and suggets we meet up in September if possible.
One samall last point.I did not say Arthur was a footballer,But that when he did play with us he was all over the field chasing the ball.
See if he remembers that,and some of the other guys:-
Colin Holt,Joe Justice,Roy Eastham,Alan Story,Ken Heaton,David Halton,Peter Langton,The Waltons, all of them.

hikevin i can remember most of the blokes that you mentioned and the waltons (wows) lived next door to me

Hi Kevin, I am so pleased our Tom has been in touch,I sent your e-mail address to him last night.I'm not sure if he knew about WW or not but I have told him all about it now.
Sorry about the misunderstanding about Arthur.
My Grandparents Ellen and Thomas Collier lived next door but one to the Waltons.They had 4 sons Thomas(Tom's Dad)
William(my Dad).Those 2 never lived in Appley Lane because they were already married when my grandparents went to live there.Then there was James and then Arthur.Yes I knew all those you mentioned including Linden who has been corresponding with you.

David and Tony, recognised you both immediately Neither of you look a day older than you did then. Those Friday nights out with the lads from Princess Road must have done some good.