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Posted by Theresa on 3rd February 2012  |
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Wigan |
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searching |
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sorry my previous post is slightly wrong on dates. John Hanson Hughes and Alice Hughes (nee ambler)
1889 living at 1 Foggs Fold
1892 3rd child born - living at Dower Cottage Farm, Lower Ince |
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| Posted by Theresa Atkinson on 3rd February 2012 |
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Wigan |
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Does anybody know if Dower House Farm, Platt Bridge was known as Dower Cottage Farm Lower Ince back in 1889? I have a record of my gt gt grandparents living there when they had their 3rd child 1889. Before that they lived at 1 Foggs Fold, Platt Bridge. Thanks |
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| Posted by Maria on 26th January 2012 |
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Kuwait |
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My Wiganer Lolo |
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browsing wiganworld is the only way to overcome the pain of waiting of his returnin'...spending an hour everynight on this site gives me the feeling of being there in Wigan w/ him...crazy but someday i shall name our son , "wigan"( cute little boy w/ brown skin but blue eyes)lol! why not ? again , thanks a ton to the team behind this site... good job! |
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| Posted by bill on 25th January 2012 |
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st helens |
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browsing |
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does anyone know kathleen doerty she did live in swan lane hindley green |
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| Posted by George Mortimore on 24th January 2012 |
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Isle of Wight |
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Google |
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Am looking for the LOWE family who lived at Gidlow House Wigan during WW1
Mother and father James and Katherine.
They had 7 children who were all alive in the 1911 census :- Lly, Arthur, George,Faulkner,Douglas, Harold and Veda,(known as Veedie.) James was a Draper in Wigan.
I would assume that there must be children of the children still about. Any information would be most welcome, |
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| Posted by Tim Withington on 24th January 2012 |
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Killingworth, Connecticut USA |
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wikipedia |
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Hello Wigan,
My Great Grandfather, John Withington emigrated to Dorchester Massachusetts USA and then New Haven Connecticut USA in the late 1800’s. With the help of Pat Rutter the Withington Family Historian, managed to trace our lineage back to 1640 in Wigan. I have now become fascinated with Wigan and would love to hear from anyone who is a possible relation. I am also curious as to how Withingon Lane got its name. Could it be where my ancestors lived? I plan a visit very soon.
Bye for now.
Tim Withington |
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| Posted by steve on 18th January 2012 |
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Lowton |
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Regular user |
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Mike the Queens Arms is situated in Platt Bridge.It is listed in the 1911 Directory, the licensee being a Mrs E Tabener. Hope this is of some assistance. Steve |
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| Posted by Mike Rouse on 18th January 2012 |
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Doncaster |
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looking for the Queens Arms Hindley |
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I have funeral cards dating back until the 1890s with the Queens arms mentioned. My great grandparents with the surname Tabern supposedly owned this pub so I was researching to see if this was true. |
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| Posted by martin on 16th January 2012 |
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rotherham |
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by chance ages ago |
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I pop back periodically looking for interesting snipits of info re my family history, my grandfather was one of the Sutherlands who lived on Millgate. |
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| Posted by Joyce on 14th January 2012 |
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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Browsing the web for family |
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I am trying to trace a cousin her name was Rita Howarth, I don't know her married name only that she used to live on Poolstock Road , Wigan at the end of their block was a church and I was told after she married she went to live in New Springs. If anyone has information about Rita I would really appreciate an email. |
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| Posted by Laurat on 13th January 2012 |
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Wigan |
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Browsing |
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Enjoyed reading about Bill Ryder I remember him from King of Clubs- a nice man.Anyone remember Derick Hurley who was on the door with Bill. |
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| Posted by William Lyon on 5th January 2012 |
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Newburgh,Wigan |
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on it every month |
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Message for chrisnich re Standish primitive methodist photos .have some will try to dig them out.Cannot register as site is down |
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| Posted by Trevor Ellis on 4th January 2012 |
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Northumberland |
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Wigan Observer |
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Can't register as site is down. Trying to find Denis Baines (Baynes) from Shevington.
Will be in his late 60s, Fathers name was Tom,Sister Kathleen and a younger brother. Good friends in the 50s. I can be contacted by e mail |
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| Posted by Eugene (Gene) Coughlin on 3rd January 2012 |
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Philadelphia, PA USA |
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internet search |
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My great grandfather worked at Windy Harbour Colliery, 1852, located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Found this site and thought, at first, it was in the US. Realized eventually it was in the UK. Evidently the US mine was developed by an immigrant from Wales and named the mine after his native area. My compliments on your site.I found it of interest that there was a "patch" / hamlet / townland in th mining area named Wigan and it was famous for involvement in the infamous Molly Maguire legends in the US. |
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| Posted by linda on 21st December 2011 |
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preston |
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browsing |
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Your mum taught me at Byroms Commercial College in the 1960's stevan. |
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| Posted by Stevan Heathcote on 21st December 2011 |
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Northwich Cheshire |
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Can any one help |
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My name is Stevan Heathcote my mother Dorothy Heathcote had a school in Wigan that taught pitmans I am trying to trace any family or my sister Barbara if you can help please e mail me thanks |
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| Posted by cecile on 19th December 2011 |
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Agen - france |
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chance |
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I used to be the ambassador from Angers to Wigan! It was in 1990/91 so things have changed quite a lot! |
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| Posted by Alec Nicholls on 16th December 2011 |
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High Peak, Derbys |
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brilliant! |
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After reading some of your comments about accents, i had a look at your dialect list and although there are some words we don`t use in Derbyshire, there are common words and pronounciations we use. With all respect, I believe that what `Anon` wrote previously, regarding lazy, or inpropper ways of wording, became void `ears and `ears ago. Some people do write things how they sound to them, it`s life. Enjoy the wording, dialect will always be there. |
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| Posted by Alec Nicholls on 16th December 2011 |
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New Mills, High Peak |
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Searching for a long lost Friend |
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This site is brilliant! i find it fascinating. i am searching for a Miss Claire Moorfield (NEE) of, or formally of, Alma Grove, Marus Bridge. She will currently be around 30 years old. We lost contact in 1999/2000 when Claire was studying nursing at Birmingham. If anybody knows Claire, or Claire`s family, i would very much like to regain contact with her. 11 years is too long! thank you, Alec Nicholls. |
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| Posted by Dave Green on 15th December 2011 |
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Sefton |
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My dad told me |
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When I was seven at Worsley Mesnes Primary I wrote a poem that was published in a book called Written in Wigan.If anyone has a copy or knows of the book I would be grateful if you could email me .I would love to see my old poem about Jack frost even a photocopy/scanned would be great.Thanks |
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