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John Isherwood and/or Walter Bayman
Hi
I am buying a house in Greenways, Standish and the previous owners have told me the ... |
Plomax |
5 |
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4th Mar 2021, 22:05
tonker |
Looking for info
Hi all an looking to find some information about a man from Wigan that owned an ... |
alli1978 |
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1,145 |
28th Feb 2021, 14:34
alli1978 |
The rock for Peter Israel
Peter I married a girl from Coventry years ago and still have close contact with the City,... |
dougie |
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909 |
24th Feb 2021, 21:43
dougie |
Susan Earl
An old friend Susan Earl ,formerly of Swinley Ln. Wigan. I lost contact for over 20 years.... |
kameras |
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483 |
18th Feb 2021, 20:47
kameras |
OLD SCHOOL MATE'S
Today friday i bumped into an old school friend from way -way back at my junior school wh... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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1,054 |
17th Feb 2021, 13:49
GOLDEN BEAR |
Question for Freda Chorlton
Hello Freda,
My 3x great grandparents both died in 1911 in Ince, Celia and Francis Tayl... |
paddy2t10 |
14 |
3,088 |
15th Feb 2021, 14:00
GOLDEN BEAR |
contact lost cousin
Hi i am looking for lost cousin or relatives of Roy Murphy, son of Lawrence and Olive Murp... |
SteveHal |
12 |
1,960 |
14th Feb 2021, 14:55
rob7bo |
orphanage in billinge
does anyone have any information on an orphanage in billinge which was run by nuns? |
jud178 |
253 |
36,719 |
11th Feb 2021, 14:11
joecusack |
Tracing family history...
My great great grandfather was Thomas Knowles, born in Ince 1824. He was a partner in the ... |
janus5 |
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6,621 |
10th Feb 2021, 19:58
DaveL |
Find my past
Has anyone got subscription to above site? Have got some details of ancestor but won't giv... |
christine marsden |
4 |
815 |
9th Feb 2021, 19:32
christine marsden |
Family tree
Completed |
missing jigsaw |
4 |
701 |
7th Feb 2021, 22:45
JAMB |
Fred Marchant of Chester
I wonder if someone would be kind enough to help me? I am trying to trace Mr. Fred Marchan... |
whacker |
4 |
729 |
4th Feb 2021, 23:02
whacker |
Fred Rosbottom
I can’t remember Dad’s user name on this site but he did used to post on here in the p... |
lesley |
22 |
1,849 |
1st Feb 2021, 20:05
dougie |
Paul McNamara
Hi, just to let everyone who knew my brother Paul McNamara (a member on here) that he pass... |
Squires20 |
5 |
865 |
31st Jan 2021, 13:30
fossil |
MY DAD'S SONGS
Hello everyone, I was registered on Wigan World around 12 years ago, but as I'd not used t... |
Medical Maverick |
13 |
1,531 |
28th Jan 2021, 17:23
daghda |
Hoste Maladjusted Children, Burtholme, Worthington
I am doing some research and would like to speak to anyone sent to this hostel for treatme... |
daghda |
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503 |
28th Jan 2021, 15:54
daghda |
Anne Marie
Does anyone know Anne Marie from Hindley Green? I used to work with her in the NHS must be... |
YORKIE |
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559 |
23rd Jan 2021, 23:54
YORKIE |
????? ?? ???? ???? VAL (NISA, HIGHER INCE)
The many question marks in the title were initially in Hindi and said 'rest in peace.'
... |
Medical Maverick |
3 |
475 |
22nd Jan 2021, 20:57
Medical Maverick |
Alan Halsall
Does anyone know if Alan is still with us. He was a draughtsman at Worsley Mains Ironworks... |
brynkiwi |
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478 |
22nd Jan 2021, 06:30
brynkiwi |
Trying to contact paddy2t10
I am trying to contact a contributor with the username paddy2t10. It seems that he is a re... |
bigbondy |
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693 |
16th Jan 2021, 21:33
paddy2t10 |
tracing XENON
I would like to contact XENON IF you are still on WIGAN WORLD WOULD LIKE TO CHAT TO YOU... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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445 |
8th Jan 2021, 15:02
GOLDEN BEAR |
Contacting paddy2t10
Hi, I've just managed to register with the site after having been unable to on previous oc... |
bigbondy |
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453 |
7th Jan 2021, 19:29
bigbondy |
Brian Ludbrook
Does anyone remember Brian Ludbrook, he had a spell playing for Wigan rugby and I understa... |
tom1303 |
5 |
1,603 |
4th Jan 2021, 21:38
lesley |
Rossy
Hi Jim, This is Peter. I have some information and photos for you. Please contact me |
monumental |
5 |
1,517 |
4th Jan 2021, 21:32
lesley |
A neighbour passes away .....
.... and I only found out today. A few days ago, I believe, Billy Cunliffe, known to man... |
tonker |
12 |
1,107 |
4th Jan 2021, 19:24
gaffer |
Jim and Joan
Anybody know what happens to Jim and Joan Sutcliffe? They were friends of my husbands pare... |
judyteen |
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509 |
2nd Jan 2021, 17:14
judyteen |
Barbara Windsor
Another of the greats gone, the lovely Barbara Windsor. My favourite moment was in Carry ... |
linma |
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640 |
23rd Dec 2020, 20:07
Medical Maverick |
Gidlow School
Hi Mollie M, I have been trying to get in touch to reminisce about our times at Gidlow sch... |
verdus |
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679 |
16th Dec 2020, 08:49
verdus |
Elizabeth & thomas Balmer Johnson
Married in Wigan 1848, Dad James Taylor, a painter. & John Johnson.
Any info.please on c... |
soreen |
4 |
648 |
26th Nov 2020, 19:12
JAMB |
Might you use Ancestry? Any help you can offer...
I am researching my family tree, just like so many others.
I no longer have an Ancestry... |
barbarabanter |
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1,026 |
24th Nov 2020, 18:26
barbarabanter |
Des O’Connor
The lovely Des O’Connor has died, another of the greats gone. No doubt he will now be t... |
linma |
2 |
579 |
20th Nov 2020, 16:42
JR |
alan porter, wigan sea cadets
Anybody remember me ? |
alan porter |
9 |
1,504 |
11th Nov 2020, 12:21
peter g |
Philanthropic Buildings, Golborne
Does anyone know the history of the Philanthropic Buildings, Harvey Lane, Golborne. I thin... |
fedup |
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574 |
8th Nov 2020, 11:15
roylew |
Elizabeth DOYLE, now possibly Burton
Elizabeth Doyle, dob July 1947 and I share the same late aunt, Alice. Elizabeth was a niec... |
Dollybird |
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430 |
18th Oct 2020, 11:47
Dollybird |
Face masks
Reading today in the MEN about Supt J Higham of GM Police is going to send PCS Officers i... |
PeterP |
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1,178 |
12th Oct 2020, 06:29
mollie m |
Roby Mill School
Good evening,
I am doing some research into my family history and Roby Mill.
Does anyone... |
LauraKate |
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678 |
8th Oct 2020, 18:44
tonker |
If you have Ancestry.com or Findmypast
I wonder if you would be kind enough to help me. I am looking for information on Henry Far... |
whacker |
28 |
1,325 |
3rd Oct 2020, 23:55
whacker |
Wigan Orchestral Society
A request for information from the most recent Past Forward magazine - [url=https://www.wi... |
jo anne |
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467 |
23rd Sep 2020, 10:20
jo anne |
Ann Kelly
Need help to find where Ann Kelly is buried/cremated.Born 1882, died April 1956 in Wigan.V... |
soreen |
3 |
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22nd Sep 2020, 09:07
john b |
slaughter houses
anyone know the name of the slaughter house near spring street scholes also anyone heard o... |
lynnm |
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11,668 |
27th Aug 2020, 19:00
john b |