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Brian Ludbrook
Does anyone remember Brian Ludbrook, he had a spell playing for Wigan rugby and I understa... |
tom1303 |
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1,378 |
4th Jan 2021, 21:38
lesley |
Rossy
Hi Jim, This is Peter. I have some information and photos for you. Please contact me |
monumental |
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1,354 |
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 |
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853 |
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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344 |
2nd Jan 2021, 17:14
judyteen |
Barbara Windsor
Another of the greats gone, the lovely Barbara Windsor. My favourite moment was in Carry ... |
linma |
6 |
477 |
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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484 |
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 |
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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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849 |
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 |
430 |
20th Nov 2020, 16:42
JR |
alan porter, wigan sea cadets
Anybody remember me ? |
alan porter |
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1,327 |
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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410 |
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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292 |
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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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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493 |
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 |
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1,146 |
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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308 |
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 |
553 |
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 |
53 |
11,173 |
27th Aug 2020, 19:00
john b |
FINDING WEDDING DATE
Does anyone know how I can get date of my parents wedding anniversary, John and Ellen Higg... |
Dolly Day Dream |
3 |
581 |
22nd Aug 2020, 12:55
JAMB |
tomplum
Many thanks to Tomplum. I was having trouble refitting the toilet bowl after replacing the... |
PeterP |
1 |
522 |
20th Aug 2020, 21:05
tomplum |
John Flitcroft manager Bryn hall colliery
Does anyone have a photo of his monument thats in Holy Trinity Cemetery? He died 1892 and ... |
Warr33 |
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531 |
8th Aug 2020, 21:16
Warr33 |
Tony Morris
From Granada Reports, aged just 57, died on Saturday. Tony came across as a lovely genuin... |
linma |
1 |
427 |
8th Aug 2020, 20:31
momac |
Ashton's cafe'd
Does any one remember the three cafes in Ashton.Dickinson's, El toroe and I can not remenb... |
brendan |
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2,995 |
8th Aug 2020, 14:20
gaffer |
The butchers Mark Williams
Anybody remember them and any family names....any stories ? |
john b |
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1,102 |
3rd Aug 2020, 14:39
GOLDEN BEAR |
Re[lying about Ann Kelly.
Thanks for replying.Ann was born a Kelly in Wigan.She married Martin James Kelly (1901) in... |
soreen |
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366 |
28th Jul 2020, 14:53
JAMB |
OLD FRIEND
Hi the Jazzy Alan here just thought i would try and reach out to see how you and hubby are... |
GOLDEN BEAR |
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367 |
28th Jul 2020, 14:42
GOLDEN BEAR |
Canada address informative
Does anyone know how to find out who was living at an address years ago. I have an address... |
annefair |
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516 |
27th Jul 2020, 16:07
JAMB |
Roy Kelly born 1939 1st.August.
Hi, info. please.Roy s Dad Joseph Kelly, Mam Mary Alice Parkinson.18, Stonyhurst Ave.1939.... |
soreen |
1 |
423 |
27th Jul 2020, 15:33
JAMB |
Ivy Paul.
Hi, Ivy Paul, Dad John James, Married James Martin Kelly 1941, All Saints, Hindley. Ivy wa... |
soreen |
1 |
373 |
26th Jul 2020, 13:54
winnie |
Charles Dickens (Tina Marie )
Does anyone remember going in the Charles Dickens pub when they had karaoke nights on. If ... |
milkman1963 |
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514 |
24th Jul 2020, 15:06
milkman1963 |
Thanks gaffer !!
After my recent post seeking info on a Christine Sutton, gaffer supplied details of a pers... |
Royhull |
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443 |
23rd Jul 2020, 09:38
gaffer |
Helen Swift
Hi, Does anyone know if Helen Swift is still around? She was born in the late 1940s and gr... |
Kintradwell |
2 |
1,041 |
15th Jul 2020, 11:15
Kintradwell |
Bryn band circa 1965/68
Does anyone remember the name of a pop band that came from Bryn...they had a top 20 hit du... |
Norkat |
11 |
788 |
13th Jul 2020, 10:51
alan85 |
McMahon family
Just doing family history stuff and trying to find my dad’s cousins.
Looking for anyone... |
stevemul |
3 |
708 |
9th Jul 2020, 07:34
stevemul |
Prescott family
I'm trying to trace any family members from my nans side of the family, her name was Joyce... |
kyliec88 |
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439 |
8th Jul 2020, 21:36
kyliec88 |
Chris ( Christine ) Sutton
Hi all,
I'm a new member from New Zealand, my name is Roy, I'm trying to trace an old wo... |
Royhull |
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675 |
6th Jul 2020, 21:56
Royhull |
Lynn Northall
Sad to read that Lynn Northall who was a member of The Salvation Army has died. Spoke to ... |
linma |
3 |
517 |
29th Jun 2020, 20:05
riocaroni |
Kevin Campbell
Does anyone know of Karl Campbell born in the Abram area mid 60s He maybe or was a policem... |
JAMB |
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379 |
29th Jun 2020, 10:56
JAMB |
Black Jack Ashurst
My grandmother, Sarah Jane Walker nee Lee was illegitimate born 1895 in The Old Engine Pub... |
jilly |
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1,054 |
22nd Jun 2020, 18:06
jilly |
Are you a member of Find My Past? Can you help?
I am researching my family tree and have only been able to source the enclosed information... |
barbarabanter |
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19th Jun 2020, 15:02
JAMB |