Ackhurst Cottage Orrell
Just found some ancestors on the 1921 Census.
Living in Ackhurst Cottage Orrell. I’ve found an Ackhurst Hall Cottage, is it the same dwelling? I’ve looked on old maps but can’t see anything.
Started: 22nd Jan 2023 at 23:06
Ackhurst Hall is on Gathurst Road just past St John Rigby College as you travel from Orrell Post to Shevington. Maybe it's around there somewhere.
There seem to be a group of buildings on that site so perhaps it is one of those.
Replied: 24th Jan 2023 at 11:08

https://themovemarket.com/tools/propertyprices/ackhurst-hall-cottage-ackhurst-lane-wigan-wn5-0lw
Replied: 25th Jan 2023 at 21:46

sorry i dont know how to do links on here !!!
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Last edited by ena malcup: 26th Jan 2023 at 03:11:41
Thank you Winnie and Ena. I'm presuming over the years, Hall was added to the cottage name.
Susan.
Replied: 27th Feb 2023 at 17:24
Hi. Are you related to the Gore family who lived at Ackhurst Hall and/or Ackhurst Hall cottage? The first member of my family to live there was my great-grandfather's brother, Robert Gore. Happy to share information if you're interested. Good luck in your research.
PS: There's a lot about Ackhurst Hall on the British Newspaper Archive (some tragedies in its history (1860s) which were covered extensively by the British press of the time).
Replied: 10th May 2023 at 12:31
Last edited by GoreMarsden: 10th May 2023 at 15:06:40

Ackhurst Hall LINK
Replied: 11th May 2023 at 14:50
The family were called Callister. Phillip the father was a hairdresser in Wigan. I didn't know they lived there, just seeing the 1921 census has sent me down a different path. Knew my husbands Gran was born in Orrell, but didn't know where.
Replied: 27th Jul 2023 at 20:55
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