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Started by: tonker (27995)
Some still claim that Wigan was a coal mining town, not a mill-town.
Whatever your opinion, what do these figures tell you?
Wigan Parish mid-19th century census occupations figures ......
Cotton Manufacture - 3,122
Weaver - 1,620
Miner (Coal) - 626
Replied: 23rd Mar 2024 at 18:29