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Colin,the answer is here:
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/expats.asp?opt=ex
We're allowed to communicate with & about other than Wigan :o)
If you are in "ceah yed country",what are you doing here,& not criticising Bolton websites....No offense mind..;o)

This is a great site. Lived in Wigan from 1977 till about 1986 (Winstanley area). I am looking for Claire Morrison who now lives in Australia, she lived in Andover Crescent and has two sisters, she still has contact with Gillian Brown also from Winstanley. Claire should be 34/35 now and i know she has two kids. Maybe sombody knows Gillian Brown(Maiden Name). Claire and Gillian went to Ashton n Mak. High School. I lived over the road from Claire and her family an went with claire to Winstanley primary and Marus Bridge Middle.

can anyone explain why rivington barn is included in a wigan website when it is clearly not in wigan ?

Looking for a girl named Helen, blond hair blue eyes, 24 years old from Wigan..
I've met her in Aiya Napa (CYPRUS) few days ago if anyone happens to know a girl who looks like this please contact me !!!!

I was told by a friend that a picture of my house was on this Wigan site. I can't understand why because I live in St. Helens. So, on the offchance that these pictures have been taken for the benefit of Wigan Council ie. car parking / overhanging hedges / unauthorised access etc. etc. etc., well, I'm afraid you'll get nothing on us as we're not under your control. Please stick to taking pictures in Wigan in future, Thank You !

My mother was born in Hindley (Algernon Street)her maiden name was Roughley, she had two sisters Alice and Mary and a brother (surviving twin) James who was murdered prior to my mother's marriage in 1951. Her parents were Peter and Louise, Peter was the minister at the Independant Methodist Church on the crossroad of Argyle Street and Algernon Street. If anyone has any recollections of these people and more importantly can remember the outcome of the murder trial of Peter Roughley I would very much appreciate it. Many thanks

From the site by accident, very interesting. Anyone around from Atherton Road, Hindley Green between 1948-60 went to St Johns then Sec. Modern. Lost touch with all my school pals. Anyone who might recall me, send me an email please. Would love a trip down memory lane

My Dear Art ! ? , Please read the History of The Company ( Marks and Spencer ) where you will find that the partnership of M. Marks and T. Spencer took place in Manchester. At the time of the partnership formation M. Marks ran a shop in Cheetham Hill and T. Spencer was a cashier/accountant with a Manchester Wholesale Company. Their first joint venture was in Derby Street, Manchester. M. Marks had traded in many towns in the North West, prior to the partnership, Wigan being one in the many, but Marks and Spencer was formed in Manchester, not Wigan.

Gavin the Historian,I don't think ;o(
"Leeds is famous for its shops and it is interesting to note that Michael Marks of Marks & Spencer was a Lithuanian Jew who began trading in Leeds in 1884 with a penny bazzar store at which everything cost a penny. He later moved to Wigan where he teamed up with Tom Spencer of Skipton to form what was to become one of the most famous British retailing companies of all time."

I have no photographs of Mum as a youngster and finding one of her as a 9/10 year old at St Patrick's school Hardybutts was a lovely surprise.
I think your website is wonderful.Keep up the good work!

hiya tryin to trace old friends at the moment im lookin for debra beckett i think she used to live in worsley mense .does anyone know her . you can contact me on this website. thank you

This site has several false claims. ie. Marks and Spencer was founded in Manchester not Wigan. Peter Kane ( ex world boxing champ ) never lived in Wigan ( Golborne, Warrington and Pewfall, St. Helens. ). Astley Colliery, Salford, Wigan ? ? ? Jesus Christ born in King Street ? The list is endless. Then again, it's not hard to make a Wiganer believe a story !

This isn't meant to be an advertising post, I'll gain nothing physically from it but I was just wondering if you would help spread the word, big Wigan Warriors fan and moderator of the Wigan-Warriors.com message board and the fans on there are trying to organise a carnival like atmosphere for the last two home matches, just hoping to lift the lads spirits a bit. Hoping to get a few more drummers in and get people to wear all cherry and white and make as much noise as possible, the fans are really up for the last push for a top 6 spot and we were wondering if there's any chance of a mention being given to let all know what the plan is. Blow up balls, wigs, face paints, confetti and more drummers, trumpets or flutes whatever, we just need the support, fans have been fantastic all year round and it's not exactly been easy this year!

Here's the link to the mentioned discussion
http://130.88.246.72/cgi-bin/wigan?status=Object.VIEW&ObjectID=145777#Object145777

Any help would be appreciated thankyou! Obviously, won't be offended if you have a problem adding this to the site. Thanks anyway
Cat

love the site.have been away for over 30 yrs but i love going back.best meat and "prata" pies in the world.i.m always getting people to bring me over a quarter of uncle joes and i,m converting the locals to them.My sons are bilingual but they have great wigan accents and can put "th" in front of anything.pass me "th,ashtray"

This web site is cool. Thanx for the pici of mi house!! There is now a printed version of it in my English folder. Thanx again, lucxx.

my father and family emigrated to Canada in 1908-1916 from Wigan.I have always been interested in daily life in Wigan. Wondered about relatives in Wigan. My grandfather name was William Cheetham,my father was James William,his only sister was Mabel.Would be ever so greatful for any information.I have seen some pictures from the gallery and enjoyed them so much.I hope to visit Wigan next year. Warmest regards Keith Cheetham.

i think the website great love to my fav uncle frank chad

trying to locate the family of ELIZABETH JOLLEY BORN 1886 BRIDGEWATER STREET , INCE , ( FATHER HENRY JOLLEY ) MARRIED WILLIAM WILSON IN 1914 THEN LIVED AT CANBRIDGE STREET , WIGAN CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH WERE FLORENCE BORN 1918 AND BERTHA BORN 1919 , MAY HAVE LI9VED IN LISBON STREET , INCE

Interesting site! I just learned my great-grandfather (Walter Jackson) left Wigan with his four brothers in the early 1900s... this spurred by curiousity in Wigan.

Hopefully, I can visit one day!

I visited Wigan in the summer of 1983 and stayed with a friend called Shuan who lived on kitt green road, I lost contact with him in 1990. I'll be very happy to get in touch with him.
I really enjoyed my brief stay in wigan, I still remember haigh hall...