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Anyone know the whereabouts of Vivienne Hand?
She'll be in her early 50's.

hi there i am trying to find out if anyone out there has any shool photos st thomas moore 1956 to 1962. 0r lancashire rugby pictures of my father james [jimmy] connelly from pemberton

Message for Derek Dowling.

1841 Census. William Walls living with Shepherd family at Morris Fold, Aspull.

Elizabeth Bancks. Two entries, same age. Living with mother Catharine,3 sisters and 1 brother at Dog Lane Upholland, the Gaskell family residence.
Living with mother Mary and a 20 year old named Mary Booth at King Street, Wigan.

hi everybody i was born in wigan but we moved when i was a baby but have fond memories of later visiting family.my father was born and raised in wigan his name was peter gallagher and lived in wilcock street in wallgate.

I attended National Bluecoat schools and Wigan Grammar school between 1935 and 1945 anyone remember me??
My friends were Jimmy Stevenson Roy Taylor Frank Layland Verna Pierpoint Joyce Belderson
Derek Collier Arthur Brinkman Tom Grundy Frank Cassinelli amongst others
I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me

pauline if you put your comments on wigan world places i am sure you will get some response

I heve heard that The Orwell at Wigan Pier is shortly re-opening under now ownwrship Has anyone heard this or khis or knows of more information ?

as I am researching my Greenough side of the family, I find this site full of info, keep it up

As a former resident of Wigan, 1940-57 I found the site very informative, which brought back many memouries, I still could not find an old map of Wigan before 1940. with the streets showing. perhaps I was looking in the wrong place.

Hi Lorraine not been on the computer for awhile. Thanks for your email,we are fine.
Hope you are the same.The weather is now coming good again, not that it has been really bad,we just do not like the cooler weather.The last two weekends we have been out to birthday celebrations for two of our grand-daughters.Its good to have these get togethers.I have never asked you but do you have children?I think you would have seen our four children on the Wigan photo albums.
We have eight grandchildren. Keep in touch.cheers Barbara

Message for Derek who is researching family history. Try, if you haven't already the LDS's website FamilySearch.org Its a free search site, I have used it many times for family history with a good success rate. I came up with an Elizabeth Banks, born 1819 in Wigan, parents were James Banks & Isabela. Also an entry on the 1881 census for William Walls & Elizabeth plus 4 children living in Withington Lane, Aspull...give it a try.

i am trying to discover what my g/g/g grandparents were called. ihave my g/g/grandfathers marriage certificate but their parents names are not on the certificate. my g/g/ grandparents were william walls and elizabeth bancks, they were married at all saints wigan on sep second 1844.i would be very gratefull if someone could help

Hi barbara,
not heard from you for a while, hope alls well.

LOOKING FOR ANY DONNELLYS,MY GRANDFARTHER WAS CALLED PATRIC DONNELLY MY GRANDMOTHERS MAIDEN NAME WAS CATHRIN KENNEDY, MY FARTHER WAS JOSEPH DONNELLY BORN 1906 HE HAD 4 SISTERS,VERONICA,TERESA,CATHRIN,ELIZABETALL BORN IN INCE LATER MOVED TO SCOLES WIGAN

Good luck with your search Alan

Eric sorry to say no that wasn't my sisters name

thankyou helen i will have a look at the site.

I AM TRYING TO TRACE MY FAMILY TREE DO ANY OF YOUR FORUM MEMBERS HAVE ANY INFORMATION.On HAYDOCK Lodge . I HAVE A Marriage for my grandmother Margaret Ellen Hosier her address was given as Haydock Lodge. SHE married Thomas Redford in Aston in Mackerfield in 1912.The family moved to ABRAM

have enjoyed looking on this site will use it again brings back memories

Great site. I belive my granddad and dad(as a boy) lived on Parliment St, from about 1938 to about 1944,, John Nelson and my dad was Kenneth Nelson anyone remember them?