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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
Gordon - a booth is a township |(?) - eg Crawshawbooth.
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Bob,don't be a spoilsport. I knew that!
But my research proves my ancestor sailed from the Isle of Man in his longship, up the River Ribble, looting, pillaging and raping as he went(those were the days). Stopping every now and again to bury his treasure when it got too heavy(they found some a while ago, I thought of claiming it).
Up the Hodder and Calder, when they got to the River Stink they had to get out and walk(didn't want to get their longship dirty).
Conquered Crawshaw, called it Crawshawbooth in honour of my ancestor, marched on to the Oak Ringed Town. Looted,pillaged(wouldn't be worth bothering today) but thought it so beautiful they settled there. That was before you had Labour and Tory councils of course, today they'd quickly move on.
As Margaret says, genealogical research is very interesting.