[Morecambe Ex Pat]

We spent a very enjoyable few hours in Accrington reference library, on Tuesday, trying to make sense of our family timeline. One of our people was born at Broad Oak farm in 1942. The farm was part of the fold and from what we can gather, in addition to the farm, there were 3 or 4 other properties within the fold itself. The name Clark(e) is in the Burgess guides which ties in with our family. We have been down in Accrington for a few days and have taken the opportunity to explore other properties up Sandy Lane, which have family connections. If you witnessed a dodgy looking couple staring suspiciously at your house on Wednesday morning, we were not casing your property, honest!