Thread: Unusual names
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Old 05-04-2012, 13:29   #23
Atarah
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Re: Unusual names

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson View Post
There was a James Broughton, a solicitor, who died in 1914 aged 56yrs.
Now come on Bob. You know very well you can go much further back in Accrington with the history of the Broughton family - the old cloggers in Warner Street were of the same family as the Broughtons who were, up to fairly recently, both under the arches and at the top of Church Street with their plumbing businesses.(now site of The Pals medical centre). Until quite recently, Clitheroe Castle had a cloggers shop/contents on show, it was the actual one from Accrington! They were a very well known family having Aldermen, Mayors etc. amongst the family. One of them was also connected with the Lancashire Authors Association. A bit of delving will probably prove our "Gortcha" was of the same family.
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