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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Henry Cunliffe & his sons James & Robert would be known to the Hargreaves family. I am trying to find someone called Lydia, after whom Lydia St could have been named. A James Cunliffe in Burnley Rd had a daughter & a mother in law (?) of this name . (There were 13 Lydias in Acc 1871) This James was a cloth sizer and died in his 30s. I am looking for a link between him and the Hargreaves family. I am hoping that there are Cunliffes around today who have researched their family and can provide the information. Gayle - (and anyone else who knows any Cunliffes) -Please ask if they can help.

The Henry Cunliffe I quoted earlier didn't have a son Robert.
are you looking at the right time frame for all this, Lydia St was named on that map in 1863. The houses weren't built until the 30 years later. There might be sumat in council planing minutes around 1860 to decide on those names, some one must have been given authority to supply the names, and by the 1890's Accrington had become a borough.
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