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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Its also surprising how many people from Greater Accrington, moved to live in Blackpool & St Annes during WW1. Quite a number of men service papers which show their next of kin address in Acc, are crossed out, and a new address in Blackpool written in. Many ex soldiers from Greater Acc, emigrated to Canada in the 1920's, many of them had returned by 1930's, jobs were just as hard to get in Canada as they were here.
Retlaw.
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What do you think are the reason's for that, Walter? It's not something I've heard of before. Are these wounded ex-seviceman - discharged - who have moved to the coast on medical advice? Or because alot of housing in Blackpool was built immeadiatly prior to WW1 (from Nori!) and there was suddenly a surplus of cheap housing? Or fewer jobs in the mills, because of conversion to a war economy?
I can guess the reasons for people returning from Canada, but the flit to Blackpool does have me puzzled.