Born in Accy?
 

Anyone here born in Accrington? and who was the last person to actually be born in Accy? not Blackburn or Burnley, no cheating.

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Gather you meaning the hospital? Not me - i was born at home in the rossendale valley - well just about in rossendale anyway!

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the hospital,at home, in a barn, I mean born in Accrington, and who can claim to be the last person to be born in Accrington? of course any recent births could lay claim.

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I was born in Accy buttoo old to claim to be the last. :(

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Count me out...........Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn.

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I'm sure someone must know when Rough Lee closed ?, did the maternity unit move to Accy Vic ?

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Born in Roughlee, but in 1951. I suppose nobody (apart from a home birth) can have Accrington as their place of birth on their passport anymore? That's sad.

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i was born 26 sharples st springhill accrington 1944 all my 3 children were born in rough lee on a tuesday morning ...different years of course....i think rough lee closed about 1975 ish.

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Thats what I was getting at really, I'd guess very few under the age of 20 can say they were born in Accy.. and in the future could be almost unique.

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Sister-in-law has the birthplace of Oswaldtwistle on her birth certificate, she was born at home on Lord St and was one of the last babies that were able to be registered at Ossy Town Hall.

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I was born on market st church so nearly

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I was born at Roughlee in Accy in 1972 but probably not the last person - should have been sent to Blackburn but I came out too quick.

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I was born amongst the pick and mix in Woolworths....oh no, that's a lie.

I was born in Bramley Meade in Whalley in 1965, or was it 1865?

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ime going to goto church tomorrow and be born again ;)

that should secure me the title on a technicality for a few hours

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Maybe this time they'll keep the baby instead of the after-birth?:D

Are you having a Christening party?

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LMFAO!!! is he going to have beer flowing over his head instead of holy water:rolleyes::D

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Is lager like beer?

Because then the Vicar would be giving baby Chav a golden shower.:D

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Err yeh .......Roflmao that would be nice for him hehehehe:eek::D

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my nephew was born in accy vic hes 17 now!

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I was born in Hornby Street, Oswaldtwistle. My Late uncle was registra at the time so he popped around the day i was born and i got a posh handwritten birth certificate.
My passport lists Oswaldtwisle as my town of birth.

Ossie born and proud of it. :D

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I was born August 1959 in the front room at 89 Church Street. Church kirk.

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I was born in accy vic in 1980.

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I was born in 1970 at Bramley Meade, my younger sister was born in Accy Vic in 1990, not sure when the maternity unit closed though.

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born in accy 1948, and well pleased about it. other people have said alien but i can prove otherwise.

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:engsmil: Ten years ago when registering my grandchilds birth, there were six names on the current register, the register is updated at set periods and can be inspected. ;)

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You didn't see my teddy I lost there? He would have been five years old by the time you were there, and is name was Percy.:(

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You sure it was your teddy? ;) :D

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Are you sure my sis didnt pinch it ????? :D :D :D

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What year was that and do you know the name of the registra ? wondering if it was my late Uncle.

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My youngest son was born in Accy Vic in January 1994, I think it closed a few months after that. Damn shame (I mean that it closed not that he was born :) )

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I was born at Rough Lee in 1974

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Born at roughlee, 1953, as were 2 of my kids, 1972 qnd 1973. Was living in Blackburn for next two so Queens Park. The final pair, who came out together, lol - twins, were Queens Park 1989, even though i lived in Accy.

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I'm another Bramley Meade baby.

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I was born at home in Huncoat in 1956.
It was a dark day for me, a giant leap for :engsmil:

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I was born in Dec 1957. I was brought up in Church until I was nine when we moved up the slope into Accy. Havng spotted this thread I decided to ask my Mum at the weekend why I was born at Bull Hill in Darwen. She told me it was because she didn't go and see the doctor (Pittard) until she was 4 months pregnant and was told that Rough Lee was full and the nearest Bull Hill was the nearest place! She said "in those days you didn't bother the doctor unless you really had to".

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But do you introduce yourself as being from accy? are you proud you live there? I was born in Oldham and am not proud of that!

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I say I'm from Accy to anybody not from Lancashire and from Church to anybody
else. I don't live there now but I'm proud of the town and all its history.

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That's really interesting...how come you moved away?

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I'm another Bramley Meade baby born in 1968....:D There are still a fair few babies born in Accy and the number is increasing every year. Home births are making a comeback and becoming more popular.

If the government get their way most women with a normal pregnancy will be encouraged to deliver at home. An ambitious plan by the government and supposed to be in place by 2009......It's just a shame that the govt haven't thought to actually staff the plan as it is totally unfeasable with the current number of midwives in this country, there just aren't enough.

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I moved away to get work - same old story

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So would you say that Accrington needs a new influct of business? It seems to have a basic skills base, but nothing to keep the people there, and at a glance outsiders will miss the unique gems of accy. How do you think somthing like a start-up centre for new businesses would go down? What would make you move back Bradshaw boy?

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I'm another Bramley Meade baby

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I was Born in 1943 at 5 Belfield Rd. Accrington. Lived there until 1967 when I moved to Switzerland. Been there ever since.

Cheers

Philip Kenyon