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Forum: Lost Friends / Family 16-10-2017, 07:49
Replies: 2
Views: 3
Posted By Acstan
Re: Bentley and/or Ashworth Newark Street

Hello Steve
I have distant family with Alice and Rex Ashworth, Accrington.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 31-12-2015, 10:31
Replies: 18
Views: 19
Posted By Acstan
Re: Irene Procter Davies, 1921 - 2015

If you didn't know at the bottom of the page from Irene's story of My Life & the War there are two more you can read, The Walls Have Ears and Rescue by Coal Barge.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 29-12-2015, 09:24
Replies: 18
Views: 19
Posted By Acstan
Re: Irene Procter Davies, 1921 - 2015

BBC Archive of World War Two written by Irene Bolton

Link BBC - WW2 People's War - My life and the war (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/user/04/u621904.shtml)
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 22-06-2015, 10:44
Replies: 16
Views: 17
Posted By Acstan
Re: Looking for Moore / Beasley family

Moore = Beasley - Married 1912 Burnley Register Office

Children

1913 Kathleen Moore Burnley
1918 Jack Moore Accrington
1921 Leo Moore ...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 13-04-2015, 19:18
Replies: 26
Views: 1,612
Posted By Acstan
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 13-04-2015, 19:00
Replies: 26
Views: 1,612
Posted By Acstan
Re: Family history in Accrington

Sorry it's Robert Metcalf not John Metcalf
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 13-04-2015, 18:41
Replies: 26
Views: 1,612
Posted By Acstan
Re: Family history in Accrington

Hello Cheryl
I had a look into the Hardacre family and working from the names you gave found that Maria's sister Nancy married a John Metcalf, 1846 in Settle.
1851 Nancy and John are in...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 28-12-2014, 22:40
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By Acstan
Re: Wood/Ashworth/Gorrell/Bottomley

Found marriage Haslingden 1967
Malcolm Wood = Rita Livesey
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 27-12-2014, 20:32
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By Acstan
Re: Wood/Ashworth/Gorrell/Bottomley

Found three male names born Accrington, mothers name Ashworth.
1940 Malcolm Wood
1944 Raymond Bentley Wood
1947 Ian Wood
Does any of these mean anything ?
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 01-07-2014, 21:46
Replies: 6
Views: 488
Posted By Acstan
Re: Henry Cullen, WW1 Soldier

Found someone else a Peter Cullen, Australia, looking for Henry Cullen, link - Burnley Roll of Honour Private Henry Cullen...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 31-05-2014, 10:18
Replies: 4
Views: 470
Posted By Acstan
Re: Annie Blight of Ossie

Hello Bob
With little information about Annie Blight, being able to search through the Census Years, the only one's that I could find, that looked like would fit and only a guess is as below.
...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 25-02-2014, 10:17
Replies: 7
Views: 645
Posted By Acstan
Re: John Bromilow

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
BRAMLEY Thomas ...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 21-10-2013, 14:39
Replies: 10
Views: 717
Posted By Acstan
Re: Harold and Bertha Entwisle

1841
Wellington Street,
New Accrington

ENTWISTLE, Matthew M 50 1791 Engineer Lancashire
ENTWISTLE, Margaret F 49 1792 ...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 23-05-2013, 11:48
Replies: 6
Views: 905
Posted By Acstan
Re: Tracing Ancestry

Hi Karateman
All seems correct for Joseph Mcintyre being born in 1887, Horwich Bolton.
There is only one record in Births for him in 1887, HOR/19/11, Mothers maiden name being Hurst.
1891 Census...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 24-03-2013, 09:22
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By Acstan
Re: Frank Lovell

That fits in with what I found, Frank Lovell born 16 March 1932 and died Feb 2001 aged 69.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 23-03-2013, 20:06
Replies: 9
Views: 621
Posted By Acstan
Re: Frank Lovell

Hi
Would you know Franks age.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 13-11-2012, 00:25
Replies: 2
Views: 846
Posted By Acstan
Re: Grimshaw & holden family

Marriage: 24 Nov 1887 St John the Evangelist, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Servetus Mortimer Holden - 25 Journalist Bachelor of 87 James St Blackburn
Louise Bray - 27 Spinster of Arnold St...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 31-10-2012, 21:51
Replies: 17
Views: 1,841
Posted By Acstan
Re: lost friends

Dose Jeffrey Fishwick have a brother Roy and did they live in church.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 30-10-2012, 22:22
Replies: 17
Views: 1,841
Posted By Acstan
Re: lost friends

Is it Harry who lived on Canal Street, Church, he's back from Spain and now living in Oswaldtwistle, so I have been told, But where ?
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 22-10-2012, 10:03
Replies: 4
Views: 816
Posted By Acstan
Re: does anyone know ?

RootsChat.com - Genealogy, Family History, Local History, Messaging Forum and more (http://www.rootschat.com/) is a good site for Northern Ireland and Ireland General, other web site might be of help...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 30-09-2012, 21:34
Replies: 4
Views: 694
Posted By Acstan
Re: Charles Henry Birtwell

Hello James
Is this your Charles and Family
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 27-08-2012, 19:43
Replies: 17
Views: 1,345
Posted By Acstan
Re: Bridge Street

Luke Dowling born 16 July 1905, died 8 Feb 1984 married Doris Whatmore 18 Feb 1928 @ St Mary Roman Catholic Chapel, C.L.M, Doris born 22 Dec 1906, Acc and died 5Oct 1993, Acc.

Children

Margaret...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 12-08-2012, 08:02
Replies: 25
Views: 2,158
Posted By Acstan
Re: Pomfret family of Blackburn

Just a hobby Dott, not related. Your tree is a hard one to crack !
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 11-08-2012, 20:40
Replies: 25
Views: 2,158
Posted By Acstan
Re: Pomfret family of Blackburn

1871 Census
Father Benjamin Pomfret is living at Milton street, Blackburn with his son's family at the age of 64, Born Lower Darwen.
Mother Ellen Pomfret is living at Fox Street, Blackburn with her...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 31-07-2012, 11:02
Replies: 25
Views: 2,158
Posted By Acstan
Re: Pomfret family of Blackburn

A search on the Internet found a Family Tree with a Benjamin Pomfret 1815-1880 married to
Ellen Haworth, Link Our Family Tree.:Information about Benjamin Pomfret...
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