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Forum: Heritage and History 14-11-2009, 14:40
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

There were two families living in Eagle St in 1841.
Hutchinson's and the Hilton's.
So it was Eagle St before the railways came.

Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 14-11-2009, 12:09
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

There is no accounting for some of the names for streets in Accrington. One of the names I've never fathomed out is Lemonius St, and take Fox St for another, Foxes? behind the railway station?....
Forum: Heritage and History 13-11-2009, 19:16
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Your not joining the gang with the childish behavour of na na na nana prove it, and because you don't know where to look, and didn't find it first I'm wrong. Grow up.

Along Blackburn Rd/St, since...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 23:08
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

In 1841 he as 40 years of age his wife Jane is shown as 45, two sons William (15) Apprentice Engraver, Matthew (15) Apprentice Butcher.
Ignore the age 15 for both they were not twins, in the 1841...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 22:11
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Hi Virgin. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Yes it was built before 1840, if you compare the footprint of it, it would make a book end with the footprint of the Red Lion pub in Abbey St.

I wonder if the cellars...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 21:05
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Ok, but for your informtion, I've been collecting info on Accrington for more years that a lot of Accy Webbers have lived.
I started with a card index of every name that was associated with...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 19:48
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Want to borrow my time machine, dogs using it at the moment but she should be back soon.

Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 19:44
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Hate you B***h.
An example of wearing your 1840 glasses when doing research.
In 1841 there were just 20 properties from the end of Union St along Blackburn St, to Hyndburn House (where Freddy...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 17:22
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Think what like, if my research is flawed then it is up to you to prove me wrong.

Just because Katex and Dob Bobson can't find the evidence, and don't think the building was there, then tough....
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 13:29
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Just because you can't see things as they were, not as they are now, then that makes me wrong, what sort of thinking is that.
You most of all should know how long I've been doing research into...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 10:41
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

The Rev Burgess wrote a lot about the local area,
I'm refering to his history of Accrington and district.:dummy2::dummy2::dummy2:

Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 12-11-2009, 10:33
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

You always were. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Retlaw
Forum: Heritage and History 11-11-2009, 21:24
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

:hehetable

Don't try to play games with me Katie, you will loose, I've got the name of every pub, hotel, ale house or whatever in my other computer 152 names, plus all the Yards Courts, Alleys...
Forum: Heritage and History 11-11-2009, 19:40
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Thats where a lot of people fall down when they read the census returns, they take the number in the left hand column as the house number, WRONG, read all the writing on the page, that number is the...
Forum: Heritage and History 11-11-2009, 13:13
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

I have good answer, so has Katex, she just hasn't realised it yet.
How many buildings along the right hand side of Blackburn Rd, as you leave the town center, are still being used for their...
Forum: Heritage and History 11-11-2009, 11:06
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Were talking back in the 1840's that Spread Eagle wasn't there then. The buildings along Blackburn Rd, didn't all appear at once, they were built at different times starting from the Peel building....
Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 23:50
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

One of them is the right name, but now your just using the female scattergun ploy.
Why don't you try the old favourite female ploy.

When all else fails try tears.

I can hear you now bluudy...
Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 23:26
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Who told you where South was.
Thats only part of the name.
I hope you've been really frustrated with the answer. I've been enjoying it.:theband:

Retlaw. :D:D:D:D:D:):):):):):)
Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 23:21
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

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Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 23:03
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Your looking West,
I give up, I always thought men would know where they were at any given time, sober ones that is.

You've been drinking Lager, thats got female hormones in it, 10 pints of...
Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 22:47
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

If you stand at the front door of that pub, and look south, the answer is right in front of you.

Retlaw
Forum: Heritage and History 10-11-2009, 19:13
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

were you looking at my index of the 1841 census and came across George Kendal. If so he is the man I didn't enter the name of the establishment when I printed that out for the library, its on the...
Forum: Heritage and History 26-10-2009, 18:25
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 26-10-2009, 18:23
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

Even going to the library may not help if you have no experience of navigating census returns.
And less of the gentleman, when you refer to me, and theres no cobwebs either.
Found a couple of...
Forum: Heritage and History 26-10-2009, 17:40
Replies: 171
Views: 7,886
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Puzzle for kaytex

To right you are going to suffer, You need the census returns in your hands not on some one eyed goggle box.
The census returns need to be indexed in the right program for it to work. Thats why I...
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