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I have Researched the Bury Brothers (John & James) as they are part of my ancestry but only along the family line and not too much about all their business interests as they stretched from Sabden to Manchester/Salford to London and other places. As Bob says you could look in the Bury Library...

Thanks Susie. I have copies of these pictures and seen the book you refer to, it was these that made us visit Sabden a few weeks ago to see the "landmarks" - Bury row, Baptist Graveyard, St Nicholas's, site of print works, and the Whins etc. We looked all over for the Machpelah graveyard in...

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Hi Anzac thanks for your reply. I have heard of the book, will have to get a copy. Yes they were very prominent and I have quite a bit of information on the brothers John and James Bury who set up ther Sabden works in around1792 I think, with involvement from their sons and father, also called...

hi Chaz, thanks for the reply. Yes I have tried this website, am also on Ancestry.co.uk and will be visiting the Local History archive next week in Manchester to find out more. One of the problems is that there seems to be too many Henry's about at the time and when they get married as Henry...

Hi, This is my first post as have only just discovered this forum and the amazing threads and information being shared so I hope someone can help me. I am trying to trace my family tree back as far as I can through the male line but have come stuck at 1718. I am a descendant of the the Bury's...