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Does anyone know the whereabouts of lady by the name of Iris Preston? Iris is an old family friend and will in her late 60 to mid 70s. Any help would be appreciated.
 
:jimbo:iris with a brother called gordon is alive and well
has she any relatives living abroad ?
iris is my cousin and we have to be careful
 
OK, I don’t know Iris’s family so I can’t give any confirmations in that respect, she was a friend of my family, more my father. I last saw Iris back in the eights and want to be able to talk to her again. If this is the same lady she will remember my father Alan, if you could ask for me?
 
know iris aint seen her since before xmas, but do know she goes in the brookes club some afternoons.;)aint seen gordon (gogo)as he was called since the mid 60s.
 
doug mate,will be down Brookes wednesday night, my guess is Iris will be there, if so P.M. me owt ya want me to say/ask.;)
 
Just been reading ex pats messages, on Observer website Doug, there is one from Shielia Hughes, Nee Preston, Iris's sister in Australia, its on page 7 Doug.
 
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Iris Preston(Wilding)used to live in the flat above me-believe she is still in the Ormerod St area.
Her daughter can still be seen in or around the local pubs on B'burn Rd.
Last I heard Iris was due to have a hip Op.in Burnley.
 
try brookes club on infant st accrington on sunday afternoons you might see her in there
 
Doug said:
Does anyone know the whereabouts of lady by the name of Iris Preston? Iris is an old family friend and will in her late 60 to mid 70s. Any help would be appreciated.
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I see Iris around Accrington occasionally.
She doesn't keep very good health these days.
I don't know if you know it but she lost her husband about 5-6 years ago. If I see her would you like me to pass a message on to her?


Regards
Christine
 
was told tonight in brookes club, iris aint keeping well,has a stick apparently to aid walkin,heard shes waiting a hip operation,but can,t say thats kosher.
 
cashman said:
doug mate,will be down Brookes wednesday night, my guess is Iris will be there, if so P.M. me owt ya want me to say/ask.;)
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Sorry Cashy, thanks for enquiring for me and thank you everybody who’s posted. I do have a contact number and I will give Iris a ring as soon as I can without being interrupted by work. If any one does see her before I ring her please feel free to let her know that Malcolm, Alan Douglas’s lad was asking about her. It might be a lesser surprise that way, that’s if she remembers me at all.
 
hi doug i know iris realy well my mum and dad know her ; my mum was call ann and my dad alan douglas that funny i was born in accy i had a sister called sammy ; i think ur my brother but have a different mum i hope i havn;t scared u i would love 2 get 2 know you; another one my granny on my dads side was called rechel; u can send me message on here 4 some reson but im on msn; thanks catherine r douglas
 
i have known iris for 40yrs, she lives at medina close off ormerod st accrington. she was in hospital have a hip, but she may be back home, i'm not sure what flat number it is, i know its a ground floor flat, hope this helps, if your the same dougy as i know, i used to see you in the imperial, and most of the time you was with iris
 
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redneck said:
i have known iris for 40yrs, she lives at medina close off ormerod st accrington. she was in hospital have a hip, but she may be back home, i'm not sure what flat number it is, i know its a ground floor flat, hope this helps, if your the same dougy as i know, i used to see you in the imperial, and most of the time you was with iris
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I believe Iris is doing ok. Thanks for your information Redneck. I'm afraid I'm not the one you know although it's possible we might be related, I don't really know if he was called Dougy by those who knew him but if it was my father he was Alan Douglas.
 
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hi doug i know iris realy well my mum and dad know her ; my mum was call ann and my dad alan douglas that funny i was born in accy i had a sister called sammy ; i think ur my brother but have a different mum i hope i havn;t scared u i would love 2 get 2 know you; another one my granny on my dads side was called rechel; u can send me message on here 4 some reson but im on msn; thanks catherine r douglas
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I’m posting here now to bring this to a conclusion. Having spent the past couple of evenings talking to this young Lady and us meeting for the first time yesterday (Thursday 29th February 2008) I am please to say that I am proud to have Catherine as my sister. There where others (family members) in the background helping behind the scenes that made this reunion possible, to them I wish to say a really big thank you.

There are other people I have yet to meet; I would like them to know that it will be a privilege for me when it happens. As for the future, I have my Sister and her lovely family and they can only add to the value of my life. There are regrets in that I have lost one member of this family before we had chance to meet each other and that this will always be deeply regretted but I want her to know that she is recognised as my Sister and I pay tribute to her life. Good night and God Bless Sam. The only other regret is that this reunion didn’t happen many years earlier.

I’d also like to thank Roy and Accyweb because it is unlikely that we would have ever met without it.

In respect of Iris, I now have contact details and I will be seeing her as soon as it is possible.
 
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Doug said:
I’m posting here now to bring this to a conclusion. Having spent the past couple of evenings talking to this young Lady and us meeting for the first time yesterday (Thursday 29th February 2008) I am please to say that I am proud to have Catherine as my sister. There where others (family members) in the background helping behind the scenes that made this reunion possible, to them I wish to say a really big thank you.

There are other people I have yet to meet; I would like them to know that it will be a privilege for me when it happens. As for the future, I have my Sister and her lovely family and they can only add to the value of my life. There are regrets in that I have lost one member of this family before we had chance to meet each other and that this will always be deeply regretted but I want her to know that she is recognised as my Sister and I pay tribute to her life. Good night and God Bless Sam. The only other regret is that this reunion didn’t happen many years earlier.

I’d also like to thank Roy and Accyweb because it is unlikely that we would have ever met without it.

In respect of Iris, I now have contact details and I will be seeing her as soon as it is possible.
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AWWW how nice. What a lovely thing to happen..... and a very small world.
 
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Thank you, I was going to pop in for a brew but you've taken the decorations down.....
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lmao..... aw thats the only way you would have known how to find me lol.

I think your Cat knows where me and Ginger live ;):D
 
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