HI Lynne After joining this list 2 years ago and having all the best of intentions to trace our family history I returned to work and everything stopped. Now retired again so its back to chasing the history of the family in Blackburn. I have found the family in several of the census and now trying to track down the deaths of my great grandparents and great uncle and aunt. I believe that my aunt died unmarried but have not been able to track down any info on other members. Is there any way I can find out where they would be buried in Blackburn is there a general cemetery which has the records - as Morton is such a common name - it has been difficult to find out if the following persons are family members - I have found this on the BDM Lancashire online records. 1919 Morton Mary Agnes Aged 65 Blackburn South Western Blackburn Lancashire BSW/12/7/8 (great grandmother) Morton Elizabeth Ann Aged 41 Blackburn south Western Blackburn BSW/12/64 (great aunt) 1933 Morton Benjamin Aged 78 Blackburn South Eastern Blackburn BSE/47/78 (great grandfather) It has lovely to get all your emails over the years even though I have not contributed. We will be in the UK in late August so I now have to get cracking and find out where to go etc. Regards Patricia Ps its cold over here in Australia -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: Saturday, 14 June 2014 11:52 AM To: ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLACKBURN] Lancashire Fathers Hello all Are you out there? Glued to the telly watching the World Cup? Working in the garden? On holiday? It's incredibly quiet on the lists, so I hope that whatever is keeping you away can be put aside for a few minutes. For many of us, Father's Day is Sunday so this is a suitable time for everyone to mention a father. Could be a father, grandfather, great grandfather (you get the picture), or a father figure. Perhaps you'd like to post about a man you'd like to honour or a man you'd like to find. Share some history, tell a story, or ask a question. Please post away! I look forward to reading what you have to say. Kindest regards, Lynne list admin. :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Materials/GEN-MA T-UKI.html :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Patricia, Cemsearch.co.uk has lists of various MI's. The ladies that operate it record the MI's on a database. I used it quite some time ago for the Blackburn Cemetery in Whalley New Road. And sent off for 2 x names lists. Through that data I found and subsequently visited graves of my ancestors. However, although the website is still running (It states 15 Morton's in that Cemetery), I am not certain that it is being maintained. You could also try to contact the Cemetery direct? Mike > From: pnalder@wideband.net.au > To: lklein@mindspring.com; eng-lan-blackburn@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:27:15 +1000 > Subject: Re: [BLACKBURN] Lancashire Fathers > > HI Lynne > > After joining this list 2 years ago and having all the best of intentions to > trace our family history I returned to work and everything stopped. Now > retired again so its back to chasing the history of the family in Blackburn. > > > I have found the family in several of the census and now trying to track > down the deaths of my great grandparents and great uncle and aunt. I > believe that my aunt died unmarried but have not been able to track down any > info on other members. > > Is there any way I can find out where they would be buried in Blackburn is > there a general cemetery which has the records - as Morton is such a common > name - it has been difficult to find out if the following persons are family > members - I have found this on the BDM Lancashire online records. > > 1919 > Morton Mary Agnes Aged 65 Blackburn South Western Blackburn Lancashire > BSW/12/7/8 (great grandmother) > Morton Elizabeth Ann Aged 41 Blackburn south Western Blackburn BSW/12/64 > (great aunt) > > 1933 > Morton Benjamin Aged 78 Blackburn South Eastern Blackburn BSE/47/78 (great > grandfather) > > It has lovely to get all your emails over the years even though I have not > contributed. We will be in the UK in late August so I now have to get > cracking and find out where to go etc. > > Regards Patricia > > Ps its cold over here in Australia > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynne > Sent: Saturday, 14 June 2014 11:52 AM > To: ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BLACKBURN] Lancashire Fathers > > Hello all > > Are you out there? Glued to the telly watching the World Cup? Working in the > garden? On holiday? It's incredibly quiet on the lists, so I hope that > whatever is keeping you away can be put aside for a few minutes. > > For many of us, Father's Day is Sunday so this is a suitable time for > everyone to mention a father. Could be a father, grandfather, great > grandfather (you get the picture), or a father figure. Perhaps you'd like to > post about a man you'd like to honour or a man you'd like to find. Share > some history, tell a story, or ask a question. > > Please post away! I look forward to reading what you have to say. > > Kindest regards, > Lynne > list admin. > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > See > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Materials/GEN-MA > T-UKI.html > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Materials/GEN-MAT-UKI.html > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello all Are you out there? Glued to the telly watching the World Cup? Working in the garden? On holiday? It's incredibly quiet on the lists, so I hope that whatever is keeping you away can be put aside for a few minutes. For many of us, Father's Day is Sunday so this is a suitable time for everyone to mention a father. Could be a father, grandfather, great grandfather (you get the picture), or a father figure. Perhaps you'd like to post about a man you'd like to honour or a man you'd like to find. Share some history, tell a story, or ask a question. Please post away! I look forward to reading what you have to say. Kindest regards, Lynne list admin.

>From our friends at Lancashire BMD: 1 May 2014 Added 11,190 Births for Hyndburn RD comprising: Haslingden (1895-1928) Added 21,402 Births for Bury RD comprising: Bury (1921-1934); Elton (1914-1934); Radcliffe (1912-1917); Ramsbottom (1934-1974) Added 1,001 Deaths for Bury RD comprising: Prestwich (1885-1887) Added 19,054 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Newton Heath (1908-1936) Added 2,000 Deaths for Hyndburn RD comprising: Bacup (1903-1909) Added 1,002 Deaths for Trafford RD comprising: Urmston (1952-1954) Added 34,656 Deaths for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn (1965-2000) Added 2,744 Marriages for Bury RD comprising: Radcliffe, St.John the Evangelist (1901-1908); Elton, All Saints (1901-1904); Bury, Holy Trinity (1901-1914); Bury, St.Mary (1901-1904); Bury, St.Peter (1901-1901); Bury Register Office or Registrar Attended (1901-1905) Added 2,999 Marriages for Salford RD comprising: Seedley, Warren Street Independent Methodist (1949-1949); Salford, St. John, Methodist (1949-1949); Boothstown Methodist (1949-1949); Salford, Hope Congregational (1949-1949); Salford, Richmond Independent Chapel (1949-1949); Salford, Central United Reformed Church (1949-1949); Salford, Chapel Street & Hope United Reformed Church (1949-1949); Salford, Wesleyan Methodist, Regent Road (1949-1949); Salford, Brunswick, Methodist (1949-1949); Broughton Park URC (1949-1949); Pendleton, Broad Street Congregational (1949-1949); Salford, Weaste Congregational/United Reformed Church (1949-1949); Salford, Gravel Lane Methodist (1949-1949); Broughton, Broughton Union, Great Clowes Street (1949-1949); Pendleton, Turner Hall, Astley Street (1949-1949); Salford, Dock Mission Hall, New Park Road (1949-1949); Salford, Lancaster Road Methodist Church, Heathfield (1949-1949); Higher Broughton, Presbyterian (1949-1949); Pendleton, Enys Street Met! hodist (1949-1949); Swinton, Worsley Road URC (1949-1949); Swinton, Methodist Free Church, Worsley Rd (1949-1949); Salford, St. Paul, Methodist (1949-1949); Salford, Trinity Congregational (1949-1949); Worsley, Trinity Methodist (1949-1949); Walkden, Whittlebrook (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church, registers at Salford (1949-1949); Salford, Bolton Road Methodist (1949-1949); Worsley, Barton Road Methodist (1949-1949); Eccles, Wesleyan Methodist (1949-1949); Patricroft, Trinity Methodist (1949-1949); Eccles, Barton Road Methodist (1949-1949); Salford, Zion Methodist (1949-1949); Eccles, Immanuel Methodist Church (1949-1949); Irlam, St. Paul, Methodist (1949-1949); Cadishead, Wesleyan Methodist (1949-1949); Walkden, Congregational Church (1949-1949); Pendlebury, Methodist Church (1949-1949); Broughton, Salem, Wellington St East (1949-1949); Swinton, Chorley Road (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) Methodist Churc! h, registers at Salford (1949-1949); Patricroft, Patricroft (f! ormerly Ebenezer) Methodist Church (formerly Ebenezer) Methodist Church, registers at Salford (1949-1949); Salford, Westwood Methodist (1949-1949); Pendlebury, Bethel Methodist (1949-1949); Pendlebury, United Methodist Free Church, Dumbell St (1949-1949); Monton, Monton Methodist Church (1949-1949); Swinton, Manchester Road Methodist Church (1949-1949); Pendleton, Charlestown Congregational (1949-1949); Walkden Moor Methodist (1949-1949); Salford, St. Andrew, Methodist (1949-1949); Walkden or Little Hulton, Worsley Road North, Methodist (1949-1949); Little Hulton, Wesleyan Church, Cleggs Lane (1949-1949); Little Hulton, Wharton Untied Reformed Church (1949-1949); Eccles, Particroft United Reformed Church (1949-1949); Eccles, Central Hall Methodist (1949-1949); Monton Green, Monton Church (1949-1949); Little Hulton, St. Edmund (1949-1949); Higher Broughton, Leicester Road Methodist (1949-1949); Eccles, New Congregational Church (1949-1949); Irlam, Fairhills Road Methodist Church (194! 9-1949); Winton, Winton Methodist Church (1949-1949); Salford, Whit Lane Methodist (1949-1949); Barton-on-Irwell Register Office or Registrar Attended (1949-1949); Eccles Parish St Mary's (1949-1949); Swinton St Peter (1949-1949); Worsley St Mark (1949-1949); Winton, St Mary Magdalene (1949-1949); Pendlebury Christ Church (1949-1949); Salford St Augustine (1949-1949); Pendlebury St John (1949-1949); St Mary's, Cadishead (1949-1949); Peel St Paul (1949-1949); Patricroft, St Michael and All Angels (1949-1949); Salford Christ Church (1949-1949); Salford St Cyprian (1949-1949); Salford Sacred Trinity (1949-1949); Holy Angels Claremont, Pendleton (1949-1949); Stowell Memorial (1949-1949); Salford St Ignatius (1949-1949); Salford Ascension (1949-1949); Patricroft Christ Church (1949-1949); Pendleton St Paul (1949-1949); Kersal St Paul (1949-1949); Salford St Stephen (1949-1949); Salford St Luke (1949-1949); Salford St Matthias (1949-1949); Salford St Philip (1949-1949); Weaste Al! l Saints (1949-1949); Salford St George (1949-1949); Pendleton! St Thom as (1949-1949); Broughton St Clements (1949-1949); Monton St Paul (1949-1949); Salford St Barnabas (1949-1949); Broughton St John (1949-1949); Salford St Bartholomew (1949-1949); Brindle Heath, St. Anne (1949-1949); Hope St James (1949-1949); Higher Broughton St James (1949-1949); Salford St Clements (1949-1949); Irlam St John (1949-1949); Clifton St Ann (1949-1949); Little Hulton St John (1949-1949); Walkden St Paul (1949-1949); Salford Holy Rood (1949-1949); Higher Broughton Synagogue (1949-1949); Higher Crumpsall & Higher Broughton Synagogue (1949-1949); Kersal, North Salford & Beth Hamedrash (prev. Romanian) Synagogue (prev. Romanian) Synagogue, registers at Salford (1949-1949); Salford Register Office or Registrar Attended (1949-1949) 17 May 2014 Added 10,921 Deaths for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn (1984-1999) Added 1,663 Marriages for Bury RD comprising: Holcombe, Emmanuel (1901-1911); Bury Register Office or Registrar Attended (1904-1908) Added 2,007 Marriages for Fleetwood and Fylde RD comprising: Lytham St.Annes, The White Church (1980-2011) 25 May 2014 Added 14,057 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Bradford (1928-1935); Blackley (1927-1936) Added 6,149 Births for Hyndburn RD comprising: Haslingden (1871-1883) Added 3,025 Births for Trafford RD comprising: Urmston (1950-1951); Stretford (1956-1958) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire and Yorkshire BMD have also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

My pleasure, Sheila. Good luck with your research! Kindest regards, Lynne Sheila Smith <sheila@petesheilasmith.plus.com> wrote: > >Hi Lynne, > >Thank you very much for the web sites you have given me..... just had a >quick look at one.... should come in very handy...... did not know about >most of those sites. >Thanks a lot. >Sheila (Fife)

Hi Lynne, Thank you very much for the web sites you have given me..... just had a quick look at one.... should come in very handy...... did not know about most of those sites. Thanks a lot. Sheila (Fife)

Hello All, It's been some years since I had posted to this list so hopefully I am doing this correctly. This might be a very long message but perhaps someone might have some suggestions as to how I can find this person. Beatrice Walmsley was my grandmother's sister, born April 21, 1881 and had a twin sister Bertha Walmsley. My grandmother was Ada Walmsley and came to Canada in 1903. She apparently never returned home and the two sisters never came to Canada to visit from what I can find in the ships records. So far I have found that Beatrice and Bertha's mother, Selina (Pollard) Walmsley, was widowed not long after the twins were born, her first husband being Houghton Walmsley. She remarried William Henry Whalley and had two sons with him, Henry (Harry) Whalley and William Arthur Whalley. Selina died in 1915 at her home at 1 Hope Street, in Blackburn. Through electoral roll lookups I found that Beatrice remained at this address until 1919. After this her sister Bertha along with her husband Thomas Royston lived at this address until they moved. I have not been able to locate any further information for Beatrice. I cannot find a death with a date that would fit her age. No marriage and I just today received another wrong marriage certificate. I've been looking for her since 2003. Her half brother Henry (Harry) married Elizabeth Parker in 1920. They had son Harry born May 29, 1925. Harry Sr. died in 1940 and Elizabeth in 1966 living at 37 Kirkham Lane along with her son Harry. According to another electoral roll look up, Harry left this address after his mother's death. Again with more wrong certificates ordered I have not found a marriage for Harry or a death. Was hoping that perhaps he had a family and they might know what would have happened to Beatrice. Not much is known of this part of my mother's family. Ada, my grandmother, died in Winnipeg in 1923 when my mother was only 13. I know that Bertha (Royston) had a son Alec born in 1916 and died in 1997. He was married to Lily Shaw but marrying late in life they had no family. Perhaps too much information but maybe someone can sort through this and hit on something that has be missed. Any suggestions on how to locate this grand aunt would be gratefully received. Regards, Alva

Hi Sheila There are a slew of Irish mailing lists on RootsWeb (http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/). Before you give up, trying subscribing/posting to a few of them. If all else fails, you could post a query to the Irish Ancestry Branch of the MLFHS http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/IAG/ Hope that helps a little. Kind regards, Lynne Sheila Smith <sheila@petesheilasmith.plus.com> wrote: > >Hi Lynne, > >Wish I could be in Bolton on the 4th June......Perhaps the speaker could >tell me just where to look for my elusive Gt Grandfather ..Thosmas CARTER >who said he was born in Arles. Queens County, Ireland according to the the >1861 census of Blackburn.......(he obviously could read and write as he was >a Stonemason/Bookkeeper) we've been looking for his birth for the past 20 >odd years.....to no avail.... but he did marry a Bridget WALSH in >Ballinakill, Queens Co. in 1824... that I have confirmation off.... >He was so precise about where his wife and children where born....and I can >find all of their baptisms ( we visited Ballinakill years ago and got that >information from the registers!) I don't know where else to look..... if >she is taking questions after the "talk". > >Best regards >Sheila (Fife)

Hi Lynne, Wish I could be in Bolton on the 4th June......Perhaps the speaker could tell me just where to look for my elusive Gt Grandfather ..Thosmas CARTER who said he was born in Arles. Queens County, Ireland according to the the 1861 census of Blackburn.......(he obviously could read and write as he was a Stonemason/Bookkeeper) we've been looking for his birth for the past 20 odd years.....to no avail.... but he did marry a Bridget WALSH in Ballinakill, Queens Co. in 1824... that I have confirmation off.... He was so precise about where his wife and children where born....and I can find all of their baptisms ( we visited Ballinakill years ago and got that information from the registers!) I don't know where else to look..... if she is taking questions after the "talk". Best regards Sheila (Fife)

The Bolton branch of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will hold its next meeting Wednesday June 4th at 7.30pm. Brenda Hustler, from the Irish Branch of the MLFHS, will be presenting some advice about how to research Irish ancestors. She is a specialist in this difficult area and will illustrate her talk with the use of some of her own examples. The meeting will be at the usual venue of Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, Farnworth, BL3 2JB. All welcome. There is a nominal charge for non MLFHS members. A Help Desk will be available afterwards. Enquiries to Barbara Owen Secretary on 01204 309515. Please note there is now a genealogy magazine recycle programme, so please bring your old unwanted magazines to be passed to or exchanged with others. Nothing will be wasted. Please allow time for the free parking as the Rounders teams are now competing and there is overflow on to the road.

Hello Listers, Here's a months worth of updated databases that have been added to the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website - http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html The search engine has been updated to include all of the records currently shown on the lists. 22 May 2014 Baptisms 1843 to 1892 from the Church of St Silas, in the District of Ardwick, Manchester Burials 1861 to 1965 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Burials 1884 to 1898 from the Church of St Stephen, Audenshaw Baptisms 1884 to 1904 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary in the Parish of Bamber Bridge Marriages 1867 to 1871 and 1875 to 1893 from the Church of St George, Little Bolton Baptisms 1901 to 1954 from St Helens Road Methodist Church, in the District of Morris Green, Bolton Marriages 1896 to 1920 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Bolton-le-Sands Banns 1967 to 1975 and Marriages 1967 to 1989 from the Church of St Cuthbert, in the Parish of Burnley Burials 2013 to 2014 from Burnley Cemetery More burials added from October 2013 Baptisms 1819 to 1854 from All Saints, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Baptisms 1850 to 1870 and Marriages 1877 to 1881 from the Church of St Peter, in the district of Everton, Liverpool Marriages 1902 to 1905 from Christ Church, Glodwick in the Parish of Oldham Confirmations 1950 to 1979 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Habergham Eaves Marriages 1948 to 1974 from the Church of St Luke, Halliwell, Bolton Burials 1896 from Friends Meeting House, Heyside in the Parish of Oldham Marriages 1879 to 1892 from Christ Church, Ince Marriages 1852 to 1853 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool 15 May 2014 Marriages 1913 to 1943 and Burials 1960 to 2008 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Ann in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Baptisms 1884 to 1916 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne This register is for St Mary Poor House. Other registers exist for St Mary, but these are not yet transcribed. Burials 1890 to 1966 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Baptisms 1882 to 1888 from the Church of All Souls, in the District of Ancoats, Manchester Baptisms 1853 to 1970 from Oldham Rd Congregational Church (Independent Chapel), in the District of Miles Platting, Manchester 13 May 2014 Burials 1931 to 1936 from Rawtenstall Cemetery, Rawtenstall in Rossendale Marriages 1919 to 1930 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich Marriages 1869 to 1870 from St John in the Town of Preston Marriages 1843 to 1856 from the Church of St Andrew in the Parish of Leyland 2 May 2014 Marriages 1890 to 1932 from Daubhill Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Daubhill, Bolton Marriages 1948 to 1974 from the Church of St Luke, Halliwell, Bolton Marriages 1884 to 1895 from the Church of St Mary, in the District of Hulme, Manchester Baptisms 1884 to 1963 from Tonge Moor Wesleyan Chapel, Tonge Moor, Bolton 1 May 2014 Baptisms 1893 to 1914 and Burials 1918 to 1985 from the Church of St Catherine, Barton upon Irwell Burials 1837 to 1902 from Barton Wesleyan Chapel, Barton upon Irwell Marriages 1931 to 1942 from the Church of St James in the District of Broughton, Salford Baptisms 1899 to 1906 from the Church of St Cyprian, Ordsall Burials 1927 to 1941 from Christ Church, Pendlebury Marriages 1909 to 1915 from the Church of St George, Pendleton Baptisms 1603 to 1665 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich The above Baptisms have been updated with the full information from the Parish Registers, resulting new entries and information Absent Voters 1918 from the city of Salford Burials 1785 to 2011 from the Church of St Stephen in the Parish of Tockholes Burials from 1785 to 1900 have been reworked with additional information from the original church registers Regards, Sally

New Zealand mothers day too! Thank you from Sue Cotton Ex Blackburn now Auckland NZ -----Original Message----- From: Lynne Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 6:45 AM Subject: [BLACKBURN] Lancashire BMD updates - April 2014 Happy Mother's Day to our friends in Australia, Canada, the US, and wherever Mother's Day is celebrated today. ~ ~ ~ ~ >From our friends at Lancashire BMD: 6 April 2014 Added 109,602 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Newton Heath (1908-1936); Ardwick (1927-1936); Openshaw (1911-1936); Cheetham (1919-1928); Manchester (1928-1936); Didsbury (1902-1923) Added 41,096 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Newton (1883-1908) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD has also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Materials/GEN-MAT-UKI.html :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Happy Mother's Day to our friends in Australia, Canada, the US, and wherever Mother's Day is celebrated today. ~ ~ ~ ~ >From our friends at Lancashire BMD: 6 April 2014 Added 109,602 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Newton Heath (1908-1936); Ardwick (1927-1936); Openshaw (1911-1936); Cheetham (1919-1928); Manchester (1928-1936); Didsbury (1902-1923) Added 41,096 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Newton (1883-1908) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD has also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

The next meeting is on Wednesday May 7th at 7.30pm. First there will be a formal Bolton Annual General Meeting (anticipated about 10-15 minutes), for which we are still inviting nominations from subscribed members of the Manchester and Lancashire FHS for candidates for the posts of all officers and also committee members. Forms were issued at the last meeting and completed forms should have been returned to Secretary Mrs Barbara Owen, 47, Laburnum Road, Bradshaw, Bolton BL2 3BX, to be received in time for the meeting. If for any reason anyone was unable to do this, contact Jane Milne at (sj_milne@hotmail.com) for a copy of the form which can then be printed, completed as per instructions, and scanned and returned to Jane or any committee member. This is your chance for a shake up or provide suggestions, so please support us with this. We aim to help everyone with Bolton interests, whether you just live in the area and want to meet like-minded people, or actually want help with local research. The official business will be followed by a talk by Dr Sandra Hayton about "Victorian Cellar Dwellers". She will tell us how industrialisation forced the "Rural Poor" agricultural workers and skilled artisans away from their traditional country life to search for employment in the developing cities. They created the new phenomenon of the "Urban Poor", and Dr Hayton has some some contemporary stories to describe their new living conditions. All are welcome to attend the meeting which is as usual at Bolton Cricket Club, Bishops Road, Farnworth BL3 2JB starting at 7.30pm. A Help Desk for private researchers will be available afterwards, and all enquiries to Barbara Owen on 01204 30 9515.

The 12th Northern Annual Conference, sponsored by the Federation of Family History Societies, will take place on Sunday May 11th 2014 at the Greater Manchester Police Training College, Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25. An exciting and varied programme of speakers is planned, including Stuart Rosenblatt on Irish Jewish Records; Michael Tobias on Polish Records; Reva Hill on the value of wills to the genealogist; Kevin Bolton, the Archives+ Manager in the newly refurbished Manchester Central Library; as well as a Speakers & Invited Experts Panel. Tickets include the price of tea & coffee and an excellent lunch. Half-day tickets may be available. For detailed programme information and registration form, see http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/2014_12thNorthernAnnualConferenceprogramme.pdf or http://tinyurl.com/nlmsoxm or email lorna.kay@talktalk.net

>From Who Do You Think You Are? at http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com - "More than 80,000 films dating back to the early 1900s have been made available to watch on YouTube. "British Pathé has uploaded its entire collection of newsreels to the video sharing website, providing viewers with around 3,500 hours of footage to explore. "Each clip is accompanied by a detailed description of its content, which ranges from bomb damage during the First World War (above), to lighter subjects such as sporting events, seaside holidays and the rather more unusual. "'Our hope is that everyone, everywhere who has a computer will see these films and enjoy them,' said British Pathé’s general manager Alastair White. "'Whether you're looking for coverage of the Royal Family, the Titanic, the destruction of the Hindenburg, or quirky stories about British pastimes, it'll be there on our channel. You can lose yourself for hours.'" Enjoy! Lynne

A happy St. George's Day to all. Here are some substantial additions from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 1 March 2014 Added 8,729 Deaths for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn (1975-1987) 9 March 2014 Added 495 Births for West Lancashire RD comprising: Skelmersdale and Holland (1968-1974) Added 6,523 Marriages for Salford RD comprising: Salford, Irwell Street Wesleyan Chapel (1947-1948); Seedley, Warren Street Independent Methodist (1947-1948); Pendleton, St David Welsh Methodist (1947-1948); Salford, St. John, Methodist (1947-1948); Boothstown Methodist (1948-1948); Salford, Hope Congregational (1947-1947); Salford, Richmond Independent Chapel (1947-1948); Salford, Central United Reformed Church (1947-1948); Salford, Chapel Street & Hope United Reformed Church (1947-1948); Salford, Wesleyan Methodist, Regent Road (1947-1948); Salford, Brunswick, Methodist (1947-1948); Higher Broughton Chapel (1947-1948); Broughton Park URC (1947-1948); Pendleton, Broad Street Congregational (1947-1947); Salford, Weaste Congregational/United Reformed Church (1947-1948); Salford, Gravel Lane Methodist (1947-1948); Broughton, Broughton Union, Great Clowes Street (1947-1948); Salford, Great Clowes Street Methodist (1947-1947); Salford, Dock Mission Hall, New Park Road (1947-1948! ); Salford, Lancaster Road Methodist Church, Heathfield (1948-1948); Higher Broughton, Presbyterian (1947-1948); Pendleton, Enys Street Methodist (1947-1948); Swinton, Worsley Road URC (1947-1948); Swinton, Methodist Free Church, Worsley Rd (1947-1948); Salford, St. Paul, Methodist (1947-1948); Salford, Trinity Congregational (1947-1948); Worsley, Trinity Methodist (1947-1948); Walkden, Whittlebrook (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church, registers at Salford (1947-1948); Salford, Bolton Road Methodist (1947-1948); Worsley, Barton Road Methodist (1947-1948); Eccles, Wesleyan Methodist (1947-1948); Patricroft, Trinity Methodist (1947-1948); Eccles, Barton Road Methodist (1947-1948); Salford, Zion Methodist (1947-1948); Eccles, Immanuel Methodist Church (1947-1948); Irlam, St. Paul, Methodist (1947-1948); Cadishead, Wesleyan Methodist (1947-1948); Walkden, Congregational Church (1947-1948); Pendlebury, Methodist Church (1947-1948); Brought! on, Salem, Wellington St East (1947-1948); Swinton, Chorley Ro! ad (form erly Primitive) Methodist Church (formerly Primitive) Methodist Church, registers at Salford (1947-1948); Patricroft, Patricroft (formerly Ebenezer) Methodist Church (formerly Ebenezer) Methodist Church, registers at Salford (1947-1948); Salford, Westwood Methodist (1947-1948); Pendlebury, Bethel Methodist (1948-1948); Pendlebury, United Methodist Free Church, Dumbell St (1947-1948); Swinton, Manchester Road Methodist Church (1947-1948); Pendleton, Charlestown Congregational (1947-1948); Walkden Moor Methodist (1947-1948); Salford, St. Andrew, Methodist (1947-1948); Walkden or Little Hulton, Worsley Road North, Methodist (1947-1948); Little Hulton, Wesleyan Church, Cleggs Lane (1947-1948); Little Hulton, Wharton Untied Reformed Church (1947-1948); Eccles, Particroft United Reformed Church (1947-1948); Eccles, Central Hall Methodist (1947-1947); Monton Green, Monton Church (1947-1948); Little Hulton, St. Edmund (1947-1948); Higher Broughton, Leicester Road Methodist (1947-194! 8); Eccles, New Congregational Church (1948-1948); Irlam, Boundary Road Methodist Church (1947-1947); Salford, Whit Lane Methodist (1947-1948); Barton-on-Irwell Register Office or Registrar Attended (1947-1948); Eccles Parish St Mary's (1947-1948); Swinton St Peter (1947-1948); Worsley St Mark (1947-1948); Winton, St Mary Magdalene (1947-1948); Pendlebury Christ Church (1947-1948); Salford St Augustine (1947-1948); Pendlebury St John (1947-1948); St Mary's, Cadishead (1947-1948); Peel St Paul (1947-1948); Patricroft, St Michael and All Angels (1947-1948); Eccles St Andrew (1947-1948); Salford Christ Church (1947-1948); Salford St Cyprian (1947-1948); Salford Sacred Trinity (1947-1948); Holy Angels Claremont, Pendleton (1947-1948); Stowell Memorial (1947-1948); Salford St Ignatius (1947-1948); Salford Ascension (1947-1948); Patricroft Christ Church (1947-1948); Pendleton St Paul (1947-1948); Kersal St Paul (1947-1948); Salford St Stephen (1947-1948); Salford St Luke (1947-19! 48); Salford St Matthias (1947-1948); Salford St Philip (1947-! 1948); W easte All Saints (1947-1948); Salford St George (1947-1948); Pendleton St Thomas (1947-1948); Broughton St Clements (1947-1948); Monton St Paul (1948-1948); Salford St Barnabas (1947-1948); Broughton St John (1947-1948); Salford St Bartholomew (1947-1948); Brindle Heath, St. Anne (1947-1948); Hope St James (1947-1948); Higher Broughton St James (1947-1948); Salford St Clements (1947-1948); Irlam St John (1947-1948); Clifton St Ann (1947-1948); Little Hulton St John (1947-1948); Walkden St Paul (1947-1948); Salford Holy Rood (1947-1948); Higher Broughton Synagogue (1947-1948); Higher Crumpsall & Higher Broughton Synagogue (1947-1948); Manchester, Central and North Manchester Synagogue (1947-1948); Kersal, North Salford & Beth Hamedrash (prev. Romanian) Synagogue (prev. Romanian) Synagogue, registers at Salford (1947-1948); Salford Register Office or Registrar Attended (1947-1948) 28 March 2014 Added 3,512 Births for Trafford RD comprising: Stretford (1934-1956); Urmston (1949-1950) Added 3,986 Marriages for Blackpool RD comprising: Blackpool, Methodist Chapel (Beaufort Ave) (Beaufort Ave), registers at Blackpool (1983-2003); Blackpool, Methodist Church (Raikes Parade) (Raikes Parade), registers at Blackpool (1976-2003); Blackpool, Marton Methodist Church (prev. Methodist Church, Walkers Hill, Marton) (prev. Methodist Church, Walkers Hill, Marton), registers at Blackpool (1983-1997); Blackpool, Salem Methodist Church (Westcliffe Drive) (Westcliffe Drive), registers at Blackpool (1972-1988); Blackpool, Baptist Tabernacle (Springfield Rd) (Springfield Rd), registers at Blackpool (1965-2003); Blackpool, Methodist Church (Waterloo Rd) (Waterloo Rd), registers at Blackpool (1983-1989); Bispham United Reformed Church (Cavendish Rd) (Cavendish Rd), registers at Blackpool (1977-2009); Blackpool, Victoria Congregational Church (Newton Drive) (Newton Drive), registers at Blackpool (1985-2001); Blackpool, Bethesda Congregational Church (Grasmere Rd) (Grasmere Rd),! registers at Blackpool (1971-2009); Blackpool, Baptist Church (Station Rd & Bond St) (Station Rd & Bond St), registers at Blackpool (1972-1982); Blackpool, Lindale Methodist Church (Dorritt Rd) (Dorritt Rd), registers at Blackpool (1986-1993); Blackpool, Marton United Reformed Church (Preston Old Rd) (Preston Old Rd), registers at Blackpool (1983-2002); Blackpool, St.George's United Reformed Church (Plymouth Rd, Layton) (Plymouth Rd, Layton), registers at Blackpool (1979-2007); Blackpool, Claremont United Reformed Church (Warley Rd) (Warley Rd), registers at Blackpool (1973-1993); Blackpool, Kingdom Hall (Fleet St) (Fleet St), registers at Blackpool (1981-2005); Blackpool, St.Kentigern's Church (Newton Drive) (Newton Drive), registers at Blackpool (1986-2007); Cleveleys, Baptist Church (St.Georges Ave) (St.Georges Ave), registers at Blackpool (1988-2000); Blackpool, Mereside Methodist Church (Grizedale Rd) (Grizedale Rd), registers at Blackpool (1964-2006); Blackpool, St.C! uthbert's Catholic Church (Lytham Rd) (Lytham Rd), registers a! t Blackp ool (1977-1992); Blackpool, Church of the Sacred Heart (Talbot Rd) (Talbot Rd), registers at Blackpool (1969-2001); Blackpool, Church of Christ the King (1968-1978); Blackpool, Catholic Church of St.John Vianney (1972-1984); Blackpool, Church of the Holy Family (1984-1999); Blackpool, Our Lady of the Assumption (1972-1983); Blackpool, Catholic Church of St.Bernadette (1980-2010); Blackpool, Springfield Methodist Church (1968-2000); Blackpool, Unitarian Free Church (Dickson Rd) (Dickson Rd), registers at Blackpool (1972-1973); Blackpool, St.Teresa's Church (1987-2005); Blackpool, Salvation Army Citadel (Raikes Parade) (Raikes Parade), registers at Blackpool (1982-2004); Blackpool, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1983-2000); Blackpool, Elim Christian Centre (Waterloo Rd) (Waterloo Rd), registers at Blackpool (1987-1992); Blackpool Christian Fellowship (Princess St) (Princess St), registers at Blackpool (1990-2000); Blackpool, Whitegate Drive Baptist Church (Forest! Gate) (Forest Gate), registers at Blackpool (1986-2001); Blackpool, St.Margaret Clitherow (Lytham Rd) (Lytham Rd), registers at Blackpool (2000-2007); Blackpool, North Shore Methodist Church (Dickson Rd) (Dickson Rd), registers at Blackpool (1986-1995); Blackpool, Methodist Church (Chapel St) (Chapel St), registers at Blackpool (1969-1994) ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Hello all Finding female ancestors can be hard. Here are a few sites with some helpful hints: ~ Best Records for Finding Female Ancestors at http://tinyurl.com/2wz6mca ~ Finding Your Female Ancestor in the Newspaper at http://tinyurl.com/m77l35r ~ Invisible Women Ancestors. How to Research the Women in Your Family Tree at http://tinyurl.com/kygngb5 If anyone has any helpful hints on tracking down female ancestors or can point us to any website, please let us know. Kind regards, Lynne

The Bolton branch of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will hold its next meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday April 2nd. Dr Alan Crosby will be talking about the 1834 Poor Law Reforms: "after 230 years the new system was designed to be a deterrent aimed at making the Workhouse so unpleasant that people would do anything to avoid going there". The talk explains the details of why it gained its evil reputation and how local Lancashire officials did their best to avoid its implementation. The venue as usual is Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, BL1 5RH, Farnworth. All are welcome and a Help Desk available for private research afterwards.. Enquiries to Secretary Barbara Owen on 01204 309515.

>From the Lancashire Telegraph: RESIDENTS in Burnley will have the chance to trace back their family history at a special event taking place in April. The family history exploration day is being held at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham as part of a project that is collecting people’s memories of the hall. The Portraits of the Past project has been running by Mid Pennine Arts since summer last year. It was set up from funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Your Heritage Programme as a way to record information about the hall for future generations. The event on April 4 will allow participants can take a tour of Gawthorpe Hall and explore the SHUTTLEWORTH family history, before working on how to investigate their own family with help from the Lancashire County Council Community Heritage team. Participants will also get to experiment with creative ways to keep and display their family tree. Basic computer skills would be helpful, but not essential. Places are free and __lunch is included__, numbers are limited so booking is essential. To book a place contact Mid Pennine Arts on 01282 421986 ext 204. For more information about the project visit midpenninearts.org.uk