Many thanks to you, Sally, for keeping us apprised of Lancs OPC progress. Your messages are very much appreciated! Grateful thanks, too, to the hardworking volunteers who have made Lancs OPC possible. Kind regards, Lynne sally roberts <sallyroberts55@hotmail.com> wrote: > >Morning all, > >Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases have been added and the search engine updated to accommodate them: > >http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html <snip>

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases have been added and the search engine updated to accommodate them:  http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 17 January 2014 Marriages 1853 to 1916 from Oldham Rd Congregational Church (Independent Chapel), in the District of Miles Platting, Manchester Burials 1865 to 1878 from All Saints, Stand in the Parish of Whitefield Burials 1813 to 1839 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Westhoughton Baptisms 1871 to 1950 and Marriages 1906 to 1949 from Daisy Hill Primitive Methodist Chapel, Westhoughton Baptisms 1872 to 1874 from All Saints in the Town of Wigan 16 January 2014 Marriages 1869 to 1896 from the Church of St Matthew, in the District of Ardwick, Manchester Marriages 1916 to 1931 from the Church of St Catherine, Barton upon Irwell Burials 1826 to 1829 and 1836 to 1838 from the Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton Baptisms 1899 to 1903 and 1927 to 1946 and Marriages 1904 to 1913 from the Church of St James in the District of Broughton, Salford Marriages 1929 to 1941 and Burials 1858 to 1864 from All Saints, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Baptisms 1900 to 1913 from the Church of St Matthias, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Baptisms 1905 to 1908 from St John the Baptist, Earlestown in the Parish of Newton-le-Willows Baptisms 1653 to 1710 and Burials 1938 to 1947 from the Church of St Andrew in the Parish of Leyland Marriages 1851 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool Baptisms 1725 to 1752 from St John in the Town of Preston Baptisms 1890 to 1895 from St Thomas in the Town of Preston Marriages 1908 to 1919 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Prestwich Burials 1694 to 1736 from the Parish of Ribchester Baptisms 1742 to 1812 from Shaw Chapel Baptisms 1742 to 1812 from Shaw Chapel (later Holy Trinity), in the District of Shaw and Crompton. Baptisms for the periods 1742 to 1782 and 1797 to 1812 are transcribed from the Parish Registers of Oldham St Mary or of Shaw Chapel itself, replacing some years previously online, originally transcribed from the BTs. Baptisms for the period 1782 to 1797, from the BTs, have been enhanced with information from the Parish Registers where available. Regards, Sally

Hello all, Today's visit to the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website found the following records have been added to the databases and included in the search engine update: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 6 January 2014 Baptisms 1908 to 1913 from the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Accrington Baptisms 1829 to 1926 from the Blessed Virgin Mary Church for the Blind, Liverpool Marriages 1754 to 1758 and 1763 to 1772 from the Church of St Chad, Rochdale The above Marriages have been updated with the full information from the Parish Registers, resulting new entries and information Baptisms 1950 to 1964 from the Church of St Bride, Toxteth, Liverpool Baptisms 1744 to 1763 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Whitworth, in the Parish of Rochdale Baptisms for the period 1763 to 1774 have been updated with information found within Rochdale St Chad Parish Registers, resulting in new entries and information Regards, Sally

Many thanks to you, Sally, for continuing to keep us updated on Lancs OPC progress. We all appreciate it so much! Kindest regards, Lynne

Happy New Year, Listers! Today's visit to the Lancs OPC website found the following records have been added to the databases - http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 3 January 2014 Burials 1823 to 1826 from the Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton Baptisms 1835 to 1842 from the Roman Catholic Church of SS Peter and Paul, Bolton le Moors Baptisms 1908 to 1910 and Marriages 1874 to 1935 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary of the Assumption in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1664 to 1699 and Marriages and Burials 1664 to 1700 from the Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael in the Parish of Cartmel Baptisms 1876 to 1899 from the Church of St Matthias, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Burials 1684 to 1744 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Great Harwood Marriages 1926 to 1933 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Habergham Eaves Baptisms 1928 to 1957 and Banns 1932 to 1940 and 1953 to 1956 from the Church of St Matthew the Apostle, Habergham Eaves Baptisms 1866 to 1895 and 1900 to 1907 and Marriages 1876 to 1901 from the Church of St Luke, Halliwell, Bolton Baptisms 1691 to 1749 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Lancaster Baptisms 1727 to 1758 from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Littleborough Baptisms 1987 to 2012 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Poulton-le-Sands Burials 1915 to 1920 from Rawtenstall Cemetery, Rawtenstall in Rossendale Banns 1766 to 1770 and Burials 1727 to 1742 from the Church of St Chad, Rochdale Baptisms 1609 to 1751 from the Church of St Leonard in the Parish of Walton le Dale Regards, Sally

Hello all A card awaits you at <http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=4608969274567&source=jl999> Happy New Year, everyone! Lynne

Lynne, Just come on the comp....and found your card... it's beautiful. Thanks to you and all your team for all the work you do. Sheila. (Fife) PS. Couldn't send this reply back via the card ... don't understand the jargon.... sorry !!! bit dim.......

". . .the number of entries in the index has just slipped past the eighteen million mark." What a fantastic achievement! I'm sure you all join me in thanking Lancashire BMD volunteers, including John Marsden and Ian Hartas. If you'd care to send a personal message of thanks to this terrific team, please go to <http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/index.php?form_action=contact&county=lancashire> Lynne -----Forwarded Message----- >From: UKBMD Announcement from Lancashire <UKBMDNews@ukbmd.org.uk> >Sent: Dec 24, 2013 10:54 AM > >Message from John Marsden, Lancashire. > >LancashireBMD is now celebrating its twelfth Christmas and showing little sign of slowing down. As 2013 draws to a close, the number of entries in the index has just slipped past the eighteen million mark. Indexing is ongoing in virtually every register office in the county, so 2014 looks like it will be another year of great progress. > >I would like to thank all of the team leaders and volunteers who have contributed to this impressive achievement during the past year. It is through their enthusiasm and dedication that this project continues to advance year-on-year. > >Thanks too are due to Ian Hartas, who created the BMD software which drives this and other sites and who has a big part in getting the data onto the system. Ian has been a great support whenever problems have arisen and particularly recently when the site moved (almost undetectably) onto a new server. > >A final thanks is owed to the users. The site is well used and we receive encouraging feedback which helps to motivate all concerned. A special thanks to those who have reported apparent errors. We would rather they did not happen in the first place, but your reports help us to continually improve the data quality. It may seem to take an age at times, but they all get checked and amended when errors are confirmed. > >So best wishes to all for Christmas and new year > >John >Webmaster LancashireBMD > > >For access to all the UK's major BMD and Census sites visit http://www.UKBMD.org.uk/ >For access to all the UK's major Family History sites visit http://www.UKGDL.org.uk/ >For access to all the UK's major Military Family History sites visit http://www.UKMFH.org.uk/ >

Merry Christmas, Listers! Here are December's records that have been added to the Lancs OPC website. The search engine has been updated to include all of the registers shown below. Hopefully someone gets an unexpected Christmas present from them! With thanks to the transcribers and co-ordinators from the Lancashire Online Parish Clerks organisation for their hard work and dedication. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 23 December 2013 Burials 1846 to 1873 from the Church of St Stephen, Audenshaw Burials 1887 to 1918 from the Church of St Catherine, Barton upon Irwell Baptisms 1960 to 1973, Banns 1986 to 1988 and Marriages 1931 to 1939 from All Hallows, Bispham Baptisms 1894 to 1919 from the Church of St John the Baptist in the Parish of Burscough Marriages 1872 to 1877 from the Church of St Matthew, Chadderton Baptisms 1849 to 1881 from the Church of St John the Evangelist in the Parish of Hurst Burials 1691 to 1749 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Lancaster Baptisms 1849 to 1865 from the Church of St Simon and St Jude, in the City of Manchester Marriages 1669 to 1812 from the Church of St Mary, in the Parish of Todmorden These Registers have been updated using the BTs as their principal source Any differences between this and the earlier private transcription from the PRs has been noted in the transcription. Baptisms 1875 to 1877 from All Saints in the Town of Wigan 16 December 2013 Marriages 1896 to 1910 from the Church of St Matthew, in the District of Ardwick, Manchester Baptisms 1804 to 1837 from Blackley Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Blackley, Manchester Burials 1831 to 1834 and 1838 to 1840 from the Parish Church of St Peter, Bolton Baptisms 1890 to 1920 and Marriages 1922 to 1935 from Albert Place United Methodist Free Church, Bolton Baptisms 1874 to 1921 from St George's Road Methodist, Bolton Baptisms 1901 to 1922 from Birtenshaw Methodist, Bromley Cross, Bolton Burials 1947 to 1994 from the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity, Brierfield Baptisms 1893 to 1899, 1903 to 1908 and 1920 to 1927 and Marriages 1895 to 1904 from the Church of St James in the District of Broughton, Salford Baptisms 1943 to 1971 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Marriages 1942 to 1956 from the Church of St Cuthbert, in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1902 to 1905 from St John the Baptist, Earlestown in the Parish of Newton-le-Willows Baptisms 1889 to 1894 and 1923 to 1936 and Marriages 1913 to 1920 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Habergham Eaves Banns 1957 to 1960 from the Church of St Matthew the Apostle, Habergham Eaves Marriages 1787 from the Collegiate Church, in the City of Manchester Burials 1736 to 1773 from the Parish of Ribchester Burials 1628 to 1641 from the Church of St Chad, Rochdale Burials from 1641 to 1727 replace ones previously online, originally transcribed from the BTs. They have been updated with information from the Parish Registers, resulting in new entries and information Baptisms 1875 to 1881 from the Church of St Stephen, Salford 2 December 2013 Burials 1766 to 1790 from the Church of St James, Accrington For the year 1790, some missing entries have been added and others, previously transcribed from the BTs for 1790-1793, have been updated from the Parish Register and included here instead, completing this register. Marriages 1898 to 1914 from the Church of St Saviour, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Burials 1823 to 1837 from Cheetham Hill Chapel, Crumpsall, Manchester Marriages 1935 to 1937 from the Church of St Benedict, in the district of Everton, Liverpool Marriages 1837 to 1843 and Burials 1903 to 1938 from the Church of St Andrew in the Parish of Leyland Updated to include some extra records found among the Baptisms Marriages 1857 to 1859 from St John in the Town of Preston Marriages 1848 to 1859 from the Church of St Wilfrid in the Parish of Standish Baptisms 1851 to 1926 from the Church of St Bride, Toxteth, Liverpool Seasonal regards, Sally

Dear Listers, A card awaits you at <http://preview.tinyurl.com/n3brp6l> To all of you who celebrate the holiday, I wish you a very happy Christmas. Kindest regards, Lynne

Additions from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 4 November 2013 Added 4,539 Births for Trafford RD comprising: Stretford (1932-1949); Urmston (1900-1944) Added 3,460 Deaths for Trafford RD comprising: Stretford (1953-1956); Urmston (1947-1950) 5 November 2013 Added 11,002 Births for North Sefton RD comprising: Formby (1893-1899); North Meols (1893-1899 Added 20,235 Deaths for Oldham RD comprising: Boundary Park A (1969-1976); Boundary Park B (1969-1976); Crompton & Royton (1969-1974); Middleton (1969-1974); Oldham A (1968-1976); Oldham B (1969-1976); Saddleworth (1969-1974) 19 November 2013 Added 16,580 Births for Hyndburn RD comprising: Haslingden (1837-1871; 1883-1884; 1887-1890; 1926-1928; 1936-1954) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD and Yorkshire BMD were also 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

There is an interesting booklet, Zeppelins over Lancashire by Peter J.C. Smith which I recently bought from Bury Library describing the bombing raid of Zeppelin L21 on the 25/26 September 1916. The airship hit Rawtenstall, the Shoulder of Mutton in Holcombe village before going west to attack Bolton. It then turned north towards Blackburn before dropping its final bomb at Bolton Abbey near Skipton. One of the bombs landed on the 1st tee at Rossendale Golf Club but unfortunately failed to explode but the bomb at the Shoulder of Mutton was more successful, the rubble produced now forming a retaining wall to the car park which contains a datestone 1751 possibly when the pub was built. Peter Sleigh, France. On 30 Nov 2013, at 19:39, Sheila Smith <sheila@petesheilasmith.plus.com> wrote: > Hi Diana, > > Do you have any Marth's in your Pickering family ???? > > I ask because a Martha Pickering lived across the street from my family, in > Blackburn, Lancs. in the 1930's..... her father I seem to recall was Jimmy > (don't remember her mother ). > > The story goes that Marth and her father were travelling on a train from > Bolton to Blackburn...one night during the 1st world war and a German > zepline followed the train but lost it when the train ended up going through > the Sough Tunnel (the other side of Darwen)...the Sough was I think about > over a good mile long !!) and the train driver had the presence of mind to > stay in the tunnel until it was safe to carry on to Blackburn..... This > story was told to me as a child when Martha used to come across to play > cards with my sisters.... > on winter evenings. > > Regards > Sheila (Fife) > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > 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

Hi Diana, Do you have any Marth's in your Pickering family ???? I ask because a Martha Pickering lived across the street from my family, in Blackburn, Lancs. in the 1930's..... her father I seem to recall was Jimmy (don't remember her mother ). The story goes that Marth and her father were travelling on a train from Bolton to Blackburn...one night during the 1st world war and a German zepline followed the train but lost it when the train ended up going through the Sough Tunnel (the other side of Darwen)...the Sough was I think about over a good mile long !!) and the train driver had the presence of mind to stay in the tunnel until it was safe to carry on to Blackburn..... This story was told to me as a child when Martha used to come across to play cards with my sisters.... on winter evenings. Regards Sheila (Fife)

Lynne, Oh! how I wish I could join you all. I will in spirit.....not the wet kind of course !!!!!!! Sheila (Fife)

The wet kind sounds pretty good to me, Sheila! ;-) Kindest regards, Lynne Sheila Smith <sheila@petesheilasmith.plus.com> wrote: > >Lynne, > >Oh! how I wish I could join you all. > >I will in spirit.....not the wet kind of course !!!!!!! > >Sheila (Fife)

Bolton & District FHS will have their Christmas Bash on Wednesday, December 4th 2013 before a rest in January. We have: Sid Calderbank (http://www.sidcalderbank.co.uk/events/event/) coming to give us a "Christmas Garland" of Lancashire songs and poems in dialect; plus Terry Walsh from the Family History Partnership bringing us a selection of his family history based books, as ideas for possible Christmas presents; a seasonal quiz with prizes for the winning table; and a supper of Pie and Peas+ tea/ coffee (bar next door). As always everybody is welcome with members of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society having the usual free entry, visitors £1.50p. Experienced researchers will also be available afterwards for advice for anybody struggling with their own family trees. The address is at Bolton Cricket Club, off Green Lane Farnworth, BL3 2JB and we will open at 7pm for 7.30pm All enquiries to Barbara Owen Secretary 01204 309515 and it would be appreciated if folk could confirm planned attendance for catering purposes either on this number or on sj_milne@hotmail.com before the end of November

Hi Dave Thanks very much for that, we think Borlase married Ann Eccles so the marriage you found in 1801 seems to be correct. I didn't know about the 3 Census' you found for Jane, so it does say she was born in Blackburn in etc. Maybe the France thing was a mistake?? Because if she was born in France that might make it difficult to find her. Anyway I did find one possible burial for her on 31 July 1886 Burnley Cemetery aged 71 so if she is not on the 1891 Census that may be her. Your death certificates don't show fathers names do they? Only the marriage certs if they are after 1837 is that correct. Anyway I will keep searching for more on Jane. Thanks so much for your time. Dianna

The forename Borlace is interesting in its own right - there was a Minister at St Bartholomews in Great Harwood named Borlace Willock whose name it has been suggested was "borrowed" by Harrison Ainsworth in The Lancashire Witches for his character Borlace Alvetham (Alvetham means "of Altham"). The Rev Willock died in 1802. IIRC from some digging I did Borlace was a Cornish name. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borlase ) It could be that your Borlace's name was influenced by the Great Harwood Minister. On 28/11/2013 01:34, dianna charles wrote : > Hi Everyone > I'm doing research on the above couple. I had been doing this research > many years ago and thought I would try to find some more information. > > From what I have Thomas Pickering b 1818 in Blackburn ( I have not > been able to locate his birth/baptism as yet), he is thought to be the son > of Borlasse (Borlace) Pickering and mother ? Thomas was an upholster by > trade > > Thomas married Jane SCOTT 20th of September 1840 at St. Mary the > Virgin, Blackburn. Jane I think was born in France!! Her fathers name was > William SCOTT, I have no further information on the Scott family, no mother > of Jane or siblings!! > > Therefore I would like to find if possible the parents of Thomas > Pickering and more information on Janes Scott's origins. > > I am descended from the above couples son Willliam who was married to > Elizabeth Whitaker and came to Australia in the 1880's both William and > Elizabeth died here in NSW (Sydney). Any help or advice is very much > appreciated. Kind regards Dianna > > -- Bob C http://www.bccy.org.uk and http://extra.bccy.org.uk

Hello Dianna, Just a few observations in the hope that they help provide clues to lead you in the right direction? Borlase Pickering b. 1781 d. 1856 married Hannah ? Nothing directly on Jane Scott, sorry, other than their marriage on 20 September 1840 Ref: 21 - 27 I guess you are aware of the 1851 census entry at 20 Cannon Street where Jane is shown as born in Blackburn. and the 1861, where Jane is shown as a British Subject born in France. and the 1871, where Jane is shown as a British Subject, with France crossed out. 1851 HO107/2259 folio 793b, schedule 8 at 8 Merchant Street, Blackburn Peter PICKERING, Head, Mar, 43, Joiner Journiman (sic), Lancashire Blackburn Maria Do, Wife, Do, 43, -, Do Do Richard Do, Son, U, 20, Joiner App, Do Do Thomas Do, Son, U, 12, Scholar, Do Do Maria Do, Daughter, U, 7, Do, Do Do B Do, Father, Widower, 70, Retired Weaver (Pauper), Do Do HO107/2258 folio 150a, schedule 49 at Chapel Street 36, Blackburn Maria PICKERING, Head, Un, 23, Cotton Rover, Lanc Blackburn Borlase, Brother, -, 15, Cotton Weaver Steam, Do Do Elisabeth, Sister, 14, Do Do, Do Do Edward, Brother, -, 4, -, Do Do Susannah COOK, Lodger, Un, 48, Cotton Drawer, Do Preston Margaret, Lodger, Un, 26, Cotton Rover, Do Do Burial: 11 Jan 1863 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England William Pickering - Son of Borlase Pickering Age: 7 Mths. Abode: 27 Friday St Buried by: John Will. Oates Register: Burials 1861 - 1867, Page 152, Entry 3216 Source: LDS Film 1278821 Marriage: 13 May 1801 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Borlase Pickering - weaver of the parish of Blackburn Ann Eccles - (X), spinster of the same parish Register: Marriages 1797 - 1801, Page 250, Entry 946 Source: Film 1278807 Best wishes, Dave ______________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: dianna charles Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 1:34 AM To: ENG-LAN-BLACKBURN@rootsweb.com Subject: [BLACKBURN] Thomas PICKERING and Jane SCOTT Hi Everyone I'm doing research on the above couple. I had been doing this research many years ago and thought I would try to find some more information. From what I have Thomas Pickering b 1818 in Blackburn ( I have not been able to locate his birth/baptism as yet), he is thought to be the son of Borlasse (Borlace) Pickering and mother ? Thomas was an upholster by trade Thomas married Jane SCOTT 20th of September 1840 at St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn. Jane I think was born in France!! Her fathers name was William SCOTT, I have no further information on the Scott family, no mother of Jane or siblings!! Therefore I would like to find if possible the parents of Thomas Pickering and more information on Janes Scott's origins. I am descended from the above couples son Willliam who was married to Elizabeth Whitaker and came to Australia in the 1880's both William and Elizabeth died here in NSW (Sydney). Any help or advice is very much appreciated. Kind regards Dianna

Hi Everyone I'm doing research on the above couple. I had been doing this research many years ago and thought I would try to find some more information. From what I have Thomas Pickering b 1818 in Blackburn ( I have not been able to locate his birth/baptism as yet), he is thought to be the son of Borlasse (Borlace) Pickering and mother ? Thomas was an upholster by trade Thomas married Jane SCOTT 20th of September 1840 at St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn. Jane I think was born in France!! Her fathers name was William SCOTT, I have no further information on the Scott family, no mother of Jane or siblings!! Therefore I would like to find if possible the parents of Thomas Pickering and more information on Janes Scott's origins. I am descended from the above couples son Willliam who was married to Elizabeth Whitaker and came to Australia in the 1880's both William and Elizabeth died here in NSW (Sydney). Any help or advice is very much appreciated. Kind regards Dianna