Hello all, Here are the latest records to be added to the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ 1 October 2012 Baptisms 1865 to 1873 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph, in the District of Ancoats, Manchester Baptisms 1884 to 1908 from the Church of St John, Bolton Baptisms 1701 to 1733 and Burials 1680 to 1699 from the Church of St Elphin in the Parish of Warrington Baptisms 1922 to 1949 and Marriages1896 to 1920 from the Church of St Luke in the Parish of Warrington Regards, Sally

The Bolton branch of MLFHS (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will hold its October meeting on Wednesday October 3rd 7.30pm at Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, Farnworth BL3 2JB. All are invited to attend. The meeting promises to be a particularly interesting one. Steve Gill, the nationally known photographer, will be talking about "Looking at the Past -- Preserving and Dating Old Photographs". He has asked for examples of old family photographs and plans to explain something about the the dating of these and to discuss the history of photography. He will also advise about preservation and the restoration of damaged prints. As usual, all are welcome and a Help Desk will be available for individual researchers after the meeting. All enquiries to Barbara Owen, Secretary, at 01204 309515. Note: Many thanks to fellow MLFHS member Jane M. for keeping us apprised of these meetings.

Fascinating Family Histories 22 September 2012 at 11:00 Open on Saturday Venue: Museum Of Wigan Life, Library Street, Wigan, WN1 1NU. In our new quarterly roadshow, family history takes over the museum with a programme of talks and demos for new and expert family historians. For beginners, find out about our archives and local history services and the diversity of records that you can use to find out more about your ancestors. For experts, we’ll have subject specialists on hand to discuss the use of specific archives and records. There’ll also be talks and demonstrations from local and family history specialists. Look out for future roadshows around the borough! Free! For more information, contact the Museum at 01942 828128 or heritage@wlct.org

Morning all, Here are the latest records to be added to the Lancs OPC website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html. Also, the search engine has been updated to return matches on all records added up to this last batch, so happy hunting! 16 September 2012 Marriages 1720 to 1754 from the Church of St Michael and All Angels in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Burials 1899 to 1908 from Bacup Cemetery Burials 1967 to 2012 from Haslingden Cemetery, Haslingden in Rossendale Burials 1877 to 1888 from Rawtenstall Cemetery, Rawtenstall in Rossendale Regards, Sally

Monring Listers, Here are the latest records to be added to the Lancs OPC website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html . The search engine has been updated to return records uploaded prior to 25th August 7 September 2012 Baptisms 1840 to 1876 from All Souls, in the District of Ancoats, Manchester Updated to include some entries not in the previous source Baptisms 1858 to 1865 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph, in the District of Ancoats, Manchester Baptisms 1882 to 1910 from Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Ashton in Makerfield Baptisms 1928 to 1944 and Burials 1925 to 1943 from St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull, in the Town of Wigan Baptisms 1877 to 1885 from the Church of St Paul, Blackburn Baptisms 1901 to 1904 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1880 to 1900 and Marriages 1876 to 1888 from the Church of St Paul in the Parish of Burnley Marriages 1891 to 1901 from the Church of St Mark, in the District of Hulme, Manchester Burials 1927 to 1986 from the Independent Chapel, Little Lever Baptisms 1853 to 1888, Marriages 1885 to 1888 and Burials 1834 to 1871 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Manchester Baptisms are updated to include some entries not in the previous source Baptisms 1922 to 1931 and Marriages 1893 to 1913 from St Leonard in the Parish of Padiham Completes the Register of Baptisms for 1916 to 1931 Burials 1878 to 1890 from the Parish of Turton Baptisms 1879 to 1884 from All Saints in the Town of Wigan Baptisms 1841 to 1860 from St Catharine, Wigan Records from the Parish Register replace BTs covering a small part of this period Marriages 1890 to 1895 and Funerals 1946 to 1968 from St George, in the Town of Wigan Burials 1853 to 1887 from Church of Roman Catholic Church of St John in the Town of Wigan Regards, Sally

Some wonderful additions to the MLFHS website: ~ Catholic Records Index at http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/catholic_search.php The data covers: Manchester, St. Ann, Stretford Baptisms, Marriages & Confirmations 1859-1925 Manchester, St. Alphonsus, Brooks Bar, Old Trafford Baptisms, Marriages & Confirmations 1904-1925 Manchester, St. Anthony of Padua, Trafford Park Confirmations 1904-1926 Barton on Irwell RC Cemetery Burial Registers 1823-1948 St. Mary, Mulberry Street, Manchester Burials for the period 1832-37. "These will eventually appear together with baptisms and the earlier burials on a CD to be published by the Catholic FHS." ~ In the Member Area collection (General Documents)(you must be a MLFHS member to access this) "...Three lists transcribed by Julie Davey from originals deposited at The National Archives, Kew. The work concerned appears to relate to the development of the line from Exchange Station out through Salford Central to the west. * Details of families living in re-development area for L & Y Railway expansion, Salford 1891 * Notices Served to Salford Working Class tenants July 1892 * Cook Street Salford : Tenants' proposed details on removal following L & Y Railway Acts 1890 and 1891" Lots of other wonderful bits of information -- some freely available and some limited to members -- on the Society's website at www.mlfhs.org.uk Enjoy! Lynne

The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society has produced some new CDs in which some of you may be interested: ~ The Parish Church of St George, Chorley: Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1836-1900 & Monumental Inscriptions. ~ St James Parish Church, Lower Darwen BB3 0QP: Monumental Inscriptions "The Parish Church of St James was built at the top of Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen. The foundation stone was laid on 22nd February 1827 and the church was consecrated on the 15th March 1829. The original building was demolished in 1969 due to wet rot and a modern church was built in its place. There is a large graveyard attached to the church and members of the Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society (Blackburn Branch) transcribed the monumental inscriptions (MIs) and these were published on microfiche (D8) in 1997. This CD covers the period up to the end of 1995, a total of 1,171 gravestone and with the War Memorial includes over a total of 3,900 names. " Lots of great information is contained on the LFHHS website. See http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/ Enjoy! Lynne

The Bolton branch of MLFHS (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will hold its September meeting on Wednesday September 5th at 7.30pm at Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane, Farnworth BL3 2JB. The speaker will be Margaret Curry, who will discuss how industrial intolerance influenced Beatrix Potter's childhood in the Greater Manchester area, and her later life in London before she bought Hill Top and moved to the Lake District at the age of 39. As usual, all are welcome and a Help Desk will be available for individual researchers. All enquiries to Secretary Barbara Owen on 01204 309515.

Morning all, Here are the latest records that have been uploaded onto the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 31 August 2012 Burials 1853 to 1882 from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Bickerstaffe Baptisms and Burials 1770 to 1801 from the Church of St Saviour in the Parish of Ringley 30 August 2012 Baptisms 1853 to 1882 from the Parish of Astley Baptisms 1857 to 1870 from the Church of St Aidan in the Parish of Billinge Completing the Register of Baptisms for 1840 to 1870 Baptisms 1813 to 1872 from All Saints Church, Bolton Marriages 1894 to 1918 from the Church of St James the Apostle, Bolton Marriages 1859 to 1883 from the Church of St Luke, in the District of Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester Baptisms 1828 to 1837 from Trinity Methodist in the Parish of Droylsden Marriages 1900 to 1927 from St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Goosnargh Completing the Register of Marriages for 1837 to 1915 Baptisms 1810 to 1837 from Zion Chapel in the Parish of Kirkham Marriages 1899 to 1930 from the Independent Chapel, Little Lever Burials 1756 to 1834 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Manchester Baptisms 1730 to 1943, Marriages 1730 to 1751 and 1837 to 1979 and Burials 1730 to 1930 from the Parish Church, Newchurch in Culcheth Marriages 1923 to 1931 and Burials 1940 to 1945 from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Pendlebury Marriages 1846 to 1847 and 1868 to 1869 from St John in the Town of Preston Baptisms 1773 to 1812 from the Parish of Ribchester Baptisms 1882 to 1901 from the Church of St Stephen, Salford Marriages 1887 to 1889 from Palatine Rd Congregational, Withington, Manchester Regards, Sally

Additions from our friends, the busy bees at Lancashire BMD: 2 August 2012 Added 37,519 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Hulme (1837-1864) 13 August 2012 Added 5,379 Births for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn East (1956-1959) Added 19,867 Births for Salford RD comprising: Broughton (1898-1899); Salford Greengate (1898-1899); Pendleton (1898-1899); Salford Regent Road (1898-1899); Barton on Irwell (1897-1899); Worsley (1898-1899) Added 11,864 Births for Bolton RD comprising: Farnworth (1874-1879); Little Bolton (1858-1860); Lever (1894-1902); Sharples (1896-1902); Western Bolton (1872-1873) Added 10,634 Births for Bury RD comprising: Bury North (1882-1886); Pilkington (1878-1896); Radcliffe (1900-1901) Amended 4,998 Births for Burnley RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Burnley (1870-1872) Added 1,078 Marriages for Hyndburn RD comprising: Baxenden, Methodist Chapel (1905-1966); Accrington, Antley Methodist Chapel (1987-1994); Rawtenstall, Kay Street Baptist (1952-1987); Bacup, Heald Chapel (1955-1982); Accrington, Baptist Chapel, Royds Street (1949-1971); Bacup, Beulah Chapel, Britannia (1962-1995); Bacup, Ebenezer Baptist,Doals (1957-1990); Accrington, Cambridge Street, Methodist (1961-1989); Haslingden, Wesley Church (1956-1970); Helmshore, Sion Methodist, Hollin Bank (1908-1981); Helmshore, Wesleyan Methodist (1958-1962); Oswaldtwistle, Foxhill Grove Chapel (1958-1967); Rawtenstall, Gospel Mission Hall, Wood Top (1957-1964); Rossendale, Methodist Chapel, Cloughfold (1947-1968); Rawtenstall, Methodist Chapel, Hareholme (1948-1977); Rawtenstall, Methodist School Chapel, Springside (1956-1966); Rawtenstall, Methodist Chapel, Townsend Fold (1948-1968); Newchurch, Methodist Church (1958-1985); Bacup, Thorn Chapel (1948-1962); Rishton, Congregational Church, Chap! el Street (1957-1965) Added 1,347 Marriages for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn Register Office or Registrar Attended (1955-1961) 20 August 2012 Added 9,747 Births for Burnley RD comprising: Burnley (1966-1974) Added 52,936 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Cheetham (1905-1917); Central (1900-1917); Bradford (1917-1928); Blackley (1919-1927) Amended 5,000 Births for Burnley RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Burnley (1872-1874) Added 57,351 Deaths for Liverpool RD comprising: Dale Street (1884-1904); Abercromby (1906-1934) 27 August 2012 Added 9,657 Births for Salford RD comprising: Worsley (1900-1900); Salford Regent Road (1900-1900); Pendleton (1900-1900); Salford Greengate (1900-1900); Broughton (1900-1900); Barton on Irwell (1900-1900) Amended 39,358 Births for Wigan and Leigh RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Hindley (1899-1901); Atherton (1863-1894); Wigan (East) (East), registers at Wigan & Leigh (1883-1950) ~ ~ ~ ~ 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

Thanks Sally Thanks for the info on 1911 census - I do have this one and the 1891 and 1901 - have not looked at any after 1911 so have no idea what happened to BENJAMIN, MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH OR THOMAS. Nobody in our family in Australia has any knowledge of the UK relatives. Regards Patricia -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sally roberts Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2012 8:03 PM To: Englanblackburn Subject: Re: [BLACKBURN] BENJAMIN MORTON Hi Patricia, What sort of information are you after on the family? Do you need help in going back further with the Mortons, or are you wanting more details on the descendants of Benjamin and Mary Agnes? Here they are in the 1911 census, if it helps... Name: Benjamin Morton Age in 1911: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Blackburn County/Island: Lancashire Street Address: 31 Havelock St Blackburn Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer Cotton Mill (8 children died, 3 still living) Benjamin Morton 55 Mary Agnes Morton 56 Elizabeth Morton 32 Thomas Morton 27 The Lancs OPC website (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/) may also be worth looking on.... Baptisms: 20 Jul 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Benjamin Morton - Child of Benjamin Morton & Sarah Born: 22 Apr 1856 Abode: Mile End Occupation: Weaver Baptised by: J. C. Kershaw, Curate Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1859, Page 360, Entry 2879 Source: LDS Film 1278805 Regards, Sally > > According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and THOMAS > lived at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary Agnes - all > worked at a cotton mill. > > > > Any information would be greatly appreciated > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- 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 Sally I did find this sailing schedule but the ones I cannot find two shipping records They are 1. my grandparents trip from Australia to England. They married in Port Victoria South Australia on 9th December 1906 and their first son (FRANCIS HENRY MORTON) was born in 43 Richmond Road Lincoln. Sailing date unknown. 2. my grandfather FRANCIS MORTON journey to Australia date unknown - I have found him on the 1901 census in Cheshire and then find him married in 1906 - I am struggling to find him in either Australia and England. Have tried various shipping records but no success at this stage. The address the family went to in 1913 was the Rectory Penola in South Australia. Are there records on where any of BENJAMIN'S children went to school or how they died- apart from census records and the following is all I know about the family Children identified from the births index, with mother's maiden name Procter) are:- 1875 Mary, died 1875 1877 Elizabeth 1881 Francis 1884 Thomas 1885 Benjamin, died 1886 1888 Betsy Jane, died 1888 1889 Margaret, died 1890 I have not found any more of the children Benjamin's parents as Thomas Morton and Mary. Thomas Morton (Moreton) married Mary Frankland in 1841 at St Mary the Virgin (now the cathedral), Blackburn On the 1861 census they have children Joseph 14 Eliz 11 James 8 Benjamin 6 I have not at this stage found any other information on THOMAS's family. Again many thanks for all your assistance regards Patricia -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-blackburn-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of sally roberts Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2012 8:14 AM To: Englanblackburn Subject: Re: [BLACKBURN] BENJAMIN MORTON Hi Pat, I've found a sailing schedule entry, which you may or may not already have.... Name: Rev Francis MORTON Date of departure: 16 October 1913 Port of departure: Liverpool Passenger destination port: Adelaide, Australia Passenger destination: Adelaide, Australia Date of Birth: 1881 (calculated from age) Age: 32 Marital status: Married Sex: Male Occupation: Clergyman Passenger recorded on: Page 4 of 14 The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: - Andrew MORTON Mrs Eliz MORTON Page Francis MORTON Page Mary MORTON Also this entry on Ancestry on their arrival: Name: Francis Morton Arrival Date: 16 Oct 1913 Arrival Port: Albany Vessel Name: Afric Residence: The Rectory, P(hard to read), S.A. There is a fabulous website called Cotton Town - http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=257 - that has a lot of detailed information of interest specifically for Blackburn, and a great collection of photographs. Glad you're finding being on the lists beneficial. The Lancashire lists I belong to are very friendly and full of knowledgeable people :o) I'll have a look round later on to see if there is any mention of Francis's siblings in records, although information on descendants who could possibly be still alive isn't allowed to be published publically on the rootsweb lists and you may find details will be sent off list to you. Fingers crossed! Regards, Sally ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:54:16 +1000 > From: pnalder@wideband.net.au > To: eng-lan-blackburn@rootsweb.com > CC: " <sallyroberts55@hotmail.co>"@mx4.wide.net.au; "sally > roberts"@mx4.wide.net.au > Subject: Re: [BLACKBURN] BENJAMIN MORTON > > >Hi Sally > > > Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. > > I am trying to find out more about the family and their lives in > Blackburn. My grandfather is Francis Morton son of BENJAMIN and MARY > AGNES I have found him in the 1901 and 1911 UK census. In 1901 he was > living in a church of England Church Army van. Unsure how he became an > evangelist when his whole family worked in the cotton mills at Blackburn. > > BETWEEN 1901 AND 1911 HE LEFT ENGLAND AND CAME TO Australia and met my > grandmother they then returned to UK and he attended Lincoln College > and was ordained in Lincoln cathedral. > In 1911 he was in Grimsby my mother MARY was born there. > > Both grandparents died prior to my mothers marriage and there is no > info other than the census and birth certificate. > > Have the info from crockfords re this placements in England but trying > to find more personal info on FRANCIS and his parents and siblings. > > I am off site at the moment and will be back at my computer on Monday. > long weekend away. > > again many thanks only found out about the mailing lists on Wednesday > and I wonderfully surprised by the response. > > regards Patricia > > Hi Patricia, > > What sort of information are you after on the family? Do you need > > help in going back further with the Mortons, or are you wanting more > > details on the descendants of Benjamin and Mary Agnes? > > > > Here they are in the 1911 census, if it helps... > > > > Name: Benjamin Morton > > Age in 1911: 55 > > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 > > Relation to Head: Head > > Gender: Male > > Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Blackburn > > County/Island: Lancashire > > Street Address: 31 Havelock St Blackburn Marital Status: Married > > Occupation: Labourer Cotton Mill > > (8 children died, 3 still living) > > > > Benjamin Morton 55 > > Mary Agnes Morton 56 > > Elizabeth Morton 32 > > Thomas Morton 27 > > > > The Lancs OPC website (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/) may also be worth > > looking on.... > > > > Baptisms: 20 Jul 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, > > England Benjamin Morton - Child of Benjamin Morton & Sarah > > Born: 22 Apr 1856 > > Abode: Mile End > > Occupation: Weaver > > Baptised by: J. C. Kershaw, Curate > > Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1859, Page 360, Entry 2879 > > Source: LDS Film 1278805 > > > > Regards, > > Sally > > > >> > >> According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and > >> THOMAS lived at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary > >> Agnes - all worked at a cotton mill. > >> > >> > >> > >> Any information would be greatly appreciated > >> > > > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > > Other people can learn from them! > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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! > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > 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! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- 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

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following records have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 22 August 2012 Baptisms 1838 to 1882 from Church of the Holy Trinity in the Parish of Ashton in Makerfield Baptisms 1870 to 1872 from St Thomas, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens Regards, Sally

Hi Pat, I've found a sailing schedule entry, which you may or may not already have.... Name: Rev Francis MORTON Date of departure: 16 October 1913 Port of departure: Liverpool Passenger destination port: Adelaide, Australia Passenger destination: Adelaide, Australia Date of Birth: 1881 (calculated from age) Age: 32 Marital status: Married Sex: Male Occupation: Clergyman Passenger recorded on: Page 4 of 14 The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: - Andrew MORTON Mrs Eliz MORTON Page Francis MORTON Page Mary MORTON Also this entry on Ancestry on their arrival: Name: Francis Morton Arrival Date: 16 Oct 1913 Arrival Port: Albany Vessel Name: Afric Residence: The Rectory, P(hard to read), S.A. There is a fabulous website called Cotton Town - http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=257 - that has a lot of detailed information of interest specifically for Blackburn, and a great collection of photographs. Glad you're finding being on the lists beneficial. The Lancashire lists I belong to are very friendly and full of knowledgeable people :o) I'll have a look round later on to see if there is any mention of Francis's siblings in records, although information on descendants who could possibly be still alive isn't allowed to be published publically on the rootsweb lists and you may find details will be sent off list to you. Fingers crossed! Regards, Sally ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:54:16 +1000 > From: pnalder@wideband.net.au > To: eng-lan-blackburn@rootsweb.com > CC: " <sallyroberts55@hotmail.co>"@mx4.wide.net.au; "sally roberts"@mx4.wide.net.au > Subject: Re: [BLACKBURN] BENJAMIN MORTON > > >Hi Sally > > > Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. > > I am trying to find out more about the family and their lives in > Blackburn. My grandfather is Francis Morton son of BENJAMIN and MARY AGNES > I have found him in the 1901 and 1911 UK census. In 1901 he was living in > a church of England Church Army van. Unsure how he became an evangelist > when his whole family worked in the cotton mills at Blackburn. > > BETWEEN 1901 AND 1911 HE LEFT ENGLAND AND CAME TO Australia and met my > grandmother they then returned to UK and he attended Lincoln College and > was ordained in Lincoln cathedral. > In 1911 he was in Grimsby my mother MARY was born there. > > Both grandparents died prior to my mothers marriage and there is no info > other than the census and birth certificate. > > Have the info from crockfords re this placements in > England but trying to find more personal info on FRANCIS and his parents > and siblings. > > I am off site at the moment and will be back at my computer on Monday. > long weekend away. > > again many thanks only found out about the mailing lists on Wednesday and > I wonderfully surprised by the response. > > regards Patricia > > Hi Patricia, > > What sort of information are you after on the family? Do you need help in > > going back further with the Mortons, or are you wanting more details on > > the descendants of Benjamin and Mary Agnes? > > > > Here they are in the 1911 census, if it helps... > > > > Name: Benjamin Morton > > Age in 1911: 55 > > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 > > Relation to Head: Head > > Gender: Male > > Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England > > Civil parish: Blackburn > > County/Island: Lancashire > > Street Address: 31 Havelock St Blackburn > > Marital Status: Married > > Occupation: Labourer Cotton Mill > > (8 children died, 3 still living) > > > > Benjamin Morton 55 > > Mary Agnes Morton 56 > > Elizabeth Morton 32 > > Thomas Morton 27 > > > > The Lancs OPC website (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/) may also be worth > > looking on.... > > > > Baptisms: 20 Jul 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England > > Benjamin Morton - Child of Benjamin Morton & Sarah > > Born: 22 Apr 1856 > > Abode: Mile End > > Occupation: Weaver > > Baptised by: J. C. Kershaw, Curate > > Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1859, Page 360, Entry 2879 > > Source: LDS Film 1278805 > > > > Regards, > > Sally > > > >> > >> According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and THOMAS > >> lived > >> at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary Agnes - all worked at > >> a > >> cotton mill. > >> > >> > >> > >> Any information would be greatly appreciated > >> > > > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > > Other people can learn from them! > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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! > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Sally Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. I am trying to find out more about the family and their lives in Blackburn. My grandfather is Francis Morton son of BENJAMIN and MARY AGNES I have found him in the 1901 and 1911 UK census. In 1901 he was living in a church of England Church Army van. Unsure how he became an evangelist when his whole family worked in the cotton mills at Blackburn. BETWEEN 1901 AND 1911 HE LEFT ENGLAND AND CAME TO Australia and met my grandmother they then returned to UK and he attended Lincoln College and was ordained in Lincoln cathedral. In 1911 he was in Grimsby my mother MARY was born there. Both grandparents died prior to my mothers marriage and there is no info other than the census and birth certificate. Have the info from crockfords re this placements in England but trying to find more personal info on FRANCIS and his parents and siblings. I am off site at the moment and will be back at my computer on Monday. long weekend away. again many thanks only found out about the mailing lists on Wednesday and I wonderfully surprised by the response. regards Patricia > Hi Patricia, > What sort of information are you after on the family? Do you need help in > going back further with the Mortons, or are you wanting more details on > the descendants of Benjamin and Mary Agnes? > > Here they are in the 1911 census, if it helps... > > Name: Benjamin Morton > Age in 1911: 55 > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 > Relation to Head: Head > Gender: Male > Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England > Civil parish: Blackburn > County/Island: Lancashire > Street Address: 31 Havelock St Blackburn > Marital Status: Married > Occupation: Labourer Cotton Mill > (8 children died, 3 still living) > > Benjamin Morton 55 > Mary Agnes Morton 56 > Elizabeth Morton 32 > Thomas Morton 27 > > The Lancs OPC website (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/) may also be worth > looking on.... > > Baptisms: 20 Jul 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England > Benjamin Morton - Child of Benjamin Morton & Sarah > Born: 22 Apr 1856 > Abode: Mile End > Occupation: Weaver > Baptised by: J. C. Kershaw, Curate > Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1859, Page 360, Entry 2879 > Source: LDS Film 1278805 > > Regards, > Sally > >> >> According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and THOMAS >> lived >> at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary Agnes - all worked at >> a >> cotton mill. >> >> >> >> Any information would be greatly appreciated >> > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Dear all I have just joined the mailing list and I am seeking information on BENJAMIN MORTON who is my great grandfather. I have a copy of his marriage certificate 29 November 1894 to MARY AGNES PROCTER. They had 11 children of which I have managed to find the births of 7. 1875 MARY 1877 ELIZABETH 1881 FRANCIS (my grandfather) (17th February) birth certificate 1884 THOMAS 1885 BENJAMIN (died 1886) 1888 BETSY JANE (died 1888) 1889 MARGARET (died 1890) According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and THOMAS lived at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary Agnes - all worked at a cotton mill. Any information would be greatly appreciated Patricia Nalder (nee Morton)

Hi Patricia, What sort of information are you after on the family? Do you need help in going back further with the Mortons, or are you wanting more details on the descendants of Benjamin and Mary Agnes? Here they are in the 1911 census, if it helps... Name: Benjamin Morton Age in 1911: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Blackburn County/Island: Lancashire Street Address: 31 Havelock St Blackburn Marital Status: Married Occupation: Labourer Cotton Mill (8 children died, 3 still living) Benjamin Morton 55 Mary Agnes Morton 56 Elizabeth Morton 32 Thomas Morton 27 The Lancs OPC website (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/) may also be worth looking on.... Baptisms: 20 Jul 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Benjamin Morton - Child of Benjamin Morton & Sarah Born: 22 Apr 1856 Abode: Mile End Occupation: Weaver Baptised by: J. C. Kershaw, Curate Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1859, Page 360, Entry 2879 Source: LDS Film 1278805 Regards, Sally > > According to the 1901 census BENJAMIN MARY AGNES, ELIZABETH and THOMAS lived > at 31 Hardock Street Blackburn and apart from Mary Agnes - all worked at a > cotton mill. > > > > Any information would be greatly appreciated >

Morning all, Here are the latest records to be added to the Lancs OPC website: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 17 August 2012 Burials 1815 to 1941 from the Church of St Michael-in-the-Hamlet, in the district of Aigburth, Liverpool Baptisms 1856 to 1858 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph, in the District of Ancoats, Manchester Baptisms 1916 to 1928 from St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull, in the Town of Wigan Marriages 1787 to 1799 from the Church of St Aidan in the Parish of Billinge Burials 1827 to 1836 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Alban, Lark Hill, Blackburn Burials 1813 to 1856 from All Saints Church, Bolton Baptisms 1897 to 1949 from Blackburn Rd Congregational Church, Bolton Marriages 1786 to 1812 from the Church of St Mary Magdalene in the Parish of Clitheroe Marriages 1850 to 1851, 1856 to 1858 and 1876 to 1882 and Burials 1813 to 1818 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles Burials 1782 to 1812 from the Church of St James, in the District of Gorton, Manchester Baptisms 1835 to 1836 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool Adds a significant number of records to complete this Register Marriages 1897 to 1916 from the Church of St John the Baptist, Irlam Baptisms 1776 to 1812 from the Church of St Thomas, Pendleton Marriages 1894 to 1897 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, in the Parish of Radcliffe Baptisms 1841 to 1850 from the Church of St Clement, Toxteth, Liverpool Regards, Sally

Hello all, This morning's visit to the OPC website found the following records have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 13 August 2012 Baptisms 1831 to 1837 from All Saints, in the District of Newton Heath, Manchester Regards, Sally

Hi, I see that Moss Hall is shown on the 1844 Ordnance Survey map of Blackburn and also on the 1933 map. It seems to be a building just North East of Ronald Street (off Accrington Road before Intack)and near Fountain Mill. It is not there today - but I wonder what it was? Was it a line of cottages or a Hall as the name implies? If the latter, what do we know about it? TIA. Brian.