My grandfather's brother Samuel Simms was killed in France in October 1914. He was buried in France and I have found the memorium on the CWG site. However, few months ago I found a web site that gave me a link to the memorial at the local Church which the family attended. I traced my grandmother's brother who was in the Army in the first world war but died at home on this memorial. He was buried at Deane Cemetary. The local Church is St. Helens Road Methodist Church, St. Helens Road, Bolton. Does anyone know the web site? Regards Margaret Booth --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. The World 's Favourite Email.

Robert, What event in Westhoughton History are you looking for? Perhaps I can help. Pam Clarke Westhoughton Local History Group

Hi Jeremy, At the moment I can't find any connection with your John WALKDEN. Although Daniel was born 1808 I'm certain he came from Horwich ( the census also bears this out ) . The first WALKDEN in my line to live in Bolton was Daniel's son Robert( my Gt.GT. Grandfather ) who married a Ann WALKER 1850 and moved from Blackrod to Bolton. So beginning my line of WALKDENs in Bolton itself. Regards Alison On 8 Mar 2008, at 11:42, Jeremy Gallop wrote: > Hi Alison, > > I have no connection to Howrich/Rivingtom Area yet but I have a John > WALKDEN b. abt. 1804 in Bolton who married Alice (NONAME) and > they had a daughter Sarah WALKDEN b. abt. 1825 also in Bolton. Any > chance there is a connection that you know of? My research is > stuck at this generation :( > > Regards > Jeremy > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes, dates do help ! ! Daniel was born 1808 to a James WALKDEN and Nancy/Ann FINCH. At the moment I have James b.c.1785, I think in Rivington but possibly Horwich and then baptised at the Presbyterian Church, Rivington. If this is the correct James then his Father was John WALKDEN and mother Sarah BROWNLOW, possibly tenant farmers in Rivington . At some stage they had to move off the land and in to Horwich. It is roughly at this stage that I first picked up the Walkden name in this area. Alison > Dates? > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Nurse >> Sent: 08 March 2008 10:15 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] WALKDEN- family name >> >> I always thought i originated in Bolton but no, Gt. x 3 >> Grandfather Daniel WALKDEN was born in Horwich and his father >> in Rivington but I can't find how they appeared to suddenly >> appear in the Horwich/ Rivington area. Any thoughts on this >> would be helpful . >> Thanks, Alison > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I always thought i originated in Bolton but no, Gt. x 3 Grandfather Daniel WALKDEN was born in Horwich and his father in Rivington but I can't find how they appeared to suddenly appear in the Horwich/ Rivington area. Any thoughts on this would be helpful . Thanks, Alison

thanks barbara, doesnt look like the right family,,, perhaps i should look for the child, ANNIE,,surname spelt HEGESON on 1910 census, and see who her parents were. on 1920c she is living with my gt gt grandfather NATHANIEL HUNT and family,, and described as niece, nathaniel,s wife was HIGSON, before they married. she had several brothers, so back to square one maggi _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Hi Alison, I have no connection to Howrich/Rivingtom Area yet but I have a John WALKDEN b. abt. 1804 in Bolton who married Alice (NONAME) and they had a daughter Sarah WALKDEN b. abt. 1825 also in Bolton. Any chance there is a connection that you know of? My research is stuck at this generation :( Regards Jeremy

Dates? Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Nurse > Sent: 08 March 2008 10:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] WALKDEN- family name > > I always thought i originated in Bolton but no, Gt. x 3 > Grandfather Daniel WALKDEN was born in Horwich and his father > in Rivington but I can't find how they appeared to suddenly > appear in the Horwich/ Rivington area. Any thoughts on this > would be helpful . > Thanks, Alison

The children of Elizabeth Whalley 1849/1913? and William Walkden 1848?/1918? from Horwich are as follows: Alice Walkden 1868-9 John H Walkden 1869 married 1893 Elizabeth Starkey Stanley Walkden 1875/1876 Stafford Northcote Walkden 1875/1876 Alice Walkden 1876 married 1904 John Calderbank Fox 1879? Mary Ann Walkden 1878 William Walkden 1881 married 1908 Charlotte Harrison 1882 Septimus Walkden 1883 married 1908 Eleanor Woodworth 1884? Stafford Walkden 1885 married 1909 Elizabeth Brierley 1886? Arthur Walkden 1887/1887 Fred Walkden 1890 married Annie Dickinson Is there any connection here? .

I have some information on the family of William Walkden and Elizabeth Whalley Walkden from Horwich. They had 11 children that I've found from 1868-1890 so this could be a later generation to yours. I don't know anything about how they ended up in Horwich as the Walkdens married into my family so are an auxiliary branch. Horwich Heritage has put out a CD of parish records for Holy Trinity Church. It had a lot of christenings for this family. Not all years are included on the CD. If you want further information on William Walkden, let me know. Regards, Linda

Thanks Martin for your input Hopefully events in Westhoughton would be included in the Bolton news Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties At 10:07 PM 7/03/2008, you wrote: >You can search the British Library catalogue for newspapers with Bolton in >the title, limiting to a date range > ># > Title Edition Place Date Range >1 > Bolton Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1849 >2 > The Bolton Chronicle, and Register, etc. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1825 to 1845 >3 > The Bolton Chronicle and South Lancashire Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1845 to 1853 >4 > Bolton Express and Lancashire Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1823 to 1824 >5 > Bolton Express and Lancashire General Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1824 to 1826 >6 > The Bolton Free Press, etc. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1835 to 1847 >7 > The Bolton Times, and Lancashire Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1848 >8 > The British Temperance Advocate : > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1850 to 1880 >9 > Mackie's Bolton Advertiser. > England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1849 to 1854 > > > > >Martin Briscoe >Fort William >M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > > Sent: 06 March 2008 21:29 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] molineux > > > > Hi All > > Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 > > in the Bolton and Wigan area Also as far as the 1841 census > > goes, where were those in jail recorded Am trying to cover > > all possibilities regarding lack of information on my > > Molyneux research in that era Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties > > > >:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > >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 >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>Thanks Valerie for info Robert From the Roaring Forties >Bolton Archives hold records of newspapers dating from the 1820's on >microfilm. However, I doubt whether the staff would be willing to wade >through countless newspapers as this can be very time consuming. Your best >bet would be to engage a private researcher. > >You would have to contact the Wigan History Shop for details of Wigan >newspapers. > >Valerie > >:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > >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 >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Found out for myself. All over the area and not elsewhere in Britain. Interesting. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of joyce stevens Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Chadwick's Orphanage Is/Was Chadwick a common name in the Bolton area, c.1900? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Briscoe Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Chadwick's Orphanage Bob Thornley has spoken to someone from the trustees to see if they are prepared to allow the records be transcribed. Unfortunately they are not but they are prepared to look up names in the registers for people. I believe they only have the girls' orphanage register i.e. not the boys' register. I don't want to put EMail addresses and phone numbers on the list but I can pass on to anyone interested. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is/Was Chadwick a common name in the Bolton area, c.1900? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Briscoe Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Chadwick's Orphanage Bob Thornley has spoken to someone from the trustees to see if they are prepared to allow the records be transcribed. Unfortunately they are not but they are prepared to look up names in the registers for people. I believe they only have the girls' orphanage register i.e. not the boys' register. I don't want to put EMail addresses and phone numbers on the list but I can pass on to anyone interested. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bob Thornley has spoken to someone from the trustees to see if they are prepared to allow the records be transcribed. Unfortunately they are not but they are prepared to look up names in the registers for people. I believe they only have the girls' orphanage register i.e. not the boys' register. I don't want to put EMail addresses and phone numbers on the list but I can pass on to anyone interested. Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS

Events in and around Lancashire. Lynne ========== Through to 27 September 2009 MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM Magical History Tour, a journey of discovery through 800 years of Liverpool history. Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AQ, Merseyside. http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/ Through to 31 August 10 am to 5 pm - Exhibit: ANCOATS: MANCHESTER'S LITTLE ITALY, Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 4FP. http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/ancoats-manchester's-little-italy-(1) =====MARCH===== 7 March - 17 March MANCHESTER IRISH FESTIVAL 2008, city-wide showcase of Irish culture and celebration of all things Irish. http://www.manchesterlive.co.uk 9 March 10 am to 5 pm - MERSEYSIDE & CHESHIRE FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, Hulme Hall, Bolton Road, Port Sunlight Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside CH52 5DH. http://www.familyhistoryfairs.com/ 22 March - 25 March LANCASHIRE RECORD OFFICE closed. http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ =====APRIL===== 6 April 10 am to 5 pm - STOCKPORT TOWN HALL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR, Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3XE. http://members.aol.com/aquarterma/familyhistoryfairs.html 6 April 10 am to 4 pm - JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SGB Northern Annual Conference, including: genetic make-up of the Jewish people and some common genetic disorders; origins of the Jewish community in Stoke and its contributions to the life of the community; emigration from the UK and the Outbound Passenger Lists; UK Inventory of War Memorials in the Imperial War Museum North. King David High School Hall, Eaton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester. Advanced booking required. [email protected] 19 April 11.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY, Chorley Branch, "Meet Our Experts." Help with Beginning Family History, Census Data, Civil Registration, the Internet, Manorial Records, Wills, Roman Catholic Records, Heraldry, Occupations, Military Research, and much more, will be available. Astley Hall, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 1AL. http://lfhhs.org.uk/chorley/ 26 April 9:30 am to 4 pm - NORTH WEST GROUP OF FHS ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE, "What did they do before 1837? The Parish and its records," hosted by MANCHESTER & LANCASHIRE FHS. The Council Chamber, The Old Fire Station, Albion Place, The Crescent, Salford M5 4NL. http://www.nwgfhs.org.uk/mainframe.htm ========== For events around the country, see the archives of or join the ENG-GEN-EVENTS list (http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-GEN-EVENTS.html) SOG March events can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ENG-GEN-EVENTS/2008-02/1204201955

You can search the British Library catalogue for newspapers with Bolton in the title, limiting to a date range # Title Edition Place Date Range 1 Bolton Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1849 2 The Bolton Chronicle, and Register, etc. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1825 to 1845 3 The Bolton Chronicle and South Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1845 to 1853 4 Bolton Express and Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1823 to 1824 5 Bolton Express and Lancashire General Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1824 to 1826 6 The Bolton Free Press, etc. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1835 to 1847 7 The Bolton Times, and Lancashire Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1848 to 1848 8 The British Temperance Advocate : England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1850 to 1880 9 Mackie's Bolton Advertiser. England Greater Manchester Bolton. 1849 to 1854 Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Sent: 06 March 2008 21:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] molineux > > Hi All > Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 > in the Bolton and Wigan area Also as far as the 1841 census > goes, where were those in jail recorded Am trying to cover > all possibilities regarding lack of information on my > Molyneux research in that era Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties

On 06/03/2008, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All > Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 in the Bolton > and Wigan area > Also as far as the 1841 census goes, where were those in jail recorded > Am trying to cover all possibilities regarding lack of information on my > Molyneux research in that era > > Hello Robert, Bolton Archives hold records of newspapers dating from the 1820's on microfilm. However, I doubt whether the staff would be willing to wade through countless newspapers as this can be very time consuming. Your best bet would be to engage a private researcher. You would have to contact the Wigan History Shop for details of Wigan newspapers. Valerie

Hi All Can anyone advise what newspapers were operating circa 1840 in the Bolton and Wigan area Also as far as the 1841 census goes, where were those in jail recorded Am trying to cover all possibilities regarding lack of information on my Molyneux research in that era Regards Robert From the Roaring Forties

Hi Lynne As you suggest, variations in the Molyneux name make research a little difficult Thanks for the input Robert From the Roaring Forties At 04:22 AM 6/03/2008, you wrote: >Hi Robert > >Have you checked the message boards? There are many posts about >MOLINEUX and variations in Lancashire on both the surnames and locality >boards. This snippet was found on the VELLELEY board at ><http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.valleley/2/mb.ashx>: > > > John VALLELEY, as follows: > > Born on the 25 Aug. 1815, at Manchester, son of Francis and Mary, > > formerly MOLLINEUX. Baptised at St. Chads (RC), 3 Sept. 1815, sponsers > > James McGINNIS and Ellen DUCKWORTH. > > > >Don't know how you keep up with all the variations in the spelling of >this name! I was amazed at how many turned up on Surname Thesaurus. It >will be quite a job to search for all of the variations on the message >boards (and FreeBMD, UK BMD, etc.), but it may be well worth it. > > >Good luck! > >Lynne > >:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > >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 >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message