Thanks you so much Bob... more information than I could have hoped for, I very much appreciate you kindness. Regards Janet Curran> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:32:18 +0100> Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] St Peters Halliwell - graveyard> > Hi Janet,> I have an image of the grave entry that I'll send off list. The grave is in> section B, number 383. I'll try to help you to find it.> > On the general question of transcribing data for your local church, it> depends whether you have in mind transcribing the monumental inscriptions in> the churchyard, or whether you plan to transcribe the church registers. If> the latter, then it depends to some extent whether the registers have been> filmed and where they are now kept. It's generally necessary to obtain the> permission of the record holder. That can be the vicar or the local or> county record office.> > If you are just planning to do the MIs the requirements are less stringent,> but it would certainly be courteous to seek the approval of the vicar before> embarking on a large project. If there is serious doubt about approval> being forthcoming, in some circumstances it can be worth considering whether> it might be easier to get forgiveness than it would be to get permission.> > If you do decide to have a go LAN-OPC would be very interested in supporting> your efforts and subsequently publishing them on the web for free access.> Please get in touch again if you decide to go ahead and you're interested in> getting involved.> > Regards, Bob Thornley, Bolton> > -----Original Message-----> From: [email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Janet C> Sent: 14 April 2008 19:59> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] St Peters Halliwell - graveyard> > > Hi Bob> > Thanks for your interest. There are six burials listed which I think are> 'mine', as follows:-> > Burial: 12 Feb 1904 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandRobert AITKIN -> Age: 14 Abode: 6 Avondale Street Register: Burials 1895 - 1904, Page> 185, Entry 1480> Burial: 8 Apr 1916 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandWalter AITKEN -> Age: 35 Abode: 31 Horrocks Street Bolton Register: Burials 1913 -> 1922, Page 45, Entry 360> Burial: 11 Mar 1920 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandHarry AITKEN -> Age: 3 Abode: 3 Bowen Street Bolton Register: Burials 1913 - 1922,> Page 140, Entry 1120> Burial: 13 Mar 1929 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandJoyce AITKEN -> Age: 9 months Abode: 54 Mona Street Register: Burials 1922 - 1930,> Page 172, Entry 1371> Burial: 10 Jul 1931 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandThomas Walter> AITKEN - Age: 73 Abode: 31 Horrocks Street ( died at Thornley's> Hospital) Register: Burials 1930 - 1940, Page 22, Entry 175> Burial: 8 Dec 1936 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, EnglandLouisa AITKEN -> Age: 76 Abode: 25 Shackleton Grove Bolton Register: Burials 1930 -> 1940, Page 137, Entry 1095> > but I'm primarily interested in the last two - Thomas Walter and Louisa> Aitken, who were my great-grandparents. > > If you can offer any help or advice, I would of course be delighted!> > Could I just ask a general question about the MI/graves project? Did you> have to get the permission of the current vicar to start such a project? I> live opposite a church with a graveyard, and have been wondering if I might> be able to do something similar in the future - at the moment, other> commitments mean I don't have the time to spare, but I feel it could be a> useful thing to do, and also very interesting.> > Look forward to hearing from you.> > Regards,> Janet Curran> From: [email protected]> To:> [email protected]> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:59:22 +0100> Subject:> Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] St Peters Halliwell - graveyard> > Hi Janet,> You're> not wrong about the potential difficulty of finding the grave.> > There are> getting on for 18,000 burials in the churchyard, and many of the> headstones> have not survived.> > We are working on a complete grave transcription to be> linked to the burial> transcripts, and ultimately we hope also to link in> MIs and photographs of> the headstones. It's a massive project, of course,> and not at all> straightforward so I can't make any immediate predictions> for when the> additional data might begin to appear.> > But you do know how> to win friends - thanks or your kind comments.> > If you'll send me the> details you've found so far I'll see if it's possible> to locate the grave> for you.> > Regards, Bob Thornley>> _________________________________________________________________> Welcome to the next generation of Windows Live> http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live> > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-:> > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile. 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