In a message dated 01/07/2006 17:48:53 GMT Daylight Time, olive.cookson@btinternet.com writes: The Squires Gate Army set up was not a barracks. I believe this was some kind of Army hospital. You can ask at Blackpool Library about this Hi Yes you are right, it was a hospital. Soory if I mis-led anyone. Jacqui Kilcoyne

Barbara Are you sure that the barracks were in Blackpool? Have a walk round! Fleetwood Library have an article, written by H. Peters, about the Hutment Barracks. They also included some diagrams of the establishment, which show the location of the hospital, the canteen (operated by my great grandfather) and the other camp buildings. They also included a photo of the hospital. The Barracks was on the corner of Poulton Road and Cemetery Road/Lane (now Beach Road). The Queens Hotel was located across from the camp on Poulton Road. The Camp stood on 14.5 acres of land and was built in 1861 and closed at the end of 1929, at which time the Hutments and the rifle ranges were passed on to the Town. The boundary of the Camp was along Beach Road from Poulton Road to Shakespeare Road. Along Shakespeare Road to a line between what is now Borrowdale and Bramley Avenues. Along this line from Shakespeare Road to Poulton Road and then along Poulton Road back to Beach Road. The rifle ranges were next to the cemetery and bounded by Beach Road and Poulton Road. There were 3 by 900 yard firing mounds, 5 by 800 yard mounds, 3 by 750 yard mounds, 1 by 700 yard mound and a 1 by 650 yard mound. There are 2 Annie Sandersons in Freebmd under Fylde, which could match up with Fleetwood. The Squires Gate Army set up was not a barracks. I believe this was some kind of Army hospital. You can ask at Blackpool Library about this. central.library@blackpool.gov.uk Not sure when Weeton began, but the barracks are still there. Olive

In a message dated 01/07/2006 10:59:22 GMT Daylight Time, barbara@barwhites.fsnet.co.uk writes: I have an ANNIE SANDERSON father RICHARD SANDERSON born there in 1902. Any information Hi In Lancashire BMD there are 2 Sanderson girls born in Blackpool :- Agnes Ann born 1893 and Annie in 1896. But I cant find Annie in 1902. Have you got Annie's birth certificate, if she was born at the barracks it may tell you which one it was. The address of the Register Office is, Superintendant Registrar, The Register Office, South King Street, Blackpool, Lancs. FY1 4AX. Hope this helps a bit Jacqui

In a message dated 01/07/2006 10:59:22 GMT Daylight Time, barbara@barwhites.fsnet.co.uk writes: of an army barracks situated in Blackpool in 1902? Hi There used to be a Barracks at Squires Gate before and during WW1. There was also a Barracks at Weeton nr Blackpool. There is a Barracks at Fulwood which houses the Queens Lancashire Regiment and a T,A, Centre in Blackpool which has a Detachment D Company and Mortar Platoon. The address for this is, Sir Matthew Fell House, Parkinson Way, Blackpool, Lancs. FY4 2AZ. You may be able to get some info from Fulwood as well, the address is, Major Maher, Queens Lancashire Regiment, Fulwood Barracks, Preston Lancashire. They might be able to tell you which regiments were at Blackpool at that time. Good Luck Jacqui Kilcoyne

Does any one know of an army barracks situated in Blackpool in 1902? Is it shown on early maps of Blackpool? I have an ANNIE SANDERSON father RICHARD SANDERSON born there in 1902. Any information on the barracks, and if it was the home of any particular regiment would be most helpful. Thank you. Barbara Whiteside.

Some events of interest. For a full listing, please see the archives of ENG-GEN-EVENTS <http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-GEN-EVENTS.html> Lynne ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 JULY 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - JGSGB - MANCHESTER GROUP MEETING General Workshop, Broughton Library, Bury New Road, Salford. See http://www.jgsgb.org.uk/prog06q2.shtml or contact manchester@jgsgb.org.uk 7.30 pm - LEYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AGM “Stranger than fiction”. Prospect House, Sandy Lane, Leyland. See http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/localhistory/LHS%20Newsletter%200040a.pdf ============ 6 - 21 JULY (weekdays only) ROYTON HALL Excavation, 2006, off the A671 road between Oldham and Rochdale. Contact Richard Wild <wild.family@talk21.com> for further information. ============ 22, 23 JULY ROYTON HALL Excavation Open Days. Off the A671 road between Oldham and Rochdale. Contact Richard Wild <wild.family@talk21.com> for further information. ==================================== FUTURE EVENTS: 2 September NORTH WEST CATHOLIC HISTORY SOCIETY Annual Conference, St John Rigby College, Orrell, Wigan. For more information, contact the North West Catholic History Society, 11 Tower Hill, Ormskirk, Lancs. L39 2EE. 10 September National HERITAGE OPEN DAYS and Cheetham Festival. Some Historic Synagogues throughout the country will be open to the public - including the Manchester Jewish Museum. See www.heritageopendays.org and www.jewish-heritage-uk.org 23 September N.W.G.F.H.S. Annual Fair hosted by Liverpool and S.W. Lancashire F.H.S., Floral Hall, Southport. See http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/Events.htm 30 September 11 am to 4 pm - NORTH MEOLS (Southport) FHS will be holding its annual Open Day in ST Cuthbert's Church Hall, next to the Church in Churchtown village. See http://www.nmfhssouthport.co.uk 22 October 12.30 pm to 6 pm - The RIMMER FHS will be holding its Annual Reunion at the Fleetwood Hesketh Sports & Social Club, Fylde Road, Marshside, Southport, Lancashire. See http://www.rimmerreviewonline.com

Forwarded with the author's kind permission -------- Original Message -------- Hi Another addition has been made to the databases at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: 11,938 births for West Lancashire (Ormskirk) RD comprising Ormskirk (1883-1941) Thanks to Pam Richardson, David Caunce and Celia Cliff for these. John ++++++++++++ John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD

I can only find 2 records of War Graves at Cleveleys. They are:- CLEVELEYS (ST ANDREW) Healey John Bruton, age 18 , Sergeant (Pilot) 929861 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 9 September 1941. Son of Frank Gray Healey and Marjory Healy of Tonbridge, Kent. THORNTON CLEVELEYS, URBAN DISTRICT Lawrenson George, age 39. Civillian. died 13 January1943. Fireman N.F.S., Husband of Olive Lawrenson, 14 Sandringham Avenue. Died at Fleetwood Road. That is all I have unless anyone can think of any more graveyards on the Fylde. Regards Jacqui Kilcoyne

mc.storey@virgin.net The above address is for Christine, who runs the Poulton website. She is at home now and says to tell folks to send their names etc. to her at this address. Olive

Is anybody recieving any messages from the list? Or are you able to send any? Jacqui

There are 15 military graves at St John the Devine, Lytham. Here are the names on the graves:- Baylis D Bridges C H Gaskell H Hardman Alan Heywood J Knowles Alice (F) Parkinson Robinson Pritchard Alfred Riley Frank Rodney Rowland George Arthur I only have 1 name for St Peters Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lytham at the moment, which is:- Rogerson John Turner But there is a message that says "There are 115 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 283 of the 1939-1945 war here. There are also 15 Foreign National war burials and 2 non war Service burials. Those whose graves are not marked by headstones are named on 2 denominational Screen Wall memorial Panels." Perhaps someone who can get to St Peters can check. Meanwhile I will try to find the records. Jacqui Kilcoyne

Hi There are 14 Military Graves at St Cuthberts, Lytham. Here are the names from the graves:- Adam Henry William Almond Eric Roy Anderson James Barlow Frank Douglas Alan Fisher W Holgate H Lamb H J Leigh Eleanor (F) Medcalf Edward Meyrick J C Myers John Wilkin William Wrigley E C Next list will be St John the Devine, Lytham Jacqui Kilcoyne

These are the 26 names from Park Cemetery, Lytham St Ann's:- Best Brian Bertram Horace Browne Hayden Reginald Carleton Dudley Conway Clifford Noel Anthony John Danson James Demaine Harry Dyson Clarence Ellmers Lincoln John Feeney Bernard Johnson Robert Wilfred Joyce Francis William Kennedy Bernard John Marlatt Sholto Paton McAfee Alexander Meehan Kenneth Mortimer Wilfrid Newsham Thomas Arthur Parkinson Norman Rosbotham Francis Joseph Verity Richard Lawrence Walden Robert Ralph Watson John Edwin Westhead Robert Williams Edward Vivian Wood Albert There is also 1 civilian war grave at Lytham St Anne's Municipal Borough Cemetery:- William Fox age 72 died at 202 Church Road 01/10/1940. Jacqui Kilcoyne

Hi There are 91 Military Graves in Fleetwood Cemetery. Here are the names on the graves:- Ashcroft T J Atkin J F Atkinson F W Audley Leo Francis Audley Thomas Baker Frederick Barker Laurence Barry Joseph Benns Arthur Bentley Joseph Henry Birnie John Boardman John Brekell Thomas Brooks James Brooks John W Butcher Thomas Butler William Chapman Geoffrey Thomas Christy O W Clements Herbert William Coble Reggie George Collins John Maurice Cooke Claude Alderson John Cox Seth Dent Norman William Double Harry Eaves W Ethell Leonard Victor Flanagan Joseph Garbutt Robert Smith Hampton Richard Hart William John Hilton Samuel Hobbs Joseph Howarth G Huntington J Jeffrey Albert William Alfred Johnson J Jones R King Wilfred Lambert Edward Leadbetter W Lednor C H Lennox James Mayson Lilly A Maguire William John Martin Samuel Alfred Mather William Charles Mayson Albert George McCoy John McGaughey Micheal McClellan Leonard McCloughlin Joseph Mills J T Minto William Moon Richard McCaffrey Muir Ernest Victor Neuschild Kenneth Robert Osborn Noble John Charles Norton Ernest O'Donnell John Parkinson W Peyton Thomas Porter Ernest Price William Henry Richardson Walter Riches Norman Richard Roberts Eric Salthouse Edward Sandham James Richard Sandham R Scott Gladys (F) Sherlock Alfred Smith John Speakman john Spencer William Stacey Leonard Charles Stanhope Wilfred Stansfield F Stather Albert Swales Robert Thornhill Albert Henry Turner Lawrence Waring R Whalley John Wilson J Wilson R Wright Thomas Wright John If anyone needs more Details, let me know. I have details from St Annes, Lytham and Poulton. Will list them later. Jacqui Kilcoyne

Forwarded on behalf of Ailsa Barnes <ailsa@barnes.net> -------- Original Message -------- Hello Everyone, I am setting up a new Lancashire Look Up Exchange (the last one being abandoned some years ago) and would appreciate comments, suggestions and - most importantly - VOLUNTEERS! For those of you not familiar with the Look Up Exchange, it works like this... Those of us with access to Lancashire records (census returns, trade directories, parish records etc) and who are willing to help others, volunteer to do look ups within a specified arena. For example, you might be happy to look for someone in a trade directory, but not in the census returns. The new web page will show a list of volunteers together with the details of what records they are prepared to search. Those without access or who need help for some other reason, can contact the appropriate person and ask for a look up. There is no cost involved, however if a volunteer incurs a cost (i.e.. obtaining a copy of a parish record entry) then the person requesting the information would be expected to reimburse them. The Look Up Exchange has the potential to help everyone. Very few of us have access to all of the records, and all of us have needed some help with look ups at one time or another. If you are that lucky person who has everything at your disposal, then you would get a warm glow inside knowing that you have helped others! There are rules governing what a volunteer will undertake and what they can refuse to stop those kind enough to help with the project being inundated with vague requests, which would take too much time to look up. For a good example of a Look Up Exchange website, have a look at the one for Gloucestershire http://aztecrose.tripod.com/gloucestershire/index.html The Lancashire one will be very similar to this. So why use a look up exchange website when we have our lists, I hear you ask? The idea of the look up exchange is that it casts its net wider than the lists are able to do. The scope of the Look Up Exchange will cover about 25 Rootsweb lists and is also open to anyone with internet access not just list members. The look up exchange is a complement to, not a distraction from, our friendly, helpful lists. Any comments or questions would be very welcome, but OFF LIST please. The Look Up Exchange covers 25 mailing lists and I don't subscribe to them all! If you would like to volunteer your services, please drop me a line - again off list - and let me know what resources you would be prepared to use for look ups. (mailto://ailsa@barnes.net) Thanks to Lynne Klein, Paul Dixon, Colin Pratt and Phil Stringer for their help and support in setting up this project. Ailsa

Hi These military names are on Panels at Carelton Crematirium. If anyone wants any info, let me know. Archer Horace Baxendale George Alan Blackshaw Arthur Blundell Ralph Bridges Leslie Brooker Geoffrey Mein Burgess Ivor Charles Calderbank William Frederick Coupe Olwen Dowdall William Frederick Elliot John James Farley Evans Alfred Cooper Farrell Arthur Harkness Firth George Allan Hardman Irene (F) Heythornewaite Alan Helme Thomas Heys Harold Hinmars Charles Duncan Howe George Arthur Albert Hudson Joseph Henry Hull Joseph Richard Jackson Wilfred Kidd Walter Kitson Thomas Roy Leeming May (F) Lowery Robrt John Albert Marshall Kenneth Harold Masterson Thomas Edward Metham James Morris Daniel Mosley John Edwin Newman John Edmund Pilling Alexander Pittock Ronald Samuel Riley William Albert Rushton John Thomas Scarth Kenneth Walter Shorrock James Slade Margaret Kathleen (F) Smalley Granville William Henry Snell Raymond Spencer Edgar Taylor Edward Thirlaway William Ward William Whalley William Wilkinson James Derek Wilson Alun Lloyd Wood Joseph William Clark Worsley John Richard That is all for now I have some military graves in Fleetwood Cemetery. I will list them later. Jacqui Kilcoyne

There are 89 military graves in Carleton Cemetery, if you need details let me know. Here are the names- Addererly Thomas Elizah Colborne Anderson James Aspin Frederick Austin George Bancroft John England Barker John Henry Bashford Edgar Valetta Bates Fred Beddoe Leonard Black Thomas Alexander Hamilton Blezard Robert Harold Bowman Thomas Briddon Harry Butcher John Capel Albert Caves John William Chalmers Alan Chant Harry Charles Chisnall Mark William Clyne Thomas Beatty Dale-Baugh Barbara (F) Dawson Ronald Dewhurst William Docktray James Downing Leslie Allan Eastwood William Fielding James Fisher Horace Forshaw Annie (F) Gardiner George Gosden Arthur George Gradwell William Gregory Roger Grimshaw Bert Halliwell Eric Harris William Harley Leonard Hine Gordon Holden Jack Askew Horrocks Harry Howard George Jackson Gordon Johnston Ronald Jung Penelope Kathleen (F) Kent George Bracebridge Kenyon Jeffrey Clifford Laming Leonard lewis Maddocks Rowland Marshall Rhodes Gordon Colston McQueen Donald Gilbert Morris Ronald Frederick Morrow John Ogden Jack Owens John Kimberley Parkinson Fred Patterson Joseph Payne Frederick Douglas Porter John Robert Byron Price Gerard Riding William Sargeant Edward Scott Frank Senior Percy Sheard Simister Derek Skevington Wilfred Henry Smith Ronald Stansfield Robert Arthur Stevenson William Stewart John Robert Strickland William Swift Derek Rodney Taylor Arthur Taylor John Ker Tester Dick Timewell Graham Radford Tomlinson James William Varley Harry Varley James Walker Eric Walsh Harry Webb James Albert Weston Bernard John Whitehead George Herbert Wightman John Wilkes Bernard Wooding William George Woodward Noel George Regards Jacqui Kilcoyne

Forwarded with permission. No further information available at this time. -------- Original Message -------- The National Archives to move its Family Records Centre staff and services to Kew The National Archives and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today made a joint announcement about the provision of services to family historians. As part of a review of strategy, which has focused on the huge changes in information management over the last 10 years, The National Archives is announcing its intention to move its Family Records Centre (FRC) staff and services to Kew from their current location at Myddelton Street, Islington, by the end of 2008. The National Archives and ONS have for some time managed the FRC as a joint operation in Myddelton Street, Islington. Users can access historic census returns in The National Archives part of the Centre and establish basic details of births, deaths and marriages in the indexes maintained by ONS prior to ordering copies of relevant certificates. ONS has an extensive project in hand to digitise registration records and modernise other aspects of service provision, but has not yet made data and documents available online to the same extent as The National Archives. Over the coming months ONS will be reviewing its future requirements for services at FRC in the light of this project and The National Archives' plans to relocate its service to Kew. The review will be carried out in close collaboration with The National Archives to ensure that service delivery by the two organisations continues to be as closely aligned as possible. James Strachan, Director of Public Services and Marketing for The National Archives, said: "We have already made most of our material housed at the FRC available online. We remain committed to providing high-quality services to family historians, and are therefore planning to develop new online services that reflect customers' needs, and to integrate FRC onsite services at Kew during 2008. We will retain a dedicated family history service, and retain the jobs of our FRC staff in the new service at Kew." Peter Murphy, Director of Registration Services at ONS, said: "The hard copy indexes of birth, death and marriage registration, which are available at the FRC, remain for now the resource enabling the Registrar General to meet her statutory obligation to make indexes available to the public. Clearly advances in technology now permit other approaches to providing public access and that is what our review will be concentrating on. We will work closely with National Archives colleagues in conducting the review and hope to be able to reveal its main conclusions by the autumn of this year." Maggie Loughran Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies To report problems, email: ffhs-news-owner@maillist.ox.ac.uk

Blackpool Borough Cemetery contains 139 scatterred burials of the first World War and 39 from the second World War. A Yugoslav airman is also buried in the cemetery and there are 26 Polish War Graves together in a group. A cross of sacrifice stands in the main drive. I am listing the names on the graves so that if anyone thinks they might have a relative on the list I may be able to provide a bit more information i. e., service numbers, grave numbers and family. Addington Arthur Percy Allen Sydney George Allkins T Armitt John J Ashcroft L Barker Clifford Stanley Barlow S J Barnes F Battersby W Baxter Thomas Bayliff W Beard Harold Norman Blundell Alfred Gresham Blundell G Botterill Robert Ernest Bowden Herbert Bowker L A Boyle G Bretherton Edward Brett F Bridge Arthur Brocklebank Harry Brovender Jack Lionel Brown Lewis Bullock Walter John Burton Ralph Bramwell Cardwell Cornelius Carr Robert Cartmell Joseph Cheetham William Christian Micheal Joseph Clark George Frederic Clitheroe James Norman Collings J Comor Maurice Conway Paul Douglas Corke J B Cottam Lawrence Alfred Cox William Crawshaw R Cross Arthur Moulter Curry H Davis M A D Dearnley Hubert Deasy John Dixon Arthur Stanley Donald Josiah Alfred Dummet W Eastwood James Eccleston Percival James Edmonds Wilfred Eugene Elliot Cyril Emby Frank Evans John Henry Evans Cyril Edward Fernandez Alfred Charles Rupert Forbes John George Forshaw Melville Francis Foulds Bert Fox W Friend Harry Gara Martin Garner E A Gell Roland Gething Frederick Arthur Greavea H R Greenwood John James Joseph Edward Gregson William Griffiths John Grimshaw T Grogan James Francis Hannon W Hargreaves George William Hargreaves G Harwood Hunter Haslam Glen Hatch Fred Hawley H Hemsley Vernon Hepworth Henry Jones Arthur Jones Leonard Jones John Cuthbert Keegan Walter Kenny T Kenyon William Alfred Kirkham W T Knight George Latter Charles George Lawless Denis Lawrence F Lofting Harold MacDonald Ronald Magee Reginald James Marland J J Marsden J Matthews Leo Wilson May Sidney Joseph Victor McCann W McCrea C McFarlane James McLoughlin William Miller John William Milner Fred Mitchell A Moore Peter Morris Leonard Mulrooney Patrick James Terence Murohy James Nichols Sidney Theodore Nuttall William Ormond James Pannell Cecil Sidney Victor Parkinson Henry Peel S Perowne R L Phillips Edward David Pickard James Arthur Pilling A Quinlan William Francis Rawson D H Redpath A P Rhodes Arthur Horace Russell W Schofield John Leonard Schofied William Schofield Harold Stuart Scribner A Sharples W Shaw T Shepherd George Herbert Slater Charles Smith Arthur Smith John Dowse Smith Victor Adolphus Smith W Spencer W Spiby James Lord Stevenson John Stobart F Sunderland Frederick James Sykes Harry Tattersall Herbert Taylor Philip Heywood Temple James Frederick Terry Edward Topping Thomas Turner A W Walker John Albert Waller S Walsh Harry Wareing John Warwick James Watson Reginald Whelpton Frank Whitehead Arthur Harry Whittaker Fred Poulton Wilkinson F A Williams Frank Williams Hugh Parnell Wilson James Wood Gleetwood Wood Winston Kitchener Woods H Yeardley George Zolkowski Anthony Joseph Roland. That is all for Blackpool Cemetery. I have some info for Carleton Cemetery and there are some Memorial Panels at Carlton Cremetorium. I also have details from Fleetwood. I will add them to the list later if thats okay with everybody. Jacqui Kilcoyne

Message ----- Hi JOHN,My name is Carol i live in OZ,born in Blackpool in 1938.i have just founf your wonderful pictures of dear old Blackpool,many thank,s for thinking of others around the world as they really bring back so many memories,did you go to school in Blackpool and where abouts did you live Carol. From: <Sprylakecamp@aol.com> To: <ENG-LAN-FYLDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 2:12 AM Subject: [FYLDE] Wonderful Pictures of Blackpool and area. > > My dear friend, Max, who resides in Blackpool has a web page full of > beautiful pictures devoted to Blackpool and the surrounding area. These pictures > have been so comforting for me, especially with me being here in North America. > > > I'm sure, especially for those of you overseas will enjoy them also, as I > have. > > > _http://charlescleworth.fotopic.net/_ (http://charlescleworth.fotopic.net/) > > John Moulding > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-FYLDE Mailing List ==== > EXTREMELY USEFUL SITES: > ~~ Lancashire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ > ~~ Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society: http://www.lfhhs.org.uk/ > ~~ Manchester & Lancashire FHS: www.mlfhs.org.uk > ~~ Lancashire Parish Register Society: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/ > ~~ Liverpool & SW Lancs FHS: www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >