Hi Jan, I have an Ann Carney, born around 1855 but not sure where. She married my ggrandfather, William Mcmahon/Mahon, in 1876 at St Patricks RC church Wigan. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Seiver" <stephen.seiver@hunterlink.net.au> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] FRANCE, GRADY, CARNEY > My name is Jan and I live in Australia and I would like to list the surnames > I am researching. > > > FRANCE > GRADY > CARNEY > > All from around the Westleigh, Leigh and Wigan areas. > > Thank you > > Jan > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi There Does anyone know if C Brown a family historian from Leigh belongs to this group. I was browsing around the Leigh journal contact site a few days ago and found message from him/her dated last April looking for ancestors/descendants of Edwin Boon. Ive quite a lot of info in this family going back to 1740 and would of course be interested in getting in touch. Havent had a reply and wondered if s/he was known here. Cheers Gill Hamilton in Southport

just a test to see if it works! changing my email account for my email lists! Best wishes, Ian. --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger

I would like to post my thanks to Keith Openshaw who gave us the entries for 4 family members that enabled us to find the grandparents as well also to Bernie Davies in Canada, we contacted the Cemetery records at Wigan, they are sending a plot detail so we can get an idea where the grave is when we visit on Sunday/Monday next!!!!! This has only taken less than 24 hours . We live in Stony Stratford so if any records are needed from Bucks I am happy to help!!!!! From a very grateful Jessie & Bill Griffiths --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 28/08/03

Bill If you contact the Cemeteries & Crematorium Section, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Trencherfield Mill, Wallgate, Wigan WN3 4EF Phone number: (01942) 828507 or 828505, I have found them very obliging for finding graves in the local cemeteries. If you can give them as much information as possible I am sure they will help. Best of luck Reg.

As I am new to the list my first question is this, am I in the right list for Tyldesley information and if so are there any lists for burials for Tyldesley cemetery c 1910-1945 held by members? I live in Bucks and hope to visit the cemetery this week-end in order to locate the grave of my husbands grandparents, as we do not know the exact dates of their death the search might be a long one!!!!!!My late mother-in law- was born in New Bank Street c1895 and spent some of her early married life in School Street. My second line of search is to camp out at my local library for several days and trawl through the B/D/M fiches!!!! Any help from any member will be gratfully received!!!!! Jessie Griffiths --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 28/08/03

My Gr Grandfather, Richard Aldred was born in Leigh about 1830. He married Anne (?) from Northwich, Cheshire 24 January 1852, he died in Leigh, 6 October 1889. I belive he was a blacksmith/millwright for a mill in Leigh. He had a sister Mary m. Joseph Cunliffe and they had eight children. The children of Richard & Anne were; Samuel, m. Rachel : William, my grandfather, b. July 1856 m. Emma Humphreys,abt 1877, : Martha m. James Hindle ; Emily : Betsy : Richard m (?) had a son John Roland Hall Aldred in the early 1890s': Charlotte : and Annie. All this information I found in an old packet of letters and would like to find out more about my Leigh family. My grandfather, William immigrated to the United States about 1880 and after he died in 1906 there wasn't any more correspondence from his family. I would appreciate any information about my many cousins in England. Arthur Aldred awaldred@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

Ian, I would be interested. Had family in Ince-in-Makerfield. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virgo The Virgin-scales" <virgolibrian@hotmail.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] a new message board? > Have sent a message to rootsweb message boards admin asking them if it is > possible to set up a "Fee of Makerfield" message board. I hope it will > include (settlements on) the strip of land from Newton-In-Makerfield up to > Ince-In-Makerfield (Ashton, Haydock, Garswood, Abram). Would any of you > support this message board? Maybe you can send a message too; encourage > demand!! > Hope then to link this with the Newton-In-Makerfield email list I set up. > Hope it works! > Best wishes > Ian. > PS sorry no Leigh info at this time! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a cheaper internet access deal - choose one to suit you. > http://www.msn.co.uk/internetaccess > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Ian, I would certainly support this - good idea. Cheers, Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: Virgo The Virgin-scales <virgolibrian@hotmail.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:25 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] a new message board? > Have sent a message to rootsweb message boards admin asking them if it is > possible to set up a "Fee of Makerfield" message board. I hope it will > include (settlements on) the strip of land from Newton-In-Makerfield up to > Ince-In-Makerfield (Ashton, Haydock, Garswood, Abram). Would any of you > support this message board? Maybe you can send a message too; encourage > demand!! > Hope then to link this with the Newton-In-Makerfield email list I set up. > Hope it works! > Best wishes > Ian. > PS sorry no Leigh info at this time! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a cheaper internet access deal - choose one to suit you. > http://www.msn.co.uk/internetaccess > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi I for one would certainly like to see a Makerfield board. Think the Leigh one works very well. Cheers Gill Hamilton in Southport

Have sent a message to rootsweb message boards admin asking them if it is possible to set up a "Fee of Makerfield" message board. I hope it will include (settlements on) the strip of land from Newton-In-Makerfield up to Ince-In-Makerfield (Ashton, Haydock, Garswood, Abram). Would any of you support this message board? Maybe you can send a message too; encourage demand!! Hope then to link this with the Newton-In-Makerfield email list I set up. Hope it works! Best wishes Ian. PS sorry no Leigh info at this time! _________________________________________________________________ Find a cheaper internet access deal - choose one to suit you. http://www.msn.co.uk/internetaccess

Pamela, Not to worry. As it happens, another person on the Bolton list has volunteered to look it up for me, as he lives in London, near the Family Records Centre. Thanks for asking, anyway. Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Simmons <pamelas@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 1:48 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Overseas BMD Leigh Library > Hello Valerie > My computer as been down for a couple of days and I cannot remember whether > I replied to you re overseas BMD's I asked the Local History Librarian and > he said unfortunately no. They only have the records for local births etc. > Sorry > Pamela > ----- OriginalMessage ----- > From: "Valerie @ ntlworld.com" <v.lirakis@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:54 AM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Overseas BMD Leigh Library > > > > Hello Pamela, > > > > Would you happen to know if Leigh has records of overseas BMD? I am > > presently researching the career of a great aunt of mine from Leigh, who > > married in Rangoon in 1927. > > > > Valerie> > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > > > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & > > Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, > > Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join > our > > list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute > > regularly. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & > Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, > Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our > list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute > regularly. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello Valerie My computer as been down for a couple of days and I cannot remember whether I replied to you re overseas BMD's I asked the Local History Librarian and he said unfortunately no. They only have the records for local births etc. Sorry Pamela ----- OriginalMessage ----- From: "Valerie @ ntlworld.com" <v.lirakis@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:54 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Overseas BMD Leigh Library > Hello Pamela, > > Would you happen to know if Leigh has records of overseas BMD? I am > presently researching the career of a great aunt of mine from Leigh, who > married in Rangoon in 1927. > > Valerie> > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & > Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, > Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our > list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute > regularly. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Many thanks Pamela for the most useful entry you found about Sampson Lowe. He was my Great Grandfather and this was one piece of the jigsaw I was missing. Thanks again. Reg

My 3G Grandfather, Charles HULME, a Leigh resident, died on 9th January 1866 at Chequerbent when he was hit by a railway train. There was an inquest on 11th January. There might have been a newspaper report about it. Was this the Bolton-Leigh railway line? Was there a local newspaper in Leigh or surrounding area at that time? Where are the copies kept? I would be very grateful if someone could answer these questions for me. _________________________ malcolm@gulberwick.com Shetland Islands

Hi Malcolm, The local paper for Leigh is The Journal, I think it used to be called The Gazette.  I know that they keep back copies of both these papers in Leigh Library.  I think that they are kept on microfilm or microfiche.  The address for Leigh Library is Leigh Local History, Turnpike Centre, Leigh Library, Leigh.  WN7 1EB.  Tel.  01942 404559.  E-mail heritage@wiganmbc.gov.uk I hope that this is helpful. Regards, Pat in Kent.

Dear Gwen Many thanks for the info you emailed. It was great and just what I was looking for. I have phoned both Thomas Hornby's numbers and was successful with the second. The elder one ( father) has died but the son was pleased to hear from me. Again many thanks. Reg

Dear Reg, Out of curiosity, I went on Yahoo white page search for you. There are 2 Thomas Hornby's. One is 90 (probably the son still alive) and one is 53. Probably a grandson. So, they are still there. Look them up. Their addresses and phone numbers are listed. Gwen

Dear Reg, I looked Richard Hornby up in our 1930 census for you, and I found him and his family living in Universal Vermillion, Indiana at 5955 Ridge. He was employed in a coalmine as a miner. Him and his wife Mary immagrated to the U.S. in 1912. He was 57 in 1930 and Mary was 56. All their children, Thomas (16), Sarah (14), and Mary K (12) were born in Indiana. They must have migrated to Michigan at a later date than this. Since you are looking up living decendents, I would suggest using the online white pages and see if you can find any in Michigan. I hope this helps a little bit. Gwen

Reg, Would your family have a FRED HORNBY in it from this time period? He came to the US early part of the last century. Was from the mailing list area of Lancashire. JIM in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reg Lowe" <jrllowe@onetel.net.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 4:22 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] American search > Dear Leo > I am sorry that I can not help with your inquiry but I would be extremely grateful if you could help me with an American research one. > I am trying to trace the family of Mary and Richard Hornby who emigrated to America some time between 1901, when they married in England, to about1912. They had 3 children, Thomas, Sarah, and Mary and settled in Michigan, Lincoln Park. Each child married and had children. Thomas stayed in Lincoln Park I think and had 4 children. A daughter who moved to Nashville, a son who moved to Texas, the other two I do not know anything about. Sarah had 3 Thomas or Tommy, Ronnie and Joan. Ronnie I think ended up in Texas. Mary ended up in Gary Indiana Married a police man and had at least 2 children, a boy and a girl. > > All this info has been gleaned from letters written by Sarah to a cousin in England during the 1950's. > > There must be living relatives still about in USA so if you or anybody can help with tracing them I would be very grateful. > > Any web sights that would be useful to me would also be good. > > Many thanks in advance. > Reg Lowe. > > > ==== ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List ==== > Our list covers the following towns: Leigh (inc. Pennington, Westleigh & Bedford), Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Hindley, Abram, Howe Bridge, Culcheth and Glazebury. Make sure your family members join our list. This list is only as good as its members - please contribute regularly. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >