I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act as a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire.

No you are not the only one but alot of the people seem to be all abroad who post messages to this board. I am looking at Yates, Marsh, Tomlin in the Leigh area David wet south coast uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act as a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > ==== 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 Guys, Just to stop Bob feeling lonely I would like to inform him (and others) that we have approximately 80 members to the list in both List and Digest forms. I am the Listowner and I try to give a monthly update on or around the first of the month. Welcome to our new(er) members and I hope your stay is a fruitful one. DAVE

And I too from abroad am looking for YATES - but in Lowton St Mary (and St Luke) with BOLTON and ADAMSON: also HARRISON in the Leigh area with HALL, BATTERSBY, and SMITH - will nobody come out to play? Gavin Harrison Yates, in nippy early winter Christchurch, in New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Party Hire Marquees" <partyhiremarquees@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:00 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > No you are not the only one but alot of the people seem to be all abroad who > post messages to this board. > I am looking at Yates, Marsh, Tomlin in the Leigh area > > David > wet south coast uk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:29 PM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my > posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act as > a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > > > > ==== 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 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 5/6/03

Hi Gavin I too have some Battersby's. A Daniel Battersby who lived in Hindley and married an Elizabeth Shaw. Ring any bells? Debbie Jackson Hong Kong ----- Original Message ----- From: "gavinyates" <gavinyates@xtra.co.nz> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:16 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > And I too from abroad am looking for YATES - but in Lowton St Mary (and St > Luke) with BOLTON and ADAMSON: also HARRISON in the Leigh area with HALL, > BATTERSBY, and SMITH - will nobody come out to play? > > Gavin Harrison Yates, in nippy early winter Christchurch, in New Zealand. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Party Hire Marquees" <partyhiremarquees@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:00 AM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > No you are not the only one but alot of the people seem to be all abroad > who > > post messages to this board. > > I am looking at Yates, Marsh, Tomlin in the Leigh area > > > > David > > wet south coast uk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> > > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:29 PM > > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > > > > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my > > posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act > as > > a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 5/6/03 > > > ==== 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 Gavin. Regarding your Battersby query on the Eng-Lan-Leigh mailing list --- My husband Joseph Battersby was born in Leigh 24.1.27 - parents George Battersby (born as far as Joe knows in Haydock) and Ethel nee Cowley b. 29 Hooten Lane, Bedford, Leigh. Joe knows nothing about his grandparents on either side, so I can be of little help to you. But, you never know, you may find a link with him. Best of luck in your searching. I am researching my own tree (Astley, Reneker, Brierley, Watson, and some Ashworth) but have struck a wall at approx 1800 with Astley, nothing on Reneker, and approx 1770 with the others. Regards, Rita (nee Astley) ----- Original Message ----- From: "gavinyates" <gavinyates@xtra.co.nz> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:16 PM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > And I too from abroad am looking for YATES - but in Lowton St Mary (and St > Luke) with BOLTON and ADAMSON: also HARRISON in the Leigh area with HALL, > BATTERSBY, and SMITH - will nobody come out to play? > > Gavin Harrison Yates, in nippy early winter Christchurch, in New Zealand. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Party Hire Marquees" <partyhiremarquees@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:00 AM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > No you are not the only one but alot of the people seem to be all abroad > who > > post messages to this board. > > I am looking at Yates, Marsh, Tomlin in the Leigh area > > > > David > > wet south coast uk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> > > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:29 PM > > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > > > > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my > > posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act > as > > a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 5/6/03 > > > ==== 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 > >

Dear Rita - My connection/interest with Battersby in Leigh is pretty limited. I have a Sarah Harrison (my main family interest) born 1907 in Leigh, marrying a Frederick also born in Leigh 1907, on 4 Apr 1931 in Leigh. They do not appear to have had children. They were married in the Leigh Parish Church - Frederick's father's name was James, retired - and one of the witnesses was a John Battersby. More than that I do not have. Sarah died in Leigh in 1997 aged 91 - I haven't got Frederick's death date. That might tie in at some stage for you. I hope so. All the best with the search! Gavin Yates ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Battersby" <rita@rita61.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:01 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] re Battersby, Leigh. > Hi Gavin. > > Regarding your Battersby query on the Eng-Lan-Leigh mailing list --- > > My husband Joseph Battersby was born in Leigh 24.1.27 - parents George > Battersby (born as far as Joe knows in Haydock) and Ethel nee Cowley b. 29 > Hooten Lane, Bedford, Leigh. Joe knows nothing about his grandparents on > either side, so I can be of little help to you. But, you never know, you may > find a link with him. > > Best of luck in your searching. > > I am researching my own tree (Astley, Reneker, Brierley, Watson, and some > Ashworth) but have struck a wall at approx 1800 with Astley, nothing on > Reneker, and approx 1770 with the others. > > Regards, > Rita (nee Astley) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gavinyates" <gavinyates@xtra.co.nz> > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:16 PM > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > And I too from abroad am looking for YATES - but in Lowton St Mary (and St > > Luke) with BOLTON and ADAMSON: also HARRISON in the Leigh area with HALL, > > BATTERSBY, and SMITH - will nobody come out to play? > > > > Gavin Harrison Yates, in nippy early winter Christchurch, in New Zealand. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Party Hire Marquees" <partyhiremarquees@ntlworld.com> > > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:00 AM > > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > > > > No you are not the only one but alot of the people seem to be all abroad > > who > > > post messages to this board. > > > I am looking at Yates, Marsh, Tomlin in the Leigh area > > > > > > David > > > wet south coast uk > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> > > > To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:29 PM > > > Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > > > > > > > > > > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen > my > > > posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act > > as > > > a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 5/6/03 > > > > > > ==== 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 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 6/5/03

Hi Bob My maternal grandparents were from Atherton/Leigh and I, by coincidence, (my family were living in Manchester by then), was born in Lowton St. Mary's, but I haven't responded to the List for a while because SVKS found *all* my rellies in the area several months ago, - wasn't I lucky? Good luck in your search Pauline K in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert.howard403" <robert.howard403@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:29 AM Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] lonely > I joined the list a about a week ago and since then I have only seen my posting and one other. Are there many on this list? This letter will act as a test as well. Bob Howard, Hampshire. > > > ==== 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 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 24/04/03