everyone's at it so i'll have a go!! us lot from newton-le-willows have been called "woolly-backs" amongest others!!!! LOL! Ian. >From: Dave Redden <dredden@brockmcvey.com> >Reply-To: ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com >To: ENG-LAN-LEIGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Identity Crisis!!!! >Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 08:00:48 -0400 > >Jim, > >That would make her a Leyther, more specifically a Westleyther. > >A quick guide: > >Person born in: >LEIGH = Leyther >WESTHOUGHTON = Cowyed >WIGAN = Pie-eater (among other words that cannot be printed on a family >mailing list) >ATHERTON = Benter (Can someone confirm this?) >TYLDESLEY = Bonger (and this?) > >My Dad was born in Piercebridge, just outside of Darlington in the NE of >England and he was a Geordie. > >DAVE > > >==== 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 > _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger