Hi There Carol I have just started researching the Henry Park family from Wigan. I went to Wigan last week and had a look at the area called the "Wiend" which is in the town centre. This is an extract from the info I had been working from. "Forge Masters Offices and warehouse, Wiend forge and works, school common, Wigan - this eminent house was founded close upon a century ago being there known by the name of the Wigan Slitting Mill" I guess School Common is the same area - I have a couple of photo's if you would like them? If anyone has any history on William Park and Co - Iron Forge or Henry Park, Mayor of Wigan 1882 - 1887 I would love to hear from you Regards Amanda Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 04:36:36 EDT From: Carolgriff@aol.com Subject: [WIGAN] School Common Wigan To: ENG-LAN-WIGAN@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d1a.9079651.33460f14@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi I just got a birth cert 9th Dec 1843. Henry McMullen was born School Common Wigan. I see from wiganworld street directory 1890 that this was off Scholes. Does anyone know whether School Common was a particular street or an area? By the way Henrys parents were William McMullen and Ann nee Horrocks. William at this time was a carder. 1841 they were at stewart Street and I have nothing more till 1851 when they were at Primrose Hill. carol