Hi Paul And thank you for the welcome. Sorry about the phrasing, looking back at it I realize it was rather convoluted. I am looking to go back further than 1811 for the Winstanleys. I've got everything from immigration forward fairly well documented. The Thomas (father) and Jeremiah (son) who immigrated in 1904 were my husband's grandfather and great-grandfather. They settled in Johnstown PA and with the exception of my husband's grandfather who retired to Florida and passed away there, the rest of the family stayed in Johnstown or immediate area and are buried there as well. I've been fortunate enough to find the ship's manifest that lists them as passengers and my husband's aunt has her father's naturalization certificate. Thanks Gail PaulGask@aol.com wrote: > Hello Gail > > > >> I've just joined the list >> > > Welcome and enjoy it ! > > > >> I am primarily looking for the name of Winstanley. My husband's family is >> > from this area, they left in 1904 to head to Pennsylvania but were coal > miners, etc from the Wigan area back as far as 1811, which is all the further I > have been able to find them. > > So what are you hoping to do, or what are you seeking help on ? It's not > clear from the way you've phrased your message ! > > Are you looking to go back before 1811, or is it the emigration that has > left you with a brick wall ? I certainly have a problem with a coal mining > ancestor going to the US or Canada in 1907, and seemingly disappearing from the > face of the earth. There appear to have been a good many "assisted passage" > schemes around in the early 1900's, often with places such as Fernie and Cape > Breton as the eventual destination. > > > Best wishes. > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Do you have a Wigan resource that is not under copyright or licensing agreement? Consider offering lookups during the summer doldrums. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-WIGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >