Hi listers, Hope you can help. I am searching for info on Thomas DONEGAN, who I think was born about 1880. Thomas married catherine HAGGARTY in 1904.He was a labourer at the wire works (BICC), Prescot, Lancashire. Tom's father was also named Thomas, and he was deceased in 1904. Thanking you. Maurice.

In a message dated 01/01/04 15:46:58 GMT Standard Time, brucemoorhouse@rogers.com writes: > My Moorhouse line is mainly from WYks but I have come to a dead end. > Somewhere I read that my line perhaps had its origins in Lancashire. > > If that be the case then maybe someone on this list would recognize the name > THOMAS MOORHOUSE. Thomas was born ca 1698 and was a searge weaver by trade. > In WYks he was married twice. First in 1723 to Sarah WRIGHT and then in 1727 > to Agnes MIDGLEY. He had 6 children that I know of- John, Jane, George, Mary, > John and Anne. > > If any of this sounds familiar at all to anyone I would be delighted to > hearf rom you. I dont know where in W Yorks your Thomas was but it might be worth having a look around the Skipton area. My Moorhouses originally came from there and were based there pre-1650 and its only a spit and a jump from W Yorks.

Hello: My Moorhouse line is mainly from WYks but I have come to a dead end. Somewhere I read that my line perhaps had its origins in Lancashire. If that be the case then maybe someone on this list would recognize the name THOMAS MOORHOUSE. Thomas was born ca 1698 and was a searge weaver by trade. In WYks he was married twice. First in 1723 to Sarah WRIGHT and then in 1727 to Agnes MIDGLEY. He had 6 children that I know of- John, Jane, George, Mary, John and Anne. If any of this sounds familiar at all to anyone I would be delighted to hearf rom you. Regards Bruce Moorhouse brucemoorhouse@rogers.com

I've just done a Google search for these two names, and discovered that they are listed in the Members' Interests of Manchester and Lancashire FHS. Does anyone have access to these Members' Interests, and be willing to let me know the details of who is researching these names, please? One of my Wakefield HOLLINGS married a BUCKLEY-MELLOR in the 1890s. Thanks, Yvonne Scrivener Wagga Wagga NSW Australia

Dear Listers, Because of some unknown reason, the last update only reached the various sites a couple of days ago so this one comes fast on the heels of the 21 December update. This is the last update of 2003 and I would welcome your including the following in your New Year's Resolutions: 1. I will check my entries before posting new submissions, so as not to duplicate entries. (This week, of 76 submissions, 37 were duplicates and therefore, rejected). 2. I will give a name by which I can be addressed, as a courtesy to other researchers. (From Jan 1, submissions that are not accompanied by a name - nickname, first name, whatever - will not be accepted.) 3. If I am not sure as to how to submit a surname, I will read the instructions that I can find on the homepage. Having got that off my chest, may I wish you all a wonderful 2004! Magdalena ........... LIST OF SURNAMES SUBMITTED THIS WEEK: ALLTHORP BAIRSTOW, BARKER, BARSTOW, BEAN, BEDFORD BENTLEY, BICKERDIKE CHADWICK, CHESWICK, CRYER(2) FEVERS, FEVRE GILL HARTLEY, HAWKRIDGE, HENTHORN, HIGTON, HODGSON MARSHALL, MIDGLEY, MILLTHORPE, MORRISROE OSGATHORPE PARKER, PICKERING, PIGHILLS, PRESTON ROBINSON SCALES, SHARP, SHERBOURNE, STEEL, STONES WHITEHEAD, WILLEY(2), WOOD ...

Dear Listers, Here is the latest list of names submitted to the YKS list. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and all yours a wonderful Holiday Season and a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful New Year. Magdalena ANDREW, ARCHER BAGSHAW, BARKER, BARLOW, BENNETT, BOYD BRADLEY, BROWNELL, BUTLER CHERRY, CLAPHAM, CONSTABLE DAVIDSON, DENT, DILKS, DIXON FORREST HAGAR, HALDER, HOULDSWORTH, HUDSON JOWITT KERSHAW MARTIN, MASON PARKER, PICKNETT REED, RHODES, RIDER SNEESTON THREADGOULD WEBSTER, WHITTAM, WOODWARD, WREN

At the risk of being politically incorrect ........ Have a ripper Chrissy and a bright and sparkling 2004!!! Oh! And be kind to each other ~ may your God Bless you and yours! Sonja Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Growing branches on the tree of Watson, Willison, Draper, Jepson & Foster (Yorkshire), Taggart (Just a twig!), Brooke (South Africa, India & Kent), Carter (Huntingdonshire), Smith (Cambridgeshire),Lacon (Shropshire) and Mason (Lancashire).

Many may already be in the midst of your holiday festivities and some still getting ready; but, to all subscribers to ENG-LANCS-YORKS mailing list a wish for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Hoping this list has been a help to you in your genealogy research and may this coming year many of your brick walls will crumble. Sarah McCray ENG-LANCS-YORKS list administrator

Hi Folks, Firstly may I wish all a Happy & Healthy Christmas and New Year. The Willenhall Local History Group here in Coventry UK have started to gather information about the World War Two Hostels throughout the UK, many of the people who spent time in these have moved on, and we are hoping to find as many as possible to be able to tell the full story of these hostels Some photographs of the Coventry ones are online at http://website.lineone.net/~covkid/ We are looking for ANY information about any of the local ones, please help tell the story. We will be posting a huge amount of information in the new year from the PRO files on where and when these were built and the numbers of personal during some of years in detail . Thanks John Russell Chairman Willenhall Local History Group 02476306651 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Live in Peace Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.553 / Virus Database: 345 - Release Date: 18/12/2003

Hi Listers, Firstly all the best for the coming festive season. I am searching for any information on Thomas WEBB. He was born in Crooke, Shevington, Lancashire on 25th/5/1886. I am looking for information on Tom after 1918. Tom served in the 14-18 war. He servived the was and left as Sergent Tom WEBB, army number 10964. He left his wife after coming out of service, and sadly thats all I know. His main occupation was a coal miner Hewer. He may have met someone else, and may have had children ? He would have been about 60 at the start of the second war, if of course, if he was still alive. I have hired private investigators, but nothing concrete came to life. I tried the national insurance people, but was declined info. Last document I have dated 1953 stated that his occupation was a cable jointer for the electricity board. Thanking you all. Maurice.

Hello Listers I would like to wish you all the best for the Christmas Season Health and Happiness to you and yours in 2004 Granny Christine Thanks to you all for all your help ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.552 / Virus Database: 344 - Release Date: 15/12/2003

Hello Listers I would like to wish you all the best for the Christmas Season Health and Happiness to you and yours in 2004 Granny Christine Thanks to you all for all your help -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.552 / Virus Database: 344 - Release Date: 15/12/2003

Dear List, Could somebody please lookup Amédée Jules Louis TALMA and his family in the 1891 census of Chorlton upon Medlock? Amédée was a surgeon, born in France. He was married to Agnès Viggria, who died in Chorlton upon Medlock on 25 Feb 1890. I believe they had a daughter called Pauline. Any information will be very much appreciated. Kind regards, Sylvia Binch The Netherlands _________________________________________________________________ Play online games with your friends with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/

Just passing along a notice I received to-day, that new items have been added at :: The National Archivist http://www.nationalarchivist.com Perhaps it will be of interest to someone. - Regards Barbara Neish - Bermuda Passports and Other Records Now Online! Register of Names of Passport Applications 1851 to 1903 Registers of Indexes of Names of Passport Applicants are now online and available to search. These cover the years 1851 to 1862 and 1874 to 1903. Entries provide details of the bearer of the passport, passport number, the date the passport was issued and any observations that may have been noted during the application. Estate Duty Office Indexes to Death Duty Records. We have just uploaded an additional 12 years of wills to the current online archive. You can now view indexes of English and Welsh Wills from 1796 to 1847 and Admons from 1796 to 1857.

List: Please forgive the delay in getting these updates to you. Been having problems with my ISP and not getting my mail. Received the following updates from Colin Hinson and passing them on to the list. Any questions concerning these should be addressed to Colin Hinson. Sarah McCray ENG-LANCS-YORKS list administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi folks, Please find below the list of the Genuki Yorkshire web pages updates and additions for the past few weeks. I have no doubt that I have left someone from the list, and if this is you, please let me know. I would remind everyone that on the Genuki site there are parish maps, a detailed map of Yorkshire and probably the best Yorkshire gazetteer around - the "Where is it in Yorkshire" pages. In addition to this there is a page for each of the 600+ ancient Parishes, with trade directories, church photographs, etc. etc. adding up to a total of over 12,000 pages. If you have transcribed something of general interest (as opposed to family specific) to those researching their Yorkshire ancestors , please don't keep it to yourself - drop me a line telling me what you have and I'll do my best to get it on line for you on the Genuki Yorkshire web-site. Best wishes, Colin Hinson In the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire U.K. Webmaster for the Genuki Yorkshire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ Rare Books on CD: http://www.blunham.demon.co.uk/CDroms/ Yorkshire Genealogist, Harrogate Records, Todmorden area, Baine's, Bulmers & Whites directories, Heywood/Northowram, Histories: Craven, York & NRY, Yorkshire, Holderness, Brighouse Halifax, Hunter's Hallamshire (Sheffield), Hull >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Places in headings are the relevant (ancient) parishes. Unless otherwise specified, the churches are C of E. Don't forget the surnames interest list for Yorkshire: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/YKSlist/ -------------------------------------- Alan Longbottom - charity transcriptions: ERY: Brandesburton charities, 1819 WRY: Holmfirth (Kirkburton) Holme (Almondbury) Whitley (Kirkheaton) WRY: List of Pontefract Mayors. -------------------------------------- Shelley Stephenson Transcriptions from 1847 and 1872 directories ERY: Allerthorpe Barmby Moor Beeford Boynton Brandesburton Brantingham Burton Agnes Burstwick Elvington ------------------------------------ Bill Henderson: Church photographs: Ainsty: Dringhouses, St Edward the Confessor (Acomb) ------------------------------------ Suggested links by Nancy McLaughlin: NRY: Easingwold MIs (Monumental Inscriptions). WRY: High Hoyland MIs -------------------------------------- Sue Johnson: Photographs: WRY: Churches: Luddenden Foot ex URC (Halifax) Luddenden ex Wesleyan/Methodist (Halifax) Mill: Oats Royd Mill (Halifax) Hall: Holdsworth House -------------------------------------- Mark Andrew: WRY: Transcription: Halifax Volunteer Corps of Infantry, 1802 -------------------------------------- Carolyn Fenwick: WRY: List of old place names with modern equivalents: (see notes on the "Where is it in Yorkshire" index page. -------------------------------------- Linda Briggs: WRY: Church photograph: Lumbutts Chapel (Halifax) - additional -------------------------------------- Colin Hinson: All the above added to data base and formatted for the web. NRY: Link added to Dave Stringer-Calvert's transcription of Land Tax returns for Redmire (Wensley parish) WRY: Sheffield: Link corrected to Eric Youle's Sheffield history pages. Church photographs: NRY: Barningham - replacement Bouldron Mission church - additional Bouldron Methodist church Cotherstone St. Cuthbert - replacement (Romaldkirk) Cotherstone Methodist (Romaldkirk) Bowes St Giles - replacement Brignall St. Mary - additional & replacement Brignall ruined St. Mary - 2 views Caldwell St Hilda Dalton (Kirkby Ravensworth) 2 views East Layton (Stanwick St. John) Forcett (replacement + additional) Gilling West (replacement + additional) Hutton Magna (replacement) Laithkirk Holy Barn (Romaldkirk) Melsonby St James - replacement Melsonby Methodist Romaldkirk - replacement + additional Stanwick St John - replacement + additional Lartington ex RC (Romaldkirk) Lartington (ex?) RC chapel at the Hall (Romaldkirk) Lunedale ex Primitive Methodist chapel (Romaldkirk) Rokeby - replacement for view 1. Startforth - replacement + additional Wycliffe - replacement WRY: Rotherham Parish: Masbrough St Paul Masbrough ex Bethesda Methodist Masbrough Pentecostal Masbrough Jehova's Witness' Masbrough ex-Primitive Methodist Rotherham Town: All Saints Baptist Chapel on the brige Clifton St. James the Apostle Clifton united Methodist Eastwood view combined Methodist and C of E Ebenezer Wesleyan Reform Eastwood Methodist St Mary Roman Catholic United Reformed Church Coptic Orthodox St. Bede's Roman Catholic Methodist - Talbot Lane.

Christone, When did he die? And, what religion/denomination was he? I know that the Hebden Bridge Literary & Scientific Society have a project to list all the headstones in the old Heptonstall church. You could try Frank Woolrych, their President, to find out what information they have. His e-mail address is wooly@cwcom.net. Would you please post your findings on this, and any other relevent information, to this List, as I am very interested in this subject, re my MITCHELL family. Regards, Chris(topher) Mitchell Adelaide South Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "christine" <granny1945@btopenworld.com> To: <ENG-LANCS-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 6:38 AM Subject: [ENG-LANCS-YORKS] Heptonstall burials > Hello Everyone > Can SKP tell me where I can get details of burials at Heptonstall? > I need to find details of burials of > Timothy BUTTERWORTH and his wife Ruth > Thanks > Christine > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 09/12/2003 >

Hello Everyone Can SKP tell me where I can get details of burials at Heptonstall? I need to find details of burials of Timothy BUTTERWORTH and his wife Ruth Thanks Christine --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 09/12/2003

Hello Listers Posting a new family interest SEFTON Possible marriage of a Robert SEFTON to Christina BUTTERWORTH (born 1882) They may have had children Winnie and Maurice Would love to hear from anyone who can help with this The couple lived in Todmorden area. Christine --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 09/12/2003

--=======3CE4724B======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-420447A; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit My kin Thomas BANK(S) died young and suddenly in Blackburn Road in 1884. His home address was Billington at the time, and he was a carter. I suspect he was working and wondered if this incident would make the papers.? He is buried in Grindleton churchyard - so perhaps the local paper would have had something about it. Does anyone know the local paper of those days and how I can find out more? TIA regards Milly Banks - Perth Au --=======3CE4724B======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-420447A Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 27/11/2003 --=======3CE4724B=======--

Is anyone researching this family? I'm particularly interested in Alice HUMBLE bc 1870 Middleton (believed to be daughter of Hannah HUMBLE born Aislaby 1855.) Alice married JAMES McCLURE bc 1870 Liverpool, in Oct-Dec Qtr. 1897. The 1881 census shows Alice living with her mother, HANNAH who married William MYERS from Middleton. Their address was Middleton Road, and living nearby was a WILLIAM MYERS aged 61. Would love to hear from anyone with a connection or information. Thank you. Pat McGufficke, Armidale, NSW