Hi Derek It appears that the images can only be viewed at a Family History Centre at this time. Keep your fingers crossed that once the records are indexed we'll be able to view them on our home PCs. Another subscriber has emailed FamilySearch to ask about this and as soon as she receives an answer I'll let you know. Kind regards, Lynne derek fielding <fielding@esperanto108.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >Hi, >I have logged in and tried 17 different names -and all 17 simply say that no >image is available. >What am I doing wrong? >djf

Additions from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 21 March 2013 Added 21,589 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Ardwick (1907-1909); Hulme (1906-1911) Amended 15,983 Births for West Lancashire RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Aughton (1837-1954) Added 23,584 Deaths for Oldham RD comprising: Crompton & Royton (1928-1931); Chadderton (1921-1931); Crompton (1921-1928); Royton (1923-1928); Saddleworth (1921-1931); Springhead (1927-1936); Oldham First (1936-1951) Added 6,487 Marriages for Manchester RD comprising: Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended (1948-1950) Added 769 Marriages for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn Register Office or Registrar Attended (1975-1976) 3 April 2013 Added 2,106 Marriages for St. Helens RD comprising: Emanuel, Newton in Makerfield (1844-1990) Added 16,184 Marriages for Wigan and Leigh RD comprising: St. Elizabeth, Aspull (1951-1975); St. Thomas, Wigan (1951-1970); St. Paul, Goose Green (1951-1975); St. David, Haigh (1951-1974); All Saints, Hindley (1951-1975); St. Peter, Hindley (1951-1975); St. John, Hindley Green (1951-1975); St. Matthew, Highfield (1951-1975); Christ Church, Ince (1951-1975); St. Mary, Ince (1951-1976); St. John, Abram (1951-1975); St. Thomas, Ashton in Makerfield (1951-1975); St. Peter, Bryn (1951-1975); Ince Register Office or Registrar Attended (1951-1966); Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended (1951-1966) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD and Yorkshire BMD have also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

FamilySearch.org has added 19,206,333 images to its United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 Browsable digital images: 19,206,333 This is a new image collection and it doesn't appear that any of it has been indexed yet. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2125045

If you have Primitive Methodist ancestors in your tree, you may want to visit this site, the link to which was shared by Elaine on the Cheshire list: http://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/ The site has its own message board, so you can post information or queries. If you do, please don't forget to share the information with us! Lynne

Hello all, A recent visit to the OPC website found the following records have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 22 March 2013 Marriages 1883 to 1905 from the Church of St John, Bolton Marriages 1795 to 1825 from the Roman Catholic Church of SS Peter and Paul, Bolton le Moors Baptisms 1864 to 1889 and Marriages 1899 to 1922 from Albert Place United Methodist Free Church, Bolton Baptisms 1875 to 1941 from Folds Primitive Methodist, Bolton Marriages 1859 to 1920 from Higher Bridge Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bolton Baptisms 1884 to 1960 from Zion Primitive Methodist, Daubhill, Bolton Baptisms 1896 to 1956 from Harvey St Primitive Methodist, Halliwell, Bolton 20 March 2013 Baptisms 1846 to 1849 from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Bacup Replaces some BTs and extends the entries to present the complete Parish Register for 1838 to 1849 Burials 1938 to 1959 from Bacup Cemetery Baptisms 1926 to 1933 and Confirmations 1910 to 1920 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Marriages 1908 to 1914 from the Church of St Cuthbert, in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1980 to 1994, Confirmations 2007 to 2012 and Marriages 1911 to 1921 from the Church of St James, in the Parish of Briercliffe Marriages 1870 to 1886 from the Church of St Saviour, in the district of Everton, Liverpool Baptisms 1813 to 1845 and Burials 1803 to 1851 from the Church of St Thomas, in the District of Heaton Norris, Manchester Marriages 1882 to 1885 from the Parish of Hurst Completes the Register of Marriages for 1849 to 1885 Marriages 1839 to 1840 from the Church of St Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool Marriages 1891 to 1915 from the Church of St Matthew, Liverpool Marriages 1847 to 1849 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Manchester Marriages 1900 to 1933 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Mawdesley with Bispham Marriages 1855 to 1856 and 1860 to 1862 and Burials 1693 to 1725 and 1771 to 1775 from St John in the Town of Preston Marriages 1895 to 1928 from St George, in the Town of Wigan Regards, Sally

The Bolton branch of the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday April 3rd. We have Graham Stirrup reminiscing about "Life in the Fifties", with some film clips covering headlines events at home and abroad that "shaped our post war world." The venue as usual is Bolton Cricket Club, Bishops Road, Farnworth BL3 2JB. The meeting will start at 7.30 pm, and there will be a Help Desk available to assist personal research afterwards. All enquiries to Barbara Owen, Secretary, at 01204 309515.

Additions from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 6 March 2013 Small batch of corrections to miscellaneous marriages 14 March 2013 Amended 8,747 Births for West Lancashire RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Bickerstaff (1837-1929) Added 10,000 Deaths for Oldham RD comprising: Royton (1911-1923); Springhead (1911-1927); Saddleworth (1912-1921); Chadderton (1911-1921); Crompton (1913-1921) Added 16,016 Deaths for Manchester RD comprising: Didsbury (1837-1885) ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Hello all Yet another subscriber has fallen victim to malware. I know you're all getting tired of the spam hitting the list. So am I! Unfortunately, since it's coming from legitimate subscribers' email addresses, it's nearly impossible for RootsWeb to block these messages. The process to remove the message from the archives has been initiated and, via this message, the subscriber has been alerted to the problem. I'm sure you all know not to click on the URL that was included in the message. Please everyone, do make sure your AV software is up to date and that have it set to run every day. It's also a good idea to change your email password periodically. Kind regards, Lynne list admin. -----Original Message----- >From: SANDRA STRONG <sandrastrong9@btinternet.com> >Sent: Mar 17, 2013 7:42 PM >To: sandraw <sandraw@strongandherd.co.uk>, Reservations <Reservations@a1852.b.akamai.net>, eng manchester <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [ENG-MAN] 3/18/2013 12:42:08 AM > > >http://www.revixxxxxxxx

Dear Group, Just to clarify, the "link" referred to below is actually a <target> item to "search" for; to be performed at the following website:- archive.org, OR use Google, and select the appropriate archive.org item. ie go to archive.org use searchbox, enter "courtleetrecords01mancuoft" repeat 01-12 as desired... Bye, Peter in Sydney On 17 March 2013 04:39, Julie Dalton <daltonjulie1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi List > I found a great source for research of the above records which dated from > Year 1552 to the Year 1686, and from the > Year 1731 to the Year 1846. > Here is a link to the first volume. To read all 12 volumes just substitute > the number as required > courtleetrecords01mancuoft > > I view as a PDF document using Adobe Reader. > <snip>

Hi List I found a great source for research of the above records which dated from Year 1552 to the Year 1686, and from the Year 1731 to the Year 1846. Here is a link to the first volume. To read all 12 volumes just substitute the number as required courtleetrecords01mancuoft I view as a PDF document using Adobe Reader. One tip I would give particularly for the early volumes. The text is in old English and does not always pick up the surname you expect to see so use just a few letters of the surname. For example I am researching the name Travis, I just enter Tra in the Edit & Find box. You will get a fascinating insight into early Manchester life together with some wills, inventories,land requisites and criminal records. Hope this helps somone in their research regards Julie

Hi all, With the kind permission of our Admins, this is just a heads up to say that (according to their recent newsletter) to celebrate St Patrick's Day, the Irish Family History website Roots Ireland is offering 100 free search page results. "...With these free searches you can search our indexes of birth, baptism, marriage, death, gravestone inscription, census and shipping manifest records. You will need to purchase credits to view the full available details of a particular record."  Bearing in mind a lot of our Lancastrian ancestors had Irish roots, I hope this information is useful to someone! :o) http://www.rootsireland.ie/ Regards, Sally

Hello all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases had been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html. The search engine was last updated on 6th of March, so the records shown below will not be included in the returns of any general searches using the search form. 15 March 2013 Marriages 1873 to 1878 from the Church of St Paul, Blackburn Burials 1785 to 1837 from Chapel Street Independent, Blackburn Baptisms 1800 to 1805 and 1851 to 1855, Marriages 1787 to 1794 and 1896 to 1906 and Burials 1798 to 1809 and 1850 to 1852 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles Baptisms 1854 to 1858 from the Church of St George, Pendleton Baptisms 1669 to 1782 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Rufford Baptisms 1773 to 1782 from the Church of St Leonard in the Parish of Walton le Dale Regards, Sally

The Manchester Regional Group of the Jewish Genealogical Society is holding its Eleventh Northern Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy, on Sunday the 12th May. The venue is the Greater Manchester Police Training College in Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich where there is secure on-site parking. The ticket price of £20 includes refreshments on arrival and a buffet lunch. The event is open to members and non-members. This is a full day event from 9.15am to 5.00pm with five speakers as follows: Constance Whippman (London) - Researching Latvian Jewish Genealogy Doreen Berger (London) - The (Manchester) Jewish Victorian Newspapers Nigel Grizzard (Bradford) - The Jews of Bradford 1830 - 2013: A Voyage of Discovery Robin Seidenberg (Chicago, USA) - To Tell or Not To Tell: should the Family Skeleton Stay in the Closet? Bill Williams (Manchester) - The Mysterious Letters of Marcus Wolfe There will also be a Q&A session "Genealogy questions you always wanted to ask". If you would like more information, send an e-mail to lorna.kay@talktalk.net. Lorna Kay Chairman - Manchester Regional Group Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 49 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen

> > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:38:20 +0000 > From: Pamela Parish <pam.parish@sky.com> > Hi Mike, > Nice to see you're still on the list. I think we spoke quite a few years go when I was last on here. Our Gaffney's don't seem to be connected unfortunately. I have Thomas GAFFNEY (born 1865) marrying Fanny KENDAL in 1894, in Manchester. Kind regards, Pam > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:01:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mike Morris <morrisind@rogers.com> > Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] New Member Surname Interests > To: "eng-manchester@rootsweb.com" <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <1363129310.67094.YahooMailNeo@web162706.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Pamela, > I have a Marcella GAFFNEY marrying a WITMORRIS / FITZMORRIS / MORRIS they > were my GGgrandparents. This was the various names they came under. They > were both from Ireland. Married around 1856. > > Regards > Mike Morris > Toronto Canada > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Pamela Parish <pam.parish@sky.com> > >To: ENG-MANCHESTER-L@rootsweb.com > >Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:38:20 PM > >Subject: [ENG-MAN] New Member Surname Interests > > > >Surname Interests: > >STELFOX - Manchester (Hulme) > >BALL - Salford > >PARISH - Crumpsall and Cheetham Hill > >GAFFNEY - Manchester > >KENDALL/KENDAL - Manchester <snip> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-MANCHESTER list administrator, send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-MANCHESTER mailing list, send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-MANCHESTER Digest, Vol 8, Issue 62 > ********************************************* >

Now I remember  :))  All my best Pam. Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Pamela Parish <pam.parish@sky.com> >To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com >Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:01:44 AM > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:38:20 +0000 >> From: Pamela Parish <pam.parish@sky.com> > >Nice to see you're still on the list. I think we spoke quite a few years go >when I was last on here. Our Gaffney's don't seem to be connected <snip> > >

Hi everyone, I was a member of this group many moons ago, and after a break from Genealogy, I've found myself with a subscription to Ancestry and Find My Past (thanks to a good friend) and time on my hands, so I'm back, with a few less brick walls this time! Surname Interests: STELFOX - Manchester (Hulme) BALL - Salford PARISH - Crumpsall and Cheetham Hill GAFFNEY - Manchester KENDALL/KENDAL - Manchester Pam Parish - Bolton

Hi Pamela, I have a Marcella GAFFNEY marrying a WITMORRIS / FITZMORRIS / MORRIS they were my GGgrandparents. This was the various names they came under. They were both from Ireland. Married around 1856. Regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Pamela Parish <pam.parish@sky.com> >To: ENG-MANCHESTER-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 6:38:20 PM >Subject: [ENG-MAN] New Member Surname Interests > >Surname Interests: >STELFOX - Manchester (Hulme) >BALL - Salford >PARISH - Crumpsall and Cheetham Hill >GAFFNEY - Manchester >KENDALL/KENDAL - Manchester <snip> > >

Hello,  Hope this isn't repeating info you have but -  From http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html   Marriage: 10 Feb 1841 St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancashire, England Henry Lord - full age, Farmer, Bachelor, North Moor Oldham Sally Howard - full age, Spinster, North Moor Oldham     Groom's Father: John Lord, Farmer     Bride's Father: John Howard, Farmer     Witness: John Miles; James Sheldrick     Married by Banns by: G. B. Sandford Curate     Notes: Bride's name changed from Sarah Heywood. Fathers' professions changed from            Weavers to Farmers     Register: Marriages 1840 - 1841, Page 133, Entry 266     Source: LDS Film 2356187 There was 1 match for this search! Marriage: 1 Nov 1835 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England Samuel Lord - This parish Alice Lomax - This parish Baptism: 13 Aug 1815 St Matthew, Little Lever, Lancashire, England Alice Lomax - Daughter of Adam Lomax & Betty     Abode: Lever     Occupation: Weaver     Baptised by: R. Hewitt Minister     Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1829, Page 16, Entry 124     Source: LDS Film 2355941 I found 4 births that are close for Samuel Lord in Radcliffe Samuel - 14 March 1813 - Parents Samuel & Betty - Radcliffe, St. Mary Samuel - 20 March 1814 - Parents Thomas & Peggey - Radcliffe, St. Mary Samuel - 29 May 1814- Parents Robert & Mary - Radcliffe, St. Mary Samuel - 22 Oct 1815 - Parents James & Mary - Radcliffe, St. Mary If the naming convention is true - Samuel's parents would most likely be Robert & Mary & Alice's would be Peter & Elizabeth.   But an 1851 census of Alice & Samuel shows an Adam Lomax living with them - f-i-l (born 1786) for birth above looks very possible for Alice. I found a birth (on ancestry) for a Robert Lord (b. 1786), born Radcliffe, son of James & Ann.  I found a death for a Robert Lord, age 73 in 1865 in Little Lever, too. Good Luck, Karen

Dear all, Again we have spam on the list. :-( Everyone, but especially BT and Yahoo users, please update your antivirus software and run it on your PC. It's also a good idea to change your email password. The process to remove the message from the archives has been initiated and, via this message, the subscriber has been alerted to the problem. Let's hope that this problem is sorted soon. Kind regards, Lynne list admin. -----Forwarded Message----- >From: Kathryn Hale <kathhale23@yahoo.co.uk> >Sent: Mar 10, 2013 9:21 PM >To: pamela collins <pamela_collins@xtra.co.nz>, deirdrestevens <deirdrestevens@extra.co.nz>, FamSims10 <FamSims10@aol.com>, treehunter <treehunter@mypostoffice.co.uk>, museum customerservices <museum.customerservices@bolton.gov.uk>, eng manchester <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] ... > > http://www.pftxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I would not consider this Lomas store as Lomas Building. There are many buildings with names in the Manchester area. But this store on Oldham street has always been filled with shops. I have been in C&A many times and the other stores on Oldham street. I did see the burial records in Ardwick for the children and one mentioning Lomas Buildings. In the same area running from the east side of London road station was a Lomas Street in 1844 . Lomas also had a Lomas Court at its east end section. But this was 1844. We need more clues but it does make me think based on the church location that Lomas Buildings might have been in this Ardwick area. Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Graham Price <genetree@tpg.com.au> >To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com >Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:32:55 PM > Apartfrom the four in Oswestry, two others in Manchester lived on, one son >to 1822 and Hannah to 1814, the entry of burial reads "Abode Lomas's >Buildings." I'm just wondering what my Samuel was doing there at the >time, because originally he was shown to have been a weaver. <snipped> >