Ann, was the building a church? and did you do a Genuki search in Google for churches in Ashton in Makerfield ? I have just seen two pictures showing churches established at a very early date. One of these might be the building in the background. I wonder if it was the crowning of the May Queen? Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Ann Pilon <pann4arva@hotmail.com> >To: Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com>; "lancsgen@rootsweb.com" <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:49:07 AM >  >My grandmother, Emily Savage, was born 1892 in Ashton-in-Makerfield. Her parents were Adolphus and Ada Jackson Savage. I have been able to trace her family back to 1684 with help from this list and distant relatives met online. > >One of the items she brought with her was a picture I believe was taken in Ashton-in-Makerfield - sometime between 1910-1915. In this picture there are approx. 60-70 children. The majority which are girls are all dressed in light coloured dresses and are all holding bouquets of flowers. One of the girls is wearing a crown. There are 2 ministers in the back of the group plus a few women. Behind them is a building. I have no names for any of these people (only my grandmother) but am willing to share the picture in hopes that someone would be able to find a relative <snipped> >

Hi Mike It does not look like a church - maybe a rectory - my grandmother and family attended S.Thomas church in Ashton-in-Makerfield. There is a little boy wearing an hat trimmed with white fur, and wearing a coat/cape lined with fur. Ann On Mar 30, 2014, at 11:04 AM, "Mike Morris" <morrisind@rogers.com> wrote: Ann, was the building a church? and did you do a Genuki search in Google for churches in Ashton in Makerfield ? I have just seen two pictures showing churches established at a very early date. One of these might be the building in the background. I wonder if it was the crowning of the May Queen? Mike Morris Toronto Canada > ________________________________ > From: Ann Pilon <pann4arva@hotmail.com> > To: Lynne <lklein@mindspring.com>; "lancsgen@rootsweb.com" <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:49:07 AM > > My grandmother, Emily Savage, was born 1892 in Ashton-in-Makerfield. Her parents were Adolphus and Ada Jackson Savage. I have been able to trace her family back to 1684 with help from this list and distant relatives met online. > > One of the items she brought with her was a picture I believe was taken in Ashton-in-Makerfield - sometime between 1910-1915. In this picture there are approx. 60-70 children. The majority which are girls are all dressed in light coloured dresses and are all holding bouquets of flowers. One of the girls is wearing a crown. There are 2 ministers in the back of the group plus a few women. Behind them is a building. I have no names for any of these people (only my grandmother) but am willing to share the picture in hopes that someone would be able to find a relative <snipped> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message