Rodney, Well, I am sure that is part of the piece in the film. However, it did go on for longer than that and the short leg and long leg seem to ring a bell. You have got me chuckling again at this, I can remember nearly having to go out of the Cinema. Where did you get the rhyme from? I just wish I could remember the film, I am sure I could get a copy from somewhere if I knew the flipping name. Oh, I am a bit nearer now. Olive

Hello Olive, I don't know of the piece you speak of, but you may like the following:- Cricket: as explained to a foreigner. You have two sides - one in and one out in the field Each man who is in the side that's in goes out. When he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they're all out, the side that's out comes in. That side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out. Sometimes you get men in and not out. When both sides have been in and out, including the not-outs - That's the end of the game! HOWZAT! -- Rodney HALL Heywood, Lancashire Suaviter sed fortiter Agreeably but powerfully ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rmh@rmhh.co.uk http://rmhh.co.uk/ http://rmhh.org.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: olive [mailto:olive.cookson@btinternet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:10 PM > To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] > > This list seems to have gone quiet. > Can anyone remember a comedy film that contained someone who > was explaining > a cricket match to someone else, possible Russians. I > remember hearing this > and laughing so much, but cannot remember the poem or the > film. I also say > the poem printed on a tea towel too. > I think it would be in the "Carry On" film era, but doubt > that it was a > Carry on film. > It went something like this ..... long leg, short leg, > and other cricket > expressions. > I have been looking on the net, google etc. but so far have > not come up with > anything at all. > Help > Olive

This list seems to have gone quiet. Can anyone remember a comedy film that contained someone who was explaining a cricket match to someone else, possible Russians. I remember hearing this and laughing so much, but cannot remember the poem or the film. I also say the poem printed on a tea towel too. I think it would be in the "Carry On" film era, but doubt that it was a Carry on film. It went something like this ..... long leg, short leg, and other cricket expressions. I have been looking on the net, google etc. but so far have not come up with anything at all. Help Olive

Contained in a digitized scrapbook are some old pictures of Edenfield. Go to: http://www.orilliapubliclibrary.ca/wfrost_wp%20on%20desktop/v1_webpg/v1_frame.htm and select pages 100+101. Best wishes, Lynne

Some pictures of SOG's family history fair, which was held in London this weekend, are at http://eogn.typepad.com/photos/sog2005/pict0084.html If you've never attended a family history fair, these pics will give you an idea of what they're like. Best wishes, Lynne

Hi all I am looking for volunteers to help transcribe Lancashire for the Freecen project. In case you don't know about it, it is on ongoing project to get the census' online FREE for the general public. Lancashire is a large county and will take quite a bit of doing when you think of the number of Census there are. A start has been made on the 1891 and 1861 Census. For the former you need access to a fiche reader or it can be done from the discs - supplied by us. For the 1861 Census nothing is needed as we will supply the discs, information and a large amount of help. There are support groups and a great deal of information available. So, if interested, please join our band and help get Lancashire on line. e-mail me at jenny@jenmike.freeserve.co.uk for further details Hope to hear from you Jenny Fylde, Preston and Chorley area co-ordinator for the Freecens project http://www.freecen.org.uk/ Helping to get the 19th century Census on line for free access by all.

In, near, or can you get to London next weekend? The largest family history show will be held by the SOG at Royal Horticultural Society, New Hall& Conference Centre, London SW1P 2PE A Taste of Family History 11:30am -5pm Friday 29 April 2005 Family History Show 10am - 5pm Saturday 30 April 2005 See more info at http://www.sog.org.uk/events/exhibitors.html Go to http://www.sog.org.uk/ and scroll down to the yellow bar to download the leaflet. Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

This news from the April 2005 issue 32 of The National Archives' "Ancestors" magazine : > Luddites united -- > > A new family history group has been formed to combat the increasing > use of technology in the hobby. Led by the self-styled > arch-technophobe, William Gates, the body aims to remove what he calls > the "contagion of computers" and return to the days when everything > was handwritten. "We're not sure that ballpoint pens or pencils > count. Our ancestors wrote with quills; that should be good enough > for us." Deputy chairman of the group, Dr. Steven Jobs, has also > called for the compulsory use of Latin and secretary hand in note > taking. The inaugural meeting of the society will take place at 12 > noon on 1 April. Best wishes, Lynne

If you don't already have plans for this weekend and you're in the area, the Stockport Town Hall Family History Fair will be held on 3 April 2005 from 10am - 5 pm at The Stockport Town Hall, Wellington Road South, Stockport. Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

Dear Listers Another plea to subscribers to use meaningful subject lines. A good subject line should be concise but complete enough to explain the who, what, where, and why of your message. Don't use "help," "census lookup," "info requested" or any other generic line. If possible, always include: - the pertinent surname in all uppercase, - the date(s), - the location, and - the reason for your post. When replying to a message please check the subject line to make sure that it is relevant to the topic at hand. It gets very frustrating when a subject line gets repeated over and over from the original message and has nothing to do with the present topic. Change the subject line to reflect the content of the message and include surname (in caps), locality, and date when appropriate. Better yet, create a new message if the subject has changed. If you are a digest subscriber replying to a message in a digest, be sure to change the subject to pertain to the actual message to which you are replying. Don't leave the digest name and number as the subject line. It is to your benefit to use meaningful subject lines. Don't let your message be overlooked! Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

Ron L. Sorr I can't be opf any help. Alan D. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rodojo7292@aol.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 4:33 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Dalton & Howarth > I'm looking for info on the parents of Daniel William DALTON b-1860 > Crowford, Linc. and his wife Alice HOWARTH b-1862 probably in Heywood, > Lancs. They > had four children: Daniel (died in WW1), Elizabeth LORD, Lavina MILES, > Mary > Ellen HEYWOOD. > Regards, > Ron L > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Think you missed something? Take a look at the Lancs Life archives. > They can be browsed at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/LANCSLIFE/ > or searched at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=LANCSLIFE > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

I'm looking for info on the parents of Daniel William DALTON b-1860 Crowford, Linc. and his wife Alice HOWARTH b-1862 probably in Heywood, Lancs. They had four children: Daniel (died in WW1), Elizabeth LORD, Lavina MILES, Mary Ellen HEYWOOD. Regards, Ron L

Hello List In Bury for a number of years after WW2 it was the custom of Church youth groups to go for a ramble into the countryside (Nab's Wife, Ashworth Chapel House, Birtle and Knowl Hill were popular venues) after a church service. Was this a widespread custom and how far did it date back ? RecumbentDennis in Chester UK

Dear Listers, Not for discussion on list . . . As promised, the official word on the possible destruction of the backs of WWI medal roll cards is at http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk/medals.asp#originals. This statement from the TNA basically says there are very few medal cards that have information on the back, they can't afford to look through all of them and find the few that do have information in order to digitise them, and the cards are held by The Ministry of Defence (MOD) which, after offering the cards to various institutions without any takers, has plans to destroy them in accordance with records management policy. But do not give up hope! The Society of Genealogists has filed a formal protest (see http://www.sog.org.uk/#news1). Better, The Western Front Association (http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/) is in negotiations with MOD "regarding the future preservation of the cards, and hope to have a positive outcome shortly." As other facts come to surface, I'll post them here. Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

Hello Lynn, Thanks for the reminder. Will you be addressing the 9 boxes of more than 20,000 STEWART family names that are laying in boxes not being transcribed? My offer is still open to transcribe them at my own expense and put on floppies or burn on CDs. Thank you, Joan Stewart Lyons, USA On Mar 20, 2005, at 12:57 PM, lklein@mindspring.com wrote: > Stockport family history fair at Stockport Town Hall on Sunday 3 April > 2005 10am - 5pm Cheap parking at the Town Hall > > Local History Market > at Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester 13 on > Sunday 1 May from 12 noon - 4pm. Free parking in United Utilities' > nearby car park. > > Best wishes, > Lynne > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Oldham:http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ > Institute of Family History: > http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/class/humanities/family/famintro.htm > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Stockport family history fair at Stockport Town Hall on Sunday 3 April 2005 10am - 5pm Cheap parking at the Town Hall Local History Market at Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Manchester 13 on Sunday 1 May from 12 noon - 4pm. Free parking in United Utilities' nearby car park. Best wishes, Lynne

Had a wonderful teacher at Fulwood and Cadley school in 1954 named (Mr) Pilkington. Tall thin man with a moustache. Said I sang "like an angel", played the piano.... Mike Houlding ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy macgregor" <wendy@wmacgregor.fsnet.co.uk> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] ramsbottom, pilkington , goode > Dear Pauline, picked up your message below as I subscribe to Lancs Life, > just thought I would mention my ggg grandfather James Aspinall married > Margaret Pilkington > on 1.6.1828 at St Swithins Liverpool [RC] she had a sister Susan who married > Thos Orford a sailmaker on 30.11.1834 at St Peters Liverpool. Have no idea > wether this info is of any interest to you, if not sorry to have troubled > you. > bye Wendy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pauline Riley" <p.riley31@comcast.net> > To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:59 AM > Subject: [LANCSLIFE] ramsbottom, pilkington , goode > > > > Sorry folks I thought I was writing to the genealogy site. Thanx to those > > who set me straight. > > > > Pauline > > > > > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > > Scouser.com: http://www.scouser.com/core.html > > University of Liverpool: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ > > Bolton links: http://bold.bolton.gov.uk/naughton/bolton.htm > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Manchester Online: http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ > The Friends of Real Lancashire: http://www.forl.co.uk/001/intro.html > Lancashire History and Folklore: http://www.geocities.com/kera2000_uk/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

Dear Pauline, picked up your message below as I subscribe to Lancs Life, just thought I would mention my ggg grandfather James Aspinall married Margaret Pilkington on 1.6.1828 at St Swithins Liverpool [RC] she had a sister Susan who married Thos Orford a sailmaker on 30.11.1834 at St Peters Liverpool. Have no idea wether this info is of any interest to you, if not sorry to have troubled you. bye Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Riley" <p.riley31@comcast.net> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:59 AM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] ramsbottom, pilkington , goode > Sorry folks I thought I was writing to the genealogy site. Thanx to those > who set me straight. > > Pauline > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Scouser.com: http://www.scouser.com/core.html > University of Liverpool: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ > Bolton links: http://bold.bolton.gov.uk/naughton/bolton.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

Hi Pauline I suggest, as you have the date and place, that you get the marriage certificate for William Ramsbottom. That will give you his father's name and occupation and his and his bride's name and address and the name of his father in law! I get my certificates from antonylambert@certificates.fsnet.co.uk. I have found him to be excellent with overseas certificates, but others may have other ideas. Good luck Pauline K in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Riley" <p.riley31@comcast.net> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:41 AM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] RAMSBOTTOM,PILKINGTON,GOODE > Hello listers > > I have just joined the list in hopes that I may get some help. My name is > Pauline and I live in Utah, USA (Just south of Salt Lake City) my > grandfather came from Lancashire and I am researching the names Ramsbottom, > Pilkington and Goode. My great grandmother Lydia Hannah Goode married a > James Pilkington December qut 1887 in Manchester. He died in 1888 in > Manchester. She then Married William Ramsbottom 1893 in Manchester; but not > before she had 3 children to him. My grandfather was born there in 1890. She > then moved to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire and married Joseph Cordy/Cody and had > 4 more children to him. I am having a terrible time trying to trace William > Ramsbottom who was my grandfather's father. According to the marriage record > Lydia and William were married in St Michael's church Manchester. June 13, > 1893. He was a bachelor age 36 his father was William Ramsbottom, a dyer. If > anyone has any ideas on how I can trace him back I would be ever so > grateful. There are so many William Ramsbottom's born at that time, and I > have no idea what his mother's name was, or even if he was born in > Manchester. Any ideas would be appreciated...... Don't you hate these brick > walls? > > Pauline > > > > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Lanky Life -- dialect, slang, and sayings; culture and traditions; history of towns and villages; folklore; poetry and songs; recipes; and nostalgic essays. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 18/03/05 > >

Sorry folks I thought I was writing to the genealogy site. Thanx to those who set me straight. Pauline