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

Hi Hazel This list is more to discuss the life in Lancashire as it related to our ancestors, rather than to discuss the ancestors themselves. You'll have more luck getting a response to your query on LancsGen. See http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/LANCSGEN.html for subscription links and information. :-) Best wishes, Lynne Hazel Boldy wrote: >Looking for any descendants of Mary (Polly) Millington. Married name is unknown, but after her marriage she lived in Fleetwood. > >Mary was one of 13 children, she was born in St Helens in 1894 to Thomas and Eliza (Buckley) Millington. >Any help will be appreciated. >

Looking for any descendants of Mary (Polly) Millington. Married name is unknown, but after her marriage she lived in Fleetwood. Mary was one of 13 children, she was born in St Helens in 1894 to Thomas and Eliza (Buckley) Millington. Any help will be appreciated. Hazel

The site appears to be very quite at the moment, so thought I would post my interests: WRIGLEY, NEWTON, GARTSIDE, BROOKS, WOOLLEY all around the Oldham areas. JOHN WILLIS, Liverpool, policeman around 1905, but born in Pontefract. Suzanne

> We're Talking To You > The Family Records Centre (FRC) is pleased to present a programme of > talks on a variety of family history related topics. Talks are held > all year round and this page will be updated regularly as new talks > are announced. See http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/frc/news_events/talks.htm Best wishes, Lynne

Dear Listers, I hope you'll find these National Archives pages useful: Palaeography: reading old handwriting -- 1500 - 1800 -- A practical online tutorial: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/default.htm> Quick reference: Dating (including regnal years), Numbers, Money, Measurements, and Counties: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/quick_reference.htm> Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

Forwarded with permission -------- Original Message -------- A2A Update, February/March 2004 Descriptions of Anglo-Saxon charter and midshipman's log books added to the database The latest update to A2A (Access to Archives) - the English strand of the UK archives network at http://www.a2a.org.uk - took place on Wednesday 3 March 2005. 2,423 catalogues were added to A2A. The database now contains over 7.4 million catalogue entries, in over 89,000 catalogue files, describing archives held in 383 record offices, libraries, museums and other repositories all over England. The new additions at this update include finding aids describing the following: * the 18th-century archives of Dame Allan's Schools, Fenham (first opened in 1708), held at Tyne and Wear Archives Service and contributed through the locally-funded North East regional project Bell, Book and Candle; * a charter of Edward the Confessor dating from 1060, among archives relating to the manor of Wheathampstead held at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, contributed through the HLF-funded project Hidden Talent; * two volumes containing Royal Navy ships' logs kept by Midshipman George Ross Divett, relating to seven voyages to the Americas and the West Indies in the 1860s, held at Nottingham University Library and contributed through the East Midlands HLF-funded project Home and Abroad; * archives of various local clubs and societies held at Redbridge Local Studies and Archives, contributed through the HLF-funded project Magpie's Nest in London; * archives of the internationally-acclaimed cross-disciplinary and performing arts organisation motiroti, contributed by Future Histories through the HLF-funded Re-membering Asian Performance project; * a variety of archives held by Dorset Record Office, Gloucestershire Record Office, and Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, contributed through the South West HLF-funded project South West Access All Areas; * the archives of 22 Church of England parishes, held at East Sussex Record Office and contributed through the HLF-funded project Sussex Parish Chest; * records of the Sun Fire Office held at the Guildhall Library; * and the records of National Giro held at the Alliance and Leicester Group Archives, and other public records held locally at West Sussex Record Office and Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office. Don't forget that you can restrict your A2A search to the catalogues added at this update by using the Dates of Catalogues feature on the standard Search page - why not give it a try? There have been a number of recent staffing changes in the A2A Central Team. Ray Skilton has moved on to another position at The National Archives and Liam Greenshields has taken his place as Project Co-Ordinator; Jinal Shah is temporarily filling Liam's former position as System Support Officer. Jane Langford now has the position of Supervisory Editor; and we welcome Annaig Boyer, Sue Hurley, Kate Whitehead and Colin Williams as Editors. Louise Craven remains as Programme Manager and Bill Stockting as Senior Editor; I myself am taking an extended break from The National Archives for maternity leave, starting on Monday 7 March. As this is the case, please direct any enquiries arising from this update to one of my colleagues or to a2a@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Don't forget that the A2A url is changing in a couple of weeks to www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a, so do amend your links and bookmarks. A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at http://www.a2a.org.uk already contains the electronic equivalent of over 700,000 catalogue pages describing archives held across England in national, local and specialist repositories and dating from the 700s to the present day. The A2A programme will make a further 150,000 catalogue pages available on the web by July 2005. * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: sarah.stark@nationalarchives.gov.uk www: http://www.a2a.org.uk See also http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/partnerprojects/a2a ... ** I will be on maternity leave and career break from The National Archives from 7 March 2005 until March 2007 ** <snip>

Dear Listers, Have you ever sent a message to the list and then waited . . . and waited . . . and waited for it to appear? Sometimes it never does because the message was sent in Rich Text or HTML and RootsWeb's computers couldn't process it. :-( To ensure all of your messages reach the list, please post to the list in Plain Text only. There are instructions at <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/plaintext.html> in case you're not sure how to do this. Best wishes, Lynne List Admin.

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if SKS on this list could give me the recipe for home made ginger beer. My mother used to make it when we lived in Bolton, and I often think that it would be a really refreshing drink in Sydney's heat at this time of the year. I know that she gave me the recipe before she died in 1992, but I have searched and searched and I cannot find it anywhere. I know that you start with something called a 'plant' and you feed it everyday for maybe two weeks before you divide it and use half to make the ginger beer. But that is all that I can remember. Could someone please help? Sylvia Wilcox, in Sydney.

Norm & Sylvia Try Delia http://www.deliaonline.com/deliaatlife/messageboard/view.asp?postid=13242&topicid=7 RecumbentDennis in Chester UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm and Sylvia" <nsatstanwelltops@smartchat.net.au> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:06 PM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Ginger Beer Plant > Hi everyone, > > I'm wondering if SKS on this list could give me the recipe for home made ginger beer. My mother used to make it when we lived in Bolton, and I often think that it would be a really refreshing drink in Sydney's heat at this time of the year. > > I know that she gave me the recipe before she died in 1992, but I have searched and searched and I cannot find it anywhere. > > I know that you start with something called a 'plant' and you feed it everyday for maybe two weeks before you divide it and use half to make the ginger beer. But that is all that I can remember. > > Could someone please help? > Sylvia Wilcox, in Sydney. > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Oldham:http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ > Institute of Family History: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/class/humanities/family/famintro.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 >

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Found this while surfing and thought perhaps some listers might find it of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/ Katie Ontario, Canada

Pauline, I am very sure your Lords were related to my Smiths and Smith Windsors. These families were also Cotton Manufacturers. I have not done a great deal of research on the Smiths--but they had mills in Bacup(possibly in other areas as well--and they were associated in business and related by blood to William Sutcliffe of Bacup. I have a photo circa 1870-79 labelled "Aunt Lord" taken by a photographer in Lytham. I have not found the Sutcliffe - Smith connection or theSmith-Lord connection. Have you? If you contact me off list, I will send you a jpeg of the photo. Maybe you can even supply a first name. Marion in Ottawa

Problem is there were just so many James Lord's born around that time. That's why I can't 'place' my James, who married Anna Lees. Guess all the Rochdale LORD's were related somewhere along the line, so we may be in touch again some time! Cheers Pauline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.841 / Virus Database: 572 - Release Date: 21/01/05

Hi Ron My great-uncle married a girl called Adeline Victoria LORD. In 1881 she and her mother, Anna and siblings, James W, Ben and Sybil, were living at 34 Clements St., Castleton. The father James was absent, (I don't know why) but he was there at Adeline's wedding in 1898. James snr. was a cotton manufacturer. I don't know if these are ancestors of the family you're looking for. Cheers Pauline K in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rodojo7292@aol.com> To: <LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 4:47 AM Subject: [LANCSLIFE] Sam Lord > I am looking for any information on my great-uncle Sam Lord who ran a small > shop in Castleton Rochdale. He was also post master. (Date: 1930-50 or earlier) > I corresponded with him and his wife Bessie (Elizabeth?) as a small child. > I'm not sure his given name was even Sam. Is there any way I could find any > information about him. He was sone of the children of James and Sellina > (Jackson) Lord who lived on Toad Lane during WWI. > Thanks > Ron Lord > > > ==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== > Lancashire OnLine: http://www.lancashire-online.co.uk/ > Virtual Encyclopedia of Manchester: http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/index2.html > Dialect: http://www.nyt.co.uk/lancashire.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 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.841 / Virus Database: 572 - Release Date: 21/01/05

HI Pauline Thanks for the reply. This would not be my LORD family. However, it could be relation. My g-grandfather, James LORD was born in 1843. He and Selina were married in Rochdale Nov. 11, 1871. They had ten children! I have the names of each one from the 91 census. However, one or two of them may have been recorded in my grandparent's family Bible using their "middle" name. I am keeping your info on record. Might come in handy in the future. Thanks much! Best regards Ron Lord

I am looking for any information on my great-uncle Sam Lord who ran a small shop in Castleton Rochdale. He was also post master. (Date: 1930-50 or earlier) I corresponded with him and his wife Bessie (Elizabeth?) as a small child. I'm not sure his given name was even Sam. Is there any way I could find any information about him. He was sone of the children of James and Sellina (Jackson) Lord who lived on Toad Lane during WWI. Thanks Ron Lord

Forwarded with SoG's kind permission. Contact SoG (see bottom of message) for more information. -------- Original Message -------- Information on Forthcoming Society Lectures ~ Jan-Feb 2005 [ With apologies to Members' List for duplication - G ] Using Family Historian Saturday 29 January, 10.30am - 1pm. A tutorial with John Hanson (£10/£8) This program has a number of innovative features and is geared for the British market. The tutorial gives you an overview of the program. ============= Making the Most of a Will. Saturday 29 January, 2pm - 5pm. A half-day course with John Titterton (£25/£20) What is in a will, how to interpret it and how to read it for clues to build up more information on your family history. ============= Genealogy on the Palm. Saturday 5 February, 10.30am - 12.30pm. A tutorial with Alec Tritton (£10/£8) Think it's time to get yourself a handheld computer? This tutorial looks at software, capacity, compatibility, cost and ease of use. This could make your family history research a lot easier! ============= Basic Britain: sources for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Wednesday 16 February, 2pm - 3.15pm. A lecture by Ian Waller (£5/£4) A continuation of the series of short talks on the family history resources available for the main geographical regions of Britain. The lecture will give information on the contents and accessibility of relevant archives and libraries. ============= Insurance policies and their linkage to the records of Eighteenth-Century East London. Saturday 19 February, 10.30am - midday. A tutorial with Derek Morris (£10/£8) A major challenge is linking records from a wide range of sources, such as land tax, insurance, apprenticeships, victuallers and manorial records. The records available for this period will be outlined, to include an online demonstration of the index to the Sun Insurance policies (1816-1825), which names many 18th-century citizens. ============= Using British Origins Wednesday 23 February, 2 pm - 4pm. A tutorial with Else Churchill, Genealogy Officer (£10/£8) The tutor will look at the various indexes and finding aids that the Society of Genealogists has thus far published in www.britishorigins.com -- namely the Vicar General and Faculty Office Marriage Licence Allegations Index, the Bank of England Wills Index, the Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index, the Consistory Court of London Depositions Index, the City of London Apprentices Index and most of Boyd's Marriage Index. The tutorial will cover how to best from the databases either at home or at the Society's Library. ============= Beginners Course. Saturday 26 February and Saturday 5 March, 10.30am - 5pm. Two-day course with Audrey Collins and Geoff Swinfield (£48/£38.40) This is an intensive two-day course aimed at beginners to genealogy or those who wish to refresh their skills. It looks at the world of family history, civil registration records and other nineteenth-century sources, along with wills and church registers. The use of computers and the Internet is discussed as appropriate. ============= Events and Publications events@sog.org.uk Tel: 020 7553 3290 Society of Genealogists 14 Charterhouse Buildings Goswell Road LONDON EC1M 7BA Courses, regional fairs and details of library holdings per county are listed at http://www.sog.org.uk

Forwarded with SoG's kind permission. Please note that neither SoG nor I have further information about any of these events. Use the links provided for more info. -------- Original Message -------- The Society regularly gets posters and flyers a volunteer has kindly summarised these for members' interests. Family Records Centre Talks held at 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1 R1UW. Tel: 020 8392 5300 www.familyrecords.gov.uk Tues 25 Jan 2pm "Tracing your ancestors at the Royal Mail Archive" Tues 1 Feb 2pm "Tracing your ancestors at Islington Local History Centre" Tues 8 Feb 2pm "Tracing your ancestors at London Metropolitan Archives ============ The National Archives Family Workshop Wed 16 Thurs 17 & Fri 18 February 2pm - 3.30pm Find out how some of our "Movers & Shakers" made their mark. See some seals from TNA and create your own. 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Fees: Residential single £146, residential shared £136, non-residential with meals (excluding breakfast) £110, non-residential without meals £80, baguette lunch (non-residents only) £2.10. Advanced Diploma in Local History via the Internet 2005 - 2006 A one-year distance learning programme comprising 2 modules of 10 units each. Module 1 - "Concepts and methods for local history" Module 2 - "Databases for historians" The course starts with a non-assessed preparatory unit on 5th September 2005 Assessment is through course assignments. There is no written examination. Closing date for applications 15 July 2005. Fee; £790 payable in instalments for all EU students; £2,300 for all non-EU students For more information contact The Certificate Programme Assistant, OUDCE, 1 Wellington Sq., Oxford 0X1 2JA. Email: ppcert@conted.ox.ac.uk Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural History 2005 -2006. A one-year part-time course taught in conjuction with the MSc/Diploma in Historic Conservation. 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lovely stuff!!! been waiting for you to "pop up" pauline, just want to ask you have you been getting e mails from me? as i have another e mail addy here for you, and not being sure to which one I have sent mail in recent months, weeeel!!!! just leaves me wondering if they have been going into cyberspace. maggi >From: Phodkinson@aol.com >Reply-To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com >To: LANCSLIFE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [LANCSLIFE] Randall's Donkey >Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:26:58 EST > >Hi Antony >My dad always said this too and I find myself saying it when someone isn't >eating or is off their food. Another of dads' is ' If I knew where I was >gonna dee I'd never go near place' >Best wishes, >Pauline > > >==== LANCSLIFE Mailing List ==== >The Lancaster Canal Trust: http://www.thelanky.co.uk/ >Welcome to Bolton!: http://www.bolton.org.uk/ >Liverpool City Council: >http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/graphics_version/root/Home/index.asp > >============================== >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 > _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/