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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch Newsletter August 2000
Frank Hargreaves
___Memorial____
Frank died in
November 1998 aged 74. He had for many years been Project Organiser
for the Rossendale Branch, until ill health forced him to give up a
this pursuit. In his memory the members of this Branch have
purchased the Phillimore Atlas and Index, 2nd edition; edited by
Cecil Humphrey-Smith. which has been added to our library stock.
This very fine book comprises maps of the pre 1832 parishes of
England, Wales and Scotland. At the rear of the book there is an
index taken from a Gazeeter of 1834. Each parish is shown together
with a listing which indicates original registers, years covered by
the IGI, local marriage indexes, copies of registers and
non-conformist registers held at the Public Record Office.
Haslingden Roots
If you have
ancestors in the Haslingden area you may be interested to know that
this research group now meets every Monday at St. James’ Church
Haslingden from 7.30 to 9.00. Visitors are welcome.
Did you miss....
Our vist to
Blackburn Library?
On July 5th we
visited Blackburn library to see the facilities which have been
offered to the society. The Family History section consists of 7
microfiche readers, 5 film readers and a reader-printer. You can
have east access to all the Civil Registration Indexes from 1837 -
1966 on microfiche. Also available on fiche is the IGI and all our
project fiche. The 1881 census is available on CD and the Vital
Records Index is on order.
A booking system is
inoperation for film and fiche viewers.
There is a shelf
containing magazines from all the Societies with whom we exchange
journals. So if your interests are in Bristol and Avon or Ontario in
Canada you can examine their magazines on the premises.
Whilst a great deal
of the material available is Blackburn biased, this will be
redressed as the LFHHS stock is built up.
I have been given a
Holdings List this includes various general directories covering
1818 - 1966. The Indexes to wills published by the Record Society
and other series publications such as The Chetham Society Volumes.
There are a number
of Blackburn newspapers on microfilm. The Northern Daily Telegraph
(now the Lancashire Evening Telegraph) is available from 1866 to
date.
Opening Hours
Monday & Tuesday
9.30 - 8.00
Wednesday, Thurday,
Friday 9.30 - 5.00
Saturday 9.30 -
4.30
For further
information contact:
Blackburn Library,
Town Hall Street, Blackburn BB2 1AG. Tel: 01254 587920.
Rossendale
Ancestry
Recent enquiries
include:
1. Susan Hall of
Tin Tac, Holy City, Chardsock, Axminster, Devon EX137 DA
seeks a) info on
Hoyle Family, Haslingden. I have sent her some details from census
and she is now back to James Hoyle living at Coal Hey, Deardengate
1841. He had married Janet Fergusson from Scotland in 1833. She had
remarried in 1851 to John Dobson of Coal Hey. She was widowed again
by 1861.
b) Details wanted
on Susan Fletcher mar. James Edward Hoyle both born 1858.
c) William Woods
1845? -1903 born in Accrington.
d) Mary Ann
Warburton wife of William Woods born in Oswaldtwistle. Their
daughter Minnie b.1887.
e) Alice Lonsdale
of Grane who married John Hoyle 23 May 1857.
2. Nigel Holt 25
Borrowdale Ave. Fleetwood FY7 7LF seeks a) info on Holt Family.
Richard Holt b. 1840 in Whitworth living at Huttock Lane End,
Stacksteads 1871 mar. c 1867 to Amelia Taylor.
b) Taylor Family.
Amelia’s parents were Richard born c1801 at Newchurch and Sarah...
Amelia was 21 in
1861 living at Tunstead.
3. Beryl Hussey. 9
Tungate Crescent, Cringleford, Norwich NR6 4UZ.
a) Cowpe Family of
Haslingden. Thanks to a tree from John Simpson we have been able to
trace this family back to 1690s.
b) Sanders Family.
Beryl’s mother was Muriel Sanders 1903 - 1967 (wife of Thomas Cowpe
1893 -1968) daughter of John Henry Sanders, Minister of Manchester
Road Methodist Church.
c) Ellen Hargreaves
b c1849 in Ramsbottom who married Thomas Cowpe (same age) Insurance
agent.
4. Albert Daly
email
marriage details
for John Bernard Daly who married Isabel de Charon Haslingden
Registration District 1857.
5. Iris Alderson
email iris@alderson.freeserve.co.uk Iris has an ancestor Ormerod
Heyworth born Bacup 1840, son of George Heyworth, stonemason, who
removed to Yorkshire and was supposedly adopted by Heyworth Dixon.
6. Marilyn Winton,
Route 5, Box 306, York Drive, Coffeyville, Kansas 67337 is
interested in the Haworth and Ormerod Families of Gambleside in the
17th century. She is also interested in Quakers for the same period.
She is writing a book.
7. Joan Haworth
email joanhaworth@bigpond.com.au says she is researching a) Richard
Heyworth 1888 - 1944 b) Grace Matthews 1885 - 1944. They were both
buried at Bacup cemetery.
8. Graham Warburton
email graham@warburton.freeserve.co.uk says "my great grandfather
James Warbuton b.1850 at Newchurch was bapt. 19 May 1850. He would
like to find the marriage of James to Margaret in December 1848.
Coming events,
talks, conferences, exhibitions.
Monday 28th
August
Family History Road
Show. Much Hoole Country Fair (Bank Holiday)
31st August to
2nd September
A major conference
on 20th century records Forward to the Past has been organised by
the Society of Genealogists, Imperial College, London. Further
details from the SOG, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road,
London EC1M 7BA
Tuesday 19th to
Tuesday 26th September.
Searching for that
elusive Irish Ancestor. Family History Conference. Belfast & Dublin.
Interested? See Rita Hirst for details.
Saturday 28th
October
Family History
Fair. Following last year’s successful event the Fair will once
again take place at the Guild Hall, Preston.
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