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LANCASHIRE FAMILY
HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch
Newsletter April 2003
Programme
Tonight -
Wednesday - 2nd April
Rossendale Branch - AGM
followed by:
The Diary of Richard Kay (1716 - 1751)
of Baldingstone near Bury, a Lancashire doctor,
a very short talk by Rita Hirst to mark the recent
republication of this book by the Chetham Society.
Wednesday 4th June
Family History on the Internet. Places available
only by prior arrangement with Kathleen Ashburner .
Wednesday 2nd July
Out Visit to the North West Sound Archives based at
Clitheroe Castle.
Did you miss....
The story of the
Rossendale Male Voice Choir?
a talk by Joe Stanhope and Stanley Hoyle
Joe Stanhope, told us the history of this prize winning
choir. It originated in the 1924 from the Goodshaw Glee Singers, since
then there have only been three conductors, Fred Tomlinson who retired in
1976 after 50 years, followed by his son Ernest and for the past 21 years
Beatrice Wade. The choir won their first competition at Wallasey in 1926,
since then they have gone from strength to strength. A ladies choir was
formed in 1981.
Stanley Hoyle had brought along his audio system and we
were treated to a series of recordings from the 1960s onwards.
A book of their achievements has recently been
published "Rossendale Male Voice Choir, 1924 - 1999 by the President Joe
Stanhope.
Coming Events:
Creation to Cremation
The North West Group of Family History Societies’
Annual Conference will be hosted this year by the
Manchester & Lancashire FHS on
Saturday 26th April 2003 9.00 am to 4.00pm at
Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester.
Programme:
9.00 am Registration
9.30 am Welcome - Lord Mayor of Manchester
9.45 am The History of Cremation Records by
John Marsden
10.45 am Break and Refreshments
11.15 am Challenges & Changes, Civil celebrations by Hayden Keenan. Supt. Registrar.
12.15 pm Lunch
2.00pm Genetics in Genealogy
by Prof. Peter Beighton.
Admission is by advanced booking only, closing date 14
April 2003. The non-returnable payment is £15.
Please send form to M &LFHS, Clayton House, 59
Piccadilly, Manchester. M1 2AQ
Thirty Years on! 1973 - 2003
30 years ago our family history society was founded
under the grand name of the
Rossendale Society for Genealogy and Heraldry.
To celebrate this event the LFHHS is returning to its
roots. This year the
Annual Conference & AGM
will be held on Saturday - 10th May 2003 at
St. Mary’s Chambers, Rawtenstall.
Speakers:
Melvyn Hirst - Searching for the early origins of a
calico printer: James Greenway of Over Darwen.
Peter Marshall - Heraldry in recycled Country Houses.
Thomas Woodcock - Norroy & Ulster King of Arms.
The Booking form was in your February Journal.
St. Mary’s Chambers - 10th May
All Branch members are urged to come to the Annual
Conference. Members of the society will be coming to Rossendale from all
over the country. We would like you to welcome them to Rossendale.
There will be an opportunity for you to put faces to
some of the names you have read about in the magazine, meet members from
other branches and experts who may be able to assist you There will also
be a huge selection of books and microfiche for sale in the hall.
Rossendale Ancestry:
GREENWOOD
Bill Greenwood has been researching his namesake
William Greenwood. He has been trying without any success to find the
marriage of William to Elizabeth or Betty prior to 1832. William seems to
have lived in the Grane area of Haslingden all his life. From 1841 - 1871
he was living at Foe Edge Farm. His children in 1841 were Oliver (8),
Elizabeth (7), George (4), William (2). Later, he had John c1846, Ralph
c1849, Nancy c1850, Lawrence c1857, Joseph c1859, By 1881 he was a widower
living at Hartley House Grane with Lawrence (24) and Ephraim (17) his
grandson. He was buried at St James’ Church, Haslingden 23rd October 1888
aged 75 years. His wife Betty, was buried 5th October 1877 aged 63 years.
We have found a baptism for William Greenwood at
Haslingden. He appears to be the son of George and Elizabeth Greenwood of
Alley Cross Grane, he was born 26 May 1813/ bapt. 4 July. His siblings
were George 1810; James 1815; Betty 1819; Nancy 1821; John 1825; Lawrence
1833.
However, there was another George and Elizabeth having
children baptised concurrently, with baptisms commencing in 1810. The
Vital Records Index gives George Greenwood mar. Betty Holden Nov. 1805 and
George Greenwood to Elizabeth Heys 1809.
If you are researching Greenwood and can assist Bill is
email is bill.greenwood@extra.co.nz
FRED HOWARTH
Roland Hull has an item - it is of no great monetary
value - but which may be of sentimental value to someone who has a FRED
HOWARTH as one of their ancestors. It was presented to him in 1931 at / by
the Ebenezer Newgate Mission in Bacup.
Anyone interested should email Roland - hullr@roland93.fsnet.co.uk
Hyndburn Meeting - BUS DETAILS
June Huntingdon has written with the following
information:
The Hyndburn Group now meets at No 2 The Straits,
Oswaldtwistle. If you wish to travel there by bus from Accrington, you can
board from outside the newsagents on Peel Street or from outside the Town
Hall. The buses currently run every 15 minutes.
For confirmation on bus times you can ring the Tourist
Information Centre 01254 872595.
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Extracted from the Manchester Mercury
31st May 1774
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INCREASE IN CERTIFICATE FEES
From April 1st the cost of obtaining a full certificate
of birth, marriage or death will increase from £6.50 to £7.00 when
obtained from the local register office, or in person at the Family
Records Centre, London.
Certificates issued by the General Register Office via
phone, email, fax or postal application:-
Full certificate £11.50
Full certificate with full GRO index info. £8.50
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