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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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