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Great photos - they make a nice addition to Wiganworld. I would love to see more photos of parts of Ince that no longer exist.

my great great grandfather lived on Can Row in 1881 number 44 Thomas Leyland his wife Sarah and their 7 children thank you Arthur i will now put these photos in my family history folder

My husband Terry Halsall lived at No 3 later known as East View. I have a picture of him in his wellington boots. I will have to get it out and post it onto the site.

My dad was from Can Row Edward Cain and coinsidently my father in law James Austin.

my great great grandmother lived at number 19 in 1871, with her husband and 5 kids, makes me wonder how old these houses were?

I lived on Can Row with Mum Gwen Lowe , Dad Mannie Lowe and brother Terry Lowe ,i'd be 3 Terry 5 . Anyone remember us ?

my grandparents Nicolis Lee his wife Sarah Farworth and my mother Elizabeth Ellen Farnworth lived can row back in the 1920 untill 1938 where they where moved to woodlands ave higher ince into the new counsel houses that where built on the old nail works.does anybody remember them. !!!Hi vivian grange remember me from rose bridge shool 1960-1964.

thank you for this lovely photo arthur it means a lot to me,my family lived here for generations Halsalls,ryans,eatocks all lived here at some time. marlene I remember the cains although I was small I think they had some geese which chased strangers down the street the secret was to carry a slice of bread locals knew that. karina I do remember you and your mum & dad very fondly, your brother terry was my childhood friend I still came to play when you moved to petticoat lane,if you see this tell your brother. elizabeth, vivian remembers you and so do I ,my dad had a friend jimmy farnworth so they were still in the area they may have been related. Iam posting another photo of can row/east view floods, cant date it exactly im guessing 1952/3 its a beauty,see street scenes....

My great Uncle Henry Bushell lived on Can Row with his in-laws, the Eatocks. Thank you for posting this great photo

Bushel, I have seen the name on censuses or on my family tree somewhere,we are distant reletives as my mothers mother was an eatock

I'm reacherching my families past, my Grandfather was Thomas Molyneux he was born in a house at (Can Row) 24 East View his father was also called Thomas Molyneux his mother was Nelly Halsall not 100% on Nellies first name?, he also had a brother William (Billy) Molyneux & a sister called Ethel Molyneux , I found my great grandfather's grave at Westwood Cemetery, It's also believed that Nelly? is also buried at the same place, if anybody can shed any more light on the above information I would appreciate it...

Hi Trevor I think you already know that Nellie ( Ellen) was my grandfather Evans sister and you already have our family tree info , Terry .

Hi, my family lived at Amberswood Terrace for quite a long time, my great great uncles where James and Joseph green, and Annie and Fred Cranshaw, my dad John Bamber also lived with them for a while. Anybody any memories? Thanks

I remember Terry Lowe,(RIP) known as 'Snowy' fondly,he was in same class as me all through school,Ince Central and then Hindley and Abram Grammar.I lived on Manchester Road until 1963 then moved to Hindley.Great memories of growing up in Ince.x

Just to put things right for histories sake this street was called East View ( Previously Can Row ) I was born there . The ordinance maps will confirm this if you wish to .
Amberswood Terrace was past the Park going towards Hindley under the railway bridge on the left opposite the Old infectious diseases hospital or Seaman Way as it is now , there are other posts on this site showing Amberswood Terrace as it was .