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The photo's brought back some happy memories for an Ex "Pie Eater".
It's funny how one always remembers the pubs !

looking for info on any ancestors
founders of ince

thank you

Delving in here is the best and worst thing I've ever done - talk about a 'time-thief'! it can keep me occupied for hours - love it.

hi alan cheetham i went to shevy 1961 /1965 dont know you but you'll know my sister pat phillips

Hi
1. Has anyone experience in finding genealogical information from the Old Wigan Workhouse? Any tips would be very welcome.

2. The cemetery index is not yet complete on Wigan World, does anyone know when it will be? I'm awaiting details for 1907>

Best wishes

Norman.

HI.to Heritage,Your site is brilliant ,lots of interesting questions, from interesting people,love your photo gallery . PS. do you have any old photoes of hindley( chapel st) etc 1800s thankyou JOHN.

HI,would love to hear of any decendants of JANE HOUGHTON ,(nee WHITTLE) born 1832 and lived at no 4 Chapel ST Hindley. Jane married my gt,gt, grandfather at ALL SAINTS CHURCH in1858 ,they then lived on Wigan rd before moving to Lathom approx 1871. later they built a house in Skelmersdale at (stormy corner) ,and owned 5 coal pits within skem & ashton area . they had a son JOHN born 1858 son JAMES & 4 daughters.YOURS JOHN .

FOR Christine Greenoughs. to my knowledge Laffak is just of the A580 st helens , dont know if there was a laffak colliery farm and Parr is also in ST Helens , the other two places you mention are in the borough of wigan yours john PS. wigan to st helens is only approx 8 miles.

i am tryin to find old pictures of wigan lane as i have just recently bought a house down there

HI. would love to hear from anyone, who may be a decendent of Jane houghton (nee WHITTLE) born 1834 ,lived at no 4 Chapel st Hindley , she married my gt.gt, grandfather john houghton at All Saints hindley in 1858 , they then moved to Lathom where they owned 5 coalmines in and around skelmersdale they also lived on wigan rd prior to moving to Lathom and had 4-6 children ,my gt,gt, grandfather originated from Pemberton yours john.

it ok if you happen to be from wigan

I enjoyed my visit to this site. I have been looking at Genealogy blog sites and stumbled on yours via a link. This is very intersting and you seem to have a great bunch of people contributing. I also run a genealogy site
http://www.stannington.webitsmart.co.uk/
a rich source of information relating to Sheffield, England and the first world war.

Well Done

Regards

Robert

ANDY from Higher Ince,
just looking through the the guest book and noticed you were asking if anyone remembers "National Blue Coat School"
Well I certainly do, I attended the school round about 1948 - 1950, I remember wearing a blue cotton overall.
I have only just found out about wiganworld and spent all night just browsing, It's great.

im at work. you should pay us a visit, give us something to do lol

just thought id sign the guestbook.
im only 13 and my teacher gave me the website to do our project on wigan in the 18-19th century. i bet you are really proud to be teaching the children of the next generation about the past of wigan.

i am moving to Appley brideg very soon these pages have been very helpful for locak info

Thank You

Anthony Mason thank's for the youtube contribution, very interesting and cleverly done. I have started doing something similar around Shevington/Crooke, I take photos in the same spot as ones I've seen in the local history books, it's amazinging comparing the difference, if only of the people in them. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK and share some more.

I moved to Aus october last year and i just love going on here looking at the photos of wigan now and looking back at my old street and me nan and grandads street hello nan and grandma (norma and june) Also me grandmas got some pics of her as a girl i think on here so i love this site and all me friends have seen it too!

It Doesnt Tell You Nothing About Houses In 1800 And Thats What I Want To Know Some One Tell Me How To Do It Thanks .

Hi Have just done a video on youtube... type in

Wigan Part 1

and see it's a 'then 'n' now theme showing the town as it was then and now!

Hope you like it.

I am Wigan born and bred!

Anthony