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Just a note to say thank you very much for your wonderful site. Through your Ince cemetery listing, I was able to find two of my great aunts who died in infancy - Sarah Ann Ogden and Sarah Annie Ogden. Their father (my great grandfather) Joseph Ogden emigrated to Birmingham, Alabama and is noted as a pioneer in opening up the steel industry there. His son (my great uncle) Arthur Thomas, who was born in Ince, ultimately became (by 1946) the senior contract officer for the US General Accounting Office.


Thanks again for your wonderful site.


Philip W. Ogden

Hi,
Fantastic site. We think we have found great grandma and grandad’s grave. Any other information on the Riddick family around 1920 would be appreciated. Also any information on a confectioners business at the same time, in the Hindley area run by a lady called Phoebe?
Thank you

This is an amazing website I have been able to find family graves using the stuff column on the web page would love to join to do more research hope to hear from some one soon

Hi Dougie,you're spot on with his age. Find my past lists him as Edmund born in 1928 and his current location as Whitledge Green. A stones throw from the house on Wigan Road.

Also knew an Eddy Armstrong that lived across from the Star Hotel on Wigan Road that would be about number 255 if I remember correct he would have been about 90 by now, there is a better man on here that maybe able to help if he see's this

Just a Yes or No will do,
would your Dad be Thomas(Tommy)Armstrong aged 79 from Downall Green,

if so I remember him from my school days he had contact with a end shop fronted house on Wigan Road,Ashton-in-Makerfield

Hi I’m trying to contact anyone who may have a connection with my great grandmother Ellen Armstrong nee smith. She lived at 255 Wigan Road.....

Can anyone help me to log onto this site.....

Just attempting to log in on here out of curiosity and Family History purposes.

Seanne, I think I have also located the birth & death information of Sylvester & Ellen.

Seanne, you may have this info already...

4th June 1910 Christ Church, Ince
Sylvester Fairhurst 22 yrs, a miner of 162a Ince Green Lane married
Elizabeth Ellen Ellison 21ys of 56 Keble St.
Grooms father Thomas Fairhurst occp. Fireman
Brides father John Ellison occp miner.
Witnesses Joeseph Rimmer & Mary Ann Rimmer.
Married bt Banns by Robert Whitehead

Hello
Im desperatly trying find information about my family from wigan the fairhurst ny grandad was william fairhurst better known as billy an his parents were sylvester an elizabeth ellen i know they lived on york street herbert street an ince green. i was trying register to go on the forums but not letting me
Thanks
Seanne

I was a member of this site years ago but forgot my login details etc. Would love to join again but keep getting an error when going to Register page. Please help me to re-join. Love this web site.

hi guys i wish to join the site but it comes up as an admin email error when i register, i wish to contact like minded people to research the finch family in the wigan area which i have recently found out i am from. please contact me on my email above if you wish to chat
thanks
lee finch

Hell there i worked in the Number 2 mill in 1960 first as a carder then in the lap room omg i love working there. The people that worked there was so nice to each other and the management did everything to ensure the employee's where well looked after. My aunty and uncle also worked there in fact most on my family worked there. I remember me and a few buddies would go and l play soccer at dinner hour . I also remember we used to dance in the canteen . Also the workers used to put on pantomime at chrismas time ..tell you i really miss the old days and the friendship people made working in Ekerlseys Mill . :(

looking for photo of heatons chip shop near caroline st wigan

Helen you could`nt email me a copy could you
i would be very grateful if you could my
email is deensalleyman@sky.com

Deen, do you know if your grandfathers siblings were older/younger than him ? If you do 2 good places to look for BDMs & christening info are...

Lancashire Parish Clerks Online and the link to Lancashire BDMs given on the Wigan History Soc. Link on Wigan World.

I located your great grandparents marriage registered on Lancashire BDMs

Both sites easy to use.

Hello
I am still trying to find out about my grandfather David rigby he was registered as living at 22 spring gardens wigan when he was born in 1897.His father`s name was Thomas Rigby ,his mother`s name was Mary Jane Rigby (formerly Lester) Thomas Rigby lived at this address when David was born.
My mum told me that David had 2 brothers and 2 sisters named Albert, Amelia,Helen and Jack ,i have not been able to find any info about any of them .
I do know my grandfather David was living in 27 Broom road Southport when he was 13
with someone called Richard Rigby ,other than that i have no other information about him any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks Deen

I apologies for my last post about the Wigan Rejects using the death of a member of Wigan World for having a dig at the Admin. I know know this isn't the case and untrue, I'm very sorry for any upset caused by my post.

Shame members of Wigan Rejects are using the death of a member of Wigan World to have a go at admin and certain members of this site, disgraceful.