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Thanks for including the pics of Ashton-In-Makerfield, at my request.
Originally from Downall Green, North Ashton, and used to live in the Blue Bell Inn pub there. A warm hello to all my old friends around Wigan, from here in Indonesia.
Keep up the good work, excellent web site, log on weekly to see who's in court ???

First visit to the site today, very impressed
Left Orrell twelve years ago now living in Calgary Canada. Enjoyed the news comments.

My great-grandparents (Bartons and Browns) came across at the turn of the century to mine coal here. My Great-Aunt Maudie lived to be 101 and told me stories about Wigan when I was a child. I hope to visit in the future - perhaps at the 100 year mark of my family's emmigration. I have saved this site to my favorite places! Thank you for the glimpse.

This site is very informative!!!! Alot of OLD pictures... Really takes me "Back to another time" :-) Ill be a regular on eer.

great site started to look for old tuff on wigan rl my uncle was Brian Mctigue.
anyone got anything please e-mail
cheers a wiganer in wales

We sometimes feel homesick as we moved to Canada 10 months ago. It was great to see pictures of our home town and the Orwell, which is where we met. We have lots of memories from Wigan - hi to all our friends and family in Pemberton, Aspull, Standish Lwr Ground, Standish and Ashton. We miss Pooles pies, and the Rugby - good luck for the season.

Wow! This web site is fantastic. My husband was born and raised in Wigan and come to Aust approx 16 years since. My husband goes home every couple of years and last trip I went with him. We have both looked thru the pictures - brings back lots of memories. Thanks so much for this great site - we will be back!!

Didn't know as much about Wigan as I thought I did. Really enjoyed it.

As the Forum is no longer live, I am taking a chance and adding this mail.
Looking for any descendants of the following.
Newark Shipley Dawson married Jane Leech Sept 1902 at the Baptists Chapel, King St.

May Agnes Dawson married Alfred John Davies
Aug 1909 at St Georges, Wigan

Ernest Dawson married Monica Magraw Aug 1911 at The Parish Chursh Wigan
All are siblings of my grandfather James Fredrick Dawson.

Having left Wigan back in 1952 I was very happy to see how Wigan has changed. Hope to see more of this site in the future.
Great site and very interesting..

Hi fellow "Pie-Eaters"
I was born in Wigan and still think that there is no place quite like it! I have lived in various places including Singapore and Northern Ireland. I think this is a great site and will be looking at it often.
I have been researching my family history for about ten years and my main family names are Dawson, Forshaw, Liptrot, Beesley plus many others in the Wigan area. I went to Beech Hill Primary School and the Girls
High School. I will dig out some photos for the site.
Congratulations,
Margaret

Very enjoyable site; will be back. Am researching the Gore, Marsden, Livesey, Walls and Glover families. (My maternal grandfather was Samuel Marsden of Abram, and my paternal grandfather Peter Gore of Leigh.)
On a different tack, has anyone information about the term 'connyfodle', used by my grandmother to mean 'throw together', as when you cook something but haven't got quite the right ingredients -hence 'connyfodle pudding?

This is a very good website. I am a keen photographer and enjoyed your photos. I have sent you my photo album of Wigan and district,you may use them on your site if you wish.

Superb site - brought back great memories of Wigan. I was born and reared in Belle Green Lane, Ince and went to Belle Green School '40 to 46 and Hindley and Abram Grammar School '46 to '51. Will look out some old photos and send them on.

very interesting to find something like this

I really enjoy the site and am a regular visitor to the pages. I am looking at my family history and am keen to reminisce with anyone who remembers St.Josephs school in the late 30's (Nellie Sullivan) or Little westwood/Kays houses and the Halliwell family there. Thanks

I live in St Paul's Bay Malta with my partner who comes from Wigan.
We are planning to visit his home town some day this year as my daughter is half from Wigan. I'm really looking forward to visit this town which my partner is so proud of.
Even me, I heard about 'put wood'n hole' and even about 'turo love'. I think it's a great town

What a tremendous site, I can tell you have spent many an hour building this, taking care of the many links and facts. The best site on Wigan I have seen. Brings a tear to my eye looking at the way Wigan used to be.
More of the same please. Makes me even more proud to be "A Wigan'er" (If that's possible) Would like to see info on births/marriages and deaths though! Think it would top the site off nicely...WELL DONE.

What a really marvellous site about Wigan!
Indeed, it's the best I've seen. I wonder if it would be possible to eventually include other Wigan Directories and maybe (searchable) Census information?
I've bookmarked the site and will pass it on to my friends.

wonderful, keep up with the good work !! your site is on my favourites list. will return to your site constantly, thanks.
maybe I'll find long lost friends here !!!!!