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That should read Feliz Navidad Joseph.

Felix Navidad Joseph and all the best for 2016.

Silver street is long gone and now part of Cambridge Way off Darlington Street East. The streets in that area went in the 1960's clearance.

Hi Kate De Mille.
Silver Street is still where it always was and still cobbled

Hello Jan. I have posted your message on Communicate..People. Jo anne has also bumped the original thread by Conhan on the forum. Best of luck

Hi conhan, am i right in thinking you are Auntie Joyces Son? and i am sorry not answering sooner but only found the message the tother day...i have been doing my family tree and i am Arthur and Matha's grand daughter
Arthur was born 1922- 1978 and John Percy was 1894-1928 yes he died 2 years later after the mining accident with pneumonia
and broken several ribs i have some birth and death certificates of John Percy and going further in to the family history i have also been to John Percy's grave so if you have any more info can u contact me on here please Regards Jan .

I need help finding information on my maternal great grand mother Ann McKenna Dunn who was born about 1852 in Wigan and lived on 65 Silver St. Married James Dunn and had three children before immigrating to Scranton Penna around 1881 with her family. Please e-mail me at kdemille@ameritech.net thank you so much.

I would like to wish all my Wigan friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. A big thanks to all you gentiles who have yet again emptied my warehouses of stock this year, we really do have a friend in Jesus. So once again Merry Christmas bubala's and don't forget....

A ligen tor men nit zogen, dem emess iz men nit m’chuyev zogen

A lie you must not tell, the truth you don’t have to tell.

Shalom and kohl toov, be well.

Jan

The following message was posted on the forum in 2010. I'm not a member of the forum but I will post on Communicate> People. Any message you wish to post

Posted by conhan on the forum
Any one with info on the family catherine baines 1903-1962 married john percy atherton 1894-1928 John percy died down the mine before his daughter joyce atherton was born 1928-2004 also a son called arther 1927-1980......thanks

Just looking for the person who asked about John Percy Atherton and Catherine Baines.

would like to answer a question on my family in the forum

internet used to work there also my grand parents once owned it when it was a labour club

To paul
The Priestleys that lived in smithwood Ave Hindley did have a son along with 2 daughters Betty and Margaret. I can't remember the sons name he would probably be in his 70s now

Brenda Litherland.
My aunty is married to a jon priestly but they live in the pemberton area. will be in their 70s now.

My mother Patricia Rain Sudworth song The Cry Of the Miner is currently on u-tube. Honor to all Sudworths.

Would very much like to sign up to Wigan World. Found some very interesting comments in the Forum.

I was born at 18 Smithwood Ave Hindley.Lived there till 1965 when I married I can remember all the families who lived there at no 13 they were the Priestleys I used to go to school with the daughter Margaret

Mick I always thought Walter was a man of letters.

Great site, can't wait to join the new one Walter used to be a postman

Taffy go to home page scroll to bottom of the page and contact details are there