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I was born in 1948. Never known my father other than his name. Wondering if this guy might be him???. I was born in Walsall, Wellington and lived in West Bromwich as a child. Wondering if anything else is known about him, dead or alive, when he was demobbed after war and where to? back to Germany maybe? Wondering how to find out?

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I was born on a farm in wothington Standish called amos-field farm our family was there for many a year we left it around 1990s

love looking on wiganworld site. just been looking at old bulldogtools pics were i spent 22 yrs there sadly it is being shut down now

Found a photo on your site and saw long lost friend, Sue Melling, in it. It was the 1964 Evening Post photo of Wigan Girls H.S. Hockey team. If you know Sue (I do not know her married surname), I would appreciate your help. Thank you

I want to thank Wiganworld very much for a fantastic site. I have been able to find my 96 year old Mum's family and friends in Hindley/Ince Cemetery. This means such a lot to her and to me as she was born in Hindley and I was born in Abram. Thank you.

Comments Searching for information about a Christopher john Berkerley/ Burkely/ Berkly. (Not sure on spelling of last name) He use to live in the maisonettes on Masefield drive in the 80s and use to be a regular at the vic in worsley mesnes. Any info appreciated. thanks x

Steve Cowen go to Assorted click on Bickershaw Festival for more information.

Jim12. Steve Driscoll has tried many times to make contact with you. His email address is alongside his name.

hi bert what years did you live in farmer st i lived at no 18till it was demolisheddo you have any pictures of the street by any chance jim

Interested in knowing exactly where the site was for the Bickershaw festival in 72.

Does anyone k now if the reverend howard preston was associated wit any wigan church from say 1910 to 1031?

I have searched Forces War Record for WW1 for William Egerton Leatherbarrow but no listing. Is there any Wigan Record held that I could try. Many thanks.

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Brilliant site so interesting and informative. Just wondered if there is anyone looking at this site from Shropshire I am doing the family tree for my granddaughter and am trying to find my wife's side of the family. Her great grandfather was an Alfred Nibbs born about 1845 in Holt Wiltshire he married a Nancy Carter Pownall and they had 3 children (Martha Ann Nibbs (who is my wife's paternal Grandmother who was born about 1879) Elizabeth Emma and Thomas Nibbs In the 1891 census Martha Ann Nibbs lived at 54 Lincoln Street, Winton Eccles, Lancashire and in 1881 at number 3 house, 25 Court Grafton Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. Obviously at some point the Nibbs moved to Lancashire from Wiltshire. I believe that Alfred Henry Nibb's father was a William Nibbs. In the census of 1901 the Nibbs family lived at 17 Ince Green Lane and Alfred Nibbs was a platelayer on the railway.

Grandmas I have thought about everything and I wondered if out there are any LEATHERBARROWS who just may have a photograph in their possession or a photo of any siblings, I did not know of Williams existence until 1963 as my grandmother remarried. Any help I can tell you will be really appreciated.

Thank you do much grandmas for info on William Egerton Lestherbarrow some of which was a a bit of a surprise. I understood my grandmother Alice Leatherbarrow served in France during WW1 WO 398/134/19, so I now have to find out who looked after my dad Gordon and whether Willism served in France

In 1911 William Egerton Leatherbarrow has one son Gordon Egerton Leatherbarrow
They had:
Gordon born 1910
James born 1912
Catherine born 1915 (so this must be the Kathleen who died aged 2 years in 1917) sorry put 1912 in my first post.

Message regarding William Egerton Leatherbarrow
he died in 1924 aged 39 and was buried on the 24th April, see Wigan Cemetery
Also buried with him:
James 10 months 25.11.1912
Kathleen 2 years 03.12.1912

i found a small bit of paper in the gutter and picked it up and it had wigan world address on it so i typed it into a computer at local libary and this came up