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Great site... looking for information on business Ellor & Co, Hattery and Outfitters, apparently in existence from 1890 - 1906 at 54 Market Place an 2 Makinsons Arcade in Wigan. Since my grandfather was Percy Ellor and his mother was a milliner and his grandmother worked in the place until she died, I think I am somehow connected. Anybody know anything of this?

Jimmy

Many thanks for your info.

I do love this site,a lot of useful history info I can use on my
Family Tree.

Cliff Roberts.
Strands hairdressers and the post office are in Wigan Lane

In 1991 I took a photograph of a Wigan building where my grand father lived in the 1890's,unfortunately I did not note the name of the street.The photo shows a ground floor shop
called Strands with a Post Office next to it.The top part of the building is where my grand father lived.The ground floor in the 1890's was a Blacksmiths.I wish to identify the street.
I would appreciate any assistance on this.
Many thanks
Cliff Roberts

Really interested in the stories about Greenfield children s home. My dad Anthony Ryan was there around 1950s. He doesn't remember anything or anyone. Probably because he was only 2 when put there or that hes blocked everything out. Does anyone remember him?

I am trying to trace my gr grandads bother and sister.The family were in liverpool in 1851.My gr grandad came to wigan around 1861.Leveing is mother and sister and bother in liverpool THOMAS CASEY was my gr grandad is bother was PATRICK AND IS SISTER WAS MARY.

Trying to trace 2 of my cousins Keiron and Alan Leach Who lived in Culceth. Lost touch many years ago their parents were Eva and Eric Leach. Would love to see them both again.

It seem's people have varying degrees of tolerance for the way Wigan dialect is spoken. The main problem I see is the interpretation of the spoken word into the written one. There are no rules as to how a word is spoken and spelt in dialects. I have read varying articles pretending to be Wigan speak and it was slow progress getting through them. On here I have seen etoreet and ar't awreet take your pick. Just enjoy the fun of it all, don't get uppity. The lingo is changing over the years, nothing is set in cement and remember in a few years it will be texting phrases LOL !!!

My grandmother was born in Wigan. I am descended from the Fishers and the Monaghans! All from Wigan. I am enjoying this site and I hope to get there in person soon.

i looked back on other comments and Come on! Most of us are wiganers! we should be nice and listen to eachother! everyone has their opinion. noone has the right to say someone else aint a wiganer!

Barnabas Meadows, one of 192 convicts transported on the Circassian, 04 November 1832

Known aliases:
none

Convicted at:
Convicted at Lancaster Assizes for a term of 7 years on 03 March 1832.

Sentence term:
7 years

Ship name:
Circassian

Departure date:
4th November, 1832

Place of arrival:
Van Diemen's Land

My gr-gr grandfather Barnabas Meadows, was convicted for his particapation in the 1831 riots. I have been visiting every site to gather data on him trying to find his birth records and what part of Wigan he was living at the time.

I have a wonderful friend named Alan Barton who lives on Kitt Green Rd. I stayed in Wigan several times, the longest was 5 weeks in 2007. Love my Wigan, miss it dearly!

It may not be the place to comment but I would just like to say the Wigan Mugwumps did very well on BBC Eggheads this evening...great stuff !

the correct saying is etorreet and it is not jiberish it is heritage/if you think it's jiberish they must be pretend wiganers

Annon- your`e obviously not a Wiganer- or youd`e have a sense of humour about all of this! Chill!!!

I really don't mean to moan but you need to get your facts right. The 'Wigan Dialect' page seems to be a complete mockery to wiganers everywhere. half the words are just ridiculous for example 'Yonder' believe it or not, We aren't shakespearian! Others are incorrect because I have definitely heard people say 'Reet' as right but it is usually used as another way to say hello. Artawreet is complete gibberish.
I really hope you take what I say into consideration,

Annon.

Carole, got your message through Mishka. I have tried to send an email message but it bounced back. Nice to hear from you- been a long time : )
Happy the girls are well.

can someone tell anying information on Clarke&Hilton Coal Proprietor and if got any photo's of them.
Thankyou

I am enquiring if Margaret Pey on your membership list is the same person who went to Lancaster University and graduated in 1967.
If so, I am looking to make email contact.