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Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.

Wigan Message Boards
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What's On in Wigan
What's On in Wigan

Local events in and around Wigan, why not list yours, it's free.

Wigan Chronology
Wigan Chronology

Local chronology from Wigan Almanacs covering most years from 1879 to 1949.

Wigan Classifieds
Wigan Classifieds

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Local History
Lots more Local History

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Wigan Blog
Wigan Blog

General musings mainly about Wigan and the wiganworld website.

Fred Dibnah
In memory of Fred Dibnah, world famous steeplejack.
Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society.
Wigan FHS
Pubs of the Past
Pubs of the Past Wigan pubs in photos and other info.
Reading Room
Reading Room - 27 pages of old Wigan News from 1890.
Wigan Views, 1908
Wigan Views, 1908. A souvenir booklet of old photos and ads.

Steam Tram Wigan 1902 Wallgate
Photo: Keith

In 1902, the Corporation took over the steam tramway routes operated by the Wigan and District Tramways Company and converted these to electric power and according to my family folklore my great grandfather, James (Scottie) Gorrie, was one of the first to drive an electric tram in Wigan.This one seems to be steam powered but I'm no expert, it dates from 1902 and again this is a still I've recorded from part of the Mitchell and Kenyon collection - an amazing visual record of everyday life in Britain. You can access these films and see them in full, by putting "Wigan 1902" in your search engine. The films on DVD are for sale.

Family Research

Wigan Cemetery Index
Wigan Cemetery Index

Index covers 3rd September 1856 to 30th November 2007.
(117,917 entries)

Gidlow Cemetery Index
Gidlow Cemetery Index

Index covers 14th January 1948 to 13th December 2013.
(16,188 entries)

Hindley Cemetery Index
Hindley Cemetery Index

Index covers 10th June 1880 to 18th December 2012.
(32,307 entries)

Ince Cemetery Index
Ince Cemetery Index

Index covers 6th October 1857 to 10th December 2009.
(39,319 entries)

Westwood Cemetery Index
Westwood Cemetery Index

Index covers 12th January 1946 to 31st December 2007.
(5,697 entries)

Howe Bridge Cemetery Index
Howe Bridge Cemetery Index

Index covers 13th January 1975 to 31st December 2007.
(1,854 entries)

Wigan Genealogy
Wigan Genealogy

Local genealogy for the Wigan area only. 1,000s of names listed.

Wigan Family & Local History Society
Wigan Family & Local History Society

The promotion and encouragement of research into family and local history.

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day
by Dave (Oy)

(Fuji X-T1 - Fujinon 10-24mm F4 OIS)

(Tuesday, 30th June, 2015)

Looking out of the window

Looking out of the window
by Mick Byrne

(Sony HDR)

(Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015)

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