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Messages - Susan Blackstone

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Occupation Interests / Re: Penwigg Maker?
« on: Yesterday at 21:00 »
Reading the posts, called to mind on lan-opc.org.uk, the marriages of the inventer of the water frame cotton spinning machine Richard Arkwright (1732-1792). He married Patience Holt in Bolton in 31/03/1755 and was described as a peruke maker.  He married Margaret Biggins in Leigh on 24/03/1761 and described as a barber from Bolton.  He also invented a commercially successful dye for wigs.  There is a great deal of information on the internet.

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Lewis Barton b1689 - My family tree.
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 15:12 BST (UK)  »
As sometimes certain forenames regularly appear in families I thought I would go down that path. Although it is still a mystery.  I have looked on Lancashire Parish Project, Find my past and Family Search.  I found the baptisms of his children but was unable to find his birth in 1689.  If you don't mind, where did you find it?  I found the marriage to Margaret Ashurst 16/05/1714 as mentioned and also her burial 01/11/1731 wife of Lewis Barton of ?Airfield (difficult to read image) in Upholland, occupation Farmer.   I found a marriage to Mary Park 23/06/1734 at St Wilfred Standish by licence.  I found the licence image 21/06/1734, both were resident in Upholland and Lewis a Farmer.  There is the burial of Lewis 07/04/1761 at St Thomas the Martyr Upholland, abode Upholland and occupation Farmer.

I also found a baptism for Margaret Barton 01/01/1735/36 father Lewis, Airfield in Upholland, occupation Farmer. There is also a burial 15/10/1761 St Thomas Upholland for Lewis Barton son of William Barton, abode Upholland occupation Farmer.

I hope you find this of interest.

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Lewis Barton b1689 - My family tree.
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 18:42 GMT (UK)  »
I have an ancestor whose will is dated 1803 and he died in 1807. So hopefully Lewis Burton's burial will be found.

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Lewis Barton b1689 - My family tree.
« on: Thursday 27 March 25 17:27 GMT (UK)  »
Also on the same site QSP/1335/11
Dalton bastardy of Elizabeth Webster and Lewis Barton tanner c1731 Lancashire Quarter Sessions Petitions 1648 to 1908 Ormskirk Midsummer.

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Lancashire / Re: Clothiers in Bolton
« on: Thursday 06 February 25 17:11 GMT (UK)  »
I too obtained my engagement and wedding rings from Preston's of Bolton!  I come from Bolton but no longer live there.

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Lancashire / Re: Clothiers in Bolton
« on: Thursday 06 February 25 15:14 GMT (UK)  »
There is a photo of this shop with staff standing outside on the Bolton web site recommended.

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Lancashire / Re: Clothiers in Bolton
« on: Thursday 06 February 25 12:39 GMT (UK)  »
If you have access to Findmypast.co.uk there are references to Levy Brothers in the newspapers.  One of those appears as an advert in the Bolton Chronicle Saturday 29th April 1854 for the sale of goods.  Messrs Levy Brothers, Woollen Drapers, Outfitters etc, 17 Piccadilly, opposite Peel's Monument, Manchester.

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Lancashire / Re: Clothiers in Bolton
« on: Wednesday 05 February 25 22:36 GMT (UK)  »
There is a very good web site which shows Bolton's town centre streets over the years, www.bolton.boltonlancs.uk, 12 Deansgate is mentioned.

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Lancashire / Re: Heaton Cemetery in Bolton
« on: Sunday 01 December 24 17:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Aprile,

So far I have not been able to find anything in the newspapers on James Thomas. I am trying to fathom out how to let you see the funeral details of Thomas Thomas.  I did find the marriage of Thomas in the The Preston Chronicle and Lancashire Advertiser 29th January 1859.  "On the 19th at the Wesleyan Chapel Rawtenstall, Mr Thomas Thomas of Longholme, to Miss Hannah Whittaker of Full Barn."  I also found the funeral notice of his wife in The Blackpool Herald and Fylde Advertiser Friday April 12th 1907.  "...Interment of another St Anne's lady also took place at the Longholme Wesleyan Chapel Rawtenstall on Thursday last, the deceased being Mrs Alice Hannah Thomas of Albert Villa, St Anne's, relict of the late Mr Thomas Thomas formerly of Laund House, Rawtenstall.  She had been ailing for sometime, and leaves two daughters Mrs G E Poskitt and Miss Thomas, to mourn her loss."

I had a look at the address for 25 Avenue St in 1901, James was not living there.  It becomes more of a mystery.

Susan

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