Hi Folks,long time no see!!!!!!!
As you all know i've been searching for my nanna Ethel O'Neil.She was brought up at Holly Mount,up until last weekend i had very little to go on.But i've had a breakthrough!!!!!!!!
On a rare visit to Summerseat last weekend i find out that my auntie had Ethel's B/C all along!!!!
Ethel O'Neil was actually born on 31/10/1909 in the registration district of Chorlton,at 6 upper Brook St,south Manchester!!!!!!!
She married my granddad Harry Whitworth on 26/05/1934 at St Hilda's,the chapel attached to Holly Mount!!!!!!
So as you can see ,I've got a bit more to go on now,although i would still like to know why she was left there.I bought the book "A labour of love" inside was another girl named O'Neil,it says in the book she was one of many girls confirmed there,her name was Veronica O'Neil,in another book i saw in Tottington Library called Alpha,Omega,Phoenix,was a list of girls who died & where buried there,on the list was Rosie O'Neil died 02/04/1915,if anyone recognizes these names can they let me know,even if its so i can discount them.
If anyones interested i got a phone number from Bury central library,the lady there is going to search the Holly Mount records for me,she says it should take about 2 weeks,fingers crossed the number is 016143277461