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Offline JohnSmith1960

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Re: Bent in Lancashire
« Reply #9 on: Monday 19 November 12 17:56 GMT (UK) »
Great suggestion thanks Barbara  :)  Just looked on a map and it’s only about 7 miles from Caton so it could be the place.  I checked Bentham parish registers in IGI and found a birth there that would fit my ancestor,but  unfortunately she has a common name (Thompson) so without further details I can’t be sure.

Thanks again,

John
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Re: Bent in Lancashire
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 20 November 12 15:00 GMT (UK) »
Think I've solved this - apparently Atherton used to be known as Bent.  Further details can be found here:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Atherton/index.html

Thanks for the help.

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John
Liverpool - Smith, Best, Knowles, Robinson
Isle of Man - Quaye
Shetlands - Smith
Bolton - Best
South Shields - Stephenson, Woodcock, Todd, Johnson, Walker, Smith

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Re: Bent in Lancashire
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 20 November 12 21:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi... there is a Bent near Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom. I think it was called Brown Bent but never heard it mentioned for years.
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