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| Name: | Angela Magill |
| E-mail address: | angelamagill@btconnect.com |
| Comments: | I am researching my family history and found that one of my ancesters was a James Eastwood, who lived on Rochdale Rd Bacup in 1861 and was a master shoe maker. He was married to Mary and they had 5 children. I was wondering if anyone had any information about them or new of the shoe making industry in Bacup then.
Regards Angela Magill |
| Name: | Debbie Hardy |
| E-mail address: | debbie@studio-25.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.studio-25.co.uk |
| Comments: | I'm thrilled to find your site. Henry Heys who owned the quarries was my great-great-great grandfather. It has been fascinating finding quotes from him and looking at the work he did. Thank you so much. Debbie |
| Name: | agnes miller nee mc donald |
| E-mail address: | nes.s@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Just looking for some information if anyone can help.My grandfather was born in bacup,his name was william henry mc donald.His sisters were lily patience and mary mc donald.his mothers name was kate conway before she was married and she may have come from dublin.thanks for this website. |
| Name: | K. Baxter |
| E-mail address: | kristian.baxter@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hi, I have a couple of postcards that might interest you.
Bacup FC (1910-11) http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Sports%20Teams/Bacup%20FC.htm Loveclough FC http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Sports%20Teams/Loveclough%20FC.htm Crawshawbooth to Burnley bus http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Nearby/From%20Crawshawbooth.htm I have other postcards which include local street scenes if you are interested. Regards, K. Baxter |
| Name: | Tom Ratcliffe |
| E-mail address: | TRatcliffe@satx.rr.com |
| Comments: | You woke me up this time.
PUBS. BAXTERS BREWERY--My uncle Jack Spencer worked as an accountant with his father at BAXTERS. He played for Acct Stanley, Bacup, and after WW11 Burnley. They had a shop near Dr Brooks just up from Tollbar. They lived next to Sylvia Taylor just over the Irwell on New Line. He took me round Baxters and showed me the vat that some one had drowned in. I allways remember how clean the brewery was. ROYAL OAK-- Dad played piano their, mainly for the Irish men he used to bring over from Ireland. Tunstead School--My sister Ann and I left in 1945?. The photo with Mary & John Lytten, Donald Fothergill (1948)etc, was my class. Many familiar names on that page. We all used to play in the meadow behind terrance Blades house. We had Guy Fawlkes their every year. Cousin Geraldine Ratcliffe. (She put me in touch with her brother Michael after approx 50y.) Many came to our Birthday parties. Hinton's I think were related to us. They lived up Farholme nr the top. Every time they had a birthday they would recit the Bible backwords.They would come to school say I was going to get killed as the lorry drivers had run through washing lines accross the st on the way to the quarry. Dad had to and sort it out with cash. Last time I saw them they lived nr Bee's Dairy nr Inglewhite about 1956. Donald Fothergill visited me in either Preston or Scotland way back when. Just seeing the old photo's brings memories flooding back. Could go on for ever. Tom Ratcliffe San Antonio TEXAS |
| Name: | Sue |
| E-mail address: | topsy.sw@googlemail.com |
| Comments: | My grandfather John Thomas Chester was a cottonweaver journeyman,from Haslingden, I never knew him :-( |
| Name: | Stephen Watters |
| E-mail address: | primeshine@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | What a fantastic web site, thank you very much for all the hard work and effort that has so clearly gone into it. I am particularly proud of the mention of my Grandfather David Watters safe return from Dunkirk on the World War II section.
I am just starting the process of researching my family history and would love to hear from anyone with any knowledge of the Watters family. My Granfather was the son of Thomas James Watters and Alice Rimmer and my Granmother Doris Watters nee Ashmore was the daughter of Thomas Ashmore and Emma Jane Parker. Once again, thank you for a truely superb hisstorical resource. |
| Name: | Jane Lyster |
| E-mail address: | jane_lyster@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Thanks to your wonderful site I am now in touch with my mum's cousin Jeff Brown who has helped me enormously with my Brown/Eastwood/Heys research. I have also met a distant cousin who now lives in Ipswich and she has also been kind enough to share her findings with me. Through these connections I am hoping to meet up with another distant cousin who is coming over to the Rossendale Valley from America this summer. I hope soon to start my Ormerod research so if anyone can help in that department I am researching James Ormerod b. 1866/7 who married Sarah Ann Hirst at Bacup Baptist Church in 1897. Sarah was the daughter of John Hirst (a plumber) and Ellen Wallbank the daughter of John Wallbank, a clogger.
It is fascinating reading other researchers experiences and sharing information. Keep up the good work on the site! |
| Name: | John D-Allen |
| E-mail address: | johnda_88@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I have been researching the history of Thornton Cleveleys and have recently discoverd that my house and the street and another four streets were owned by Henry Heys of Bacup and today i found Henry Heys's House "Stackstead Bungalow" it has a plaque on the outside wall. The house is on Fleetwood road Thornton and is now a care home, called The Conifers.
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| Name: | patricia sparks |
| E-mail address: | psparks@talktalk.net |
| Comments: | thank you for a brilliant site.
all your hard work is appreciated. i found this site while looking for the murder of elizabeth mcnamara,s father his name i have yet to find,he was a dance school teacher and was murded some time between 1859 and 1870. at whitworth between bacup and rochdale ,so the story goes, but i did come across the newspaper artical you have on julia mcquinn.and that was a great find as she is also part of the family i am researching, thank you once again for a great site patricia, |
| Name: | Douglas Graham |
| E-mail address: | disce50@clara.co.uk |
| Comments: | Could someone give me information about Fearns Hall, and the Disley's who lived there.?
I am related to the Disley's . Thanks, Douglas |
| Name: | Andrew Nightinglae |
| E-mail address: | andy_n@sky.com |
| Comments: | Does anyone know sonia white a sunday school teacher from weir??.circa 1959-1961 |
| Name: | TOM Ratcliffe |
| E-mail address: | TRatcliffe@satx.rr.com |
| Comments: | Hi Bob. My cousin Michael Ratcliffe can give u loads of info on Quarries. His father Norman Ratcliffe was the Engineer at Ratcliffe's Quarries Lee Mill. They finished up at Upholland, so Michael was connected with Quarries from day one. Visited him in May this year.
Ph him. 01257 252 441 Tom Ratcliffe TEXAS. |
| Name: | Bob Frith |
| E-mail address: | bob@horseandbamboo.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.horseandbamboo.org |
| Comments: | It is a lovely site, and makes me wish that other areas of Rossendale had something similar; the history of the area is so vivid. But I also recognise just how much research and hard work has gone into what you've created.
I'm starting work (at Horse + Bamboo Theatre in Waterfoot) on a show as part of the "Valley of Stone' project which draws some of its ideas from the history and geology of the Bacup quarries. I've linked our blog to your site. Many thanks. http://deeptimecabaret.blogspot.com/ |
| Name: | Elizabeth Ann Heritage nee Hargreeaves |
| E-mail address: | liz@alphalink.com.au |
| Comments: | what a great site, thanks for letting me look. My mother's maiden name was Heys which is how I found the site. Mary Heys from Cannon St Rochdale Lanc's I am making attemts to do the family history. I know her famther John was born in the USA whilst his father Walter ws born in Bury and returned to lancashire after living in the USA. I am still working on it. |
| Name: | Jeff Brown |
| E-mail address: | jeffbrowntower@btinternet.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://bacuptimes.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hello,
During yet another look at the 'Bacuptimes' website, I noted a message from Jane Lyster concerning the Ormerods & R T Brown. I may have some information for her if she provides a working e-mail address; the one given in this guestbook does not work - or i am doing something wrong! So, Jane - please try to contact me regards Jeff Brown |
| Name: | Jeff Brown |
| E-mail address: | jeffbrowntower@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | If 'Jane Lyster' can supply an e-mail address which works, I may be able to help her.
I have used the address given in your guestbook, but the system is not able to deliver to that address. Over to you Jane! Jeff |
| Name: | kenneth billson |
| E-mail address: | kenbillson@msn.com |
| Comments: | i came upon your page whilst looking up the origin of the
bacup coconut men and found it very interesting my many thanks |
| Name: | kenneth billson |
| E-mail address: | kenbillson@msn.com |
| Comments: | i came upon your page whilst looking up the origin of the
bacup coconut men and found it very interesting my many thanks |
| Name: | Haggibagwash |
| E-mail address: | gene2track@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | I wonder if anyone can remember a Catholic Orphanage in the Bacup area around the 1940's?
All I know is that a relative was put in the home from about 1940 and taken back to his mother around 1944 but I have no other information about it. |
| Name: | Leclerc |
| E-mail address: | reynard.leclerc@googlemail.com |
| Comments: | I'd just found where my gggrandparents were living in the 1911 census and further searching found thet they had both died in Q3 1917, I googled to see if I could find any items on an accident/disaster/epidemic etc. I didn't find them but I found a report on my ggrandfather in your piece on Quarrymen. I had his death cert. which stated that he had died as a result of being crushed between waggons at the quarry, what I didn't know that he walked from the quarry to his home.
I can't thank you enough for this gem of my family history Regards L |
| Name: | Jane Lyster |
| E-mail address: | jane_lyster@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hi! I am trying to contact someone, via your site, who is researching Robert Thomas Brown, but am struggling! Can you help with an email address? |
| Name: | Jane Lyster |
| E-mail address: | jane_lyster@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | What a find! I googled 'Bacup Homeguard' while researching my Bacup ancestors and I think I've found a picture of my Granda, John Ormerod on your site.! I then went on to try and find a photo of my Grandma, Hannah Ormerod but no luckcan remember her showing me a photograph of herself at work in a slipper works. The picture was taken at the end of the First World War. I seem to remeber bunting in the background. I don't know what's happened to the original photpgraph, I am hoping perhaps the Bacup Times would have a copy. I'll certainly be returning to your site in the course of my research. Thanks! |
| Name: | Ann-Marie Howorth |
| E-mail address: | pippinbankstudio@aol.com |
| Comments: | What a very informitive site that I accidentally found whilst trying to find information on my house. I fell in love with the house 2 years ago, completely renovated it and managed to maintain many of its original features. I learned from this site that my house was owned by Mr Simpson - a vet, known as the horse doctor, then by Carlton Holden - a dentist. My house is the one at the top of Farholme Lane - Fern House, 173 Newchurh Road. Whilst renovating, we came across some kind of motor which was mounted on a wall. I think it was there from the days when Mr Holden the dentist was here - free to a good home if anybody is interested.. Thanks once again for a great site, i will be visiting regularly. |
| Name: | Ian M Parr |
| E-mail address: | ianmparr@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi, What an interesting site! My father, Arnold lived in Brittania, Bacup from 1915 until WWII. His brother, Arthur, was born in 1912. They were the sons of Arthur and Hannah Sarah Parr, nee Chestney (there are several possible spellings). Arthur Senior was my grandfather and he was born in Salford in 1879. The family travelled around a lot but settled in Bacup on New Line in the late 1890s. Arthur's father (my great grandfather) was Frederick Bayley Parr. He was one of several sons of Thomas Parr a Primitive Methodist minister. Two of these brothers of Frederick B were Theophilus Parr and James Tolefree Parr. Both were quite prominent in the Primitive Methodist Connexion and may have attended Frederick Bayley Parr's funeral in Bacup following his death in December 1900.
The Chestney family seems to have been one of many families who came from Norfolk to Rochdale and thence Bacup in the late 1870s. They were a large family and my great uncle Fred Chestney was the manager of a shoe factory until the 1960s. He died a few years ago. I have some Chestney momentos and further information. If anyone knows any more about the Parr family or the Chestney family I'd love to hear from you. Thanks Ian |
| Name: | Mark Overton |
| E-mail address: | meoverton@iprimus.com.au |
| Comments: | I have been researching my relatives from the area, the Heyworths. John was born 1797 and married Martha. they lived and presumably worked at Dog Pits. Richard 1831 married Jane Crabtree and lived at Blackthorn Gardens and Lower Broadclough. Their son John C Heyworth married Pricilla Frost in Salford and moved Brimingham as a yeast salesman. His Winifred daughter married my Grandfather Dennis Overton. I appreciate the site living in Australia and would love to hear from others who might be related. |
| Name: | David Groocock |
| E-mail address: | davidgroocock@googlemail.com |
| Comments: | Thanks found an old friend not seen since 1984 Steve Brown then was contacted by another old friend of mine Tom Kennedy and Steve gave Tom my email addy thanks keep up the good work. |
| Name: | Dave Tomlinson |
| E-mail address: | davidtomlinson821@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | I am researching the Flaherty family that moved to the Bacup area in the mid 1930's. Thomas Joseph Flaherty married Annie Daley at St.Marys RC church in 1936 and they had 4 children. One of their children Thomas Joseph Flaherty was born in 1940 and according to family members was killed in an accident in 1948.I would be grateful for any information on this incident,especially newspaper accounts of the incident.
Many thanks |
| Name: | Anne Sunderland |
| E-mail address: | asunderl@yahoo.no |
| Comments: | What a walk down memory lane.
Although I moved from Stacksteads when I was 7 1954,and have ended up in Islo Norway, many of my family still live in the area. I did find my sister in one of the photoes from Tunstall school. One interesting snippet that could be worthwhile following up is the cradle roll at Acre Mill Church. I looked at it several years ago and there we all were 3 generations of us. In the 90's I happened to be in a small town just outside of Copenhagen, when I heard some music which took me right back to an early easter memory. Dragging my bewildered danish friend behind me I followed the music to the town square, lo and behold there they were the coconutters. thankyou for the effort. |
| Name: | Frank Walton |
| E-mail address: | frank_787@fsmail.net |
| Comments: | Brings back loads of old and very happy memories. I was a Policeman at Bacup for a few years, first house that we had when we married. Always have a special place in my memories for Bacup. Two friends that I had at the time wondering whether they are still with us. Fred LYE ex Bacup Borough bobby owned a Tripe Shop I think it was St James Street. Granville Holmes manger of Crazy Cuts Stores on Union Street. |
| Name: | John Entwistle |
| E-mail address: | mail@johnnydollartattoo.com |
| Comments: | Great site! Had an all too short visit to your neck of the woods recently. During the 1800's my family were quarrymen and weavers.
Thanks for the detailed history of the area. It's really helped me understand the toughness of the place and the people. John Entwistle, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia. |
| Name: | Millie Barrett |
| E-mail address: | millieb1947@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Trying to trace my husband's family history. They were the Farrows of Stackstead Bacup.Parents William and Mary Ann Farrow. |
| Name: | Adele Earnshaw |
| E-mail address: | adele.earnshaw@talktalk.net |
| Comments: | I've been a long-time user of this marvellous web-site. I read this guest-book regularly and await each update eagerly, especially to see if anyone with a possible family connection to me emerges.
My paternal grandparents were both Bacupians, as is my Dad. I know I must have many relations still in the area, if not the town itself. So, if you are an EARNSHAW, or a BAINBRIDGE, or know someone who is, please contact me. I have so much information on the dead, it would be nice to contact the living :o) With best regards to Wendy, Adele Earnshaw |
| Name: | Jackie Walker nee Lord |
| E-mail address: | jjme@mweb.co.za |
| Comments: | Thanks for this lovely site. I left Bacup to come to live in South Africa in 1977. Saw a photo of Felix the policeman who my dad often used to talk about from when he was growing up. Pity we dont have "Bobbies" like that these days. Many thanks !! |
| Name: | Heather Spence |
| E-mail address: | hspence1@btopenworld.com |
| Comments: | Hi Wonderful site. I'm looking for info on the Barretts 1850 to present. I know that a Robert Barrett moved from Colne to Stacksteads around 1860, he had more than 10 children. Can anyone help??
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| Name: | jeff |
| E-mail address: | fishkeeper7@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hello - great site - if anyone has any information on a John Howorth (Cotton manufacturer in Bacup) wife Ann and daughters Elizabeth and Harriet and Mary, living in Hampsteads Newchurch,Bacup. He would have been 49 in 1861 and 30 years later was living in Bolton by Bowland.
His daughter Elizabeth married Joseph Goodman Kitchen who was my Great Great Grandfather. Thanks in advance for any information. Jeff Kitchen |
| Name: | Andrew Nightingale |
| E-mail address: | andy_n@sky.com |
| Comments: | Hi All,
My Sister Lynn and I are trying to trace our Half Brother.Our Father Edward("EDDIE OR tED")nightingale who was married to bertha joan cunliffe had an affair with a miss sonia white who was a sunday school teacher in Weir.I am 48 and Lynn is 57.It would be so nice if anyone could point us in the right direction.We have been searching for years but to no avail. Many Thanks. |
| Name: | barry |
| E-mail address: | veklee@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | h idoes anyone have any information on william coates scots guards kia 1914
thanks barry |
| Name: | Judith Ratcliffe nee Bohen |
| E-mail address: | judith.rat33@talktalk.net |
| Comments: | I just want to correct my earlier message (24 Sept 2007) in which I said that I had "no contacts in the area now"! - I have today been reminded that is not true! - I have a very dear friend, Hilary Tattersall nee Caygill living in Crawshawbooth. We were friends all through our teenage years and have remained so since even though we rarely see each other these days. IN the 50's we used to ride our ponies all over Bacup, Britannia, Stacksteads, Deerply and beyond. We do however, correspond every Christmas.
(I suppose that I meant to say that "I have no contacts in Bacup now" - but that's not true either! I worked in Bacup Library for several years prior to '66 and also write to Dorothy Smith, Senior Assistant at the library until her retirement about 20 years ago. As one gets older, one tends to forget! I must get in touch! This reminds me that I also worked in the library with Joyce Aked nee Hargreaves and Gail Laycock nee Buckley - does anyone remember them. In July this year I saw them both at Joyce's Ruby Wedding celebrations! What a great time we had reminiscing! |
| Name: | Simon Midgley |
| Comments: | Wonderful site. Masses of really good information on old Bacup.
Thanks. |
| Name: | Dr Bernard Ratigan |
| E-mail address: | bjr@dircon.co.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.bernardratigan.co.uk |
| Comments: | I am researching the life and times of MARGARET ALLEN who was executed on 12 January 1949 for the murder of Nancy Chadwick. If anyone has any direct memories of those events, or remembers others' memories I would like to talk with them. I am particularly keen to trace of her living relatives.
I live in Leicester but come originally from Rochdale so know the area well. My phone numbers are 0116 270 8158 and 07912 359 559. I would be most grateful for any help. Dr Bernard Ratigan |
| Name: | Tom Ratcliffe |
| E-mail address: | TRatcliffe@satx.rr.com |
| Comments: | Keep up the good work. Found my cousin Michael Ratcliffe, last contact over 50y ago. He carried on with Quarrying at Upholland nr Wigan. He reminded me of the past I could not remember, until he mentioned certain events. The army guy's going into the Quarry, maned anti aircraft guns up round the Quarry. People in the valley were asked to provide for them. His father my uncle Norman took them home so they could feed and bath at his house. He used to return to Bacup to visit with his old neighbourgh Lord, up spring mount. they bought the paper/shop at Wesley Place.
My Grandfather built the a lot of the houses opposite John Willis. Also donated the Townhall Gates at Stublee. |
| Name: | maxine shaw |
| E-mail address: | maxine.shaw2@ntlworld.com |
| Comments: | Hello.my name is maxine shaw(nee) Quinn, i have spoken to my brother David Quinn who says you may be my second cousin,after seeing what my brother had to say i recognised a name. John bushby. who i think is not far from my brother's entry i know he had some connection in some way to my Grandfather's and Grandmother's family and i certainly know my mother joan Quinn (nee) lord had a lot of knowledge of the bushby's,as she always made a joke of a john being named after someone who was not known by his propper name,it;s been a long time since she died and i can hear her saying the joke but can't actually remmember it word for word, but i'm certain it will come to me and i know that before we lived at industrial street. my parents joan and vincent Quinn lived at 60 fairview road. And My Grandmother Alice Lord,(Nee) johnson originated from norfolk but lived at sandfield road right up until she died. i don't know if this is of any help or even if this is wendy. i also know that Irwell spring band and the Britannia nutter's also figure in the story as my Grandfather and great uncle Billy used to be player's of the band i know that there is some connection with the nutter's in some way but not sure how. if i can remember anything else i will hopefully let you know Thursday 31st July.8.50 pm |
| Name: | Dee Holt |
| E-mail address: | dee@dobx44.freeserve.co.uk |
| Comments: | What a wonderful site. Congratulations to everyone involved
My father's family (Crane) were all born in Bacup in the 1890's, moved to Barnoldswick c1911. EBENEZER CHURCH Bacup Can anyone tell me what happened to the Memorial Tablet, erected in 1920, to the fallen churchmen 1914-1918, when the church was demolished? Two of my family are named on the Memorial. |
| Name: | richard hamer |
| E-mail address: | richard@rmhamer.com |
| Comments: | My ancestors on my father's side came from Summerseat (one of them built Summerseat House) so it's been very interesting visiting your site. I'm sure Summerseat looked very much like your photos show. |
| Name: | DerekPalgrave |
| E-mail address: | palgrave@one-name.org |
| Name: | alan barnes |
| E-mail address: | zorro62uk@aol.com |
| Comments: | great site i still remember some of the old places from when i was a kid |
| Name: | Mark Overton |
| E-mail address: | meoverton@iprimus..com.au |
| Comments: | Hello from Australia
I am busy researching my relatives the Heyworths from Bacup and Newchurch. My Great grandfather John Crabtree Heyworth b:1860 and all his ancestors are from this area. Very interesting. Thanks |
| Name: | Paul Narramore |
| E-mail address: | pn31146@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Local man Ben Drinkwater was killed during the 1949 Junior TT race on the Isle of Man and I've written a memorial page for him.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GSfn=&GSln=Drinkwater&page=gsr&GSmid=46601741 Today I unexpectedly received an email from his daughter Doris who was six years old at the time of his death. She told me she was in Bacup for only an hour and had failed to find her father's grave in the Bacup cemetery. I wonder if someone could find the time to visit the cemetery, search for the grave and photograph it so that I could complete the memorial page. This would be nice for his daughter too. |
| Name: | Mike Lucas |
| E-mail address: | Lucasbahn@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hi. I was born on a Bacup farm in 1957 then moved on Todmorden rd in 63. Went to Sharneyford and Blackthorn schools. Left school in 72. Worked as a coalman for my dad. Moved to Morecambe with my wife in 77. She was a Bacup lass on fairview, Elaine Walton. We are still wed and living in Blackpool. Not been to Bacup for a few years but we still have fond memories of the place. BACUP was our childhood, and the start of our married live, so its nice to see pics of our old town. Will visit again someday. |