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Ministry of Labour Instructions Centres

Ministry of Labour Instructions Centres

In 1934 my grandfather worked at Bourne Transfer Instructional Centre in Lincolnshire. This was one of many work camps set up by the Ministry Of Labour to retrain unemployed young men. At Bourne, the men spent much of their time clearing the ground, which was owned by the Forestry Commission, prior to re-afforestation. Although grandad may not have learnt much about agriculture here, it did give him a taste for working on the land, which was something he did until the…

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Mason Street, Bolton

Mason Street, Bolton

In the late 19th century, my 3 x great grandfather William Higginson owned four houses on Mason Street in Bolton, numbers 78, 80, 82 & 84. He lived at number 82 with his family and rented out the other three houses. William was a sawyer in a wood mill, so I’m curious as to how he ended up owning four houses and what happened to them. This post is to try and help me get my own thoughts and research…

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Places And Addresses

Places And Addresses

All places are listed under the county they were in at the time the event was recorded. This is a work in progress and more places will be added as more documents are found. England Bedfordshire Campton Cockayne Hatley Dunton Cambridgeshire / Huntingdonshire Cottenham East Hatley Girton Great Gransden Hatley St George Little Gransden Little Paxton St Neots Tadlow Essex Maldon Lancashire Bolton Ainsworth (near Bolton) Astley (near Tyldesley) Barton-Upon-Irwell (Monton) Bury Chadderton, Oldham Charnock Richard Chorley Crosby Edgworth Euxton…

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Euxton Catholics

Euxton Catholics

One branch of my maternal family, the Higginson were Catholics from Euxton in Lancashire. Euxton was home to two of Lancashire’s oldest Catholic families, the Andertons and the Molyneuxs. The Molyneuxs were the biggest landowners in the area, while the Andertons initially leased and later purchased Euxton Hall from them. Euxton Hall History 1489 – Hugh Anderton (1466 – 1503) took a lease of Euxton Hall from the Molyneux family. Early 16th century – new manor house built by James…

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Vanished Streets Of Bolton

Vanished Streets Of Bolton

While researching my family history, I found that some of the streets people had lived on in Bolton no longer existed. I compiled a list and then used census searches to locate surrounding streets that still exist, along Old Maps Online, to pinpoint their locations. This is by no means a complete list of all Bolton’s lost streets and if you would like me to add any others, let me know. I will be adding to the list as I…

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