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LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 31 Jan 2021 15:53

Thank you Sharon, I have some extended family there, so will have a look

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 31 Jan 2021 14:00

Quite true, thank you Sharron. :-)

Sharron

Sharron Report 31 Jan 2021 12:00

I have been to Wigan Pier.

Just thought that little find might help somebody who had connections to Wigan. Sometimes a little things like that can have great resuts.

Allan

Allan Report 31 Jan 2021 11:21

George Orwell has a lot to answer for ;-)

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 31 Jan 2021 11:16

:-D :-D :-D

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 31 Jan 2021 11:15

I've always wanted to go to Wigan to see the Pier ;-)

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 31 Jan 2021 09:49

Lots of rellies from and buried in Wigan.

A few years ago OH and I toured Lancashire places and everyone we met and spoke with was very friendly.

We were well impressed by everyone we spoke with, especially in Wigan because they made me feel right at home.

Also, a special big thank you to the ladies in All Saints, Wigan, where we were offered coffee etc. What a lovely bunch they were, everyone was helpful and welcoming.

We plan on touring the area again, taking in even more sites, so impressed were we with the people.

We were so fortunate that perhaps it is enough for me to say I really do like Wigan people. We never met a dud! <3

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 31 Jan 2021 06:02

Thank you for that.
I have just found a member of my extended family.
Helpfully, it gave his occupation on the burial listing, which helped to confirm it is the right chap.

Will look for more, when I'm not supposed to be sleeping.......

Sharron

Sharron Report 31 Jan 2021 00:36

While I was looking for something else equally obscure, I came across a site called 'Wigan World' which has indeces for the Wigan cemetaries.

It is of no use to me but I thought somebody on here might find it useful.

It does have a 1925 cookery book on it which is much more my line.