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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 13 November 08 10:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Where is Windmill Square in relation to Windmill Street

Apart form the Jacksons, I have Mary Ann Lomas daughter of John and Hannah Lomas but have not traced back further than that.

There seems to be more connections with Lomas family, as James Jackson , my Edwards borther could have had a first marriage to Ellen Lomas.
Either way there seem to be often members of the Lomas family withmy Jacksons

I have the Macclesfield MI CD but apart from Edward's grave in the Cemetery it hasn't helped

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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 26 November 08 04:01 GMT (UK) »
My maternal grandmother was a Corbishley. Just browsing and read your email from 2006. are you still searching. Ken Follows
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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 14 February 09 22:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi Chris,

I uploaded a short video of St Peter's Church in Macclesfield to Youtube a while ago, and wondered if it might be of interest?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhL8X-EIHY
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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 15 February 09 17:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Momos

Thankyou for your interest in my Macclesfield Research.

Whilst visiting last year I took some similar video - but thanks once again

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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #22 on: Monday 26 October 09 12:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi

We've just come across this string as we're preparing for a local history event 'word on the street' organised by St Peters Church Windmill street Macclesfield - 7th November 2009. We're getting together oral memories, pictures and memorabilia from the Windmill Street and Black Road area. You can read about it here:-

http://www.stpetersmacc.org/wordonthestreet.html

We've found some interesting stuff from local people already - for example another picture of the lamp-post in the middle of the street. If anyone reading this is able to contribute any memories or pictures please do!

Also - if you're in the area . . .. come along!

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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 29 October 09 09:19 GMT (UK) »
Terry,

Welcome to Rootschat. I would so have loved to come up to Macc for your exhibition,but sadly I can't. Hopefully you will be posting more about it after the event?

I am sending you a photo of my grandad Albert Worth in the St Peter's football team in 1912.

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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 15:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Terry

Really would have loved to be there on Saturday, but it is a 300 miles each way from Hastings - so a bit out of the question I am afraid.

Have sent a couple of pictres of Windmill Suare to your wordonthestreet address

According to the Archives and the Census returns the family had a Cordwainer/Shoe makers shop in Windmill yard and Windmill Square between c1851 and 1891 plus we had the corner shop which was a grocer/provisions shop at 1/2 Windmill Square and at various other addresses in Windmill Square No 6/7 and in Mill Street we had a bakery/confectionary shop which i belive closed in about 1910 when the last remnants of the family moved to Chorlton cum Hardy.  Most of the Parish register entries seem to be in St Peter, but later it appears the family migrated to Christchurch

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« Reply #25 on: Saturday 07 November 09 05:04 GMT (UK) »
I live in New Zealand and doing research on one of the lines of Merediths.  Ours had two brothers going to Samoa, we are looking for an Uncle of those boys called John who was married in West Derby, Lancashire and moved to live in West Macclesfield.  He had a son
Samuel and samuel had several children.  I think Samuel married a Nightingale and went to Passaic, Paterson where he had a mill and is listed as being a silk thrower.  One of his grandchildren from his son Albert has kept in touch with our family but lost connection with the macclesfield family.  I have found many on the Cheshirefreebmd of our family.  My son is in London at the monment and if there are any Merediths who belong to this clan.  Elizabeth is a sister of William, son of samuel, she never married, Frank and Fred were in the first world war and I found thier names on the honours boards and memorials in Macclesfield. in 1911 census the other children were
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Re: Windmill Square - Macclesfield
« Reply #26 on: Monday 09 November 09 03:08 GMT (UK) »
Stonechat

Hi Bob

I think our ancestors must have known each other back in the 1800's

We had a Cordwainers/Shoe makers shop in Windmill yard and Windmill Square between c1851 and 1891 plus we had the corner shop which was a grocer/provisions shop at 1/2 Windmill Square and at various address in Windmill Square No 6/7 and Mill Street we had a bakery/confectionary shop which i belive closed in 1910 when they moved to Chorlton cum Hardy.

On one of the early census returns I also have a Black Street Address

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