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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: Glasgowlass.au on Sunday 15 November 15 06:42 GMT (UK)
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Hi Everyone,
I am a newbie so please forgive me if I muck this up completely.
I have a newspaper clipping that was given to me by a relative in Scotland that refers to my grandfather (I think), trouble is it is not dated nor does it say which newspaper it is from.
It is in the 'PERSONAL' column and says:
McALEESE - An urgent request to return is made to Patrick McAleese who left home at C-on-M., Manchester on Dec. 5 last. Money will be all right, and a very important news awaits him.
I also have a letter that was written to him at Glenmavis by Airdrie, Lanarkshire Scotland postmarked 23 Apr 1944 so I guess he was back home in Scotland by then!
His wife (My grandmother) died in 1939 in Scotland and they had been separated at the time since early 1930's.
Family that are surviving are not able to tell me much as he was a bit of a mystery man they say!
Thanks for ANY help,
Lynda
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Hi
Possibly Chorlton on Medlock. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ChorltononMedlock/ (http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ChorltononMedlock/)
Andy
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Alternatively, Chorlton cum Hardy or Chorlton on Mersey perhaps?
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I have a feeling it is Chorlton on Medlock andycand and therefore need to find out which newspaper would have been distributed in that area around the 1920/30's then to see if there is an archive for that paper.
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Alternatively, Chorlton cum Hardy or Chorlton on Mersey perhaps?
Wasn't aware of Chorlton on Mersey ScouseBoy, don't think it is the other one.
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I have a feeling it is Chorlton on Medlock andycand and therefore need to find out which newspaper would have been distributed in that area around the 1920/30's then to see if there is an archive for that paper.
Presumably you need a national newspaper or one circulated in Scotland and not one local to Manchester.
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Do you know where the rest of the family was living when they were all together prior to his vanishing act? That could be where the personal message was put in... couldn't it?
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I have a feeling it is Chorlton on Medlock andycand and therefore need to find out which newspaper would have been distributed in that area around the 1920/30's then to see if there is an archive for that paper.
Hi Glasgowlass,
I would be pretty confident in saying Chorlton on Medlock which was a v. Irish area and I see you are looking for a McAleese.
Here are the papers at Central. Not all are online.
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_studies/4670/our_collections/3
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Thank you, California Dreamin I will check them out and yes I am looking for a McAleese.
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Do you know where the rest of the family was living when they were all together prior to his vanishing act? That could be where the personal message was put in... couldn't it?
From my knowledge and research he was the only one living in England with the remainder of the family still in Scotland (Airdrie, Coatbridge area)
His daughter (my Aunt) came to Birmingham but I believe that may have been after he was last seen.
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The Manchester Guardian, forerunner of The Guardian was circulated fairly widely. If the man had gone to Chorlton on Medlock (my first thought when I saw C on M) then presumably it would have been a Manchester newspaper where the request for him to return was posted. The other Manchester paper at the time was the Manchester Chronicle and the Manchester Evening News. The MEN is still going today. I'm sure if you look on FindMyPast or British Newspaper Archives you should find something.
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I had a look on the (Manchester) Guardian archive and couldn't find anything.
I do agree, it would be a paper local to the Manchester area, as Manchester readers would understand the abbreviation C-on-M - which i would say is definitely Chorlton on Medlock, I've transcribed it so many times in the old registers.
Try the free search on the British Newspaper Archive; it's the same collection as on Find My Past, but the search engine is a lot better
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
:) Barbara
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There is a £1 subscription offer at the moment for the British Newspaper Archive.
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Hi Glasgowlass,
As a Mancunian I can confirm C-on-M is Chorlton on Medlock. The most likely newspaper I think would be one of the two local papers, The Manchester Evening News or Evening Chronicle (the latter no longer published).
I fancy the Manchester Evening News, as I recall at one time they ran a 'Personal' column, but so far as I am aware you cannot view copies online, but the Central Library hold microfilmed copies of both papers.
For a reasonable fee I think they would do a 'look-up' for you, but you would need a date.
Hope this is a help.
Jolyon