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Finding the gravestone of Abraham's parents [Jesse Allen and Ann Howarth] in Harwood, I became a little sidetracked by my gt. gt. uncle Abraham's family.Abraham married Margaret Blackburn and they had 4 sons-
James,1891; Harold,1895, Arthur,1899, and Harry,1902. I have tracked them through to the 1911 census, but wonder how to find out whether the oldest children served in the forces in WW1 and did they survive?
Do we have a date for the release of the 1921 census?
Many thanks, Maggie.

We had Whit Walks in Swinton, Lancs. The newly bought white sandals marked the start of summer for us, though I remember many soggy walking days! The girls carried little straw baskets and if anyone watching knew you, they would run out of the crowd and drop pennies into your basket.
Maggie

Can anyone tell me if inscriptions from Lauther churchyard are available?
I believe that a John Spence was buried there in 1794, and I'm wondering if he was related to my Spence family, his wife was called Margaret.
Many thanks, Maggie

Many thanks for the suggestion.
I may have to see if any Royal Flying Corps records are available online.

I was given the photo copy by a Carabine relative, but the branch of that family I have researched do not have large enough families, though the airman pictured does look like a Carabine. They thought it could show someone in their Kirkman side, Richard Carabine married Ellen Kirkman in 1915 (salford), but I do not know anything yet of Ellen's parents or where she was born.
The Carabines also married into the Hicks family. Joseph Carabine married Maria Hicks (nee Taylor) 1882 Charlestown, Salford. Now the Hicks do seem to have large families- Maria (b.1861 Pendleton)had 8 siblings born between 1841-1864- so it may well be one of their grandchildren's families in the picture.

So it will probably be easier to try and track down if any Carabines, Kirkmans or Hicks from the Salford area were in the royal Flying Corps!
Maggie