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Lancashire / Re: Gertrude Billington (Howard) Manchester
« on: Wednesday 01 November 17 09:32 GMT (UK) »
Cant find a Lil on the Billington side, was she a Howard ? That would make her my grandmothers sister in law if she was
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Lancashire / Re: Gertrude Billington (Howard) Manchester
« on: Wednesday 01 November 17 09:28 GMT (UK) »
Yes I'm still around 
Sent Ellepea a message
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Lancashire / Re: Gertrude Billington (Howard) Manchester
« on: Sunday 30 January 11 13:36 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks Luzzu,
have only found one other ref to a Gertrude M Billington, thats a death in the 50s of a lady in her 70s. As its not such a common name it would seem likely that my Gertrude was the one you found.
Looks like I will have to wait until I find a job so I can pay for the cert before I can chase this line down any further.
Rgds
Dave
have only found one other ref to a Gertrude M Billington, thats a death in the 50s of a lady in her 70s. As its not such a common name it would seem likely that my Gertrude was the one you found.
Looks like I will have to wait until I find a job so I can pay for the cert before I can chase this line down any further.
Rgds
Dave
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Lancashire / Re: Gertrude Billington (Howard) Manchester
« on: Saturday 29 January 11 17:56 GMT (UK) »
That certainly looks like her, thank you for the info
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Lancashire / Gertrude Billington (Howard) Manchester
« on: Saturday 29 January 11 14:47 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to find out any information I can on Gertude Billington. she was my grandmother neice and I believe she was born around 1922. The only ref to her I have is from the Stafford Sentinal in 1925 when her father William Billington killed himself, his wife Catherine (nee Howard) and Jesse and Raymond their children. Gertrude appears to have survived and was described as in a serious condition, and I have the grave records for the family and she is not buried in the communal plot in southern cem. The incident took place in Hulme Manchester. Catherines Parents George and Emma Howard lived in the same street so it would seem likely that they would have taken Gertrude on themselves. George Haward appears in the grave records with the rest of the famil at plot R335 in Southern Cem along with my grandmother Ellen Billington who died giving birth to my father George Johnson in 1926.
Any help in tracing this lady would be greatly appreciated.
Any help in tracing this lady would be greatly appreciated.
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Lancashire / Re: Burials \ Grave - Mcr Southern Cemetary
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 16:59 BST (UK) »
I think finances must have a lot to play here,
I just found it strange that William, his wife and 2 children and Williams wifes parents were all buried in the same grave, but I suspect it was probably the only way my family could afford to bury them esp with 5 burials in a little over 12 months, 4 of those on the same day.
I just found it strange that William, his wife and 2 children and Williams wifes parents were all buried in the same grave, but I suspect it was probably the only way my family could afford to bury them esp with 5 burials in a little over 12 months, 4 of those on the same day.
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Lancashire / Re: Burials \ Grave - Mcr Southern Cemetary
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 16:36 BST (UK) »
many thanks
will drop them a mail
will drop them a mail
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Lancashire / Re: The Terraces of Ardwick
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 16:14 BST (UK) »
I have found that google maps is usually a good indicator - many councils tried to maintain numbering systems at the request of the post office.
if you type 161 grey mare lane in it shows it as being at the junction of hopedale close which is just over Ashton New road from where I was brought up (now under the city of manchester stadium).
The area in the 30s was a very industrialised one, just over Ashton new Road was johnsons wire works, the foundary was over one sider of the road (right hand side if travelling away from Hopedale close) and the rolling mill was on the left. Even in the 80's when I was travelling to and from work in Chadderton I remember huge trucks with couldrens of white hot metal on them holding up the traffic - in the 80s it was rubber wheeled trucks, but the old rail tracks were still visible with the cobbles crossing Grey Mare lane from the foundry to the rolling mill.
Just near the junction of Grey Mare land and Ashton New road there was the Bradford pit - which will explain why Johnsons wire mill was there in the first place probably - so it was probably a rather dirty smelly area.
if you type 161 grey mare lane in it shows it as being at the junction of hopedale close which is just over Ashton New road from where I was brought up (now under the city of manchester stadium).
The area in the 30s was a very industrialised one, just over Ashton new Road was johnsons wire works, the foundary was over one sider of the road (right hand side if travelling away from Hopedale close) and the rolling mill was on the left. Even in the 80's when I was travelling to and from work in Chadderton I remember huge trucks with couldrens of white hot metal on them holding up the traffic - in the 80s it was rubber wheeled trucks, but the old rail tracks were still visible with the cobbles crossing Grey Mare lane from the foundry to the rolling mill.
Just near the junction of Grey Mare land and Ashton New road there was the Bradford pit - which will explain why Johnsons wire mill was there in the first place probably - so it was probably a rather dirty smelly area.
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Lancashire / Re: Who was "little friend"???.....
« on: Tuesday 07 September 10 16:02 BST (UK) »
Given the same grave is quoted for both and the bmd confirms Lewis it looks like the transcription is incorrect