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Lancashire / COTTAM of Blackburn 1924-31 Merit Certificates
« on: Monday 19 March 07 16:03 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Lancashire researchers,

Some certificates have been found for a Fred COTTAM of Blackburn, who apparently must have been a pupil at St Thomas School in the 1920s.

Briefly - these include Blackburn Schools Swimming Association Certificates of Merit dated between 1924 & 1927.
1926 Certificate of Merit Band of Hope & Temperance Union. For excellence in an essay on "Alcohol and the Human Body"
1927 The Royal Life Saving Society Elementary Certificate Awarded to Fred Cottam - Blackburn Sch.S.A St. Thomas Boys' School.
1930 and 1931 Plumbing Certificates (Municipal Technical College, Blackburn)

And Boy Scouts Certificate.
No date nor a note of which Scouts Troup - but judging from info on the other certificates - its probably around 1925 & possibly St Thomas Scouts, Blackburn.

I've uploaded scanned images of the Certificates at my website.  If anyone is interested in seeing these - or anyone researching COTTAM of Blackburn area & you think Fred might have been one of your relatives - please contact me & I'll direct you to the uploaded images.

Would be happy to give these certificates to the rightful owner (relative or descendant??)if I can find them.

Carole  ;)

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One Name Studies: N to S / SMITH Families History Project Update
« on: Sunday 21 January 07 18:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Rootschatters,

My last update posted to Rootschat about my Smith Project was last March (gosh!! time flies!!)
:D
SMITH Families History Project of
Lancashire, West Riding Yorkshire & the Isle of Man,
.........

Family historians researching in these Counties - if not already, your SMITHs for inclusion in the Project's Interests List, would be most welcome & valued.

Carole ;)

We also now have a brand new area for researchers of "SMITH of other UK Counties" for pooling their interests (ie other than Lancs, WR.Yorks & Isle of Man. We Smith researchers need all the help we can get!

Carole  :-*


Moderator Comment: topics merged

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One Name Studies: N to S / SMITH Project LAN, WRY & IoM (Updated Jan 07)
« on: Monday 20 March 06 23:40 GMT (UK)  »
Now Updated Jan 07 - please see message below.

Thanks, Berlin Bob for merging the Topics


Carole  :)

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Lancashire / SMITH Project - Update
« on: Monday 20 March 06 23:04 GMT (UK)  »
Modified January 2007:
Notes from original message posted here, March 06....


Hello Lancashire Family historians,

SMITH Families History Project of
Lancashire, West Riding Yorkshire & the Isle of Man,
................

Any SMITH of Lancashire researchers, if not already, your interests for inclusion in the Project's Interests List would be most welcome & valued.

Carole :-*

Updated January 2007 as below

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Isle of Man / Re: SMITH Project New Home
« on: Sunday 19 March 06 23:05 GMT (UK)  »
 :D
Not sure whether I should post another message to record the date of my Updated/Edited message (as above).
So a quick note here just in case!!

Carole

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 :D
Hello Oly & Ticker,

Thank you very much for the replies to that old message of mine. & for the Census Data. Really sorry I had missed these replies earlier or would have sent my thanks earlier too.  Haven't done much with my Shackletons for a while , although had previously collected some other probable data.  Will take another look at all this & let you know how all this fits together.
(hopefully it will all fit together!!)

Oly - you asked about Mary's marriage.......

Mary Shackleton (born Harewood) dau of William Shackleton, farmer.
was married at Burnley St Peters in 1856
to James Smith, Corn Miller.
They are my gr.gr.grandparents.
Their first son Robinson Smith was born in Burnley in 1856.
Then they moved to Blackburn where their second son, Samuel Smith, my gr.grandad was born in 1861.  Other children also born Blackburn.

The family as far as I know so far all remained in Blackburn & Burnley.

SO - interesting to see that in the 1841 Census, Mary Shackleton age 10, was in the household of a SMITH family.
At present - can't see any definite connections between that Smith family & mine.

Thanks again for your help.  Much appreciated.

Carole ;)




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Isle of Man / SMITH Project New Home
« on: Monday 19 December 05 01:25 GMT (UK)  »
 :)
Hello Isle of Man Family historians,

Further to my original message of December 2005:
The Smith Families History Project of Lancashire, West Riding Yorkshire & the Isle of Man.

SMITH, by all accounts, an uncommon name in the Isle of Man, & so possibly not many family historians researching this surname for that area.  One SMITH researcher so far has submitted Isle of Man Interests - this lady is looking for the family origins of her ancestor John Evander Smith (b.Isle of Man c1798-1800).

Anyone else researching SMITH of the Isle of Man - your interests for inclusion in the Project's Interests List would be most welcome & valued.

_________________
Notes from my message of December 2005:

.......Project is extending to include SMITH of the Isle of Man.  SMITH of the Isle of Man researchers' interests are invited please for inclusion in the interests' listings from January 2006. This will complete the geographical area to be covered by the current ongoing Smith Project, [ie: Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the Isle of Man]   <SNIP>
________________
 :-*

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 :D
Sorry about that - I had thought I'd posted a full message - so I'm not sure what happened here.
Thankfully I had kept a draft - here it is....................

I realise that the 1841 has no surname index & so without an address its no go area.

But would be really grateful if someone could check the.........
1851 Census Index & Census if possible, for the Harewood area for SHACKLETON.

Looking for Mary Shackleton on the Census  ( born c1830/31)
so = about age 10 on the 1841 & age 20 on the 1851
Mary has been recorded on later Blackburn Lancashire censuses as...............
1861 census  "birthplace Harewood, Yorks"
1871 census "birthplace ?Heptonstall, Yorks"

Parents names : probably William & Sarah Shackleton
(awaiting Mary's marriage certificate at present - so hopefully will then be able to  confirm her dad's name)

Thanks for any help
Carole
Blackburn, Lancs

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