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Just wondering if some kind person could look up the Latchford family in the parish registers for me. I have some confusion with a Giles Latchford b 1782 as far as I am aware in Macclesfield, all I can find online is a Giles Latchford born in Astley, with father Cornelius Latchford. I want to see it there was also a Giles baptised in Macclesfield at that time. My Giles Latchford and family after that are all baptised and buried in Macclesfield, they were silk weavers of Parsonage Street.

Asda have put forward plans to build a new store in Swinton, Manchester.  The plans include removing 313 people who are laid to rest in Swinton Unitarian Church Yard. The last burial was November 1962 just under 50 years ago! Here is a list of surnames of the people buried in the church yard. We are looking for relatives of people buried there. We are opposed to the plan to remove the Swinton people from their final resting place. This includes a WW1 soldier Wilbraham Blears who was buried there will full milatary honours along with 3 men who were killed in the Clifton Pit Disaster of 1885. I have a full list of names, so if you think any of your ancestors are buried there please contact me. Many of these people were local bussiness people who had shops in Swinton for many years.

Surnames of people and how many laid to rest in Swinton Unitarian Church Yard.


Royle x 27
Longworth x 24
Pearson x 12
Pollitt x 12
Smith x 12
Sharples x 12
Worthington x 11
Collier x 9
Bradburn x 8
Crooke x 7
Ormrod x 7
Wolstenholme x 7
Johnson x 6
Musker x 6
Barlow x 5
Gee x 5
Gregory x 5
Evans x 5
Blears x 7
Lee x 4
Higginson x 4
Gregory x 4
Greenhalgh x 4
Davis x4
Lee x 4
Hobson x 4
Holland x 4
Burrows x 4
Cadman x 4
Milne x 3
Lea x 3
Cheetham x 3
Cordwell x 3
Burton x 3
Henshaw x 3
Brookes x 3
Owen x 3
Snape x 3
Thorley x 3
Whitehead x 3
Broadbent x 3
Driver x 2
Henshaw x 2
Lingard x 2
Jones x 2
Johnson x 2
Waring x 2
Pike x 2
Booth x 2
Basson x 2
Llyod x 2
Jones x 1
Lamb x 1
Grundy x 1
Barrett x 1
Royds x 1
Harding x 1
Manion x 1
Lansdale x 1
Humphries x 1
Neild x 1
Bradburn x 1
Higginson x 1
Clarke x 1
Boardman x 1
Walker x 1
Worrall x 1
Redford x 1
Batley x 1
Bate x 1
Cron x 1
Hirst x 1
Price x 1
Higson x 1
Cooke x 1

Hi,

Could some very nice kind person please help me, I am trying to find any evidence of my gg Grandfather Fenton Rourk/Rourke/Rork/O'Rourke I think the correct spelling is Rourke, family legend has it that they dropped the O to find work easier in the UK.

Well here goes:-

I have Fenton Rourke on the 1871 census living in Kearsley Farnworth Bolton with his wife, mother-in-law and family. His occupation is a coal miner, this is my Fenton for sure, but my problem is that his place of birth is given just as YORKSHIRE I haven't been able to find anything else on him before the 1871 census, although I know his full history after 1871. He was married to Ellen Fallon daughter of Ellen and Patrick Fallon from Dublin.

Does any one have any suggestions on what part of Yorkshire??

I was wondering if any one could possibly find his birth in the Parish Registers?? (A long shot I know)

As far as I know Fenton Rourke was born Yorkshire about 1838/1840

I think that Fenton is a yorkshire christian name, but I believe the family of Rourke's were from Ireland. Just wondered if any one had ever come accoss Fenton Rourke   

I would be very grateful for any help on this matter.

regards Wallie 
 
 
 
 

Hi,

Could some very nice kind person please help me, I am trying to find any evidence of my gg Grandfather Fenton Rourk/Rourke/Rork/O'Rourke I think the correct spelling is Rourke, family legend has it that they dropped the O to find work easier in the UK.

Well here goes:-

I have Fenton Rourke on the 1871 census living in Kearsley Farnworth Bolton with his wife, mother-in-law and family. His occupation is a coal miner, this is my Fenton for sure, but my problem is that his place of birth is given just as YORKSHIRE I haven't been able to find anything else on him before the 1871 census, although I know his full history after 1871. He was married to Ellen Fallon daughter of Ellen and Patrick Fallon from Dublin.

Does any one have any suggestions on what part of Yorkshire??

I was wondering if any one could possibly find his birth in the Parish Registers?? (A long shot I know)

As far as I know Fenton Rourke was born Yorkshire about 1838/1840

I think that Fenton is a yorkshire christian name, but I believe the family of Rourke's were from Ireland. Just wondered if any one had ever come accoss Fenton Rourke 

I would be very grateful for any help on this matter.

regards Wallie


Moderator Comment: If anybody can help, then please answer on the thread on the Yorkshire (West Riding) Board, to avoid duplication of efforts. Thanks
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,188688.0.html

Hi,

Could some very kind person please try to find the death of Felix Quinn for me.

Felix Quinn was born in Ireland about 1821 he came over to the uk and lived in Durham, with his wife Ellen and daughter Catherine. They later moved to Salford.

All I know is that his granddaughter Catherine Quinn who was born in Pendleton Salford about 1879 left England to take her grandfather Felix to America. I think they went some time after 1881.

Felix was in poor health at the time and was told by his doctor to emigrate or he would soon die, amazingly he lived to be 102 so his death would have been around 1923 I don't know where in the USA they went to. Felix could have also been known as Michael.

Surely there must be some records of people who lived passed 100 does any one know of any that I could check for him?

I know for sure that Catherine was still in the USA around 1942-45

Any help and information on these two Quinn's would be greatly appreciated.

regards Wallie