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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Re: Mary Ann Workman
« on: Tuesday 10 September 19 21:46 BST (UK)  »
Hi Big Ted,
Did you solve the question of Mary Ann's baptism?? She was the sister of one of my husband's ancestors, Richard Seyer Workman.  If I have the correct family, their father was in the 29th Regiment (Worcestershire Regiment) and served overseas, which partly explains why Richard was born "on the sea".  I have to check many facts yet, but the births of the other siblings could coincides with the regiments movements!  However, in 1797 the regiment was on the south coast, so I'm not sure why Mary Ann is claiming to be born in Guernsey.
Best wishes
Busy lady

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Lancashire / Re: White Lund Munitions Factory - Morecambe
« on: Saturday 11 February 17 14:31 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for the link.  I also found this link to the work done at Durham, and I guess by Susan's Mum.
http://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/story/11223/
She was only there a few months before she took ill.  So tragic.

Thanks for the help,
Busylady

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Surrey / Re: Trying to trace a hatter, early 1800s...
« on: Saturday 11 February 17 12:52 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry, no, not yet.  However, sites like Ancestry and Find My Past may now have the information on that I couldn't access back in 2011.
I'll keep a lookout for them,
All the best
Busylady

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Lancashire / Re: White Lund Munitions Factory - Morecambe
« on: Saturday 11 February 17 12:47 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Susan,
I'm researching women workers at the munitions factories in Lancaster and Morecambe.  I wondered if your mum found out anymore about Annie Bell?  I think she died of TNT poisoning in April/May, 1917, aged 18.  There's a coroner's inquest on Annie Bell at Lancashire Archives, that I plan to go and see soon.  Happy to pass on  the information if its of any use.  Likewise, anything your mum can tell me about Annie would be much appreciated. 
Thanks
Busylady

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Surrey / Re: Trying to trace a Southwark hatter, early 1800s...
« on: Saturday 14 May 11 10:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi all,
I've just picked up this query as I am researching the hat trade in north west England (1700- 1900), with a focus on Lancaster and the Lune Valley, as a long term project.
A lot of the hatters moved around in search of work.  Many also went to London to get experience of the big hat shops that were located in southwark/Bermondsey and Christies were certainly one of the biggest if not the biggest employer at the time.  They would then go to any of the key hatting areas to set up their own workshops or work for a master hatter. Manchester was the major area outside London, but there was also a centre in the Bristol area and in most rural areas you would find a hattter as they needed very little to set up their trade.  I'm referring to the felt hat trade made from rabbits fur.  Luton hatters made straw hats.
 Christies records are held in Stockport Local Heritage Library.  They mainly refer to the Christies works in Manchester.  There is also the Stockport Museum of Hatting - well worth a visit if you are in the area. Christies set up a small hat shop in gloucestershire and also in Wray,  a small village ouside Lancaster but these closed in the 1820s as he consolidated his trade in Manchester and by 1850 most of the rural independent workshops were closing down or being run by ageing hatters.  I have names of the hatters in the North lancs area but not Manchester as yet.  no evidence of Locketts.  I have a William wood married ann Swainson in 1783

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