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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Wednesday 16 May 12 22:38 BST (UK)  »
Orlando Mum I have PM'd you!!! WOW what a find!!

Lizzie - I have managed to do quite a lot of filling in blanks since 2008 but many thanks for your suggestions.  I have to try and pull all my information together into one document as I have many old documents as well as a tree on genereunited to pull togther!

 ;D

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Bruce and Walshaw Heckmondwicke
« on: Saturday 14 April 12 00:32 BST (UK)  »
Thanks So much for this!  I don't want to put you to any trouble so I will check out freecen to see what I can find.

Again this is much apprecisted and I can fill in some blanks!!

Kind regards

Sharon

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Bruce and Walshaw Heckmondwicke
« on: Saturday 14 April 12 00:23 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I have some brief information from 1841 census I think but not sure where to get more information without subscriptions which I have found a bit expensive! If you could direct me I would be grateful.  Thanks for your prompt reply too!

Sharon

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Bruce and Walshaw Heckmondwicke
« on: Saturday 14 April 12 00:12 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I am trying to continue my tree which my grandfather started in the 1970's (without the benefit of the web!!) I have found that one of my ancestors (GGG Grandmother) is Sarah Walshaw b around 1833 (her parents were Winifred Lee and George Walshaw of Heckmondwicke. Sarah married Frank Bruce in 1851 and I am desended from their daughter Winifred Bruce.
Sarah was buried in Heckmondwick cemetry plot sect b #284.  I am interested to find out as much as possible about this side of the family and would be grateful of any help any of you can provide as I am unable to visit West Yorkshire at the moment.

Many Thanks in anticipation.  ;D

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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Monday 22 September 08 16:14 BST (UK)  »
Yes it is a shame - Thanks for the information I had not got it that specific.  I have another photo entitled Uncle Jim Longden taken at wait for it...... E Ireland 17 Piccadilly opposite the Infirmary - Mr Ireland gets about a bit.  Just got to find out where Uncle Jim Longden fits in now!! He looks like abraham lincoln doesn't he!!!

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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Sunday 21 September 08 19:56 BST (UK)  »
Yes I can confirm that the E Ireland is the photographer! I have found out lots more information from your posts. I am beginning to annoy the kids as i am hogging the internet.

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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Saturday 20 September 08 21:22 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Emma!!

Beever was a middle name handed down to the males in my grandfathers family.  It was a maiden name. This is a picture of Carl Beever Carltenbach later known as Charles Swift.

Many Thanks for your help.  I would never had found this!

Sharon

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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Wednesday 17 September 08 16:18 BST (UK)  »
Wow thank you so much!!  I did have a hand written note from my granfather deatailing a reference to Carl F Carltenbach being an apprentice to Ranks the Jewellers and he lived in until they moved to Regent Road in Salford and he stayed on to run Carltenbach and Co.  I think I might have got father and son confused a little.  I cannot wait to get my subscription to the documents now.

Many Thanks again

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Lancashire / Re: 127 Chester Road Hulme - Watchmakers
« on: Tuesday 16 September 08 21:32 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the nice welcome.  I have looked at that site and it is great.  My grandads side of the Family moved to Chorlton on Medlock Manchester from Heckmondwike West Yorkshire around 1900.  My GG Grandfather was a cab proprieter called George Beaumont his daughter Annie (my G grandmother) married Carl Carltenbach a watchmaker originally from Germany.  He opened the watchmakers on Chester Road with another Man but then around 1913 changed their surname to Swift (a family maiden name) due to the obvious anti German feelings before the outbreak of the WW1.  I am lucky because my grandfather managed to do a lot of research up to his death in 1982 and I have taken up the mantle to try and add to his work!  I would just love to be able to show my children as much as possible.  The next step is to join Genes Reunited to find census information but I am waiting until I get paid!

Many Thanks in anticipation

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