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I wish my ancestor had a more interesting name like yours - John Wright in Lancashire is worse than John Smith!.

So it is possible - that is very interesting - I will have to see if he left a Will.

THanks

Sorry - thought I said that I had asked before - you actually did give me some ideas that I had not considered before - didn't mean to waste your time.

I know they emigrated to Canada about 1909, they had a son called Daniel in the 1911 census born 1909.  They lived north of Calgary then.  James Cummings was in the N.W.M.P and joined the army in 1918.  His wife was Mary Ellen Rock who was called Nellie, she died after an operation on 23rd May 1918 and was buried in Calgary.  There was a service in St, Mary's in Calgary.  They may have had four children, two others might have been Mary Ellen born 1918 and Harry born 1914.  Mary Ellen Rock was my grandfather's sister.  I know all this but I can't find her descendants!  Any ideas anyone?
Frances

Thanks for your help.  I have found an obituary in the Calgary Herald for Mary Ellen (Nellie) which told me a lot about her - but not the names of her children.  My uncle told me she had four children.  The first time I found any names was from the 1911 census - which some kind souls had worked on to give it a Index - this has finally allowed me to find them in Carstairs.  Thats where I found Daniel Cummings who I assume was their first (or first surviving) child (born 1910) since they were married in Bolton Lancashire England in 1906.

I have James Cummings Attestation Paper which states he was a printer and had been in the Lancashire Fusiliers (Manchester Regiment) and was in the R.N.W.M.P. Regina Saskatchewan - but his address was 602 - 11th Ave W. Calgary.  He was discharged 16th August 1918 medcial class 1.  He joined May 1st 1918 - so he wasn't in for long.  His wife died in May 23 1918 - so I imagine he wanted out of the army fast - for he had children to care for.

She was buried in Calgary at St. Mary's on Saturday 25th May 1918 (that was fast I thought to ship her back and bury her) but there is no mention of her children's names!!!!

Okay I live in the Yukon and once lived in Calgary long before I knew of Nellie - so I am amazed at how much information I have gathered about her and how much information I can't seem to find.  I would love to find her descendants.  By this method and that I have found a lot of my cousins.

So J.J. thanks - and I am now going fishing again for the elusive Nellie Cummings (nee Rock) using those sites you suggested.

Hi Sarah,
found the reference, seems there were two halls, Bradshaw Hall and Darcy Lever Old Hall, both belonging to the Bradshaw families.  Both were photographed and later demolished during Victorian times.  I was reading Simon Topliss articles in the Bolton Evening News online and he did some nice overviews of Bolton in history.  So I am looking for the Darcy Lever Old Hall.

Also there must be a lot of people related to the Bradshaws out there, wouldn't mind swopping facts and stuff with them.  Also the Norris family who once own Hall'ith Wood.  It's a small world or used to be.

Frances