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Lancashire / Re: Whiston Union Workhouse Info
« on: Thursday 08 August 13 17:05 BST (UK)  »
A book that was published ' A History of Prescot Union Workhouse' acknowledges the help of St Helens Library for much of its information, it might be worth emailing them to see if they can help.

Regards
Geoff W

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Cheshire / Re: Widnes cemetery
« on: Monday 10 June 13 09:21 BST (UK)  »
You can get a taxi from the station to the Library, however before you go to the Library if you are wanting to view copies of the Widnes Weekly News enquire first that they have a micro film reader, only the last time I was there, a couple of months ago,the one they had had been sent away for repair and they did not know when it was due back, also if you know when you are going there you are better booking an appointment for the use of a reader.

Regards
GeoffW


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Cheshire / Re: Widnes cemetery
« on: Monday 10 June 13 07:48 BST (UK)  »
Eric Priestly died 11 June 1918 at the No1 War Hospital,Reading and was buried in plot 1977, section 4C at Widnes Cemetery on 15th June, the address he was taken from was 16 Margaret Street, Widnes, at street now long gone.

When or if you visit the Cemetery you are wise to take a map with you as it is not clearly marked, however the plot is on the left of the main drive to the crematorium.

If visiting from Liverpool and the only destination is the Cemetery and not Widnes itself you are better catching a train from Lime Street to Widnes, the cemetery is next door to the station at Widnes.

Hope this helps
GeoffW

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Widnes R.C. Cemetery - ca 1892
« on: Sunday 03 February 13 22:54 GMT (UK)  »
Ties in nicely St Helens was the first to start in the area in chemicals and coalmining Widnes was still a backwater until about 1843 when the chemical industry moved here. The demand for labour brought a great influx of people seeking work, The Irish settled in Moss Bank which is not far from Warrington Road. The Polish,Lithuanians , Russians and Welsh settled in other areas of the town, eventually they all merged and made Widnes.

If I can help any further please let me know.

Geoff W

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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Widnes R.C. Cemetery - ca 1892
« on: Sunday 03 February 13 22:33 GMT (UK)  »
Happy that the information was OK.

I did check the burial records for Widnes Cemetery but there are no burial records showing for your family name, so it is safeto assume that they would have been intered at St Bedes. With what I have learned you might have difficulty getting information from the Church.

Were your relative lived in Warrington Road he would have been living very close to chemical factories.If you want to know more what the working conditions were like there is a book that you can download from the internet archive, The White Slaves of England by Robert H  Sherard,it covers the chemical industries of Widnes and St Helens.

Hope this helps

Geoff W



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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Re: Widnes R.C. Cemetery - ca 1892
« on: Sunday 03 February 13 21:22 GMT (UK)  »
Warrington Road started at the foot of what was Lugsdale Bridge and ran up to Dans Road which was then the outskirts of Widnes.

Number 59 has long since gone a quick look at google maps puts the first house on the uneven side of the road as 183,so I would assume that 59 was between Lugsdale Bridge and the corner of Tan House Lane.The area name at this point on the road was called Lugsdale, as the road progressed it was then called Marrowbone and then finally Halton View.

The RC graveyard would have been St Bedes, St Maries and St Patricks did not have one. St Bedes graveyard is a closed one so any records I should imagine would be held at the presbytery

Hope the information helps
Geoff W

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Technical Help / Re: PDF help please .
« on: Monday 07 January 13 19:56 GMT (UK)  »
Not a techno phobe but I had this problem. I downloaded a freeware version of Nitro PDF reader and it cured my problem of opening files.

GeoffW

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Lancashire / Re: St Thomas, Eccleston, Prescot
« on: Tuesday 18 December 12 13:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hello John,

was the burial ground opposite the church. I have a faint map of St Thomas's Church and on the opposite side of the street there is what looks like a fenced off area, there is no writing to say what it is or was.

Geoff

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Lancashire / Re: St Thomas, Eccleston, Prescot
« on: Sunday 16 December 12 14:19 GMT (UK)  »
The original Church was demolished around the turn of the last century and replaced with a new one.

The most likley place for burials would be St Helens Cemetery, if you go on line they have a searchable data base. which is very good.

If you would like a picture of the old St Thomas send me your email via private message and I will send it to you

GeoffW

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