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Offline sjsbc

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Can you read this place ?
« on: Wednesday 05 October 05 19:17 BST (UK) »
 County is Lancashire

I thought it was Ostlethwistle but can't find any place of that name

Can anyone help me ?

Sue

SCOTLAND: Scotland, Morrison, Bonnella, Third,
LINCOLNSHIRE: Bell, King, Emerson, Leesing, Canty, Cutting, Fox,
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,

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Re: Can you read this place ?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 05 October 05 19:21 BST (UK) »
There is an Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, may be a spelling mistake ;D
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Re: Can you read this place ?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 05 October 05 19:27 BST (UK) »
 ;D ;D

Hi sjs

As Nessie says, Oswaldtwistle is in Lancashire (near Accrington) - does that fit with the area on the Census ?

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BUCKLEY, Ches. & Lancs, DUNN, Ireland & Lancs. EDGSON, Rutland, Leics & Lancs. LYON, Lancs. McNULTY, Ireland & Lancs. MORRIS, Beds, Hunts & Lancs. SWARBRICK, Lancs. TURNER, Lancs. WILLIAMSON, Lancs.

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Re: Can you read this place ?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 05 October 05 19:43 BST (UK) »
Family was in Farnworth (just south of Bolton), so roughly the same area.

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SCOTLAND: Scotland, Morrison, Bonnella, Third,
LINCOLNSHIRE: Bell, King, Emerson, Leesing, Canty, Cutting, Fox,
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,

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Re: Can you read this place ?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 05 October 05 20:11 BST (UK) »
According to Genuki, Bolton is 11miles from Oswaldtwistle:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Oswaldtwistle/
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: Can you read this place ?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 05 October 05 22:40 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Thanks for the help, it looks like Oswaldtwistle is indeed the place I am looking for.

Sue
SCOTLAND: Scotland, Morrison, Bonnella, Third,
LINCOLNSHIRE: Bell, King, Emerson, Leesing, Canty, Cutting, Fox,
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,
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