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From: "David Wilkinson" <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] Dowd/ Martin family
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:39:06 +0100
References: <20020401073228.89239.qmail@web20003.mail.yahoo.com>


Hi Sue

>
> ...... "At the time of the 1881 census, Michael was 29, a coal miner,
living at 65 Viaduct St, Newtown in Makerfield, Lancashire. I don't know if
this is near Earlestown where I thought they were." ......
>
>

Not just "near".

Earlestown was in fact *part of* Newton-in-Makerfield (not Newtown).
Newton-in-Makerfield is nowadays better known as Newton-le-Willows.

Hope that helps

David in Hertford, England

I use old reference books reproduced on CD from
www.archivecdbooks.org
to help with my research

Lancashire interests:

ATHERTON, BOARDMAN, FELL, ISHERWOOD, LYON, RIGBY, WILKINSON
(Leigh / Wigan / Hindley area)
BARNES, DUFFEY / DUFFY
(Ireland to Leigh area via Liverpool)
BAXTER
(Leigh area, also anywhere near the Bridgewater Canal in Lancashire or
Cheshire)
BUCKLEY, CHEETHAM, FARMAN, HEYWOOD, NELSON, REDDIFORD, TAYLOR
(Middleton / Chadderton / Royton / Oldham area)

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