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350	6th May 2008
Name:	Jack
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What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	I needed the info for school work it was very helpful.
Researching:	--

349	4th May 2008
Name:	Diane Fisher/Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
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What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy, Our Family Roots & Our Family Tree
Comments:	Love the site, this is only one of numerous visits I have made to your site and I have found it interesting each time. Still trying to find out about my grandfather Edward Ward who was born in Aston Birmingham, will be back!
Researching:	Ward/Daniels//Vann/Rencher/Fisher.

348	4th May 2008
Name:	Brenda Walsh
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy, New To Genealogy, Our Family Roots, Our Family Tree & Summerseat
Comments:	I stumbled across your site looking for info on cotton crisis in 1860s. My family ancestors have connections with Rowlands, Wood Road and Brooksbottom. I believe they lived, worked, met and married etc in Summerseat, Holcombe, Twine Shuttleworth area. Thank you Excellent.
Researching:	Walsh - Brooksbottom Scholes - Lower Summerseat

347	1st May 2008
Name:	Roger Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy, Our Family Tree and Census Extracts.
Comments:	What a wonderful sight. So interesting. I have just started looking into my family history which includes Wards from Nuneaton/Hinckley area. So will re-visit once I have more information
Researching:	William Ward, Miner Married Clara Beebe Nuneaton 18.05.1891 Arthur Ernest Ward married Ethel Elizabeth Chester (nee Osborn) Nuneaton 22.12.1925

346	28th April 2008
Name:	Glenys Hodgson
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	New To Genealogy, Our Family Roots, 1800's Britain, Then and Now, and History of Diseases.
Comments:	Your web site has been a great help thank you.
Researching:	Bailey, Davenport in Surrey England. Jarvie in Cumbernauld Scotland.

345	23rd April 2008
Name:	Vicki Aitchison
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	Has been really useful for article on Victorian Servants for my essay. Many thanks.
Researching:	Wild(e) -Surrey, London Pharoah - Hampshire Cope - Lincs Aitchison - Lancs

344	18th April 2008
Name:	Peter Marsh
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Roots
Comments:	It was definitely fun to go through and see how far back my family name went.
Researching:	Marsh, England

343	18th April 2008
Name:	Dennis Ross
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
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What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	It was interesting to see the great changes that have taken place since I left Summerseat 40 years ago. I was born and raised there, went to Rowlands school, played cricket for Brox and have nothing but happy memories living in Summerseat as a child. I travelled every day on the train to Peel Brow school in Ramsbottom. We used to live at various areas in the village, Plantation View, Hill St, were just 2 of them.
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342	18th April 2008
Name:	Pharm33
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	Very nice site!
Researching:	--

341	18th April 2008
Name:	Tony Wilson
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	Lived at 15 Holly street during my childhood until 1970 and found the site by chance after idly Googling the address. Brilliant site, extremely interesting and will certainly revisit to go through it in greater detail.
Researching:	--

340	16th April 2008
Name:	Debra Stout Brouillette
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy, Our Family Roots & Summerseat
Comments:	Just came across your site when looking for information about Ann Frank. Was she related to many of the people in this cemetery
Researching:	Stout Stout Brouillette Mayeaux Bielkiecz

339	14th April 2008
Name:	Samantha Swift
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Military Section
Comments:	Have enjoyed reading about the desert rats.
Researching:	Am searching for information on my grandfather Arthur Smith who was in the desert rats and also a radio operative. I have his medals and some paperwork which he left for his grandchildren. Unfortunately he didn't like to talk about the war and so I know very little about what he achieved.

338	7th April 2008
Name:	Patricia Samuels
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	History of Diseases
Comments:	Enjoyed your web site there is plenty of information. Thankyou Pat Samuels
Researching:	Walton, Samuels, Stockdale, Scott, Calder, Nelson, Welch, Bush, Caton, Kenyon, and many more too numerous to mention

337	7th April 2008
Name:	Bonnie
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Tree
Comments:	Sadly, not my Wards but good job.
Researching:	Ward - the grocers, Essex area - from Joseph Ward who married Lydia Moon.

336	6th April 2008
Name:	Brenda Fairclough
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	Ralph Fairclough is in my family tree and Ralph born 1876 was married to a Lucy Houghton, they were married on the 7th of August 1897 at Lowe house. I have a disk of all marriages of the RC and C of E Churches in St. Helens
Researching:	Helsby, Crompton, Pusill, Mercer, Trainor, Winstanley, Durham and lastly Brough.

335	4th April 2008
Name:	Gloria Hart
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Roots
Comments:	OMG.... not sure why I came here...I have forgotten ! Loved your site so much, been here, there and everywhere. Thinking I was looking for info re David Harvey in Bedworth Warwickshire, but I got distracted. BRILLIANT SITE !!!
Researching:	--

334	3rd April 2008
Name:	Paul Shepherd
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	A truly wonderful site! I grew in up Greenmount and even as a small child wondered at the potent industrial archeology of the place. We were always in awe of the back 2 back houses and the derelict mills and the way that the history of the Lancs cotton industry was almost tangible here.
Researching:	--

333	2nd April 2008
Name:	Lynn
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	This site has helped me with my work, and got me a good grade thanx.
Researching:	--

332	1st April 2008
Name:	Elizabeth Freeman
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Listed Buildings
Comments:	I found this website very helpful, having just purchased a listed building myself!!
Researching:	William Bellerby of York

331	31st March 2008
Name:	Mary
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Military Section
Comments:	I enjoyed the site very much. My Grandfather was in the Boer War and I have been trying to find information about him. I have a photograph of him in uniform taken in Standerton Transvaal. His brother was also in SA, he was a drummer with the East Surrey Regt. I am trying to find which regt. my Grandfather was with. It is not proving easy.
Researching:	Hackett Standerton Transvaal Nelsons photographer Standerton

330	31st March 2008
Name:	Christine Greenough
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	I use Parishmouse website for their message board and it was a member of that board that directed me to your site -- absolutely fascinating! --- well done I worked as a health visitor around Summerseat, Ramsbottom and Tottington in the early 1970s so it was wonderful to reflect on those superb places thanks for the experience!!! Christine
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329	26th March 2008
Name:	William James Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	New To Genealogy
Comments:	I'm starting to try to track down some of our family history. Ward's have been here in Henry County, Indiana since the 1820's. Believe they came from VA or NC. Thanks.
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328	25th March 2008
Name:	Kaitlyn Tacy
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	I loved it here it really helped me on a social studies project!

327	24th March 2008
Name:	Sally Stothard
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat, 1800's Britain, Then and Now & Our Geography.
Comments:	I moved to Summerseat from Sale 3 years ago, and find myself on long and intriguing walks which often leave me wondering, what was once here, I explore every weekend and try to go to places that are unknown to me and free from the hoardes, meant in the best possible way. But leaves me with more questions than when I set off.

326	22nd March 2008
Name:	Michelle Webber
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Roots
Comments:	This is fab, uncle Pete, really good to read and learn a bit more about grandma and granddad.
Researching:	--

325	22nd March 2008
Name:	Kathryn Stout
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	I am a researcher in family history who works in the Lancashire area, I was given your web site by a client. I used to live in Summerseat C1970s our home was on Rowlands Road next to the Methodist church/school my younger sisters used to go to the school via the back gate into the school yard. I have enjoyed your site. Kath Stout

324	21st March 2008
Name:	Laura Buffa
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	I found the site quite useful for my lessons as English teacher in a High School in Italy. Thank you!

323	19th March 2008
Name:	Andy Marshall
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Geography Pages.
Comments:	Very Good
Researching:	--

322	18th March 2008
Name:	Judie
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy, New To Genealogy, Our Family Roots & Our Family Tree.
Comments:	Thank you for putting together this site. I will visit again
Researching:	Kemp - Florida (Lake County or Polk County)

321	17th March 2008
Name:	Alexander Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Census Extracts
Comments:	Although I did not find any relatives I thought that you have created an interesting and excellent site. I shall certainly return to it. My interest was in finding a Joseph Ward who was probably born on or before 1796 and married a Janet Easton in Leith Scotland in 1813. Of particular interest was a cryptic comment on the birth lines of one of his daughters, Margaret born 1823, which stated " See Coventry July 1824" I have yet to find out the meaning of the statement. There appears to have been a lot of Wards in Warwickshire so I suppose that there is a possiblility that there were distant relatives living there. Anyway thank you for an interesting couple of hours. Alex Ward
Researching:	Ward Easton, Rankine, Henderson, Fotheringham, Stalker, Richardson, Fisher.

320	17th March 2008
Name:	Jenny Morley
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	I was looking initially for something on the Lancashire cotton mills in the 1800's. My family, surname Brandon, all worked in the cotton mills around that time. The bonus came when I realised I was looking at a Ward family website. My grandmother, Ethel Palmer Ward, married my grandfather and became Ethel P Brandon, so I have a Ward line on my tree too. Great website, thank you
Researching:	Ward (not connected to the cotton industry so far as I know) Brandon (worked in the mills for the best part of the 1800's)

319	17th March 2008
Name:	Albert
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	Excellent site - do keep up the good work.
Researching:	--

318	15th March 2008
Name:	Pauline Burbridge
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Roots
Comments:	Very interesting as my grandmother was a Leyland from St Helens, born 1882.I do have a number of the family on my tree and was most interested to read some of them on your lists. My line were from Parr and Windle.
Researching:	Leyland, Friar, Rathbone, Haselden, Crank, Mawdsley,McDermott, Molyneux.

317	11th March 2008
Name:	Robert John Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Tree
Comments:	Thanks.
Researching:	Michael Joseph Ward from Ireland.

316	4th March 2008
Name:	Mel, Lomax
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	A very nice website, I like it, I do not know if we are related, but we are from Radcliffe and so not far distant from your families. My Paternal Line is Ainsworth however my Grandmas line is Lomax
Researching:	Lomax, Ainsworth, Barnes, Ball, Pilkington, Barlow, Middleton, Hollingsworth, Crook, Southworth - All Lancashire and and joining Shires

315	28th February 2008
Name:	Angela Pearcy
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	Thank you for your help.
Researching:	Hawkins, Hawkhurst, Kent Mc Manus Whitstable, Kent Rutter, Easington, Durham

314	24th February 2008
Name:	April Clark
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	The information given with each entry is excellent. Very easy to understand and well presented.
Researching:	Skinner, Richardson, Morbey, Chapman, Large. Brighton, Susssex.

313	15th February 2008
Name:	Catherine Powell
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy & Our Family Tree
Comments:	Really interesting. Inspired me to research family roots. Now live in Blackpool but born in Bury. I went to St Josephs RC primary school and then to Bury Convent Grammar School. Moved to Blackpool with my parents and brother. Several members of my family still live in Ramsbottom.
Researching:	I haven't yet started to research. However my family surnames include Seymour and French. My maternal grandmothers name was Lomax. We lived in Ramsbottom. Some of my cousins still live in Ramsbottom. Their surnames are French. Other cousins surnames are Brady and Wiggam.

312	14th February 2008
Name:	Anita Healey nee Williams
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	I lived in Summerseat at six Hill Street in the seventies and early eighties, then I moved to the US and my parents moved to Cliff Avenue, the first house on the corner, I don't remember the number.
Researching:	Turner - Rochdale Williams - Rochdale and Leeds

311	4th February 2008
Name:	Charlie Robertson
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	History of Diseases
Comments:	This is a great website but here's a tip, do a page on the man who made history, Robert Owen It would help you understand who made changes.
My Reply	Hello Charlie, many thanks for your entry and so glad that you liked the web site, shame you did not give me your email address, as I would have liked to have thanked you via email. I take it you mean Robert Owen who was born on the 14th May 1771 & died 17th November 1858. Who set up a business as a manufacturer of spinning mules with John Jones, and then bought four textile factories in New Lanark. He stopped employing children under ten and reduced their labour to ten hours a day. The young children went to the nursery and infant schools that Owen had built. Older children worked in the factory but also had to attend his secondary school for part of the day. Robert Owen did so much more, and I do agree with you that he deserves some space on my web site, and when I get some time, I will try to place some details on the site. Webmaster - Peter Ward

310	3rd February 2008
Name:	Manisha
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	Goood Site

309	1st February 2008
Name:	Robert John Ward
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Roots & Our Family Tree
Comments:	My Ward Family Tree is so far based around Harrow Weald, North West Middx area, so far no connection. I'll Be Back to keep an eye open. Kind Regards Bob Ward
Researching:	Ward, Bristow, Owen,

308	21st January 2008
Name:	Emilie Cheshire
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	Hi, I just thought I'd sign your guestbook as your website has been a fantastic help to me. I am researching mid nineteenth century London for a college project and as usual I've left it until last minuit even though I know I probably deserve to fail my assignment, I haven't and its all thanks to your website being so full of useful and relevant easy to find facts figures, and information. Once again thank you

307	21st January 2008
Name:	Gemma
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Possibly
What Page Interested You Most:	1800's Britain
Comments:	I really liked this site as I am researching the Victorians at school. I think you should have a page of easy-to-read facts so people like me would find it easier to understand. I will be looking back to this site quite soon and if there is a fact page I will be simply stunned and I will most definitely tell all my year about this site. Thanks for your cooperation

306	19th January 2008
Name:	Mary Cook
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	This is a very informative site. My ancestry is from the Lancashire area which includes Bury, Tottington, Summerseat, Walmersley, Newchurch in Pendle.
Researching:	The surnames are Cartman, Hopkinson, Smethurst, George Tattersall, Ann Shaw father Abraham Shaw, Smith, Burton,

305	16th January 2008
Name:	Shelagh Dickson
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Military Section
Comments:	A very good interesting site, thank you for the time and effort put into setting it up.
Researching:	--

304	16th January 2008
Name:	Terry Scott
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Our Family Tree
Comments:	I have been searching the Scott Family for some time, I was born in Birmingham in nineteen forty, my family back to my grandparents lived in Aston and I think they originally were from around Stafford, I have lived in Australia since nineteen sixty three.
Researching:	Bernard Scott father Terence George Scott

303	12th January 2008
Name:	Jon Lawrence
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy & Summerseat
Comments:	My gggg grandfather Edward Gosnell was lodging at Summerseat House at the time of the eighteen forty one census. He was the son of John Gosnell who owned the perfume company John Gosnell and co. Edward was born in London and was therefore a long way from home in eighteen forty one. Edward married Eliza Jane Hamer in the second quarter of eighteen forty five. She is therefore my gggg grandmother.
Researching:	Hamer Gosnell Marshall Byron

302	11th January 2008
Name:	Kate Briody
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Genealogy
Comments:	I have been looking for Richards wife Marys maiden name and where they lived in Ireland
Researching:	I am looking for Richard ward family from Douglas, I know they came from Ireland. Their daughter Elizabeth Ward is my great great grandmother.

301	9th January 2008
Name:	Lynn Lockton
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Did you enjoy your visit:	Yes
Would you visit again:	Yes
What Page Interested You Most:	Summerseat
Comments:	This is such an excellent site. Thank you. Five generations of my family, the Windles, worked at Brooksbottom mill from eighteen twenty to nineteen sixty. I regularly read your articles and feel a real bond with the area through your research.
Researching:	Windle - Quarry owner at Scout Windle - Mineral Factory owner at Waterfoot Altham - Brooksbottom Heys - Brooksbottom and Bury Brooks - Ramsbottom and Elton

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