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I always associated the term college servant with the "scout" that is a servant allocated to look after a number of individual students or members of the college. Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley.
If you mum was born at 50 Preston Road,Tynemouth Workhouse ,you may be lucky and find the maternity admission records for her mother ,at Newcastle archives, Blandford Square,this is where they are kept,they I think go up into the 1950s,I have read them and our very detailed, they will do research on your behalf,but it does cost, Amended post , I will go myself as I will be in the North East today,
THE SWARBRICK'S OF RIBCHESTER, LANCS. « on: Thursday 28 October 04 21:28 BST (UK) ». At one time, SWARBRICK was a tiny place between KIRKHAM and WEETON in the county of LANCASHIRE, but all that remains today is Swarbrick Hall, a Georgian farmhouse. This stands near the site of the original hall, which burned down after the Swarbrick family ...
Mary Farquhar 9 Aug 1833 (b 1798) Anne Jenkins Farquhar 11 Aug 1836 (b 1830) Margaret Preston 21 Nov 1842. Grant Preston 6 Jan 1848 . Interesting that the Prestons were clearly non conformists but Grant Preston Farquhar and Anne Preston Farquhar were baptised in the Parish Church. Re Scottish Records it is worth noting that the Old Parish ...
Re: Preston Guardian « Reply #3 on: Monday 07 April 08 13:07 BST (UK) » Hi rosie I had a quick look but could not see it on rootschat, Ithought I'd post it on Lancashire because of the Preston Guardian archives I had a look through and I was amazed at the coverage in the Preston Paper and I found references to Mill Hill (blackburn) Lower Darwen, Oswaldtwistle, Lancaster.
Apr 4, 2015 · Hello Victoria. I used to work at Preston Hospital for several years in the 1980's. It was an old workhouse initially - if I remember correctly. On the few occasions that I drive past now I do not even recognise where it had once been. I'm trying to rack my brains to remember the whereabouts (and if) the maternity wards lay.
I am new to this forum. I've been looking for John Jilson Preston forever, it seems like. He is very hard to track. Supposed to have come from County Meath.Don't know what town. Was born about 1743-45. Landed in Virginia with about 5 brothers before 1760. He was married to , we think, an Elizabeth Harkness. His son Gilson or Jilson was born in ...
Re: Great Preston. Hi Kevarms. Yes, Bowers Row does still exist. It's on the Allerton-Bywater to Swillington road just before the flooded St.Aiden's opencast mine site. The Bowers Row chapel has been converted to a private residence and some of the housing has gone.
Would love to find the Cottam (Cottom) family on the 1841 census. They had twins baptised in Feb 1841 and were living at Sleddon Street in Preston so hoping they could still be there. John b 1811c Preston. Wife Ann b 1805 Gleaston. William b 1831 Preston. Mary Alice b 1832 Preston. John b 1836 Preston. Ann Jane b 1841 Preston.
Re: North Shields - Queen Alexandra Road West bomb 1943. According to "North East Diary 1939-1945 by Roy Ripley and Brian Pears which is on the internet. Alexandra Road North Shields had two HE (high explosive) bombs fall on it at 1am on the 25March 1943 just west of the junction with Hawkley Lane. The article makes no mention of casualties.
