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2nd July 2008

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Lilian Galloway Mrs. /nee Morris

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Was delighted to come across your web site.

Have sent you email about my stay in 1937 in Summerseat house, then a home for sickly children.'

Surnames I am Researching:

Mainly Summerseat.

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29th May 2008

Name:

Ann Catherine Lee (nee Forrest)

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It was great to see all your family photo's, I have many happy memories of my childhood growing up in Summerseat, I used to love going down to my Auntie Nellie's and especially when I was allowed to sleepover because uncle Jack would let us stay up late late and watch horror movies or tell us scary stories, then I would be scared for weeks when I was going to bed!! I can recall so many happy times with you all Christine of which I thank you for, hope you and all the family well Kind regards Ann Lee (nee Forrest)

Surnames I am Researching: Livesey and Mollard both Summerseat families

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23rd May 2008

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Rosalind

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Not only is this an easily accessible and very interesting website, but it is changing and enriched by someone who is obviously very involved with it. You can make a cup of tea and spend a restful hour visiting it in the evening, so much better than sitting in front of the TV - and more stimulating much more friendly!

Surnames I am Researching:

Ainsworth

Hamer

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22nd May 2008

Name:

Paul Holland

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Very good site I used to live in Beech St 1973-1992

My stepfathers surname is Ramsbottom thank you for some happy memories.

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9th May 2008

Name:

Sue Hutt (nee Hamer)

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An excellent website, what a pity there are not equivalent ones for other areas! Many thanks for all your hard work, it is much appreciated. I am currently researching my families, Hamer and Ainsworth, most of whom lived in and around Summerseat and Ramsbottom in the 19th century. My great grandfather Benjamin Ainsworth was a prominent member of the Wesleyan Chapel, so I would be very interested in the grave stones. My paternal great grandfather, Edwin Hamer, was manager at Lock Gate cotton mill. If anyone has any information about either of them, I'd love to hear from you.

Surnames I am Researching:

Hamer

Ainsworth

49

4th May 2008

Name:

Brenda Walsh

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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.

Surnames I am Researching:

Walsh - Brooksbottom

Scholes - Lower Summerseat

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18th April 2008

Name:

Dennis Ross

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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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18th April 2008

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Tony Wilson

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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.

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16th April 2008

Name:

Debra Stout Brouillette

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Comments:

Just came across your site when looking for information about Ann Frank. Was she related to many of the people in this cemetery.

Surnames I am Researching:

Stout

Stout

Brouillette

Mayeaux

Bielkiecz

45

3rd April 2008

Name:

Paul Shepherd

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Comments:

A truly wonderful site!

I grew in up Greenmount and even as a small child wondered at the potent industrial archaeology 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 Lancashire cotton industry was almost tangible here.

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31st March 2008

Name:

Christine Greenough

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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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24th March 2008

Name:

Sally Stothard

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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 hoards, meant in the best possible way. But leaves me with more questions than when I set off.
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22nd March 2008

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Kathryn Stout

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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

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28th February 2008

Name:

Angela Pearcy

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Comments:

Thank you for your help

Surnames I am Researching:

Hawkins, Hawkhurst, Kent

Mc Manus Whitstable, Kent

Rutter, Easington, Durham

40

15th February 2008

Name:

Catherine Powell

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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.

Surnames I am 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.

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14th February 2008

Name:

Anita Healey nee Williams

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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.

Surnames I am Researching:

Turner - Rochdale

Williams - Rochdale and Leeds

 

38

9th January 2008

Name:

Jon Lawrence

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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.

Surnames I am Researching:

Hamer

Gosnell

Marshall

Byron

37

9th January 2008

Name:

Lynn Lockton

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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.

Surnames I am 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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23rd December 2007

Name:

Anna Cartman Cannon

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Comments:

This spectacular site helped me find relatives my family has been searching for for half a century.

Surnames I am Researching:

Cartman, Tattersall, Hopkinson, Shaw, Smethurst - Bury Lancashire England.

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17th December 2007

Name:

Arthur Petch & Lynne Critchley

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Comments:

We are searching Petch family tree, and my Grandparents and fam