Category Archives: Bolton

Ghostly Encounters on Blackburn Road and Churchgate, Bolton

Posted on Oct 31, 2020 by peopledetectiveuk

As Halloween draws near and the veil between the worlds thins here are some spooky but true stories of ghostly encounters in Bolton.  There is an old house on Blackburn Road in Bolton which is a typical large Edwardian house … Continue reading →

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A Curious Indenture of Apprenticeship

Posted on May 1, 2019 by peopledetectiveuk

From Historical Gleanings of Bolton and District: A second batch of odd papers (written and printed) in one form or other identified with the township of Breightmet, which have been loaned to (the) present correspondent by an old Breightmetite, contains … Continue reading →

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Robert Rothwell the Schoolmaster

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 by peopledetectiveuk

Its been quite a while since I have looked at my Rothwell research so I thought it was time to tackle the problem of Robert Rothwell.  I have two major stumbling blocks in this part of my research and they … Continue reading →

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Photos of People from Botlon

Posted on Apr 25, 2019 by peopledetectiveuk

Most of our old family photos were lost.  My mum remembers a large leather bag with loads of photos in, especially the old Victorian card ones, as well as many of her and her sisters when they were young.  The … Continue reading →

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Selim Rothwell, Artist

Posted on Feb 16, 2018 by peopledetectiveuk

I have a print of a painting of Churchgate in Bolton circa 1840.  I love looking at this picture because it looks so different to the Churchgate of today.  It is full of people; some strolling along, others selling from … Continue reading →

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James Dodds

Posted on Feb 10, 2016 by peopledetectiveuk

A while ago I came across this photograph on Ebay.  A fine, handsome chap named James Dodds, with his birthdate conveniently written.  It’s not often you come across photos with names and dates and I felt sorry for him thinking … Continue reading →

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Will the Real Robert Rothwell Please Stand Up!

Posted on Feb 8, 2016 by peopledetectiveuk

Most of us willl come across a brick wall at some point in our family history research.  One of my most frustrating problems was with Robert ROTHWELL – all was going well with the ROTHWELL line until I reached Robert … Continue reading →

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