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- The Execution of the Earl of Derby Nov 23, 2020
- Ghostly Encounters on Blackburn Road and Churchgate, Bolton Oct 31, 2020
- A Curious Headstone May 2, 2020
- A Curious Indenture of Apprenticeship May 1, 2019
- Robert Rothwell the Schoolmaster Apr 30, 2019
Category Archives: Bolton
Ghostly Encounters on Blackburn Road and Churchgate, Bolton
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
A Curious Indenture of Apprenticeship
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
Robert Rothwell the Schoolmaster
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
Photos of People from Botlon
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
Selim Rothwell, Artist
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
James Dodds
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
Will the Real Robert Rothwell Please Stand Up!
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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