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Can you help solve a mystery...
We've noticed that most of the emails we receive are from
people at the ends of the earth who have left the village, and want to get back in
touch. If you're one of those people, this page is just for you.
Whether you've moved out of the village and want to say hello
to friends, or if you're tracing your family history back to the area and looking
for information, drop us a line and who knows what could come of it.
You can email us on
. Please tell us about yourself and your interest in the
village, with names of anyone you are specifically trying to contact. Also,
don't forget to let us know whether you want us to publish your email address
for people to reply to you.
If you're looking at this and you recognise one of the
following people, or you can answer some of their questions, please get in touch
with us at
. Even if it's just a snippet, please don't be shy -
they'd love to know anything you can tell them.
| Date |
From |
Message |
| 14/01/2007 |
Margaret Kelsall (nee Townson) |
Hello to you all,
My name is
Margaret Kelsall Nee Townson, Yes , I am George's sister, I too went
Oliverson's C of E School.
I was there from
1945 until the opening of Fulwood Secondary School, Blackbull Lane in 1953.
I was there until August 1955. Like George I too took part in the
Whitsuntide festivities. I am enclosing a photo of myself around 1948-9.I
won first prize for my decorated doll pram in the fancy dress section. Next
to me is Mrs Squires and her granddaughter, the young man walking
alongside me is Joe Young Jnr. His mother taught the dances, Morris, Maypole
and the Sailors Hornpipe they lived in the row next to Tess Swarbrick who I
worked with at Whittingham Hospital.
I hope that the
photo will be of use to you in building you're files.
My family and I
now live in Australia, we have been out here for 25 year's.
Please pass on my
best regards to Tess when you see her. Kind regards to you all,
Margaret. |
| 20/06/2006 |
Mandy Fairless
(nee
Hartley) |
I have just been browsing the website and
came across the emails from George Townson.
Many people associated with the village will
know my Grandma, Margaret Hartley, and my late Grandad, Bill Hartley. George
and my Grandad were great friends as children, and indeed my Grandparents
visited George in Canada just a few years ago.
I would love you to pass this email to George
as I have a question for him- George, do you have the steam engine that my
Grandad made, the one that fits in a matchbox? I'd love to know it's in safe
hands!
Love
the website, please keep it up!
Best Regards
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21/03/2006 |
Marianne Anderson |
Hello from the US.
I read the notes about postings and I see that its OK to post items about
researching family history.
I got to your site through a search engine looking for
information on the Landless Family. Apparently one of the festivals
sponsoring families are the Harry Landless's. My great- grandfather was also
a Harry Landless. His grandfather was Henry Landless (1827?-1900) from
Lancashire. My Landless line was involved in weaving probably near Colne and
I think may be related to the William Landless of that town.
I would be very happy (as well as grateful) to hear from
anyone named Landless in The UK.
Thank you; |
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20/12/2005 |
George Townson
(see also below) |
Thought I would make a quick call to my
friends in Goosnargh, to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy,
Healthy New Year. Some of my friends here in Canada have checked out your
website since I told them you had kindly displayed my photo and letter sent
to you some time back.
I still make frequent visits to your web page
and enjoy looking at the Whitsuntide Festival photos, especially having been
a part of it when I was a young lad living on Jubilee Terrace.
Recently, I found another old photograph of
the Morris Dancers; it was taken on the cricket field at Whittingham
Hospital. Once again I am the fourth from the left on the front row. I can
remember all but four of the names in the group. I wonder what they are
doing now? Some of them I do know are unfortunately no longer with us.
I will attach the picture to this letter. If there is still anyone there
that remembers me, I have just reached the ripe old age of 79.
(George's
photographs can be seen on the
History
page. Can you help name any of the Morris Dancers - Please
email us.) |
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9/8/2005 |
Bill & Robert Gornall |
I have just been looking at you
site after my brother passed through your village last week. He noticed that
you have a lot of Gornall`s in your church yard. We are Gornall`s and both
in our sixties so if anybody can give us any details of our Grandfather
Charles Gornall we would be very grateful. He was the Restaurant Manager in
the old Metropol Hotel in Blackpool. We never new him but he must have been
born around 1840 to 50.
I live in Southampton my brother in Birkenhead.
Yours Gratefully |
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11/6/2005 |
Deborah Madigan
(ne Knights) |
My name is Deborah Madigan
(ne Knights) and I lived at Whittingham from 1960 until 1969 - both my
parents worked for the NHS.
I was wondering if anyone
had knowledge of Margaret Kitchen - her Dad ran the bus service - running
us kids back and forth to St. Francis.
Margaret lived in the end
house of Church Street with one brother (I believe).
My
parents were Frank and Dorothy Knights and would be interested in
connecting with anyone who knew my family - especially the last few years
of my Dad working up at the hospital again. He was one of the tutors.
Any
help would be appreciated.
(Follow-up: As it
turns out, Margaret Kitchen, whose correct surname is 'Kitching' is the
niece of our very own Festival Committee member Maisie. We've been
able to get a phone number and address to Deborah and we'd love to know
whether she's been able to get back in touch!)
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10/5/2005 |
Yvonne Keeping |
I don't suppose there are any
Rigbys still living in the Goosnargh/Whittingham area or anyone who is
familiar with the grave yard?? I am trying to find out more about my
family and my great (Richard)b1836, great great (James)b1801? and great
great great grandfathers (possibly Thomas) were born in Whittingham and
Goosnargh. |
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15/4/2005 |
Chris Perry |
Just dropped in on
your site after doing a search of Goosnargh - I had never heard of it before
today. I am tracing my family history and believe my great aunt EDITH
ROUNDS was born here 1894, father Edward Stormont ROUNDS and mother Anne
Mary ROUNDS. I believe she emigrated to Canada but don't know whether
this was as a spinster or a married woman. Her father was a retired
Clergyman and her siblings were Hugh Rigby ROUNDS, Alan ROUNDS, Nora
Kathleen ROUNDS and Dorothy ROUNDS. Dorothy ROUNDS ran a school in
Preston 'Woodlands'.
Any information
from anybody would be much appreciated.
Good luck with the
2005 festival. |
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1/12/2004 |
George Townson |
Would you believe, I am the boy
in the picture with Cissy Procter. (Standing on her left)
She had just been crowned May Queen, I was her crown bearer. The picture you
display is taken on the cricket field of Whittingham Hospital. I would be
about 5yrs old. I would also like to mention, the" Mayor of Goosnargh" was a
gentleman by the name of "Billy Loxham". Tom Bennett was one of the men in
the top hats,driving the horses.
Your website is great and it brought back many happy memories. I have lived
in Canada since 1957,but will always be a Lancashire Lad at heart. Age now
will be 78yrs.
(Follow-up
20/12/04)
Dear friends,
It was a thrill and an honour to read your
response to my recent e-mail re my photograph in your history file.
I have a photograph which you might be
interested in and will attach it to this e-mail. It must have been taken
in the 1936 to 1937 era. Again, it was taken on the Whittingham cricket
field and is a photo of the Morris Dancers. I am also on this picture and
am the fourth lad from the left on the front row.
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