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17-04-2004, 00:37
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Clayton history
Can anyone tell me if there is a local history website for clayton.
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17-04-2004, 01:21
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Re: Clayton history
Hi Alan.
I've just done a quick search and unfortunately didn't find anything. If I do in the future I shall post here.. |
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17-04-2004, 10:51
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Re: Clayton history
GENUKI has some local information relating to most places in UK and ireland
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ClaytonleMoors/ Genuki Census reels fo CLM http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN...rs/census.html Another early map of CLM http://www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/Clay1790.htm Clayton Hall and Grimshaw family http://www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/ClayHall.htm Contact the Lancashire Family Histort and Heraldry Society http://www.lancashire-fhhs.org.uk/hyndburn/ A little bit here http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~emgeedee/adling.htm Check out Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk Baptisms and marriages at the New Jerusalem Church, Clayton-Le-Moors 1868-1983 (Indexed extracts from Lancashire church records) John H Sagar Shurmer's street guide of Hyndburn: Including Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle, Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton and Great Harwood Adrian Shurmer Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire: The official Old map of Clayton-le-Moors http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environ...on/clayton.htm Clayton-le-Moors roll of Honour 1914-1919 at Accy Pals site (A.Jackson) http://www.a.jackson.btinternet.co.uk/clayton_iz.htm Lancashire Towns http://www.lancstowns.co.uk/claytonlemoors.htm Accy Observer http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...aytonlemoores/ Don't forget the local library as well. Hope that gets you started..... Did that help ????
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20-04-2004, 23:13
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Re: Clayton history
I never knew there was a New Jerusalem Church in Clayton. Thought it was just ours here in Accrington?
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21-04-2004, 11:24
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Re: Clayton history
There is also a reference here to registers in Manchester Archives
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/librari...rs/prlistg.htm Hope that helps
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21-04-2004, 12:35
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Re: Clayton history
try this one....it mainly covers Rishton, but there's a lot on Clayton, especially very old stuff:
http://rishton.es6.net/web/Leisure |
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21-04-2004, 23:54
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Re: Clayton history
Hi Tealeaf, tried the Rishton site but it wont let me access it. any ideas?
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22-04-2004, 06:11
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22-04-2004, 08:23
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Re: Clayton history
Cheers Cazzer...it's the same site.
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