cockburns holker farm 1880s

cmonstanley · 14-01-2008, 18:21

just doing a favour for mother in law has anybody got any information about the cockburn family who lived in holker farm huncoat[where the rspca is now]they lived there in 1880 till 1910 she's doing her family tree any info would be brill ................cheers james

ossy kid · 16-01-2008, 20:46

Got your e-mail message, will send some more info there. Bryan.

Retlaw · 16-01-2008, 22:10

Hi James
Go to Accrington Library
you can log on to Ancestry and download the pages from the 1881 - 1891 and 1901 census returns and get then printed out for 10p per page.
If you do it from home it will cost you a fiver

Walter

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

just doing a favour for mother in law has anybody got any information about the cockburn family who lived in holker farm huncoat[where the rspca is now]they lived there in 1880 till 1910 she's doing her family tree any info would be brill ................cheers james

cmonstanley · 19-01-2008, 20:57

cheers for that walter

lancsdave · 19-01-2008, 21:13

Was it called holker farm then or Holke House Farm ?

trayjo · 28-02-2008, 19:03

A branch of my family tree are the cockburns of Holker Farm. We still have very regular contact with one of their direct descendents. I can send you details in a pm if you want.

Avis Carter · 04-03-2008, 17:54

Hello there, my father was Jack Cockburn and lived at Holker Farm until 1942, my father died many years ago but his sister Grace still lives in Accrington and also lived at Holker Farm until her marriage. I see my aunt every week and will mention your enquiry to her.

could you please let me know of your connection to my family.

regards
Avis Carter

cmonstanley · 20-03-2008, 23:10

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Originally Posted by Avis Carter

Hello there, my father was Jack Cockburn and lived at Holker Farm until 1942, my father died many years ago but his sister Grace still lives in Accrington and also lived at Holker Farm until her marriage. I see my aunt every week and will mention your enquiry to her.

could you please let me know of your connection to my family.

regards
Avis Carter

ive sent you a pm avis......cheers james

taddy · 05-04-2014, 19:25

Nearer Holker House was farmed by the Cockburn family until probably the late 1960s early 1970s when it was bought by the R.S.P.C.A It is still the R.S.P.C.A. animal shelter today.

Further Holker House was farmed by an eccentric old chap known locally as "Tommy Two Gun", he acquired the name from the tale he used to tell of when he was in the U.S.A. in the days of prohibition, when he was a member of one of the illicit beer supplying mobs.

He used to regale us youngsters with many a tale of life in the U.S.Yours Taddy.

sandrawiggins · 23-04-2014, 08:16

just doing a favour for mother in law has anybody got any information about the cockburn family

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steve2qec · 23-04-2014, 09:27

Hi Sandra,
I have some info on the Cockburn family. If you PM me your email address I'll send you the photo's and family tree that I have. (I'm not related to the Cockburns - researched the family as a favour for someone!!)
Steve