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36915 PTE. J. COWLEY. L.N.LAN.R.

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John Cowley was born in Wigan in January 1880.  His parents were James Cowley (b. 1853 in Shevinton), a blacksmith by trade, and Mary Brannon (b. 1851 in Wigan).  It seems James died in the later 1880s, probably 1889, and perhaps his mother Mary too, since in 1891 John was living with an uncle and […]

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24648 PTE. J. DOOLAN. L.N.LAN.R.

By On June 23, 2015 · 4 Comments

James Doolan and his large family came from Bamber Bridge. Although James’s father, Michael b. 1857 hailed originally from Preston and his mother Margaret (née Russell) b. 1857 was from Ireland, all 15 of their children were born when the family lived in the School Lane area between Bamber Bridge and Walton-Le-Dale. In 1911 they […]

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21200 PTE. T. A. HILTON. L.N.LAN.R.

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Tom Arnold Hilton was born on 25 April 1894, at Lonsdale Terrace, Farington, and baptised at St Saviour’s in Bamber Bridge on 27 May. His father (John) Thomas b. 1856 in Preston was a railway engine driver; his mother was Elizabeth Sarah Hargreaves b. 1856 also in Preston. Tom and Elizabeth had 7 children, 5 […]

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6185 LCPL. J. BENNETT. L.N.LAN.R

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John Bennett was born in 1882 and before the War he worked as a cotton weaver, probably at Thomas Moss’ Cuerden Green Mill.  He was married to Sarah Slater, and they had two children – Emily Ellen and Annie – and they lived at Moss View, Leyland Road, Farington.  As Bennett was a Lance Corporal, […]

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201181 PTE. E. HOLDEN. L.N.LAN.R

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William Holden married Ellen Turner in St. Peter`s Church in Chorley on the 8 July, 1882. They had five daughters and three sons, Elijah Holden was the youngest of the three boys and was born on the 19th October, 1896.

At some point after they married William and Ellen left Chorley and moved to Fairfield […]

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3438 PTE. W. KELLETT. L.N.LAN.R

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William Kellett was born in Farington near Lostock Hall on the 9th June, 1895 and was the youngest of five children born to Thomas and Martha Elizabeth Kellett (nee Stirzaker).

Thomas and Martha were married in St. Paul`s Church, Farington on Valentine`s Day in 1888. They had three daughters Mary (1888), Alice (1890), Maud (1891) […]

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