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~1658 - ~1708
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Unknown [SHARPLES]
~1658 - ~1708
  m. Thomas SHARPLES (~1658 - ~1749)
 
Edmund SHARPLES
bap.1691 - ~1741
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Janne SHARPLES
bap.1691 - ~1741
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry SHARPLES
bap.1694 - ~1744
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas SHARPLES
bap.1695 - ~1745
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Unknown SHARPLES
bap.1698 - ~1748
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry SHARPLES
bap.1701 - ~1751
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Jennett SHARPLES
bap.1703 - ~1753
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary SHARPLES
bap.1704 - ~1764
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
  m. John HINDLE (~1690 - ~1765)
 
Ann HINDLE
bap.1724 - ~1785
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
  m. Richard COUNSELL (~1723 - 1797)
 
John COUNSELL
~1764 - ~1814
Margaret 'Peggy' COUNSELL
1749 - ~1810
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
  m. George BARNES (~1738 - ~1815)
 
Richard BARNES
bap.1773 - ~1823
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry BARNES
bap.1774 - ~1824
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert BARNES
1775 - ~1825
of Mellor, Lancashire
Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES
1778 - 1823
of Mellor, Lancashire
  m. John ELLISON (1771 - 1847)
 
John ELLISON
1798 - ~1848
of Balderstone, Lancashire
Peggy ELLISON
bap.1801 - ~1851
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy ELLISON
1803 - 1838
of Mellor, Lancashire
  m. William FORREST (1795 - 1844)
 
James FORREST
1833 - 1889
Cotton spinner of Mellor, Lancashire
  m. Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD (bap.1834 - 1903)
 
Firth FORREST
1854 - 1931
Private - 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Letitia 'Lettice' WILKINSON (1853 - 1928)
 
John FORREST
1875 - ~1915
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Esther RAWLINSON (~1871 - ~1941)
 
Firth FORREST
1897 - 1968
Storekeeper (Assembly Room Store - Royal Ordnance Factory) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary Ann YATES (1899 - 1962)
 
John FORREST
1920 - ~1980
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert FORREST
1922 - ~1981
Bakery assistant of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elsie FORREST
1925 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Clifford FORREST
1929 - 1929
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Esther FORREST
1900 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward DAVIES (1896 - ~1967)
 
Maggie DAVIES
1919 - ~1979
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Fred SMITH (~1905 - ~1980)
 
Arthur DAVIES
1921 - ~1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Edward FORREST
1904 - 1968
Engineer and stoker at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ethel E BLACKBURN (1905 - ~1972)
 
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  m. Arthur HUTCHINSON (~1909 - ?)
 
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John FORREST
1907 - ~1973
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Doris KNOWLES (1907 - ~1973)
 
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Jane FORREST
1908 - 1979
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry HAWORTH (1909 - 2004)
 
Royden HAWORTH
1929 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Arthur FORREST
1911 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis M MCGOWAN (1909 - 1967)
 
Harriet FORREST
1884 - 1951
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Thomas PARK (~1869 - 1903)
  m. Adam GREENWOOD (1880 - 1959)
 
Nancy FORREST
1885 - 1973
Cardroom hand at cotton mill of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Henry BLAKLEY (1878 - ~1942)
  m. Joseph HARTLEY (1878 - ~1959)
 
Harriet BLAKLEY
1906 - 1988
of Earby, Yorkshire
  m. Thomas NORSE (1906 - 1995)
 
William Henry NORSE
1928 - 1991
of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
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Frank NORSE
1933 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Adam NORSE
1935 - 1976
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Albert BLAKLEY
1907 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Alice Elizabeth HOGG (1907 - ~1973)
 
Rose BLAKLEY
1908 - 1972
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. Robert W CLAYTON (1907 - ~1973)
 
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Josephine BLAKLEY
1915 - 1998
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
  m. James GRIMSHAW (1912 - 1976)
 
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Margaret Archibald FORREST
1857 - 1857
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1858 - ~1860
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert Archibald FORREST
1860 - 1922
Cotton creeler of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ellen RILEY (1862 - 1883)
  m. Catherine Ann 'Kate' PICKUP (1866 - 1922)
 
John FORREST
1863 - ~1939
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Selina HIGGINSON (~1863 - 1933)
 
Elizabeth FORREST
1891 - ~1983
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James MCVAN (1890 - 1971)
  m. Joseph CLIFFE (~1925 - ?)
 
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  m. WHITE (~1917 - ?)
 
Selina FORREST
1893 - 1977
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edward WILSON (1894 - ~1967)
 
Irene WILSON
1924 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1898 - 1960
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ernest SMITH (1894 - 1969)
 
Florence 'Florrie' SMITH
1920 - 2007
Capstan lathe hand of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Harry SUTTON (~1909 - ?)
 
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Selina SMITH
1921 - 1997
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. David LOWE (1920 - ~1980)
  m. James Hartley BYRNE (1930 - 1982)
 
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Jessie Hannah SMITH
1922 - 1948
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert DOUGLAS (1921 - 1956)
 
Margaret SMITH
1925 - ~1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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John FORREST
1901 - ~1970
Woodyard labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1904 - ~1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Nancy FORREST
1865 - 1944
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James BLACKBURN (1862 - 1901)
 
Jane BLACKBURN
1888 - 1971
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Herbet BARNETT (1853 - 1943)
 
Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet Firth BLACKBURN
1892 - 1984
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Robert BLACKBURN
1893 - 1972
Family grocer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Lucy A DUNN (1899 - 1959)
 
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  m. Alfred Brian DUNDERDALE (1931 - 2014)
 
A Private Individual
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Charlotte Lucy ROYLE
1987 - 1987
of Manchester, Lancashire
A Private Individual
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James BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard BLACKBURN
1896 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
John BLACKBURN
1898 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Fred BLACKBURN
1899 - 1991
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Amy SHORROCK (1903 - 1975)
 
Emily BLACKBURN
1901 - 1901
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1867 - 1868
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1869 - 1946
Labourer (retired) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Barbara HAWORTH (1869 - 1948)
 
James FORREST
1890 - 1891
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Isabella FORREST
1892 - 1976
Cotton winder (unemployed, seeking work) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William Arthur FERGUSON (1898 - 1965)
 
Lilian 'Lily' FERGUSON
1921 - 1975
Cotton doffer in ring room of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Jack SUNTER (~1912 - ?)
 
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  m. Linda A NEWSHAM (1948 - 2005)
 
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Margaret FERGUSON
1924 - 2010
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Bartholomew BACIGALUPO (~1913 - ?)
 
Thomas FERGUSON
1927 - 1935
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FERGUSON
1928 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth FORREST
1895 - 1895
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1896 - 1897
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Barbara FORREST
1899 - 1965
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William JOHNSON (~1888 - ~1963)
 
Betty JOHNSON
1921 - 2000
Slipper worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James THORNLEY (1921 - 1988)
 
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William FORREST
1903 - 1904
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1906 - 1934
Schoolboy (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nora YATES (1902 - ~1971)
 
William Gordon FORREST
1931 - 1980
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Lily FORREST
1909 - 1928
Schoolgirl (infant) of Blackburn, Lancashire
William FORREST
1871 - 1930
Cotton spinner of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Rose Ann PARKES (1871 - 1948)
 
Harriet FORREST
1890 - 1973
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Frederick BAMFORD (1890 - 1943)
 
James BAMFORD
1919 - 1924
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Firth BAMFORD
1919 - 1986
Joiner (apprentice, bench hand) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna COCKSHUTT (1921 - 2011)
 
Firth BAMFORD
1948 - 2022
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' FORREST
1892 - 1978
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. William 'Billy' STANHOPE (1894 - 1929)
 
Dorothy Rose STANHOPE
1923 - 2009
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
  m. Arthur W MORGAN (~1922 - ?)
 
Margaret STANHOPE
1927 - 1973
of Fylde R.D., Lancashire
 
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Mary 'Poll' FORREST
1895 - 1981
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Luke WILSON (~1887 - ~1962)
 
Fred WILSON
1920 - 2003
Motor electrician of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Phyllis D PAGE (~1911 - ?)
 
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Firth FORREST
1898 - 1918
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice FORREST
1901 - 1902
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rose 'Rosie' FORREST
1903 - 1979
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Arthur MORRIS (1902 - 1936)
  m. George TOWLER (~1915 - ?)
 
Brian MORRIS
1930 - 1957
of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
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Olive FORREST
1904 - 1967
Cotton warper of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. James 'Jim' WALMSLEY (1905 - ~1953)
 
William 'Bill' FORREST
1906 - 1969
Textile fitter's labourer of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Nancy DUCKWORTH (1908 - ~1974)
 
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John 'Jack' FORREST
1907 - 1972
Clerk of Works (Blackburn Corporation) of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Edna May SCOTT (1908 - 1994)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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James FORREST
1914 - 1930
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Harriet FORREST
1873 - 1956
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Richard BLACKBURN (1864 - 1952)
 
May BLACKBURN
1898 - 1964
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Albert BICKERSTAFF (1896 - 1963)
 
Olive BICKERSTAFF
1930 - 2000
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Leslie BARRACLOUGH (1928 - 1999)
 
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William BLACKBURN
1900 - 1968
Woollen & trimming merchant sales and maker of army clothing etc of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie FIELDING (1905 - 1980)
 
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Olive BLACKBURN
1901 - 1981
Assistant cook of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Robert DAWES (1902 - ~1967)
 
Richard BLACKBURN
1904 - 1964
Wholesale woollen warehouse salesman of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Elsie TATE (1907 - 1984)
 
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Arthur BLACKBURN
1906 - 1987
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Sarah J LOWE (1910 - ~1971)
 
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Robert ELLISON
1804 - ~1854
of Mellor, Lancashire
Ellen ELLISON
bap.1806 - ~1856
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary ELLISON
bap.1808 - ~1858
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ann 'Nanny' BARNES
bap.1780 - ~1841
of Ribchester, Lancashire
  m. Henry FORREST (bap.1765 - 1823)
 
Ellen FORREST
1803 - ~1853
of Mellor, Lancashire
Henry FORREST
bap.1804 - ~1854
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Jinny FORREST
bap.1805 - ~1855
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Moulding FORREST
bap.1806 - bur.1811
of Blackburn, Lancashire
George FORREST
bap.1808 - ~1858
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Henry FORREST
bap.1809 - ~1859
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1810 - ~1860
Moulding FORREST
bap.1811 - 1898
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Mary SHARPLES (~1819 - ~1894)
 
Thomas FORREST
bap.1812 - ~1862
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard FORREST
bap.1814 - ~1887
of Blackburn, Lancashire
  m. Ellen WHITAKER (~1801 - ~1876)
  m. Ellen BEVERLEY (~1827 - ~1902)
 
Henry FORREST
~1834 - ~1884
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Elizabeth J FORREST
~1836 - ~1886
of Mellor, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
~1838 - ~1888
of Mellor, Lancashire
Moulding FORREST
~1841 - ~1891
of Mellor, Lancashire
Ann 'Nanny' FORREST
~1843 - ~1893
of Mellor, Lancashire
James FORREST
~1846 - ~1896
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
Margaret FORREST
~1849 - ~1899
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
Betty FORREST
bap.1816 - ~1866
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary BARNES
bap.1782 - ~1832
of Ribchester, Lancashire
George BARNES
1784 - ~1834
of Mellor, Lancashire
James BARNES
1786 - ~1836
of Mellor, Lancashire
William BARNES
1788 - ~1838
of Mellor, Lancashire
Jenney BARNES
1789 - ~1839
of Mellor, Lancashire
William COUNSELL
bap.1751 - bur.1762
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Richard COUNSELL
~1764 - ~1814
Ralph COUNSELL
~1749 - ~1822
  m. Sarah FORREST (~1747 - ~1822)
 
James COUNSELL
1756 - bur.1793
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
Mary COUNSELL
~1764 - ~1814
Anne 'Nanny' COUNSELL
bap.1766 - ~1793
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
  m. Henry FORREST (bap.1765 - 1823)
 
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George ASPDEN
~1832 - ~1882
Henry ASPDEN
~1832 - ~1882
Josiah ASPDEN
~1832 - ~1882
Betty ASPDEN
~1832 - ~1882
Ellen ASPDEN
~1832 - ~1882
William FORREST
bap.1792 - ~1842
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ann FORREST
1793 - ~1843
of Mellor, Lancashire
Ellen FORREST
1795 - ~1845
of Mellor, Lancashire
Thomas COUNSELL
~1764 - ~1814
George COUNSELL
~1764 - ~1814
Isabel HINDLE
bap.1726 - ~1776
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Jennett HINDLE
bap.1733 - ~1783
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas HINDLE
bap.1740 - ~1790
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas SHARPLES
bap.1705 - ~1755
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Alice SHARPLES
bap.1707 - ~1757
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Narrative and Notes
Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
14 Jun 1691
32
Baptism of son Edmund SHARPLES 
1
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
8 Nov 1691
33
Baptism of son Janne SHARPLES 
2
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
4 Feb 1693/94
35
Baptism of son Henry SHARPLES 
3
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
13 Oct 1695
37
Baptism of son Thomas SHARPLES 
4
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
9 Oct 1698
40
Baptism of daughter Unknown SHARPLES 
5
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
18 May 1701
42
Baptism of son Henry SHARPLES 
6
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
23 May 1703
44
Baptism of daughter Jennett SHARPLES 
7
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
btw 13 Feb 1703/04 and 17 Feb 1703/04
45
Baptism of daughter Mary SHARPLES 
8
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
May 1705
46
Baptism of son Thomas SHARPLES 
9
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
29 Jun 1707
49
Baptism of daughter Alice SHARPLES 
10
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
25 Nov 1723
65
Marriage of daughter Mary SHARPLES and John HINDLE 
11
St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

June 1691

Edmund son of Thomas Sharples of Mellor....14

2 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Janne Daughter of Thomas Sharples of Mellor....8

3 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Christenings February 1693/4

Henry son of Thomas Sharples of Mellor....4

4 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

October 1695

Thomas the son of Thomas Sharples of Osbaldeston....13

5 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

[illegible] [da]ughter of Thomas Sharples of Mellor...9

6 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Christenings May 1701

Henry the son of Tho. Sharples of Osbaldeston husbandman

7 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

May 1703

Jennet Daughter of Thomas Sharples Mellor husbandman

8 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Christenings February 1703

Mary Daur of Thomas Sharplesof Osbaldes Husbandman [date obscured by binding]

9 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

May 1705

Thomas the son of Thomas Sharples of Mellor webster

10 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

June 1707

Alice daur of Thomas Sharples of Mellor Webster...29

11 - St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn Parish Records

Marriages

Novr

25 John Hindle of Mellor and Mary Sharples of Osbaldeston being 3 times published