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Thomas WALKER
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Thomas WALKER
~1729 - ~1779
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Thomas WALKER
~1729 - ~1779
m.
Betty [WALKER]
(~1729 - ~1779)
Betty WALKER
~1770 - ~1838
of Oldham, Lancashire
m.
James FORREST
(bap.1766 - bur.1813)
William FORREST
1793 - 1844
Brick maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
A Private Individual
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m.
Nancy ELLISON
(1803 - 1838)
Ellen FORREST
1821 - ~1881
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
Ann FORREST
1825 - 1888
Cotton Weaver of Mellor, Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Thomas NIGHTINGALE
(1826 - 1877)
Margaret Alice NIGHTINGALE
1858 - ~1919
Cotton Weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Rachel NIGHTINGALE
1861 - ~1921
Cotton Weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
John Thomas NIGHTINGALE
1869 - ~1925
Cotton Weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1833 - 1889
Cotton spinner of Mellor, Blackburn, 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)
A Private Individual
m.
Arthur HUTCHINSON
(~1909 - ?)
A Private Individual
John FORREST
1907 - ~1973
Paper mill worker of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Doris KNOWLES
(1907 - ~1973)
A Private Individual
Jane FORREST
1908 - 1979
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
William Henry HAWORTH
(1909 - 2004)
Royden HAWORTH
1929 - 1982
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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m.
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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
m.
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Frank NORSE
1933 - 2007
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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m.
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Adam NORSE
1935 - 1976
of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
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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)
A Private Individual
m.
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Josephine BLAKLEY
1915 - 1998
Cotton weaver of Skipton, Yorkshire
m.
James GRIMSHAW
(1912 - 1976)
A Private Individual
m.
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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 - ~2000)
A Private Individual
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 - ?)
A Private Individual
Selina SMITH
1921 - 1997
Cotton winder of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
David LOWE
(1920 - ~1980)
m.
James Hartley BYRNE
(1930 - 1982)
A Private Individual
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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
A Private Individual
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)
A Private Individual
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m.
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m.
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m.
Alfred Brian DUNDERDALE
(1931 - 2014)
A Private Individual
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m.
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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 - ?)
A Private Individual
m.
Linda A NEWSHAM
(1948 - 2005)
A Private Individual
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m.
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m.
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()
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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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m.
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m.
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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)
A Private Individual
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m.
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m.
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m.
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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
m.
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m.
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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
A Private Individual
m.
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()
A Private Individual
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A Private Individual
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
m.
A Private Individual
()
A Private Individual
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 - ?)
A Private Individual
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m.
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()
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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
m.
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m.
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m.
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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)
A Private Individual
m.
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m.
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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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m.
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m.
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m.
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m.
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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)
A Private Individual
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m.
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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)
A Private Individual
m.
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m.
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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)
A Private Individual
m.
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m.
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m.
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Arthur BLACKBURN
1906 - 1987
Painter and decorator of Blackburn, Lancashire
m.
Sarah J LOWE
(1910 - ~1971)
A Private Individual
m.
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m.
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Henry FORREST
bap.1795 - ~1883
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Thomas FORREST
1800 - ~1850
of Blackburn, Lancashire
James FORREST
1805 - ~1883
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ellen FORREST
1808 - ~1858
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary FORREST
bap.1811 - ~1861
of Mellor, Blackburn, Lancashire
Margaret FORREST
bap.1814 - ~1864
of Balderstone, Lancashire
Jinny FORREST
bap.1818 - ~1868
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Date
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Event
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6 Oct 1792
63
Marriage 
of 
daughter 
Betty WALKER
 
and 
James FORREST
 
Blackburn, Lancashire
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