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Manchester-Ardwick, Ancoats-Miles P any interest?

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Catherine from Manchester

Catherine from Manchester Report 31 Jul 2003 19:34

Most of my family come from these areas, worked in the mills etc. Would be great to hear from anyone else who is also researching this area. Maybe we could pool ideas together. My mum went to Holland St school in the 30's so would be great to find out any info on this. Kind regards Catherine

Catherine

Catherine Report 31 Jul 2003 22:01

Hi Catherine My family from Hulme, Chorlton on Medlock, South Manchester areas. So from one Catherine to another any ideas we can share would be great.

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 Jul 2003 22:29

Have you girls tried www(dot)manchester(dot)gov(dot)uk(forward slash)libraries(forward slash)arls(forward slash)index(dot) gives photos of various streets in your area of interest, with comments etc in family history section.

Lynne

Lynne Report 31 Jul 2003 22:52

I'm originally from Higher Blackley, North Manchester and most of my family / ancestors were from Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Salford and Newton (I think that's now known as Newton Heath but not sure). The Manchester Libraries site is great as it has a section with old photos of streets and you can request one (although I did the other week and it hasn't appeared yet). The parish records are held at Central Library. I hope this is of use and would welcome any ideas from others. Lynne Sale Cheshire

Catherine from Manchester

Catherine from Manchester Report 31 Jul 2003 23:06

Thanks for the info to everyone I have been on the Manchester online site and it's excellent ,with some top photo's. Another good site esp if you want to know a bit of history about the many cotton mills is www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html Also if you are looking to see if a street name still exists mapquest.co.uk regards catherine

Brenda

Brenda Report 1 Aug 2003 00:26

Most of my names come from Collyhurst,Newton Heath and Harpurhey.The area called just Newton is actually around the area known as Angel Meadow and Collyhurst . I would like to share knowledge as well. Brenda

Leah

Leah Report 1 Aug 2003 14:12

Hi Catherine I was born in Chorlton on Medlock and lived there for 16 years. I had friends and relations in Ardwick, Gorton and Longsight areas, my mum worked in some of the mills. Sadly C on M and Ardwick was subject to a lot of demolition in the late 60's and those areas lost their characteristics. If I can help with anything I can remember, please let me know. I dont mind sharing the information. I now live in Australia but have a few photos and my old schools which are on Friends Reunited have websites relating to some of the old schools in those areas. Regards Leah