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Joseph Bottomly

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Kenneth

Kenneth Report 23 Feb 2015 14:02

hi, i am looking for any relative of Joseph Bottomly and Lucy Garforth, who lived in Oldham Lancashire around 1900 to 1950's

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 23 Feb 2015 15:23

Welcome to the boards Kenneth.

If you use the "search" facility (top right of screen) and then click on "search all member trees" and put in either of these two names you will see that there are other members with these names in their trees. You can click on the member names and send them a direct message.

Kath. x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Feb 2015 23:00

Marriage in 1894 Oldham

Joseph BOTTOMLEY married Lucy Garforth

Name: Lucy Garforth
Birth Year: abt 1870
Age: 24
Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1894
Parish: Oldham, St James
Parish as it Appears: Oldham, St James
Father's name: Orlands Garforth
Spouse's Name: Joseph Bottomley
Spouse's Father's Name: John Bottomley
Reference Number: GB127.L255/1/2/6

Joseph is aged 26 and occupation of spinner

Have you traced them through the census ?

Do you think he served in WW1 ?



1911 mistranscribed
Name: Joseph Bollomley
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 19 Wallace St
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coal Hearer
Registration district: Oldham
Registration District Number: 469
Sub-registration district: Oldham South
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Piece: 24515
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Bollomley 42
Lucy Bollomley 40
Herbert Bollomley 16
Amelia Bollomley 14
Elsie Bollomley 8
Edith Bollomley 2
Thomas Scholes 10 - nephew
Orlande Garforth 69 - father in law
George Garforth 29 - brother

Will check image and do a name correction

Researching:
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