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Written by Steven Dowd
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Around a year ago, I compiled from different sources a history on one of Earlestowns oldest firms, T & T Vicars, somehow, the article has been lost from the database, probably when the website changed Servers some months ago, for those interested, here again is the missing history article |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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For anyone interested in Census data for the local area I have a test website online, The website is for my genealogy databases, It also has St Michaels Church records from burtonwood, searchable for Births from 1Nov 1668 and Deaths from 29 Oct 1783.
Click this link for the census data
This test website has most of the available 2% 1851 census data for the UK, and also the 1891 Census Data for the Newton le willows local area, its a fully searchable database, which I formatted from transcripts whilst on a recent 5 week hospital stay, if you have anything to add to this database, or if you find information thats transcribed wrongly , please email me and i will try to get it changed asap thanks - Steven Dowd |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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And now let us take a walk round Earlestown and Newton and see what it was like about 1890.
Immediately to the left of Earlestown Station was a large open space where the shops now stand and which was a common playground for the youth of the neighbourhood. That side of the street has changed very little, except that the shops at the top have all been altered and had new fronts put in to meet changed conditions.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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This is an instalment from the diary of Earlestowns Mr Harold Thorn, recalling sporting highlights of the past.
EARLESTOWN ASSOCIATION Football Club. Like the Viaduct Cricket Club, the famous Earlestown AFC must have been formed nearly a century ago.
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| The idea of a Cottage Hospital for this district took shape almost immediately the South African War was over. Although some efforts had previously been made the idea did not appeal to the public until the end of the war, when they entered into the scheme with increased interest. |  |
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Written by Steven Dowd
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| Canon Whitley, Rector of Newton-in-Makerfield, recognised that the population of Earlestown was growing and there was a need for their own Parish Church. On May 27,1874, Canon Whitley, called a meeting at which it was decided to build a new church in the Earlestown area. |  |
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