January 31, 2012
Our first update of the year adds 51 more Ashcrofts, 23 more Deakins (including Dakin and Deacon), 22 more Ollertons and double-figure increases in the Gregson, Marsden, Mawdsley, Seddon, Spencer, Taylor and Thompson families.
Thanks go to Madeline Escalante for introducing the Chadwick family of Liverpool boatmen, connected to our Rigbys. She stumbled across our site and said it was "the best mistake I ever made".
Other new names - Hamer, Jolly, and Stringman - bring our total to 10,139 individuals.
December 19, 2011
Following the addition of the Cartmel family in our last update, we have been able to connect to our tree all the other boatbuilders mentioned in the Communications chapter of Ernest Rosbottom's book "Burscough, the Story of an Agricultural Village".
Several branches of the Hunter family have been brought together and expanded - the descendants of Thomas and James Hunter of Top Locks, Lathom, originally from Freckleton. We have added the Fletcher, Tyrer and Sheldon boatbuilders, also canal inspectors William Moss and sons of Pemberton and Lathom.
Other new families are Bolton, Nelson, Parkinson and Rotheram. The total number of individuals is now 9,683.
December 3, 2011
New names added are Adams (Blackburn/Liverpool), Harrocks and Hooper (both Lydiate), and thanks go to Jessie Whittle for details of the Cartmel boatbuilding family of Parbold who connect to our tree through Elizabeth Ann Baybutt, descended from our main Baybutt line. (Total 9,438.)
November 2011
New families Firbank and Varley of Yorkshire, connected to Lancashire boatmen by marriage, Williamson (Burnley and Burscough), and Pickup (Blackburn/Chorley). There are 28 more Robinsons, 27 more Langtons and double-figure increases in the Barrow, Blundell, Bridge, Davies, Gore, Moss and Wareing families.
Thanks go to Margaret Walton (Blundells), Robin Salmon (Wareings), David Ollerton (Langtons), Tom Davies (Davies family of Adlington) and Paul Cesnavicius (Martin family of Barton upon Irwell). Total now 9,131.
October 2011
Several visitors to Ormskirk Family History Day on Sept 17 provided additions. Total 8,670.
September 2011
Many more Burscough baptism and marriage records added. Total 8,500.
July 2011
New families Irlam, Kendall (Shipley area) and Reynolds. Total now 7,965 individuals.
June 2011
Scores of marriage records for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge, added. Total 7,375.
May 2011
Additional Vickers branches make them third in frequency behind Forshaw and Lamb, ahead of Carrington and Baldwin. Total now 7,375.
March 2011
Site redesigned with new software. New names Blinkhorn, Davies, Holcroft, Hopley, Lund and Youds. 62 more Iddons, Lamb now second most frequent. Total 6,951.
December 2010
New name Sharrock, 54 more Robinsons, Lamb now second most frequent, Baldwin fourth, total 5,899.
October 2010
New families Rainford, Roughley and Walmsley, total now 4,829.
August 2010
New name Bamber, 50 more Hunters, total now 4,258.
June 2010
New name Disley added, total now 3,721 with Lamb and Gibbons becoming third and fourth most frequent. Big increase (58) in Prescotts.
March 2010
Site launched with one tree of 3,053 boatmen and immediate family members, the most frequently occurring surnames being Forshaw, Carrington, Gregson, Lamb, Alty and Cheetham.
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