a few 1911 census entries (as found transcribed)

38 Lawrence Street, Earlestown, Newton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire

John LANE head marr 36 blacksmith striker b. Mount Pesent, Yorkshire

Ethel Annie LANE wife marr 35 - b. Lymm, Cheshire

Nelly LANE daughter single 13 - b. Earlestown

Harry LANE son - 9 school b. Earlestown

Vera LANE daughter - 7 school b. Earlestown

William LANE son - 5 school b. Earlestown 

Minni LANE daughter - 2 school b. Earlestown

Richard HOLT boarder single 29 labourer general b. Lymm, Cheshire

Lenord SIMM nephew - 12 school b. Earlestow

// 

25 Fairclough Street, Newton In Makerfield

Joshua EARLAM head marr 73 boiler maker riveter b. Northwick, Cheshire

Hannah EARLAM wife marr 75 - b. York, Yorkshire

Thomas TIMMS visitor - 7 - -

Sidney TIMMS visitor - 10 - - 

// 

(Pesent maybe Pleasant)

(Minni maybe Minnie)

(Lenord maybe Leonard)

(Northwick maybe Northwich)

(TIMMS maybe SIMM)

With Fond Memories

Robert LANE (1974-2004)

It was a tragic accident,
He did not mean it to happen
But something stronger caused him
To slip through our fingers;
He has taken leave and
Has begun a new journey,
Held in the arms of ancestors
Where his pain no longer lingers.

There he has found comfort and peace
And he wants us to know
So of our deep sorrow and grief,
We can safely let go:
Celebrate his spirit as he moves on
To a better and brighter thing
And as treasured, fond memories of him,
In our hearts, softly sing.

x

My LANE research so far (post 1901)

The events of the living have been edited from this list.
Further research needed.

d. 2004, Robert LANE (cousin to Ian PLIMMER) Earlestown, Newton-Le-Willows

d. 1996, Kenneth LANE (Harry + Florrie) Newton-Le-Willows

d. 1990, Annie LANE (nee JOWETT) Rotherham

d. 1988, Frederick J. F. LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Maltby

d. 1986, Rose LANE (prev HEFFERNAN) St Helens

d. 1982, Florrie LANE (nee OGDEN) Warrington

d. 1979, Arthur LANE (William + Mary) St Helens

d? 1979, Ellen LANE (nee CLUBB)

d. 1979, Harry LANE (John + Ethel) Warrington

d. 1975, William LANE (John + Ethel) St Helens

b. 1974, Robert LANE, Whiston

b. 1973, Ian PLIMMER, Whiston (mother: LANE)

d. 1973, Harry LANE (Harry + Florrie) Newton-Le-Willows

m. 1971, William LANE (John + Ethel) to Rose HEFFERNAN

(St Patrick's Catholic Church, Newton-In-Makerfield)

d. 1967, Harry LANE (Arthur + Ellen)

d? 1965, Margaret LANE (nee BLINSTON) Newton-In-Makerfield

m. 1947, Harry LANE (Harry + Florrie) Newton-In-Makerfield
to JONES

d.1947, Ethel Annie LANE (nee HOLT) Newton-In-Makerfield

d. 1946, Matthew LANE (Richard + Hannah)

d. 1942, John LANE (Richard + Hannah) Newton-In-Makerfield

d. 1938, James William (aka William) LANE (Richard + Hannah)

d. 1933, Mary Ellen LANE (nee SIMM)

m. 1933, Minnie LANE (John + Ethel) Warrington
to Harry WINTER

b. 1933, Kenneth LANE (Harry + Florrie) Newton-In-Makerfield

m? 1930, William LANE (John + Ethel) Ashton-In-Makerfield
to Margaret BLINSTON

b. 1928, Harry LANE (Harry + Florrie) Newton-In-Makerfield

d. 1927 Sarah LANE (2nd wife of Matthew LANE?)

m. 1925, Vera LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield
to Harold SELLARS

m. 1922, Frederick J. F. LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Rotherham
to Annie JOWETT

m. 1922, Arthur LANE (William + Mary) Warrington
to Ellen CLUBB

m. 1922, Harry LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield
to Florrie OGDEN

m. 1921, Catherine LANE (nee ASHTON) Doncaster
to Frederick John FOULKS

m. 1916, Nellie LANE (John + Ethel) Warrington
to Arthur L. HARRISON

d. 1911, Hannah EARLAM (prev LANE, nee GAINES)

m? Sept 1909, Richard Harold LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Mansfield
to unknown

b. 1909, Minnie LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield

b. 1906, William LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield

m. 1904, Hannah LANE (nee GAINES) Chorlton
to Joshua EARLAM

b. 1903, Vera LANE (John + Ethel Newton-In-Makerfield

b. 1902, Joseph Edward LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Newton-In-Makerfield
(later FOULK then FOULKES)

b. 1901, Harry LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield

d. after 1901 to research:
Richard Harold LANE (Matthew + Catherine) before 1918

My LANE research so far (1881 - 1901)

1901, Lawrence St, Newton-In-Makerfield
Hannah LANE hd wid 66 b. York, Yks
With SIMMS relations
Lizzie JONES serv 16 b. Earlestown (her grand-daughter?)
William CLIFFE boarder single 30 b. Latchford
George JACKSON boarder wid 65 b. Parr
Henry LYNEL? Boarder wid 57 b. Liverpool

1901, Crow Lane, Newton-In-Makerfield
William LANE, hd 39 blacksmith striker b. Raskell, Yks
Mary E. LANE wf 32 b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs
Jessie LANE dau 11 b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs
Minnie LANE dau 9 b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs
Arthur LANE son 5mths b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs

1901, Chandos St, Newton-In-Makerfield
Matthew LANE hd 36 gen lab b. ?, Yks
Catherine LANE wf 37 b. Lowton, Lancs
Richard H. LANE son 12 b. Lowton, Lancs
Ann G. LANE dau 10 b. Lowton, Lancs
Rose E. LANE dau 7 b. Lowton, Lancs
Frederick J. F. LANE son 11mths b. Earlestown, Lancs
Frederick J. FOULKS boarder single 36 railway ? maker b. Hednesford, Staffs
(Fredrick John Foulk LANE was so named after the boarder, Frederick John FOULKS, of Matthew and Catherine LANE. The boarder is said to have saved Matthew from a near disaster or accident.)

1901, Canal St, Newton-In-Makerfield
John LANE hd 26 blacksmith striker b. Brafferton, Yks
Ethel LANE wf 25 b. Lymm, Cheshire
Nellie LANE dau 2 b. Earlestown, Lancs


b. 1900, Frederick John Foulk LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Earlestown

b. 1900, Arthur LANE (William + Mary) Newton-In-Makerfield
(m? 1922, Ellen CLUBB, Warrington)

b. 1898, Nellie LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield

b. 1897, John Richard LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield
d. 1897, John Richard LANE (John + Ethel) Newton-In-Makerfield

m. 1897, John LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to Ethel Annie HOLT in Warrington

d. 1894, Richard LANE (William + Ann of Yorkshire) Newton-In-Makerfield

m. 1893, Hannah LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to Peter PIMLOTT in Chorlton

b. 1893, Rose Eveline LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Lowton

b. 1892, Minnie LANE (William + Mary) Newton-In-Makerfield
(m? 1912, Edwin CUNLIFFE, Warrington)


1891, Lawrence St, Newton-In-Makerfield
Richard LANE hd ** spring maker b. Stillington, Yks
Hannah LANE wf 52 b. Stillington, Yks
Hannah LANE dau single 2* b. Helpaby, Yks
(Unable to locate this Hannah after 1891)
John LANE son 17 gen lab b. Helpaby, Yks
John LANE g-son 3 b. Earlestown, Lancs
(This John LANE aged 3, unknown parents at this time.)
Henry HARDING lodger single 37
George BACON lodger married 38

1891, Crow Lane, Newton-In-Makerfield
William LANE hd 28 blacksmith striker b. Raskel, Yks
Mary * LANE wf 22 b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs
Jessie LANE dau 1 b. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancs

1891, Newton Road, Lowton
Matthew LANE hd 26 **esses waggaon works b. Husthwait, Yks
Catherine LANE wf 2* b. Lowton, Lancs
Harold LANE son 2 b. Lowton, Lancs
Ann * LANE dau 9mths b. Lowton, Lancs


b. 1890, Ann Gerrard LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Lowton

m. 1890, Elizabeth LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to John Henry MASSEY in Warrington

b. 1889, Jessie LANE (William + Mary) Newton-In-Makerfield
(m? 1917, William S. WAINWRIGHT, Warrington)

m. 1889, James William (aka William) LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to Mary Ellen SIMM in Warrington

b. 1888, Richard Harold LANE (Matthew + Catherine) Lowton

m. 1886, Emily LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to Thomas SIMMS in Warrington

m. 1885, Matthew LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to Catherine ASHTON in Lowton

d. 1884, Richard LANE (Richard + Hannah) Newton-In-Makerfield?

m. 1883, Christiana LANE (Richard + Hannah)
to William JONES in Warrington


1881, Laurence (Lawrence) St, Newton-In-Makerfield
Richard LANE hd 43 labourer foundry (iron) b. Stillington, Yks
Hannah LANE wf 43 b. Martonlordship, Yks
William LANE son 18 a lab cowman b. Raskelf, Yks
Matthew LANE son 16 horseman b. Husthwaite, Yks
Emily LANE dau 12 mother’s assit b. Ellinthorpe, Yks
Hannah LANE dau 11 mother’s assit b. Mount Pleasant, Yks
Elizabeth LANE dau 9 scholar b. Mount Pleasant, Yks
Richard LANE son 8 scholar b. Mount Pleasant, Yks
John LANE son 7 scholar b. Mount Pleasant, Yks
Thanne LANE g-dau 1 b. Earlestown, Lancs
[Thanne could actually be Thomas JONES (Christiana + William) b. 1880]

1881, Willington (Wellington) Hotel, Earle St, Newton-In-Makerfield
THORPE household
Christiana LANE nurse unm 21 b. Stilliton (Stillington), Yks


The LANE family of Helperby Brafferton, Yorkshire moved to Earlestown, Lancashire (1875 – 1880)

My LANE research so far (pre 1881)

(Tried to keep this as simple as possible, concentrating on my direct line)

b. 1874, John LANE (Richard + Hannah) Helperby Brafferton

b. 1873, Richard LANE (Richard + Hannah) Helperby Brafferton

IGI ch. 1872, Elizabeth LANE (Richard + Hannah) Brafferton


1871, Helperby, Yorkshire
Richard LANE 37 b. Stillington hd Kind ? Shepherd
Hannah LANE 36 b. Stillington wf
Anne LANE 13 b. Stillington dau Scholar
Christiana LANE 10 b. Stillington dau Scholar
William LANE 6 b. Raskelfe son Scholar
Matthew LANE 5 b. Husthwaite son
Emily LANE 2 b. Helperby dau
Hannah LANE 9mths b. Linton dau
William KENDALL 33 b?, Oxfordshire serv Farm Servant
John CHAPMAN 25 b. Yearsley?, Yorkshire serv Farm Servant
William LANE 70 b. Yorkshire boarder la agr (crossed out) no (written along side)
(Unable to locate Ann LANE {13}) after this date
Unable to locate William LANE {70} after this date)

1871, Stillington
Ann LANE *0 b. Ampleforth hd marr labourer
(living alone)
(Unable to locate Ann LANE after this date)


IGI ch. 1870, Hannah LANE (Richard + Hannah) Brafferton

b. 1869, Emily LANE (Richard + Hannah) Ellenthorpe

d. 1868, John LANE (Richard + Hannah) (1) Great Ouseburn dist

b. 1867, John LANE (Richard + Hannah) Raskelf
(d. before 1871)

b.. c1863, William LANE (Richard + Hannah) Raskelf


1861, Stillington, Yorkshire
William LANE 58 b. Stillington hd Ag Lab
Hannah LANE 56 b. Ampleforth wf

1861 Stillington, Yorkshire
Richard LANE 26 b. Stillington hd Ag Lab
(living alone)

1861, West Huntington, York
HOLIDAY household
Ann GANES 44 b. Renton serv housekeeper unm
Christiana GOODBURN 13 b. Linton On Ouse servant
Anne LANE 3 b. Stillington visitor
Christiana LANE 1 b. Stillington visitor

1861, Whitkirk
ELMEN household
Esther NEWSOME 12 visitor scholar b. Farlington?
Jane GAINES 19 visitor house servant b. Sutton
Hannah (LANE as LEANE) 26 visitor lab wife b. Stillington


IGI ch. 1860, Christiana LANE (Richard + Hannah), Stillington

IGI ch. 1857, Annie LANE (Richard + Hannah), Stillington

m. 1857, Richard LANE (William + Ann) York
to Hannah GAINES


1851, South Marton Farm, Marton In The Forest
SMITH household
Richard LANE (serv, 1 of 4) 16 ag lab b. Stillington

1851, Stillington
William LANE hd 48 farm lab b. Stillington
Anne LANE wf 46 farm lab wife b. Ampleforth
Matthew LANE son 23 farm lab b. Stillington
William LANE son 14 at home b. Stillington
David LANE son 11 scholar b. Stillington


1841, Stillington
William LANE 35 ag lab
Ann LANE 30
Richard LANE 7
William LANE 5
David LANE 2
(all born Yorkshire)


Speculation:

IGI ch. 1833, Richard (LANE as LAINGE / LANG) (William + Ann) at Stillington

IGI m. 1825, William LANE to Ann THOMPSON at Ampleforth

IGI ch. 1803, William LANE (Christopher + Elizabeth) at Easingwold

LANE great great great grandparents

http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/churches/n_yorks.html

Richard LANE
(1833 - 1894)

He was baptised in Stillington, North Yorks and the IGI has the surname transcribed as LAINGE and also LANG. He was the third son of William and Ann/e LANE (nee THOMPSON).

In 1841 we find him with his parents and two younger brothers in Stillington, North Yorks.

By 1851 he has left home and is working as an agricultural labourer, servant to Farmer SMITH in Marton In The Forest, North Yorks.

He married Hannah GAINES (sometimes GAINS or GANES) in 1857 at Acomb, York.

Strangely in 1861 he is listed as married but is living alone in Stillington but is still an agricultural labourer. His two infant off spring at that time are visitors at an address in York and his wife is a visitor at an address in Whitkirk, near Leeds.

In 1871 the family are all together in Helperby Brafferton, this time there are six off spring listed, a lodger who appears to be Richard's father and two farm servants. His occupation isn't very clear but he appears to be some sort of shepherd.
Some time after the birth of his youngest child in 1874 and before the 1881 census, the whole family moved across the Pennines and settled in Earlestown, Newton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire.

That census sees Richard's occupation change to labourer at an iron foundry, his wife is present with seven off spring. A grandchild is also present named as Thanne LANE, female but it is more likely to be Thomas JONES, male. His daughter later married a JONES, originally from Shropshire.

The 1891 census is the last time we see Richard, he is living in the same street and his occupation has changed to spring-maker, which sadly will be the cause of his accidental death. He received injuries whilst assisting to lift a large waggon spring on 14th February 1894, an inquest was held on 23rd February 1894, three days after his death at home.

I have finally found his burial details on the following website:

http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/item.do?parentID=100006&category=200032&itemid=335

His surname was incorrectly transcribed as SARRE and it also helped me locate Hannah and her new married name.

Grave Details - NEWTON / C / 662
Grave Details Location -Newton Le Willows Cemetery
Grave Section - C
Grave Number - 662
Purchased - Yes
Lease Details

Lease Type - Fixed period
Lease First - 23 / 02 / 1894
Lease Start Date - 23 / 02 / 1894
Lease End Date - 22 / 02 / 1994
Lease PD - 100

Interments
Surname Forename Type Event Date Location Number

Sarre Richard B 23/02/1894 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 363
Simm Emily B 25/02/1911 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 3083
Earlam Hannah B 06/09/1911 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 3180
Massey Elizabeth B 30/10/1915 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 3950
Harrison John W B 19/01/1919 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 4517

Harrison William H B 15/03/1921 Newton Le Willows Cemetery 4933

Hannah LANE (nee GAINES / GAINS)
(1835 - unknown)

She was baptised in Marton Cum Moxby (aka Marton In The Forest); the daughter of Thomas and Christiana GAINES / GAINS (nee MILLER).

She was living with her parents and a younger brother in Marton by 1841; I am unaware of her elder siblings at this time.

By 1851 she has left home and is a house servant to a farmer in Thornton On the Hill With Baxby.

She is visiting a neice in 1861 in Whitkirk near Leeds, how I wish I knew what the reasons were.
1871 - 1891 she is with her husband as described above.

The 1895 Slater's Directory has her listed as a householder in Lawrence Street, Earlestown.

The 1901 census reveals that she is still at the same address, the head of the household and has her daughter SIMMS and family living in, a servant who may be her grand-daughter JONES and three boarders. The mind boggles how they all managed to fit into that one terraced house.

She married Joshua EARLAM in 1904 at Chorlton, Manchester.

She died in Newton in 1911. I have yet to send for these certificates.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earlestown

LANE great great grandparents

http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/blog1/070804-6.htm

John LANE
(1874 - 1942)

He was born a Yorkshire lad in the area of Helperby Brafferton, North Yorks to Richard and Hannah LANE (nee GAINES / GAINS) but by the time of the 1881 census Earlestown, Lancashire had become his home. He was the youngest of 10 off-spring but one (of the same name) died young.

In 1881 he is living at Lawrence Street, Earlestown (now demolished and the site of a Tesco supermarket) with his parents and 6 other siblings.

By 1891 he is at home (same street), listed as a general labourer, with his parents, sister Hannah and nephew John LANE.

His father died in 1894 due to an accident at the Viaduct Works, Earlestown.

He married Ethel Annie HOLT in 1897 at Warrington Register Office and their first born, which sadly died in infancy, soon followed.

The 1901 census shows him as a blacksmith striker, married to Ethel and with a daughter, living on Canal Street, Earlestown.
I have yet to discover what happened to him in life after this period.

By 1942 he was living at Alder Street, Wargrave where he sadly passed away. His son William LANE of Wargrave Road was the informant.


The couple on the right are John and Ethel LANE. The bride is Florrie SLYNN (nee HARRISON), The groom is Mr. SLYNN and perhaps his grandparents on the left.


Ethel Annie LANE (nee HOLT)
(1877 - 1947)

She was born the daughter of Enoch and Hannah HOLT (nee TAYLOR) in Newfield Cottages, Lymm, Cheshire.

In 1881 she is living in Derby Row, Vulcan Village, Lancashire with her parents, three other siblings and grandmother HOLT, plus a boarder from High Legh, Cheshire.

By 1890 her mother had died.

The 1891 census shows her as a general servant in Cheadle, Cheshire.

The 1895 Slater's Earlestown Directory has her father listed on Wargrave Road as a plumber.

She was married in 1897 and by 1901 was living in Earlestown.

I know very little of her history after this time and await the release of later census details to fill in some gaps.

In 1947 she passed away at Alder Street, Wargrave and again her son William is listed as the informant.

Many years ago I did a sweep of Newton Cemetery and found the headstone for John and Ethel, sadly I did not keep a record of its location but the details helped me to locate their death certificates.

My Nan took possession of some old photographs and she identified "Ma and Pa LANE" but she is unsure of the location of this photo at this time.

(Some photos have disappeared from my Nan's home but some others have since been found and I hope to have them on line this year.)

LANE great grandparents

http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10444506&wwwflag=2&imagepos=11

Harry LANE
(1901 - 1979)

He was born on Canal Street, Earlestown to John and Ethel Annie LANE (nee HOLT); he was the third born but due to his older brother dying in infancy, he became the eldest boy. He was baptised at St John's Parish Church, Earlestown in September 1901.

His elder sister Nellie married Arthur Lewis HARRISON in 1916; his younger sister Vera married Harold SELLERS in 1925 and moved to Fairfield, Buxton; his younger brother William married a few times without issue, his final marriage to Rose HEFFERNAN took place in 1971 and the youngest, a sister Minnie married Harry WINTER in 1933.

The family appear to have moved to Wargrave Road by the time of William's birth, which indicates they were living nearer to Ethel's HOLT relations.

I have yet to research what activity he took in the World Wars but on his sons birth certificates he is listed as a railway wagon builder and I know he was a skilled carpenter. I wonder if he was forced to remain at home and use his skills for other means.

He was awarded a certificate of instruction by The St John Ambulance Association and was qualified to render "first aid to the injured" in 1933 and 1934, while at the LMS Railway works
at Earlestown. Medals with his name and number indicate he was a member until 1960.

The St John's Ambulance Medal for Harry LANE

I have a couple of photos showing him at The Railway Convalescent Home, Dawlish in 1938. I am unaware at this time of the reasons for him being there. http://www.rch.org.uk/

He married Florrie OGDEN in 1922 at St John's, Earlestown and had two sons; he took possession of Fairfield, Vista Road, Newton in 1928 and there he remained for the rest of his life.
He passed away at Warrington General Hospital in 1979 and his cremation took place at Walton Lea, Warrington. A tree at the Woodland Trust's Longacre Wood, Dutton, Cheshire was dedicated to his memory this year.

I was only five when he died but I still have a faint memory of my time at the house on Vista Road with my great grandparents. I can also remember the wooden garage he made for me one Christmas, I wish I still had that. I feel priviledged to have met them.

Harry and Florrie LANE

Florrie LANE (nee OGDEN)
(1895 - 1982)

She was born in Lord Street, Earlestown to John and Elizabeth Ann OGDEN (nee HOUGHTON); the fourth child of seven but her elder sister died early and she became the eldest daughter.

I am fortunate enough to have her recorded in the 1901 census, at 24 Brookfield Street, Earlestown with her parents and four other siblings.

I know very little about her life and further research is needed.

She died at Warrington Hospital in 1982 and she was cremated in June of that year at Walton Lea, Warrington. A notice was published in the All Saints Parish Church Magazine of the July and August edition of 1982, her age as 86, informing of the cremation.
A tree at the Woodland Trust's Longacre Wood, Dutton, Cheshire was dedicated to her memory this year.

http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/plantatree/index.htm

LANE grandparents

Harry (snr), Florrie and Harry (jnr) LANE

at Vista Road, Newton-In-Makerfield

Harry LANE
(1928-1973)

He was born at 184 Crow Lane West, Newton-In-Makerfield to Harry LANE (of Fairfield, Vista Road, Newton) and Florrie LANE (nee OGDEN); the eldest son of two, his brother Kenneth (Ken) LANE was born in 1933.
He was baptised on 05th December 1928 at St John's Parish Church of Earlestown and was placed on the Baptism Roll for the Sunday School in January 1929. As well as his father, his aunt and uncle, William and Olive GEE (nee OGDEN) were sponsors.
He attended The District School on Market Street, Earlestown (demolished and now Somerfield supermarket) before attending the Secondary Modern High School on Patterson Street (now a primary school).

He left school and became a pharmacy assistant for Boots The Chemist at 32 Market Street, Earlestown and during National Service, he went on to become a medical orderly in the RAF, based in Padgate, Hereford and Tring. In a photo dated March 1947, he is pictured as part of No. 4 Flight 'A' Squadron 1 RC Wing, which also shows Sir Brian RIX (actor) as part of the same bunch. Fortunately for my Nan, 2341374 AC 2 LANE H, was invalided out due to his asthma before the Squadron where posted out to Hong Kong. He had served almost 12 months.

When he left the RAF he became a manager of Benefit Shoes in Runcorn and later became a salesman for Bennett's Confectioners of Delamere Street, Warrington.
Before he died he had been working for several years as an omnibus driver for the Ribble Bus Corporation of Wigan.

Most of his home life was spent either at Vista Road or Laurel Avenue before settling in to the family home in 1954 on Barnett Avenue. At this point he had been married to my Nan (nee JONES) since 1947 and had five children to his name. He had a weakness for Trebor mints I believe and he loved going out for a late night drive, while the roads where empty around the Northwest, something I have always loved doing too! Sometimes he would take his brother-in-law, Mr. JONES, with him.

Tragically he died of a heart attack at his parents home (both still alive then) on 20th December 1973 at a tender age of 45. At this time, two of his children were married with a child each, three had relationships that would result in marriage and two were still at school.
A plaque at the Newton-Le-Willows Cemetery, Garden of Rememberance commemorates him.

(Grandad) Harry and Nana LANE, c1973

My Nana LANE (nee JONES) is alive and well; she celebrates her 80th birthday this year.

The LANE starts here!

At last, the long awaited LANE link from my PLIMMER's PASTURES blog!

Here I will deal with my maternal ancestry.

You will know my mother, Mrs LEADER, was originaliy Miss LANE. My LANE grandparents were going to call her Lois but decided against it at the last minute I believe.
It's a pity because I think my Mum prefers that name to the one she has now.

My Mum is one of seven, she is the eldest daughter of four but the fourth in line to her three older brothers. She was born in Newton-In-Makerfield and has spent almost all her life there.

My Nan said she was so excited to have a daughter, so she could dress her in pink girly things and dresses.

The LANE sisters!