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by BurnleyAnne
29 Aug 2019, 09:44
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: Craven Working Men's Home?
Replies: 27
Views: 5777

Re: Craven Working Men's Home?

Thanks! I hope you have all found this interesting too!
Regards
Anne
by BurnleyAnne
29 Aug 2019, 09:15
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: Craven Working Men's Home?
Replies: 27
Views: 5777

Re: Craven Working Men's Home?

There were 50 men living there at the time of the 1939 register. Thanks for all your help, as I don't know Barnoldswick I am a little confused, can you just confirm the address all you lovely people have finally agreed on, and by register do you mean electoral? I do have access to Find my past so c...
by BurnleyAnne
27 Aug 2019, 14:54
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: Craven Working Men's Home?
Replies: 27
Views: 5777

Re: Craven Working Men's Home?

Not sure how to reply so this is to all of you. Thank you very much for the information provided, I am not only grateful for your interest but very impressed with your knowledge! At least I now know it did exist, and where (if I understand rightly between no. 26 Butts and 3 Church St.) If anyone fin...
by BurnleyAnne
26 Aug 2019, 17:30
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: Craven Working Men's Home?
Replies: 27
Views: 5777

Craven Working Men's Home?

Hi I am trying to piece together the post WW2 life of Private John Preston of the Loyal Reigment North Lancashires, who died in 1951, after being invalided out of the army in 1945, he was a regular soldier from 1929 and won the MM in Palestine in 1936. His funeral was reported in the Burnley Express...

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