OneGuyFromBarlick

Hi Wendy I think I may have found James Hartley born 1881. On Ancestry.co - Soldiers who died in the Great War there is a: James Hartley Born Foulridge died 1/5/1917 France Enlisted Nelson What do you think? John Not so sure about that John, why Foulridge when he was born in Gt Marsden or Colne? Yo...

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Hi Wendy I think I may have found James Hartley born 1881. On Ancestry.co - Soldiers who died in the Great War there is a:

James Hartley
Born Foulridge
died 1/5/1917
France
Enlisted Nelson

What do you think?

John

Hi John, thanks for that, I think I grasped it! In the 1901 census when James is living at 74 Standish Street Burnley, the head of the household, Alexander Riley, is described as a Commercial Hotel Keeper, as his his wife Martha, so it looks as if this is a lodging house. Martha (65) gives her birt...

I had another look at the 1911 census last night and found that there is a Mary Hartley aged 50 living next door in Leaf Street...it could be a coincidence, but this might be James' mother and therefore not the right James. Do you know where James was baptised? I've been thinking that Whitewalls wa...

Sorry I cant help Semah. I had a look on Ancestry but there are too many James Hartley's in the area! Have you looked for him on the 1911 census? There is a James married to Martha living on Leaf Street, Nelson who was born in Colne in 1881. I'll ask my fellow volunteer at Colne Library who is a bi...

Thanks Wendy ...much appreciated
Chhers

Thanks PanBiker - will try the search facility

Cheers

Hi, Researching decendants of the Hartley family - especially James Hartley who was born about 1858 in Barrowford. He married Ellen (Born Foulridge) and they had children Ann born 1883 and James born 1881. James was Innkeeper at the 'White Wall Inn' Burnley Road on the 1881 Census. Looking for marri...