Elijah Loxham Longworth married Mary Elizabeth Derbyshire in 1909 at St. Peter’s Church in Chorley and then moved to Canada, without her.
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Category: Military
John Harold Griffin and Dorothy Wilkes
John Harold Griffin left his family in England and emigrated to New Zealand. After a stint in the military, he married Dorothy Wilkes and had a family.
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Eleanor Webb and Her “Husbands”
My great-aunt Eleanor Webb was a bit of an outlier – I wasn’t even aware she existed until I found her marriage record in Ontario.
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Who is Huff Hobbs?
I’ve been attempting to identify several men who were identified by their nicknames in a World War I era photo that features my great-grandfather, including “Huff” Hobbs.
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75th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 11th Brigade
I found this fantastic postcard amongst my grandmother’s photo albums. My great grandfather, Arthur Bird Griffin is on the left behind the big guy in the front.
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Henry Matthew Ireson and Margaret Josephine Aldcroft
Henry Matthew Ireson emigrated from England and married Margaret Josephine Aldcroft on November 28, 1908, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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World War I: May, 1917, France
I found the photo above in one of my grandmother's photo albums. I hadn't removed it—but when I did, what…
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Robert Longworth and Margaret Alice Morris and Amy Florence Ankers
Robert Longworth married Margaret Alice Morris on June 7, 1884, at St. James’ Church in Chorley, Lancashire. They had nine children.
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James Robert Squires
When James Robert Squires was born on March 1, 1872, in Chester, Cheshire, England, his mother, Sarah (nee Webb) (1842-1915), was 30. I’m not sure what happened to him…
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Leading Aircraftman Leonard Joseph Gray
Leading Aircraftman Leonard Joseph Gray was killed in a tragic, preventable accident that led to changes in the way night flying is conducted in the military.
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