Echoes in the Stones: The Entwistles of Darwen Cemetery (1861–1919) Database created by Eileen Cowen Walking through the winding paths of Darwen Cemetery, you are walking directly through the spine of Lancashire’s industrial past. Opened in June 1861 to relieve the town’s overflowing churchyards, this 20-acre resting place holds the stories of the weavers, overlookers, titans of the cotton...
Our blog is now live! The Entwistle Family History Association (EFHA) has a new space to share news, research discoveries and updates with members and anyone interested in Entwistle family history, wherever they are in the world. What can you expect? The blog will keep you up to date with what is happening across the association. Planned posts include: Announcement of members’ database additions...
Request from our Forum: John Entwistle (b. 1944) by HKoepenick » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:09 pm Hello everyone, I’m currently working on a biography of the late John Entwistle, best known for playing bass in the rock band The Who. I’ve been looking for records relating to his life, but have been having some difficulty locating them, as I’m located in the USA. I contacted the two...
Recently posted on our Forum, can you help Jane Peppler? Elizabeth Entwistle b. 1782 married William Graham 1804 by JanePeppler » Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:51 pm Hello friends,It’s been a long while since I poked around to see if I could find information about this marriage and the origins of Elizabeth Entwistle, whom I have as being born 29 May 1782 probably in Bolton le Moors. The marriage 14...
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When my wife and I were researching a 19th century ship’s engineer who had died at sea in 1872, we began by looking at Deaths of Seamen at Sea from FindMyPast. This gave us: cause of death, date of death, where he died, the name of the ship he died on. We then wanted to find out more about the ship and its voyages so went to the Liverpool Maritime Museum where we used a microfilm of...