It’s useful and important to know what life was like for your ancestors; it helps us see them as people and not just names. We hope these links will help. They are not endorsed by the EFHA but have been recommended to us by people who have found them useful. If you find any broken links, please go to the Contact page and let us know.
| Bolton Workhouse 1881 Census | Residents of Bolton Workhouse within the workhouses.org.uk website |
| Doomsday Book OnLine | Commissioned 1085 by William the Conqueror. The original has survived over 900 years of English history and is housed in London’s Public Record Office in Kew, London. |
| Herbert Entwistle | United States Lighthouse Society |
| The History Press | Publishers & Booksellers of Family & Local History |
| History Today | An interesting and useful magazine |
| Lancashire Halls and Houses | From “Visit Lancashire” |
| Lancaster Castle | Grade I Listed building still used as a court; the prison closed a few years ago |
| Logging in Washington in the 19th Century | Essay by William Entwistle |
| RainHill Trials – Stephenson’s Rocket | The Liverpool and Manchester Railway – the world’s first passenger railway. An Entwistle drove the Rocket on its first run |
| Ribbon Gang | Ralph Entwistle and the Ribbon Gang – Australian bushranger hanged for murder |
| Skipton Castle | Home of the Clifford family – fought at Agincourt and St Albans with the Entwistles – Bertine & William |
| Sundials | The Book of Sundials – there’s an old sundial at Turton Tower |
| Turton Football Club | The Oldest Football Club in the World |
| Turton Tower | Ancient Turton Building, now a museum & visitor centre housing Sir Bertine Entwistle’s French sideboard |
| Workhouse History | The history of British workhouses and their inmates. Also, some useful links to other sites. |
If you discover any broken links, please inform the Webmaster!