150 years ago today: election of a guardian
The Preston Herald reported the election of a large number of new guardians for Clitheroe Union on 13 April, 1867. Among them was one William Walne, elected for the Yorkshire township of Bashall Eaves. [Nb Since 1974, Bashall Eaves and some other townships have become part of the Ribble Valley district in Lancashire]. It seems likely this […]
100 years ago today: a death in Burnley
One of at least 15 Walnes in Burnley for the 1911 census, Thomas Walne, aged 53, died on this day in 1917. His death was recorded in the Burnley Express on 31 January. Thomas was born and married in Preston and appears there in each census until 1891, but the enumerator’s book of that year finds […]
1911: where?
Having achieved an estimate of the number of Walnes in the 1911 census, where exactly were they in England and Wales? The answer, for 63% of them, was Lancashire. By far the biggest chunk were in Alston/Dilworth/Longridge, the home of 41/263 individuals. There were also concentrations in Blackburn (25), Colne (16), Oldham (16), Burnley (15), […]
