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Date of Birth/ Place1864 Ince in Makerfield, WiganFatherMathew Gogarty (1835-1903) Born Lullymore ,Co Kildare , IrelandMotherAnn McDermott ( 1841-1913)Spouse/ MarriageSarah Owens , 1892 Wigan ( 2nd wife) first wife Elizabeth Harmond 1890 ( died)siblingsJoseph, Mary, Bernard, John, Ellen, RoseAnnChildrenWilliam, Ester, ErnestOccupationRailway workerDate of Death Nov 1900 at age 36 Note: Several documents , census, birth records , list Joseph as Geogarty, His father Mathew was born and recorded as Gogarty. The name changes again with his son William, his military records list...


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Date of Birth/Place1 February 1896, Ince in Makerfield, WiganFather Joseph Gogarty ( alternate spelling Geogarty)MotherSarah OwensSiblingsEster , ErnestSpouse/ MarriageLillian Cowley, February 1, 1919 ChildrenOswald, William, FredrickOccupationColliery worker- Engine DriverMilitary Serviceage 18, joined the 5th Manchester Brigade, Royal Artillery as a volunteer in 1914Date of Death1957 William Gogarty was born in Ince in Makerfield a suburb of Wigan , Lancashire in 1896. William was 5 years old when his father died in November 1900 as a result of an accident on the railway and TB. In the 1901...


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1976 Born/ placeFeb 7, 1893, Charters Towers , Queensland, AustraliaDeath/ Place1980, South Elmsall, West YorkshireSpouseMarion ParkesSiblingsJohn Reginald, Laura, Frederick, Preston, LucyMarried/ PlaceSouth ElmsallFatherJohn Lawrence ( 1858, Madeley Shropshire)MotherAnnie Tinker ( 1859 Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire)ChildrenLucy, Jessie, Dorothy, JohnEducationschool to age 13OccupationCoal miner Photo Gallery George William Lawrence was born in Charters Towers, Queensland Australia during the gold rush years. He returned to England with his family around 1906. They returned...


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05/07/1953 – 16/03/2019 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Date/place of birthHemsworth, 7 May 1953Date of Death/placeMarch 16, 2019, Eaton SoconSpouseJane GoebelMarried date /place31 July 1976, FarnhamSiblingsJennifer, Stuart, Jeffrey, JoanneFather William GogartyMotherVeronica BateChildrenPaul, Stephen, AndrewEducationDegree in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Business StudiesHe became a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers, a Chartered Scientist and also qualified as a Safety Systems Engineer in 2009OccupationProcess Control Engineer Photo Gallery Christopher...


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Born/ Place of BirthJuly 5, 1925, South KirkbyDeath/ placeJuly 14, 1987, PontefractSpouseJohn LawrenceSiblingsDoris, Hilda, Celia, Mary, Alice, Mavis, Frank, Leslie, Allan, HoraceMarried/ Place1946, South KirkbyFatherAllan WrightMother Celia KayeChildrenJanet, Marie, Sally Ann, JohnEducationSecondary school to age 15OccupationHome maker /School Dinner Lady Photo Gallery Joyce was one of a family of 11 children.  She grew up in South Kirkby.  Her mother died when she was about 10 years old and she was then raised by her older sisters Celia and Mary.  Joyce was next to the youngest...


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Date / Place of BirthDec 10, 1925, South ElmsallDate of Death, placeJune 2019, FeatherstoneSpouceJoyce Margaret LawrenceMarried / Place1946, South Kirby, West YorkshireSiblingsLucy, Jessie, DorothyFatherGeorge William Lawrence Mother Marion ParkesChildrenJanet, Marie, Sally Ann, JohnEducationWestfield Lane School to age 13OccupationFace Worker, Frickley Colliery ( age 13 to 63) Photo Gallery John Lawrence was born December 10, 1925 in a coal board house in Harrow Street, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire . The son of a miner, the grandson of a miner and the great grandson of a miner. ...


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Born/Place of birth1920/ WiganDeath/ Place of death1995/ Hemsworth,West YorkshireSpouseVeronica BateSiblingsOswald, FredMarried/Place Married1951, Hemsworth, West YorkshireFatherWilliam GogartyMotherLilian Gogarty ( Cowley)ChildrenJennifer, Stuart, Christopher, Jeffrey, JoanneEducationKinsley Primary and Secondary School. OccupationEngineer, National Coal Board Life Story Photo Gallery William grew up in the mining village of Kinsley. Life was tough and "Bill" and his two brothers had to stick together and protect each other. Stories of the brothers having to fight their way to pass...


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