There are also sections on the Martin family of Mossley and Failsworth, and the Sykes family of Diggle in Saddleworth and Woodhouses.
Under the Lancashire Dialect Area you will find a Glossary, a discussion of how the dialect evolved, a series of poems and some sketches.
Please click on links at left (in black panel) or on underlined words to enter the different areas. The Site Map lists all the pages available and can be accessed here.
You will find accounts of the life of the various members of my families, set in the context and against the events of the times in which they lived. I have based my research on a wide range of information sources, many of which are quoted to make the stories as authentic as possible. There are numerous photos and some maps.