Archives and on-line resources:
Ancestry.com. Ancestry Corporate.
Bradfer-Lawrence Collection, Yorkshire Archeological Society – now held in the Special Collections of the University of Leeds.
British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust.
Cheshire Archives & Local Studies.
Clark, Gregory (2022) What Were the British Earnings and Prices Then? MeasuringWorth.
The Dalton Genealogical Society.
Dictionary of Irish Biography.
Discovery. The National Archives.
Elkins, Alex (2021) Police Department (Phildelphia). The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
Familysearch.org. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Findmypast.co.uk (formerly 1837online). Brightsolid online publishing Ltd.
Fox, Charles (1964) Education in Oldham during the School Board period 1870-1903. University of Durham E-Theses, http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10007/.
Guildhall Library, London, EC2P 2EJ: Records of the Worshipful Company of Weavers.
Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History.
Histpop – Online Historical Population Reports – UK census statistics.
Irish Catholic Parish Registers.
Irish Registration District Maps.
Lancashire On-Line Parish Clerks.
London Metropolitan Archive, Northampton Road, EC1R 0HB
Manchester Central Library Archives.
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society forum.
National Archives currency converter.
Natural History Museum – Joseph Banks – Iceland (Sir Lawrence).
Navy Search, Swadlincote via https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records
Northern Mine Research Society.
Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust.
Tameside Local Studies & Archives.
The Gazette: Official Public Record
The British Library, Euston Rd, London.
The British Library Newspaper Archive.
Print references:
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Grenham, John (2019) Tracing your Irish ancestors. M. H. Gill & Co., Dublin.
Griffin, Emma (2013) Liberty’s dawn: A people’s history of the industrial revolution. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
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Minesweepers – Friendly-fire incident:
Attack/sinking reports: HMS Britomart: ADM 358/3101
HMS Hussar: ADM 358/4392
RAF reports: 263 squadron: AIR 27/1548-58
266 squadron: AIR 27/1559/39 and AIR 27/1559/40
Inquiry report: ADM 199/170
Courts Martial: ADM 156/212 and ADM 156/213
Awards: ADM 1/30555 and ADM 1/16692
Mitchinson, K. William (1999) Amateur soldiers: a history of Oldham’s volunteers & Territorials, 1859-1938. Jade Publishing, Oldham.
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Olusoga David & Backe-Hansen, Melanie (2020) A house through time. Picador, London.
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War diaries:
WWI: 104 Company MGC (1916-17): WO 95/2484/6
35th Battalion MGC (1918): WO 95/2476/5
WWII: 1 Petrol Depot RASC (Jul-Aug 1941): WO 169/2175
286 GT Company RASC (1942): WO 169/6000
127 GT Company RASC (1942): WO 169/5981
61 Detail Issue Depot (1943-44): WO 169/11372 & WO 170/2148
350 GT Company (1944-Oct 45): WO 170/2502 & WO 170/5749
Warburton, John (2010) Rothwell of Oldham. Eclipse Publishing, Uppermill.
Winstanley, Michael (1993) Oldham radicalism and the origins of popular liberalism, 1830-52. The Historical Journal, vol. 36, pp. 619-643. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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