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Fifty years may seem a long time to some people, but the Class of 57/58 from St Joseph's RC school soon put the years behind them when they had their reunion in March at Bolton Rugby Club.
The enclosed photograph is of the Bolton Boys team of (possibly) 1963, which was made up of boys from the various Bolton schools and played in the Mid Lancashire League.
I am desperately trying to trace an old friend from the 1960s who I knew when I lived in Polefield, Prestwich, and who can provide me with important information.
"I am writing to see if you could find my brother, namely Cyril Kirkman formerly of Kirkby Road, off Chorley New Road, Bolton. He apparently moved from there, possibly about five or six years ago, and we cannot find out where he is.
I am trying to trace descendants of my father's brother, Albert Buttfield, (known as George), who was born in 1901 in Chatham, Kent, settled in Bolton in the mid-20s and died in 1961.
For the past 25 years, I have tried to find the parentage of James Margerison who married Mary Southworth in 1795, and had seven children all christened in St Paul's Church in Blackburn.
"My brother William Fisher is looking for an old school friend from many years ago. William would welcome any correspondence from any old school friends from Pikes Lane School and White Bank School.
"I am trying to find my grandfather. His name is Peter Taylor. Last known addres was Hardgreves Squire (Leigh). He worked down the pits. I have tried to find him and I've looked at people who have died at Leigh but cannot find anything.
has launched a world-wide search for former telegrams boys to keep alive memories of a bygone era. A
s a former messenger boy he has set up a website and message board to record stories and memories from old telegram boys around the world, and in just a month has had almost 100 messengers sign up to the site from across the UK as well as New Zealand, Thailand, Los Angeles and Spain.
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