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Hi.I’m new on here.thanks for accepting me.quite a few of my ancestors were from briercliffe and surrounding areas.Pickles,Crabtree and Heap. pickles and Crabtree all involved in the cotton weaving industry.

All three names are in my Tree.

My great grandfather was a pickles,great grandmother was a Crabtree and great great grandmother a Heap.

If you could give me Christian names, dates etc I could check ?

Thomas h pickles 1881 from briercliffe married
Annie Crabtree 1880 from Burnley don’t know when.
Thanks

Both names are in my Tree. Annie Crabtree 1879 - 1955 is my first cousin twice removed. I have obtained photographs of Thomas Harold Pickles 1881- 1952 in a Naval uniform and one of them both with their children.

This is their marriage
Marriage: 2 Jun 1906 St James, Briercliffe, Lancashire, England
Thomas Harold Pickles - 25, Secretary, Bachelor, 24 Queen St, Briercliffe
Annie Crabtree - 26, Winder, Spinster, 8 Talbot St, Briercliffe
Groom's Father: Thomas Pickles, Deceased
Bride's Father: Lawrence Crabtree, Weaver
Witness: Ezra Berry; Betsy Pickles

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Gloria

I'd be dangerous with a brain.

Thanks.that’s great.I have a picture in our family collection of him on right in naval uniform her on the left and their 3 children between( I knew all 3 of them). Possibly the same picture you have mentioned.Are there any interesting facts about my family members during the wars?

My HEAPs briefly as follows, probably available elsewhere on the site.

Joshua and Sarah (EMMOTT) m 1822.

James and Mary ASHWORTH m 1787.

William and Sarah SUTCLIFFE m 1763.

John and Judith CRABTREE m 1735.

John and Grace GREENWOOD m 1702.

I have a great deal more !

Rex

Thanks. My tree doesn’t go back that far at the moment.but any information is helpful

If you can post details of what you have on HEAP, I will see if they seem to fit into my line.

Rex

Hi.this is what I have.
John heap (1769-1812) married Betty smith
James heap (1797-1877) married Ann crossly (1801-1873)
Lawrence Crabtree (1840-1908) married Alice heap 1840-? My great great grandparents

Thanks Nigel.

But no link I'm afraid. HEAP is common !

Rex

Another thought.

Do you know the father of John whose birth you give as 1769 ?

There is a John son of Solomon and Grace, 1767, and Solomon is in my tree. I can elaborate.

Rex

I will reiterate that all those people that Nigel has listed, ,Heap/Crabtree are in my Tree.