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Only my and my wife's direct ancestors and their children are listed on these pages. The data is given in the form of family groups, so many direct ancestors will appear twice; once as a parent and once as a child. In such cases full information is only given once, generally with the "Family" entry, so it may be necessary to follow the link to "Family" to find the available information. Step, Foster and Adopted Children are shown with Birth Children and may also be listed with their Birth Parents. For reasons of privacy, living people are shown with the forename "Living", and no information about them is given.

I may have additional information on the persons listed and their descendants, so please

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My complete family history material is online but, as this includes information on living people, access is restricted to close family members only.

I've written a short piece on one of my great-great grandfathers entitled Francis Pears 1840-1904 - A Tragic Life. An article about the trouble that wills have caused to my ancestors and relations - Where There's A Will... - is also online.

Here is a collection of photographs taken in and around the allotment in front of 6 Watson Street, High Spen between 1928 and 2002 and featuring several generations of my family. Several other collections featuring family and friends are linked from my private family history pages.