Hurst Cross Circa 1900
This is the introduction to my pages about the place that I was born and lived for the first 30 years of my life.
Being the adventurous type, I then moved to Hartshead all of one mile up the road!
I hope that you find these pages both helpful and entertaining:
The Censuses 1841-1939
To view the census transcriptions please click the button below:
To view any other transcriptions, just click the link under each heading.
Kellys Directory of Hurst
The First World War
- The Fallen of Hurst on Hurst War Memorial
- The Fallen of Alt from Alt War Memorial
- The Ashton Munitions Factory Explosion
The Boer War 1899-1902
Local Parish Register Transcriptions
- Queen Street Baptisms
- Queen Street Marriages
- Queen Street Burials
- Baptisms at Hooley Hill Wesleyan Chapel 1802/34
On the way to Wembley ?
- Queen Street UMC F C 1913/1914 Can you name them?
- Queen Street UMC F C 1918/1919 Can you name them?
- St James's Football Team 1919 Can you name them?
- Ashton Schools' Football Team c1905 Can you name them?
Local Anecdotes
Ashton Under Lyne Golf Club
Maps of Old Hurst & Ashton
- A Map of Hurst Cross about 1900. Highlighed are where my dad lived and the Big Back
- Map of Hurst in 1848.
- A Map of Ashton from 1824.
- Three maps of Ashton superimposed on each other. How Ashton Grew