I AM trying to contact relatives in the Blackburn area and would appreciate it if readers can help.

My mother came from Blackburn - she was Mary Agnes Kershaw (1912-81), who married Ernie Allcock (1911-87) from Manchester in 1942.

She had nine brothers and sisters (some of whom I know are deceased). They were John and Nellie Kershaw, Annie Barratt, Winnie and Bill Burns, Jenny Berry, Mick and Ivy Kershaw, Kath and Ernie Cookson, Teresa and Ronnie Balmer and Joe Kershaw.

A few years ago a cousin, Jacqueline Nickson (ne Kershaw), daughter of Mick and Ivy Kershaw, sent a Christmas card to my previous address but, unfortunately, I did not have her own address to keep in touch. I was her bridesmaid when she married Bill (deceased) and had a daughter, Collette. She also had a brother, Michael.

Another cousin who may remember me is James Kershaw (son of John and Nellie).

CHRISTINE BROWN (ne Allcock), Broughton House, Broadholme Lane, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 2JF.

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