Ormskirk Market Day

W Lancs coat of arms

News update

 

Celebration of Lancashire Day...

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/celebration-of-lancashire-day

 

Ormskirk Parish Church Christmas Tree Festival

ODFHS display – 23 November 2025

 

Newsflash: 6 Nov 2025

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Update: 11 Nov 2025

An article in the Ormskirk Advertiser covering this event is now available online (click here).

 

  

 

 

 

 https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/ormskirk-at-war-a-town-pays-their-respects

 

Next meeting...

Wednesday 26th November, 7:30pm
 

Annual social evening, quiz and raffle

 
7.30 pm
Guide HQ, Moorgate, Ormskirk L39 4RU
£2.00 entry for non-members

 

 

Next Ormskirk Library Family History Helpdesk

Monday 1st December 2025

10.30 a.m.- 11.30 a.m.

 

 

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Family History and the Lost Buildings of West Lancashire

Family History and the Landmarks of West Lancashire

Our books are still available as a digital downloads, please follow this link

Family History and the Landmarks of West Lancashire

 

A Slice of Gingerbread

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A Slice of Gingerbread - the Ormskirk Gingerbread Sellers is available to purchase:

 A Slice of Gingerbread

 

 

 

See "Events" and "Meetings" pages for details of upcoming events.

Sholicar Family

 

(under construction)

 

From the collection of Audrey June Bibby

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Margaret Winrow (standing) married James Sholicar and Elizabeth Winrow married Paul Howard.

 

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John Henry Sholicar and Emma

 

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James Thomas Sholicar 

 

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John Henry Sholicar

Royal Engineers (stationed at Mill Hill, London)

The original of this photograph was pinned up in the workshop at Wainwright's. John Henry commenced work at Wainwright's 16th October 1893. 

He served under Tommy Owens.

 

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Derby Street school, Delia Sholicar (teacher)

 

 

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Rose Cottages, 131 Aughton Street, Ormskirk, August 1928

William Bibby, Elizabeth and Jack, Mrs. Nellie Price, William and May

Fanny Maddy, Cathleen, Margaret Sholicar

 

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Margaret Sholicar, retiring May Queen 1931

 

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Ormskirk Parish Church bellringers, 1938

Seated left to right Jno. Pilkington, Peter Harvey, J.R. Park, Alf Halton, J. Sholicar

Sanding J. Dilworth, J. Pilkington jnr,  A pilkington, Wm Pilkington, Wm Caunce

Ormskirk Church
Ormskirk Parish
Church

Ormskirk railwaymen 1908
Ormskirk Station
1908

Scarisbrick Hall 1815
Scarisbrick Hall
1815

Skelmersdale Station
Skelmersdale
Station

Moor Street market
Moor Street
Market