Anvil from Scotforth Smithy, in possession of the author’s family.
Family History of a Reay family, originally Rea, from County Down, Ireland.
James Reay, Blacksmith of Scotforth Smithy, Lancaster, Lancashire, and his wife Annie Mary Dent, and their predecessors feature here.
with an update, Nov 2025.
Reay witness in the Lucy Sands murder case ?
Annie Mary’s, Dent and Mawson relatives of Keswick, Cumberland.
with updates, April 2025.Plus some memories of Scotforth in the 1940’s and 50’s, and even earlier.
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