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Businesses (105)
- A & A Crompton & Co Ltd, cotton spinners Crompton, Lancashire
- A Worsley & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners Haslingden, Lancashire
- Albion Hotel, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Arthur Turner & Sons, architects, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Ash Group Ltd, cotton spinners Oldham, Lancashire
- Bank Top Spinning and Manufacturing Co Oldham, Lancashire
- Bee Spinning Co Ltd Royton, Lancashire
- Blackburne & Smyth, solicitors Oldham, Lancashire
- Briar Mill Ltd Shaw, Lancashire
- Britannia Mill, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Buckley & Taylor Ltd, engineers, millwrights and ironfounders Oldham, Lancashire
- Buckridge & Gardner Ltd, textile merchants Accrington, Lancashire
- Cairo Mill Co Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Clegg & Mellor, leather roller manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Coldhurst Mill Coldhurst, Lancashire
- Cotton & Rayon Spinners Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- D & H Mallalieu Ltd, woollen manufacturers Delph, Yorkshire
- Delph Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Delta Mill Co Oldham, Lancashire
- Dew Construction Ltd, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- DR Harrison & Co, accountants Oldham, Lancashire
- Dronsfield Brothers Ltd, textile machinery manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Dronsfield Estates Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Ellen Meehan, chiropodist Oldham, Lancashire
- Empire Theatre
- Ernest S England, architect Oldham, Lancashire
- Fielding & Son (Werneth) Ltd, kitchen cabinet manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Firth & Whitehead, architects, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Forward Textiles Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- G Corner & Co Ltd, sheet metal workers Oldham, Lancashire
- Gainsborough Engineering (Oldham) Ltd, mechanical engineers Oldham, Lancashire
- George Clegg (Oldham) Ltd, cotton spinners Oldham, Lancashire
- George Henry (Oldham) Ltd, builders and merchants Oldham, Lancashire
- George Shaw, architect Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Grape Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Grasscroft Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Greenfield Co-operative Society Ltd Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Hartley family, builders Oldham, Lancashire
- Haworth Holt Bell, solicitors Hale, Cheshire
- Hayes, Turner & Co, architects, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Heywood & Ogden, architects Oldham, Lancashire
- Heywood, Hartley & Whipp, estate agents, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Highams Ltd, cotton goods manufacturers Royton, Lancashire
- Hollinwood Building Co Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Holly Mill Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Holyrood Mill Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Invicta Book Service, inclusive publisher, Oldham
- J Chadwick & Co Ltd, calico printers, dyers, bleachers and finishers Oldham, Lancashire
- Jacksons (Hurstead) Ltd, spinners Rochdale, Lancashire
- James Cocker & Son, cotton spinners Manchester, Lancashire
- James Stott & Co Ltd, catering equipment mfrs Oldham, Lancashire
- JF & C Kenworthy Ltd, woollen manufacturers Uppermill, Yorkshire
- John Jackson Shiers & Sons Ltd, velveteen manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- John Warburton Ltd, cotton spinners Haslingden, Lancashire
- Joseph Hardman & Sons Ltd, spinners and doublers Oldham, Lancashire
- Joseph Stott & Son, architects Oldham, Lancashire
- Lawson Phillips Ltd, clothing manufacturers Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Leesbrook Cotton Mill Lees, Lancashire
- Leslie Blass Ltd, clothing manufacturers Glasgow, Lanarkshire
- Maple Mill Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers Oldham, Lancashire
- Moorfield Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners Shaw, Lancashire
- Mr and Mrs J Marlor, grocers Chadderton, Lancashire
- Oldham Brewery Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Chronicle, local daily newspaper Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Coliseum Theatre Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Gas Light & Waterworks Co Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham New Market Co Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Welding and Central Motors Ltd, boiler makers Oldham, Lancashire
- Osram-Robertson Lamp Works Ltd Hammersmith, Middlesex
- Palm Mill Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers Chadderton, Lancashire
- Park & Sandy Lane Mills Co Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Park Mill (Royton) Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Park Yarns (Rochdale) Ltd, cotton spinners Rochdale, Lancashire
- Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, ironfounders, textile machinery mfrs and colliery proprietors Oldham, Lancashire
- Roy Mill Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Textile Corporation Ltd, spinners Oldham, Lancashire
- RR Whitehead & Bros Ltd, felt manufacturers Greenfield, Lancashire
- Samuel A Rhodes Ltd, oven builders Hyde, Cheshire
- Sanger & Rothwell, architects Oldham, Lancashire
- Seal Marine Corporaton Ltd, diving and wet suit manufacturers Liskeard, Cornwall
- Shiloh plc, cotton and man-made fibre spinners, Royton Royton, Lancashire
- Skol Clothing Co Ltd, clothing manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Swailes Ltd, paper tube manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire;Rochdale, Lancashire
- T A Mills Ltd, coal merchants Oldham, Lancashire
- Taylor, Roberts & Bowman, architects, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Tetems Ltd Darwen, Lancashire
- Thomas Lamb, clogger, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Thomas Mellodew & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, velvet manufacturers Oldham, Lancashire
- Thomas Partington & Sons Ltd, builders and contractors Oldham, Lancashire
- Thomas Turner, architect, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Thornham Spinning Co Ltd, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Townhead Mill (Holdings) Ltd, investment company Rochdale, Lancashire
- Townhead Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners Rochdale, Lancashire
- Tweedale, Sons and Lees, solicitors Oldham, Lancashire
- United Norwest Co-operative Society Royton, Lancashire
- Uppermill Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Vine Mill (Royton) Ltd, cotton spinners Royton, Lancashire
- W Grimshaw, family butcher Oldham, Lancashire
- Werneth Ring Mills Ltd, spinners of cotton and synthetic yarns Oldham, Lancashire
- William Hall Junior Ltd, clothing manufacturers Glasgow, Lanarkshire
- William Stannard & Co Ltd, clothing manufacturers Biddulph, Staffordshire
Organisations (216)
- Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers: Oldham branch Oldham, Lancashire
- Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers: Oldham no 2 branch Oldham, Lancashire
- Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance Oldham, Lancashire;Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire;Waterhead, Lancashire
- Ashton Road Congregational Church, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Asian Business Association Ltd, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Bardsley parish Bardsley, Lancashire
- Basket Making Union: North West Oldham, Lancashire
- Blue Coat School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Boundary Park General Hospital Annexe, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Boys Brigade: Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Breeze Hill School Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- British and Foreign Bible Society: Oldham Branch Oldham, Lancashire
- British Spinners and Doublers Association Manchester, Lancashire
- British Textile Employers Association Manchester, Lancashire
- Byron Street School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Chadderton School Board Chadderton, Lancashire
- Chadderton Urban District Council Chadderton, Lancashire
- Chadderton Welfare Committee Chadderton, Lancashire
- Chadderton, Royton and Crompton Joint Hospital Board Chadderton, Lancashire
- Clarkesfield School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Clarksfield Infant School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Counthill School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Crompton Cricket Club Crompton, Lancashire
- Crompton Cycling Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Crompton Disabled Sailors and Soldiers Committee Crompton, Lancashire
- Crompton Garden and Allotment Holders Association Crompton, Lancashire
- Crompton Literary Society Crompton, Lancashire
- Crompton Musical Society Crompton, Lancashire
- Crompton Urban District Council Crompton, Lancashire
- Crown and Cushion Childrens Burial Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Denshaw Church of England School Oldham, Lancashire
- Derker Congregational Mutual Improvement Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Dr Kershaw's Cottage Hospital, Royton Royton, Lancashire
- Empire Theatre, Bacup Bacup, Lancashire
- Excelsior Gospel Temperance Mission, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Failsworth Fire Brigade Failsworth, Lancashire
- Failsworth Urban District Council Failsworth, Lancashire
- Federation of Master Cotton Spinners Associations Manchester, Lancashire
- Ferranti Social Club, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Freedom from Hunger Campaign: Oldham committee Oldham, Lancashire
- Freehold Community School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Gallery Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- George Street Independent Methodist Chapel, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- George Street Methodist Church, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Girl Guides Association: Oldham
- Girl Guides Association: Oldham 11th Guide Unit (Royton Wesleyan) Oldham, Lancashire
- Glodwick Wesleyan Guild Glodwick, Lancashire
- Grains Bar Cricket Club Grains Bar, Lancashire
- Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit Manchester, Lancashire;Greater Manchester;Oldham, Lancashire
- Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Greenacres Congregational Church, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Greenfield and Grasscroft Old Peoples Welfare Committee Greenfield, Lancashire
- Greenhill Grammar School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Hawkyard and Whitehead Educational Foundation, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Henshaw's Oldham Blue Coat School Old Boys Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Higginshaw School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- High Crompton National School Crompton, Lancashire
- Hollinwood Congregational Church Hollinwood, Lancashire
- Kaskenmoor School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- King Street United Reformed Church, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Lees Fire Brigade Lees, Lancashire
- Lees Urban District Council Lees, Lancashire
- Lord Street Unitarian Chapel, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Macedonia Congregational and United Reformed Churches Failsworth, Lancashire
- Manchester Regiment (63/96th Regiments)
- Manchester, Oldham and Co Turnpike Trust Manchester, Lancashire;Oldham, Lancashire
- Mills Hill School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Mothers Union: Shaw Shaw, Lancashire
- National and Local Government Officers Association: Crompton, Lees and Royton branch Crompton, Lancashire;Lees, Lancashire;Royton, Lancashire
- National and Local Government Officers Association: Oldham branch Oldham, Lancashire
- National Hairdressers' Federation: Oldham & District branch Oldham, Lancashire
- National Society of Metal Mechanics
- National Union of Teachers: Oldham association Oldham, Lancashire
- National Union of Townswomens Guilds: Oldham evening branch Oldham, Lancashire
- New Gospel Mission Hall, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- North Lancashire Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers Association Preston, Lancashire
- Northmoor School Oldham, Lancashire
- Oddfellows Social Institute Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Amateur Operatic Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Associaton of Societies Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Cop Packers Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Council of Churches Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Engineers' Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Hospital Management Committee Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Sunday Schools Union Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Textile Manufacturing Trades Federation Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District United Fraternal Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and District Weavers and Winders Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham and Rochdale Districts Grocers' Association Oldham, Lancashire;Rochdale, Lancashire
- Oldham and Rochdale Textile Employers Association Oldham, Lancashire;Rochdale, Lancashire
- Oldham and Werneth Lacrosse Club Oldham, Lancashire;Werneth, Lancashire
- Oldham Anti-Apartheid Group Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Area Civic Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Board of Guardians Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Borough Council Oldham, Lancashire;Failsworth, Lancashire;Crompton, Lancashire;Chadderton, Lancashire;Royton, Lancashire;Lees, Lancashire;Saddleworth, Lancashire
- Oldham Borough Police Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Chamber of Commerce Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Charity Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Civic Trust Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Clergy Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Community Development Project (CDP) Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Community Health Council Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Corporation Cricket Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Corporation Waterworks Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Council of Social Service Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Countrywide Hillwalkers Association Walking Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham County Borough Council Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham East and Saddleworth Constituency Labour Party Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Fire Station Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Free Church Federal Council Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Labour Party Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Labour Representation Committee Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham LGBT Forum Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Library Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Local Militia Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Lyceum School of Music Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Male Voice Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Master Cloggers Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Master Cotton Spinners Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Masters' Waste Trade Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Microscopical & Natural History Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Moral Welfare Council Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham motor vehicle licensing Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Municipal High School Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Municipal Officers Guild Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Mutual Sick and Burial Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Natural History Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Old Peoples Welfare Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners and Provincial Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Operative Spinners' Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Photographic Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Police Commissioners Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Powerloom Overlookers Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Preparative Meeting Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Provincial Card and Blowing Room and Ring Frame Operatives Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Provincial Union of Textile and Allied Workers Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Repertory Theatre Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Royal Infirmary Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Safety Committee Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham School Board Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham School of Nursing Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Scottish Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Technical College Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Textile Employers' Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Theatre Workshop Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Trades and Labour Council Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Twiners Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Typographical Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham United Charity Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham War Relief Fund Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Womens Citizens Association Oldham, Lancashire
- Oldham Workshops for the Blind Oldham, Lancashire
- Operative Cotton Spinners of Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire Cheshire;Derbyshire;Lancashire;Yorkshire and the Humber
- Oral History of Bangladeshis in Greater Manchester Project Greater Manchester
- Prince of Wales National Distress Fund: Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- RANG: Greater Manchester Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans support group Oldham, Lancashire;Manchester, Lancashire
- Rochdale and District Cotton Employers' Association Rochdale, Lancashire
- Roundthorn Primary School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Royal British Legion: Oldham Branch Oldham, Lancashire
- Royal Oldham Hospital Oldham, Lancashire
- Royal Patriotic Fund: Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: Oldham Branch Oldham, Lancashire
- Royton Baptist Church Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Burial Board Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Congregational Church Royton, Lancashire
- Royton School Board Royton, Lancashire
- Royton Urban District Council Royton, Lancashire
- Saddleworth Parish Council Saddleworth, Lancashire;Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Saddleworth Rural District Council Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Saddleworth Urban District Council Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Salem Moravian Church, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Scottfield County Primary School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Scout Association: Crompton Crompton, Lancashire
- Scout Association: Shaw 1st Troop Shaw, Lancashire
- Shaw & Crompton Parish Council Shaw, Lancashire;Crompton, Lancashire;Oldham, Lancashire
- Shaw & Crompton Traders Association Shaw, Lancashire
- Shaw and Crompton Civic Society Shaw, Lancashire;Crompton, Lancashire
- Shaw and Crompton Townswomen Guild Shaw, Lancashire;Crompton, Lancashire
- Shaw Church of England School Shaw, Lancashire
- Shaw Educational Charity Shaw, Lancashire
- Shaw National School Shaw, Lancashire
- Shaw National School Shaw, Lancashire
- Shawside Amateur Football Club Oldham, Lancashire
- Shore Edge Methodist Church Oldham, Lancashire
- Soroptimist International: Oldham and District Oldham, Lancashire
- South African War Fund: Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Springhead Urban District Council Springhead, Yorkshire
- St Anne's Church of England School, Royton Royton, Lancashire
- St John's school Hey, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- St Margaret's School, Hollinwood Oldham, Lancashire
- St Mark's Church, Glodwick Amateur Operatic Society Glodwick, Lancashire;Oldham, Lancashire
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Royton Royton, Lancashire
- St Peter parish, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- St Thomas parish, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Textile Officials' Association: Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- The Inskip League of Friendship for Disabled Persons: Oldham and District Branch Oldham, Lancashire
- The John Dronsfield Memorial Oldham, Lancashire
- The Union Club Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Three Crowns United Yorkshire and Lancashire Good Intent Funeral Society Austerland, Yorkshire
- Transport for Greater Manchester Greater Manchester;Oldham, Lancashire
- Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church, Glodwick Glodwick, Lancashire
- Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School, Glodwick Glodwick, Lancashire
- United Field Naturalists, Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- United Textile Factory Workers Association
- Uppermill Urban District Council Uppermill, Yorkshire
- Voluntary Action Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Wallpaper Workers Union: Oldham branch Oldham, Lancashire
- Waterhead Congregational Church Waterhead, Lancashire
- Watersheddings Wesleyan Sunday School Oldham, Lancashire
- Wesleyan Chapel, Royton Royton, Lancashire
- West Pennine Music Festival Oldham, Lancashire
- Woodhouses British School Woodhouses, Lancashire
- Woodhouses Parish Council Woodhouses, Lancashire
- Workers Educational Association: Oldham branch Oldham, Lancashire
Persons (15)
- Bryan, Dora, (b 1924), actress Oldham, Lancashire
- Butterworth, Edwin, (1812-1848), Lancashire topographer and journalist
- Butterworth, James, (1771-1837), Lancashire Topographer
- Dyson, John Thomas, (fl 1894-1946), private, 3rd Batallion, The King's Own Regiment
- Fitton, Sam, (1868-1923), cartoonist and writer
- Higgs, Mary, (1854-1937), social welfare reformer
- Lees, Marjory, (1878-1970), suffragist
- Lees, Sarah Anne, (1842-1935), Mayor of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Lyon, Henry, (fl1691-1712), Crompton Township landowner
- Macfarlane, Sheena, (fl 1996-2006), Head of Heritage, Libraries & Arts at Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Mahoney, Lucy, (1888-1964), Second World War volunteer
- McConnell, Alwyn Bywater, (c1922-2010), mayor of Oldham
- Pendlebury, Keith, (b1943), Councillor Oldham, Lancashire
- Thompson, Kenneth, (fl 1954-2001), amateur theatre enthusiast
- Travis, James (Jimmy), (fl1914-1964), boxer Oldham, Lancashire
Diaries (20)
- Armitage, C, (1936-39), International Brigader Oldham, Lancashire
- Bardsley, Elisha, Mayor Oldham, Lancashire
- Beaver, John, (fl 1997), NHS employee and church historian of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Birch, John, (fl 1885-1902), woodcutting machinist Oldham, Lancashire
- Boyd, John William, (fl 1909-1920) Oldham, Lancashire
- Bradbury, Kenneth, Printer And International Brigader Oldham, Lancashire
- Breakell, William Oldham, Lancashire
- Brewer, George Thomas, (fl 1917), soldier, First World War
- Browning, George, (fl 1945), former prisoner of war Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Cooper, Walter, (fl1890-1929), police sergeant
- Eddison, Eveline, (fl 1935-1965), Her Majesty's Stationery Office worker Oldham, Lancashire
- Gavin, John, (fl 1900-1993) Oldham, Lancashire
- Hague, John Houghton, (1842-1934), artist Oldham, Lancashire
- Hewkin, Irad Gartside, (1875-1964), Local Historian, Lecturer And Bookseller Saddleworth, Yorkshire
- Purdy, James, (fl 1930-1940), artist Oldham, Lancashire
- Raja, Mushtaq, (fl 2011), President Oldham Pakistani Society Oldham, Lancashire
- Rogerson, Sydney W, (fl1920-1969), plumber, decorator and musician Oldham, Lancashire
- Rowbottom, William, (1756-1830) Oldham, Lancashire
- Smith, M, (fl 1938-1998), hospital worker of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Toft, Walton, (fl 1916), C Company, 10 Battalion Seaforth Highlanders Manchester, Lancashire
Families (7)
- Butterworth family
- Carney family of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Crompton family of High Crompton High Crompton, Lancashire
- Crowther family of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire
- Fray family of Oldham Oldham, Lancashire;Russia
- Percival family of Manchester and Derby Manchester, Lancashire
- Percival family of Royton Royton, Lancashire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (74)
- NRA 35224 Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers: Oldham no 2 branch link to online catalogue
- NRA 35247 Blackburne & Smyth, solicitors, Oldham: records incl clients papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 44816 Blue Coat School, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 43610 British Textile Employers' Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 40316 James Butterworth and Edwin Butterworth, Lancashire topographers: corresp and papers
- NRA 35186 Chadderton Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 29989 J Chadwick & Co Ltd, dyers and calico printers, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35248 George Clegg (Oldham) Ltd, cotton spinners link to online catalogue
- NRA 35275 Cotton & Rayon Spinners Ltd, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 29987 A & A Crompton & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and weavers, East Crompton link to online catalogue
- NRA 35187 Crompton Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 35193 Delph Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 43258 Dr Kershaw's Cottage Hospital, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 29985 Dronsfield Brothers Ltd, textile machinery mfrs, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35188 Failsworth Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 38990 Sam Fitton, cartoonist and writer: corresp and papers incl illustrations link to online catalogue
- NRA 40382 Gainsborough Engineering Co Ltd, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35194 Grasscroft Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 32460 Greater Manchester schools
- NRA 35195 Greenfield Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 44817 DR Harrison & Co, accountants, Oldham
- NRA 41394 George Henry Ltd, builders and merchants, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 39982 Highams Ltd, cotton goods mfrs, Royton link to online catalogue
- NRA 35249 Hollinwood Building Co Ltd, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35268 Holyrood Mill Co Ltd, cotton mfrs, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 11135 Irad Hewkin: Saddleworth local history collection
- NRA 29988 J F & C Kenworthy Ltd, woollen mfrs, Uppermill link to online catalogue
- NRA 43604 King Street United Reformed Church, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35215 Lees family of Werneth Park: papers, mainly rel to Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35189 Lees Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 35263 Lord Street Unitarian Chapel, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 35243 Manchester, Oldham & Co Turnpike Trust
- NRA 35228 National Union of Teachers: Oldham association link to online catalogue
- NRA 35222 National Union of Textile and Allied Workers (Staff Section): Oldham branch link to online catalogue
- NRA 35227 Oldham and District Cop Packers Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 35221 Oldham and District Engineers Society link to online catalogue
- NRA 35214 Oldham and District Hospital Management Committee link to online catalogue
- NRA 35226 Oldham and District Weavers Winders Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 43608 Oldham and Rochdale Textile Employers Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 34914 Oldham Archives Service: misc accessions
- NRA 35216 Oldham Board of Guardians
- NRA 35183 Oldham Borough
- NRA 35229 Oldham Brewery Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 43602 Oldham Chamber of Commerce link to online catalogue
- NRA 35270 Oldham Clergy Society link to online catalogue
- NRA 41396 Oldham Council of Social Service link to online catalogue
- NRA 35196 Oldham Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 35271 Oldham: Hawkyard and Whitehead Educational Foundation
- NRA 35197 Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 84 Oldham Lyceum link to online catalogue
- NRA 35225 Oldham Master Cloggers Society link to online catalogue
- NRA 35252 Oldham Moral Welfare Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 35240 Oldham New Market Co link to online catalogue
- NRA 35218 Oldham Operative Cotton Spinners and Provincial Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 35246 Oldham Police Commissioners
- NRA 35223 Oldham Powerloom Overlookers Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 35219 Oldham Provincial Union of Textile and Allied Workers link to online catalogue
- NRA 35217 Oldham Royal Infirmary link to online catalogue
- NRA 35241 Oldham Trades and Labour Council
- NRA 35276 Oldham: Excelsior Gospel Temperance Mission link to online catalogue
- NRA 35273 Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, iron founders, textile machinery mfrs and colliery proprietors, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 44891 RANG: Greater Manchester Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans support group
- NRA 35198 Royton Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 35185 Royton Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 35190 Saddleworth Rural District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 12283 Saddleworth Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 31773 Shiloh plc, cotton and man-made fibre mfrs, Royton
- NRA 35191 Springhead Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 43607 Joseph Stott & Son, architects, Oldham link to online catalogue
- NRA 43606 Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Church and Sunday School, Glodwick link to online catalogue
- NRA 35220 United Textile Factory Workers Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 35206 Uppermill Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 35192 Uppermill Urban District Council link to online catalogue
- NRA 29986 Werneth Ring Mills Ltd, cotton spinners, Oldham link to online catalogue
Accessions
These are selected lists of new or additional collections that were acquired by this archive during a specific year. If a date is not displayed there are no accessions for that year.