Percy Warburton and L.S. Lowry

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The story of Percy Warburton and L.S. Lowry appeared in Issue 25 of The Button Files.

**Percy’s Bookcase**
Made whilst a prisoner of war.

**Notice of Percy’s Military Cross**
The Guardian July 24th 1917

**Letter from John Warburton**
In response to a request from the Guardian for news of Military Medals John supplies information on Percy’s Military Cross, on Saunders and Warburton note paper. John was an accountant at Saunders and Warburton

**Marriage of Percy Warburton and Miriam Fletcher 29 July 1925, St Mary’s Church, Prestwich**
Back Row: John Warburton (father), Beattie Warburton (nee Sargeant) (sister in law), Eva Warburton (sister), Douglas Warburton (brother) Middle Row: Miriam’s family

**Painting by L. S. Lowry**
painted for Ethelwyn Warburton with her own watercolours

**Lowry’s Sketch**
The doodle is thought to have been done in the artist’s favourite cafe

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SNP ages from the FTDNA Discover Tool
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Warburton Clans

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The Cheshire Group:

Arley Hall: Tree Report Chart
Hale Barns: Tree Report EarlyChart ThomasChart JosiahChart LostockChart MobberleyChart RingleyChart
Houghton: Tree Report Chart
Partington: Tree Report Chart1 Chart2
Flixton: Tree Report Chart
Warrington (John): Tree Report Chart
Warrington (Hamlet): Tree Report Chart
Weaverham: Tree Report Chart
Percy Gray Family: Tree Report Chart
Flintshire Family: Tree Report Chart
Altrincham Family: Tree Report Chart
Bancroft: Tree Report Chart

The Lancashire Group:

Edenfield: Tree Report Chart
Bury and Finland: Tree Report Chart
Bury and Massachusetts: Tree Report Chart
Bury and Western Australia: Tree Report Chart
Haslingden: Tree Report Chart1a Chart1b
Haslingden and Utah: Tree Report Chart
New South Wales: Tree Report Chart
Prestwich Family: Tree Report Chart
Radcliffe: Tree Report Chart
Turton: Tree Report Chart
Tottington: Tree Report Chart

South Cheshire Group:

Audley: Tree Report Chart
Coppenhall: Tree Report Chart
Liverpool: Tree Report Chart

West Cheshire Group:

Tilston: Tree Report Chart
Liverpool and Oldham: Tree Report Chart

Ashley and Notts Group:

Ashley and Morley: Tree Report Chart
Nottingham: Tree Report Chart
Samuel of WA: Tree Report Chart

Warburton Village Group:

Warburton Village: Tree Report Chart1 Chart2 Chart3 Chart4 Chart5 Chart6 Chart7 Chart8 Chart9
Markham Family: Tree Report Chart

Other Clans:

Barclay Harding Warburton: Tree Report Chart
Bolton: Tree Report Chart
Broxton Family: Tree Report Chart
Culcheth Family: Tree Report Chart
Garryhinch: Tree Report Chart
Mongan Warburton: Tree Report Chart
Pool Bank, Bowdon: Tree Report Chart
Poynton: Tree Report Chart
Sandbach: Tree Report Chart
Scottish Clan: Tree Report Chart
Shocklach Clan: Tree Report Chart
Urmston: Tree Report Chart
Walmersley and Bolton (Bakers): Tree Report Chart
Warrington and Chorley Family: Tree Report Chart
West Virginia: Tree Report Chart
Wilmslow: Tree Report Chart

Other Families:

Cardiff Family: Tree Report Chart
Clog Makers family: Tree Report Chart
Clutton Family: Tree Report Chart
Darcy Lever Family: Tree Report Chart
Frodsham Family: Tree Report Chart
Hackney Family: Tree Report Chart
Houghton Family: Tree Report Chart
James Anderton’s Family: Tree Report Chart
Josiah of Bowdon: Tree Report Chart
Pendlebury Family: Tree Report Chart
Quaker Family: Tree Report Chart
Radcliffe Family: Tree Report Chart
Reddish Family: Tree Report Chart
Rochdale Family: Tree Report Chart
Rotherham Family: Tree Report Chart
Sharples Family: Tree Report Chart
Shocklach Family: Tree Report Chart
Turton (early) Family: Tree Report Chart