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The Accrington Observer
1916
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For local research
This Site Is Not Associated With The Accrington Observer and Times
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| Date | Name | Surname | Reason | Location | Town |
| 18/03/1916 | P T | Selbit | Palace Blackburn | Unknown | |
| 18/01/1916 | P. T. | Selbit | hippodrome Acklington, a capital review | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Lord | Selborne | Clayton-Le-Moors, Women And Agriculture | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Lord | Selborne | Ladies Chain by Stella | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Lord | Selborne | Peeps In Parliament | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Lord | Selbourne | Peeps In Parliament | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | B. | Sellars | late Mr S. Walkden, the funeral | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Madame | Sellars | Great Harwood, Unity Club | Blackburn | |
| 04/03/1916 | Mr J W | Sellars | Sunday's Services, Unisectarian Mission, Cotton Street, Accrington | Blackburn | |
| 11/03/1916 | Mr J W | Sellars | Unsectarian Mission, Cotton Street, Accrington | Blackburn | |
| 04/03/1916 | A J | Selwood | An Open Letter, Local Tribunals | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Sundays Service, Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | New Year Greetings, (letters) | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist church | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Prize Distribution | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Christian Endeavour Society | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist church, Sundays services | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Christian Endeavourers | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Sunday's Services, Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Huncoat Baptists | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington And District Free Church Council | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Sunday's Services, Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Woodnook P.W.E. | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Woodnook Sunday School | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | After The War, Rev A J Selwood and Church Problems | Accrington | |
| 25/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist Church | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Concert | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Rev A J | Selwood | Accrington, Social | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Rev A J. | Selwood | Accrington and free Church Council | Spring Hill | Accrington |
| 08/01/1916 | Rev A J. | Selwood | Accrington ambulance men in the Sulva Bay landing, an interesting letter | Accrington | |
| 05/02/1916 | Rev A. J. | Selwood | Woodnook Baptist church, Sundays services | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Rev A. J. | Selwood | Accrington and District Christian Endeavour Union | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Prince of | Serbia | Visit to London | Serbia | |
| 08/01/1916 | Mesdame | Sergeant | Accrington, Ward Social | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Private J. J. | Sergeant | Roll Of Honour, East Lancs killed April 1915 (Neuve Chapelle) | Stanhill Lane | Oswaldtwistle |
| 26/02/1916 | E | Serridge | Accrington, Tea And Concert | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Mrs | Serridge | Accrington, Tea And Concert | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Madame | Sevigny | Parliament buildings ablaze. conflagration in Canada. German incendiarism suspected | Canada | |
| 15/01/1916 | A | Seymour | Accrington, Local Patents | Burnley | |
| 11/03/1916 | Lieut Vere | Seymour | British Torpedo Boats Mined, 45 Lives Lost | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | R | Seymour | Accrington, Local Patents | Burnley | |
| 29/01/1916 | David | Shackleton | Observations | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Ellis | Shackleton | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | J W | Shackleton | Great Harwood, For The Soldiers | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Mr W | Shackleton | Great Harwood, Unity Club | Great Harwood | |
| 11/03/1916 | R | Shackleton | Great Harwood, Women Liberals Ball | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Sergt J E | Shackleton | Roll Of Honour, 4th East Lancs, Killed June 1915 | Mercer Street | Great Harwood |
| 25/03/1916 | Sir Ernest | Shackleton | Sir E Shackleton's Plight, Aurora Breaks Away | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | W | Shackleton | Great Harwood, Mill Social | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | William | Shackleton | Observations | Nelson | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr | Shackley | Haslingden Volunteer League, Question Of Disbanding, Carrying On For Three Months | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Mr A | Shackley | The Late Mr Henry Barlow | Unknown | |
| 14/03/1916 | Mr A | Shackley | Memorial Service At Haslingden | Unknown | |
| 11/01/1916 | Lord | Shaftesbury | Factory Reformer, Discussion Class, Mr R I Constantine's Lecture, A Factory Reform Pioneer | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Doctor | Shah | late Mr S. Walkden, the funeral | Unknown | |
| 25/01/1916 | Dr | Shah | Medical Officer, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Dr | Shah | Medical Officer, Clayton Man's Death In A Lunacy Ward | Union Workhouse | Blackburn |
| 18/03/1916 | Mr | Shakespeare | After The War, Rev A J Selwood and Church Problems | Unknown | |
| 14/03/1916 | Rev J H | Shakespeare | Rev J Moffat Logan And Federation Of The Free Churches | Bradford | |
| 18/03/1916 | Rev J H | Shakespeare | Weekend News In Brief, Free Church Of England | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Rev J H | Shakespeare | Harwood Free Church Council, Lady President and Unity | Unknown | |
| 29/02/1916 | Shakespeare | Shakespeare On Conscience | Unknown | ||
| 14/03/1916 | Shakespeare | Where They Come From | Unknown | ||
| 11/01/1916 | Shakespere | Bits From Books, Shakespere On Stage | Unknown | ||
| 19/02/1916 | Shakespere | Books For Soldiers, An Active Service Man's Huts | Unknown | ||
| 22/02/1916 | Sir T T | Shann | Observations | Manchester | |
| 29/02/1916 | Dr | Shard | An Indispensable, Blackburn Guardians and Their Medical Officer | Blackburn | |
| 22/01/1916 | Mr W T | Sharp | Testimonial to Sloan's Linament | 15 Oak Villiage, Kentish Town | London |
| 22/01/1916 | Mrs | Sharp | Accrington, Whist Drive And Concert | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Private Fred | Sharp | Roll Of Honour, Kings Own Royal Lancs, Wounded September 1915, (France) | 165 Burnley Road | Accrington |
| 11/03/1916 | Montague | Sharpe | Influence Of The Cinema | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Col | Sharples | Clayton Tribunal, Firm Who Will Appeal | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Col | Sharples | Clayton Tribunal | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Col | Sharples | Clayton Tribunal | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Colonel | Sharples | Ladies Chain, by Stella | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Colonel | Sharples | magistrate, Accrington, alleged unlawful wounding | Accrington | |
| 19/02/1916 | Colonel | Sharples | Accrington Appeals Tribunal, Public Sitting Yesterday | Accrington | |
| 04/03/1916 | Colonel | Sharples | Senior, Ladies Chain by Stella | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Colonel R | Sharples | Accrington's Tribunal, Yesterdays Cases | Accrington | |
| 04/03/1916 | Colonel R | Sharples | The Accrington Tribunal, Capt Harwood's War Office Instructions | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Colonel R | Sharples | Accrington Tribunal, Some Interesting Points | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Colonel R | Sharples | V.D. Accrington Tribunal, Tradesmen Who Have Attested | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Colonel R | Sharples | Accrington Tribunal, Size Mixers And Their Work | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Councillor R | Sharples | Accrington, Magistrates | Accrington | |
| 01/01/1916 | Detective | Sharples | Missing Ring & Brooch, Preston Girls Explanation | Accrington | |
| 15/01/1916 | Fred | Sharples | Haslingden social club | Haslingden | |
| 04/01/1916 | J | Sharples | Barnes Square Wesleyans | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 25/01/1916 | J | Sharples | Brother of Charles, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | J | Sharples | Clayton Le Moors, War Charities | Unknown | |
| 25/01/1916 | J W | Sharples | Brother of Charles, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Lieut Colonel | Sharples | Roll Of Honour, Commandant East Lancs Territorials, Wounded June 1915, (Dardanelles) | Accrington | |
| 01/01/1916 | Lieut Colonel R | Sharples | J.P. New Year Greetings, (Letters) | Crown Chambers | Accrington |
| 08/01/1916 | Lt Col | Sharples | son of Colonel, Ladies Chain, by Stella | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Lt Col W. E. | Sharples | Observations, | Accrington | |
| 04/01/1916 | Major | Sharples | Promoted to Lieut Col, Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Feb 1915 | Unknown | |
| 04/01/1916 | Major | Sharples | 5th East Lancs, Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, War Illustrations Micellaneous, Feb 1915 | Accrington | |
| 19/02/1916 | Me | Sharples | Music Lessons | 40 Darwen street | Blackburn |
| 08/01/1916 | Messrs | Sharples | music tuition, | 40 Darwen Street | Blackburn |
| 05/02/1916 | Messrs | Sharples | Rooms | 40 Darwen Street | Blackburn |
| 15/01/1916 | Miss | Sharples | Accrington, Social | Accrington | |
| 22/01/1916 | Miss | Sharples | Clayton Le Moors, Concert and Dance | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Miss | Sharples | Elmfielf Military Hospital, Entertainment | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Miss | Sharples | Accrington, U.M.C. Avenue Parade | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Miss | Sharples | Church And Oswaldtwistle, Whist Drive | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Miss N | Sharples | Church and Oswaldtwistle, V.T.C. Whist Drive | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Miss Rose M. | Sharples | Great Harwood, the Wesleyans | Great Harwood | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mr | Sharples | Five and Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr J | Sharples | Great Harwood, Smoking Concert | Blackburn | |
| 25/01/1916 | Mr J | Sharples | Brother of Charles, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr J | Sharples | Haslingden, The Late Mr James Barlow, Funeral Yesterday | Darwen | Unknown |
| 25/03/1916 | Mr R | Sharples | Solicitor, Five And Thirty Years Ago, By Old Hand | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr Rd | Sharples | Solicitor, £1,250 Damages Against Accrington Solicitor | Accrington | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mrs | Sharples | Haslingden, The Late Mr James Barlow, Funeral Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mrs | Sharples | Haslingden, Prize Distribution | West Lea | Unknown |
| 19/02/1916 | Mrs | Sharples | Five and Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mrs J | Sharples | Haslingden, The Late Mr James Barlow, Funeral Yesterday | Darwen | Unknown |
| 29/01/1916 | Mrs James | Sharples | Haslingden, Whist Drive | Haslingden | |
| 04/01/1916 | Private Alf | Sharples | Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Illustrations, Sept 1915 | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 01/01/1916 | Private James T | Sharples | Roll Of Honour, Aged 28, Killed September 1915, (Dardanelles) | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 04/01/1916 | Private James T | Sharples | Killed, Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Illustrations, Sept 1915 | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 04/01/1916 | Private Leo | Sharples | Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Illustrations, Sept 1915 | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 04/01/1916 | Private Peter | Sharples | Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Illustrations, Sept 1915 | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 01/01/1916 | Private Robert | Sharples | Roll Of Honour, 2nd Hampshires, Killed August 1915, | Spring Street | Rishton |
| 29/01/1916 | Robert | Sharples | Church and Oswaldtwistle, Weavers Changes | Three Rooks Mill | Unknown |
| 21/03/1916 | Robert H | Sharples | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Thomas | Sharples | Sales By Auction | 44 Northgate | Blackburn |
| 12/02/1916 | Thomas | Sharples | Landlord, A Soldiers Lapse, Accrington Man charged With Theft | Royal Hotel | Unknown |
| 15/01/1916 | Violet | Sharples | The Guild Of Kindness, Grand Comrades | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Sharples | Detective, Thefts From Accrington Works, Two Months Imprisonment For Employee | Accrington | ||
| 19/02/1916 | Sharples | Detective, Billiards For Boys, Accrington Refreshment House Keeper Fined, | Accrington | ||
| 19/02/1916 | Sharples | Detective, Accrington, Girls Absence From School | Unknown | ||
| 11/03/1916 | Sharples | Five And Thirty Years Ago, By Old Hand | Unknown | ||
| 18/03/1916 | Sharples | Detective, False Pretences By A Wounded Soldier, Sent To The Sessions | Unknown | ||
| 07/03/1916 | Mr | Shatton | Poultry Dealer, Stolen Poultry, Man Who Said, Something Had Come Over Him | Market | Accrington |
| 15/01/1916 | Edith | Shaw | Boy Killed By Trailer, Shocking Fatality At Church, A Playmates Story | 31 Market Street | Church |
| 18/03/1916 | Gertie | Shaw | Funeral Of Mr Lord Baron | Unknown | |
| 04/01/1916 | Gilbert | Shaw | R.F.A. Blackburn Guardians and Assistant Relieving Officer | Blackburn | |
| 04/01/1916 | Henry | Shaw | and Co, Brewers, Observations | Blackburn | |
| 12/02/1916 | J | Shaw | Accrington, Whist Drive And Dance | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | James | Shaw | Railway Superintendent, Five-and-Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | Accrington | |
| 19/02/1916 | James | Shaw | Secretary, Great Harwood, Fun For Cumforts | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Jim | Shaw | Funeral Of Mr Lord Baron | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Joe | Shaw | sport and pastime, the league | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | John | Shaw | Preston Horse Repository | Unknown | |
| 18/03/1916 | Kenneth | Shaw | Funeral Of Mr Lord Baron | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | master John E. | Shaw | Great Harwood, the Wesleyans | Great Harwood | |
| 04/01/1916 | Miss A | Shaw | Barnes Square Wesleyans | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 19/02/1916 | Miss Annie | Shaw | Clayton Le Moors, Sydney Street Wesleyans | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Miss Edith | Shaw | Great Harwood, Tea Party | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mr | Shaw | Clayton Le Moors, Sydney Street Wesleyans | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Mr | Shaw | Headmaster, Sale Of Work At St John's Accrington, Thursday's Opening | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Mr J | Shaw | Whist Captain, Christmas and New Year Gatherings, St Johns Accrington | Accrington | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mr J | Shaw | Great Harwood, Conservative Club | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Mr J. M. | Shaw | Clayton le Moors, Sydney Street Wesleyans | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Mr R E | Shaw | Haslingden, Conservative Club, Meeting | Unknown | |
| 11/01/1916 | Mr S | Shaw | Church Mans Death | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mr T | Shaw | Repeat Prescriptions, Abolished By County Insurance Committee | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Mrs Clayton | Shaw | Church and Oswaldtwistle, For The Nursing Association | Unknown | |
| 11/01/1916 | Mrs S | Shaw | Church Mans Death | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Pte John | Shaw | Great Harwood, Mount Zion Church | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | R | Shaw | Accrington, Exams | Unknown | |
| 18/01/1916 | Thomas | Shaw | J. P. Observations | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Wm | Shaw | Oswaldtwistle District Council, Bismarck Street | Unknown | |
| 29/01/1916 | Shaw | Accrington, Manx Society's Gathering | Unknown | ||
| 12/02/1916 | Shaw | Police Sergeant, Visit to Dunkenhalgh, A Soldiers alleged False Pretences | Rochdale | ||
| 15/02/1916 | Shaw | Police Sergeant, Soldiers False Pretences | Unknown | ||
| 11/03/1916 | Shaw | Police Sergeant, Warning To Carters, Brakes Must Be Covered | Accrington | ||
| 19/02/1916 | F W | Shawcross | Lancashire And Yorkshire Bank | Darwen Street | Blackburn |
| 19/02/1916 | Justice | Shearman | Five Nights Film, Libel Action Against Chief Constable fails | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Justice | Shearman | Fraud Charges Fail | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Private Albert | Shears | Roll Of Honour, East Lancs, Killed July 1915, (France) | Garden Street | Oswaldtwistle |
| 04/03/1916 | Miss | Shedden | Accrington, Woodnook P.W.E. | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr | Shee | Five and Thirty Years Ago, By Old Hand | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Councillor | Sheffield | Clayton Council, The District Rate | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 08/01/1916 | councillor F. | Sheffield | Clayton Council, Infantile Mortality, a deplorable state of things | Clayton le Moors | |
| 21/03/1916 | F | Sheffield | District Education Committee, Children Under Five | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Frank | Sheffield | Clayton District Council, Carters And Their Wages, Restricted Postal Service | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 29/01/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 21/03/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 28/03/1916 | Margaret | Sheffield | The Guild Of Kindness | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Shell | Oil, Company, Motoring, By J P Holland | Unknown | ||
| 29/02/1916 | Miss | Shepheard | Browning Kenyon Wedding | Military Hospital | Baxenden |
| 29/01/1916 | Mrs | Shepheard | Ladies Chain, by Stella | Bacup | |
| 05/02/1916 | Mr G. R. | Shepherd | independent Labour Party | Blackburn | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr H | Shepherd | Textile Trades Meeting, New Holiday Agreement | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Mr S | Shepherd | Great Harwood, Concert | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mrs M J | Shepherd | Ankle Like Raw Meat, Wonderful Zam-Buk Averts Operation | 50 Basil Street, Vavasour Street | Rochdale |
| 21/03/1916 | Shepherd | Saturday's Football, Stanley Trounce Rossendale | Rossendale United | Rossendale | |
| 15/02/1916 | Miss | Shepley | For Belgian Refugees, Flag Day In Accrington | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Miss | Shepley | Ladies Chain By Stella | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Mr | Shepley | Ladies Chain, by Stella | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr T H | Shepley | Accrington Belgian Refugees Relief Fund | County Bank | Unknown |
| 11/03/1916 | Mr T H | Shepley | Accrington Belgian Refugees Relief Fund | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr. T H. | Shepley | Accrington Belgian refugees, relief fund | Unknown | |
| 15/02/1916 | Mrs | Shepley | For Belgian Refugees, Flag Day In Accrington | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | T H | Shepley | Wesley Church, Abbey Street | Unknown | |
| 28/03/1916 | T H | Shepley | Wesley Church, Abbey Street | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Miss Ivy | Sheppard | The Red Heads At Blackburn | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Miss A | Sherbourne | Accrington, Social And Dance | Unknown | |
| 29/01/1916 | Bro John | Sherburn | Accrington, The Rechabites | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mr T E | Sherburn | Five and Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | Padiham | |
| 12/02/1916 | J | Sheridan | Leinsters, Catholic Roll Of Honour | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Tom | Sherry | Church Newsagents Quarrel, An Early Morning struggle, Fined | Market Street | Church |
| 25/03/1916 | Mr | Sherwell | Peeps In Parliament | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Yuan | Shi Kai | Coronation | Pekin | |
| 08/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | Sunday School Conferences At Haslingden, War and the Schools | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | Haslingden, Service | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | The War And The Bible, Former Rawtenstall Vicar At Haslingden | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | The War And The Bible, Former Rawtenstall Vicar At Haslingden | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | Haslingden, Meeting | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Rev R | Shields | Haslingden, Primitive Methodists | Haslingden | |
| 29/01/1916 | Rev R W | Shields | Haslingden, Interchange of Pupils | Haslingden | |
| 08/01/1916 | Rev R. | Shields | Haslingden, Primitive Methodists | Haslingden | |
| 11/03/1916 | Rev Ralph | Shields | The Late Mr Henry Barlow | Haslingden | |
| 14/03/1916 | Rev Ralph | Shields | Memorial Service At Haslingden | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Miss Nellie | Shires | Bride, Accrington, Marriage | Unknown | |
| 22/02/1916 | Harry | Shirley | Palace and Hippodrome, Burnley. | Unknown | |
| 22/02/1916 | Harry | Shirley | Palace and Hippodrome, Burnley. | Unknown | |
| 08/02/1916 | Shoesmith | Saturdays Football, Harwood's Defensive Play | Nelson | ||
| 15/02/1916 | Shoesmith | Harwood Too Strong, Victory Over Nelson | Nelson | ||
| 25/01/1916 | A | Shorrock | Brother of Charles, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Arthur | Shorrock | Patriotic Concert At Wesley | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Councillor | Shorrock | Clayton Council, The District Rate | Clayton Le Moors | |
| 08/01/1916 | councillor Walter | Shorrock | Clayton Council, Infantile Mortality, a deplorable state of things | Clayton le Moors | |
| 04/01/1916 | Gunner R | Shorrock | 64th Royal Garrison Artillery, Greater Accrington's Roll Of Honour, Supplimentary List, Dec 1915 | Borough Café | Accrington |
| 25/01/1916 | J | Shorrock | Brother of Charles, Late Mr C E Kenyon, Funeral At Salebury Yesterday | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Joe | Shorrock | Patriotic Concert At Wesley | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Marian | Shorrock | The Guild Of Kindness, New Members | Unknown | |
| 01/02/1916 | Miss M | Shorrock | Accrington Education Committee, Headmasters Resignation | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Mr | Shorrock | Fracas In Café, A Terrible Scene, Lively New Years Gathering, Accrington Men Fined | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Mr | Shorrock | Clayton District Council, Carters Wages | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Mrs J | Shorrock | Clayton Le Moors, Whist Drive | Unknown | |
| 19/02/1916 | Richard | Shorrock | Patriotic Concert At Wesley | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Walter | Shorrock | Clayton District Council, Carters And Their Wages, Restricted Postal Service | Unknown | |
| 29/01/1916 | Shorrock | Nurse, A Childs Death, Allegations Against Soldiers Wife, Inquest At The Workhouse | Unknown | ||
| 05/02/1916 | Shorrock | nurse, a sordid story, young mother and her child, neglect charge at Accrington, | Unknown | ||
| 05/02/1916 | Alderman | Shorrocks | Blackburn Town Hall Refused | Blackburn | |
| 08/01/1916 | John | Shorrocks | Haslingden, Wesley Sunday school | Haslingden | |
| 08/01/1916 | Miss | Shorrocks | Accrington, Woodnook Baptists | Unknown | |
| 26/02/1916 | Geo | Shurley | Palace, Blackburn, She's A Daisy | Unknown | |
| 29/02/1916 | Geo | Shurley | Palace, Blackburn, She's A Daisy | Unknown | |
| 05/02/1916 | Miss | Shurmer | Haslingden, Memorial Service | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Miss J A | Shurmer | Haslingden, Christmas Gatherings | Unknown | |
| 04/03/1916 | Mr M | Shutt | Accrington, Temperance Gospel Mission | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Mr M | Shutt | Accrington Temperance Gospel Mission | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Mr T | Shutt | Five and Thirty Years Ago | Unknown | |
| 01/01/1916 | Mr W | Shutt | Boot and Shoe Shop, Five-and-Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | James Street | Accrington |
| 18/03/1916 | Mr. M. | Shutt | Accrington temperance Gospel Mission | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Mrs T | Shutt | Five and Thirty Years Ago | Unknown | |
| 08/02/1916 | N | Shutt | Saturdays Football, Harwood's Defensive Play | Nelson | |
| 08/02/1916 | T | Shutt | Saturdays Football, Harwood's Defensive Play | Nelson | |
| 15/02/1916 | T H | Shutt | Harwood Too Strong, Victory Over Nelson | Nelson | |
| 01/01/1916 | Tom | Shutt | Five-and-Thirty Years Ago, by Old Hand | Blackburn Road | Accrington |
| 15/02/1916 | U | Shutt | Harwood Too Strong, Victory Over Nelson | Nelson | |
| 18/01/1916 | U. | Shutt | Saturdays football, deserving winners | Nelson | |
| 11/01/1916 | Shutt | Football, A Clean Start, Stanley Win Again | Nelson | ||
| 15/01/1916 | Hy | Shuttleworth | aged 50, deaths of the week | Carter Street | Accrington |
| 18/03/1916 | John | Shuttleworth | Aged 75?. Retired Overlooker, Rishton, Sudden Death | 6 Hermitage Street | Rishton |
| 01/01/1916 | Lady | Shuttleworth | Opening of Bazaar | Unknown | |
| 22/01/1916 | Lord | Shuttleworth | Oswaldtwistle District Council, Superintendent Of The Fire Brigade | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Walter | Shuttleworth | Rishton Weavers Meeting | Rishton Mill | Unknown |
| 15/01/1916 | Shuttleworth | election of officials | Accrington | ||
| 15/02/1916 | Shuttleworth | The Discussion Class | Unknown | ||
| 14/03/1916 | Shuttleworth | Police Constable, Motor Drivers Fined At Haslingden | Unknown | ||
| 21/03/1916 | Sidall | Civic Guard At St Andrews Church | Unknown | ||
| 15/01/1916 | Mrs | Sidebottom | Principal, National Childrens Home And Orphanage | 384 Blackburn Road | Accrington |
| 22/01/1916 | Mrs | Sidebottom | National children's home and Orphanage | 394 Blackburn Rd | Accrington |
| 25/03/1916 | Miss | Sifton | Accrington, Zenana Missionary Meeting | Unknown | |
| 28/03/1916 | Joseph | Silversides | Aged 48, Headmaster, Accrington Education Committee, Two Headmasters | Peel Brow Council School | Ramsbottom |
| 18/01/1916 | bomb John | Sim | brother of Sydney, a Stanhill victim | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Private Sydney | Sim | Deceased, Signaller, Brother of John, Stanhill soldier Killed In Action | Stanhill | |
| 18/01/1916 | private Sydney | Sim | killed, Royal Field Artillery, a Stanhill Victim | Stanhill | |
| 01/01/1916 | Stoker A | Simmonds | first class, Roll Of Honour, went down on Recruit May 1915 | Padiham | |
| 15/01/1916 | A | Simmons | Accrington, Park Mill Social | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Mary Ann | Simmons | soldiers relatives duped | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Mr | Simmons | Weekend News In Brief | Unknown | |
| 08/02/1916 | Mr T | Simmons | Discussion Class, Victory The Only Consideration | Unknown | |
| 25/03/1916 | Mr T | Simmons | Unsectarian Mission, Cotton Street, Accrington | Accrington | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr T. | Simmons | trades Council, the gas supply, towns meeting suggested, economy in education, a protest | Accrington | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr T. | Simmons | educational retrenchment | Unknown | |
| 07/03/1916 | T | Simmons | Accrington Town Council, | Unknown | |
| 12/02/1916 | Tom | Simmons | Trades Council, Women And The War | Unknown | |
| 11/03/1916 | Tom | Simmons | Accrington Council Echoes | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Simmons | election of officials | Accrington | ||
| 18/03/1916 | Arthur | Simms | Clayton-Le-Moors, Comforts For Soldiers | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Mr | Simms | Solicitor, A Great Harwood Turn, Claim Against Theatre Manager Fails | Unknown | |
| 04/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | 1915 The Years Events | Unknown | |
| 04/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | 1915 The Years Events | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | Observations, | Unknown | |
| 08/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | peeps in Parliament | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | Observations | Unknown | |
| 15/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | Peeps in Parliament | Unknown | |
| 18/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | Lord Derby on the compulsion bill, reply to Sir John Simon | Unknown | |
| 29/01/1916 | Sir John | Simon | Observations | Unknown |