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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch
Newsletter February 2002
PROGRAMME 2002
6th February Research Workshop.
6th March A Postal History. John Winter.
1901 Census Update
As widely reported, overwhelming public interest in the
1901 Census Online service resulted in hits which exceeded capacity by a
factor of 20. In order to improve access, the 1901 Census will now have
its own dedicated access to the Internet, which will allow greater control
to the site. Work is also underway to bring a number of centres online at
a local level.
An additional, more powerful, database server is also
being brought online, which will enable more searches to be dealt with
concurrently. This is a major task which will take time to test and
implement. Even with these improvements the site will not be able to cope
with the levels of demand encountered in the first few days, users are
asked to be patient.
Please Help during the first few days of operations
by not making continual attempts to access the site, by using the browser
"Refresh" button as this only serves to compound the problems of site
access.
Volunteers Needed
Rawtenstall Library has acquried the 1901 census on
microfilm for most of the Rossendale area. A street index has been
compiled and a name index has been started. The latter will be a long
process and branch members are urged to do their bit. Volunteers are
needed to transcribe, check, and type up the results. Please speak to me,
if you are able to help in any of the above capacities.
Lately Dead
It is with great regret that I have to report the death
(in early January) of both Hazel Taylor and Jessie Holden. Hazel was a
regular at our branch meetings for about 20 years. At one time she was on
the committee. Her death on January 3rd at the age of 67, was a great
shock to all her friends,
Jesse Holden was also a long time member who attended
both Bury and Rossendale meetings. She had never recovered from a stroke.
She was 79.
Rossendale Ancestry:
TOWNEND
Lynn Trillo is seeking information on George Townend
who was living at the Mason’s Arms, St. James Street, Newchurch in 1881.
George was listed as a Beerseller, aged 42, born Bacup. His wife Selina
was aged 42,born Halifax. They had one son George Henry, aged 15, born
Bacup. I have found George Henry in 1891 at 1 Esther Place, Bacup, aged
25. He is a tinplate worker. His wife is Elizabeth, aged 25, also born
Bacup.
Lynn wonders if anyone could check the earlier censuses
for her. e-mail Msrwlb@fs1.ec.man.ac.uk
GASKELL/ DEARDEN/ BARRETT
Judith Smetherham is asking for some help. Her
grandmother Hannah Gaskell was born about 1868 in Bacup. In 1881 she was
living at Woodleigh Bank, Newchurch with her father Benjamin Gaskell (51)
a soap boiler and his 3rd wife Mary Dearden (50) Benjamin was born in
Bramhall, Cheshire and Mary in Preston.
According to Judith, the family had a soap
manufacturing business supplying the government.
His second marriage to Anne Barrett (Hannah’s mother)
took place in the March Quarter of 1859, Haslingden Registration
area. There was a child Sarah J. born at Gatley, Cheshire in 1860 and
another Alfred T. also born in Gatley in 1863. His second marriage also
took place in the Haslingden Registration area in the June Quarter 1870.
It is these two marriages which Judith would like to track down. The
family went to Southern Australia about 1884. email judith1@iinet.net.au
FINNEY/ McPARTLAND
Vincent Simonetti would like to make contact with
anyone researching the Finney Family. Joseph Finney married Ellen
McPartland 25th June 1887. They lived at Reid Street, Crawshawbooth for
the rest of their lives.
I have given him the 1881 and 1891 census entries which
show that Joseph was the son of Charles Finney. The family came to
Rossendale from Belper in Derbyshire. Ellen was born in Rosscommon,
Ireland. email simonetti84@hotmail.com
HASLAM
Mrs Jean Imeson, 16 Hallcliffe Grove, Horbury,
Wakefield, WF4 6DE is researching William Haslam of Longholme. His father
Jonathan Haslam was born in 1807. email michaelandjean@talk21.com
cont over
The Rossendale Branch meets at Longholme Chapel, Bacup
Road, Rawtenstall, on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Visitors
are welcome or why not visit our website : www.rossendale-fhhs.fsnet.co.uk
LEA/ PICKUP/ CROPPER/ NUTTALL/ JENNINGS
Phil Lea writes "I was born in Rossendale to Alfred and
Myra Lea (nee Pickup) although I now live in Cambs.
I am particularly interested in the following names:
Lea - came from Ormskirk to Rossendale circa 1915. Pickup - well known
local surname. Cropper - well known Lancastrian name Nuttall - my line
goes back to the Rev. John Nuttall of Deign, Layrocks/Goodshaw Baptist
fame. Jennings - Yorkshire heritage, my line coming to Rossendale circa
1900.
I have mapped out most of my lines to circa 1750 using
the usual genealogy techniques including online IGI, microfilm census 1841
- 1891, CD -ROM 1881 census for UK etc etc. and have posted my GEDCOM file
at Rootsweb. I also have my own genealogy website/chatclub called ‘The
Family Way’ and anyone is welcome to join. http://communities.msn.co.uk/TheFamilyWay
However in addition to my own direct lines I have now
branched out to one-name studies for Pickup & Cropper in the Rossendale
area and a number of your members may be interested in this aspect. "
You can email Phil at phil_lea1954@hotmail.com
SMITH/ GOWERS/ ISHERWOOD/ CLITHEROE/ DUCKWORTH/ COWPE
We have just had a visit from Lester Hunt, East Wing,
The Old Hall, South Grove, London N6 6BP. Lester is researching the family
of his wife Sandra (Smith). We have found that he is related to our Branch
Treasurer, Maureen Hodgkinson through their mutual great grandfather,
Edward Pizer Smith. Edward was born in Ewood Bridge in 1857. He was the
son of another Edward Pizer Smith who came to Haslingden from Nottingham.
Edward, junior was married to Sarah Jane Duckworth whose father Samuel
died in the Helmshore Railway Accident in 1860. (see our Gravestone of the
month).
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