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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale
Branch Newsletter May 2002
Programme 2002
Tonight
Gloria Oates OBE
will tell us about her year of Office as
High Sheriff of Lancashire
5th June Quakers in Rossendale. Julia Hoyle
3rd July Out Visit to Rochdale Town Hall.
7th August Research Evening.
4th September The other 1851 - Rossendale
census
2nd October Members’ Miscellany.
6th November On board HMS George V -WW2. - Norma
Cowpe.
4th December Christmas Celebration
Coming Events
Saturday 18th May
North West Family History Conference will
be held at the Woodford Community Centre, Cheshire. Booking is essential.
Application forms are available from Mrs. Rita Walters, Windy Ridge,
Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 5JW. John Dalton has a limited
number of leaflets.
Saturday 25th May
LFHHS One Day Conference and AGM University of Central
Lancashire, Preston.
3 good speakers. see your February Magazine for
details.
Sunday 2nd June
Hyndburn Group will have a Family History Stand at
Oswaldtwistle Mills. Any assistance will be appreciated, even for only an
hour or two to allow people time off.
The Rossendale Group meets at Longholme Methodist
Chapel, Rawtenstall on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Visitors
Welcome
Did you miss.... Our AGM & talk by Susan
Haworth?
At the AGM the committee members were all re-elected:
John Dalton, Chairman; Ken Simpson, Vice Chairman; Rita
Hirst, Secretary and Editor of the Newsletter; Maureen Hodgkinson,
Treasurer and Book Stall Officer; Kathleen Ashburner, Programme Organiser
and Executive Representative; Michael Hiluta, Projects Organiser, Wilf
Day, Web Manager, Jean Harrison, Minute Secretary.
Susan Haworth, gave us an amusing talk after the AGM.
She is daughter of Dorothy Haworth, who is in charge of the Society’s
microfiche sales. She admits that she has done little family history, that
has been the province of her twin brother, Stephen, who has just retired
as the Society’s Web Master. She told us that she has always been
fascinated by the Haworth surname. Having been brought up in Sale,
Cheshire, she had never (until last November) met anyone who spelt the
name "Haworth" and not "Howarth"! It was not until her brother came to
live locally, that Susan realized how many Haworths there were in
Rossendale.
Whilst not interested in the specifics, she has
developed an overview of the origin of the surname and some of the
disreputable and also the more prestigious bearers of the name. Did you
know that a Haworth had won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
Society Webmaster
As was mentioned at our last meeting (and above)
Stephen Haworth has resigned as Society Webmaster. If you have the
necessary skills, please consider whether you can undertake this very
important task. The site can be viewed at www.lancashire-fhhs.org.uk
1891 Census on CD
Each branch of the Society has been issued with a pack
of 38 discs of the 1991 census for Lancashire, published by S&N British
Data Archive Ltd.
The CD box set contains images of the census books
digitised from the fiche. There is a master disc which allows you to find
the appropriate area or street.
NB you can not search by surname. If you have a
street, it is a simple matter to locate the street, and it can be
magnified for further detail. It is also possible to print the current
page.
There are some faults, why is there no street index to
cover Bury? This is a curious omission.
Further information is available on
www.genealogy.demon.co.uk
Rossendale Ancestry:
Pip Cowling, would very much like to hear from anyone
who has knowledge of the following:
1. WRIGHT/ BALDWIN (Crawshawbooth)
George Wright (B. Tamworth, Staffs. about 1816) was
living in Reeds Holme, in 1846 and was a block printer. he joined the
Lancashire Constabulary in 1846 and probably left the area. By 1841 he was
in Whittle-le-Woods and in Croston by 1861. He married Isabella Baldwin
(b. Crawshawbooth area 1812/13). I know three children Sarah b. 1840; John
(my G.gf) b. 1843 and Alice Ellen b. 1850/51.
2. ORMEROD (Haslingden)
James Ormerod, a handloom weaver, was born in
Haslingden about 1806 (parents probably Lawrence and Grace). He had an
unmarried brother Henry born about 1809. He married Mary Crabtree (b.
Colne 1802-1805). I know of 4 children all born Colne: Grace 1831/32;
Henry 1837; James (my G.gf) 1840; Jonathan 1842/43.
Pip Cowling, White Cottage, 33 Windhill Old Road,
Bradford, West Yorks. BD10 0SE
or Email: pipcowling@hotmail.com
Barbara Horbury wrote with a query regarding the number
of Scots in Haslingden circa 1914. She was particularly interested in the
burials at Deardengate Independent/Congregational Church.
1. McCONNAL/ THOMPSON/ McWILLIAM/ HYSLOP
Peter McConnal from Gelston, Kirkcudright died in 1814
aged 34, his half brother Allan died in 1813 aged 19. Both were in the
Kelton Militia in 1806 and 1809. Adam Thomson from Auchencairn and his
wife Mary (nee McConnal?) are in the same grave. Robert McWilliam, born at
Collin, Auchencairn, died 1834 is in the next grave with James d. 1826 and
sister in law Janet d. 1837.
Barbara says "I sent a copy of their (somewhat racy
story, ‘All the clues but no threads’ to Haslingden Library. I have found
no links between them and my McConnals.... Isabella was at Lime Gate Farm
in Rawtenstall with her husband John Hyslop and sons Adam (my G.gf) and
his brother Robert in 1851; but as they came from the same parish, Kelton
in Kirkcudbright there must be a chance. Not only that but the McWilliams
came from Collin in Rerrick were Adam Hyslop was born".
2. HEYWORTH of Flowers Mill, Bacup Barbara Horbury also
has information on the Heyworths of Flowers Mill which she is willing to
share with anyone researching that particular Heyworth branch. Email bhorb@mighty-micro.co.uk
To all our Web Browsers
Please do not double up your enquiries by contacting
both this branch and Haslingden-Roots. You are by and large dealing with
the same personnel.
Your enquiries will be redirected as appropriate.
If in doubt, contact us first.
Civil Registration - Changes
A white paper was issued in January 2000 which gave the
governments plans for the existing records and for the recording of future
events. This was summarized by Anthony Camp in "Family Tree Magazine"
April 2002. I refer you to this article as I can not precis it in a few
lines. The proposals are causing some concern as the intention is to limit
the amount of information given on certificates under 100 years old.
The government believes that some information should be
confidential. It will only be available to the individuals themselves, to
their families and to approved users. Other applicants will receive a
restricted certificate. The restricted items will be the personal
addresses of those involved and the informants, details of occupation and
causes of death.
Places of birth, death and marriage will remain public,
as will the places of birth of the parents of parents marrying in the
future.
A more detailed consultative document will be published
in the Autumn. There will then be a consultation period. A final order
would then be made in the winter of 2003.
If you wish to make your thoughts known on this matter,
you can download a letter from www.official-documents.co.uk/documents/cm53/5355/cm5355.htm
Unlabelled Packages
I received a letter from one of our members who asked
if I had seen a recent article in the Independent Magazine, about the
growth of interest in family history and its tendency to become obsessive.
Apparently, "after porn, genealogy is the second most
searched field on the internet". Moreover, it is "the province of the
meticulous-minded, middle-aged, middle-classes... the sort of people who
label freezer bags"!
Well, she says, "I don’t know about you, but I stand
condemned - I have a large chest freezer full of labelled (and of course
dated) packages, (apart from a few mystery items lurking at the bottom).
Come to think of it, my family tree is in a similar state"!
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