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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch Newsletter November 2000
Did you know you it
would cost 2/6d to take the train from Haslingden to Blackpool in
1879. Of course you had to be on the platform by 5.15 am. Perhaps
you would prefer the charabanc. The journey in the 1930s was 7/6d
and if it rained you were in real trouble.
Last month Harry
O'Neil showed us his slides of old Haslingden, Helmshore and central
Rawtenstall. They included May walks, horse drawn fire engines,
street markets, slums, lamp lighters, knife sharpeners and knocker
uppers (men who banged on the window to get you awake for an early
start at the mill) begging the question, "who knocks up the knocker
upper?"
Rossendale
Ancestry:
1. Jim Walsh writes
that he will be happy to hear from anyone with an interest in
Rossendale. He has identified a WALSH family with 8 children in the
1861 - 1881 censuses. All the children were born Newchurch. He has a
marriage certificate dated May 8, 1854 for Michael and Catherine
Walsh. They were married at St. James the Less RC church and lived
at Bridleway, later they were on Burnley Rd. Jim says "I am
interested in finding a death certificate and other details about
the death of Michael Walsh sometime between 1871 and 1881. I do have
a death certificate for an army pensioner of that name who died at
Taylor Home in Stackstead. I need to find out more about this person
to know if he is the one I am looking for. He is given as 37 at the
time of his death in 1878. Whilst place and time are appropriate the
age is not quite right." email
JWalsh5755@aol.com
2. Marilyn Dearden
has details of a marriage at St. James, Haslingden in September
1824; when Thomas HAWORTH married Alice HEAP. Marylin would like to
identify the Benjamin Heap who was given as witness at the wedding.
I have found some connections between the Heap family and the
Deardengate congregational church but cannot find a link with Alice.
Any ideas? email
NIN@antemal.freeserve.co.uk
3. Ron Hayhurst
tells me that Wilf Day has emailed him with some really useful
information. Wilf has found details of John Henry HAYHURST and those
of his wife, Mary in the records of St. Mary and All Saints at
Goodshaw. "My father told me a little about JHH for whom he had high
regard. JHH was the son of of Eleazer Hayhurst my 2 X g.grandfather.
He was a great (amateur) musician and would accompany soloists and
play with choirs at local events. Ron is also delighted to have
received from Wilf obituaries of these persons. He would like to
make contact with anyone else researching the Hayhurst name. email
Ron.Hayhurst@tesco.net
4. I have recently
done some research on the family of Henry Hargreaves HOYLE, carrier
of Haslingden; he died February 1906 aged 77. His obituary states "
His father was occupier of what was known as Coal Hey Farm. He
farmed the land between Prinney Hill and Charles Lane bordered by
Blackburn Road". I would like to verify this statement.
Hunting for ......
Samuel Heys
Huntsman
I have had this
plea from Jackie Ramsbottom, Secretary of Haslingden Roots.
"An interesting
family tree is being researched at the moment. James Heys first
appears in Haslingden in 1861 living at Rakefoot. At that time he
was a widower, aged 36, living with his daughter, his occupation was
‘Potter’ (later he became a fishmonger- and a purveyor of illicit
alcohol). The census stated that he was born in Bacup and on his
marriage in 1867 to Susannah Ingham, his father is given as Samuel
Heys, Huntsman. In all the later censuses he maintains this Bacup
connection; on each of his wedding certificates (four in Haslingden)
his father is named as a Huntsman. An extensive search of census
details for Rossendale 1841 & 1851 has been carried out but there is
no sign of James Heys of his father Samuel."
If you can help
contact Jackie at
jax@grane92.freeserve.co.uk
Thousands of
Rothwells?
(from "Lancashire"
Oct.1980):
"There lives on the
new line of road from Bacup to Rossendale a man called Henry
Rothwell, aged 84 his wife is 83. They have 14 children , the
youngest of whom is 36. In the family are 170 grandchildren - all
alive. A short time ago the old man was to have gone to church
accompanied by the whole of his descendants, but he subsequently
declined, thinking that it would be too great a show off."
Extract from the
Bury Times 16th May 1857.
submitted by Rita
Hirst
N.B. If they
carried on at that rate there should be thousands of descendants by
now, surely some must be our members.
COMING EVENTS...
talks, conferences, exhibitions.
Friday 20th -
Sunday 22nd April
"The Cup of Love" -
the Spring Conference of the Federation of FHS will be held at
Leicester University, Oadby. The theme of the conference will be to
explore some of the more extraordinary goings-on of our ancestors.
Lectures titles include: "The Oldest Profession; Something for the
weekend, sir; The wrong side of the blanket; Sex lies and
registration; Within the prohibited degrees, evidence of incest ;
Sin and sex, the bawdy courts; The Fleet marriages; Good faith and
truthful ignorance - identifying bigamy; Sex, sin and senation in
newspapers; The masque of beauty; Bottom’s ass - from the bawdy to
the naughty in Shakespeare.
Details are
available from Mrs. Y J Bunting, Federation Conference, Firgrove,
Horseshoe Lane, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 5LL Please
enclose a stamped A5 envelope.
SUNDAY OPENING
I have been
informed that Blackburn Public Library (including the Society’s
Library) is now open every Sunday 11.00 - 15.00.
I f you wish to
reserve a microfiche/film reader contact the library Tel. 01254
587920.
FINALLY
Each generation
imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before
& wiser than the one that comes after it.
Attributed to
George Orwell.
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