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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch Newsletter April 2001
April 4. Annual General Meeting (see below)
The AGM will be
followed by: Photographs from your family albums.
Our Programme for 2001
LAST MONTH: David
Fitzpatrick was again, unable to give us his talk on the History of
Calderstones Hospital and Graveyard.
We would like to
give our sincere thanks to Mary Davison, who stepped in at an hour’s
notice, to show us her slides of Antarctica. She even managed to
find a local connection. It would appear that, Lieutenant Royds, one
of the men who accompanied Shackleton, on his expedition, was a
Rochdale man.-
May 2nd - Violet’s
story, part 2. by Denise North.
Denise purchased a
box of old postcards at a car boot sale. Using only the messages on
the back of the cards, she put together the fascinating story of
Violet, her friends and relatives. In this second instalment she
will expand the story, by giving details of her researches.
June 6th - Who was
my uncle Bilsborrow? by Tony Foster (Society Chairman)
July 4th - Our Out
Visit.
A visit to St.
James Church and (weather permitting) a walk round Haslingden
Coming Events ....
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Sunday 8th
April Family History Fair, Stockport Town Hall. 10am - 5pm
Admission £2.00
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Friday 20th -
Sunday 22nd April The Spring Conference of the Federation of FHS
will be held at Leicester University.
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5th - 6th May
London, SOG FH Fair.
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12th May at
Preston, University of Central Lancs .LFHHS Conference and AGM
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25th June York
FH Fair
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27th October
FFHS Fair, Preston Guild Hall
Rossendale Ancestry:
Recent enquiries
have included:
(1)
HAWORTH/HEYWORTH Ann Stocker is seeking a birth certificate for Ann
Haworth born c1860. In 1881 she was living with her uncle Thomas
Haworth aged 37 at Rose Vale Terrace, Higher Booth. Her parents were
William & Alice Haworth. She was born at Newchurch.
Mrs Stoker had
purchased 2 incorrect certificates which she will give to any
interested party. These are for Ann born 9th October 1860, parents
Dennis & Mary Jane, and Ann born 17 February 1858, parents William
and Mary. Both are "of Bacup." email stocker@crowham.freeserve.co.uk
(2)
HAWORTH/MADEN/DOBSON Alison Grimshaw was born at Waterfoot. Both her
parents were Madens. She says she has a quantity of family papers
which she is now busy sorting out. She has a handwritten account
book which belonged to Robert Haworth of Holt Mill. This book gives
detailed accounts of ‘John Haworth with Robert and James Haworth’
including a work breakdown for the cost of "two double houses
erected at Scout belonging to the Society of Independent Oddfellows,
Newchurch." It gives the names of all their workmen, their labour
contribution and costs. There is an entry for John Haworth, a
blacksmith who was paid £4 1s 9d 3/4 Further on, there is a
reference to the death of John Haworth "1846, April 7th, died at
Shawclough, very suddenly, at 1 1/2 o’clock, very suddenly in the
Fire Hole."
James Haworth was
married 27/7/1845 to Martha Dobson, their eldest daughter Margaret
Jane married Walter Bradley Maden, Mrs Grimshaws ancestor on her
father’s side. She does not know how James was related to John and
Robert Haworth. Email
alison@grimshaw22.freeserve.co.uk
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 web site :
www.rossendale-fhhs.fsnet.co.uk
April 4. Annual General Meeting
Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Notices
3. Minutes of the
AGM held 6 April 2000.
4. Matters Arising.
5. Reports:
a) Chairman, b)
Secretary/ Newsletter Editor, c) Treasurer/ Book Sales, d) Programme
Organiser, e) Project Organisers, f) Librarian
6. Adoption of
Reports.
7. Election of
Officers: Nominations
Chairman: John
Dalton
Vice Chairman Ken
Simpson
Secretary: Rita
Hirst
Treasurer / Book
Sales: Maureen Hodgkinson
Minute Secretary
Jean Harrison
Programme
Organiser: Kathleen Ashburner
Project Organisers:
Michael Hiluta
Web Manager:
Wilfred Day
Librarian: Winifred
Belcher
Member Pauline
Holt
Executive Rep.
Kathleen Ashburner
8. Any other
Nominations
9. Any other
business.
SECRETARY’S REPORT April 2001
Branch meetings
continue to be well attended. New members and visitors are always
made welcome. The Programme continues to be varied, interesting, and
even educational. The web site has been a welcome addition to the
services we are able to offer to members. We have been able to put
Rossendale on the world map and I know this has been much
appreciated. Wilf must be congratulated for all his hard work in
this respect.
One result of this
advertising, has been an increase in inquiries from outside
Rossendale. I feel that this interest will continue to grow and I am
grateful to those of you who have helped to answer some of these
queries.
The "Rossendale
Ancestry" column in the newsletter has proved very popular. I would
however, appreciate more input with articles. If you come across an
item of interest, whilst doing your local research, don’t hesitate
to pass it on. The newsletter is now published on our web site, so
it is not just for the benefit of those attending Rossendale Branch
meetings.
Once again, my
thanks to Kathleen Ashburner for photocopying the newsletter.
PROJECTS REPORT-
Michael Hiluta and Wilf Day.
Wilf says....
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All Saints’
Goodshaw, Baptisms, 1900 - 1999. Completed. This is currently
being bound in hard back at Rawtenstall Library. Unfortunately
we have been refused permission to microfiche this work.
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All Saints’
Goodshaw, Baptisms 1684 - 1899. is being transcribed.
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All Saints’
Goodshaw, Monumental Inscriptions. Work will continue on this
project later in the year.
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The 1891 census
index for the Rossendale area is ready for binding.
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The web site is
still taking up quite a bit of time. I am trying to put a short
history with each church photo. I have done 16 out of 70 so far.
Is anyone willing to help?
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I have made a
transcript of the names on the WW1 memorial in Rawtenstall
cemetery and I am hoping to put this on the web site in the near
future.
Michael Says....
I have taken
advantage of coffee mornings to look through the marriage registers
of several churches.
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On Wednesday 10
-12 noon I have visited St. Mary’s Rawtenstall. Entries start
1878. Thanks to the Rev. David Parker.
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I have also
started to transcribe the marriages at St. Anne’s, Edgeside
(Waterfoot) on Tuesdays 9 - 11am. Entries commence 1887. My
thanks to the Verger John Greenwood. I now need someone to put
this information on to computer.
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My thanks also
to Ralph Ward, Minister of Newchurch Methodist Church. He has
allowed me to look through marriages between 6 - 8 p.m. on
Thursday evenings, whilst he holds a children’s class. Marriages
start in 1873.
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A burial index
for Rawtenstall cemetery is being compiled. The first burial (of
21,000) commenced 9th January 1877. Anyone interested in doing
the cemetery MIs?
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