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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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