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| *William SOUTHWORTH (M) | Parents/Siblings
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14/8/1768 |
Samlesbury, St Leonard the Less |
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14/5/1846 |
Castleton, Rochdale |
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| John and Elizabeth had sons called William, James and Thomas, all of whom could later be found in Horwich, so presumably John and Elizabeth moved there with their family. The baptism entry for William showed him to be the "son of John & Eliz:" but the surname was written incorrectly as "Southwood", which made it difficult for me to find! I have now found the burial of Thomas, and his age at death confirms that he was William's brother.
William and Mary must have moved to Bolton-le-Moors around 1800, because Ebenezer, Margaret and Thomas were born there between 1801 and 1806, whereas James had been baptised on Horwich. According to the 1871 census, Margaret was born on Strawberry Hill, Bolton
It would appear that in 1809 William was in some sort of partnership with Messrs Nightingale and Pendlebury, because there is a map in the Bolton Archives with a plan of their bleachworks in Sharples. There is a similar map from 1815, which only menttions Southworth and Nightingale.
In the 1818 trade directory for Bolton, William is described as "bleacher" from Sharples. This was around the time that he remarried. Strangely enough, his marriage entry described him as being a "weaver" by trade.
In 1823, William was granted a patent (No 4780) for "Drying Calicoes and other Fabrics". A copy of this patent has been obtained from the Science Museum library and archives in Swindon. Essentially it consists of a carriage containing a roll of damp clother that moves along a gantry in a drying house. As it moves, the cloth is unwound and draped in loops over supports below. When the cloth is dried, the carriage moves backwards and rewinds the cloth.
In 1824, a a bankrupcy hearing described in the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, William Southworth was described as being of Sharples and a whitster, shopkeeper, dealer and chapman.
In the 1841 census in Manchester (Charlton in Medlock) he was aged 72 and born in Lancashire. Described as "independent". He fathered his youngest daughter at the age of 68!
He was aged 77 at the time of his death, which was caused by chronic bronchitis.
William's death register certificate was witnessed by his son Thomas
He was described on this death certificate as "Gentleman" of Stockport, so presumably then living there with either James or Thomas
in the Times of July 16th 1836 under dividends, William Southworth of Sharples, Lancashire is listed as being a whitster (which is another name for a bleacher)..
In the Times of June 29th 1836, reference is made to "William Southworth, formerly of Sharples, near Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of Lancaster, bleacher, but now of Leschevin's buildings, in Higher Ardwick, near Manchester, in the said county, agent" and others who were "(the surviving assigness of the estate and effects of the said William Southworth, a bankrupt)" and they wished to make use of William's invention of "certain machinery or apparatus adapted to facilitate the operation of drying calicoes, muslins, linens or other similar fabrics" . . .
In the Times of January 11 1837, reference is made to a patent application by William Southworth "for an improvement in drying cloths, calicoes and muslins in the bleaching business". I also have a copy of this document (No 7346), which effectively allowed Edmund Haworth the younger of Bolton, to have the sole use, benefit and advantage of the invention for a further 5 years. The Letters Patent were dated 18th April 1837. |
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| -James SOUTHWORTH (M) | Parents/Siblings
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19/5/1771 |
St Leonard the less, Samlesbury, Lancs |
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| Along with his siblings, James was born in Samlesbury.
He was a bleacher by trade, assuming that I have the correct death certificate for his wife.
In 1824, when daughter Mary Ann was baptised in Horwich, he was described as being a "cutter".
He was probably in the bleaching business with his brother William in Horwich and possibly at Sharples too later on.
It would appear that he must have moved from Horwich to Bolton around 1810, following the birth of his fifth child and had five more children there. But he may have move back to Horwich around 1823 and had his two youngest children there, so he had twelve in all!.
I believe that his wife Mary died a widow in August 1848, so James must have died before this, but it would be nice to find his age at time of death, just to confirm that we have the correct family.
Oddly enough, a James Southworth, finisher of Brieghtmet, and son of James Southworth, also a finisher, married Ann Leach on 18th November 1850 at St Peter's Bolton. This might imply that James was still alive in 1850, or perhaps it does not necessarily do so.
A James Southworth died in the Bolton area in 1862 according to FreeBMD
Another James Southworth (of Penwortham) was buried at Samlesbury on 14th March 1850 aged 78, which would match his date of birth. But this would have been before the marriage of his son James and after the death of his supposedly widowed wife. So it is all a bit confusing still. |
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| -Thomas SOUTHWORTH (M) | Parents/Siblings
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2/12/1779 |
Samlesbury, Lancs |
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30/1/1780 |
St Leonard the less, Samlesbury, Lancs |
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22/5/1838 |
Heath Lane, Ashton |
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27/5/1838 |
St Thomas, Winwick |
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| Thomas was apparently also christened at St Mary's RC in Salmesbury on 24th December 1779 and then again on 30th January 1780. Is this an example of "keeping your options open?" The parent names are the same, so this must have been the same Thomas. There was another Thomas Southworth baptised as a Roman Catholic in Brindle on 15th January 1781, but his parents were James and Ann.
The IGI gives 3rd December as his birth date rather than 2nd, so I may have made a mistake in my transcription here.
In 1822, when his daughter Betty was buried, Thomas was described as being a labourer.
When Thomas died (of decline) in May 1838, he was described as having been a carter aged 57, which is almost (but not quite) correct if this was the Thomas who was born in December 1779 (he would actually have been 58 by then). But despite the small discrepancy in age, I think that this really does help to confirm that he was indeed the brother of William and James, all the sons of John and Elizabeth Southworth were all getting married in the Horwich area.
When his son James Kitts Southworth was born in 1819, he was apparently the twelfth child and the sixth son of Thomas and Martha. So there are some as yet unnamed children still to be found. It would appear that James Kitts was not baptised at birth, but rather just prior to his marriage (as a minor) in 1836. |
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| -Mary SOUTHWORTH (F) | Parents/Siblings
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14/6/1789 |
St Leonard the less, Samlesbury, Lancs |
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