Newsletter no.10 - June 2003

Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society

Volume 10 - June 2003 PENDLE & BURNLEY BRANCH Editor Derek Mills

EDITORIAL

BOB ABEL - For many years (over 20 years), the smooth running of the Branch has been maintained by Bob Abel's long service, but this year Bob decided not to seek re-election as Chairman or as Executive Liaison Officer. We thank him for his help and guidance through the years and wish him well for the future. At the AGM, on behalf of the Committee and the Branch, Bob was presented with wine and wine glasses as a token of our appreciation.

Your Branch needs YOU - Volunteers are needed for transcribing or checking work on Parish Registers. No fiche reader? Don't worry, we'll lend you one. No computer? Again, don't worry, transcriptions can be checked from printed copy. This work is just as important as transcribing. Contact Ken Lupton for further details

Our Newsletter is normally published quarterly, in February, May, August and November. This edition has been delayed because of the indisposition of the Editor .. please accept our apologies.

1 Projects	7 Transcribing Errors
2 Certificates	8 Diary Dates
3 Winewall Inghamites	9 Some Latin Expressions
4 1881 Census	Additional Items ..
5 Query Corner	10 AGM - Election of Officials
6 Burnley St.John's Church (Gannow)	11 AGM - Chairman's Report

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PROJECTS

    Transcriptions of the 1837-1900 burial records at Holy Trinity Church, Burnley, the 1876-1888 marriages at St Paul's Church, Burnley and the 1813-1838 baptismal records at St Bartholomew's Church, Colne are in progress.
    The All Saints Church, Habergham 1877-1900 marriages and the St.Paul's Church baptisms 1846-1880 have been completed. Transcriptions of the burials at Winewall Inghamite Chapel have been completed and are about to be checked.
    The bound copies of the Burnley St. John's, Gannow, marriages 1880-1900 and the Padiham Unitarian Chapel baptisms 1839-2000 are now on the Branch Library shelves and are available for research purposes.

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CERTIFICATES

Are you researching the names of FOULDS, HARTLEY or WALKER? The branch has been given two birth certificates - James FOULDS born in Colne in 1837 and Hannah HARTLEY born in Colne in 1840. There are also three certificated copies of an entry of birth for James FOULDS, born in Colne in 1875; James FOULDS born in Colne in 1902 and Ethel WALKER, registered in Chapeltown, Leeds, in 1879.
There is also other information with these documents. If anyone thinks that they may have a claim, please contact the Branch Librarian, Margaret Heap at any meeting. Please note, two of the certified copies are in a very fragile condition.

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WINEWALL INGHAMITES

The Society Book of Winewall Inghamite Church contains lists of members over several years. Against a few of the names notes have been added in a different hand, possibly at a later date, that may be of help to anyone researching these families .. ..

1825	Henery LEE - Gone to Wibsy	1837	Esebella LEEMING - Removed to Brandford
1825	James COCKSHUTT - gone to America	1850	John SPENCER - Left for Canada 26.Apr.1854
1825	Mary COCKSHUTT - gone to America	1850	Hambrose HARGREAVES of Waterside left for Canada 26.Apr.1854
1831	Agnis TODD - Removed (to) Church at Kendal, Novr 1835	1850	Jennet PICKLES - left for Canada 29.May.1854
1837	Ellen COCKSHUTT - gone to reside at Kendal	1852	Margaret PICKLES - Gone to Canada 26.Apr.1854
1837	Archebeld WATT - Removed to Kendal 2.May.1837	1871	James PICKLES - Retuned to Canada
1837	Betty HARLE - Gone to Todmorden	1874	James PICKLES of Cotton Tree - gone back to Canada
1837	Richard FOWLES - Removed to Brandford	1874	Margaret PICKLES - gone back to Canada
1837	Robt.LEEMING - Removed to Brandford	1882	Wm RILEY - gone to Kendal
1837	Margret LEEMING - Removed to Brandford

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1881 CENSUS

    In the census transcription for 1881 on CD-ROM and on microfiche, for three areas of Habergham Eaves and one area of Great & Little Marsden, the "Census Place" is incorrectly shown as Whalley.
    The error concerns over 1000 households and lodgers in Habergham Eaves and over 200 households and lodgers in Little Marsden. A list of the surnames and addresses involved is available at our branch [see also on this site].
    The areas concerned are -

Habergham Eaves

RG 11 Piece 4150 (Finsley Gate area of Healey Ward)
Folio 20 Page 33 to Folio 32 Page 58
RG 11 Piece 4150 (Finsley Gate area of Healey Ward & Burnley Wood area of Fulledge Ward)
Folio 53 Page 35 to Folio 90 Page 34
RG 11 Piece 4153 (Gannow Top area of Trinity Ward)
Folio 33 Page 1 to Folio 51 Page 38

Great & Little Marsden

RG 11 Piece 4162 (Brierfield area of Little Marsden)
Folio 89 Page 1 to Folio 109 Page 41

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QUERY CORNER

is looking for information about his great grandparents Arthur MARSDEN and Evelyn HORSLEY.
    In 1916, Arthur was an iron moulder and it is thought that he was a Freemason. Evelyn died in 1949 and was living at Berridge Avenue Burnley at the time of her death.
    Children of Arthur and Evelyn MARSDEN were Victor, Ada, Shirley and T (possibly Thora). Ada was born at Harling Street, Burnley in 1916 and worked for Arthur EDMONDSON Ltd, Textile Manufacturers, Liverpool Road, Burnley from the age of 15 to 25 years (1931-1941).
    Victor was a Freemason and had a son and daughter but died when his son was only 5 years old.
    Alan would be interested in information about any Ironworks Companies and information about the local textile firm (Arthur EDMONDSON Ltd)
is searching for information about drover routes from Burnley to Liverpool in the late 1700s.
Her ancestor, James THORNTON, a native of Carlton-in-Craven, was a cattle drover and worked for a farmer in Burnley called Mr Henry EASTWOOD. James THORNTON married a lady called Elizabeth but Sharon does not know where or when, possibly circa 1800. The marriage did not take place in Carlton-in-Craven or in Burnley and James was not buried in either place.
Sharon has checked the parish records for St.Peter's Church, Burnley, St.Bartholomew's Church, Colne and St.Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle. Any help on this long-standing problem would be gratefully received.
is looking for information on his great grandfather, John WALSH but has very little information about him.
John WALSH was from Nelson and lived at 30 Albert Street, but he was born in Bradford. His parents were Thomas & Elizabeth WALSH, who it is thought were Irish and his wife/girlfriend was called Catherine. John died in 1903 and is buried at All Souls Cemetery at Barrowford.
John WALSH was in the Army Medical Corp and served in Africa, 1898 in Egypt and 1901 in South Africa.
would like to find out if any old school records exist for Edge End Technical School and Bradley Senior School, circa 1933-1936. If they exist, where can they be found?
A small memorial stone was found a few months ago, during some renovation and demolition work at a house in the Morley Street area in Burnley Wood, Burnley. The wording on the stone reads .. ..

In Loving Memory of
William CLEE/GLEE
Died Feb 27th 1891 Aged 22 years
In the midst of life we are in death.

If anyone has this person in their ancestry and would like to claim the memorial stone, please contact the

Has anyone any information about Sarah Ann SHACKLETON born c.1838 who married John HARGREAVES born c.1823. Both are believed to have been born in Colne .. please contact the
Also seeking the baptism/birth of John INGHAM c.1812. Living in the Briercliffe area in 1841 and married Nancy HALSTEAD 1831 .. please contact the

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BURNLEY ST.JOHN'S CHURCH (Gannow)

    A plot of land at the junction of Gannow Lane and Adamson Street was donated by the Rev. William Thursby and Lady Scarlett on which to build the new church. The architects, Messrs William Waddington & Son of Burnley were appointed to design and to build the church. A major part of the £13,000 building costs were provided by the Rev. William Thursby and the rest of the money was donated by Col. T T Dugdale and the executors of Col. Hargreaves.

    The foundation stone was laid by Col Thursby on Saturday afternoon, the 22nd September 1877. Prior to the laying ceremony, a short service was conducted by the Rev. Canon Parker M A, Rector of Burnley, Rev. E C Maclure M A, Vicar of Rochdale and the Rev. J M D Owen M A, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Church, Habergham Eaves.

    On Thursday morning of the 8th April 1880, the church was consecrated by the Lord Bishop Fraser of Manchester. The Vicar designate of the church was the Rev. W J Garrett, who some years previously was the Curate of St.Paul's Church in Burnley.

    The external masonry was from the Noggarth Quarry and the whole of the internal masonry was erected in Bath stone, whilst the roof was slated in green Westmoreland slate. The dimensions of the nave were 90ft by 36ft and the chancel was 38ft by 26ft. A tower to the west and two bays of the nave were to be added later. The church when completed, had a capacity of 600 worshipers. A Sunday School was erected in 1890 at a cost of £1,500.

    On Saturday afternoon of the 25th April 1891, a Masonic Ceremony for the laying of the Memorial Stone for the tower of the church took place, by Sir John O S Thursby JP. The height of the tower was 105ft with an additional 30ft for the turret and in 1892, the church was finally completed. The costs for the tower, clock and reredos were defrayed by Sir John Hardy Thursby.

    The population of the parish of St.John's in 1922 was 11,321. The church was officially closed in 1981 because of dry rot and damage by vandals and eventually a decision to demolish the structure was made. Demolition commenced 30th July 1984 and the area was grassed over when the task was accomplished.

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TRANSCRIBING ERRORS

Submitted by Margaret Heap

    A new monk arrived at the monastery. He was assigned to help the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He noticed, however, that all of the monks were copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. The new monk went to the abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up. In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head monk said, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."

    So, he went down into the dark caves beneath the monastery where the original manuscript was held in a locked vault that hadn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours went by and nobody saw the old abbot, so the young monk became worried and went downstairs to look for him. He saw him banging his head his head against the wall. His forehead was all bloody and bruised and he was crying uncontrollably. The young monk asked the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?"

    With a choking voice, the old abbot replied, "The word is celebrate."

This article is by Glenys Marriott and was published in edition number 11, November 2002 of "NOW THEN", the journal of the Friends of the Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes.

    A lesson to all - always check the original if possible !!

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DIARY DATES

Yorkshire Family History Fair
Knavesmire Exhibition Centre
York Racecourse, York
Saturday 28th June 2003
10am - 4.30pm

Liverpool Aintree Family History Fair
Aintree Racecourse
Sunday 28th September 2003
10am - 5pm

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SOME LATIN EXPRESSIONS

Amita = paternal aunt
Ava = grandmother
Avunculus = maternal uncle
Coelebs = bachelor
Coniunx = spouse (f)
Filia = daughter
Filius = son
Frater = brother

Gener = son in law
Gnothus = illegitimate
Ignotus = unknown
Illegitmus = bastard
Mater = mother
Matertera = maternal aunt
Pater = father

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AGM - ELECTION of OFFICIALS

The Branch AGM was held on March 19th. In previous years all officials and committee members have been elected for one year. In order to maintain continuity within the Branch it was proposed that half the committee would be elected in the odd years (2003, 2005 etc) and the other half would be elected in the even years (2004, 2006 etc). To fulfil these criteria Branch officials were elected as follows .. ..

Chairman (one year)	Jean Ingham
Vice Chairman (one year)	David Taylor
Secretary (two years)	Brenda Hustler
Treasurer (two years)	David Hustler
Minutes Secretary& Librarian (one year)	Margaret Heap
Programme Secretary (one year)	Tony Mason
Projects Coordinator (two years)	Ken Lupton
Publications Officer (two year)	Christine Haworth
Gazette Editor (two year)	Derek Mills
Executive Liaison Officer (one year)	David Hustler
Committee Members (two years)	Mary Jackson & Christine Windle

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AGM - SUMMARY of CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

    The branch has been involved in a range of events this year including, Local History Week at Burnley in May, West Craven History Association Seminar and Family History Open Day at Barnoldswick in October and November, respectively and the Branch hosted the Lancashire Society's Annual Dinner at Roughlee in October.

    Monthly meetings have been well attended the speakers have been well received. Practical evenings, although not as well attended, are a hive of research activity.

    Projects have continued to progress apace with many more transcriptions being put on the computer and printed in bound volumes. The Branch website was developed and launched in June last year and is being well used and includes the newsletter which is published quarterly.

    The library continues to grow and is well organized and books sales, which are an important source of income for the branch, are steady. The future of the Branch looks healthy.         Bob Abel

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Please submit any correspondence to the editor, Derek Mills, 23 Hall Park Ave., Cliviger, Burnley BB10 4JJ