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libby9
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 May 09 20:03 UTC (UK) » |
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I have access to Rothwell PR's ..........1763-1812, baptisms and burials. Index
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Hargreaves (Halifax, Leeds, Huddersfield) Armitage, Cock, Sharp(e), Womersley, Turner, Graham (Huddersfield) Priestly (York, Leeds) Cragg, Sutcliffe (Halifax)
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alunno-a
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #2 on: Friday 15 May 09 12:35 UTC (UK) » |
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Rothwell churchyard is a bloomin disgrace--I took a special trip there to find family graves and just cried.
can I ask a supplementary question on this therefor--does anyone know if the MIs are published, and if so when they were transcribed??
Sally
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Tom Piper
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 May 09 18:28 UTC (UK) » |
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Hi Perth Tiger,
There are two burial grounds at Rothwell, the church yard, which at times is quite overgrown, though not so bad at present, so without the actual location of the grave it may well be difficult to trace. On the other hand there is a newer local authority cemetery, but I am not sure exactly as to when that dates from.
Other than that the records of burial will be on fiche at Leeds Central Library, so someone may have to visit there and do a look up.
Tom
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oldtimer
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #4 on: Friday 15 May 09 18:52 UTC (UK) » |
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Hi 
you might be interested in this site
http://www.leodis.net/
as it includes lots of old photos of Rothwell
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Tom Piper
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« Reply #5 on: Friday 15 May 09 19:13 UTC (UK) » |
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A little bit more for you, though not good. It all rather depends when your family member died, because in 1970, the front of the church yard was tidied up, and the old gravestones were taken away and replaced with grass. Most of these grave stones consisted of the old table top style grave stones. Another part of the graveyard was then used for a parish centre, so that was another part of the grave yard gone and with it the grave stones.
Also there is no map; the grave yard has not been used for some considerable time, and the upkeep it is now maintained by the local council, Leeds City who clear it from time to time.
Certainly the local library has records indexed up to 1812, Leeds City library may have them on fiche, I could take a look for you and let you know.
This photograph of the front of the church shows the grassed area.
Tom
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Tom Piper
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 16 May 09 08:28 UTC (UK) » |
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Perth,
I am sure that such an event as a roof collapse would be reported in the Yorkshire Post or one of the local papers, but they are not edited, but if you were to provide details of names dates etc I could pop into Leeds and look in the library for you.
The names of Ward, Blackburn are common in Rothwell, the name Blackburn is on the war memorial, the local hall is called Blackburn Hall, I enclose a photo of the Blackburn names on the war memorial
Tom
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alunno-a
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 16 May 09 10:22 UTC (UK) » |
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a quick question on Rothwell-
My Rothwell ancestors- called Cowburn - are said to have been from Rothwell Glasshouse. They were mainly market gardeners and seedsmen. Was Glasshouse a seperate place in the parish? and does anyone know the origin of the name-- I think I remember from somewhere the suggestion that it was from a glass "factory" as oppposed to glasshouses as in market gardens- but can anyone shed more light?
Sally
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Devon- Dean, Crode (also NFL) Coode, Tucker, Miles ( origin Hampshire)
Beds/Herts/ Northants- Newberry, Shepherd, Norton, Blackabey
Kent- Munn, Moore
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Tom Piper
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« Reply #13 on: Saturday 16 May 09 15:43 UTC (UK) » |
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Sally,
Rothwell Glass House: Glasshouses as on the 1786 map of Rothwell or Haigh Park on the 1839 map, was at the bottom of the hill, close to where the road between Leeds and Pontefract crosses the North Midland railway in area which I think was known as Stourton., was the home of the Fenton family. In 1780, James Fenton held Glass House farm where he was involved in glass making, and also owned some farming land at Lofthouse. He gave up glass- making and moved to Carr House, near Rotherham in 1796, and his younger brother, Thomas carried on with the industry until he gave it up around 1800. Glass making in the Fenton family was started by their father James Fenton, born 1700 died 27th March 1759, who was also a coal-pit owner. Rothwell had had glass making, since around 1730, but it's unsure exactly where it was, as that area has been much developed, but a Joshua Finney of Rothwell was a glass-maker, then 1737, William Booth was a glass-maker at "The New Glass House", but he resided in Rothwell. John Pimperton had a glass works at "Over Hague" and Thomas Clark at "Hague", the 1754, Joshua Ferry a glass-maker at Rothwell, and 1760 George Brumbley at Low Goslem.
James Fenton (1700 - 1759) had coal pits called Tannacarr, Low Goslem, Glasshouse, Thwaite Colliery. The latter three indicate where the pits were.
If you have a map of the Leeds area, or if not go to
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
Search for Hunslet, then Hunslet Carr, then to square SE 333 303
Round about figure 33, was the location of Glass Houses/Haigh Park
See History of Rothwell-Batty published 1867 or so.
I enclose photos of a map of 1786 and one of 1839, where you can see location of Glass House and Haigh Park.
Tom
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alunno-a
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Re: rothwell
« Reply #14 on: Saturday 16 May 09 15:57 UTC (UK) » |
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Tom,
Thank-you so much, that is fantastic. Who needs google when one has rootschat!
Thanks again!
Sally
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WRY- Thompson,Cowburn,Walker, Glossop,
London- Chesney/Chesnut
all areas- Tuxworth
Lincs/ Notts- Graves, White, Wilson,Pedge,Tuxford, Bonner
Devon- Dean, Crode (also NFL) Coode, Tucker, Miles ( origin Hampshire)
Beds/Herts/ Northants- Newberry, Shepherd, Norton, Blackabey
Kent- Munn, Moore
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