Teddy Lowe, Lancashire Wrestling Champion, Whitworth

[andrewalston]

I don't think that the current Halfway House is the Hargreave's.

There is a birth of an Edmund Law registered in Newchurch (in Rossendale) in 1842. Trouble is it's in the last quarter.

[andrewalston]

There is still a Hargreaves' Arms at Lumb in Rossendale. Just to the north of Newchurch.

Could the geography have become garbled in the telling? Journalists have this sort of reputation!

[RuslanPashayev]

The thing is in some papers they call location of the pub Whitworth in some other place its Facit. That clip which I just posted speaks of exact location of it...even names streets, but unfortunately it doesnt tell me much, sadly I am not familiar with local geography. Also according one article dated 1866 there was a bus which was going from Three Crowns Inn of Rochdale to Hargreaves Arms Facit Rochdale and the fair was 4d. And yes it was mentioned in that article that proprietor was "Teddy" Lowe. That guy Edmund Law b. 1842...what was his primary occupation? I am assuming Teddy was a collier since thats what he did for living outside wrestling during his 6 year stay here in America.

[andrewalston]

Whoops! Hadn't seen the clipping. The pub appears to be now called the Cock & Magpie. There doesn't seem to be room for more than one pub on Tonge End Lane.

[RuslanPashayev]

Alrighty, thanks, so what I did I just messaged them both on Facebook, Cock and Magpie and Halfway House...so we shall see what they may have on the origin of their pubs. The thing is I was thinking on looking it up in Rochdale Trade Directories...they may have it in the 1860's???

[andrewalston]

What do you reckon to the Edmund Law, 30, Labourer, born Cowpe (north west across the moor), living in Whitworth in 1871 (RG10/4131 folio 82 page 27) ?

Cowpe would probably be reckoned to be part of Newchurch-in-Rossendale.

Have you written him off already?

Added: He appears to have married Alice Mercer in 1865 at St. Bartholomew, Whitworth.

[RuslanPashayev]

WOW, brilliant find, this Edmund Law easily can be him, and YEAH I do have credible evidences that Teddy Lowe got married in 1865, again according the article which I have located on BNA. What do you have on Law...in 1873 he is here in States, and back home in late 1879, I have him actively wrestling in Lancashire in 1880, he was wrestling his old nemesis Henry Cousel of Bury and some new generation mat stars. Were you able to find his date of death??? Having it I hope I can locate obituary on BNA, but yes thats the FIRST real candidate to be Teddy Lowe. Amazing JOB !!!! Sincere appreciation.

[keyboard86]

Hi following on from the 1871 census for Edmund Law and Alice, these are the 1881/91 census:-

1881 census

Alice Law 35 Married occ Cotton Weaver b Facit
Mary Mercer Mother/Married b Haslingden
Mary E Whittaker 18 Boarder b Newchurch
Residing at Alfred Street Market Street, Spotland
Census Ref RG11/4124/25/43

1891 census

Alice Law 45 Widow b Facit
Henry Mercer 42 Brother
Simon Mercer 19 Nephew
Young H Mercer 17 Nephew
Residng at Fog Lane, Middleton
Census Ref RG12/3319/12/17
Keyboard86

[heywood]

Hello,

Here is Edmund in 1881 - 'unmarried'

4122/67/32
51 Blackwood Rd Bacup

James Smithies   53 yrs
Betty Smithies   65 yrs
Edmund Law son 41 yrs
Elizabeth Smithies 27 yrs
Mary Smithies   21 yrs
Martha Alice Law niece 12 yrs

Betty married James Smithies 1850s

Possible death for Edmund Law , 46 yrs
March quarter 1887 Rochdale vol 8e pg 78

Heywood