silk works - Langley Macclesfield

[chestnut]

James Slack born in 1824 lived  in Cockhall Lane Sutton Macclesfield,and worked for Mr Whiston who had a silk mill in langley.  Does anyone know if there are any records in existance of the men who worked there around 1860/70, or any photographs of the men working.  I am hoping that there will be a photo of James somewhere.   Incidentally Cockhall Lane used to be called Dirty Lane, and the cottages where James & his wife Margaret lived were owned by the mill owner Mr Whiston, as was nearly all Langley & Sutton.

James Slack b 1824 d 1898   buried ?   
Father James Slack  b & d ??
The 1841 & 61 census states that James jnr was born inb Norbury Staffs and all the rest say he was born in Widborclough.  I am now at a loss and have hit the wall.      Help please

[Marmalady]

"Widborclough"  will be Wildboarclough which is on the Cheshire/Staffs border: http://www.wildboarclough.co.uk/

Norbury is the other end of Staffordshire tho so it does sound confusing

[elzabels]

'Mr Whiston' could well be WIlliam WHISTON


http://chesterrep.openrepository.com/cdr/bitstream/10034/81282/2/chapter%201.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silk_Industry_of_Cheshire

http://www.artfund.org/what-we-do/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/7146/langley-printworks-pattern-books

[chestnut]

thanks for the info, I weill look into those web sites