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Summerseat 1871 Census - Part 1

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Welcome to Part 1 of our Summerseat 1871 Census Transcription.

 

Piece Number - RG10/3946

Enumeration District No. 5

 

This section comes under the following Ecclesiastical Districts 

Christ Church Walmersley & Holcombe Chapelry

 

This section covers the following area's of Summerseat, Lancashire:

Brooksbottoms (Part of) - Lammy Bank - Wood Hey - Brookside - Pot Green - 

Higher Foal Coats - Old Green - White Birks - Holcombe Brook.

 

To make your search a little easier, I have placed the Surnames in Bold Print.

 

  

 

Ecclesiastical District of Christ Church Walmersley


Brooksbottoms 

Hindle       William     Head     Mar    74                                   Burnley, Lancs
                 Betty        Wife      Mar    75                                   Burnley, Lancs
                 John         Son       U/M    47    Labourer                  Burnley, Lancs
                 William     Son       U/M    46    Cotton Weaver         Burnley, Lancs
                 Margaret   Daur      U/M    44    Cotton Weaver (Rhumatic)     Burnley, Lancs
                Jane          Daur      U/M    33     Cotton Weaver          Burnley, Lancs
Tattersall  Elizabeth  Mother?  Wid   67 ?   Cotton Rover             Brooksbottom, Lancs
Tattersall  Ann          Daur               10     Cotton Winder           Brooksbottom, Lancs
Tattersall  John          Son                  7      Scholar                     Brooksbottom, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Windle    James      Head      Mar     49      Overlooker                 Brooksbottom, Lancs
                Jane        Wife       Mar     44                                       Tottington, Lancs
                Martha     Daur     U/M      16    Cotton Weaver             Brooksbottom, Lancs
                Ellen        Daur                  5     Scholar                        Brooksbottom, Lancs
                Eliza        Daur                  3                                        Brooksbottom, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Grimshaw   James     Head     Wid     66     Cotton Weaver          Oswaldtwistle, Lancs
                  Elizabeth  Daur     U/M     41?    House Keeper             Church, Lancs
                  Jane         Daur     U/M     33     Cotton Weaver           Tottington, Lancs
                  Alice        Daur      U/M    30     Cotton Weaver            Tottington, Lancs
                  Ellen A     Daur      U/M    24     Spinner Cotton            Walmersley, Lancs
                  Mary A     Daur      U/M    20     Cotton Slubber            Tottington, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Holden      James     Head      Mar     52      Cotton Weaver              Barley Parish, lancs
                  Ellen      Wife       Mar     52       Cotton Weavers Wife     Rough Lee, Lancs
                Thomas    Son       U/M     24       Self ??? Winder               Barleys, lancs
                  Robert    Son       U/M     22       Cotton Weaver               Barleys, lancs
                 Albun ?    Son       U/M    15        Apprentice Clogger         Barleys, lancs
                Elizabeth  Daur       U/M    17       Cotton Weaver              Walmersley, Lancs
               Christiana  Daur                 12       Scholar                         Walmersley, Lancs
                James      Son                    7       Scholar                         Walmersley, Lancs 


Brooksbottoms 

Tattersall     George     Head     Mar       65       ????? Hobwood            ???????, Lancs
                     ????        Wife     Mar       64     House Keeper              Rough Lee, Lancs
                    Jane         Daur     U/M       29    Cotton Winder             Moorcoats Higham, Lancs
                    Sarah       Daur     U/M       28     Cotton Winder             Moorcoats Higham, Lancs
                  George       Son      U/M       24     Loom Manager              Brooksbottom, Lancs
                   William      Son      U/M       21    Commercial Clerk          Brooksbottom, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Hutchinson     William     Head     Mar      57    Warp Beamer                Tottington, Lancs
                       Alice        Wife      Mar      54    Warp Beamers Wife       Bolton, Lancs
                      Elizabeth   Daur     U/M      26    Cotton Rover                  Bolton, Lancs
                      William     Son       U/M      23    Mule Spinner                  Bolton, Lancs
                      Thomas     Son       U/M     19    Stripper & Grinder           Bolton, Lancs
                      Mary A     Daur       U/M     17    Throstle Spinner Cotton   Bolton, Lancs
                      Sarah      Daur                   14   Cotton Weaver                 Walmersley, lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Bridge         Richard      Head      Mar      44    Cotton Carder                 Turton, Lancs
                   Hannah       Wife      Mar      36     Cotton Slubber               Tottington, Lancs
                    Alice          Daur                   3                                         Tottington, Lancs
                   Robert         Son                    2                                         Tottington, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Ormerod      John      Head     Mar     66      Gate Keeper                  Chorley, Lancs
                    Sarah     Wife     Mar      66     Gate Keepers Wife         Ramsbottom, Lancs
Brooksbottoms 

Walsh        Laurence ?    Head     Mar     64    Warehouseman               Darwin, Lancs
                   Sophia         Wife     Mar      64                                          Darwin, Lancs
                   David        Gr/Son    U/M      12      ??????? ??                   Brooksbottom, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Ashworth     David G     Head     Mar     47    Overlooker                      Shaw????, Lancs
                   Jane          Wife     Mar     45    Cotton Weaver                 Over Darwen, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Cartman      John       Head     Mar      50     Overlooker                      Tottington, Lancs
                   Elizabeth  Wife     Mar      37                                            Paddiham, Lancs
                   Anthony    Son                12       Scholar                           Tottington, Lancs
          George Thomas   Son                11       Scholar                           Tottington, Lancs
                    Fred        Son                  5       Scholar                           Tottington, Lancs
             Ann Shaw       Daur                 2                                              Tottington, Lancs
Walkden   William    Lodger   Wid      45       Warper                             Halton, lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Horrocks    John     Head     Mar     71     Cotton Warper (Retired)         Bury, Lancs
                  Mary    Wife      Mar     72?                                               Bury, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Ramsbottom     James     Head     Mar     45      Beamer                        Higher Summerseat, Lancs
                         Selina     Wife      Mar     48      Beamers Wife               ???, Lancs
                         Lavina     Daur     U/M     17      Cotton Weaver              Walmersley, Lancs
                       Hannah     Daur     U/M     14      Cotton Weaver              Tree Farm, Bury, lancs
                        Betsy       Daur                 5      Scholar                         Tree Farm, Bury, lancs
                         Alice       Daur                 2                                          Summerseat, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Hargreaves     John      Head      Mar     42      Joiner & Carpenter             Tottington, Lancs
                       Jane      Wife       Mar     46      Joiner & Carpenters Wife    Tottington, Lancs
                      Betsy     Daur      U/M     18      Cotton Weaver                   Tottington, Lancs
                      Emma    Daur      U/M     15      Cotton Weaver                   Tottington, Lancs
                     James     Son       U/M     13      Apprentice Cabinet Maker   Tottington, Lancs
                     William    Son                  10     Joiners Son, half Timer        Tottington, Lancs
                     Joseph    Son                    7      Scholar                             Tottington, Lancs
                      Arthur    Son                    2                                               Tottington, Lancs

 
Brooksbottoms 

Ainsworth      George      Head     Mar      45     Cotton Cut ????                 Tottington, Lancs
                     Elizabeth    Wife      Mar      45                                             Rawtenstall, Lancs
                     Maria         Daur      U/M      23     Dress Maker                     Brooksbottoms, Lancs
                     Elizabeth    Daur     U/M      20     Cotton Winder                   Salford, Lancs
                      Joseph      Son                  13      Scholar                            Salford, Lancs
                      Arthur       Son                    7      Scholar                            Tottington, Lancs


Brooksbottoms 

Howarth      John      Head         Mar      64      Engine Tenter                        Rossendale, Lancs
                   Nancy    Wife          Mar      61                                                 Radcliffe, Lancs
                    Alice     Daur         U/M      30      Factory Operative (Debility)    Summerseat, Lancs
                  Elizabeth Daur         U/M      26     Cotton Weaver                       Summerseat, Lancs
                  Maria      Daur         U/M       22     Cotton Weaver                      Summerseat, Lancs
                   John      Son          U/M      20      Mill Mechanic                        Summerseat, Lancs
                  George    Son         U/M       17     Cotton Weaver                       Brooksbottom, Lancs
Hopkinson  Elizabeth  Gr/Daur                8      Scholar                                 Tottington, Lancs


Ecclesiastical District of Holcombe Chapelry


2 Lammy Bank 

Howarth       Arthur      Head     Mar     34     Cotton Spinner                 Edgeworth, Lancs
                  Elizabeth   Wife      Mar     33                                           Bolton, Lancs
                   John         Son                  9      Scholar                          Tottington Lower End, Lancs
                  Robert       Son                  5       Scholar                         Tottington Lower End, Lancs


Lammy Bank 

Fairbrother    James     Head     Mar    23     Cotton Weaver                Tottington Lower End, Lancs
                      Ellen      Wife     Mar     26   Formerly a Servant             Holy Well, North Wales


Lammy Bank 

Brunskill     Richard     Head     Mar     53     Agricultural Labourer          Walmersley, Lancs
                 Hannah      Wife     Mar     52                                             Walmersley, Lancs
                  Mary        Daur      U/M    16      Cotton Weaver                  Elton, Lancs
                 Alice ?      Daur                 1?      Cotton Reeler                    Elton, Lancs


Lammy Bank 

Barnes        Henry     Head     Mar     65      Beamer in Cotton Mill             Haslingden, Lancs
                  Ellen      Wife      Mar     60      Drawer in Cotton Mill             Ireland


???ale Home 

Bromilay ?   John T  Head   Mar  36     Cotton Spinner Employing 4 Men + 6 Boys & Girls   Bury, Lancs
                   Sarah    Wife   Mar  32                                                          Holcombe, Lancs
                  William  Son            6       Scholar                            Wood Hey, Ramsbottom, Lancs.
                  Mary    Adop Daur    12      Scholar                                      Birkinhead, Cheshire


???ale Home 

Taylor       John     Head     Mar    42      Engineer                       Edgeworth, Lancs
                 Ann B   Wife      Mar    38                                         Moreside Partington, Lancs
                 James   Son                 3                                          Moreside Partington, Lancs
                 Harry    Son              7wk                                          Lancashire


Wood Hey Cottages 

Crabtree      William     Head    Mar    29    Chemical Labourer          Saddleworth, Lancs
                  Elizabeth   Wife    Mar     26                                         Accrington, Lancs
                  John W      Son                6                                         Rawtenstall, Lancs
               Catherine M   Daur              4                                         Accrington, Lancs
                 Jane A       Daur                1                                      Wood Hey, Ramsbottom, Lancs
Holgate    Ann    Mother-in-Law  Wid  64     Annuitant                     Baxendale, Lancs


Wood Hey Cottages 

Wolstenholme   James    ?????     Wid     60     Chemical Labourer       Rishton, Lancs


Wood Hey Cottages 

Howarth    James     Head      Mar     24       ???? ???? Carder               Haslingden, Lancs
                 John       Son                   8        Scholar                          Haslingden, Lancs
                 James     Son                   7        Scholar                          Haslingden, Lancs
Tattersall    Nancy   Visitor    Wid     64                                            Rossendale, Lancs


Wood Hey Cottages 

Drinkwater    James     Head    Mar     31     Shuttle Maker                   Manchester, Lancs
                     Ellen      Wife     Mar     31     Formerly Cotton Weaver   Manchester, Lancs
                 William G    Son                 7      Scholar                           Manchester, Lancs
                    Mary L     Daur                5      Scholar                           Manchester, Lancs
                  Margaret   Daur                 4      Scholar                           Manchester, Lancs
                    Ellen      Daur                 2      Scholar                            Manchester, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Toby ?      Thomas     Head     Mar     54     Cotton Rover & Carder       Wigan, Lancs
                Mary         Wife     Mar     53      Formerly Rover                 Darwen, Lancs
               Elizabeth   Daur     U/M     22     Cotton Drawer                   Bolton, Lancs
                Mary        Daur      U/M    20      Cotton Weaver                  Bolton, Lancs
              James         Son      U/M    16      Cotton Rover                     Bolton, Lancs
              Thomas     Gr/Son             3                                               Ramsbottom, Lancs
Fearnly   Edward   Nephew   U/M   13       Cotton Piecer                     Bolton, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Holt       George      Head    Mar     44      Farmer of 8 Acres             Tottington Lower End, Lancs
            Jane           Wife    Mar    42       Farmers Wife                   Tottington Lower End, Lancs
            John T        Son                1        Scholar                            Tottington Lower End, Lancs
            George       Son                8        Scholar                            Birtle Cum Bamford, Lancs
            Richard      Son                 6        Scholar                            Birtle Cum Bamford, Lancs
             Betsy        Daur                7        Scholar                            Birtle Cum Bamford, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Howarth    George     Head    Mar    24   Commercial Traveller for Manufacturing Chemist    Church, Lancs
                 Elizabeth  Wife    Mar    23                                                Newton Heath, Lancs
                 Barnes       Son               1                                                Wood Hey, Ramsbottom, Lancs
Holiday      Mary        Niece             9     Nurse                                    Ramsbottom, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Howarth    Barnes     Head   Mar   54   Manufacturing Chemist Employing 9 Labourers     Accrington, Lancs
                 Hannah    Wife   Mar   54                                                              Church, Lancs
                James       Son    U/M   22    Labourer                                             Oswaldtwistle, Lancs
                 Ellen       Daur    U/M   20   Servant                                               Clayton Le Moors, Lancs
               Catherine  Daur    U/M   20   Servant                                               Oswaldtwistle, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Hall       Catherine    Head    Wid   71    Home Keeper                     Chipping, Lancs
             William       Son      U/M   42     Self Acting Winder             Chipping, Lancs
Holden   James      Lodger     ??     43     Machine Engraver               Haslingden, Lancs


Wood Hey 

Coupe     John       Head     Mar     56     Sawyer                Prestwich, Lancs
               Lucy      Wife      Mar     49     House Keeper       Nottinghamshire
              William    Son      U/M     21     Cotton Weaver     Prestwich, Lancs
              George    Son      U/M     19     Rover                   Prestwich, Lancs
              Alfred      Son      U/M     17     ??? Maker              Prestwich, Lancs
              Mary A    Daur     U/M     15     Cotton Weaver      Prestwich, Lancs
              Ann E     Daur                13      Cotton Weaver      Holcombe, Lancs.
              Lucy      Daur                 6      Scholar                  Holcombe, Lancs


Brookside 

Taylor      Ed????     Head     Mar     48     Cotton Weaver by hand        Bury, Lancs
               Alice       Wife     Mar     45     Cotton Weaver by steam       Chipping, Lancs
               John        Son                 9      Scholar                                Bury, Lancs
               Jane        Daur                7      Scholar                                Bury, Lancs


Brookside 

Smith     John     Head     ??     63     Carter             Irwell ????, Lancs


Brookside 

Diggle     Ann      Head     U/M    37?    Cotton Weaver       Bury, Lancs


Brookside 

Gregory    Joseph     Head     Mar    24     Carter              Chorley, Lancs
                 Sarah A    Wife     Mar    27                            Tottington Lower End, Lancs
                 Alice       Daur                3                             Tottington Lower End, Lancs
                 William    Son                2                              Tottington Lower End, Lancs


Brookside

Livsey     Robert      Head    Mar    36      Labourer            Blackburn, Lancs
              Mary A      Wife     Mar   34       House Keeper      Blackburn, Lancs
             Elizabeth   Daur     U/M   14      Weaver               Over Darwen, Lancs
             Joseph      Son                 8      Scholar                Blackburn, Lancs
      Henry or Harry  Son                 5      Scholar                Over Darwen, Lancs


Pot Green 

Nuttall     William    Head    Mar    62     Warehouseman         Chatterton, Lancs.
               Mary        Daur    U/M    19      Back Tenter             Rochdale, Lancs.


Pot Green 

Holding    Thomas      Head     Mar    22     Loom Overlooker      Tottington, Lancs.
               Eliza          Wife      Mar    24    Weaver                    Woolfold, Lancs
               Selina         Daur               9?                                    Ramsbottom, Lancs
               Hardman     Son               6mo                                  Holcombe, Lancs


Pot Green 

McNiell      Hannah     Head    Wid    73     Home Keeper             Bootle, Cumberland?
                 Robert   Nephew  U/M    16     Cotton Weaver           Bury, Lancs


Pot Green 

Holland?     Adam       Head     Mar    52     Quarry Man                 Stanley Rake, Lancs
                Elizabeth   Wife     Mar    47     Home Keeper              Boardmans?, Lancs
                 Jane         Daur     U/M    27     Cotton Weaver           Boardmans?, Lancs
                John          Son      U/M    19      ???? ??????                    R?????, Lancs
                William     Son       U/M    17      Cotton Weaver           Stanley Rake, Lancs
               Elizabeth   Daur                 7                                       Boardmans?, Lancs


Pot Green 

Lestor      Thomas      Head     Mar    40     Cotton Weaver           Holcombe, Lancs
                Ann?          Wife     Mar    40     Home Keeper              Tottington, Lancs
                Betty         Daur     U/M   15     Cotton Weaver             Elton, Bury, Lancs
                Mary E       Daur              11      Scholar                       Bury, Lancs
               Thomas       Son                4                                        Elton, Bury, Lancs
                 Ann          Daur               1                                        Birch?,Lancs


Pot Green 

Johnstone     Alice     Visitor    Mar    31    --                      Bury, Lancs
Johnstone    Mary E    Visitor   U/M     9                             Cocky Moor, Bury, Lancs


Pot Green 

Horrocks    Samuel    --   Wid   60    Stone Mason        Tottington, Lancs


Pot Green 

Diggle     Dan?     Head     Mar    52     Cotton Weaver Unemployed    Wood Hey, Tottington, Lancs
             Jane     Wife      Mar    47     Cotton Weaver                       Tottington, Lancs
             Sarah A   Daur    U/M    24     Cotton Weaver                       Tottington, Lancs
           Elizabeth  Daur    U/M    19     Cotton Weaver                        Heywood, Lancs
            Samuel    Son                8      Scholar                                   Tottington, Lancs


Pot Green 

Howarth    Titus      Head    Mar    61    Shoe Maker                Tottington, Lancs
                  Ann       Wife    Mar    60    Shoe Makers Wife        Padiham, Lancs
             Elizabeth A  Daur   U/M   33     Cotton Weaver           Tottington, Lancs


Higher Foal Coats

Howarth     Benjaman     Head    Mar    30 or 36    Cotton Spinner           Church Parish, Lancs
                  Jane           Wife     Mar     40            Horse Keeper             Bolton, Lancs
                 Thomas         Son     U/M     13            Rover in Cotton Mill    Edgeworth, Lancs
                 Joseph         Son                10           Creeler in Cotton Mill    Edgeworth, Lancs
                James           Son                 6            Scholar                        Bolton, Lancs
Ready        Robert  Adopted Son  U/M   15            Piecer in Cotton Mill     Liverpool, Lancs


Pot Green 

Robinson    Thomas     Head     Mar     30   Black Smith                  ?????
                 Margaret    Wife     Mar     30                                    Elton, Lancs
               Elizabeth E   Daur                7                                    Tottington, Lancs
                John           Son                 4                                     Tottington, Lancs
                Alice E        Daur               1                                      Tottington, Lancs


Higher Foal Coats Farm 

Kershaw ?   James       Head    Mar    56    Farmer & Owner of 19 Horses     Shuttleworth, Lancs
                   Ann          Wife    Mar    55                                                   Walmersley, Lancs
                  James       Son     U/M    23     Farmers Son                            Walmersley, Lancs
                  Alice        Daur   U/M     18     Farmers Daughter                     Walmersley, Lancs
                  Ann          Daur              12     Scholar                                   Walmersley, Lancs


Higher Foal Coats Farm 

Waters    Charlotte    Head     Wid    42     Washer Woman            Standish, Lancs
              Betsy          Daur      U/M    22      Slubber                       Unreadable
              Mary           Daur      U/M    15     Back Tenter                 ?????, Lancs
              William      Son         U/M   13     Doffer                          Skipton, Yorkshire


Higher Foal Coats 

Booth     Sarah      Head     Mar     55     Charwoman           Wolfold, Lancs
Holden   Richard   Lodger   U/M    20     Engraver                Foal Coats, Lancs


Higher Foal Coats 

Ainsworth    George     Head    Mar    32    Engraver            Wolfold, Bury, Lancs
                    Ann          Wife    Mar    27    Home Keeper      Manchester, Lancs
                  Elizabeth A  Daur             6     Scholar               Ramsbottom, lancs
                  Joseph       Son               2                               Ramsbottom, lancs
                   Nancy       Daur              1                               Ramsbottom, lancs


Higher Foal Coats 

Parks         Thomas     Head     Mar    56    Block Printer       Tottington, Lancs
                  Sarah       Wife     Mar    56                              Elton, Lancs
Whittaker  Laurence  Nephew           8     School Boy          Bury, Lancs


Higher Foal Coats Farm 

Sherwood    Thomas     Head    Mar    63    Farmer of 17 Acres     Tottington, Lancs
                    Rachael    Wife    Mar    65                                    Tottington, Lancs
                   Thomas     Son     U/M     31    Farm Servant            Edgeworth, Lancs
                    Nancy?     Daur    U/M    28    Cotton Weaver          Edgeworth, Lancs
                    Rachael    Daur    U/M    18    Cotton Weaver          Edgeworth, Lancs
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