The Haworths of Westhoughton

John Haworth was born in Southport, Lancashire in 1866/68.

1871 Census - Age: 5/3 Address: 63 King Street, North Meols, Ormskirk, Lancashire.

1881 Census - Age: 15/13 Address: 19 Upper Portland Street, North Meols, Ormskirk, Lancashire.

1889 Marriage - on the 23 January John Haworth married Margaret Pendlebury, a dress maker from Hindley, born in 1870 daughter of an engine driver.
Age: 23/22 Address: Appley Bridge, Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire.
Occupation: Glue Maker.

Census 1891 - Age: 25/23 Address: Miles Lane, Appley Bridge, Shevington, Wigan, Lancashire.
Occupation: Glue Maker

1894 - on the 3rd of June at St John the Evangelist, Wingates, Westhoughton, Sam Sheppard, Vicar of St John's, baptised young Harry Hunt. Harry was the son of Samuel Hunt & Mary and Samuel worked as a labourer at the Railway Works, Westhoughton ... helping to crush bones?!

1895 - a son John Herbert Haworth was born on 20th January at Wingates.
Age: 29 Occupation: Glue Manufacturer.
Baptism: St John the Evangelist, Wingates, Westhoughton, Lancashire.
Baptised by: Sam Sheppard, Vicar of St John's, Wingates.

1896 - gorton & haworth in 1896. edward gorton junior was a Glue Manufacturer. His partnership with John Haworth at railway works, Manchester Road, Westhoughton was dissolved in 1896. Was this the business Edward Hindley and Joseph Neill took over in 1903?
Stuart Ashton lived in 'Top o'th Slack' (Slack Lane) from 1969-1974 and his father used to collect fat and bones from butchers around Lancashire for the factory. The buildings have been demolished now. He remembers it did have an awful smell when the bones were being melted down!

1897 - a son James Pendlebury Haworth was born on 14 March at Westinghouse.
Age: 31 Occupation: Size Manufacturer.
Baptism: St John the Evangelist, Wingates, Westhoughton, Lancashire, England.
Baptised by: Sam Sheppard, Vicar of St John's, Wingates.

1901 Census - Age: 35/34 Address: 168 Manchester Road, Wingates, Westhoughton, Lancashire.
Occupation: Size Animal Size Manufacturer.

1902/04 Directory for Westhoughton - Age: 36 Occupation: Gelatine Size Maker. Employee: Gorton & Haworth, Manchester Road.
Gorton & Haworth were apparently still advertising in 1902.

1908 'Agreement' between E Hindley and J O Neil (the Vendors) a third property asset in 1908 was -
'All that piece of land containing 2904 square yards or thereabouts together with the messuages and buildings thereon situate at Westhoughton in the County of Lancaster and held for the residue of a term of 999 years from the first day of May 1878 at the yearly rent of £18-3-0 subject as to part of the said premises containing 1041 square yards or thereabouts to an Under lease thereof for the term of 980 years from the first day of April 1893 but with the benefit of the rent of £8-13-7 and of the Lessees covenants by and in the said Under lease reserved and contained which said premises were conveyed to the Vendors by an Indenture dated the 27th day of August 1903 and made between John Haworth of the one part and the Vendors of the other part and are therein more particularly described'.
Which all means ... I think? ... that John Haworth agreed to convey the lease of the said land and buildings in Westhoughton to Edward and Joseph Neill in 1903?

1911 Census - Age: 43 Address: 194 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Occupation: Chemical Works Manager.

Margaret Haworth his wife age 41, married for 22 years.

Children -
Harold born in 1890 in Appley Bridge. Age 21, a cotton factory operative.
Norman born in 1892 in Appley Bridge. Age 19, a chemical works labourer,
John H born in 1894 in Westhoughton. Age 17, a chemical works labourer.
James P barn in 1897 in Westhoughton. Age 14, an errand boy.
Richard F born in 1899 in Westhoughton. Age 12, at school.
Robert J born in1905 in Westhoughton. Age 6, at school.

Father - John born in 1836 in Farnworth, Lancs. Age 75. Formerly worked as a brewer (masher).

1919 Death Certificate - 1 November registered by James Herbert Pendlebury.
Age: 53 Address: Ivy Dew, Westhoughton, Lancashire.

The Grove Chemical Co Ltd which joined British Glues & Chemicals in 1920 was founded by another branch of the Haworth family, the haworths of oswaldtwistle ... and Herbert & Walter became directors of BG&C ...

 

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