SUTHERS, MANUFACTURERS AT WELLHOUSE AND COATES.

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SUTHERS, MANUFACTURERS AT WELLHOUSE AND COATES.

Suthers. William
1851 census shows him at Lane Bottoms, 65, Chelsea Pensioner. Wife Ann is 48 and HLW wool. Two sons, Robert 18 and Luke 15 both throstle spinners.
1861 census shows same entries except that Luke has left home and Robert is a power loom oiler.
1881 census shows William F Suthers, 25 years living in Barnoldswick Village. [Just possible he is son of Luke born 1836, who would be 21 when he was born.] 1871 census shows Luke as living in Barnoldswick Village aged 36 and overlooker. No wife mentioned.

SUTHERS. WILLIAM F. 1881/1891 CENSUS
1881. William F Suthers, 25 years, Barnoldswick Village. Mary, wife 26. Jane 5. Luke, 2. Frederick 9 months.
1891. William, 34. Mary 35. Jane 15. Luke 12. Frederick 10. Harry 7. Ethel 4. Harcourt 2.

SUTHERS. LUKE. B 1845. 1881/1891 Census
1881. Luke Suthers, Barnoldswick Village. Head, 46. Wife Charlotte, 44. Twins, Grace and Mary Ann, 3 years.
1891. Same entry. But Luke’s age is 54 and Charlotte’s is 52. Address is 30 Walmsgate, Barnoldswick.

SUTHERS. EPHRAIM. b.1863. 1881/1891 CENSUS
1881. Ephraim Suthers, Barnoldswick Village. Head, 18. Wife Ada, 16.
1891. Ephraim Suthers, 11 Hill Street, head 28. Wife Ada, 26. Daughter Ann, 2 years.

SUTHERS. JOHN T. b. 1861. 1881/1891 CENSUS
1881. Barnoldswick Village. John T Suthers, 20 years.
1891. 9 Alice Street. John T Suthers, head, 30. Elizabeth, wife, 29 years. Tom E. son 1 year.

CHSCMB 20/07/1922. Following the death of George Proctor there was a ballot for the vacant seat on the board. Jonathan Peel, H Clark and Luke Suthers were candidates. Jonathan Clark was elected.

CHSCMB. 7/02/1923. Resolved that WF Suthers and Sons Ltd be accepted as tenants of the space occupied by Wm Bailey(Barnoldswick) Ltd [who had liquidated]. Suthers had bought 160 of Bailey’s looms and some machinery. Edward Wood was the liquidator and on 28th February he reported he had sold 160 to William Suthers and Sons Ltd and their rent started from March 1st 1923. Also he reported on 14 March 1923 that he had sold the remaining 416 looms to the Wellhouse Manufacturing Co Ltd. Rent to commence May 1st, 1923.

SUTHERS. LUKE. CHSC DIRECTOR’S BALLOT
CHSCMB. 16/07/1925. Following the death of Thomas Baxter there was a ballot for a new director. Candidates were Slater Dugdale, Luke Suthers and H Clarke. Slater Dugdale elected.

SUTHERS. LUKE. SALE OF CHSC SHARES.
CHSCMB. 4/11/1920. Luke Suthers sells shares in CHSC. 30 to John Whitfield Overing. 58 to Herbert Clarke. 150 to J J Sneath. 12 to Winnie Windle.
SUTHERS. LUKE. SALE OF CHSC SHARES AND LIQUIDATION.
CHSCMB. 4/11/1920. Luke Suthers sells shares in CHSC. 30 to John Whitfield Overing. 58 to Herbert Clarke. 150 to J J Sneath. 12 to Winnie Windle. 18/11/1925. Jane Sneath 200. Mary Ann Cowgill 50. Mary Cowgill 50. John & Mary Sneath 50. John W Broughton 100. Francis Clark 14. Leonard Windle 6. Roth Berridge 50. Charles E Sneath 30. Elizabeth H Ibbotson 17. 2/12/1925. Elizabeth Hannah Ibbotson 97. 24/02/1926. Sec. reported that he had taken possession of the premises of W F Suthers Ltd on 3/02/1926 for rent owing of £100-9-1, that he was appointed liquidator on Feb 6th and that there were sufficient assets to meet the claim.


In an article in the Craven Herald dated 17/11/1930, Luke Suthers death was reported at Hutton near Preston. He was a director of W F Suthers Ltd the firm founded by his father. When this firm liquidated Luke and his brothers manufactured cotton cloth in a corrugated iron shed at Coates under the title of the Ghyll Manufacturing Company. In about 1927 he left the town for Preston where he worked in the cotton trade for a time and then became proprietor of a petrol station on the Clitheroe to Blackpool road.

SCG/07 December 2003