Aldersley Index Entries

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ALDERSLEY INDEX ENTRIES AS OF 15/03/2007

1835
Jon Aldersley mentioned as an elector of Salterforth in a roll of 1835. Address given as Spen Head Farm.

1881 and 1891 census
1881. Edward Aldersley, 21, Oak Slack Farm, Earby. [SD 927474] 1891 at Coates Hall, Barlick. 1881, his father Jeremiah, 52 was at Oak Slack and in 1891 was at Coates Hall. Barrett 1896 reports Jeremiah at Coates Hall Farm Barlick, same entry in 1902.

1883
On the opposite side of the stream are two farmhouses, Oak Slack and High Gate, which half a century ago were occupied by "Jerry' Aldersley and his son, Edward. Shortly after his marriage in 1883 to Miss Grace Hartley, daughter of Mr. Joseph Hartley, the head of a well-known Earby family, but who hailed from Carleton, Mr. Edward Aldersley sustained a sad bereavement in the sudden death of his wife. A few months before another sister, Lily, who was married to Mr. Henry Speak, passed away after a brief illness, 1 have never known our village community more sympathetically moved than it was by this tragic bereavement. Not long afterwards Mr, Ed, Aldersley, with his father, removed to Coates Hall, near Barnoldswick, where the family still resides. Mr, Joseph Holgate succeeded to the occupancy of Highgate.

1887
Barrett Directory records Edward Aldersley as Farmer at Highgate, Earby. [SD921475] 1889, qualified to act as a director of the Calf Hall Shed Company. Barrett 1896 and 1902 record him as living at Gill Farm Barnoldswick.

1891
28/01/1891. calf Hall Shed Company minute books record that Aldersley, the milkman was to be allowed to use Wellhouse Road for passing over with his milk cart on payment of ten shillings per annum. [W Road was a private road at the time]

C.1900
Although John Aldersley was prospering at the limeworks it was obvious that many of his family must seek new careers and two of them went south. John went to London where, from small beginnings, he eventually owned the Mitre Hotel, in Chatham, where there were 150 beds for sailors. He left £ 15,000 to his daughter who married a Captain Whitehurst who gave Peter Aldersley six glasses from the naval ship he commanded. Edward went to Kent as a wood merchant, and his son, John, became a shipbuilder for the government, being sent to Italy to choose wood for the furnishings. He later was sent to Canada to superintend 300 men [History of Lothersdale. Wilson et al.]

1901.
Edward Aldersley qualified to act as director for CHSC Ltd. Mentioned as a tenant at Butts in place of Anthony Carr in 1913.

1929
Craven Herald 18/01/1929. Report of a child being run over by a car at junction of Station Road and Skipton road. Car driven by Charles Edgar Aldersley of Coates Hall. He was only moving at 8mph and couldn’t avoid the child, Stuart Parker of 5 Clayton Street. The child died later in Victoria Hospital at Burnley.

1931

CH. 20/02/193 1. Report of the proceedings at Bradford County Court where John Edward Aldersley of Coates Hall Barnoldswick was applying for discharge from bankruptcy. The receiving order was made on December 22nd 1921. and the appellant had debts of £3,850 and assets of £12-10~0 from the sale of a car. The Receiver stated that Aldersley was employed by his father Edward Aldersley in the family firm at Butts Mill. He started buying cotton futures in 1920 on his father's account but without his knowledge. As he worked in the office he opened the mail and thus concealed his debts. At one point his Father paid a judgement of £4,000 against his son. The judge described the case as a 'disreputable bankruptcy' and refused to discharge the appellant.

1932
CH 08/01/1932. Edward Aldersley of Coates Hall Farm, Barlick fined 20/- for selling milk without a licence and 10/- for trading as a dairyman and not be3ing registered. Both fines with costs. He pleaded ignorance and said he was now registered.
CH. 02/09/1932. Edward Aldersley, described as a milk retailer over seventy years of age residing at Coates Hall was accused of selling milk as ‘Grade A’ in Colne without the proper markings. The case was dismissed on payment of £1-5-6 costs. His son John Edward Aldersley spoke for his father and said he was going to take over the licence.
CH 13/05/1932.
Report of an engine breakdown at Long Ing Shed Barlick on Monday 9th May. One of the firms affected was E Aldersley.

1934
LTP. 78/AC/06. Page 11. Ernie Roberts says that Aldersleys were tenants in the bottom shop at Long Ing Shed in 1934.

1938
ALDERSLEY. GEORGE. EARBY From Stoneybank Road a delightful walk along a footpath (really the old road to Colne') brings Moor Hall into view, the farm buildings of which are a landmark for the whole countryside. These were erected by Mr. G Bracewell, who had possession of the estate for many years. Succeeding occupiers have been Mr. George Aldersley, who came 12rom Lothersdale, and Mr. James Waite, the farm is now tenanted by Mr. John Guy. It is very extensive, covering about 200 acres and reaching from the main Skipton to Colne highway to the moorland road to Lothersdale.[CH 01/07/1938]

1939
Lancashire Textile Index records Edward Aldersley Ltd as manufacturers at Long Ing Shed with 290 looms. Same entry in 1935/1936.

1950s
LTP 82?HD/06. Harold Duxbury says that Aldersleys were directors in the Moss Shed.

1952
In 1952 Gisburn Auction Mars Limited was sold to a consortium that included Jerry Aldersley, farmer.

1982
LTP. 82/HD/O6. Page 9. Harold Duxbury talks about the Aldersley family, Edward Aldersley had a son called John Edward, a son called Gerry and he'd a son called Charlie. He'd have two daughters and Ethel was one of them. He doubts if young Edward ever married, Charlie married late on in life, Gerry married and kept on farming and went to farm at Micklethorn at Broughton Lane Ends. [John Edward was at Coates Hall Farm and he used to make white lightning out of potatoes, I can remember it being in Lanry bleach bottles. SG]
Charlie ran the Monkswell Manufacturing Co. in the shed at the back of Butts. He was known locally as 'Coates Bull’.

SCG/15 March 2007