Trayford and Sculthorpe entries. BARLICK CENSUS 1881/91

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Trayford and Sculthorpe entries.

1881 CENSUS. BARNOLDSWICK

Traford, Charles A. 3 years, Dam head Barnoldswick.
Traford. Emma, 26 ditto.
Traford. William, 1 year, ditto
Traford. William. 28 years, ditto.

[This family entered twice in census, once as Traford and once as Trafford. No mention in 1891 census or in L&Y Strays]

1891 Census
Traford. Charles, 16, Hartley Street Barnoldswick.
Traford. James, 53, ditto
Traford. Mary, 17 , ditto.

1881 Census
Trayford. Alfred,20, Club Houses, Townhead, Barnoldswick.
Trayford. Elizabeth Ann, 18, ditto.
1891 census
These two, aged 30 and 28 are living at Raikes Cottages, Barnoldswick together with:
Trayford. Eva, aged 4 Years. Trayford. John William aged 1 year. Trayford. Ruth, aged 3 and Trayford Rebecca aged 8 months.

1881 census.
Living at Townhead:
Trayford. James, 40 years. [no entry in 1891 census]
Trayford. Eliza, 42. ditto
Trayford. Rose, 13, ditto
Trayford. Sarah, 11, ditto.
Trayford. Mary Ann, 8, ditto.
Trayford. Charles, 5, ditto.

1891 census.
All at Ireland Square, Earby.
Trayford. John, 33. Trayford. Mary, 31. Trayford Harriet, 13. Trayford. Trayford John, 12. Trayford. Alfred, 9. Trayford. William, 7. Trayford. Henry, 4. Trayford. Annie, one year.

Index entries:
In LTP 78/AB/04 Billy Brooks talks about a Jack Trayford being the firebeater at Long Ing Shed before David Akrigg came. Says he wasn’t a good firebeater. (This could have been about 1900)

Sculthorpe family.
1881 census.
Living at Barnoldswick, Townhead.
Sculthorpe. John, 24. Sculthorpe. Mary, 21. Sculthorpe. Harriet Ann, 4. Sculthorpe. John, 2 years.
[No entries in 1891 census}

Index entry:
LTP. 79?AD/12. Horace Thornton talks about the load on the boilers at Victoria Mill in 1945 and the fact that they were burning over 60 tons of coal a week. Charlie Sculthorpe was the firebeater and Horace said he couldn’t make steam. He left and went work at Armorides for more money.

SCG/08 August 2004