RUSHWORTH INDEX ENTRIES

[Stanley]

RUSHWORTH INDEX ENTRIES AS OF 09/02/08

1848
George Rushworth of Green Bank, Barnoldswick mentioned as elector of Barnoldswick.

1851 census
Joshua Rushworth, head, 31, gamekeeper at Whinberry Harbour, Whitemoor reservoir. Born Burnley. Mary (nee Sharp) wife, 24, born Colne. George, 7. William, 5. John, 3. All born Barnoldswick (Whinberry comes under Barlick) Also resident was George Sharp, 65, father in law, widower, born Colne. [Joshua is still at Whinberry Harbour in the 1871 census.

1851 census
George Rushworth of Green Bank. 49. Farms 52 acres. William, son, 24, Quarry man. James, 22, HLW, cotton. Josiah, 19, quarry man. Mary Ann, 16, house servant. Martha, 14, HLW cotton. John, 12 bobbin winder. Elizabeth, 10, bobbin winder. Alice, 8, bobbin winder.

1871 census.
Daniel Rushworth. Moor Laithe Farm. 57. Farmer of 43 acres and employing two men.

1879
Slaters Directory. Rushworth Brothers. Makers of steam portable engines and boilers. Steam derrick cranes and steam travelling cranes. Primet Bridge, Colne. Similar entry in Barrett directory for the same year.

1879
George Rushworth of Guy Syke, Colne mentioned in Slater’s directory as ‘an agent’.

1886
Textile Mercury of 15/04/1886. Report that Long Ing Shed company propose to buy land at Long Ing to build a new shed. Capital £20,000 in 40 shares of £500 each. George Rushworth, engineer of Colne takes 4 shares and is thus a director of the new company.

1887
Cotton Factory Times. 03/06/1887. Report of the starting of the engines at Long Ing Shed. George Rushworth present and described as ironfounder of Colne.

1887
Barrett notes John Rushworth as being a farmer on White Moor.

1887
LTP. 78/AG/07. Page 9. Newton pickles mentions Rushworth’s of Colne as main people associated with scrapping mills and engines in the area. In LTP. 78/AB/05. Page 3. Billy Brooks says that engineering firms like Rushworth’s from Colne would invest in new sheds to aid them in getting contracts for the work. Rushworth’s were major shareholders in Long Ing Shed and got contracts for the CI troughings and pillars. (Started June 1st 1887)

1887/1888
Barrett directory fir both years mentions George and John Rushworth as being in business at Primet Bridge trading as Rushworth Brothers, engineers and machinery merchants. John lived at 28 Brown Street, Cone and George at Shaw Street, Colne. 1879 Barrett gives John’s address as Ormerod Street, Colne.

1890
LRO. UDBk. 5/1 (i) box of legal papers. September 4th 1890 David Rushworth sells land below Whitemoor to Skipton Rural District Sanitation Authority for a borehole to supply Barlick with water.

1890
Calf Hall Shed Company minute books. 23 April 1890. Complaints about George Rushworth using dynamite to scrap the old engines at Wellhouse Mill. Numerous entries in succeeding years of minor disputes and purchases with same man.

1902
Mrs Elizabeth Rushworth farms Coates Flats. (Barrett Directory 1902) Same entry in Barrett for 1896.

1931
LTP. 78/AG/03. Page 17. Newton Pickles talks about George Carr Rushworth bringing them in to the engine at Long Ing Shed to rebore it and at the same time getting Roberts of Nelson in to attend to a loose flywheel as both jobs were beyond Rushworth’s capability. This was shortly after S Pickles had bought the shed and shortly afterwards took the engineering maintenance off Rushworth and gave it to Newton’s father’s firm Henry Brown Sons and Pickles.

1960/61
LTP. 78/AH/14. Page 13. Fred Inman describes how George Rushworth came into Victoria Mill, Earby to scrap redundant looms. Talks about the way many looms were not scrapped but sold abroad after attracting the scrapping subsidy.

1964
Bob King describes how he bought second-hand loom parts from Rushworth’s at Colne when re-equipping Spring Mill in Earby.

1841 CENSUS. BARLICK AND EARBY
Robinson
John
50
farmer
Bleara House
Robinson
Susanna
45

Bleara House
Robinson
William
25
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Robinson
Jane
20
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rodger
John
19
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rushton
Roland
15
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rushton
Mariah
15
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rushton
Luke
14
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rushton
Aaron
11
cotton weaver
Bleara House
Rushton
Bradley
9

Bleara House

Rushworth
Henry
5

Bleara House
Rushworth
Susanna
2

Bleara House
Rushworth
Mary
1

Bleara House
Rushworth
John
33
farmer
Cocket
Rushworth
Margaret
33

Cocket
Rushworth
Jane
12

Cocket
Rushworth
Betty
10

Cocket
Rushworth
Mary
8

Cocket
Rushworth
William
6

Cocket

1881 CENSUS BARLICK AND EARBY

Rushworth
Ann
7mo
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Daniel
8
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Daniel
68
Salterforth
Moor Laithe
Rushworth
Elizabeth
30
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
George



Rushworth
George



Rushworth
George William



Rushworth
Henry



Rushworth
Jesse W.



Rushworth
John
33
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Joshua
5
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Joshua
61
Salterforth
Woonbury Harbour
Rushworth
Joseph
65
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Margaret Alice



Rushworth
Martha Elizabeth



Rushworth
Mary



Rushworth
Mary
55
Salterforth
Woonbury Harbour
Rushworth
Mary
68
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Mary Alice
8
Salterforth
Woonbury Harbour
Rushworth
Mary Ann
45
Salterforth
Woonbury Harbour
Rushworth
Nathaniel
30
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
Sarah
39
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushton
Sarah A.
22
Kelbrook
Brown Hill
Rushworth
Thomas
7
Salterforth
Cottage
Rushworth
William



Rushworth
Winifred




1891 CENSUS. [Line up with 1881 for names]







78
Salterforth
Wood End cottage



34
Salterforth
Stoops
46
Admergill
Higher Grey Stone
17
Salterforth
Winbury Harbour
8
Salterforth
Stoops
60
Kelbrook
Cat Gate






71
Salterforth
Winbury Harbour



18
Salterforth
Winbury Harbour
3
Salterforth
Stoops
11
Salterforth
Stoops
64
Salterforth
Winbury Harbour






50
Salterforth
Winbury Harbour












10
Salterforth
Stoops
19
Kelbrook
Cat Gate

1891 L&Y strays

Rushworth
Alfred
Thornton
29
Wardleworth
LAN
South St. 79
Rushworth
George
Barnoldswick
37
Colne
LAN
Shaw St. 7
Rushworth
John
Barnoldswick
33
Colne
LAN
Brown St. 21
Rushworth
Mary Elizabeth
Barnoldswick
12
Colne
LAN
Brown St. 21
Rushworth
Sarah
Thornton
37
Colne
LAN
Primet Hill 11
Rushworth
Thomas
Barnoldswick
29
Barrowford Booth
LAN
Bowling Green
Rushworth
William
Barnoldswick
36
Colne
LAN
Primet Hill 11
Rushworth
William
Thornton
59
Wuerdle & Wardle
LAN
Back Halifax Rd. 13

SCG/09 February 2008