Longworth Family Gravestones at Horwich

Genealogical information of the LONGWORTH family, from four adjacent gravestones in Horwich Parish Church (next to the front wall of the churchyard, directly across from the doorway of the public house Bank Top Brewery Ale House).

The Okey, Marshes, and Diggle Families

Barton's Historical Gleanings - Bolton & District, Vol. 2, 1882, pp51-59

Subjoined is a list of the Freeholders in Breightmet, nearly a century ago, who were liable to serve as jurors at the assizes and quarter sessions of the peace, to be held within the county:-

1784 Kinder vs. Knowles Dispute

Extracts from "Captain Dewhurst & his Diary", Edited by W.D. Billington, relating to the Kinder family of Breightmet, and their dispute with Robert and Andrew Knowles.

Longworth Family Apprenticeship Indentures

Summary of five Longworth family apprenticeship indentures held at Bolton Archives, including photographs of signatures.

1763 Apprenticeship Indenture of Catherine Hope to John Longworth

This Indenture Made the Eigth Day of March in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Two BETWEEN Robert Brooks Churchwarden and the said Robert Brooks and Ralph Seddon Overseers of the Poor of the Township of Middle Hulton in the Parish of Dean in the County of Lancaster of the one part and John Longworth of Great Bolton in the said County fustian weaver of the other part

1763 Apprenticeship Indenture

1779 Contract to Purchase the Old Wool Pack in Bolton

A Contract Bargain and Agreement made and agreed upon the Twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine BETWEEN Adam Lomax of Dunscar within Turton Gentleman, Samuel Simpson of Bolton Gentleman, Peter Marsh of Breightmet Yeoman, Thomas Cross of Ainsworth Yeoman, John Marsh, Samuel Marsh and John Longworth of Horwich, Yeoman (persons interested in or appointed to Sell and Convey Title to the premises now in after mentioned, of the one part and William Holden of Bolton aforesaid, Chapman and John Brown of Bolton aforesaid Gentleman of the other parts as Follows.

1754 Crompton Family Little Lever Lease

John Crompton of Eccleston near Knowsley, husbandman, eldest son of Adam Crompton of Little Lever, papermaker, deceased, Mary his wife, Adam Crompton of Little Lever, papermaker, son of Adam Crompton, deceased, Hannah his wife, Heap Crompton of Liverpool, sailmaker, son of Adam Crompton, deceased, John Longworth of Bolton, fustianmaker, Ellen his wife, daughter of Adam Crompton, deceased, Ralph Greenhalgh of Bolton. wheelwright, Alice his wife, widow of Adam Crompton, deceased, to Jacob Fletcher of Breightmet, yeoman, and John Fletcher his son - a messuage and tenement in Little Lever.

1754 Little Lever Lease - Bolton ZFL/8/1

1779 Release - Mealhouse Lane in Bolton-le-Moors

1779 Release Document - Property in Mealhouse Lane, Bolton

Release relating to property in Deansgate, otherwise Mealhouse Lane in Bolton-le-Moors; three cottages, ten other cottages, one warehouse, three loom shops, three brew shops, one stable, one garden and nine small back yards.

The Old Parish Church of Bolton-le-Moors

Illustrations of the old Bolton Parish Church from The History of Bolton by J. C. Scholes and W. Pimblett.

The Old Parish Church, p189 The History of Bolton, Scholes

1691 Abstract of Title, Farnworth: William Hulton & John Crompton

Abstract of title of lands in Farnworth leased to John Crompton of Kearsley and his brothers James and Henry of Farnworth by William Hulton of Hulton

Abstract of Title, Farnworth: William Hulton & John Crompton, 1691