Longworth Family Apprenticeship Indentures

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

1735 Esher Crabtree Indenture (BN:PGB/1/35)

Master: John Longworth of Bolton, Callendarman
Apprentice: Esther Crabtree, a poor child belonging to the said town of Bolton
Trade: Huswifry
Term: 7 years

John Longworth Signature 1735

1741 William Butterworth Indenture (BN:PLB/1/18)

Master: James Longworth of Horridge, Yeoman
Apprentice: William Butterworth, a poor child belonging to Little Bolton
Trade: Husbandry and weaveing
Term: 14 years

James Longworth Signature 1741

1762 Catherine Hope Indenture  (BN:PMH/1/34)

Master: John Longworth of Great Bolton, Fustian Weaver
Apprentice: Catherine Hope (Daughter of Jacob Hope of Little Bolton a poor person), age 11
Trade: Fustian spinner
Term: Until age of 20

John Longworth Signature 1762

1790 John Longworth Indenture (PGB/1/265)

Master: Ralph Rothwell of Halliwell, Whitster
Apprentice: John Longworth, aged 18, stepson of John Crompton of Bolton, Weaver
Trade: Whitster or Bleacher
Wage: 8 shillings a week, rising to 9 in the 3rd year, and 10 in the 4th year
Term: 4 years

John Longworth's X 1790

Note: Marriage at St. Peter - John Crompton of this Parish, Widower and Betty Longworth of this Parish Widow were married in this Church by Banns this 30th Day of April 1780

1800 John Longworth Indenture (PGB/1/338)

Master: Peter Heywood of Great Bolton, weaver
Apprentice: John Longworth, aged seventeen and a half, son of Mary Longworth of Great Bolton, widow
Trade: Weaver
Term: Until the age of 21

The marks of Mary Longworth and her son John 1800