Samuel Crompton's brother in law: Thomas Horrocks

Just some notes trying to trace the genealogy of Thomas Horrocks, the brother in law of Samuel Crompton.  See family tree on this post: Crompton of Firwood Fold

Bolton Archives ZCR 1/17

Letter Thomas Horrocks, Norwich, to Samuel Crompton of Sharples.  Arrangement for payment of debts owed by TH to SC.

Norwich,  May 1st 1789

Dear Brother,

Yours I have received the contents of which gives me pain & uneasiness both because it is not at present in my power to pay you & also from your threats as by that you appear to think I have forgotten both you & the obligations yet let me assure you that I have not forgot either, nor should you have had the trouble of applying for it had it been in my power to have discharged it.  If you'le reflect in what situation & circumstances I left Lancashire after a long confinement, & the state & situation of my Family, coming into a  Strange Country without Friends & no other dependence than my own industry & labour for every article of support, you'le then judge how far I have been able to discharge this obligation therefore desire you as a Brother not prosecute a plan which would enivitably be the Ruin of both myself & Family, and which a course of Law at this time would most completely do o?? with to add that I have left behind me in & about Bolton a number of small Debts to the amount of about £70 & many of which am in hopes will be recovered & some perhaps may not but if you will take the trouble of making application will send a list of them together with a power of atty. which you may put in force for the recovery of such as you received may place to the credit of my acct which will be in some measure lessening your Debt & at the same time particularly serving me, as to the remainder hope it may be in my power in reasonable time to discharge & which again assure you I shall never lose sight of - My wife at present is in a poor state of health & joins with me in Love to you your Wife & Family and luluos[?]me

Your Affectionate Brother

Thos. Horrocks

Bolton Archives ZCR 5/1

Letter Thomas Horrocks, London, to Anthony Price, opposite the well, Spring Gardens, Bolton, 1801.  Arrangements for payments of rents by tenants in Spring Gardens.

London, Feby. 16th 1801

Mr. Price,

You will Please to Tack Notice you are not to any rent for the next half year that will be due in May next but to such as at that Time I shall appoint if there by any due that you have notified seth? that with them: but for the future I mean to have them payd all together shall be much obliged to you to let the others know that Im to send for them in May.  I have sustiand a????? loss in the houses the last half year sh???? ?? do not mean should be next.

Shall Thank you to send me a leter on satterday next with the names of the Tenants that lives in the 8 houses in Spring gardens and begin with the fo??? m?? house from you to the frunt and dowen? the 4 and then the same at the back my recipts to your Farnley and to Jno: Booth and am Respectfully yours.

Thos: Horrocks

Direct for me to be left at the Post Office till Called for

Other Records

The two letters reproduced above are in the same handwriting.

Marriage: 13 Jan 1773 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Thomas Horrocks of this parish, dyer, and Rebeccah Crompton of this parish.  Married by license. 

Baptism: 17 Jul 1774 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Hannah Horrocks - Daughter of Thos. Horrocks & Rebecca

    Abode: GB

Baptism: 28 Jan 1776 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Betty Horrocks - Daughter of Thos. Horrocks & Rebeccah

    Abode: GB

Baptism: 12 Oct 1777 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Mary Horrocks - Daughter of Thomas Horrocks & Rebeccah

    Abode: LB

Baptism: 25 Jul 1779 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Agnes Horrox - Daughter of Thomas Horrox & Rebaccah

    Abode: G B

Baptism: 17 Jun 1781 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Thomas Horrocks - Son of Thomas Horrocks & Rebeccah

    Abode: G B

Baptism: 6 Jul 1783 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

William Horrocks - Son of Thos. Horrocks & Rebecca

    Abode: G B

Baptism: 5 Jun 1785 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

George Horrocks - Son of Thomas Horrocks & Rebecca

    Abode: G B

Baptism: 27 Aug 1786 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire

Alice Horrocks - Daughter of Thomas Horrocks & Rebecca

    Abode: G B

Will: 1799 - Betty Crompton of Hall-i'th'-Wood, widow

Mentions daughter Rebecca Horrocks, and granddaughter Mary Horrocks.

Will: 1799 - Christopher Horrocks of Great Bolton, yeoman

Leaves houses in Spring Gardens to son Thomas Horrocks (and others to his other children), including one in the possession of Anthony Price (addressee in 2nd letter above) as tenant.

Also has a half share in Birches within Bradshaw (see also (a) James Horrocks the older of Birches within Bradshaw, yeoman, 1803, (b) John Horrocks the elder of Birches in Bradshaw, yeoman, 1790, and (c) Turton Local History Society publication #28 Birches)

Admon: 1806 Thomas Horrocks of Paddington, Middx., schoolmaster

    Rebecca Horrocks of Bolton, widow

    John Bradshaw of Bolton, inn keeper

    Samuel Crompton of Bolton, cotton manufacturer

Admon: 1822 Rebecca Horrocks of Bolton

   John Taylor, publican

   Samuel Crompton, yeoman

   William Wolfenden, shoemaker

Alice Taylor wife of the above bounder John Taylor, lawful daughter and administratrix of Rebecca Horrocks late of Bolton, deceased, who died without leaving a husband, father or mother.  Intestate died 30th Aug 1821

Monumental Inscription: 1821 St Peter, Bolton

Grave No. 1497 - Here resteth the body of John the son of Christopher and Esther Horrocks of Great Bolton, who died the 24th of June 1788, aged 15 years.  Also Rebecca widow of Thomas Horrocks, died August 31st 1821, aged 71 years.