The Hargreaves Connection
Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860), a dairy farmer,
married Mary Jane Shaw / Herling (b. 1860) in 1927 when they were
both well into their sixties and of course they did not have any
children together. They both died in 1950 and almost certainly got
to know each other via Mary Jane's Butchers and Commercial Inn,
which was in the same street as the cattle
market which Robert would have attended regularly. Robert was from a prosperous farming family based in
the Preston area, initially Freckleton and nearby Kirkham, later, in
the early 1800s in Woodplumpton/Barton/Broughton. Some significant
sums were inherited by family members over the years.
Robert's first wife was Mary Ann
Myerscough and they had three
children, Thomas, Esther and
Jane. Esther married John William Eccles who was a farmer. Thomas
became a farmer, Jane died aged about 28.
The Hargreaves were sometimes
recorded as Hargroves, but the spelling seems to have standardised by
about 1800.
Chronology
In 1670 on 15 December, Jane
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of James
and Ellinor.
In 1671 on 3 December, Ellin
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of James
and Sarah.
In 1686 on 23 September, Samuell
Hargreaves married Ann Buller of Preston in Broughton.
In 1690 on 17 August, Margaret
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of Samuel
and Ann of Kirkham.
In 1692 on 13 October, William
Hargreaves was buried in Kirkham. He was a son of Samuell.
In 1694 on 14 October, Alice
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of Samuel
and Ann.
In 1704 on 24 April, Ann Hargreaves
of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. She was the wife of Samuel.
In 1708 on 13 June, Rachell
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of Samuel
and Elizabeth.
In 1711 on 16 September, Samuel
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and
Elizabeth.
In 1714 on 25 October
John Hargreaves
married Elizabeth Richardson in Kirkham.
In 1715 on 24 April, Elizabeth
Hargreaves of Freckleton was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter
of John Hargreaves and
Elizabeth Richardson and sister of John (b.
1718/9).
In 1715 on 27 June, Rachell
Hargreaves of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. She was the daughter of
Samuel Hargreaves.
In 1716 on 16 September, Grace
Hargreaves of Freckleton was baptised in Kirkham. She was a daughter
of John Hargreaves and
Elizabeth Richardson and a sister of
John (b.
1718 or 1719).
In 1716 on 29 April, John Hargreaves
of Kirkham was baptised in Kirkham. He was a son of Samuel
Hargreaves and Elizabeth.
In 1718 (or 1719)
John Hargreaves was bom (great, great grandfather of
Robert b. 1860) in Freckleton. He
was baptised on 1 March 1719 in Kirkham and a son of
John Hargreaves and
Elizabeth Richardson.
In 1720 on 18 September, Alice
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of
John and
Elizabeth.
In 1721 on 10 December, Josuah
(Joshua ?) Hargreaves of Kirkham was baptised in Kirkham. He was a
son of Samuel and Elizabeth from Kirkham.
In 1722 on 22 July, Richard
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of
John and
Elizabeth of Freckleton.
In 1723 in February, Unknown
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. This was the child of Elizabeth
of Freckleton.
In 1724 on 16 February, Joseph
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of
John and
Elizabeth.
In 1725 on 21 August, John Hargreaves
of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel.
In 1726 on 10 April, James Hargreaves
was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of John and
Elizabeth of Freckleton.
In 1726 on 26 December James
Hargreaves was buried in Kirksham. He was the son of
John of Freckleton.
In 1727 (or 1728) on 7 January, Ann
Hargreaves of Freckleton was baptised in Kirkham. She was the
daughter of John Hargreaves and
Elizabeth Richardson.
In 1730 (or 1731) on 24 January,
Samuel Hargreaves of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham.
In 1731 on 30 November in Kirkham,
Elizabeth Hargreaves of Kirkham married Thos.Singleton of Salwick.
In 1731 on 3 September, Elizabeth
Hargreaves was buried in Kirkham. She was the wife of
John and was
probably Elizabeth Richardson.
In 1731 on 3 September, Ellen
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of
John and Elizabeth from Freckleton.
In 1731 on 3 September, James
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of
John and
Elizabeth from Freckleton.
In 1731 on 14 December, Ann
Hargreaves was buried in Kirkham. She was a daughter of
John
Hargreaves and was from Freckleton.
In 1733 on 15 May in Kirkham, Samuel
Hargreaves married Ann Colley of Kirkham.
In 1733 on 2 September, William
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and
Ann.
In 1733 on 2 September, John
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and
Ann.
In 1733 on 2 September, William
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and
Ann.
In 1735 (or 1736) on 9 March,
Elizabeth Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter
of Samuel and Ann.
In 1738 on 6 August, Richard
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Elizabeth.
In 1739 on 9 March, John Hargreaves
was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and Ann.
In 1739 on 24 April in Kirkham, Grace
Hargreaves of Freckleton married James Bretherton of Warton.
In 1740 on 10 November in Kirkham,
John Hargreaves of Kirkham married Jane Towson of Freckleton.
In 1741 on 3 January, John Hargreaves
was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of John and Jane.
In 1741 on 24 August, John Hargreaves
was buried in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel of Kirkham.
In 1742 on 24 October in Kirkham,
Richard Hargreaves of Kirkham married Jane Breathwaite.
In 1743 on 2 July, Joseph Hargreaves
was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Richard and Jane.
In 1744 on 10 April, Elizabeth
Hargreaves of Freckleton was buried in Kirkham. She was the daughter
of Alice Hargreaves.
In 1744 on 9 September, John
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel and
Ann.
In 1745 in January, Elizabeth
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of Richard
and Jane.
In 1745 on 1 April, Joseph Hargreaves
of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. He was the son of Richard
Hargreaves.
In 1745 on 8 September in Kirkham,
Elizabeth Hargreaves of Freckleton married James Hankinson.
In 1747 (or 1748) on 9 February,
Joseph Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. He was the son of Samuel
and Ann.
In 1747 on 30 August, Joseph
Hargreaves of Warton married Jane Brown of Freckleton in Kirkham.
In 1747 on 17 September, Jane
Hargreaves was baptised in Kirkham. She was the daughter of Richard
and Jane.
In 1749 on 10 October, Robert
Hargreaves (or Hargroves) was baptised in Kirkham. He was a son of
Richard Hargreaves and Jane Breathwaite and died the next year. He
was buried on 26 October 1750.
In 1753 on 19 August, Robert
Hargreaves (or Hargroves) was baptised in Kirkham. He was a son of
Richard Hargreaves and Jane Breathwaite and his first name had been
used before for a child that had died early.
In 1750 on 22 October,
John
Hargreaves (or Hargroves) married Jane Smith of Freckleton. This was probably John
b. 1718 or 1719.
In about 1756 James Hargreaves was
born (great-grandfather of Robert b. 1860) in Freckleton. He was
baptised on 13 December in Kirkham. He was probably a son of
John
Hargreaves and Jane née Smith.
In 1765 on 2 September, John
Hargreaves (or Hargroves) married Mary Fisher of Kirkham in Kirkham.
In 1767 on 29 September, Margret
Hargreaves was buried at St Michael's on Wyre. She lived in Catforth.
In 1767 on 13 October, Christopher
Hargreaves was buried at St Michael's on Wyre. He lived in Catforth.
In 1768 the will of John Hargreaves
of Freckleton was proved. He was a husbandman (farmer).
In 1770 on 8 July, Margaret
Hargreaves of Broughton married James Thornton Threlfall of
Broughton. The wedding was in Broughton and Margaret was illiterate.
In 1780 James Hargreaves (b. 1756)
married Mary Brown of Freckleton (b. 1759) in Kirkham. Their
eventual children included James (b. 1785), Lawerence (b. 1782 or
1786), William (b. 1787), Ellen (b. 1790), Ellen (b.
1791), Jane (b. 1794), Thomas (b. 1798), Robert (b. 1801), Peggy (b.
1804).
In 1782 on 13 October, Lawerence
Hargreaves of Freckleton was baptised in Kirkham. He was a son of
James Hargreaves and
Mary (Brown).
In 1783 the will of Samuel Hargreaves
of Kirkham was proved. He was a cordwainer. He had a brother Josias.
In 1801 Robert Hargreaves
(grandfather of Robert b. 1860) was
born in Freckleton, near Preston, Lancashire. He was the son of
James Hargreaves and
Mary née Brown. He was baptised on 30 August in Warton.
In 1803 on 6 October,
Ann Arkwright
was born. She was the daughter of Daniel Arkwright and Mary née Woods
and was baptised on 22 November.
In 1813 on 23 February, Mary
Hargreaves was baptised in St Michael's on Wyre. She was the
daughter of Joseph, an innkeeper of Elswick, and Nanny.
In 1813 on 28 November, James
Hargreaves was buried in Kirkham. He was 86 and from Freckleton. He
was probably the son of John and
Elizabeth and baptised 10 April
1726.
In 1814 on 19 August, John Hargreaves
of Kirkham aged 4 was buried in Kirkham.
In 1816 on 17 December, Mary
Hargreaves of Bryning was buried in Kirkham. She was aged 63.
In 1823 on 1 January, John Hargreaves
of Treales was buried in Kirkham. He was aged 66.
In 1829 on 21 January,
Robert
Hargreaves (b.
1801)
married Ann Arkwright aged 24 in Woodplumpton. She was a daughter of Daniel
Arkwright and Mary Woods. Margaret Hargreaves was a witness.
Robert was a husbandman from
Woodplumpton, Ann from Barton.
In 1829 on 18 March, Margaret
Hargreaves aged 24 married Edward Ward a husbandman of Kirkham aged 26 in Woodplumpton.
Thomas Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1829 Mary Hargreaves was born in
Broughton, a daughter of Robert (b. 1801) and
Ann née Arkwright. She was baptised on
6 November at St John the Baptist in Broughton. Mary lived until
1912 but did not marry.
In 1831 Thomas Hargreaves was born, a
son of Robert (b. 1801) and
Ann née Arkwright. He was baptised on 29 May
at St John the Baptist in
Broughton.
In 1833 James Hargreaves was born in
Woodplumpton, a son of
Robert and Ann née Arkwright. He was baptised
on 5 April at St John the Baptist in Broughton.
In 1833 on 27 August, Robert
Hargreaves was born. He was baptised on 10 November in Woodplumpton.
His parents were John, a husbandman, and Nanny (Ann). They lived in
Catforth.
In 1834 Margaret Hargreaves was born
in Woodplumpton, a daughter of Robert (b. 1801) and
Ann née Arkwright.
She
was baptised on 21 December at St John the Baptist in Broughton.
Margaret lived until 1905 but did not marry - although she did have
a daughter.
In 1835 James Hargreaves (b. 1756)
died. He was buried in Kirkham on 23 December aged about 78 and the
father of Robert (b. 1801). Latterly he lived in Woodplumpton.
In 1835 on 3 February, Thomas
Hargreaves of Woodplumpton married Jane Richardson of Broughton in
Broughton. Robert Hargreaves was a witness..
In 1836 on 3 July, William Hargreaves
was baptised in Woodplumpton. He was the son of John Hargreaves, a
husbandman, and Ann so a brother of Robert b. 1833
In 1838 on 8 January, William
Hargreaves of Woodplumpton was buried in Woodplumpton. He was 1 year
old and presumably the son of John and Ann.
In 1839 on 26 May, Ann Hargreaves was
baptised in Woodplumpton. She was the daughter of John Hargreaves
and Ann so a sister of Robert b. 1833.
In 1839 on 12 June, Ann Hargreaves an
infant was buried in Woodplumpton. Presumably the daughter of John
Hargreaves and Ann.
In 1839 on 31 May, Betty Hargreaves
of Treales was buried in Kirkham. She was aged 82. (wife of John
buried 1823 ?)
In 1841 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1801) and
Ann née Arkwright both
aged 35 (census ages rounded to nearest 5) lived at Eaves, between Woodplumpton and St Michael on Wyre. He was a farmer and they lived
with children Mary 11, Thomas 10, James 8 and Margaret 5. There were
two servants / farm workers also, Elizabeth Carter 15 and Henry Rawstorne 15.
In 1841 John Hargreaves (b. 1801)
lived in Eaves, Woodplumpton with his wife Ann and their daughters
Elizabeth (15) and Mary (10) and sons John (10) and Robert (7). John
was an agricultural labourer.
In 1841 Thomas Hargreaves (40) was a
farmer living in Woodplumpton with his wife Jane née Richardson (30)
and sons John (2) and James (3 months).
In 1844 on 2 March, Stephen
Hargreaves of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. He was aged 70.
In 1846 Mary Hargreaves was born, the
daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. She was baptised on 27
September in Broughton. This was before Thomas and
Jane married.
In 1846 on 26 December, Margaret
Hargreaves of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. She was aged 71.
In 1846 on 27 December, William
Hargreaves was baptised in Woodplumpton. He was the son of Jinney
Hargreaves of Plumpton. The church record shows Jinney as single.
The is also a note: "given into court 1 June 1847".
In 1849 on 7 April, Isabella
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown.
She was baptised on 27 May in Broughton. This was before Thomas and
Jane married.
In 1851 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1801) and
Ann
née Arkwright
lived at Gravel Hill Lane, Eaves (probably the same location as in 1841). He was
aged 48, born in Freckleton, his wife 46, born in Barton, and he was a
farmer of 51 acres employing 4 labourers which were probably their
four children, Mary 21, Thomas 20, James 18 and Margaret 16. Mary
was born in Barton, the other children in Woodplumpton.
In 1851 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
was living with his parents John (b. 1801) and Nancy (b. 1794 =
Nanny / Ann / Jenny) in Moss Lane, Catforth, Woodplumpton together
with his siblings Genny (b. 1823), Ellen (b. 1825) John (b. 1828),
and William (b. 1847). John was a farmer of 9 acres employing 2 and
born in Treales as was his wife. They appear to have been in
Catforth for about 20 years as the 3 youngest children were born
there.
In 1854 on 23 May,
Thomas Hargreaves
a farmer
from Woodplumpton (b. 1831) married
Jane Brown from Myerscough, daughter of John Brown, in Barton. They
were both of "full age". His father was
Robert (b. 1801), a farmer. Mary
Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1854 Mary Ann Hargreaves was born
in Woodplumpton, a daughter of Thomas
(b. 1831), a farmer and Jane née Brown. She was baptised
on 28 September at St Lawrence, Barton. Her parents lived in Myerscough.
In 1856 Mary Jane Hargreaves was
born, the illegitimate daughter of Margaret Hargreaves (b.
1834, a spinster) of Eaves. She was baptised on 14 July in Woodplumpton.
In 1856 on 23 April, Catherine
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown.
She was baptised on 23 April in Broughton.
In 1858 on 21 January, James
Hargreaves (b. 1833) married Agnes Maudsley of Myerscough at St
Lawrence in Barton. Agnes was a daughter of Joshua Maudsley, a
farmer. The records state he was 21 and she was 19. He was a farmer
from Woodplumpton and son of Robert (b. 1801), a farmer.
In 1858 on 7 May, Margaret Hargreaves
was born, a daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. She was baptised on 6 June in Broughton.
In 1858 Robert Hargreaves was born, a
son of James (a farmer b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. He was
baptised in Barton on 13 June. The parents lived in Myerscough.
In 1860 on 26 August, Alice Jane
Hargreaves was born. She was a daughter of James Hargreaves (b.
1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was baptised on 23 September in
Broughton.
In 1860 on 26 April,
Robert
Hargreaves was born in Woodplumpton. He was a son of
Thomas
Hargreaves (b. 1831) and Jane née Brown. He was baptised on 3 June in
Broughton.
In 1861 The address listed for
Robert Hargreaves
(b. 1801) had changed slightly to Hollowforth Lane but it was probably
still the same location. Robert was a farmer aged 58 and his wife
Ann née Arkwright was 55.
Mary was 31 and now a dairy maid, Margaret was 26 a house maid. Thomas
and James were not listed but there was a granddaughter called Mary Jane aged 4 born
in Woodplumpton. She was the daughter of Margaret. There
was also a servant / carter aged 17 called John Parker.
In 1861 Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1831) was now a farmer of 84 acres in Newsham Hall Lane, aged
30. His wife Jane née Brown was 27. Their children were Mary Ann 6,
Catherine 4, Margaret 2, and Robert 11 months. They had two servants /
farm workers, Catherine Flint 43 and William Gerard 54. All the
children were born in Woodplumpton.
In 1861 James Hargreaves aged 20 was
a boarder and commercial traveller living in Blackburn. He was born
in Woodplumpton and was probably the son of Thomas and Jane née
Richardson.
In 1861 Alice Jane Hargreaves was
born, a daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was
baptised on 8 May in Broughton.
In 1861 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
was living with his parents John (b. 1800) and Ann (b. 1800) in Inskip, Woodplumpton. Also there were his siblings Elizabeth (b.
1825), John (b. 1829) and William (b. 1846). John was a farmer.
In 1862, on 26 April, John Arkwright
Hargreaves was born, a son of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. He was baptised
on 8 June in Broughton.
In 1862 on 1 December, John
Hargreaves aged 33 married Nanny Davis of Catforth aged 27 in Woodplumpton. He
was the son of John Hargreaves and a butcher. Nanny was illiterate
and the daughter of Robert Davis, a farmer.
In 1863 on 18 January, William
Arkwright Hargreaves was born, a son of James (b. 1833) and Agnes
née Maudsley. He was baptised on 16 February.
In 1863 on 8 February James Hargreaves
was baptised in Woodplumpton. He was the son of John Hargreaves, a
butcher, and Ann (Nanny?) of Catforth.
In 1863 on 1 November, John
Hargreaves of Catforth was buried in Woodplumpton. He was 63 and
probably the father of Robert b. 1833.
In 1864 on 24 March, Ann Hargreaves
was born, a daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley.
In 1864 on 25 July, Elizabeth
Hargreaves of Catforth was buried in Woodplumpton. She was 38.
In 1864 on 1 December, Elizabeth
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown.
She was baptised on 25 December in Broughton.
In 1866 Mary Hargreaves was born, a
daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was baptised on
23 December in Broughton.
In 1867 Alice Hargreaves was born, a
daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. She was baptised on 26
May at Broughton.
In 1869 Alice Hargreaves (second) was
born, a daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. She was baptised on 15 August at Broughton. This was probably a second child
with the same name.
In 1870 Ellen Ruth Hargreaves was
born, a daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was
baptised on 30 October in Broughton.
In 1870 on 23 September, Ann
Hargreaves of Catforth was buried in Woodplumpton. She was 78 and
probably the mother of Robert b. 1833.
In 1871 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1801)
and family had
moved a little to Hepgreave House in Newsham. Robert was 68 and a farmer of 30 acres, wife
Ann
née Arkwright was 66. Their
children at home were Mary aged 41and Margaret 36 plus Mary J the
granddaughter aged 14 who was now at school - she was the daughter
of Margaret.
In 1871 Thomas Hargreaves
was still at Newsham Hall Lane but now aged 40 and a farmer of 82
acres. Wife Jane née Brown was 37, Mary Ann 16, Catherine 14 and Margaret 12.
Robert was now 10 and had three new siblings, John (Arkwright) 8,
Elizabeth 6 and Alice 1. William Gerard was still with them, aged 64.
In 1871 James Hargreaves (b. 1833)
aged 38 was living "near the Shuttleworth Arms" in Barton. He was a
farmer of 18 acres and shopkeeper. His wife Agnes née Maudsley aged 32
was with him as were children Robert 12, Alice Jane 10, Ann 7, Mary
4 and Ruth Ellen 6 months. The Shuttleworth Arms still exists on the
corner of Garstang Road and Whittingham Lane (was Goosnargh Lane) but is
now called "The Broughton Inn". For a while until 2011 it
was called "Burlingtons", in the 1930s it had the phone
number Broughton 20.
In this old postcard below the Shuttleworth Arms is at the immediate left. On the right the red
brick building was the Golden Ball Hotel / public house (later Bay Tree and
lately an Indian restaurant) and the white building in front of that
on the far right was "R Hargreaves - Provision Dealer" and later became
the Co-Op store. The view is south along the A6 towards Preston, Whittingham Lane
(formerly known as Goosnargh Lane) is to the left and Woodplumpton
Road to the right. The area is now known as Broughton
rather than Barton.
By coincidence James Millward Herling (1837-1881) lived just around
the corner in Whittingham Lane, at Ivy Cottage (no. 5). This R.
Hargreaves was Robert b. 1858, son of James b. 1833. The provision
dealership building has since been demolished but the two pub buildings still
exist today.
This is another view of the same
junction from 1922 (copyright as marked): The sign above the
entrance says "R Hargreaves" but it was previously "J Hargreaves".
And this is a later picture from when
the Co-Op took over the building after Robert died. Note how the
entrance has been moved to the right, away from the junction:
In 1871 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
was living in Beesley Lane, Woodplumpton. He was a farmer of 11
acres.
In 1872 Thomas Hargreaves was born, a
son of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. He was baptised on 4
February in Broughton.
In 1872 William Hargreaves was born,
a son of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. He was baptised on 25
August in Broughton.
In 1873 John Hargreaves owned 5 acres
in Woodplumpton, Robert Hargreaves
owned 29 acres in Newsham and Edward H Hargreaves owned 6 acres in
Kirkham. (According to an official return to parliament)
In 1874 William Hargreaves was born,
a son of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. He was baptised on 7 June
in Broughton.
In 1875 Margaret Hargreaves was born,
a daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was baptised
on 17 January in Broughton.
In 1876 Emma Hargreaves was born, a
daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley. She was baptised on
30 April in Broughton.
In 1877 James Hargreaves witnessed
the marriage of John Waddilove and Margaret Walmsley in Woodplumpton.
James was illiterate.
In 1879 in January,
Ann Arkwright (wife of
Robert b. 1801) died, aged about 74.
In 1879 on 16 April, Catherine
Hargreaves (b. 1856) married George Duckworth of Broughton in Woodplumpton. She
was the daughter of Thomas (b. 1833)
and Jane née
Brown. Mary Ann Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1880 on 23 June, Mary Ann
Hargreaves of Newsham Lane (b. 1856 and "of full age") married John Fowler Eccles
("of full age") in Woodplumpton. Mary Ann was the daughter of
Thomas (b. 1833) and
Jane née Brown. Margaret Hargreaves,
her sister, was a witness. They were both from Woodplumpton.
In 1881 Robert (b. 1801) was a widower at the
same address as 1871 but now listed as Hepgreave. He was aged 78,
still a farmer of 30 acres. His daughter Mary was aged 51 and unmarried.
Margaret was 46 and also unmarried. Granddaughter Mary Jane
(daughter of Margaret) was 24.
In 1881 Thomas Hargreaves was
still at Newsham Hall Lane, aged 50 and a farmer of 82 acres. His wife
Jane née Brown was 47, Mary Ann and Catherine were not there and Margaret, now
22 was an assistant school mistress. Robert was 20, John 18,
Elizabeth 16 and Alice 11. There were two new children, Thomas 9 and
William 6. All children were listed as born in Woodplumpton, Jane in
Wheaton.
In 1881 James Hargeaves (b.1833) was
a farmer at Butcher's Farm (12 acres) in Barton aged 48 with his wife
Agnes née Maudsley aged 43. Also there were his children Robert 22,
Alice Jane 19, Ellen Ruth 10, William 8, Margaret 6 and Emma 5.
In 1881 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
lived at Pop Hall Lane, Woodplumpton with his wife Ann (b. 1833). He
was a farmer of 10 acres.
In 1882 on 3 March,
Robert Hargreaves (b. 1801)
died at Hepgreave Newsham. He was about 80 and left an estate of £541 4s 5d
which was "proved' by his unmarried daughter Margaret of
Hepgreave, son James and also John
Waddington of Tunsteads Barton, the executors.
In 1882 on 6 December Mary Hargreaves
aged 78 was buried in Kirkham. She had lived at the Fylde Union
Workhouse in Kirkham.
In 1886 Sarah Hargreaves of Ashton
married Henry Turner of Broughton in Broughton.
In 1887 on 24 September, Margaret
Hargreaves was baptised in Barton. She was the daughter of James of
Woodplumpton, a farmer, and Isabella from Woodplumpton..
In 1888 on 8 February,
Robert
Hargreaves, a farmer, (b. 1860) married
Mary Ann Myerscough. He was a son of
Thomas (b. 1831) and she was
the daughter of John Myerscough. He was from Broughton, she from Cadley,
Fulwood. He was 27, she was 24. Robert's brother John Arkwright
Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1889 on 1 January, John Arkwright
Hargreaves (b. 1862) married Elizabeth Ann Topping in Woodplumpton.
She was aged 25. He was the son of Thomas and a farmer like his
father, she was from Woodplumpton and her father William was a
tailor.
In 1889 Alice Ann Hargreaves was
born. She was the daughter of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862)
and Elizabeth Ann née Topping. She was baptised on 12 August 1889 in
Broughton.
In 1889 on 13 February, Esther
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of Robert and
Mary Ann née Myerscough. She
was baptised on 10 March.
In 1890 on 7 April, Mary Hargreaves
of Broughton (b. 1866),
daughter of James, a farmer, (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley married James Robert
Hazlewood aged 23 a hairdresser from Glasgow, in Broughton. Alice Jane
Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1890 on 23 December, Jane Hargreaves
was born, she was a daughter of Robert (b. 1860) and
Mary Ann née Myerscough and was baptised on 20 January 1891.
In 1891 Thomas Hargreaves was still a
farmer at Newsham Hall Lane now aged 60. Jane
née Brown was 57. Their children
at home were Margaret 32, now a schoolmistress, Elizabeth 26, Alice
21, Thomas 19 and William 16. William J Billington aged 17 was a
servant / agricultural worker.
In 1891 John Arkwright Hargreaves was a
farmer aged 28 living at Pope's Farm in Barton with his wife
Elizabeth Ann née Topping aged 27, daughter Alice Ann aged 1 and son Thomas aged 3
months. They had a farm worker John W Jackson aged 14. The children
were born in Barton.
In 1891 next door to John Arkwright
Hargreaves at Butcher's (Farm ?) was James Hargreaves a shopkeeper /
farmer aged 57. He lived with his wife Agnes née Maudsley aged 52 and their
children Robert 33, Alice J. 30, William 18, Margaret 16 and Emma
15. James (b. 1833) was John Arkwright's uncle, a brother of Thomas.
In 1891 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860) was living
in D'Urton Lane, Broughton. He was aged 30 and a farmer. His wife
Mary Ann née Myerscough was 27, daughter Esther 2 and Jane 3 months. Both were born
in Broughton. Thomas Bamber aged 18 was a farm servant.
In 1891 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
was living at Lowes Farm (in Ferry Lane ?) at the Catforth end of
Woodplumpton with his wife Ann. He was a farmer.
In 1891 on 10 January, Thomas
Hargreaves was born, a son of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862)
and Elizabeth Ann née Topping. He was baptised on 15 February.
In 1891 on 26 October, Margaret
Swarbrick a widowed Innkeeper from Woodplumpton married Robert
Davies a 34 year old farmer from Woodplumpton. The
groom's father was John Hargreaves, a farmer and the marriage took
place in Woodplumpton.
In 1892 on 29 October, Thomas
Hargreaves was born, a son of Robert (b. 1860) and
Mary Ann
née Myerscough. He was baptised on 21 December.
In 1892 on 1 October, Margaret
Hargreaves, aged 34, a schoolmistress of Newsham Lane and daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and Jane Brown, married Thomas Swarbrick,
a farmer
aged 32 in Woodplumpton..
In 1892 on 9 October, Grace
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b.
1862) and Elizabeth Ann née Topping. She was baptised on 20 November in
Broughton.
In 1893 in February, Elizabeth
Hargreaves married Joseph Livesey a farmer from Woodplumpton in Woodplumpton. She was the
daughter of Thomas, a farmer and Alice Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1894 on 24 April, John Hargreaves
of Newsham was buried in Woodplumpton. He was 21.
In 1894 on 13 July, Rachel Hargreaves
was born, a daughter of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862) and
Elizabeth Ann née Topping. She was baptised on 19 August in Broughton.
In 1895 on 19 February, Ellen Ruth
Hargreaves (b. 1870), daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley married
Richard Singleton in Broughton.
In 1895 on 13 February, Alice
Hargreaves (b. 1869), daughter of Thomas (b. 1831) and Jane née Brown married
Richard Livesey in Broughton.
In 1896 on 1 November, Annie
Hargreaves (b. 1864), daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley married Robert Kearnes in
Broughton.
In 1896 on 1 March, William
Hargreaves was born, a son of John Arkwright Hargreaves and
Elizabeth Ann née Topping. He was baptised on 5 April in Broughton.
In 1897 on 3 May, Mary Jane Hargreaves
aged 40 was buried in Barton. She was the illegitimate daughter of
Margaret Hargreaves.
In 1898 George Hargreaves was listed
in Barrett's directory as occupying Lightfoot House Farm. He was not
listed as the owner in 1895 and his connection is not clear as
apparently he was from Yorkshire.
In 1898 on 7 January, John Hargreaves
was born, a son of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862) and Elizabeth
Ann Topping. She was baptised on 20 February in Broughton.
In 1898 on 21 December, Robert
Hargreaves a dairyman aged 26 of 4 Bedford Street, Hulme, Manchester married Eliza Mary Rogerson
aged 27 of Bartle in Woodplumpton. The records say he was the son of Thomas
Hargreaves, a farm labourer (more likely
Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown). Thomas Hargreaves
(which ?) was a witness as was Harriett Rogerson who was later to
marry Thomas's son Thomas. Presumably Harriett was Eliza Mary's
sister.
In 1899 on 23 December, John
Hargreaves of Woodplumpton Hall was buried in Woodplumpton. He was
73.
In 1899 on 5 April, William
Hargreaves, a potman of Broughton (b. 1872), son of James (b. 1833) and Agnes Maudsley married Ann Billington
aged 20
of Goosnargh near Broughton. Alice Jane Hargreaves was a witness.
In 1899 on 4 July, Florence
Hargreaves was born, a daughter of William (b. 1872) and Ann
née Billington. She was baptised on 5 November in Broughton.
In 1900 James Billington Hargreaves
was born, a son of William (b. 1872) and Ann née Billington. He was
baptised on 8 November in Broughton.
In 1900 on 20 February, Robert
Hargreaves was born, a son of John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862)
and Elizabeth Ann née Topping. He was baptised on 8 April in Broughton.
In 1901 Thomas Hargreaves
(b. 1831) was still farming at Newsham Hall Lane, now 70, his wife
Jane née Brown 67. Son Thomas
was 29 and son William 26. They had a general servant Alice Proctor 19
and a cow man Thomas Eccles aged 18.
In 1901 John Arkwright Hargreaves was
still at Pope's Farm, now aged 38, his wife Elizabeth Ann
née Topping was 37. His
family was Alice Ann 11, Thomas 10, Grace 8, Rachel 6, William 5,
John 3 and Robert 1. Margaret Billington 21 was a domestic /
general servant. The children were all born in Barton.
In 1901 James Hargreaves (b. 1833) was 68 and still farmer / grocer at Butcher's Farm in Woodplumpton Lane
(by the corner with Garstang Road).
His wife Agnes née Maudsley 63, grocer, son Robert 42, a postman and daughter Emma 25,
grocer's assistant were at
home for the census.
In 1901 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860) was at Boyse's
Farm off D'Urton Lane, Broughton a farmer aged 40. His wife
Mary Ann
née Myerscough was 37.
Children were Esther 12, Jane 10 and Thomas 8. Herbert Parkinson was
a farm servant aged 17. The children were all born in Broughton.
In 1901 William Hargreaves aged 28
(b. 1872) lived with his wife Ann née Billington aged 22 in Virgins
Square, Broughton. Also there were their children Florence 2 and
James Billington Hargreaves who was 5 months. William was a domestic gardener
and the children were born in Broughton.
In 1901 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
was living in Ferry Lane, Woodplumpton with his wife Ann. He was a
farmer.
In 1901 George Hargreaves aged 61
from Yorkshire was at Lightfoot House Farm in Broughton with his
wife Ellen aged 55. Also there were children Sarah (24), Hanson (22)
Heber (21), Alice Hannah (18), Jesse (15), Dora Ethel (13) and Ellen
Linda (12).
In May - June 1902 the banns were
read at St Lawrence, Barton for Thomas Hargreaves of Woodplumpton
and Harriett Rogerson of Barton. He was the son of
Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown. They presumably married
shortly after.
In 1903 Jane Hargreaves née
Brown died. She was the wife of Thomas (b. 1831) and was aged about
69.
In 1905 on 30 April, Margaret Hargreaves (b. 1834)
of Hepgreave Barton died in Preston aged about 70. She was a daughter of
Robert (b.
1801) and Ann née
Arkwright and did not marry. She left £960 14s 9d to
her sister Mary and William Pye, a farmer. She was buried in Barton
on 3 May 1905.
In 1906 on 28 January, Fred Hargreaves
was baptised in Barton. He was the son of John, a Post Master, and
Emma Louise and they lived in Bilsborough. Fred was b. 6 December
1905.
In 1907 Barrett's trade directory
listed Hanson Hargreaves (son of George) as occupying Lightfoot
House Farm.
In 1907 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1833)
died in Garstang. He was about 73.
In 1908 on 20 February, John Noel
Hargreaves was baptised in Barton. His parents were John, a grocer,
and Emma Louise and lived in Myerscough.He was b. 25 Dec 1907.
In 1908 on 1 March, James Hargreaves (b. 1833) died in
Preston aged about 74. He was the husband of Agnes née Maudsley and
brother of Thomas (b. 1831), son of Robert (b. 1801) and Ann
Arkwright. He was a grocer and left £1,319 3s 2d (corrected amount) to Robert
Hargreaves, retired postman (his son b. 1858). It seems that Robert
took over his father's grocery store/s.
In 1908 on 20 February, Agnes Hargreaves
née Maudsley died, wife of James (b. 1933) who had died a couple of
months earlier. She lived at Four Lane Ends, Broughton and left £120
8s to Robert Hargreaves, a retired postman (her son b. 1858).
In 1908 Emma Hargreaves (b. 1876),
daughter of James (b. 1833) and Agnes née Maudsley, married John
Drinkall in Fylde.
In 1909 Elizabeth Hargreaves (b.
1864) died, she was about 44. Her parents were Thomas (b. 1831) and Jane
née Brown and she was a
sister of Robert (b. 1860).
In 1909 on 2 June, Fred Hargreaves
was buried in Barton. He was 3½ years old and the son of John and
Emma Louise from Myerscough.
In 1910 Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1831)
died on 31 October. The death was announced in the London Gazette on
13 January 1911. He left £3,842 2s 6d to Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860)
and John Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862), both farmers and his elder
sons. That was the purchasing equivalent of about £2.8M in 2014.
In 1911 John Arkwright Hargreaves (b.
1862) had
moved to Tunsteads Farm in Barton (in Brass Pan Lane) and was 48,
listed as a Stock and Dairy Farmer. His wife Elizabeth Ann née Topping was 47. His ten
children now were Alice Ann 21, Thomas 20, Grace 18, Rachel 16,
William 15, John 13, Robert 11, George 9, Elizabeth Jane 6 and James
3, they were all born in
Barton.
In 1911 William Hargreaves (b. 1874,
son of Thomas and Jane) was living at Whittle Hill Farm in
Woodplumpton. Also there was his wife Ellen (b. 1879) who had four
children, two still alive.
In 1911 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860)
was still at Boyse's Farm, now aged 50. His wife
Mary Ann Myerscough was 47. Their
children were Esther 22, Jane 20 and Thomas 18. Richard Bamber aged
13 was
now working there. Also staying there was Richard Woods a
visitor (and grave digger) with his wife Margaret Woods. The Woods may have been
distantly related as Robert's great-grandmother was Mary Woods.
In 1911 Robert Hargreaves (b. 1858)
was living at The Shop in Butcher's Farm aged 52 with his sister
Alice Jane aged 48. They were both children of James (b. 1833) and
Agnes née Maudsley and were unmarried. This business used to be run by
their parents.
In 1911 William Hargreaves aged 38
(b. 1872) lived at Clule House, Broughton with his wife Ann
Billington aged 32 and his children James 10, Florrie (Florence) 11
and Agnes 4 months. He was a domestic gardener and the elder two
children were at school. They had two other children that were not
at home.
In 1911 Mary Hargreaves (b. 1829) a
daughter of Robert (b. 1801) and
Ann Arkwright was living at Hepgreave Cottage West, Barton, aged about 81. She was unmarried and
"of independent means". Also in the house was Jane Lund aged 62, a
washerwoman.
In 1911 Thomas Hargreaves aged 39, a
farmer was living with his wife Harriet née
Rogerson aged 41 at Threlfalls Farm, Woodplumpton with their
daughter Lily aged 2. They had a 10 room house and a domestic
sevrant and cowman lived there also. They had been married for 8
years. Threlfalls Farm was in Newsham Hall Lane.
In 1912 Mary Hargreaves (b. 1829)
died. She was a daughter of Robert (b. 1801) and
Ann née Arkwright and
aged about 82. She left £2,037 7s 3d to Robert Hargreaves (farmer b.
1860) and Robert Hargreaves (provision dealer b. 1858). She was
buried in Barton on 29 May 1912.
In 1912 Esther Hargreaves married
John William Eccles (b. 1886, a farmer's son) in Broughton. She was a daughter of Robert (b. 1860)
and Mary Ann née Myerscough.
In 1916 on 2nd June, Private 24647
Stephen Hargreaves of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment died aged
32 together with his brother Thomas aged 34, both drowning in the
Lancaster canal. They lived at Whittle Hill, Woodplumpton and
Stephen was married to Elizabeth Esther (or Ethel) née Smith . Stephen had been
a war reservist for just a few days and had
only been married for a very short time. His brother Thomas was a
farm worker who had an artificial leg. They had another brother,
John, who died in 1894 aged 21 and were children of Thomas and Ann
Hargreaves, all three are buried at St Anne's in Woodplumpton.
In 1917 on 19 November, John
Arkwright Hargreaves (b. 1862) died in Broughton. He was 55 and left
his estate of £3,271 4s 5d to his wife Elizabeth Ann née Topping and son
Thomas (b. 1891).
In 1918 on 22 August, Thomas
Hargreaves, a farmer, married Florence Isabel Bargh at St Lawrence, Barton. He
was the son of Robert Hargreaves, a farmer (b. 1860) and she was the daughter
of John William Henry Bargh. He was 25 and she was 23.
In 1918 Jane Hargreaves (b. 1890)
died. She was a daughter of Robert (b. 1860) and Mary Ann née Myerscough
and was
about 28.
In 1919 on 29 August, Rachel
Hargreaves died. (b. 1894). She lived at Tunsteads Farm, Barton and
left £289 8s 8d to Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1891), a farmer and her
brother.
In 1919 Robert Hargreaves was born in
Preston. He was the son of Thomas Hargreaves and Florence Isabel
Bargh.
In 1921 on 30 March, Florence
Hargreaves of Myerscough aged 21 married Joseph Berry aged 23 in Barton.
Her father was William Hargreaves, a gardener.
In 1922 on 7 March, William Hargreaves (b. 1874)
died. He was a son of Thomas (b. 1831) and Jane née Brown and aged about 48.
He lived at Whittle Hill Farm, Woodplumpton and left £572 14s 6d to
his widow Ellen.
In 1922 on 26 October, Alice Jane
Hargreaves (b. 1860) died. She lived at The Village, Broughton, was
unmarried and left £283 7s 11d to Robert Hargreaves (b. 1858), her
brother a grocer.
In 1922 on 24 March, Joseph
Hargreaves died. He lived at Fishers Farm, Barton and left £3,123
14s 5d to William Hargreaves, fruit merchant (probably his son).
In 1924 on 16 December, Jane
Hargreaves was buried in Kirkham. She was 83 and had lived at 4
Preston Road, Freckleton. She left her estate of £205 8s 9d to
William Hargreaves, a labourer.
In 1925 Mary Ann Hargreaves née Myerscough,
died, the wife
of Robert (b. 1860). She was about
61.
In 1926 on 17 June, George Duckworth
died. He was the husband of Catherine Hargreaves (d. 1929) and lived
at Church Hill House, Broughton. He left £6,399 9s 8d to Thomas
Hargreaves and George Ernest Hardman, both farmers. It seems that
Hardman was at the nearby Elm's Farm on the Garstang Road.
In 1926 on 6 March, Henry Hargreaves
of Kirkham was buried in Kirkham. He was aged 70.
In 1926 on 7 April, John Bargh
Hargreaves was born in Preston. He was probably the son of Thomas
(b. 1892) and Florence Isabel née Bargh (b. 1895).
In 1926 on 26 June, William Hargreaves,
a farmer aged 24 from Barton married Mildred Hannah Meyler aged 21
from Myerscough, His father was Joseph Hargreaves, deceased (in
1922). The
wedding was in Barton and Joseph Hargreaves was a witness, obviously
not his father.
In 1927 on 25 April, Ellen Hargreaves
died, probably aged about 49. She was the wife of William b. 1874,
d. 1922 and lived at Whittle Hill Farm in Woodplumpton. She left £479
13s 3d To Thomas Hargreaves and Richard Hargreaves, both farmers.
In 1927 Robert Hargreaves (b.1860)
married a second time to Mary Jane Herling, née
Shaw in Chesterfield. It was also
her second marriage.
In 1927 on 27 November, Elizabeth Ann
Hargreaves née Topping of Wards Place, Woodplumpton died in Preston.
She was about 64 and left £593 19s to Thomas Hargreaves, farmer and
William Hargreaves, confectioner, two of her sons.
In 1927 on 19 November, Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1872)
died. He was a the son of Thomas and
Jane née Brown and aged about 55.
He was living at Threlfall's Farm, Woodplumpton. He left £5,217 2s
4d to his wife Harriet.
In 1928 Lightfoot House Farm in
Broughton was sold
by auction. It was a freehold dairy farm with a seven bedroom, two
sitting room
farmhouse on 76 acres, 3 roods and 24 perches. It also had two five
room cottages and multiple farm buildings. It seems that the buyer
was Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1892).
In 1928 on 22 September, Robert
Hargreaves (b. 1858) of Broughton died. He was the son of James (b.
1833) and Agnes née Maudsley and thus a cousin of Robert (b. 1860). He
was aged about 68 and left £2,172 17s 2d to Emma Drinkall, his
sister, wife of
John Drinkall.
In 1929 on 25 June, Catherine Duckworth née
Hargreaves (b. 1856) died in Preston. She was a daughter of
Thomas
and Jane née Brown, about 73 and the wife
of George Duckworth (d. 1926). She left £150 6s 10d to her brother
Robert
Hargreaves (b. 1860), retired farmer and lived latterly at Church
Hill House, of D'Urton Lane in Broughton.
In 1933 on 25 June, Mary Ann Eccles née
Hargreaves died. She was the first child of Thomas (b. 1831) and
Jane née Brown
and a sister of Robert (b. 1860). She was about 78 and died in
Preston leaving £1,261 3s 4d to William Eccles, farmer, probably her
son. She lived at Westfield, Ingol latterly.
In the 1935 telephone book T.
Hargreaves, farmer, was living at Lightfoot House with the number
Broughton 136. It was the first family phone book entry in the area.
In 1937 Margaret Swarbrick née
Hargreaves died. She was born about 1858 and was a daughter of
Thomas and Jane
née Brown and aged about 78.
In the 1946 telephone book T.
Hargreaves, farmer, was still living at Lightfoot House with the
number Broughton 136.
In 1948 on 30 January, Emma Drinkall
née Hargreaves (b. 1876) died in Amounderness. She was a daughter of
James (b. 1833) and Agnes Maudsley. She lived at Fell View, Garstang
Road, Barton and left £6,330 12s 7d to Ann Drinkall her unmarried daughter (b. 28 October 1908, d. 2001).
In 1949 on 14 March, Florence Isabel
Hargreaves née Bargh (b. 1895) died in Amounderness. She was the
wife of Thomas (b. 1892).
In 1950 on 23 March,
Robert Hargreaves (b. 1860)
died in Fulwood. He was aged 89 and left his estate of £4,763 18s 6d
to the surviving children from his marriage to Mary Ann Myerscough,
daughter Esther (now Eccles) and son Thomas Hargreaves.
In 1950 on 30 September,
Mary Jane Hargreaves
née Shaw previously Herling, (b. 1860), died in Fulwood. She was 90 and
the second wife of Robert (b. 1860) who
died a few months earlier and left her estate of
£1,289 1s 4d to two of her three surviving children. Strangely her
elder son
William Shaw (later Herlingshaw) was excluded from the estate.
In the 1951 telephone book T.
Hargreaves, farmer, was still living at Lightfoot House (now
described as in Fulwood) with the number Broughton 136. Also in the
book was
R Hargreaves, farmer, of Westfield, Goosnargh on Broughton 372
(elder son of Thomas b. 1892 ?).
In 1952 on 19 September, John Bargh
Hargreaves a 26 year old farmer of Lightfoot House, Fulwood and son
of Thomas and Florence Isabel née Bargh, married
Robina Procter aged 20 of Goosnargh at St Mary the Virgin in
Goosnargh. Robert Hargreaves was a witness, probably John Bargh's
older brother.
In June 1955 Linda Hargreaves was born in Amounderness, a daughter of John Bargh Hargreaves and
Robina née Proctor (or Procter).
In the 1960 telephone book J. Bargh
Hargreaves, had taken over his father's (Thomas's) number Broughton 136
at Lightfoot House Farm. His father T. Hargreaves was now at Scart
House, Walker Lane on Broughton 243. This was close to Lightfoot
Lane and probably where he moved to retire. R. Hargreaves, farmer of
Westfield, Goosnargh was still on the Broughton 372 telephone number.
In 1961 on 14 June, Esther Eccles née Hargreaves
(b. 1889) died. She was a daughter of Robert (b. 1860) and
Mary
Ann née Myerscough. She was about 72 and the wife of John William
Eccles, a retired farmer. She left her estate of £2,606 15s
10d to her husband. They lived at "Loughrigg", 7 Sharoe Green
Lane, Fulwood latterly, just a few doors from the previous home of
her father and step-mother Robert and
Mary Jane
at No. 11.
In 1969 John William Eccles (b. 27
January 1886) died in Amounderness. He was the husband of Esther née
Hargreaves (b. 1889) who had died in 1961. John William was the
oldest son of Robert and Cecily Ann.
In 1972 John Bargh Hargreaves'
telephone number
had become Broughton 862136 but his address was still Lightfoot House
Farm.
In 1975 on 26 July, Thomas Hargreaves (b. 1892)
died. He was the son of Robert (b. 1860) and
Mary Ann née Myerscough and
was about 82.
In 1978 on 12 August, Robert
Hargreaves (b. 1919) died in Preston and South Ribble. He was the
son of Thomas (b. 1892) and Florence Isabel née Bargh (b. 1895).
In Q1 1996 John Bargh Hargreaves (b.
7 April 1926) died in Preston and South Ribble aged 69. He was
almost certainly a son of Thomas (b. 1892) and Florence Isabel née
Bargh (b. 1895) as he had been living at Lightfoot House Farm and
his mother's maiden name was Bargh.
In Q3 2001 Robina Hargreaves (wife of
John Bargh Hargreaves and b. 1932) died in Preston and South Ribble
aged 69.
In 2008, on 10 May, Robert William
Hargreaves a retired farmer died in a care home at Longridge,
Preston. He was probably b. in 1933.
It seems likely that Linda
Hargreaves m. Stephen F G Sloss.
Woodplumpton used to be called
Plumpton Wood.
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