About
Hi,
My name is Richard Broadhurst; I live in Honolulu, Hawaii and am descendant from Broadhurst families from Cheshire and Lancashire, England.
Our branch of the family’s story is typical of many; working English farms for generations and then with the rise of the Industrial Revolution working the cotton mills of Manchester. With the start of the 20th Century it’s across the Atlantic for a new life in America. Many settled in around mill towns in the US; Dover, New Hampshire, Lowell, Massachusetts and Utica, New York.
Typical also is a loss of family history.
That’s why I created this blog. I know many family members are unaware of other “cousins.” My father grew up in the Utica, New York area, moved to Long Island and died early in life. And with him much of our particular Broadhurst history was lost. Family history wasn’t talked about much after that and well, life goes on.
Today with internet access, filling in many of the blanks in your genealogy research is easier than ever. And with your help we can fill in many more. The following is just a start, I welcome your stories and photos and will gladly post them to share with the rest of the family that you may have never known you had.