Aloha,

Our branch of the family's story is typical of many; working Cheshire farms for generations and then with the rise of the Industrial Revolution working the cotton mills of Lancashire. With the start of the 20th Century it's across the Atlantic for a new life in America. Many settled in and around mill towns in the US; Dover, New Hampshire, Lowell, Massachusetts and Utica, New York. This website is dedicated to their many family members everywhere.

Peter Ernest BROADHURST and Elizabeth ASPIN

(updated post to include family photo and correct Robert T’s age) Peter Ernest BROADHURST was born on 19 Feb 1889 in Little Town Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire. He was the 7th child of Richard BROADHURST and Sarah Ann JONES. 19 year old Peter married 18 year old Elizabeth ASPIN on 12 Dec 1908 in St. Barnabas [...]

Accident or Suicide? The gassy death of Peter Ernest Broadhurst

My paternal Grandfather, Peter Ernest Broadhurst was found dead by a coworker when he didn’t show up to work one morning. His wife, my Grandmother, Elizabeth Aspin Broadhurst was not there at the time. No one is alive to know with absolute certainty if he committed suicide but the marriage was known to be a [...]

A Deadly Family Outing in the Adirondacks

On Sunday, February 9, 1936 five Broadhurst family members from the Utica area boarded the Snow Train for a day’s outing in Old Forge region. Nine year old Robert T. Broadhurst, his mother, Elizabeth and his 22 year-old cousin Eva Broadhurst are the only known members of this outing. The Snow Trains brought many winter [...]

Peter Broadhurst 1916 Motorcycle Accident

The Lowell Sun31 May 1916 click here for more about his family