One of our more mysterious families, Sarah BROADHURST (#3 of 11) and James WOODWARD, has a bit more information thanks to Bill Hoke. Bill recalled two things about their daughter Frances Woodward: Frances was a Ziegfeld Girl and she married George Bau. From those two clues I was able to piece this story together.

Frances was born in 1908 in Dover, New Hampshire where her parents worked in a cotton mill and sometime after 1920, she moved to New York City. By opening night, 28 March 1927,  Frances was a dancing girl at the Majestic Theater (where the Phantom lives now) in a musical revue, “Rufus LeMaire’s Affairs.” In August of 1927 Frances was in the opening night cast of  ”Ziegfeld Follies of 1927″ at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street, where Disney’s Lion King reigned. The picture above on the left is of the Ziegfeld Girls around the time Frances was a member. Additional information is listed in Frances’ Internet Broadway Database listing: click here to view.

Frances must have been garnering attention as an actress because by 1932 when she fell off a horse and broke her arm in Baltimore the news made it into The New York Times:

Ed Wynn

In 1934 Frances Woodward marries and again she makes the New York Times:

Her husband Adrian Droeshout worked for the French Line Steamship Company.

So how does Charles Laughton and his hump work into this tale?

From other family obituaries we know that Frances’ parents moved at some point to Los Angeles and I think Frances and her husband moved there before 1943. The Internet Movie Database list Frances Woodward playing the role of Sue Mason in the Hopalong Cassidy adventure “Riders of the Deadline.” It is her only credit on IMDB.com.

Frances gets credit above Robert Mitchum!

The Internet Movie Database lists Adrian Droeshout playing uncredited bit parts in movies from 1944 – 1946. It’s the the war years. By 1949 Adrian returns to work for the French Line in their new Los Angeles office according to a New York Times article. In that article it states that Adrian had been working with the publicity department of Warner Brothers.

The Hump?

Also at Warner Brothers were Gordon Bau, the head of makeup department and his brother George Bau, renowned Hollywood makeup artist, who at one time headed its prosthetics laboratory. George developed a new foam rubber formula for a lightweight facial makeup and hump which Charles Laughton wore as Quasimodo in 1939′s Hunchback of Notre Dame.

So, where are we?

I haven’t found any record of a divorce for Frances and Adrian, but our cousin Bill Hoke is certain that Frances and George Bau visited the Adams Cabins as husband and wife. Were they? Does anyone else know any more information about these family members? Let me know if you do and thanks for reading all the way to the bottom on this one!

Up until recently the earliest family group I’ve posted has been John and Frances Adshead BROADHURST. John and Frances are my 2nd great grandparents. Their marriage certificate list’s John’s father as William Broadhurst and Edward Broadhurst as a witness. An 1841 England Census lists what I believe to be his family; William and Mary Broadhurst with children Elizabeth, Ann, Edward and Richard. I’ve recently found an older RootsWeb posting that perhaps better documents this family grouping. As of this date I still to confirm the sources with the original RootsWeb lister. Based on this infomation the family group would be as follows:

Farmer William BROADHURST (b abt 1781 Chelford) married Mary HARDERN on Tuesday, 10 February 1807 in St. Mary’s Sandbach. William and Mary may have had eight children:

1. William (b 3 Feb 1810 in Chelford, bap 04 Mar 1810)
2. John (b 27 Jan 1812 in Chelford, bap 23 Feb 1812) “my” Broadhurst lineage
3. Thomas (b 17 Apr 1814 in Chelford, bap 17 Apr 1814)
4. Edward H. (b 21 Apr 1816 in Chelford, bap 21 Apr 1816, married Ann WOOLLEY abt 1845, d 17 Feb 1885 buried in Wilmslow Parish Church Cemetery)
5. Richard (b 9 Mar 1818 in Chelford, bap 5 Apr 1818, married Mary UNKOWN, d 17 Mar 1884 in Broadwall, Sandbach and buried 21 Mar 1884 in St. Bartholemews, Wilmslow)
6. Joseph (b 10 Jul 1820 in Chelford, bap 06 Aug 1820)
7. Elizabeth (b 1824 in Cheshire)
8. Ann (b 1829 in Sandbach, Cheshire)

Photos courtesy of their great grandson, Bill Hoke. Click on thumbnails to view larger images.

Richard BROADHURST was born in 1855 in Hale, Cheshire. He is the son of John and Frances Adshead BROADHURST.  On 19 June 1876, at about 21 years old, Richard Broadhurst married 15 year old Sarah Ann Jones (b.1861 Wilmslow) at St. Mary’s in Bowdon, Cheshire, a village just west of Hale and 1 mile south of Altrincham. Richard and Sarah Ann had eleven known children:

1. Frances Mary (“Fannie” abt 1877 Wilmslow, married Frank A. CROSSLEY)
2. Jane Ann (“Annie” abt 1879 Wilmslow)
3. Sarah (abt 1882 Leigh, married John James WOODWARD)
4. John Richard (28 March 1884, Leigh, married Edith Mary BAILEY)
5. Gertrude (abt 1887 Leigh, married Arthur Adams)
6. Mary (“May “or “Mae” abt 1888 Leigh)
7. Peter Ernest (abt 1889 Rochdale, married Elizabeth ASPIN)
8. Nellie (abt 1891 Shaw, married William Thomas HOWORTH)
9. Violet (abt 1894 Wilmslow, married William DAVIS)
10. Percy (abt 1896 Heywood, married Edith Annie BRADBURY)
11. William Arthur (“Willie” abt 1898 Blackburn, married Emily READ)

1881 Census. By 1881, Richard and Sarah Ann lived at 68 Manor Road in Altrincham in St. John’s parish. Altrincham is less than two miles NNE of Bowdon. Richard had left the farm and was working as a Bricklayer’s laborer. Along with Richard and Sarah Ann the household included daughters Frances M. and Jane Ann as well as Richard’s 70 year old mother, Frances, and 69 year old father, John.

It’s likely Richard and Sarah Ann lived in Leigh, Lancashire around 1882-1888 as they had four children born here during this period; Sarah, John Richard, Gertrude and Mary.

1891 Census. By 1891, Richard had moved his family about 18 miles east-northeast to 2 Spadescroft, Crompton, Lancashire, where he returned to work on a farm as a farm laborer. Crompton was a cotton mill town and Fannie and Annie, 14 and 12, worked in a mill. Richard and Sarah Ann had two more children by this time; Peter Ernest and Nellie.

1901 Census. During the 1901 census Richard’s family had moved about 5 miles west and lived at 1 Peel Street in Heywood, Lancashire. By this time Richard and Sarah Ann had three more children; Violet, Percy and William Arthur. By this time Fannie and Sarah had left home while Annie, John Richard and Gertrude were at home and all worked in cotton mills.

To America – 1923. On 22 October 1923, the family of Nellie (nee Broadhurst), William Thomas and May HOWORTH set sail aboard the S.S. Megantic from Liverpool, England. With them is Nellie’s mother, Sarah Ann BROADHURST now a widow and listed at 5′-2″ tall with grey hair and grey eyes. It is the first time to America for all of the party and they all declare their intent to become US citizens. They arrive into Boston on November 1^st. They are headed to Utica, New York and the home of Arthur and Gertrude ADAMS nee Broadhurst at 543 Main Street.

Richard and Sarah Ann Deaths. About 12 miles north-northwest from Heywood, Richard BROADHURST died Monday 19 July 1910 at the age of 58 at 7 Colliers Row, Oswaldtwistle, Blackburn. His death certificate states: “Heart failure accelerated by injuries received on the 18th of June whilst riding his bicycle by coming into collision with another cyclist.” The deadly bicycle accident occurred in Haslingden, Lancashire Cheshire, about 4 miles from Oswaldtwistle. Richard’s oldest daughter Frances M Crossley nee Broadhurst lived in Haslingden. Richard was buried in the Blackburn Cemetery on Saturday 23 July 1910.

Sarah Ann Jones BROADHURST died Sunday 09 May 1926, in the Utica, New York, at the age of 64 or 65. See her obituary here.

Percy and Edith are in the center with their son Kenneth and his family on the left and son Donald on the right

(post updated 14 May 2010 to include photo)

Percy BROADHURST was born on 22 January 1895 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. Percy was the tenth child of Richard Broadhurst and Sarah Ann JONES. On 20 December 1920, Percy married Edith Annie BRADBURY, born on 22 October 1899. (BRADBURY was her mother’s name later in life, it’s not confirmed if that was Edith’s maiden name). Percy and Edith Annie had two children:

1. Kenneth (b 1923, d 19 May 1977, Ogdensburg, NY)
2. Donald G. (b 15 August 1935, Utica, NY; d 01 February 2009, Port Orange, FL)

1901 England Census. Five year old Percy lived in the family’s Peel Street home. Two of his older sisters had married and moved out by this time. Fannie CROSSLEY nee Broadhurst and Sarah WOODWARD nee Broadhurst both lived in Haslingden, Lancashire.

To America – 1913. When Percy was 18 years old he sailed without other family members aboard the S.S. Adriatic from Liverpool on 10 April arriving in New York, NY 19 April 1913. He was headed to Lowell, Massachusetts where his sister, Frances M CROSSLEY nee Broadhurst lived at the time. The address looks like 5 West Tenth St but it is slightly illegible. He lists his mother, Sarah BROADHURST as his nearest living relative in England and her address at the time was Castle Street, Blackburn (house number is perhaps 10 or 19).

Back to England – 1914/5. In Percy’s WWI service record, he indicates in a letter that he returned with his brother (unnamed) to England for a holiday arriving Liverpool aboard the S.S. Bohemian on 25 December 1914 and ended up enlisting. At this date, I’ve found no record of the Bohemian in Liverpool at that date. Perhaps he joined brothers John Richard and Peter Ernest BROADHURST on their Bohemian voyage in 1915.

World War I. Percy BROADHURST, now living at 2 Plymouth Street, Blackburn, joins the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 03 November 1915. His mother is listed as next of kin and her address given as 36 Smithy St, Blackburn. He gives his occupation as “clerk.” Three days later he reported to Fort Brockhurst in Gosport, England. Percy was discharged 27 November 1918. He saw active service on three occasions and was discharged due to having been “gassed” thereby “unfit for further service.” He was in regiment 6274 and his rank was “Gunner” in the Royal Garrison Artillery at the time of his discharge. In 1920 he lists his address as 26 Fir Street, Patricroft. His records are part of the “First World War Burnt Documents” collection

Back to America – 1924. This time Percy BROADHURST was married to Edith Annie BRADBURY and had their one son, 5-year old Kenneth with them on the voyage. The family arrived in New York, again, for Percy, on the S.S. Adriatic, on 22 September, 1924 from Liverpool. Percy, now 28, is listed as an Electrical Engineer on the ship’s manifest and the family was headed to New York Mills, Utica, New York. The manifest indicates they were going to his mother’s house, Sarah Ann Broadhurst, at 343 Maine (probably 543 Main) Street.

1930 US Census. Six years later the family rented 328 North Genesee St, Utica, NY for $25 a month. Percy was a “Supervisor Heat” for the Utica Gas and Electric Company. He worked for Niagara Mohawk Power Company for 36 years and was a superintendent at the time he left the company.

The Queen Mary – 1948. Percy (52), Edith (48) and 11-year old son Donald G. BROADHURST (b.1937) were aboard The Queen Mary. They left from Southampton on 25 August 1948 and arrived in New York on 30 August 1948. They were in “tourist” class.  Their address is given as 2-1/2 Westmorland Street, Whitesboro, NY

Move to Florida. Sometime around 1971 Percy and Edith Annie moved to Florida.

The deaths of Percy and Edith Annie. Percy died Sunday, 25 January, 1976 in Port Orange, Florida three days after his birthday at the age of 81. He passed away in Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach. Percy and Edith lived in Utica (to include Whitesboro) for 48 years. A former member of the Faxton Masonic Lodge, Utica, a Masonic service was conducted for Percy. He is buried in Daytona Beach, FL. His younger brother, William BROADHURST, died the following day in St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

At this time, Edith Annie‘s death is only known through the Social Security Death Index; she died in July, 1986, also in Port Orange Florida.

Karen Locke provided this great picture of various BROADHURST FAMILIES taken in the 1950′s. Karen is the child in the forefront of the photo. Thank you, Karen! Click on photo to enlarge.

1. Karen Sue Locke Fehr, granddaughter of Nellie Broadhurst (#6) and William T. (#4) daughter of May (#11)
2. William Arthur “Bill” Broadhurst (1897-1976), the youngest of the eleven siblings of Richard and Sarah Ann Broadhurst, died the day after his brother Percy (#15) husband of Emily (#3)
3. Emily Read Broadhurst (1898-1995), wife of Bill (#2)
4. William Thomas Howarth (1890-1957), Grandfather of Karen (#1) and husband of Nellie (#6)
5. Violet Broadhurst (1893-1982), youngest daughter of the eleven siblings of Richard and Sarah Ann
6. Nellie Broadhurst ( 1891-1967), wife of William T Howarth (#4) and Grandmother of Karen (#1)
7. Eva Broadhurst (d 1970), daughter of John Richard “Jack” Broadhurst (#12) and Edith Mary “Edie” Broadhurst (#8) wife of Lee (#16)
8. Edith Mary “Edie” Bailey Broadhurst (1887-1966), wife of John Richard “Jack” Broadhurst (#12)
9. Ruth Phillips Broadhurst, wife of Lawrence Broadhurst (#10)
10. Lawrence Broadhurst (1923-1991), husband of Ruth (#9) and son of Bill (#2) and Emily (#3)
11. May Howarth Locke (1914-1980), mother of Karen (#1) and wife of the Norman A. Locke, the photographer
12. John Richard “Jack” Broadhurst (1884-1962), eldest son of the eleven siblings of Richard and Sarah Ann Broadhurst, husband of Edith (#8)
13. Donald G. Broadhurst (1935-2009), son of Percy (#15) and Annie (#14)
14. Edith Annie Bradbury Broadhurst (1899-1996), wife of Percy (#15) mother of Donald G. (#13)
15. Percy Broadhurst (1895-1976), the younger brother of Bill (#2) husband of Annie (#14) died the day before Bill
16. Leland “Lee” Francis Wittenbeck, husband of Eva (#7)

Click on the picture to see a larger version of the photo. Remember, all photos are welcome and I’ll post them on the site for all of us to enjoy!

Violet BROADHURST was born in 03 Feb 1893 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. She was the youngest daughter and ninth child of Richard BROADHURST and Sarah Ann JONES. On 22 November 1917 she married James E. HUGHES in Lowell, MA. Sometime later she married William DAVIS. Violet is associated with one child in some records but it is unclear if she was the birth-mother:

1. Evelyn (b 1918 Massachusetts)

1901 England Census. Seven year old Violet lived in Heywood, Lancashire at the Peel Street family home.

To America – 1907. The S.S. Adriatic manifest indicates that Violet had been to America before, in 1907. The is an arrival record into Canada in February 1907 that lists a married Frank CROSSLEY and Violet CROSSLEY, perhaps was really Violet Broadhurst as other records show this family to be close and to travel together. The ship was the Empress of Ireland which arrived into New Brunswick, Canada on 16 February 1907 in from Liverpool. John J WOODWARD is also aboard; he is the husband of Sarah BROADHURST. I don’t find her listing on board.

To America – 1911. With her 35 year old sister, Frances M CROSSLEY nee Broadhurst and her nine year old daughter Elizabeth, 17 year old Violet head to America on the S.S. Adriatic. They leave from Liverpool on 26 August 1911 and arrive in New York on September 3^rd. They are headed to the Crossley house at 18 Second St in Lowell, MA. Next of kin in England is listed as her brother John Broadhurst at 17 (unintelligible) Street, Newton Heath. Violet’s occupation, at 17, is listed as “cutter.” Violet’s passage was paid by her brother-in-law, Frank CROSSLEY.

Lowell City Directory – 1917. Violet BROADHURST is listed: “operative bds 26 Read”

Evelyn – 1918. A daughter, Evelyn was born in 1918.  At this time, I cannot find any record of James and Violet being together beyond their marriage announcement in 1917. However, I have located a 1920 US Census record of a William T. Davis living with his sister and his 30-month old daughter, Evelyn. No spouse is recorded.

1930 US Census. By now, Violet (36) is Mrs. William DAVIS (he is 42) living in Whitestown, Oneida County, NY. They rented their place at 462 Main Street for $26 a month. Along with 12 year old daughter Evelyn Davis, Violet’s younger brother and his family live with them. William BROADHURST (32), his wife Emily BROADHURST (30) and their son Lawrence BROADHURST (6) share the household. Both Williams work at the gas and electric company, Davis as a machinist and Broadhurst as a laborer.  Violet is a “finisher” in a cotton mill. It appears that William DAVIS had been married before as it’s reported that he was 25 years old at his first marriage. Violet is reported at 24 at her first marriage.

The death of Violet and William. After a long illness, Violet died at the age of 88 in the Rome Hospital, NY, on Wednesday, 20 October, 1982. Surviving her was her daughter Evelyn, now Mrs. Evelyn FARR of Kissimmee, FL. Previously, she lived at 12 Curran Road, Whitesboro, NY. She is buried in Oriskany Cemetery. She was predeceased by her husband William Davis.

"Jack" and "Edddie" and maybe baby Eva

John Richard BROADHURST was the eldest son of Richard Broadhurst and Sarah Ann JONES and was born on 28 March 1884 in Leigh, England. He was baptized on 17 March 1885 in Newchurch, Lancashire. Richard lived with his parents until at least 1901.

In 1906 at about 22 years old he married 19 year old Edith Mary BAYLEY (abt 1887, Pendleton, Lancashire) in St Paul, Clitheroe, Lancashire. John Richard and Edith Mary had 3 children:

1. Harold (b 06 Feb 1908, Newton Heath, Manchester, d 30 Nov 1944 New York Mills, NY, married Emily COLLINS)
2. John George (b 03 Aug 1910, d 20 Nov 1923, Lowell, MA)
3. Eva (b 01 July [April?] 1914, Lowell, MA, d 17 Jan 1970, Rochester, NY)

To America – 1910. While the earliest indication of John Richard and Edith Mary visit to the United States is 1908 (1910 US Census, S.S. Canada manifest, S.S. Megantic manifest states: 2 yrs to Oct 1910″) the earliest recorded trip found thus far is aboard the S.S. Canada sailing from Liverpool, England on 03 March 1910 and arriving 10 days later in Portland, Maine on 12 March 1910 with infant son Harold. Along with them were John Richard’s younger sister Gertrude ADAMS (nee Broadhurst) and her daughter Jessie ADAMS. According to the ship manifest the group was headed to their sister Sarah WOODWARD’s (nee Broadhurst) house at 30 Payne St, Dover, New Hampshire. John Richard’s occupation is noted as “warehouseman.”

1910 US Census. By the time of the census, John Richard, Edith Mary and Harold lived at the residence of James WOODWARD, his wife Sarah and their two children, Sarah A. and Francis along with the Woodward’s 53 year old Irish servant, Margaret Scanlon. The residence was in Dover, New Hampshire at 130 Payne Street, now Henry Law Avenue. John’s occupation is listed as “Street Car, Meter Man.” James Woodward works as a laborer in a cotton mill and Sarah is a cotton mill “Carder.” After the census polling Edith Mary has her second child, John George.

1911 England Census. The family returned to England and at the time of the 1911 Census lived with Edith Mary’s father, George BAYLEY, a widower “domestic gardener.” Also in the household were two Bayley sons, George Frederick and William and their sister, Lonah.  The address was 37 Miriam Street, Failsworth, Newton Heath, Manchester.

Back to America -1912. A return trip for John Richard, Edith Mary, Harold and for the first time infant son John George is recorded on the S.S. Megantic from Liverpool. Leaving on 06 February, 1912 they arrived in Boston on Valentine’s Day. John Richard’s nearest living relative in England is noted as his mother, Sarah Ann BROADHURST living at 8 Gregsan (sp?) Lane, Newton Heath and Edith’s as her father George BALEY residing at the Miriam Street address as noted above. Their destination is Lowell, MA the residence of Mrs. Crossley (his sister “Fanny”) and brother, at 18 Second St., Lowell, MA. Also on board the Megantic is John Richard’s younger sister, Gertrude ADAMS nee Broadhurst with her children Jessie and Arthur.

Lowell City Directory – 1913. John BROADHURST is listed as a “driver” and his address is 5 Raymond Place.

Back to America – 1915. John Richard returns again to America in 1915 on the S.S. Bohemian, this time with his younger brother, Peter Ernest BROADHURST. The pair leaves Liverpool on New Year’s Eve, 31 December, 1914 and arrive Boston 14 January, 1915. No next of kin is listed for either brother but their destination is Lowell, MA. John Richard to 6 Hampshire Place and Peter Ernest to 4 Hampshire Place. John Richard remained in the US until 1916 (S.S. Tunisian manifest).

Lowell City Directory – 1915. John BROADHURST is listed as a furniture mover and his address is “17 W Third” and home address is 6 Hampshire Place.

Lowell City Directory – 1916. John BROADHURST is listed as a furniture mover and his address is 6 Hampshire Place.

Return to England. – 1916. Edith (“wife”) with her three children in tow, Harold, John George and Eva, returns to Liverpool on 06 September 1916 aboard Cunard’s Saxonia in from New York, NY. She list’s her address as the Miriam Street, Newton Heath residence as noted above.

World War I. On 18 November 1916, at the age of about 32, the 5′-8″ tall John Richard enlisted in the British Army. At the time the family lived at 16 Florence Street, Winton, Manchester. He listed his occupation as “Chauffer, Motor Driver.” John Richard was discharged 15 October 1917 as “no longer physical fit for War Service. Epilepsy”.

Back to America – 1919. Again from Liverpool, this time with four year old Eva, the family boarded the S.S. Tunisian on May 31^st and arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 10^th. This time they were going to Fanny and Frank CROSSLEY’s residence at 506 E. Merrimach (sp?) Street, Lowell, MA. John Richard’s occupation is listed as “Motor Car Driver.”

1920 US Census. At this time the family has not been found in this census.

Return to England – 1920. Just before Christmas, December 20^th, the entire family returned to Liverpool. This time they were accompanied by the Peter Ernest BROADHURST family: Peter, a mill worker, wife Elizabeth, son Ernest and daughter Amy. John Richard’s occupation at this time is “chaffeur.” They took The White Star Line’s “Celtic” from New York, NY.

To America – 1921. The family returns to the United States in 1921 aboard the S.S. Haverford. They set sail from Liverpool on July 27^th and arrive in Philadelphia on August 8^th. They’re bound for John’s younger brother’s house, Peter BROADHURST at 18 Jefferson Ave, Hillsgrove, New Hampshire. John Richard’s occupation is listed as “waterman.” Edith is noted as 5′-4″ with brown hair and blue eyes and a housewife. The family’s last address in England is recorded as 37 Miriam Street, Manchester, as above, and it’s now noted as the residence of his mother, Sarah Ann BROADHURST.

Lowell City Directory – 1922 John and Edith BROADHURST are listed in the city directory and their address is “48 Fourth.”

The death of a son – 1923. John George died Tuesday, 20 Nov 1923 at home, 77 West Fourth Street, Lowell, MA, at the age of 13 years, 3 months and 17 days. The funeral took place at home on Friday, November 23^rd and was conducted by Reverend Grannis from St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. John George is buried “in the family lot in the Lowell cemetery.” (The Lowell Sun 21 Nov 1923 and Lowell Courier-Citizen 24 Nov 1923)

1930 US Census. John Richard was a long time employee of the Utica State Hospital and in the 1930 Census is listed as an “attendant.” The hospital is listed as “Utica State Hospital for Insane.” At this time Edith Mary has not been located in this census.

1940′s. Edith Mary retires after having worked several years in the “former State Street textile mill.” (obit)

John Richard and Edith Mary Deaths. John Richard died in a Utica hospital on 21 September 1962 at the age of 78. John Richard is buried in the Waterville Cemetery. (obituary, Utica Daily Press 22 Sept 1962). About four years later, Edith Mary passed away, also at the age of 78, in the Waterville St. Elizabeth Hospital. She is also buried in the Waterville Cemetery. (obituary, Utica Daily Press, date unknown, 1966)

What do you think the occasion for the sitting is; a wedding, a funeral? “The Eleven” had 7 known girls and 4 known boys but in the picture 5 boys are shown.

Peter Ernest Broadhurst c1918

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In 1842 John and Frances BROADHURST lived in Hale, Cheshire. John and Frances were my 2nd Great Grandparents.  Their house was situated about where the asterisk is shown below and all the land rented by John Broadhurst, at the time of the mapping, is shown in yellow on the left map. A modern day map is shown on the right and all the land around the asterisk is the Manchester International Airport.  Old structures remain at this location but at this time I do not know if any 1842 structures remain.

Click on the map for a larger view…

The lands were leased from the owner, John Mason, Earl of Stamford.

The Broadhurst Family: mother Elizabeth, daughter Amy, son Ernest, father Peter Ernest, son Robert Thomas in front

(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 7^th 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 church, Blackburn, England. Elizabeth ASPIN was born in 1890 and was the daughter of John ASPIN. Peter Ernest and Elizabeth had 3 children:

1. Amy (b 06 May 1909, may have died Jan 1983, married Matthew SALKIND)
2. Ernest (b 29 Jan 1911, Blackburn, Lancashire, died 03 July 1960)
3. Robert T (b 21 Sept 1926, Providence, RI, d 09 Feb 1936)

1891 England Census. Peter’s family lived at 2 Spadescroft (sp?) in the civil parish of Crompton, Lancashire. His father, Richard BROADHURST, was a farm laborer and siblings Fanny (14) and Annie (12) were cotton mill workers.

1901 England Census. Peter (11) lived at home now in Heywood, Lancashire at 1 Peel Street. His father, Richard BROADHURST, was a farm laborer and three of his older siblings, Annie (22), John Richard (18) and Gertrude (16) were cotton mill workers.

1911 England Census. Peter now lived 12 miles away, with his wife Elizabeth in a four room residence at 30 Newton St, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire and their children, Amy and Ernest. Peter Ernest is now a “bander in ring spinning” at a cotton mill and Elizabeth is a “ring spinner.” Also living in the household at the time of the census was Peter Ernest’s younger sister, Nellie (spelled “Nillie” by Peter on the household census) she too worked in the cotton mill as a ring spinner and a visitor, William HOWORTH, a “mule spinner” at the mill. The following year Nellie and William HOWORTH wed.

To America – 1912. Peter Ernest heads to the US without his family aboard the S.S. Arabic departing Liverpool on 23 April 1912 and arriving into Boston on 03 May 1912. His stated destination is 18 Second Street, Lowell, MA, the home of his brother John Richard BROADHURST which was also the home of his sister, Fanny Crossley. His occupation is listed as “jobber” and “ring spinner.” On the passenger list for those leaving the UK, his occupation is listed as “miner.”

Peter’s family joins him in America 4 months later. Elizabeth (listed as a ring spinner), daughter Amy and son Ernest take the S.S. Cymric from Liverpool on 27 August, 1912 and disembark in Boston on September 5^th. Elizabeth lists her nearest living relative in England as Nellie Bottomley, 95 Caddington St, Blackburn. Passage for the trio was paid by Peter Ernest. Their destination is 18 Second St., Lowell, MA.

It’s unknown at this time how long any of the family they stayed in America before returning to England; only to return again to America.

Back to America – 1914. Once again the wife and two children without Peter Ernest take the S.S. Cymric from Liverpool. They leave on 19 May, 1914 arriving into Boston on May 28^th. Again the passage is paid for by Peter Ernest and Mrs. Bottomley is noted as nearest living relative to Elizabeth. This voyage Elizabeth is a housewife. Their destination is listed as her husband, Peter, at 6 Hampshire Place, Lowell, MA.

Back to America – 1915. Peter Ernest BROADHURST returns again to America in 1915 on the S.S. Bohemian, this time with his older brother, John Richard BROADHURST. The pair leaves Liverpool on New Year’s Eve, 31 December, 1914 and arrive Boston 14 January, 1915. No next of kin is listed for either brother but their destination is Lowell, MA. John Richard to 6 Hampshire Place and Peter Ernest to 4 Hampshire Place.

Lowell City Directory – 1915. Peter BROADHURST is listed as a “helper” and his address is “25 W Third” and his home address is 4 Hampshire Place.

Lowell City Directory – 1916. Peter BROADHURST is listed as a “helper” and his address is 4 Hampshire Place.

Motorcycle Accident – 1916. Peter was in a serious motorcycle accident in Lowell on May 30^th. He broke his jaw and left thigh bone after being thrown off his motorcycle into a stone wall. He lived at 4 Hampshire Place at the time of the accident next to his brother John Richard BROADHURST and his family.

Lowell City Directory – 1917. Peter BROADHURST is listed: “rem to New York city.”

World War I. By June of 1918 the family had moved to 537 Main Street, New York Mills, New York. Peter Ernest is a Blacksmith’s helper and on June 15^th becomes enters the “Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force” in Canadian Engineers service. He signs up in Utica, New York and by 22 November 1918 is recommended for a medically unfit discharge which was ordered on 15 January, 1919. His condition included, “weakness left knee, difficulty in mastication, one inch shorter left leg, walks with a decided limp” much of which was the result of his 1916 motorcycle accident.

1920 US Census. Still renting at 537 Main Street, the town name is now indicated as New Hartford rather than New York Mills. Peter Ernest was back in the cotton mill as perhaps a machinist (census is not legible) and Elizabeth is a “cutter” in a cotton mill. Amy is now 10 years old and Ernest is 8.

A career with the power company. In about 1926 Peter Ernest began a 25 year career with the Utica power company that ended with his death in 1951 when he was a superintendent at the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s coke plant.

1930 US Census. The family has now moved to 1411 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY. They rented the residence for $30 a month. Peter Ernest was now a “producer man” for the gas and electric company. Elizabeth was a “cutter” at a velvet mill, Amy was a “spinner” and Ernest was a “band-boy” in a cotton mill. New to the household was Elizabeth’s last son, Robert T. BROADHURST, born in 1925, fourteen years after Ernest.

A tragic death. 09 February 1936. A Sunday family trip aboard the “Snow Train” from Utica to Old Forge, in the Adirondacks ended with the death of nine year old Robert T. BROADHURST. Riding a toboggan tied to the back of a vehicle Robert T. died three hours after being thrown off and into another vehicle. Five children were on the toboggan at the time of the accident including Eva BROADHURST, his cousin and the daughter of John Richard BROADHURST. Robert T. suffered a fractured skull and was taken back on the Snow Train to a Utica hospital (Faxton sp?) after seeing a doctor in Old Forge. No one else suffered any injuries. The driver of the car pulling the toboggan testified he was unaware of the sled being attached to his vehicle. The investigating coroner found no negligence in the case. The family lived on Hope Street, Utica at the time of the tragedy.

The death of Peter Ernest. On 24 January 1951 Peter Ernest was found dead at home, 63 Main Street, Whitesboro, as a result of gas poisoning. Three burners on the gas stove were on but not lighted. The coroner ruled the death accidental, in part as the burners were being used as heat as the coal stove was out at the time of the accident. Elizabeth was not here at the time of the death. There was much tension between the two and some family suggests Peter Ernest’s death was a suicide.

The death of Elizabeth. Elizabeth died 02 August 1959 in Kingston, the home of her daughter Amy SALKIND nee BROADHURST, after a “long illness.” She is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Kingston, NY. There is no mention of Peter Ernest in her obituary.