post updated 06 June 09
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.

Karen Sue Locke Fehr, granddaughter of Nellie Broadhurst (#6) and William T. (#4) daughter of May (#11)
William Arthur “Bill” Broadhurst [...]

The earliest trans-Atlantic crossing we have for any of the Broadhurst Families relatives is aboard the RMS Empress of Ireland in 1907. The ship is shown above; look below to see who was aboard that voyage and how other relatives made the trip through the years.

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So who is that lady on the right, does anyone recognize her? Elsie is my maternal Grandmother and Elizabeth my paternal. The lady on the right is only known as a Broadhurst sister. So here’s a guess: Mary “Mae” Broadhurst from England; one of “The Eleven.”  She never moved to America but visited in 1947 [...]

It’s not uncommon for families to marry into other families more than once. Is this four times? The Nellie Broadhurst listed in the chart is one of “The Eleven” and I wonder if “Jane Anna” is her older sister. Nellie was 12 years younger than Jane Ann, “Annie” as she was refered to. The wedding [...]

Another great photo thanks to Karen Fehr! Click it to see a larger version and check below to see who’s who, or at least who we know is who.

The lady with the question mark is unkown. She could be one of the three oldest Broadhurst “Eleven” siblings, perhaps “Fannie”, “Annie” or Sarah. It is not [...]

One of the things I’ve come to enjoy most about family genealogy is finding examples of how different branches of the same tree intertwine. I think this is a good example…
In 1929 Jessie ADAMS marries Clarence HOKE. Her bridesmaids were Amy BROADHURST (my aunt who married a SALKIND that I’ve long since lost contact with); [...]

These family men all worked at the  predecessor companies that became Niagara Mohawk Power ….
Percy BROADHURST
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 [...]

Nellie BROADHURST was born was born 1891 in Shaw, Lancashire, England. She was the eighth child of eleven born to Richard BROADHURST and Sarah Ann JONES. Nellie (21) married William Thomas HOWORTH (b abt 1890, Clitheroe, Lancashire) in 1912 at St. Thomas in Blackburn. The couple had one child:

May (b 1914)

1891 England Census. One month [...]

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