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!

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.

l to r: Elsie Schwarz Schletter, Elizabeth Aspin Broadhurst and her sister, named ?

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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 and stayed with her other sister in Utica, Nellie Broadhurst Howarth. This picture was taken in my family’s home in Hempstead, Long Island.

And is that a beer bottle in Elsie’s hand? This generation of Broadhurst women were known to appreciate their brewskies.

Any other guesses?

]]> http://broadhurstfamilies.com/2009/06/broadhurst-sisters-in-hemstead-long-island-with-elsie-schletter/feed/ 0 http://broadhurstfamilies.com/2009/06/four-broadhurst-girls-marry-four-howarth-boys/ http://broadhurstfamilies.com/2009/06/four-broadhurst-girls-marry-four-howarth-boys/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:10:08 +0000 Richard http://broadhurstfamilies.com/?p=582 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 locations would also make geographical sense. Any thoughts out there? Does anyone have the other two couples in their family trees?

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 the great grandmother, Sarah as she died in the 1920s and this is a 50s vintage gathering. Does anyone know her? It appears she’s wearing a wedding band. A larger photo of her is just below.

To her left are Emily Read Broadhurst and her husband William “Bill” Broadhurst. The person behind Bill and to the right of the photo is William T. Howarth.

The lady in the middle marked, “Nellie” is Nellie Broadhurst Howarth, one of “The Eleven”.

To her right, the boy is Bill Hoke standing in front of his mother Jessie Adams Hoke and his grandmother Gertrude Broadhurst Adams, another of “The Eleven”.

Behind Gertrude is Art Adams, likely her son Art and not her husband Arthur.

Jessie Hoke’s husband, Clarence Hoke is on the far left side of the photo.

Everyone eslse is unkown. Let me know if you have any clues!

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); May HOWARTH and Eva BROADHURST. Ushers included my father, Ernest BROADHURST and Harold BROADHURST.

And maybe there are more BROADHURST FAMILIES members that I didn’t recognize, so check out the couples announcement …

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 years and was a superintendent at the time he left the company.

Peter Ernest BROADHURST

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.

William Arthur BROADHURST

1930 US Census. At the time of the census, 15 April, William Arthur (32), his wife Emily (30) and their son Lawrence BROADHURST (6) lived with William’s older sister’s family;  William and Violet (his sister) and their daughter Evelyn DAVIS at 462 Main Street, Whitestown, NY. William Broadhurst at this time is listed as a laborer at the gas and electric company. Eventually, William retired as a supervisor for the Niagara – Mohawk Power Company.

William DAVIS

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.

William Thomas HOWARTH

On to New York Mills – 1923. The family moved to New York Mills, NY in 1923 and William Thomas began a 28 year career in the gas department of the predecessors of the Niagara – Mohawk Power Company. 1930 US Census. 431 Aiken Street in Utica was home to Nellie (39), William (40) and May HOWORTH (16). The home was rented for $25 a month. Nellie was a cleaner in a cotton mill and William worked for the gas and electric company.

A capsule company description from Yahoo Finance …

Niagara Mohawk Power (which does business as National Grid) distributes electricity to approximately 1.5 million customers and natural gas to 571,000 customers in upstate New York. The company owns and operates 53,000 pole miles of power transmission and distribution lines; wholesale activities on its transmission grid are managed by the New York ISO. Niagara Mohawk Power is a provider of last resort for customers who do not choose an alternative supplier in New York’s deregulated power market. The utility’s gas distribution system consists of 8,100 miles of lines and mains. Niagara Mohawk Power is a subsidiary of National Grid USA, a unit of UK-based National Grid.

1. May (b 1914)

1891 England Census. One month old Nellie lived at 2 Spadescroft (sp?) in the civil parish of Crompton, Lancashire. Her father, Richard BROADHURST, was a farm laborer and siblings Fanny (14) and Annie (12) were cotton mill workers. Crompton was a major cotton mill town. Also at home were her younger siblings; Sarah (9), John Richard (8), Gertrude (4), Mary (3), and Peter Ernest (2).

1901 England Census. Nine year old Nellie lived in the family’s home at 1 Peel Street in Heywood, Lancashire. Nine of the eleven siblings remained at home.

1911 England Census. Nellie (20) lived with her older brother Peter Ernest BROADHURST (22) and his family; wife Elizabeth and two children, Amy and Ernest. They lived at 30 Newton Street in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Nellie worked as a “ring spinner” in a cotton mill. Living as a visitor in the household the night of the census was another ring spinner, William HOWORTH (21). The following year William and Nellie marry.

World War I. William HOWORTH spent four years in the British Army.

To America – 1923. On 22 October 1923, the family of Nellie, William Thomas and May HOWORTH set sail aboard the S.S. Megantic from Liverpool, England. With them is Sarah Ann BROADHURST, Nellie’s mother, 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.

On to New York Mills – 1923. The family moved to New York Mills, NY in 1923 and William Thomas began a 28 year career in the gas department of the predecessors of the Niagara – Mohawk Power Company.

1930 US Census. 431 Aiken Street in Utica was home to Nellie (39), William (40) and May HOWORTH (16). The home was rented for $25 a month. Nellie was a cleaner in a cotton mill and William worked for the gas and electric company.

A new job for Nellie – 1946. Nellie started working for DB Smith Company in about 1946. She worked there until September 1967 when she retired due to illness. She died the following November.

A vistor from the old country – 1947. Nellie’s sister May (Mary) HOWARTH nee Broadhurst visits America for the first time in 1947.  She takes the S.S. Marine Tiger out of Southampton on 02 August 1947 and arrives in New York on August 11^th.  Her home address, and that of her husband Jack BRADSHAW, is given as 17 Victoria Ave, Cherry Tree, Blackburn. She’s a 59 year old housewife that’s 5′-5″ tall and has brown hair and blue eyes with a mole on her arm. Nellie lived at 1661 Wesley Ave in Utica.

The deaths of Nellie and William. William Thomas HOWORTH died 08 November 1957 at home at 1661 Wesley Ave, Utica. He died unexpectedly at 67 years old from a heart condition. He was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church and is buried in Crown Hill Memorial Park.

Nellie HOWORTH nee Broadhurst died about nine years after her husband at 76 years old. She passed away on 11 January 1967 in Faxton Hospital in Utica, NY. At the time of her death she attended the Plymouth Bethesda Untied Church of Christ and was living with her daughter May, now Mrs. Norman A. LOCKE in the family home at 1661 Wesley Ave. Nellie is also buried in Crown Hill Memorial Park.