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.

Lancashire to Oneida

These families; ADAMS, ASPIN, BAILEY, BRADBURY, BRADSHAW, BROADHURST, COLLINS, CROSSLEY, DAVIS, HOWARTH (alt HOWORTH) and WOODWARD were a close knit group. Each is related to one of the eleven children of Richard BROADHURST and Sarah Ann JONES. Their families worked in the cotton mills in and around Manchester together; they emigrated from England to the [...]

May 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: family history | Leave a comment