I believe that my gt. gt grandfather Thomas was a brother of this man. Address was next door?Notice he only had one child? Was his type of work a turnoff for Mrs T.?
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| Author: | Leaver [ Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Thistlethwaite |
1861 Census - RG9; Piece: 3069; Folio: 6; Page: 6 New Ground Top, Briercliffe (St. James) William Thistlethwaite, Head, Mar, 48yrs, Street Scavenger, b. Burnley Eliz. Thistlethwaite, Wife, Mar, 46yrs, House Keeper, b. Reedley Hallows Willm. Thistlethwaite, Son, 14yrs, Power Loom Cotton Weaver, b. Burnley |
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| Author: | hannah [ Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
| I believe that my gt. gt grandfather Thomas was a brother of this man. Address was next door? Notice he only had one child? Was his type of work a turnoff for Mrs T.? |
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| Author: | Mel [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
It'd be a turn off for me! |
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| Author: | hannah [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
I'm told they  they were vital to the community!! Horse drawn traffic, up to your knees in it, could do with him around now, my roses need him!!!!!
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| Author: | portia [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
Hannah - speak to Gloria! |
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| Author: | Burnleymasher [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
He would have been like 'Steptoe', a rag and bone man, better than being a thief or a wastrel though.  Stephanie. |
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| Author: | hannah [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
 I didn't say we were directly related!!! Some people can be soooo cruel,we are related by a left turn in the tree ( I think?)
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| Author: | Burnleymasher [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
That might have been the only work he was capable of doing to earn an honest living, he may have had an accident at sometime, perhaps in the mills and this was his way of getting by for himself and his family, remember there was no benefit system as there is today. I remember one winter when I was very small in the late 1940's and money was short my Dad and other men went coal picking, to provide a fire for their families, it was either that are freeze, I admired him for that.  Stephanie. |
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| Author: | hannah [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
 Thanks Stephanie, I'm becoming slightly paranoid about the history I'm uncovering, you have cheered me up.
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| Author: | Mel [ Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thistlethwaite |
Don't get paranoid. A rag and bone man is the least of your worries....look at my tree. Hope it doesn't run in the family! Did you see secret millionaire at the weekend? The man on there was a multi-millionaire scrap merchant. One mans rubbish and all that! |
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