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| Author: | tabithacat [ Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | William Brierley of Cockden and Cop Row |
My particular interest is in William Brierley, born circa 1826/7, son of Mary and James (Jonas) Brierley of Cockden, and (elder) brother to Benjamin. This is part of a research project I'm doing for the Family and Community History Society (FACHRS) on gardeners. I know the Brierley family have been a subject of much discussion on the forum over the years and I have gleaned a lot of interesting information from previous posts to supplement my research, but there is one mystery that I haven't been able to solve. William's occupation is listed in the 1871 census as a 'grocer' in Cop Row, but in 1881 he is listed as a 'gardener' (while brother Benjamin is listed as the grocer), and then in 1891 William is listed as a 'retired grocer' living at a copyhold cottage in Church View. What I want to know is: what sort of gardener William became; where; and who for? Was he perhaps what we would nowadays call a market gardener (perhaps supplying the family grocers shop with fresh produce), or was he perhaps employed by one of the local manors or estates (Extwistle Hall; Towneley or Bank Hall?). He certainly had a cousin (confusingly also called William, and who also lived in Cop Row) who was a gamekeeper for General James York Scarlett in 1881, presumably when Gen. Scarlett was resident at Bank Hall; did he get William (snr) the gardening job? Any clues gratefully received! |
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| Author: | Gloria [ Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: William Brierley of Cockden and Cop Row |
Wasn't General Scarlett at Extwistle Hall? |
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