The Rothwell Family History

Rothwells of Clifton, Lancashire, UK

When my husband's parents both passed away in recent years we felt a great loss. We knew we were going to miss them very much and our children in turn would also miss their much loved grandparents.

Mary and John ROTHWELL lived only for their family and each other and were basically very private people. They did not go out to the theatre or to restaurants, instead they preferred to sit in their own lounge room with each other and watch TV or play gin rummy.

After listening to a very moving tribute to Mary at her funeral, I decided that I wanted to know so much more about these loving people, so with their Marriage Certificate and Birth Certificates I commenced my research into the ROTHWELLs of Clifton

Although at this point in time I have only been able to find my way back to my husband's great, great, great grandparents, I am thrilled that I have actually discovered cousins that my husband never knew he had. One day we hope to meet them and share our stories.

Much of my success so far, has been due to some wonderful people I have had the good fortune to find on the Rootsweb Emailing Lists. My special thanks go to John, Eric, Roy, Karl, Dianne, Carole, Lynda, Mary and Steve.

There are various stories of how and from where the name Rothwell is derived.
One is, from Old English "roth-wella"
which translates as "spring or stream in the clearing" and it is from such an area that the original bearer of the name
would have originated.
The placename of Rothwell is found in counties Lincoln and Northampton as well as West Yorkshire.
Some say that Rothwell is actually Viking in origin, predating Olde English by many years and translates to
Dweller by the Red Spring.

Rothwell Family Links

Eckersley - Thornley - Ellison - Wallwork - Jackson - Holland - Seamons

The Direct Lineage

Thomas Rothwell 1771 -

James Rothwell 1802 -

Thomas Rothwell 1839 -

Thomas Rothwell 1874 - 1914

John Rothwell 1906 - 1993

Peter Raymond Rothwell 1944 -

Mark Anthony Rothwell 1969 -

Jayden Rothwell 1995 -


THOMAS ROTHWELL
born 1771

married

SARAH ECKERSLEY
born 11 April 1773
parents Christopher & Mary Eckersley
Eccles Parish Church, 7 August 1791
(from copy of original Marriage Entry of Thomas & Sarah, signed by Thomas and the mark (X) of Sarah)

Children: From the Ringley Register - All born at Clifton or Kearsley

Name	Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
John	26 May 1793	St Savours Ringley	Mary Bannister	Ringley St Saviours 5-2-1844
Mary	14 May 1795	St Savours Ringley
William	17 Sept 1797	St Savours Ringley
Sally	5 Jan 1800	St Savours Ringley
James	8 Aug 1802	St Savours Ringley	Martha Thornley 1826	Martha buried 20 July 1852
Thomas	4 Nov 1804	St Savours Ringley	Alice Fogg b abt. 1804 m. 22 August 1825 Eccles Parish Church	Ringley St Saviours 22-9-1879
Charles	25 Jan 1807 (b 4 Dec1806)	St Savours Ringley		Ringley St Saviours 15-5-1879
Christopher	12 Mar 1809	St Savours Ringley	Betty Haslam - Prestwich P.C. 7/4/33	Ringley St Saviours 30-12-1866
Jacob	19 Jan 1812 (b 6 Dec 1811)	St Savours Ringley	Jane circa 1834 (see census details below)	Jane buried Oct 8 1876
Jane	21 Aug 1814	St Savours Ringley
Betty	25 Nov 1816	St Savours Ringley
Peter	15 July 1821	St Savours Ringley	Sarah A. b. Stockport Cheshire m. circa 1846

JAMES ROTHWELL
born 8 August 1802

married

MARTHA THORNLEY
bpt. 5 November 1805
parents John and Ann Thornley of Clifton
18 September 1826
at Eccles Parish Church
Thos. Blackburn - Vicar
Extracted from 1881 Census - James alive at 80 years of age and living with son John in 1881
Dwelling: 342 Bolton Rd Census Place: Clifton, Lancashire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341927 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3879 Folio 49 Page 18
James ROTHWELL M 80 M Clifton, Lancashire, England Rel: Head
John ROTHWELL M 37 M Clifton, Lancashire, England Rel: Son Occ: Coal Miner
Caroline ROTHWELL M 25 F Clifton, Lancashire, England Rel: Daur In Law

Children:

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
Thomas	April 12 1827			April 14 1827 Aged 2 days
Ann	Bpt Oct 16 1828	Kearsley Lancashire
Ellis	1832	Kearsley Lancashire		Nov 12 1864
James	1834	Kearsley Lancashire	Elizabeth Brookbank 31 Oct 1864 Eccles Parish Church
Rebecca	1838	Kearsley Lancashire
Thomas	Bpt 22 Dec 1839	Kearsley Lancashire	Margaret Ellison 5 Sept 1859	Margaret died 1st qtr 1909 at Barton
John	1844	Kearsley Lancashire	Caroline b. abt 1856

THOMAS ROTHWELL
bpt 22 December 1839
Kersley Lancashire England

married

MARGARET ELLISON
bpt. 1 July 1840 died at Barton 1909
at Clifton Eccles, Lancashire England on
5th September 1859
CHILDREN:

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
Martha	17 May 1860	Clifton Eccles Lancashire
Mary Ellen	circa 1863	Clifton Lancashire
James	circa 1868	Clifton Lancashire
William	circa 1872	Clifton Lancashire
THOMAS	15 July 1874	Moss Street Clifton	Prudence WALLWORK 25 July 1896 Christ Church Pendlebury	26 August 1914 20 Rutland St Pendlebury Buried Christ Church Pendlebury
Fred	circa 1878	Clifton Lancashire
Albert	circa 1880	Clifton Lancashire





THOMAS ROTHWELL
b. 15 July 1874 - Moss Street - Clifton Lancashire England
d. 26 August 1914 - 20 Rutland Street, Pendlebury
buried Christ Church Pendlebury Lancashire

married

PRUDENCE WALLWORK
b. 6 October, 1873 - Shotton, Durham England
baptised 3 May 1874 - Pendlebury, Lancashire

of 31 Church View, Pendlebury
at Christ Church Pendlebury Lancashire England on
25 July 1896

Witnesses - Harry TONGE & Susannah Mariah TONGE (nee Wallwork)

Susannah was Prudence's sister

CHILDREN:

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
Prudence (Wallwork) Mothers maiden name	Bpt 20 Jan 1892 Christ Church Pendlebury	Bolton Road Clifton Lancashire	Spinster	Died in her 41st year
Alice Ann (Wallwork) Mothers maiden name	b. 27/12/1893 bpt 17 Jan 1894 Christ Church Pendlebury	31 Church View	Thomas Hyde 1/8/1914 Swinton Children: Nora Hyde Douglas Hyde Alice Hyde	10 October 1977 at Swinton
Thomas (appears on the 1901 Census as a 4 year old).	abt. 1896/7 Newtown (according to census)			Believed to have died in early childhood.
Edith migrated to Australia	27 December 1900 Barton on Irwell	Born at 27 Vickers St Clifton	Harold Viney circa 1922 Children: Alma Thelma James (Jimmy) Jack Harold Jnr (Adelaide)	Died in Adelaide, Sth Australia
Thomas migrated to Australia 1929	Born 7 October 1904 (believed to be named after brother Thomas who died in childhood sometime between 1901 and 1904)	27 Vickers St Clifton Living at 13 Cotton St at time of Marriage Their witnesses were John ROTHWELL and Hilda Mary GREENHALGH	Ellen Holmes - August 1 1925 - Parish Church, Clifton. (Father - John Robert Holmes) Ellen lived at 47 Stafford Rd Swinton at time of marriage Children: Prudence (known as Kathleen, Lillian & Irene (Melbourne)	Ellen died in Australia 12 March 1974 at age 67 years Buried 15 March 1974 at Springvale Cemetery
JOHN migrated to Australia 9 July 1948 aboard the Orion.	Born 30 May 1906	27 Vickers Street Clifton Lancashire	Mary HOLLAND 25 May 1929 Christ Church Pendlebury	12 June 1993 at Alimar Private Nursing Home Essendon, Victoria, Australia

JOHN ROTHWELL
b. 30 May 1906 - 27 Vickers Street, Clifton Lancashire England
d. 12 June 1993 - Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Privately Cremated - Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne, Australia

married

MARY HOLLAND
b. 9 January 1906 - 63 Dorning Street, Swinton Lancashire England
d. 2 May 1999 - Hazeldean Hursing Home, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Privately Cremated - Fawkner Crematorium, Melbourne, Australia
at St Peter's Church Swinton, Lancashire England on
25 May 1929

Witnesses - Harry JOLLY & Sarah HOLLAND

John Rothwell & Mary Holland on their Wedding Day
CHILDREN:

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
Kenneth Jack	17 May 1931	Swinton Lancashire	Alisen Grieve Children: Wayne, Craig & Adrian
Marion	17 February 1932	Swinton Lancashire	Tim Harker Children: Grant, Diane & John	Tim died at Paynesville Vic in 2002 Grant was killed in a logging accident at Cann River in 1971, aged 16.
PETER RAYMOND	17 April 1944 bpt 17 May 1944	Swinton Lancs Methodist Church Chorley Rd Pendlebury	Carol Joy Seamons 24 December 1966 Methodist Church Moonee Ponds, Melbourne

John Rothwell & Mary Holland Courting

John Rothwell in Australia - on duty at Ansett ANA

PETER RAYMOND (Ray)ROTHWELL
b. 17 April 1944 - Swinton Lancashire England

married

CAROL JOY SEAMONS
b. 20 January 1945 - Essendon, Victoria Australia
at Moonee Ponds Methodist Church, Gladstone Street, Moonee Ponds

24 December 1966

Officiated by the Rev Hugh Small
Witnesses - Fay Seamons & Thomas Ryan

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
MARK ANTHONY	20 March 1969	Essendon & Dist Hospital Moonee Ponds	Chantelle Harbron Jayden b 23/4/1995 at Royal Womens Hospital Melbourne
BRADLEY JOHN	6 July 1970	Essendon & Dist Hospital Moonee Ponds
SALLYANNE LOUISE	10 February 1973	Essendon & Dist Hospital Moonee Ponds	Steve Tsalikidis m. 3 December 2000 Nicholas b 26/5/2001 Matthew b 4/12/2002 Both at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne

MARK ANTHONY ROTHWELL
b. 20 March 1969 - Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

and

CHANTELLE HARBRON
b. 11 March 1970

Name	Born/Bpt	Place	Married	Died/Buried
JAYDEN	23 April 1995	Royal Womens Hospital Carlton, Melb.

Listed below are Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of
all ROTHWELL families from the districts of Worsley, Swinton, Pendlebury & Clifton.
Taken from the records of the Eccles Parish Church & St Peter's Chapel, Swinton

ECCLES PARISH CHURCH

BAPTISMS 1820 - 1828

Baptism Date	Name	Parents	Abode	Father's Occ
10 June 1821	JOHN	Son of Thomas & Anne ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Weaver
13 November 1825	JANE	Dau. of Thomas & Martha ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
10 December 1826	CALEB	Son of Hilton & Ellen ROTHWELL	Worsley	Glazier
1 October 1827	SARAH ANNE	Dau. of Robert & Anne ROTHWELL	Croftsbank	Shopkeeper
8 July 1828	MARY	Dau. of John & Martha ROTHWELL	Clifton	Labourer
14 June 1829	HENRY	Son of James & Martha ROTHWELL	Worsley
26 January 1851(b.14/10)	ANNE	Illeg. Dau. of Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Pendlebury
2 January 1853	HANNAH	Dau. of Robert & Martha ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Carter
1 February 1853	JAMES	Son of Ann ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
24 April 1853	PETER	Son of Christopher & Betty ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
25 April 1853	THOMAS	Son of Thomas & Betsy ROTHWELL	Eccles	Weaver
5 June 1853	MARY JANE	Dau. of Joseph & Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Clifton
9 October 1853	PETER	Son of John & Sarah ROTHWELL	Clifton	Carter
30 July 1854	ANNE	Illeg. Dau. of Mary ROTHWELL	Worsley
17 December 1854	ELLIS	Son of William & Margaret ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
18 February 1855	ELIZABETH	Dau. of Robert & Martha ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Carter
30 October 1837(b 9/9)	JOHN	Son of William & Mary ROTHWELL	Clifton	Labourer
23 March 1856	SARAH	Dau. of John & Sarah ROTHWELL	Clifton	Carter
13 April 1856	SARAH	Dau. of Jacob & Jane ROTHWELL	Clifton	Banksman
15 June 1856	SARAH	Dau. of James & Mary ROTHWELL	Kersley	Collier
19 October 1856	HANNAH	Dau. of Christopher & Sarah ROTHWELL	Kersley	Collier
22 March 1857 (b. 19/11)	THOMAS	Illeg. Son of Mary ROTHWELL	Worsley
3 May 1857	EMMA	Dau. of Thomas & Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Eccles	Weaver
2 November 1857	STEPHEN HENRY	Son of Christopher & Sarah ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
11 April 1858	PETER	Son of Rebecca ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
27 June 1858	JAMES	Son of Thomas & Sarah ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
1 August 1858	MARY ELIZABETH	Dau. of William & Margaret ROTHWELL	Clifton	Brewer
15 March 1860	MARY ANN	Dau. of William & Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
30 March 1860	ELLEN	Dau. of Rebecca ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
17 May 1860	MARTHA	Dau. of Thomas & Margaret ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
24 June 1860	JOHN	Son of Ann ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
5 August 1860	FRANK	Son of James & Sarah ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
10 August 1860	WILLIAM	Son of William & Margaret ROTHWELL	Clifton	Brewer
26 August 1860 (b 19/3)	RICHARD	Son of Thomas & Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Worsley
11 November 1860(b 21/1)	WALTER	Illeg. som of Mary ROTHWELL	Worsley
3 March 1861	SUSANNA	Dau. of William & Mary ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
5 May 1861	SARAH	Dau. of William & Elizabeth ROTHWELL	Clifton	Winder

MARRIAGES 1820 - 1828

Marriage Date	Name	Wife	Witness
18 June 1821	Joseph MARLAND	Sarah ROTHWELL	Thos Jackson
5 January 1824	John CHAPMAN	Martha ROTHWELL	T Turner, Thomas Grundy
15 November 1824	John ROTHWELL	Ann CHAPMAN	T Turner, James Rothwell
22 August 1825	Thomas ROTHWELL	Alice FOGG

18 September 1826	James ROTHWELL	Martha THORNLEY
22 July 1827	David HOWELL	Anne ROTHWELL
9 December 1827	Robert ROTHWELL	Alice FIELDEN
10 August 1828	John ROTHWELL	Ellen CLOUGH	Isaac Holt
10 July 1833	Stephen ROTHWELL	Ann BARRATT

BURIALS

Burial Date	Name		Abode	Age
21 September 1825	JAMES	ROTHWELL	Clifton	75 years
20 Jan 1826	BETTY	Wife of John ROTHWELL	Clifton	69 years
11 February 1826	SUSAN	Wife of William ROTHWELL	Clifton	21 years
8 December 1826	ROBERT	ROTHWELL	Clifton	56 years
20 February 1827	LOUISA	Dau. of Ellen ROTHWELL	Clifton	13 months
24 November 1828	MARGARET	ROTHWELL	Clifton	64 years
2 December 1829	SUSANNAH	Dau. of William ROTHWELL	Clifton	18 months
17 December 1829	JAMES	Son of Robert ROTHWELL	Croftsbank	Infant
19 December 1829	JOSEPH	Son of Robert ROTHWELL	Croftsbank	Infant
27 December 1853	JOHN	ROTHWELL	Ringley	47 years
14 August 1853	GEORGE	ROTHWELL	Pendleton	3 months
19 January 1856	NATHAN	Son of George ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	11 months

St PETERS CHAPEL, SWINTON

BAPTISMS

Baptism Date	Name	Parents	Abode	Father's Occ
20 April 1825	SARAH	Dau. of Ann ROTHWELL	Clifton	Weaver
6 July 1851	PETER	Dau. of Anne ROTHWELL	Clifton
20 August 1854	SARAH	Dau. of John & Anne ROTHWELL	Clifton	Collier
31 December 1854	JAMES	Son of William & Betsy ROTHWELL	Pendlebury
9 November 1856	MARY ELLEN	Dau. of Richard & Mary ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Labourer
12 December 1858	ALICE	Dau. of Richard & Mary ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Labourer

BURIALS

Date	Name	Abode	Age
11 May 1852	Anne ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	Infant
28 December 1854	James ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	1 year
30 December 1857	Mary Ellen ROTHWELL	Worsley	1 year
23 April	Philip ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	15 years
22 May 1858	Thomas ROTHWELL	Pendlebury	1 year


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