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Elizabeth BLACKBURN
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Ancestors
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John BLACKBURN
~1823 - ~1873
James BLACKBURN
1862 - 1901
Gardener (domestic) of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Jane SMITH
~1836 - ~1886
Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Unknown FORREST
~1754 - ~1804
William FORREST
1795 - 1844
Brick maker of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
James FORREST
1833 - 1889
Cotton spinner of Mellor, Lancashire
 
Thomas ELLISON
~1707 - bur.1793
of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
William ELLISON
1739 - bur.1799
Weaver of Billington, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
William STANNING
~1671 - ~1755
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
Margaret STANNING
1713 - bur.1793
of Dinckley, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
John ELLISON
1771 - 1847
Cotton weaver of Balderstone, Lancashire
 
Thomas SOWERBUTTS
~1667 - ~1752
of Ribchester, Lancashire
Richard SOWERBUTTS
bap.1708 - ~1776
of Ribchester, Lancashire
 
Ellen SOWERBUTTS
1745 - bur.1815
of Salesbury, Blackburn, Lancashire
 
Nancy ELLISON
1803 - 1838
of Mellor, Lancashire
 
George BARNES
~1738 - ~1815
of Mellor, Lancashire
Agnes 'Aggy' BARNES
1778 - 1823
of Mellor, Lancashire
 
Richard COUNSELL
~1723 - 1797
Cordwainer of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
Margaret 'Peggy' COUNSELL
1749 - ~1810
of Samlesbury, Lancashire
 
John HINDLE
~1690 - ~1765
Weaver of Mellor, Lancashire
Ann HINDLE
bap.1724 - ~1785
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
 
Thomas SHARPLES
~1658 - ~1749
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
Mary SHARPLES
bap.1704 - ~1764
of Osbaldeston, Lancashire
 
Unknown [SHARPLES]
~1658 - ~1708
Nancy FORREST
1865 - 1944
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
 
John ARCHIBALD
~1613 - ~1698
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
John ARCHIBALD
bap.1654 - ~1704
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Helen [ARCHIBALD]
~1613 - ~1663
John ARCHIBALD
1682 - ~1743
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isabell PAUL
~1654 - ~1720
of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1704 - bur.1750
Coal miner of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Isobel HENDERSON
~1684 - ~1746
of Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert ARCHIBALD
1729 - ~1791
Coal miner of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Robert BENNETT
~1655 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet BENNETT
1696 - ~1760
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Christian SMITH
~1667 - ~1740
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
Henry ARCHIBALD
1766 - 1832
Soldier - 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot of Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
James HUNTER
~1687 - ~1737
Jean HUNTER
1731 - ~1791
of Newton, Dalkieth, Midlothian, Scotland
 
Janet SIMPSON
~1699 - ~1749
Robert ARCHIBALD
1801 - 1872
Beer seller of Skipton, Yorkshire
 
John SAGAR
~1658 - ~1733
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
John SAGAR
1695 - bur.1764
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
John PARKIN
~1636 - ~1720
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
Margaret PARKIN
bap.1672 - bur.1702
of Kirkby Ravensworth, Richmond, Yorkshire
 
Warwick SAGAR
bap.1737 - bur.1814
Parish Clerk of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Elizabeth TIPLADY
~1697 - bur.1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary SAGAR
bap.1774 - 1852
Pauper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
James FAWCIT
~1698 - ~1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Anne FAWCIT
bap.1738 - 1782
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
William NICHOLSON
~1669 - ~1754
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
Mary NICHOLSON
bap.1710 - bur.1773
of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
Caroline Elizabeth ARCHIBALD
bap.1834 - 1903
Lodging house keeper of Askrigg, Yorkshire
 
John FIRTH
~1738 - ~1814
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
John FIRTH
1782 - 1854
Plasterer of Northrowram, Yorkshire
 
Betty HOLDSWORTH
~1748 - ~1814
of Illingworth, Halifax, Yorkshire
Harriet FIRTH
1801 - 1857
of Paradise, Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire
 
John RAMSDEN
~1682 - ~1767
Clothier of Halifax, Yorkshire
James RAMSDEN
1723 - 1809
of Halifax, Yorkshire
 
Sarah WATERHOUSE
~1694 - ~1767
of Halifax, Yorkshire
Samuel RAMSDEN
1751 - 1824
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
John STANDEVEN
~1693 - ~1768
Cloth comber of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Martha STANDEVEN
1727 - 1806
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
 
Mary PICKLES
~1699 - ~1768
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Hannah RAMSDEN
bap.1781 - 1861
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Benjamin TETLEY
~1652 - 1733
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Benjamin TETLEY
1702 - ~1768
Wool comber of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Thomas HARTLEY
~1621 - ~1706
of Northrowram, Yorkshire
Martha HARTLEY
bap.1662 - 1733
of Halifax, Yorkshire
 
Ann TETLEY
1747 - 1835
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
John DOUGHTY
~1681 - bur.1762
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
Martha DOUGHTY
1712 - bur.1766
of Ovenden, Yorkshire
 
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Elizabeth BLACKBURN
1890 - 1955
Cotton weaver of Blackburn, Lancashire
Narrative and Notes

Elizabeth died a spinster in 1955, leaving her estate to her sister Harriet Firth BLACKBURN. She, and perhaps her sister, were still living in the same house that the family were living in in 1911.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
Q2 1890
0
Birth 
1
Blackburn, Lancashire
5 Apr 1891
1
Census 
2
22 Crossfield Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
31 Mar 1901
10
Census 
3
14 Double Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1901
11
Death of brother James BLACKBURN 
4
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1901
11
Death of brother Richard BLACKBURN 
5
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1901
11
Death of brother John BLACKBURN 
6
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1901
11
Death of sister Emily BLACKBURN 
7
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q2 1901
11
Death of father James BLACKBURN 
89
Blackburn, Lancashire
2 Apr 1911
20
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (21).
Census 
10
10 Manor Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
2 Apr 1911
20
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (21).
Occupation: Cotton weaver 
11
 
Q4 1919
29
Marriage of sister Jane BLACKBURN and Herbet BARNETT 
12
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1923
33
Marriage of brother Robert BLACKBURN and Lucy A DUNN 
13
Wellington, Shropshire
Q2 1938
48
Marriage of brother Fred BLACKBURN and Amy SHORROCK 
14
Blackburn, Lancashire
11 Oct 1944
54
Death of mother Nancy FORREST 
15
Blackburn, Lancashire
8 Jan 1955
64
Death 
16
10 Manor Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1971
81
Death of sister Jane BLACKBURN 
17
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1972
82
Death of brother Robert BLACKBURN 
18
Blackburn, Lancashire
Q3 1984
94
Death of sister Harriet Firth BLACKBURN 
19
Blackburn, Lancashire
24 Apr 1991
101
Death of brother Fred BLACKBURN 
20
2A Waverley Road, Ramsgreave, Blackburn, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s)

Elizabeth

Last name

Blackburn

Birth quarter

2

Birth year

1890

Mother's maiden name

Forrest

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Page

396

2 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
Citation image

20 Crossfield St

Margaret Rawcliffe - Head - Wid - 48 - Living her children's means - Scotland

Ellen Rawcliffe - Daur - S - 21 - Cotton Weaver - Lancs, Blackburn

Elizabeth Rawcliffe - Daur - S - 16 Cotton Weaver - Lancs, Blackburn

John Rawcliffe - Son - 14 - Cotton Weaver - Lancs, Blackburn

Sarah Rawcliffe - Daur - 10 - Scholar - Lancs, Blackburn

Rose A. Forrest - Boarder - M - 19 - Cotton Weaver - Staffordshire, Tamworth

Harriet Forrest - Boarder - 8m - Lancs, Blackburn

22 Crossfield St

Elizabeth Forrest - Head - Wid - 56 - Lodging House Keeper - Yorks, Leeds

Harriet Forrest - Daur - S - 17 - Cotton Spinner - Lancs, Blackburn

James Forrest - Son - M - 22 - Foundry Labourer - Lancs, Blackburn

William Forrest - Son - M - 20 - Cotton Spinner - Lancs, Blackburn

William Ellsworth - Boarder - S - 17 - Cotton Weaver - Lancs, Blackburn

Nancy Blackburn - Daur - M - 26 - Cotton Weaver - Lancs, Blackburn

Jane Blackburn - Grand Daur - 2 - Lancs, Blackburn

Elizabeth Blackburn - Grand Daur - 1 - Lancs, Blackburn

3 - UK 1901 Census - 31st March 1901
Citation image

14, Double Street, Blackburn, Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

James

Blackburn

Head

Married

Male

38

1863

Gardener Domestic

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Blackburn

Wife

Married

Female

36

1865

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Blackburn

Daughter

-

Female

12

1889

Cotton Weaver

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

-

Female

10

1891

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriet F

Blackburn

Daughter

-

Female

8

1893

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

7

1894

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

4

1897

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

4

1897

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

2

1899

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

1

1900

-

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

4 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

James

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1897

Age

4

Death quarter

2

Death year

1901

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

243

5 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Richard

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1897

Age

4

Death quarter

2

Death year

1901

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

276

6 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

John

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1899

Age

2

Death quarter

2

Death year

1901

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

241

7 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Emily

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Female

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1901

Age

0

Death quarter

2

Death year

1901

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

281

8 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
Citation image

10 Manor Road Blackburn -, Blackburn, Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

Nancy

Blackburn

Head

Widow

Female

46

1865

-

Blackburn Lanc

Janie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

22

1889

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

20

1891

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Harriet

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

18

1893

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

Male

17

1894

Shop Assistant Grocery Business

Blackburn Lanc

Fred

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

11

1900

Scool Boy

Blackburn Lanc

9 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

James

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Male

Birth day

-

Birth month

-

Birth year

1863

Age

38

Death quarter

2

Death year

1901

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

8E

Page

277

10 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
Citation image

10 Manor Road Blackburn -, Blackburn, Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

Nancy

Blackburn

Head

Widow

Female

46

1865

-

Blackburn Lanc

Janie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

22

1889

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

20

1891

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Harriet

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

18

1893

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

Male

17

1894

Shop Assistant Grocery Business

Blackburn Lanc

Fred

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

11

1900

Scool Boy

Blackburn Lanc

11 - UK 1911 Census - 2 April 1911
Citation image

10 Manor Road Blackburn -, Blackburn, Lancashire

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Sex

Age

Birth year

Occupation

Birth place

Nancy

Blackburn

Head

Widow

Female

46

1865

-

Blackburn Lanc

Janie

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

22

1889

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Elizabeth

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

20

1891

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Harriet

Blackburn

Daughter

Single

Female

18

1893

Weaver

Blackburn Lanc

Robert

Blackburn

Son

Single

Male

17

1894

Shop Assistant Grocery Business

Blackburn Lanc

Fred

Blackburn

Son

-

Male

11

1900

Scool Boy

Blackburn Lanc

12 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Herbert

Last name

Barnett

Marriage quarter

4

Marriage year

1919

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Herbert Barnett married one of these people

Jane Blackburn

Spouse's last name

Blackburn

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Volume as transcribed

8E

Page number

1259

13 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Robert

Last name

Blackburn

Marriage quarter

3

Marriage year

1923

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Robert Blackburn married one of these people

Lucy A Dunn

Spouse's last name

Dunn

District

Wellington (Shropshire)

District number

-

County

Shropshire

Country

England

Volume

6A

Volume as transcribed

6A

Page number

1720

14 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

First name(s)

Fred

Last name

Blackburn

Marriage quarter

2

Marriage year

1938

Registration month

-

MarriageFinder ™

Fred Blackburn married one of these people

Amy Shorrock

Spouse's last name

Shorrock

District

Blackburn

District number

-

County

Lancashire

Country

England

Volume

8E

Volume as transcribed

8E

Page number

801

15 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

BLACKBURN Nancy of 10 Manor-road Blackburn widow died 11

October 1944 Administration Lancaster 22 November to Harriet

Firth Blackburn spinster Effects £190 17s 2d

16 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

BLACKBURN Elizabeth of 10 Manor-road Blackburn spinster

died 8 January 1955 Administration Manchester 19 March to

Harriet Firth Blackburn spinster. Effect £652 1s 4d.

17 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Jane

Last name

Barnett

Gender

Female

Birth day

10

Birth month

7

Birth year

1888

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

1971

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

897

18 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Robert

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Male

Birth day

20

Birth month

12

Birth year

1893

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

1972

District

Blackburn

County

Lancashire

Volume

10B

Page

970

19 - England & Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007 and United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017

First name(s)

Harriet Firth

Last name

Blackburn

Gender

Unknown

Birth day

31

Birth month

5

Birth year

1892

Age

-

Death quarter

3

Death year

1984

District

Blackburn

Register number

784

County

Lancashire

Volume

40

Page

177

20 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019

BLACKBURN, Fred of 2A Waverley Rd Ramsgreave Blackburn

died 24 April 1991 Administration with Will Manchester

1 July Not exceeding £115000 9151924997R