Newspaper Article (Death) | WEEK 42

Thomas Pinder

October 9, 2016 — Nikellom

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Possible photo of Thomas Pinder

Thomas Pinder is my third great grandfather and he was born October 1806 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire to parents, Robert and Elizabeth. The obituary below, however, contradicts Thomas’s birth place.

In 1827, Thomas took up residence in Rotherham. His first known address is in Westgate. Westgate was an important and densely populated area of Rotherham in the 19th century and continued to be so until the middle of the last century, when newer housing estates were constructed on the outskirts of Rotherham. My mother was born in Westgate during the 1930s.

Thomas’s first wife, whose surname I do not currently know, is called Maria. Thomas and Maria issued four children who were called, Robert Thomas (1831 to 1905), Hannah (1832 to 1872), Mary Ann (1835 to 1836) and William Shackleton (1836 to 1836).

Westgate

Thomas’s son, Robert, married Mary Ann Allcock during 1852 in the Independent Masbrough Chapel, Rotherham and after her death in 1855, he married again, to Hannah Shackleton. Robert and Hannah, with their daughter, emigrated to Australia in the 1880s where a considerable number of their descendants now reside.

Thomas’s wife, Maria, died in 1836 and Thomas married again, to Mary Shackleton, in 1843. The relationship between Mary, Thomas’s fourth child with Maria and Robert’s first wife, Hannah Shackleton, is discussed in this entry.

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Pinder burial plot next to the Walker Mausoleum

With Mary Shackleton, Thomas issued seven children, called, Ebenezer (1843 to 1843), Maria (1844 to 1847), Francis (1846 to 1935), Alfred Henry (1849 to 1887), Martha (1851 to 1871), James Heath (1853 to 1931) and Mary Ann (1855 to 1913).

It is interesting to note that Maria (Thomas’s first wife), Mary Ann Allcock and all of Thomas’s infants are all buried in the same plot in the burial ground of the Independent Masbrough Chapel, Rotherham. This Chapel was founded by the Walker family (the former owners of Clifton Hall), when they split from the Rotherham Methodist meeting in 1762. Sadly, this Chapel was recently demolished following a fire. The Pinder burial plot lies next to the Walker Mausoleum, although no headstone survives.

Hope Street

Thomas’s daughter, Martha, died May 1871 in 109 Hope Street, Rotherham from hemiplegia and exhaustion after confinement. Basically, Martha had suffered a stroke and died from complications whilst giving birth to her daughter, Patty. Patty only survived a couple of months without her mother, succumbing to marasmus (undernourishment).

109 is an address number that frequently features in my family database. It is also coincidental that Martha’s great great niece, Beryl Marjory Mollekin, also died from complications arising from giving birth, 75 years later.

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Effingham Works

THE ROTHERHAM AND MASBRO’ ADVERTISER. MAY 27, 1871

At Masbro’, on the 22nd of May, Martha, daughter of Mr. Thomas Pinder, plumber, aged 20 years.

As mentioned in the obituary below, Thomas was a religious man and a Deacon at Doncaster Road Congregational Church, Rotherham (now Rotherham Civic Theatre). Many of Thomas’s descendants, even today, are still followers of nonconformist religions in the Rotherham area. Thomas recorded significant family names and dates in his bible, which has been invaluable when attempting to untangle the myriad of ‘nonconformist’ events.

Doncaster Road Congregational Church

Thomas quite literally dropped down dead whilst walking along Joseph Street, Rotherham in March 1878, the cause being attributed to heart disease and chronic bronchitis. My father nearly suffered a similar fate in a street but fortunately modern medical treatment intervened.

Thomas was buried in Moorgate Cemetery, Rotherham with his second wife, Mary (who died in 1889 in Eastwood Lane, Rotherham) and daughter, Martha. There is no surviving headstone, although I have photographed the plot in which they rest.

ROTHERHAM AND MASBRO’ ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1878.

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Pinder burial plot in Moorgate Cemetery

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. THOMAS PINDER. – Mr. Thomas Pinder, of Thornhill, who for 27 years had been in the employment of Messrs. Yates, Haywood, and Co., died in a very sudden manner on Saturday afternoon last. The deceased was a native of Ripon, and was born in 1806. In 1820, he removed to the village of Gringley, near Bawtry; to serve his apprenticeship. In 1827, he came to Rotherham, to work for Mr. Binks, plumber, &c., and succeeded to that business in 1837. He remained thus connected until 1848, when he was engaged to take to the plumbing, glazing, and gas department, at the Effingham works, a position he held up to his death. He was a member and deacon of the Congregational Church from the time it was first established. He was also an active member of the Loyal Parkgate Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, for 46 years. Having gone through the various offices of the lodge and district, he was a Past Provincial Grand Master, and had the honour of representing the Rotherham District at the Worcester Annual Moveable Committee. For some time Mr. Pinder took a conspicuous part and a warm interest in the working of the Widow and Orphans’ Fund, as President. The deceased was interred on Tuesday, at the Rotherham Cemetery, and his funeral was attended by the Mayor (J. C. Morgan, Esq.), Mr. Jas. Foster, Mr. S. Liversidge, Mr. Cormack, and Mr. J. Newsum, deacons of the Congregational Church. There were also in attendance Mr. Wm. Eskholme, Grand Master; P.P.G.M. George Joseph Jackson, corresponding secretary; P.P.G.M. George Stother, examining officer; P.G. John Morris, P.G. Samuel Haywood, Bro. W. Stones (sick visitor of the Parkgate lodge), Bro. William Foster, and other members. Mr. W. Haywood was also present on behalf of the firm. Brother the Rev. P. C. Barker, M.A., LL.B., the officiating minister, at the conclusion of the usual service for the dead, read, in an impressive manner, the Oddfellows’ address.

Eastwood Lane

PINDER – March 23, Mr. Thomas Pinder, Hope Street, Masbro’, aged 71 years

THE ROTHERHAM ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1890

PINDER. – December 28th, at Eastwood lane, Mary, widow of Mr Thomas Pinder, aged 76.

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Gwynneth Ann Early

October 5, 2016 — Nikellom

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18 Lister Street

Gwynneth Ann Early, born in Rotherham, is my third cousin, once removed and daughter of George Edward Early and Blanche Seston.

Gwynneth was born in 1951 and lived with her family at 18 Lister Street in Rotherham. After returning home from work one evening, Gwynneth complained that she was suffering from a headache and so decided to go to sleep in the hope she’d feel better. However, Gwynneth sadly suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage.

THE ADVERTISER, FRI., DEC. 18th, 1970

EARLY. – On December 15th, at 18, Lister Street, Rotherham, Gwynneth Ann, 19 years; dearly loved daughter of Blanche and George, Service at Clifton Methodist Church, to-day (Friday), at 3 p.m. Followed by cremation.

In the midst of life – death.

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Clifton Methodist Church

THE ADVERTISER, THURS., DEC. 24th, 1970

EARLY. – Mr. and Mrs. George Early, family and John thank relatives, all friends and neighbours in Lister Street for all their devotion, helpfulness and prayers during the sad loss or our dearest Gwynneth Ann; to Rev. Griffiths and Rev. V. A. Vout for their visitations and prayers; to Doctors Peckitt, Ross and Hinchliffe for their genuine concern and attendances; to the Rotherham Co-operative Society for funeral arrangements; to the police and Coroner’s Office staff for such concern and tenderness in duties dealt with; to innumerable persons for letters of sympathy, floral tributes and thoughts, for which we are so grateful.

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Terence Easthope

October 4, 2016 — Nikellom

Rotherham General Hospital

The Easthope family joined my tree when Emmanuel Easthope married my second cousin, thrice removed, Emily Webster Burton on New Year’s Day, 1872 in Parkgate, Rotherham.

Terence Easthope is my fifth cousin and the great grandson of the aforementioned Emmanuel and Emily. Below are a number of newspaper articles published shortly after his death.

EASTHOPE. – Terry, died on February 20th. Younger brother of John, Barry, Christine and Kevin.

Will be sadly missed by family, relatives and friends.

THE ADVERTISER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1995

Tragic DJ went ‘downhill’ after his divorce

A Rotherham man who turned to drink after the collapse of his marriage was found dead in the psychiatric wing of Rotherham District General Hospital an inquest heard, on Wednesday.

Terrence Easthope , of Psalters Lane, Masbrough, died during the early hours of Monday, February 20, after being re-admitted to the hospital the day before.

The Rotherham Coroner, Mr Stanley Hooper, heard that Mr Easthope (36), a self-employed disc jockey, had “gone downhill,” and drank heavily after his divorce. His brother Barry, said he had received psychiatric help at the hospital for at least two years.

The inquest was told that Mr Easthope had spent part of the weekend before his death at the home of a woman he had befriended during the course of his treatment. The two had disagreed and he had returned to the psychiatric wing in a taxi.

The inquest was adjourned pending police enquiries.

THE ADVERTISER, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1995

Epilepsy may have led to death

A former disc jockey found dead in a hospital ward may have died of an epileptic fit, an inquest heard on Wednesday.

Psalters Lane

Terry Easthope (35), of Psalters Lane, Masbrough, died in the psychiatric wing of Rotherham District General Hospital on February 20 after being re-admitted the day before.

Dr David Slater, consultant pathologist at the hospital, told the inquest that although Mr Easthope was a heavy drinker there was no trace of alcohol in his blood.

He added: “Although it is not scientifically absolute I feel that he had had an epileptic fit and there was also hardening of his arteries which was a contributing factor which caused his death.”

The Rotherham Coroner, Mr Stanley Hooper, recorded a verdict of death by natural causes and added that although Mr Easthope was not a known epileptic he was more than satisfied that epilepsy had led to his death.

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Ernest Harold Early

October 1, 2016 — Nikellom

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24 Bent Lathes Avenue

Ernest Harold Early, born in 1918 in Rotherham, is my second cousin, twice removed and son of Frederick Ambrose Early and Mabel Hutchinson.

In 1942, in Rotherham, Ernest married Brenda Joan Gregory and together they issued four children. Details regarding their wedding can be viewed here.

Below is Ernest’s obituary, published a few days after his death.

THE ADVERTISER, SAT., JULY 13th, 1963

EARLY. – On July 11th, at home, after a long illness patiently borne, Ernest Harold, the dearly loved husband of Brenda and loving father of Richard, Philip, Ian and Christine. Service at Herringthorpe Congregational Church, 2 p.m., Monday, July 15th, followed by cremation.

MR. E. H. EARLY

Mr. Ernest Harold Early, of 24, Bent Lathes Avenue, Rotherham, died at his home on Thursday at the age of 45.

Mr. Early was well known in Rotherham and district as a sales representative for the wholesale grocers, Nichols, Johnson and Bingham. He was obliged to give up work because of ill-health ten months ago.

A former Rotherham Grammar School pupil, he was in the R.A.F. during World War II, serving in England and West Africa. Mr. Early was a member of the Commercial Travellers’ Association and also the Whiston Mess of the Fellowship of Service. He was also a member of the Herringthorpe Congregational Church choir.

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Rotherham Grammar School

He leaves a widow, three sons and a daughter.

There will be a service at Herringthorpe Congregational Church at 2 p.m. on Monday, followed by cremation.

THE ADVERTISER, SAT., JULY 20th, 1963

MR. E. H. EARLY

Cremation took place at Rotherham on Monday, following a service at the Herringthorpe Congregational Church, conducted by the Rev. W. A. Clyncs, of Mr. Ernest Harold Early, of 24, Bent Lathes Avenue, Rotherham, whose death was reported last week.

Family mourners were Mrs. B. Early (widow), Mr. R. Early, Master P. Early (sons), Mr. and Mrs. L. Early (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. V. Brameld (brother-in-law, also representing Mrs. Brameld and Mrs. M. Early, mother), Mr. and Mrs. S. Gregory (mother-in-law and father-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. W. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gregory (brother-in-law and sister-in-law), Master J. Spencer (nephew, also representing Mr. T. Spencer), Mr. and Mrs. M. Early, Mrs. J. Balderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bairstow (nephews and nieces), Mr. C. Early, Mrs. D. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Empson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Jenkinson, Mrs. A. Bugg (cousins), Mrs. A. Hutchinson, Mrs. G. Gibson (aunts).

Representatives of the Fellowship of the Services Ltd., were Mr. P. R. M. Selby, Mr. D. I. Hawley, Mr. S. M. Gummer, Mr. E. Smith, Mr. A. Adams, Mr. A. Leake, Mr. J. Quinn, Mr. L. Blake, Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. C. Evans, Mr. W. Manderson, Mr. B. Beardsley, Mr. C. Hancock, Mr. H. Nutton, Mr. A. Crutchley, Mr. F. Weatherley, Mr. F. Buttley, Mr. A. Jenkinson and Mr. J. R. Douglas.

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Rotherham Crematorium

Other mourners included Mr. J. R. Frost, Mr. I. A. Jeavons (also representing the deacons of the Herringthorpe Congregational Church), Mr. G. Butler, Mr. R. Baker-Rogers, Mr. G. Blackwell, Mr. W. Peckett, Mrs. W. Wells, Mr. H. Hobson, Mr. H. Depledge, Mr. W. A. Swift (also representing Nichols, Johnson and Bingham Ltd)., Mr. H. Harper (also representing A. T. Bescoby and Sons Ltd.), Mr. A. Lockton (also representing the trustees of G. F. Heath), Mr. H. Holland (also representing Arthur Balfour and Co. Ltd.), Mr. N. Foulds (also representing the Rotherham Commercial Travellers’ Association), Mr. H. R. Ray (also representing Mrs. M. Ray), Mrs. A. Messenger (also representing Mr. Messenger), Mrs. J. Hale (also representing Mr. and Mrs. M. Hale), Mr. A. R. Fleming, Mrs. E. Hardy, Mr. G. Buckley, Mr. R. Bostwick, Mr. D. J. Halley, Mr. A. L. Jenkinson, Mr. C. C. Evans, Mr. J. M. Kendrick, Mr. J. Simpson, Mr. N. Rutter, Mr. J. W. Norrie, Mr. R. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. E. Russell, Mrs. E. Gordon, Mrs. B. Mozley, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Adsetts, Mrs. W. Patrick, Mrs. H. L. Wheater, Mrs. D. H. Milnes, Mrs. R. Barker, Mrs. M. A. Norris, Mrs. I. Blake, Mr. and Mrs. N. Clegg, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cherry, Mrs. E. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Foster, Mrs. C. R. Sanderson and Mrs. L. S. Jennison.

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Zillah Rowbottom

September 27, 2016 — Nikellom

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Zillah’s grave

Zillah Rowbottom, born in 1900 in Rawmarsh, Rotherham, is my first cousin, twice removed and daughter of Albert Rowbottom and Mary Elizabeth Leak.

Zillah married George William Lockwood in 1922 and a newspaper article pertaining to their wedding can be read here.

THE ADVERTISER, SAT., OCT. 23rd, 1954

DEATH OF MRS G. W. LOCKWOOD. – The death occurred on Tuesday at her home, after an illness lasting nearly a year, of Mrs. Zillah Lockwood (54), wife of Mr. G. W. Lockwood, 5, East Avenue, Rawmarsh. A native of Parkgate, Mrs. Lockwood had spent all her life in the Rawmarsh district. The funeral will take place at the Haugh Road Cemetery to-day.

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Albert Rowbottom

September 26, 2016 — Nikellom

Saint Mary’s Church

Albert Rowbottom, born in 1868 in Parkgate, Rotherham, is my great grand uncle and son of Albert Rowbottom and Charlotte Yates.

In 1899, Albert married Mary Elizabeth Leak in Saint Mary’s Church, Rawmarsh. Together, they issued two children, called, Zillah and Annie.

Albert appears to have lived in Parkgate for all of his life and at some point between 1901 and 1911, became a Grocer at 22 Netherfield Lane, Parkgate. Number 22 has long been demolished and a bungalow now sits on the site. Albert’s older brother, George Henry, had a shop on nearby Terrace Road.

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Location of 22 Netherfield Lane

During World War One, Albert was a munition’s worker and this is the occupation stated on his death certificate.

Albert died from complications arising from a gastric ulcer and below is his obituary in which his name appears as ‘Arthur’. I do not now if this was an error or if Albert had adopted this name. After his death, Mary continued with the business at 22 Netherfield Lane until around 1935.

THE ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1917.

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Saint Mary’s Church

THE LATE MR. A. ROWBOTTOM. – The funeral of the late Mr. Arthur Rowbottom, grocer, of Netherfield lane, Parkgate, whose death occurred yesterday week at the age of 48, took place on Tuesday at the Haugh road cemetery, the Rev. F. G. Scovell (Rector of Rawmarsh) officiating. The mourners were Mrs. Rowbottom (widow), Miss Zillah Rowbottom (daughter), Mrs. Rowbottom (mother), Miss Rowbottom (sister), Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rowbottom, Mr. and Mrs. T. Rowbottom, Mr. and Mrs. F. Rowbottom (brothers and sisters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. D. Rowbottom, Mr. and Mrs. T. Ewes, Mr. and Mrs. Scholes, Mr. and Mrs. Smith (sisters), Mr. and Mrs. J. Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. Tummey, Mr. and Mrs. A. Shaw, Mrs. W. Gabbitas, Mrs. R. Turner, Mrs. M. Shaw, Mrs. W. Turner, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. A. Gabbitas, Mr. W. Tummey, Miss Tummey, Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield and Miss Butterfield, Mr. Alec Tummey. There were many beautiful floral tributes.

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Frances Emily Brough

September 21, 2016 — Nikellom

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Clara & Frances

Frances Emily Brough is my great grandmother and she was born on 2nd July 1873 in Sheffield to parents, Charles Brough and Clara Loukes.

Frances’s parents married in 1872 in Saint Matthew’s Church, Sheffield. Frances’s father, Charles, is an enigma. Family stories that I’ve heard are that he emigrated to Australia to become a Policeman or that he went abroad to find gold. I think the idea was that he was going to make some money and then invite his wife and daughter to join him. Except he never did. He simply disappeared and was never seen again. He may never have even left the country. His wife, Clara, had to wait eighteen years before marrying again; presumably, because the whereabouts of Charles were unknown. Frances and Clara both ended up in a Workhouse in Sheffield for a while before being rescued by one of Frances’s uncles.

Saint Stephen’s Church

In 1898, Frances married Fred Rowbottom in Saint Stephen’s Church, Sheffield. Together, they set up home in Parkgate near Rotherham, living on Albert Road, and issued eight children, who were called, Ethel, Fred, Lily, John, Clara, Frances Emily, Henry and Harold. Some time circa 1910, the family moved from Parkgate to Oxford Row in nearby Greasbrough. Fred’s grandparents had moved from Sheffield to Parkgate in the 1860s, perhaps at the time when the Parkgate Iron and Steel company was founded.

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Fred & Frances

From accounts that I’ve read and heard about Fred, he wasn’t a particularly pleasant person. He liked to spend most of his wages in the pub and gave his wife a pittance to bring the family up on. He can’t have been much of a child lover either, as the children weren’t allowed to speak or move in his presence. Whilst pregnant with my grandfather, Fred kicked Emily in the stomach, causing her to give birth prematurely. It was thought that my grandfather was dead and he was placed in a basket underneath a bed. Signs of life were later detected however and he was fed with the aid of milk on a feather. Fred died as a consequence of the 1918 influenza pandemic when my grandfather was six years old. On top of bringing up eight children on her own, Frances had to work cleaning coaches belonging to a company called ‘Smarts’ in Greasbrough in order to ‘make ends meet’.

Frances & Henry

My mum used to visit her grandmother, Frances, every weekend. Frances was a quiet woman and never spoke of her past life to my mother (a trait passed onto my grandfather). Frances would make the tea and my mum would wash the used pots afterwards. My mum remembered a dark green rocking horse and an organ being in Frances’s home.

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Frances died in 1955 and was buried in Greasbrough Cemetery with her husband, Fred. As was customary at the time, Frances was laid out in her home prior to burial. My mum remembered catching a glimpse of her grandmother’s face whilst she was laid out and described her as having a black eye/bruised face caused by a fall.

THE ADVERTISER, SAT., JULY 9th, 1955

Scrooby Place

GREASBRO’ WOMAN’S DEATH

A verdict of “Death from natural causes” was recorded by the Deputy Borough Coroner (Mr. C. Blenkinsop) at an inquest on Thursday on Frances Emily Rowbottom, aged 82, of 6, Scrooby Place, Greasbro’, who died at the Moorgate General Hospital on Tuesday.

Moorgate Hospital

Ethel Sennitt, of 51, Scrooby Street, Greasbro’, said her mother had not been able to get about since Christmas 1954. She had poor sight in her right eye, and was blind in her left eye. She became ill in January and had been confined to bed since then. The doctor said her heart was weak and that she had a high blood pressure. She complained of pains in her stomach. She became steadily worse and was admitted to the Moorgate General Hospital on July 1st. When the witness visited her on July 3rd she was told that her mother had fallen down while trying to get out of bed, thinking she was at home.

Dr. Sybil M. Jenkins (house physician at the Moorgate General Hospital) said the deceased had complained of difficulty in swallowing and abdominal pains. Her heart was in a very poor state. After the fall, her nose and eye were bruised and swollen.

Greasbrough Cemetery

Her condition, however, was quite good, and the next day she was still quite well. She suddenly collapsed on Tuesday morning.

Dr. Gilbert Forbes (pathologist) said Mrs. Rowbottom had a sudden heart attack. In his opinion the fall had no bearing on her death. Because of the condition of her heart she was liable to die suddenly.

THE ADVERTISER, SAT., JULY 16th, 1955

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Fred & Frances’s grave (unmarked)

THE LATE MRS. F. E. ROWBOTTOM. – The interment took place in the Greasbro’ Cemetery, on Saturday, the Rev. G. K. Dixon (Rector of Thrybergh) officiating, of Mrs. Frances Emily Rowbottom, of 6, Scrooby Place, Greasbro’, who died in the Moorgate General Hospital on Tuesday week after a long illness, at the age of 82. Born at Sheffield, Mrs. Rowbottom lived at Parkgate for a number of years, and took up residence in Greasbro’ 49 years ago, having bee a widow for 37 years. She was a member of the Church Street Methodist Church and of the Greasbro’ branch of the National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations. She leaves three sons, three daughters, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mourners were Mr. and Mrs. J. Rowbottom, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rowbottom, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rowbottom and Mrs. F. Rowbottom (sons and daughters-in-law); Mr. and Mrs. P. Sennitt, Mr. and Mrs. G. White and Mrs. F. E. Smith (sons-in-law and daughters); Mr. and Mrs. D. Sennitt, Mr. R. Rowbottom, Mr. J. Rowbottom, Mr. E. Rowbottom and Miss J. Rowbottom (grandchildren); Mr. J. Simpkin, of Sheffield (brother); Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Harris (both od Sheffield), Mrs. Davis, Miss Scholes and Clarice (all of Rawmarsh) nieces. The family thank Dr. P. Collinson, Queen’s Nurses and Home Help Service, doctors and nurses at Moorgate General Hospital and Mrs. Casswell for kind attention, neighbours and friends for kind inquiries and floral tributes.

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Elizabeth Burton & William Bowler Crossland

September 15, 2016 — Nikellom

All Saints’ Church

Elizabeth Burton, born circa 1840 in Wombwell, is my second great aunt and daughter of Thomas Burton and Ann Pickersgill.

In 1858, Elizabeth married William Bowler Crossland in All Saints’ Church, Rotherham. For a number of years, Elizabeth and William lived in Greasbrough before moving to live in central Rotherham.

Elizabeth was a shopkeeper, selling secondhand clothes, on Drummond Street, in Rotherham, roughly where the TESCO petrol station stands today.

Drummond Street

To my knowledge, Elizabeth and William issued four children, two of them being William Thomas Bowler Crossland and Eliza Jane Bowler Crossland. Below are four newspaper articles pertaining to Elizabeth and William.

THE ROTHERHAM ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1895

ROTHERHAM FIREMEN’S LONG SERVICE MEDALS.

Effingham Arms

On Tuesday evening, Sergeant William Bowler Crossland, who, we regret to record, died yesterday morning, and Sergeant Potter, members of the Rotherham Corporation Fire Brigade, were presented with long service medals. A social gathering took place at the Effingham Arms, and the presentation was made by Capt. Taylor of Doncaster, a member of the Council of the Fire Brigade Association, who had been deputed to discharge the duty by Sir Charles Firth, president of the association. In the absence of Superintendent Turner, who has recently suffered from indisposition, and is now recruiting at Southport, Deputy-Superintendent Williams occupied the chair. Sergeant Crossland was unable to be present at the ceremonial, he being at the time confined to his bed. He had been twenty-five years connected with the local fire brigade service, and for twenty-six years had been engaged in the water-works department of the old Rotherham and Kimberworth Local Board of Health, and afterwards the Corporation. He was highly respected, and his decease will be regretted by many friends. He was 59 years of age.

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Rotherham Fire Station

CROSSLAND. – May 3rd, at Drummond street, Mr. William Bowler Crossland, aged 57 years.

THE ROTHERHAM ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1895

FUNERAL OF A ROTHERHAM FIREMAN.

The funeral of Sergeant William Bowler Crossland took place on Sunday, at the Rotherham Cemetery, the Rev. W. A. Holiday being the officiating clergyman. The mourners were Mrs. Crossland, Mr. and Mrs. W. Crossland, Mr. and Mrs. F. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Crossland, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crossland, Mrs. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Burton, Miss K. Crossland, Miss F. Crossland, Miss J. Crossland, and the grandchildren, Master F. Jarvis, Miss J. Jarvis, and Miss L. Jarvis. Deceased had been connected with the waterworks department of the Corporation for a large number of years. He was a member of the old Local Board of Health Fire Brigade, and upon the formation of the Corporation Fire Brigade he transferred his services to it, his total service extending over a period of 28 years. He had also been connected with the working staff of the Rotherham Theatre Royal for about 24 years.

The deceased was 57 years of age. He was followed to the grave by the members of the brigade and the working staff of the Theatre. The ex-superintendent, Major Hirst, was present and Deputy-superintendent Williams was in command. Superintendent Turner was unable to be present in consequence of ill-health. Deceased had been a member of the Effingham Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, and about thirty members of the lodge joined in the procession.

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Elizabeth & William’s grave

The coffin was borne on the fire engine, which was partially covered by a Union Jack. Wreaths had been forwarded by the members of the Fire Brigade, Mr. Manning, manager of the Theatre Royal, Mrs. Crossland, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crossland, the Misses Crossland, Messrs. B. and W. Green, and the working staff of the Theatre Royal. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. T. W. Outram.

THE ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1905.

CROSSLAND. – October 7th, at 11 court, Drummond street, Rotherham, Elizabeth Crossland, aged 65 years.

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Stanley Jarvis

September 10, 2016 — Nikellom

1945 advert

Stanley Jarvis, born in 1901 in Rotherham, is my second cousin, twice removed and son of Eliza Jane Bowler Crossland and Frank Jarvis.

In 1930, Stanley married Dorothy Moncaster, in Rotherham and together they issued one son called, David Michael Jarvis.

Obituaries for Stanley and his son, David, can be read below.

THE ADVERTISER, FRI., DEC. 20th, 1974

Oakwood Hall

JARVIS. – Stanley, passed away peacefully at Oakwood Hall Hospital, on December 11th; father of David, father-in-law of Denise, and loving grandad of Nicholas and Paul. Cremation took place on December 16th.

Death of Mr. S. Jarvis

Frederick Street

Mr. Stanley Jarvis, of 40, Stag Lane, Rotherham, who founded a radio business in Rotherham in 1928, and retired from it eight years ago, has died in Oakwood Hall Hospital. He was 73.

Mr. Jarvis was born in Rotherham and for a time managed a radio shop in Doncaster before starting his own business with a stall in Rotherham market in 1928. He opened a shop in Frederick Street in 1932, which was demolished 2.5 years ago, by which time his son, Mr. David Jarvis, had taken over the business which included electrical supplies.

Unionist Club

Mr. Jarvis was well-known locally in his youth as a keen billiards and snooker player, and in later life he was a member of the Rotherham Unionist Club and the Woodlands Club. He had been a widower for just over a year, and leaves a son and two grandchildren.

Cremation took place on Monday at Rotherham, the Rev. M. Grylls officiating.

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1973 advert

THE ADVERTISER, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1987

JARVIS. – David Michael, aged 55, passed away suddenly on June 4th, dearly loved husband of Denise, father of Nicholas, Paul and Penny and grandad of Benjamin and Oliver.

Someone loved and never to be forgotten.

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Frank Jarvis

September 9, 2016 — Nikellom

Frank

Frank Jarvis, born in 1857 in Rotherham, married my first cousin, thrice removed, Eliza Jane Bowler Crossland, in 1880 in Rotherham. A couple of newspaper articles regarding their golden and diamond wedding anniversaries can be read here.

Below is Frank’s obituary.

THE ADVERTISER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 1942.

DEATH OF MR. FRANK JARVIS.

Moorgate Hospital

SIXTY YEARS AN ODDFELLOW.

The death occurred on Sunday, in the Municipal General Hospital, Rotherham, of Mr. Frank Jarvis, of “Havelock Bungalow,” Shenstone Road, Rotherham, at the age of 84 years.

A native of Rotherham, Mr. Jarvis was a foreman at Messrs. Gummers Brass Works for 20 years. He then became licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Bridge Street, Rotherham, a building demolished some years ago for street widening purposes. Mr. Jarvis retired over 20 years ago.

Bridge Street

He served on the committee of the local branch of the Brass Workers’ Association for 20 years, and was a member of the Royal Covenant Lodge of Oddfellows for over 60 years.

Mr. Jarvis celebrated his diamond wedding in June, 1940.

He leaves a widow, three sons, one of whom is Mr. George Jarvis, a well known local tobacconist and confectioner, two daughters, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Shenstone Road

The funeral took place on Thursday in the Moorgate Cemetery, the service being conducted by the Rev. H. J. Spalding (priest-in-charge of St. Cuthbert’s Church, Herringthorpe).

The mourners included Mrs. Jarvis (widow), Mr. F. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Jarvis and Mr. and Mrs. S. Jarvis (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. E. Barron and Mr. and Mrs. J. Chapman (sons-in-law and daughters), Mrs. L. Trickett (niece), Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. S. Downing, and Mr. E. J. Empson (representing Messrs. Gummers, Ltd.).

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Frank’s grave

Floral tributes were sent by “widow,” “The staff at the shop of Mr. George Jarvis,” “F. Jarvis, son and grandsons,” “Madge and George,” Mr. and Mrs. Barron, Mr. and Mrs. G. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. J. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. S. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bell, “Irene and Milly,” “From 26, Woodfield Road, Blackpool,” Mrs. Birkett, “Messrs. Gummer’s Directors,” Mr. and Mrs. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Trickett. “Jessie and Jack,” Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, “David,” Mr. and Mrs. Downing, Mr. and Mrs. H. Moncaster, “W. Fletcher and J. H. Fletcher.”

The funeral arrangements were made by Messrs. T. W. Outram and Sons, of Frederick Street, Rotherham.

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