The Wardlow family of Charlesworth and Bridgefield.
Generation
One.
William
Wardlow was born about 1765. He worked Bridgefield Mill. He married
Jenny Hadkin on 6 October 1789. They had nine children:
     James
Hadkin. Born 1789 before the marriage, also known as Wardlow.
     Mary
Wardlow. She married Joseph Howard, son of John Howard (see The Howards of Ludworth and Bridgefield) on 14 June 1810 in
Glossop.
     Jane
Wardlow. She married Thomas Garside of the Hague, Mottram, on 21
August 1831 in Glossop.
     Sarah
Wardlow born 1792.
     Betty
Wardlow, born 1795, baptised 1795 in Charlesworth Top Chapel.
     William
Wardlow born 1796.
     George
Wardlow, born 26 November 1800, baptised 27 February 1801 in
Charlesworth Top Chapel.
     Joseph
Wardlow, born 7 November 1804, baptised 14 February 1802 in
Charlesworth Top Chapel.
     Jenny
Wardlow, born 23 June 1808, baptised 12 Jul 1808 in Charlesworth Top
Chapel.
William
Wardlow died, aged 69, on 17 December 1834. Probate of his will,
signed 5 December 1834, was granted to his sons James and William.
William died not long afterwards and the estate was not settled. On 7
March 1878, James's widow, Hannah, obtained letters of administration
as James had died intestate.
According
to Hamnett: Bank Wood (Botany) Mill was built by Thos. Bottomley, of
Charlesworth, in 1791. He was not successful in business, and he
assigned the mill to John Garlick. In 1801 it was assigned to William
Wardlow and Thomas Higginbottom. In 1807 Mr Wardlow was the sole
owner and occupier. Bankwood Mill was from 1836 to 1840, worked by
James and William Wardlow. It was empty for several years, when
Thomas Howard and George Wardlow became the occupiers on 28 December
1855.
Generation
Two.
Sarah
Wardlow was baptised in 1792 in Charlesworth Top Chapel. She married
Benjamin Harrison, born 7 February 1788, baptised 30 Mar 1788 in
Charlesworth Top Chapel (son of James and Mary Harrison). Benjamin
was a cotton manufacturer at Kinder Lee Mill. They had seven
children:
     Wright
Harrison.
     James
Harrison.
     William
Harrison.
     George
Harrison.
     Elizabeth
Harrison. She married Samuel Thornely.
     Mary
Harrison.
     Jane
Harrison. She married James Rowbottom.
Sarah
died, aged 47, on 6 December 1839.
Benjamin
Harrison died on 24 August 1844.
William
Wardlow was baptised in 1796 in Charlesworth Top Chapel. He married
Mary Beard on 3 December 1815. They had two daughters:
     Hannah
Wardlow, born 25 August 1820, baptised 25 January 1821 in
Charlesworth Top Chapel.
     Jane
Wardlow, born 6 June and baptised 3 August 1816 in Charlesworth Top
Chapel.
William
Wardlow died on 23 June 1836. Mary obtained letters of administration
of William's estate (£1500) on 11 January 1837 but must not
have completed the administration because she obtained further
letters (estate £3000) on 28 June 1839.
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