Hi Katie, The marriages are on FMP. I'll send you the images off-list. The brides' father was Thomas Burrows, a joiner. William Riley Burrows is a witness to both marriages. Regards Lesley Baxendale Colwyn Bay On 31/03/2014 18:26, Katie Chambers wrote: > I believe that two sisters from the above family may have married into the > family that I am researching, but I am unsure how I would go about > (dis)proving this. > > Catherine Margaret BURROWS married Thomas GAULTON in 1861 in Great Boughton > > Lydia BURROWS married George ADDISON in 1867 in Great Boughton > > I have found an 1851 census which has a Thomas and Margaret BURROWS with > children including a 10yr old Catherine and 7yr old Lydia in Great Boughton > (Class: *HO107*; Piece: *2171*; Folio: *457*; Page: *6*;) and an 1861 > census which has Catherine at 20 and Lydia at 17, again with parents Thomas > and Margaret (Class: *RG 9*; Piece: *2628*; Folio: *163*; Page: *41).* > > I am guessing the parish registers might be available at Chester Records > Office, which is within easy reach of me as I live just over the border in > Flintshire, but as I don't have much experience of using them I would > appreciate any hints and tips on how I might determine whether this is 'my' > family or not... I have called the North West home all my life but have no > ancestral links here - I am researching the tree of my partner's baby > granddaughter - this is her mother's line. > > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > > Katie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I believe that two sisters from the above family may have married into the family that I am researching, but I am unsure how I would go about (dis)proving this. Catherine Margaret BURROWS married Thomas GAULTON in 1861 in Great Boughton Lydia BURROWS married George ADDISON in 1867 in Great Boughton I have found an 1851 census which has a Thomas and Margaret BURROWS with children including a 10yr old Catherine and 7yr old Lydia in Great Boughton (Class: *HO107*; Piece: *2171*; Folio: *457*; Page: *6*;) and an 1861 census which has Catherine at 20 and Lydia at 17, again with parents Thomas and Margaret (Class: *RG 9*; Piece: *2628*; Folio: *163*; Page: *41).* I am guessing the parish registers might be available at Chester Records Office, which is within easy reach of me as I live just over the border in Flintshire, but as I don't have much experience of using them I would appreciate any hints and tips on how I might determine whether this is 'my' family or not... I have called the North West home all my life but have no ancestral links here - I am researching the tree of my partner's baby granddaughter - this is her mother's line. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Katie

I think he made the wick for candles, used for light in the evenings at that time, spinning cotton? threads and then twisting them into bundles the right thickness for wicks. Candlewick had to burn slowly and wick the melted wax in the candle to the flame. -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of cheshire-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 2:00 AM To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 65 Today's Topics: 1. Re: What did a candlewick spinner do? (trevor.james) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:48:20 +0100 From: "trevor.james" <trevor.james@virgin.net> Subject: Re: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <5338BB54.7091763D@virgin.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Jan Fortado wrote: > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick > spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! ----------------- Dear Jan & All, When I were a lad, I slept under a candlewick bedspread. Did such articles exist in the 1860s? Trevor ------------------------------ To contact the CHESHIRE list administrator, send an email to CHESHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the CHESHIRE mailing list, send an email to CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 65 ***************************************

Candlewick spinners made the wicks for candles. The thread was later used for embroidery, hence candlewick bedspreads. Celia On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Eric Millward <bruckshaw1@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > I have come across an alternative name ..... candlewoake. > Eric Millward > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3722/7275 - Release Date: 03/31/14 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Candlewick bedspreads were made from the late 18th century by embroidering calico or cotton sheets using thread made for candle wicks.  These materials would have been obtainable in remote areas like the pioneer American West where luxurious embroidery silks were not.  In the late 19th century tufted chenille bedspreads were developed by a lady who had tried to recreate a candlewick bedspread she had seen but who did know how to do the correct stitches: http://vintagechenillebedspread.com/chenille-guide/chenille-bedspread-history/   A machine woven coverlet (the Bolton coverlet) resembling candlewicking with raised loops was developed in the early 19th century and was popular. http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/13627   I would think that Joseph Hughes was spinning candle wick thread which would ultimately supply the candlemaking, bedspread weaving and embroidery markets.    Joy ________________________________ From: trevor.james <trevor.james@virgin.net> To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, 31 March 2014, 1:48 Subject: Re: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? Jan Fortado wrote: > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to > learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! ----------------- Dear Jan & All, When I were a lad, I slept under a candlewick bedspread. Did such articles exist in the 1860s? Trevor ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jan Fortado wrote: > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to > learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! ----------------- Dear Jan & All, When I were a lad, I slept under a candlewick bedspread. Did such articles exist in the 1860s? Trevor

Candlewick (no space in the word) spinning had nothing to do with candles except that the spun yarn was coarser than the normal yarn and perhaps resembled the wick of a candle.. Candlewick textiles were, and still are, used for bedcovers. There were several candlewick spinning mills in Stockport which is where Jan Fortado's family were based notably Pear Mill and Carr Mill. Jan's family is related to my own family and I too have some candlewick spinners in my line including my maternal grandfather. This was certainly not a manual trade but was caerried out on a large scale in the cotton mills. I think Jan's ancestors emigrated to Fall River, MA which also had a major textile industry and probably included candlewick spinning. Today candlewick bedspreads are much more upmarket than they would have been in the 19th century. Eriic Millward ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4354 / Virus Database: 3722/7269 - Release Date: 03/29/14

Hi everyone, I'm a new list member so thought I would post my Cheshire surnames: ADDISON BURROWS GAULTON LORD POWNALL I look forward to corresponding with you all. Katie Chambers

Hi Jan, Possibly he made the wicks for the inside of candles - bearing in mind that candles would have been the main source of night time lighting. Regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan Fortado Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2014 1:20 p.m. To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks!

This was a question on the Cheshire List in 2006, answered then, by Bob Mather! A candle wick maker makes wicks for candles. A candlewick spinner makes the fabric used for bedspreads. Regards, Lyn PS We're all showing our age when we remember candlewick bedspreads. No such thing as duvets when we were young.

Googled and found this: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jypDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=candlewick+spinner&source=bl&ots=ManpqHUUTB&sig=sx-YM_D2ZTPVoq-g4Xe_OFf7sss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eO03U9rLBoeShgfX1ICQAQ&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=candlewick%20spinner&f=false I think that it will answer your query. Kind regards Rosemary > On 30 Mar 2014, at 11:07, "Jan Moreau" <janmoreau@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Hi Jan > > What about something to do with candlewick fabric - when I was a child I > used to have a candlewick bedspread. > > Regards > > Jan > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of cheshire-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: 30 March 2014 08:00 > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 63 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. What did a candlewick spinner do? (Jan Fortado) > 2. Re: What did a candlewick spinner do? (Christine Tregonning) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:20:28 -0400 > From: Jan Fortado <janfortado2007@hotmail.com> > Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? > To: "cheshire@rootsweb.com" <cheshire@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <SNT147-W606EAF3AABF53A83684C96CA600@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick > spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is > there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:30:26 +1300 > From: "Christine Tregonning" <CJTregonning@xtra.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? > To: "'Jan Fortado'" <janfortado2007@hotmail.com>, > <cheshire@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > > <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAANs8JFwb6N1JlfKktg9G+J/CgAAAEAAAAPVFY5Hx/UFPhj6Lb4cd > /CcBAAAAAA==@xtra.co.nz> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Jan, > > Possibly he made the wicks for the inside of candles - bearing in mind that > candles would have been the main source of night time lighting. > > Regards, > > Christine > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jan Fortado > Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2014 1:20 p.m. > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? > > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick > spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is > there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the CHESHIRE list administrator, send an email to > CHESHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the CHESHIRE mailing list, send an email to > CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > > > End of CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 63 > *************************************** > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jan What about something to do with candlewick fabric - when I was a child I used to have a candlewick bedspread. Regards Jan -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of cheshire-request@rootsweb.com Sent: 30 March 2014 08:00 To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 63 Today's Topics: 1. What did a candlewick spinner do? (Jan Fortado) 2. Re: What did a candlewick spinner do? (Christine Tregonning) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:20:28 -0400 From: Jan Fortado <janfortado2007@hotmail.com> Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? To: "cheshire@rootsweb.com" <cheshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <SNT147-W606EAF3AABF53A83684C96CA600@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:30:26 +1300 From: "Christine Tregonning" <CJTregonning@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? To: "'Jan Fortado'" <janfortado2007@hotmail.com>, <cheshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAANs8JFwb6N1JlfKktg9G+J/CgAAAEAAAAPVFY5Hx/UFPhj6Lb4cd /CcBAAAAAA==@xtra.co.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Jan, Possibly he made the wicks for the inside of candles - bearing in mind that candles would have been the main source of night time lighting. Regards, Christine -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan Fortado Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2014 1:20 p.m. To: cheshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! ------------------------------ To contact the CHESHIRE list administrator, send an email to CHESHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the CHESHIRE mailing list, send an email to CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of CHESHIRE Digest, Vol 9, Issue 63 *************************************** --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Researching the family of John Broade MIDDLETON, b. Ashton under Lyne/Hooley Hill in May 1856. His parents were John W MIDDLETON, b. 1821, Longton, Staffordshire, and Hannah HOWARD, b. 1826, or 7, Dukinfield, Cheshire. Siblings were Ambrose, Mary, Ellen, Catherine, and Hannah. All born Ashton u Lyne/Hooley Hill. Hannah Howard's father was given as Richard Howard in what records I have found so far. Sharon

Hi Jan, candlewick is a type of yarn,it was popular for making bedspreads and used instead of a quilt and is still made as far as I know. HTH,Anne

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Candle.html#b Take a look at paragraph 6 - talks of manually twisting(spinning) the wick in candle making. Regards, Jim Andrews On Mar 29, 2014, at 8:30 PM, "Christine Tregonning" <CJTregonning@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > Hi Jan, > > Possibly he made the wicks for the inside of candles - bearing in mind that > candles would have been the main source of night time lighting. > > Regards, > > Christine > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jan Fortado > Sent: Sunday, 30 March 2014 1:20 p.m. > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] What did a candlewick spinner do? > > When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick > spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is > there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks! > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

When Joseph Hughes married in Stockport in 1865, he was a candlewick spinner. I have not been able to learn what their work consisted of. Is there anyone on the list who might have an idea? Thanks!

There is this one which gives the traditional view of family trees. http://www.gedhtree.com/index.htm Regards Dave -----Original Message----- From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Eric Millward Sent: Thursday, 27 March 2014 3:15 a.m. To: Cheshire List Subject: [CHS] Creating web trees If you wish to reply to this message please do so privately as it is a little off topic. Some years ago I created a website with my tree on it using Dftcom2. It looks as if Java will block access to that program soon because of their latest security requirements. Can anyone please suggest an alternative method of publishing a tree on a private website (not Ancestry). Regards Eric Millward ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4354 / Virus Database: 3722/7251 - Release Date: 03/26/14 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Another drop-line tree program is GenoPro which accepts gedcom files but can also be used as a database. Ruth in Hampshire Sent from my iPad > On 27 Mar 2014, at 04:24, "David Hall" <dave_hall@deltanz.net> wrote: > > There is this one which gives the traditional view of family trees. > http://www.gedhtree.com/index.htm > > Regards > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cheshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Eric Millward > Sent: Thursday, 27 March 2014 3:15 a.m. > To: Cheshire List > Subject: [CHS] Creating web trees > > If you wish to reply to this message please do so privately as it is a > little off topic. > > Some years ago I created a website with my tree on it using Dftcom2. It > looks as if Java will block access to that program soon because of their > latest security requirements. Can anyone please suggest an alternative > method of publishing a tree on a private website (not Ancestry). > > Regards > > Eric Millward > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4354 / Virus Database: 3722/7251 - Release Date: 03/26/14 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

<<snipped>> Can anyone please suggest an alternative method of publishing a tree on a private website (not Ancestry). <<snipped>> Some software is reviewed on http://www.gensoftreviews.com/index.php?sel=1&new=&lic=all&pla=onli&type=web &sort= - choose options for Platform = Online and Type = "Builds website" TNG seems well regarded. (Note - it is TNG, not TMG. Think Star Trek....) Adrian B

If you wish to reply to this message please do so privately as it is a little off topic. Some years ago I created a website with my tree on it using Dftcom2. It looks as if Java will block access to that program soon because of their latest security requirements. Can anyone please suggest an alternative method of publishing a tree on a private website (not Ancestry). Regards Eric Millward ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4354 / Virus Database: 3722/7251 - Release Date: 03/26/14