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Originally Posted by Rosgreave
My branch of the Hargreaves family are firmly based around Halifax until the arrival in Accrington of several ancestors in the mid 19th century. I have researched way back before James Hargreaves of Spinning Jenny fame and cannot find any connection to him, despite the fact that as a child I was told my grandfather was called after this famous James 'because we were related'. I do not think we are!!
It was the GILL side of that branch family who were Accringtonians.
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You never know. Sometimes these old tales have a grain of truth. Might be through marriage, the connection, and not your Hargreaves line.
I can go back to ancient Babylon, through apparently being a direct descendent of John o' Gaunt, yet I'm still trying to find any link to Hogarth, who my late granny insisted she was descended from.
It is fascinating, though you are left with the feeling we are very lucky to be here. Being a result of such a massive gene pool.
