Obituaries of noted Accringtonians. - Page 3

garinda · 01-02-2010, 00:39

The Rev. James Butterworth (1897-1977)

The Reverend James (Jimmy) Butterfield (1897-1977) was a significant presence in inter-war Methodism. Best known for his work in Walworth - and the establishment of Clubland - his (1932) advocacy of 'a house for friendship for boys and girls outside any church' made a major impact on debates concerning Christian youthwork (youth work) on both sides of the Atlantic. In this piece we provide an overview of his life and contribution.

James Butterworth, Christian youthwork and Clubland

garinda · 01-02-2010, 01:43

Professor Wesley Cocker (1908 - 2007)

'He played a major role in the scientific community in Dublin and Ireland. He held office in the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, Chemical Society, Royal Institute of Chemistry, and the Society of Chemical Industry.'

'From ICI, he joined forces with his cousin, William (later Sir William) Cocker in setting up Cocker Chemicals, which made mercaptobenzothiazole, an ingredient which helped to convert raw rubber into tyre rubber, and chloroxylenol, the disinfectant present in Dettol. The American company, Goodyear, had discovered and patented the use of mercaptobenzothiazole, but somehow overlooked patenting in the United Kingdom. Cocker Chemicals were able to capitalise on this mistake and manufacturered it. Dettol was made by Reckitts, and eventually this firm took shares in Cocker Chemicals.'
Wesley Cocker 1908 -

(He was mentioned in this thread, about his cousin William.)
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...cker-5558.html

Society of Chemical Industry - New award winners - and a new award!

2005 - Archive - News - Chemistry - Trinity College Dublin

garinda · 01-02-2010, 14:34

Professor Ethel Bidwell, Haematologist/research chemist. Born Accrington, 1919. Educated Accrington Grammar School.

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garinda · 01-02-2010, 19:29

George Tomlinson M.P. Born Rishton (1890 - 1952)

At the age of 12 he started work as a half-timer in a cotton mill, becoming full time a year later.
He became a Methodist lay preacher.
He joined the Independent Labour Party and was elected to Rishton Urban District Council.
President of the Rishton District Weavers Association 1912.
He was a Christian pacifist during the First World War and was exempted from military service, working as an agricultural labourer for three years.
He moved to Farnworth to sell herbal drinks from the back of a cart.
He was elected to Farnworth Urban District Council and was Chairman of the Education Committee 1928-35.
Lancashire County Councillor 1931.
MP for Farnworth (Labour) from 1938 until his death.
He held office in the Atlee government as Minister of Works 1945-1947 and Minister of Education 1947-1951.
He died shortly before he was due to open what is now George Tomlinson School in Kearsley - it was named in his memory instead. (The school hall was named after his Labour Party agent, Richard Matthews, Chairman of Kearsley Urban District Council 1937-38, 1948-49, who was one of the prime movers in the building of the school and who also did not live to see its completion.)
George Tomlinson

George Tomlinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bolton Museums - Tomlinson, George 1

'1948 The Official Opening Ceremony of the school by The Right Honourable George Tomlinson MP'
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garinda · 01-02-2010, 19:45

I'm hoping other people will add to this thread.

It's open to anyone from the district as a whole, and they don't necessarily have to be famous, just made some noted contribution to their field.

Accrington and Oswaldtwistle are relatively easy, but trying to search for 'obituary born church' is a nightmare, as you can't specify church the place, as opposed to a building.

Any other contributions, or leads, will be greatly appreciated.

garinda · 02-02-2010, 09:51

Edmund Battersby, (1892 - 1978)

He was born in Church Kirk near Accrington, Lancashire, in the year 1892. He had little formal education nevertheless he became a noted figure in the County of Lancashire. Battersby's work featured in the Accrington Observer and also broadcast on Radio Lancashire He was a
Naturalist, Artist and Writer.
He made tapes of dialect for the 'Vaughan Willimams Memorial Library' and 'Penguin Books' also he was a member of the 'English Folk Dance and Song Society'.
http://www.lankylad.com/

News : Accrington Library celebrates Lancashire Day
The event above was mentioned in this thread.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ary-50603.html

garinda · 03-02-2010, 00:52

The Rev Margaret Pilkington, (1930 - 2002)

'Margaret Pilkington, died on August 14 after a relatively short illness. She graduated from University College Leicester in 1951 with a BA in English, the following year completing a Diploma in Education Studies. She was born in Accrington in 1930 and educated at the Girls’ High School. She started her teaching career in 1952 at Cowley Girls School in St Helens where she taught English.'

'In 1958 she fulfilled a resolve she had once made to teach abroad and was appointed to Ying Wa Girls’ School in Hong Kong where she taught English and later was Deputy Head. The school had been established in 1900 by the London Missionary Society (now Council for World Mission) and Margaret valued greatly the fellowship of Christians working in various capacities in the Mission. She developed a life-long love of the people and of all things Chinese and was fortunate to visit the mainland even in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution. She was in Hong Kong, apart from one year in England, until 1972 when she and other ex-patriates withdrew to enable Chinese teachers to take over.'
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garinda · 03-02-2010, 01:48

Henry Ross, Architect (1857 - 1937).

Directory of British Architects 1834 ... - Google Books

List of Plans Available

http://www.burnleyexpress.net/peek-i...all.5984293.jp

garinda · 03-02-2010, 08:53

Robert William Rush, (1912 - 2007). Pharmacist/transport historian.

'He was the author of several works on railway, tram and bus subjects, including ‘Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and its Locomotives, 1846-1923’ and ‘Accrington Public Transport, 1886-1986’. He contributed to the ‘Journal’ on a number of occasions with his East Lancashire memories; his last article describing the triangular station at Accrington was in the November/December 2003 issue.'
Authorship of railway literature

The tramways of Accrington,1886-1932 (Open Library)

Accrington Corporation Transport 1907-1974

garinda · 03-02-2010, 09:10

Barrowclough Wright Bentley (c1829-1886). Photographer.

'Barrowclough (sometimes written incorrectly as Barraclough) Wright Bentley was born around 1829 in Accrington, Lancashire, the son of Richard Bentley, a bootmaker.'

'Barrowclough Wright Bentley was one of the early pioneers of photography in Derbyshire, opening his daguerrotype studio in Buxton in 1853. Bentley also operated a studio in Manchester from 1861 until at least 1874. He remained in business until his death in 1886, after which his wife carried on with the Buxton studio for another five years.'
Derbyshire Photographers Profiles : BW Bentley (1829-1896) of Buxton & Manchester

National Portrait Gallery - Person - Barrowclough Wright Bentley

katex · 05-02-2010, 00:07

Alexander Nowell.

Ok .. taking a bit of licence here, but hey we were part of Whalley Parish at one time, weren't we.

Alexander Nowell was born in 1507 at Read Hall, Whalley and was accredited for inventing ........ wait for it fellas ... bottled beer !

While Nowell was parish priest at Much Hadham in Hertfordshire, around 20 miles north of London, in the early years of Elizabeth I, it is said that he went on a fishing expedition to the nearby River Ash, taking with him for refreshment a bottle filled with home brewed ale. When Nowell went home he left the full bottle behind in the river-bank grass. According to Thomas Fuller’s History of the Worthies of Britain, published a hundred years later, when Nowell returned to the river-bank a few days later and came across the still-full bottle, “he found no bottle, but a gun, such was the sound at the opening thereof; and this is believed (causality is mother of more inventions than industry) the original of bottled ale in England.”
The ale, of course, had undergone a secondary fermentation in the bottle, building up carbon dioxide pressure so that it gave a loud pop when Nowell pulled the cork out. Such high-condition ale must have been a novelty to Elizabethan drinkers, who knew only the much flatter cask ales and beers.

All good fun. Learnt this at The History Society meeting tonight..

katex · 05-02-2010, 00:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda

Henry Ross, Architect (1857 - 1937).

Victorian history of Read Hall - Burnley Express

LOL ... re my post above Garinda .. what a coincidence !! ... just read this in your link !! (Ok .. admit, don't read all the links)

katex · 05-02-2010, 11:55

Another from last night's lecture :

John Hacking.

1722 John Hacking of Huncoat perfected one of the earliest cotton carding machines. He and his wife lived in a cottage in Town Gate and are buried in Altham church yard. The east window of the church commemorates several members of the hacking family. Handloom weaving was still a cottage industry in the area up to this time.

garinda · 05-02-2010, 18:15

John Heap. Lancashire/England cricketer.(1857 - 1931)

Full name John Garsden Heap
Born January 5, 1857, Higher Baxenden, Accrington, Lancashire

John Heap | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Cricket-Online: Player Profiles > John Heap

garinda · 07-02-2010, 09:26

Thomas Whittaker, Metaphysician and Critic. (1856 - 1935)

Mr. Thomas Whittaker, the author of many philosophical works, died in a Clapham nursing home yesterday after a long illness at the age of 79.
The eldest son of a consulting engineer of Accrington, he was educated at Dublin Royal College of Science and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he won a scholarship in natural science and took second-class honours in biology in 1880. In 1881 he began to contribute to Mind, and from 1885 to 1891 he assisted Professor Croom Robertson in editing this publication. In association with Professor Bain he edited Croom Robertson's "Philosophical Remains." As a result of his studies of Christian origins he developed a definitely rationalist outlook, and he had been a director of the Rationalist Press Association since 1910. His philosophical writings were generally characterized by an admirable coherence of thought and a timelessness which seemed the fruit of his long study of Platoism.
The Times/1935/Obituary/Thomas Whittaker - Wikisource

Thomas Whittaker of Accrington, engineers: record book, late 19th cent DDX 2098
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http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/educati...s/pdf/2000.pdf

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