Originally Posted by Atarah (Post 1033752)

We now know that one of our members is descended from the well known tripe business SOUTHWORTHS, so, here is a bit of information:
In a 1984 newspaper article it states that the business, operating from premises in Croft Street, for something like 100 years, was to be pulled down to make way for the new Hyndburn Link Road, and the firm's 77yr old owner, Mr Thomas Southworth, had decided to call it a day.
The business was started by this gentlemans great grandfather, Thomas Southworth, in 1850 and the works were originally at the back of the Warners Arms in Accrington, before they moved to the Bull Bridge area of town.
There were once eight other tripe works in Accrington, in addition to Southworths.
Up to the utbreak of WWII, they had stalls on the markets at Padiham, Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Bacup, as well as here in Accrington.
Mr Southworth recalled working for his father, Mr Robert Southworth, on a part-time bases, while he was still a schoolboy of 10yrs, and he became a full time employee a few years later. He recalled the firm once had a stall on Abbey Street, when the market used to be there, but he said "that was a very long time ago". He did say they used to have a stall by the corner of the Town Hall.

I will post more info when I find it!

I have found a postcard showing what I think must be Southworths wooden hut.

Apologies for mis spelling of Tripe in the heading, but I dont know how to alter it :-(

Originally Posted by Atarah (Post 1033764)

Our Accyweb descendant (pompeylass) probably already knows this, but here are some 1891 census details, when the family were living on Cross Street, which is just around the corner from the Warners Arms, where apparently they had a works.

1891 census for Cross Street, Accrington
SOUTHWORTH family

Thomas Southworth age 51 yrs - Tripe Dresser (born Chorley)

Ellen Southworth age 51 yrs – born Whalley

Robert Southworth age 16 yrs – Asst Tripe Dresser born Acc

Ellen Southworth age 14 yrs – Asst Tripe Dresser born Acc

Hannah Southworth age 11 yrs – Scholar born Acc

Martha Southworth age 8 yrs – Scholar born Acc

So ... it looks as though your roots are from Chorley and Whalley but I think you can claim Accrington, seeing as the family moved here around the 1850's! :-)

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 1033786)

Confirmation of summat that I've thought for a long tme - Atarah talks tripe.

I didn't know that there was a market area in Abbey St

Good stuff Atarah.

Originally Posted by Atarah (Post 1033764)

Our Accyweb descendant (pompeylass) probably already knows this, but here are some 1891 census details, when the family were living on Cross Street, which is just around the corner from the Warners Arms, where apparently they had a works.

1891 census for Cross Street, Accrington
SOUTHWORTH family

Thomas Southworth age 51 yrs - Tripe Dresser (born Chorley)

Ellen Southworth age 51 yrs – born Whalley

Robert Southworth age 16 yrs – Asst Tripe Dresser born Acc

Ellen Southworth age 14 yrs – Asst Tripe Dresser born Acc

Hannah Southworth age 11 yrs – Scholar born Acc

Martha Southworth age 8 yrs – Scholar born Acc

So ... it looks as though your roots are from Chorley and Whalley but I think you can claim Accrington, seeing as the family moved here around the 1850's! :-)

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1033766)

Robert enlisted in the Royal Navy served on H.M.S. Blake,
as O.S. J70995.

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 1033881)

those who know me will not be surprised at learning about my saintly past. One of my family was known as Southworth the Elder, but all was not as it seamed.