Person Page 6,547
Henry Entwistle
b. 8 May 1774, d. 17 December 1816
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Logo Henry Entwistle 1774
Birth
Henry Entwistle was born on 8 May 1774 in Turton.1,2,3 He was baptized on 22 May 1774 at St Ann's Church in Turton, Lancashire.3
Parents
| Father | Edmund Entwistle (b. 8 February 1752, d. 22 July 1775) |
| Mother | Susannah Rawstorn (b. circa 1752, d. 13 August 1795) |
Family life
Children with Ann Entwistle (b. circa 1774)
| Son | Edmund Entwistle (b. 1 October 1800) |
| Son | James Entwistle (b. circa 1801, d. 4 July 1802) |
| Son | Thomas Entwistle (b. 1 April 1803, d. 4 September 1828) |
| Son | Henry Entwistle (b. 4 January 1807) |
| Daughter | Alice Entwistle (b. 25 August 1808) |
| Daughter | Ann Entwistle (b. 1812) |
Residence information
Working life
Death
Henry Entwistle died from starvation on 17 December 1816 at age 42 in Edgworth. His family had been starving for some days but he worked all night to finish his weaving, despite having nothing to eat. He then walked to Blackburn (9 miles) to sell his work and then walked back. When he got to within 5 miles from home he could go no further. His companion went on without him but when his family returned they found him dead on the side of the road. He left a large family.1,5,2 He was buried on 18 December 1816 at St Ann's Church in Turton.1,2
Citations
- [S1530] "Henry Entwistle starved to death", 2021, James Michael Fleming (Cammeray, NSW); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S1209] Lancashire BMD, Index to Lancashire Deaths, (Lancashire BMD), 18 Dec 1816 St Ann Turton.
- [S1236] Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, Index to Lancashire Baptisms, (Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, 20 Jan 2021), 22 May 1774 St Ann Turton.
- [S1210] Lancashire BMD, Index to Lancashire Marriages, (Lancashire BMD), 5 Feb 1799 St Peters Bolton.
- [S1531] Melancholy but true statements, The Liverpool Mercury and Political Herald, 27 Dec 1816, p 6.
| Last Edited | 31 January 2021 |