DUCKWORTH, John

1816 - 1887  (71 years)

• Name	DUCKWORTH, John
  Birth	1816	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Dinting Vale, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
  Age: 34y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Dinting Vale, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England   [1]
  Age: 34y
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Dinting Vale, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England
  	Calico printer
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Dinting Vale, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England   [1]
  	Calico printer
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Hope Terrace; Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England
  Age: 44y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Hope Terrace; Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Age: 44y
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Hope Terrace; Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England
  	Commercial travellor
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Hope Terrace; Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Commercial travellor
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Mount Sion, Bury, Lancashire, England
  Age: 54y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Mount Sion, Bury, Lancashire, England   [3]
  Age: 54y
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Mount Sion, Bury, Lancashire, England
  	Calico bleacher and dyer
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Mount Sion, Bury, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Calico bleacher and dyer
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England
  Age: 64y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England   [4]
  Age: 64y
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England
  	Master bleacher and dyer
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Master bleacher and dyer
  Death	25 Jan 1887	Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England   [5, 6]
  Value of Estate	28 Mar 1887
  	£61,563 7s 3d
  Value of Estate	28 Mar 1887  [6]
  	£61,563 7s 3d
  Probate	28 Mar 1887	Manchester Probate Registry, England
  Probate	28 Mar 1887	Manchester Probate Registry, England   [6]
  	Witness Role: Executor: Name: Thomas HOLT Witness Role: Executor: Name: Harry GRUNDY Witness Role: Executor: Name: John REYNOLDS
  Newspaper Article	27 Apr 1887	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Liverpool Mercury
  Newspaper Article	27 Apr 1887	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Liverpool Mercury
  	LOCAL WILLS. Probate has been granted of the will (dated 20th February, 1885) of Mr. John Duckwortb, late of Unsworth Lodge, Pilkington, Lancashire, whose personal estate is declared to be of the value of £61,563, by the executors, Thomas Holt, of Bury, Harry Grundy, of Bury, and John Reynolds, of Hyde, Chester. to each of whom the testator bequeaths £100, and to his daughter, Sarah Ellen Halstead, his horses, carriages, consumable stores, and £4000 absolutely. He also gives to his said daughter the use and occupation for her life of Unsworth Lodge, and leaves in trust £4000 to pay the income thereof, at the discretion of his executors, to his daughter, Elizabeth Butterworth, for her life, with the reversion to the capital sum for his grandson John Wilfred Butterworth, for whose benefit also he leaves in trust the sum of £10,000. His real estate and the residue of his personal estate the testator leaves in trust to pay the income thereof to his said daughter, Sarah Ellen Halstead for her life, with remainder to her children; but in default of issue, to such person or persons (other than her husband) as she may appoint. Witness Role: mentioned: Sarah Ellen DUCKWORTH
  Person ID	I1868	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	GREGORY, Ann,   b. 1815, Accrington, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	1839	the Register Office, Bury, Lancashire, England
  Children	1. DUCKWORTH, Sarah Ellen,   b. 1846, Glossop, Derbyshire, England d. 26 Sep 1929, The Gables, Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England (Age 83 years)   2. DUCKWORTH, Elizabeth,   b. 1847, Glossop, Derbyshire, England
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S17193] Census 1851 Dinting Vale, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England HO107/2152 Folio:312 Page:027, (HO107/2152 Folio:312 Page:027). [S17194] Census 1861 Hope Terrace; Newton, Manchester, Lancashire, England RG9/2965 Folio:019 Page:029, (RG9/2965 Folio:019 Page:029). [S17195] Census 1871 Mount Sion, Bury, Lancashire, England RG10/3955 Folio:099 Page:026, (RG10/3955 Folio:099 Page:026). [S17196] Census 1881 Unsworth Lodge; Blackford Brow, Pilkington, Lancashire, England RG11/3873 Foilo:054 Page:013, (RG11/3873 Foilo:054 Page:013). [S3] GRO Deaths Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Death registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 3. Q1 1887 - Ref 8c 382 - Bury aged 71 [S8891] National Probate Indexes for England & Wales, (The annual indexes to all wills proved and administrations granted since January 1858. To order a copy see their website: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills), 14.