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For Christine Crumblehulme's [Cro00 ] excellent and detailed research into the Crumblehulme Family of Bolton, Lancashire please use the link below :
http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/sei/s/1397/f24.pdf
The earliest member of the Crumblehulme family in Christine Crumblehulme's research is William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] who was born in 1831 in the Folds Road area of Bolton in Lancashire. His father died of cholera when he was only 5 years old and his mother remarried.
In the Ancestry extract below he is the one with the large white beard !
Earlier Crumblehulme records found to date (in date order) :
Earlier Crumblehulme records found to date (in date order) :
There is likely to be some doubt in records due to the spelling of the name (Crumbleholme / Crumblehulme) although it appears that Crombleholme (with two "o") is the more common form of the name.
1782 - William Crumblehulme [Cro0981] born (calculated from age at death in Oct 1848) He married Catherine (nee Riles) [Cro0982] in 1805.
Note : Could he be William C [Cro0683] born in same year ? = The son of John Crombleholme [Cro0523] & Elizabeth (nee Walmsley) [Cro0524] of Whitewell
1794 - 22nd April : Joseph Crumblehulme [Cro ] buried at Chipping son of John Crumblehulme [Cro ] (Source : Bishops Transcripts 1538-1812 Ref Drb/2/43 via Ancestry) Note : This is based purely on the name spelling and has yet to be proved
1805 - 30th September : William Crumblehulme [Cro0981] married Catherine (nee Riles) [Cro0982] at St Peters, Bolton-le-Moors (Source P Reg via Ancestry) Note : As far these children have been found : (all baptised in Bolton le Moors)
James C [Cro0995] (1806--1869) Married Eliza (nee Fillis) [Cro0996] in 1826 & Sarah Leadbeater (nee Murray) (widow) [Cro0997] in 1841
John C [Cro0980] (1809-1836) Married Jane (nee Horrocks) [Cro0955] in 1830. William Crumbleholme [Cro956] (Founder of Ironfounders) 's father.
George C [Cro0983] (1811-1870 Married Maria (nee Taylor) [Cro0984] in 1831. (8 children : [985-989, 991,993 & 994])
Jeremiah C [Cro0998] (1813-1845] unmarried
Nancy C (1) [Cro ] (1819-1823] Died as a child
William C [Cro1001] (1822-1870) Married Grace (nee Gleaves) [Cro1002] in 1844 (6 children : [1003-1008])
Nancy C (2) [Cro0999] (1824-1896) Married Robert Howarth in 1848 (8 children)
Ann C [Cro ] (1826 - ?) to be checked
1809 - 19th February : John Cromblehulme [Cro0980] born in Bolton son of William Crumblehulme [Cro981] and Catherine (nee Riles) [Cro0982] (Source PReg via ancestry)
1830 - 21st July : John Crumblehulme [Cro0980] marries Jane (nee Horrocks) [Cro0955] at Deane St Mary church in Bolton (Source : P Reg via ancestry)
Note : As far these children have been found : (all baptised in Bolton le Moors)
William C [Cro0956] (1831-1910) Founder of Ironfounders- married Mary (nee Hollis/Hollows) in 1851 & Anna Maria (nee Green) [Cro0960] in 1900.
Catherine C [Cro0957] (1832-1867) married John Bagshaw in 1857 but had two illeg sons before this (father Aaron Brown)
Mary Anne C [Cro0958] (1834- ?) Only known from 1851 Census - possibly step daughter of Jane Horrocks [Cro0955] ?
1831 - 3rd April : William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] baptised at Bolton-le-Moors son of John Crumblehulme [Cro0980] and Jane (nee Horrocks) [Cro0955] (Source P Reg via ancestry) Note : This is the William Crumblehulme [956] who is the earliest member in Christine Crumblehulme's research & founder of the Ironfounders.
1832 - Catherine Crumblehulme [Cro0957] baptised daughter of John Crumblehulme [Cro0980] and Jane (nee Horrocks) [Cro0955] (Source P Reg via ancestry) Note Catherine C (1832-1867)
1835 19th April : Thomas Crumblehulme [Cro0987] son of George Crumblehulme [Cro0983] & Maria (nee Taylor) [Cro0984] baptised at Bolton-le-Moors. Father occupation - spinner, abode Little Bolton (Source : Bishop's Transcripts 1830-1839 Bolton-le-Moors entry 769) Note Thomas C [987] died 1840.
1836 - 5th April : John Cromblehulme [Cro0980] buried at St Peters Church, Bolton-le-Moors (Source PReg via Ancestry) Note : Christine C notes that he died of cholera). His widow Jane married James Brown at St Peter Bolton-le-Moors on 11th June 1838. Her abode : Great Moors Street
(Source : Ancestry ref GB127.L243/1/4/25)
1838 - Jane Crombleholme (nee Horrocks) [Cro0955] remarried - to James Brown of St Johns, Newfoundland, Note : Appear in 1851 Census and 1861 Census in USA (Canada ?) They had 6 children
1841 Census : Preston District 21 - School Street West
Sarah Crumblehulme [Cro ] aged 40 - cotton weaver
William Crumblehulme [Cro ] aged 15 - cotton weaver
Richard Crumblehulme [Cro ] aged 15 - cotton weaver
1848 - October : William Crumblehulme [Cro0981] died in Bolton (William Crumbleholme's [956] grandfather)
1851 - October : William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] marries Mary Aspinall (nee Hollows) [Cro0959] at Bolton (Source P Reg via Ancestry)
They had 10 children : (all born in Bolton)
John C [Cro0961] (1851 - age 10 in 1861 Census) married Mary (nee Hollingworth) [972] in 1873; died 1919 in Oldham :
Six Children : Ernest C (1875- ); Mary Alice C (1877 - ); John Bright C (1879); Samuel J C (1881- ); Frederick L C (1885- ); Martha A C (1887- )
James C [Cro962] (1853-1934) married Deborah (nee Laurence) [0973] in 1874;
Five Children : Mary Ann C (1875- ); William C (1877 - ); Wilfred C (1880 - ); Annie C (1882- ); Elsie Lawrence C (1893- )
Alfred C [Cro963] (1855-1894) married Alice (nee Brown) [Cro0974] in 1877; died in Blackpool 1894
Three children : Annie M C (1880- ); Herbert C (1881- ) moved to Canada in 1908; Alfred C (1886-1886).
Nancy C [Cro0965] (1857-1861) died as infant.
Jane C [Cro0964 ] (1857 -1922) married her cousin William Walker Crombleholme [Cro0978] in 1882 : family living in Southport in 1901
Four Children : Catherine Glynne C [ ] (1883- ); Mary Hollows C [ ] (1884-1899); Jane Anne Bagshaw C [ ] (1886- ); William Percy C [ ] (1888- );
William C [Cro0966] (1861-1920) married Alice (nee Shaw) [Cro0975] in 1883; Two children : Ada C (1883- ) & William Lewis Robinson C (1887- )
Ann C [Cro0967] (1863 -1931) married Walter Flitcroft in 1888 : 3 children
Mary C [Cro0968] (1865 -1931) married George Barton in 1889 : 4 children incl Johnson Crumblehulme ??
Johnson Lomax C [Cro0969] (1868 -1909) married Agnes (nee Garside) [Cro0976] in 1904 (married name Ashton - married following her divorce for adultery with him) - step son Arthur Ewart Ashton C (1886-1940)
Samuel Pope C [Cro0970] (1870 -1945) married Annie Winning (nee Copeland) [Cro0977] Two children : Johnson C (1905-1970) & Margaret (1913- )
1861 Census : living at 4 Marsh (?) Field, Horwich, Lancashire
William Cromblehulme [Cro0956] aged 30 - Book keeper / clerk; born Bolton-le-Moors
Mary C [Cro0959] aged 32 wife born Bolton-le-Moors
John C [Cro0961] aged 10 Brick maker ?? do
James C [Cro0962] aged 8 do do
Alfred C [Cro0963] aged 5 scholar do
Jane C [Cro0964] aged 3 born Horwich
1871 Census : living in 167 Deby Street, Emmanuel Parish Great Bolton, Lancashire
William Cromblehulme [Cro0956] aged 40 Commercial Traveller born in Bolton
Mary C [Cro0959] aged 42 wife born in Bolton
John C [Cro0961] aged 20 Blacksmith do
James C [Cro0962] aged 18 Joiner & carpenter do
Alfred C [Cro0963] aged 15 Iron moulder do
Jane C [Cro0964] aged 13 scholar do
Note : W Crumblehulme & Son Ironfounders : William Crumbleholme [Cro0956] had worked for Brown, Altam & Co an ironfounders established in 1854 which later became Hiton & Brown. The foundry was in Emblem Street, Great Bolton and William lived nearby in No36. William worked for the company for 11 years first as a clerk and then as a salesman.
In 1875 having worked for Hiton & Brown for over eleven years he decided that it was time to set up in business for himself. His three eldest sons were now in a position to help him – John a blacksmith, James a joiner, and Alfred, a foundry worker, and he had the expertise and connections gained through many years working for Hiton & Brown. In 1874 he found a suitable business at Chorley – and with financial help from Mr. James Edge, a long standing friend of his, he bought Towns Green Foundry, St. Thomas Road, from Henry Banks for £800, and by 1875 ‘Crumblehulme & Edge’ was in business. In 1879 ‘Hiton & Brown’ came up for sale – so William returned to Bolton and took over the foundry, this time as ‘the boss’ of the business where he had started all those years ago, but now it was known as ‘W.Crumblehulme & Sons’. (Source : Extract from Mrs Christine Crumblehulme's research - see link at top of page) Note - the 1881 Census below records him employing 40 men and 22 boys.
1881 Census : living in "The Nightingales" Great Lever, St Michaels Parish, Bolton Lancashire (ref 350)
William Cromblehulme [Cro0956] aged 50; occupation : Ironfounder & Kitchen range maker employing 40 men & 22 boys
Mary C [Cro0959] aged 52 wife (both born in Bolton)
Jane C [Cro0964] aged 23 general servant born in harwich
William C [Cro0966] aged 19 kitchen range fitter do
Ann C [Cro0967] aged 17 Mantle maker born Adlington
Mary C [Cro0968] aged 16 Dress maker born in Bolton
Johnson C [Cro0969] aged 13 scholar do
Samuel P C [Cro0970] aged 11 scholar do
Above : A family photograph (c1890's) of William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] (centre with white beard) and his family given to me in 1981 by Brian & Christine Crumblehulme of Bolton (see link to Christine's research above). The names were added by Christine and the photograph would appear to date from c1890 judging by say the age of Samuel Pope C [Cro0970] who was born 1870.
Note : I can recall my great aunt Louie Crumbleholme [Cro0253] (of Weymouth) saying that she remembers that as a child, she went somewhere with her parents and saw a picture of a family with bearded men and was told they were Ironfounder Crombleholmes !!
1890's ?? - William's [0956] first wife Mary (nee Hollows) [Cro0959] must have died late 1890's as William [956] remarries in 1900 (see below)
1900 - William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] marriage to Anna Maria (nee Green) [Cro0960] at West Derby, Lancashire. (source P Reg via Ancestry) Note : William Crumblehulme's [956] second marriage - Anna Maria (nee Green) was born 1840 in Bath, Somerset & died in 1922 in Liverpool.
1901 - Census living in 92 Hawkshead Street, All Saints Parish, Southport, Lancashire (Source : Ancestry)
William Crumbleholme [Cro0956] aged 70 Retired Ironfounder born in Bolton
Ann Maria C [Cro0960] aged 61 born in Bath in Somerset (second wife)
1910 - 4th July : William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] dies at Southport, Lancashire. He was buried on 7th July. His abode is given as 10 Norwood Avenue, Southport and probate was granted on 19th August to his widow Anna Maria Crumblehulme [Cro0960]. His effects were surprisingly only £51 6s - but as can be seen in Christine Crumblehulme's research (link above) the company was already in financial trouble and failed shortly afterwards.
Below Right : William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] of Bolton.
Above : An entry relating to the company in "The premier county of the Kingdom" Business Men & Mercantile Interests Part 1 (pub 1923)
Grace's Guide on the company :
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/W._Crumblehulme_and_Sons
1917 - 28th June : William Lewis Crumblehulme [Cro ] aged 30, architect & Surveyor, bachelor of The Hotel Shawbury Wey Salop married Lily (nee Leach) [Cro ] aged 29 spinster of 4 Hexham Avenue, Doffcocker, Bolton. Groom's father : William Crumblehulme [Cro0956] Iron Founder; Brides father William Henry Leach gentleman. Witnesses Norman Bailey, Ada Crumblehulme , William Henry Leach, Elizabeth Held & William Crumblehulme.
Married by cert by : R D Darby minister (authorised person for Claremont Bolton) (Source LDS Film 1538363 - Marriages 1917 p2 entry 3)
Note : William Lewis C [Cro ] (1887- ) was the son of William Crumblehulme [Cro0966] (junior)
1951 : Winston Crumblehulme [Cro ] - parliamentary canditate (see press cutting below)
Below is a copy of Christine Crumblehulme's excellent research on the foundry company
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