Daughter of Joseph Holden and Mary Baxendale
Married William Pilkington, 1 Jun 1850, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Children - Mary Ann Pilkington, Isabella Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington, Richard Pilkington, William Pilkington, Mary Jane Pilkington, Lydia Ann Pilkington, Margaret Pilkington, Joseph Heber Pilkington, Elizabeth Pilkington, Hugh Pilkington, Ida May Pilkington
Sketch - "The family prepared for some time to be able to come to America. The children all worked in the mines or the mills working every day for half of the day and then going to school for the other half. There was only the Sabbath day off from this schedule and this routine was very hard on the children and was a challenge to be able to keep going."
"They started work at six a.m. and worked until twelve o'clock, then walked three miles to their homes, washed, changed clothes, and ate their lunch, then walked to school. The rules were very strict, both at work and at school. If they were not there on the job at six sharp the doors were closed and they lost their job. The same thing applied at school. If they were late they were taken up to the Head-Master and punished by being whipped. If the students worked hard and had real good grades at the end of the school term, they were honored by being 'King for a day'."
"Bolton was a small town near the sea port of Liverpool, in the county of Lancashire. It was a milling town. One of the main industries was the processing of cotton. In my father's notes (Richard Pilkington) he mentions the cotton spinning mills, which no doubt meant putting the cotton threads onto spools, for weaving or sewing. Most all of his family worked in these cotton mills, at one time or another, including grandmother, Mary Baxendale Holden. His father worked at the Iron Foundry for many years in Dobson, about three miles from Bolton."
"After Grandfather William departed for America the responsibility [of the family] weighed heavily upon Grandmother Lydia. It was she that would have to keep the family together, and encourage them in their sacrifice."
"Lydia continued to keep her family together and active in the Church Branch. They always attended their meetings, and had their family prayers."
"They always welcomed a new missionary with a party, or when an Elder was released to go home."
"...at one of their fast meetings, a woman arose to bear her testimony and began speaking in a strange way. No one could understand a word she said, and every one was a little frightened for they had never known anyone who had spoken in tongues before. After she sat down a man stood up and began interpreting what the lady had said."
"The family were all musical and loved to sing, and they spent most of their evenings singing together. The children knew all of the hymns and sang them often."
"William worked on the railroad and did some farming as well" after he came here.
"Lydia made their home a place where the family loved to come. She also had a baby about a year after they came - Ida May."
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Married William Pilkington, 1 Jun 1850, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Children - Mary Ann Pilkington, Isabella Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington, Richard Pilkington, William Pilkington, Mary Jane Pilkington, Lydia Ann Pilkington, Margaret Pilkington, Joseph Heber Pilkington, Elizabeth Pilkington, Hugh Pilkington, Ida May Pilkington
Sketch - "The family prepared for some time to be able to come to America. The children all worked in the mines or the mills working every day for half of the day and then going to school for the other half. There was only the Sabbath day off from this schedule and this routine was very hard on the children and was a challenge to be able to keep going."
"They started work at six a.m. and worked until twelve o'clock, then walked three miles to their homes, washed, changed clothes, and ate their lunch, then walked to school. The rules were very strict, both at work and at school. If they were not there on the job at six sharp the doors were closed and they lost their job. The same thing applied at school. If they were late they were taken up to the Head-Master and punished by being whipped. If the students worked hard and had real good grades at the end of the school term, they were honored by being 'King for a day'."
"Bolton was a small town near the sea port of Liverpool, in the county of Lancashire. It was a milling town. One of the main industries was the processing of cotton. In my father's notes (Richard Pilkington) he mentions the cotton spinning mills, which no doubt meant putting the cotton threads onto spools, for weaving or sewing. Most all of his family worked in these cotton mills, at one time or another, including grandmother, Mary Baxendale Holden. His father worked at the Iron Foundry for many years in Dobson, about three miles from Bolton."
"After Grandfather William departed for America the responsibility [of the family] weighed heavily upon Grandmother Lydia. It was she that would have to keep the family together, and encourage them in their sacrifice."
"Lydia continued to keep her family together and active in the Church Branch. They always attended their meetings, and had their family prayers."
"They always welcomed a new missionary with a party, or when an Elder was released to go home."
"...at one of their fast meetings, a woman arose to bear her testimony and began speaking in a strange way. No one could understand a word she said, and every one was a little frightened for they had never known anyone who had spoken in tongues before. After she sat down a man stood up and began interpreting what the lady had said."
"The family were all musical and loved to sing, and they spent most of their evenings singing together. The children knew all of the hymns and sang them often."
"William worked on the railroad and did some farming as well" after he came here.
"Lydia made their home a place where the family loved to come. She also had a baby about a year after they came - Ida May."
Smithfield Cemetery Map
Daughter of Joseph Holden and Mary Baxendale
Married William Pilkington, 1 Jun 1850, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Children - Mary Ann Pilkington, Isabella Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington, Richard Pilkington, William Pilkington, Mary Jane Pilkington, Lydia Ann Pilkington, Margaret Pilkington, Joseph Heber Pilkington, Elizabeth Pilkington, Hugh Pilkington, Ida May Pilkington
Sketch - "The family prepared for some time to be able to come to America. The children all worked in the mines or the mills working every day for half of the day and then going to school for the other half. There was only the Sabbath day off from this schedule and this routine was very hard on the children and was a challenge to be able to keep going."
"They started work at six a.m. and worked until twelve o'clock, then walked three miles to their homes, washed, changed clothes, and ate their lunch, then walked to school. The rules were very strict, both at work and at school. If they were not there on the job at six sharp the doors were closed and they lost their job. The same thing applied at school. If they were late they were taken up to the Head-Master and punished by being whipped. If the students worked hard and had real good grades at the end of the school term, they were honored by being 'King for a day'."
"Bolton was a small town near the sea port of Liverpool, in the county of Lancashire. It was a milling town. One of the main industries was the processing of cotton. In my father's notes (Richard Pilkington) he mentions the cotton spinning mills, which no doubt meant putting the cotton threads onto spools, for weaving or sewing. Most all of his family worked in these cotton mills, at one time or another, including grandmother, Mary Baxendale Holden. His father worked at the Iron Foundry for many years in Dobson, about three miles from Bolton."
"After Grandfather William departed for America the responsibility [of the family] weighed heavily upon Grandmother Lydia. It was she that would have to keep the family together, and encourage them in their sacrifice."
"Lydia continued to keep her family together and active in the Church Branch. They always attended their meetings, and had their family prayers."
"They always welcomed a new missionary with a party, or when an Elder was released to go home."
"...at one of their fast meetings, a woman arose to bear her testimony and began speaking in a strange way. No one could understand a word she said, and every one was a little frightened for they had never known anyone who had spoken in tongues before. After she sat down a man stood up and began interpreting what the lady had said."
"The family were all musical and loved to sing, and they spent most of their evenings singing together. The children knew all of the hymns and sang them often."
"William worked on the railroad and did some farming as well" after he came here.
"Lydia made their home a place where the family loved to come. She also had a baby about a year after they came - Ida May."
Smithfield Cemetery Map
Married William Pilkington, 1 Jun 1850, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Children - Mary Ann Pilkington, Isabella Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington, Richard Pilkington, William Pilkington, Mary Jane Pilkington, Lydia Ann Pilkington, Margaret Pilkington, Joseph Heber Pilkington, Elizabeth Pilkington, Hugh Pilkington, Ida May Pilkington
Sketch - "The family prepared for some time to be able to come to America. The children all worked in the mines or the mills working every day for half of the day and then going to school for the other half. There was only the Sabbath day off from this schedule and this routine was very hard on the children and was a challenge to be able to keep going."
"They started work at six a.m. and worked until twelve o'clock, then walked three miles to their homes, washed, changed clothes, and ate their lunch, then walked to school. The rules were very strict, both at work and at school. If they were not there on the job at six sharp the doors were closed and they lost their job. The same thing applied at school. If they were late they were taken up to the Head-Master and punished by being whipped. If the students worked hard and had real good grades at the end of the school term, they were honored by being 'King for a day'."
"Bolton was a small town near the sea port of Liverpool, in the county of Lancashire. It was a milling town. One of the main industries was the processing of cotton. In my father's notes (Richard Pilkington) he mentions the cotton spinning mills, which no doubt meant putting the cotton threads onto spools, for weaving or sewing. Most all of his family worked in these cotton mills, at one time or another, including grandmother, Mary Baxendale Holden. His father worked at the Iron Foundry for many years in Dobson, about three miles from Bolton."
"After Grandfather William departed for America the responsibility [of the family] weighed heavily upon Grandmother Lydia. It was she that would have to keep the family together, and encourage them in their sacrifice."
"Lydia continued to keep her family together and active in the Church Branch. They always attended their meetings, and had their family prayers."
"They always welcomed a new missionary with a party, or when an Elder was released to go home."
"...at one of their fast meetings, a woman arose to bear her testimony and began speaking in a strange way. No one could understand a word she said, and every one was a little frightened for they had never known anyone who had spoken in tongues before. After she sat down a man stood up and began interpreting what the lady had said."
"The family were all musical and loved to sing, and they spent most of their evenings singing together. The children knew all of the hymns and sang them often."
"William worked on the railroad and did some farming as well" after he came here.
"Lydia made their home a place where the family loved to come. She also had a baby about a year after they came - Ida May."
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