Adam Bardsley married Sarah Pegg, daughter of John Richard Pegg and Anna Elizabeth Pegg, on November 26, 1874 in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
•See Emma Elizabeth Linman Forsythe.
•See Dr. Werner Hemstead.
Presentation.
On Monday evening last Adam Bardsley, late general foreman at the railroad shops, received a very pleasant surprise in the shape of a fine gold watch and chain. Mr. B. has been employed by the N. P. company for about eight years and was last week promoted from his position to that of master mechanic at Mandan, and the railroad boys who had been at work under him decided to make him a present before his departure. Accordingly they assembled at the residence of Mrs. Pegg on 10th street, where Mr. B. and wife were stopping, and took them completely by surprise, when Mr. James McNaughton, in behalf of the company assembled stepped forward and with the following well chosen words handed him and his wife the tokens of remembrance and friendship:
"In view of the fact that you are about to sever your connections with us at the Brainerd shops, we have met to-night to express the high appreciation we hold for you, and although we regret the circumstances which necessitate your removal from our midst, yet we rejoice to hear of your rising fame from all quarters and we trust and expect it may tower still higher by your recent promotion, and you must prepare for detraction and envy, a train that always follows men in your position. Having been connected with the Northern Pacific railway for the past ten years you have won for yourself a host of friends and admirers, and we trust that the number will always increase. We congratulate you on your promotion and predict for you a bright future. We also congratulate the officers of the machinery department in selecting you, knowing that they will never have occasion to regret the appointment and will find you a sanguine and enthusiastic official having at all times the company's interest at heart, and to demonstrate our appreciation of your efforts to promote the welfare of those around you, and of the high esteem in which you are held by us please accept this gold watch and chain. We trust you will always look upon it as an emblem of friendship, and that the character you now bear, which is as bright as the emblem itself, may always remain so. To your amiable wife we present this silver water tilter coupled with our most sincere wishes for improved health, and we trust that when she leaves for your new home in the west the change may prove beneficial. We also trust that years of health and happiness are in store for you both, and when the period of your life does come may these presents be held by your children as tokens of our good will towards you, and as I said before it affords us sincere pleasure to acknowledge the high appreciation in which you are held, who during the period of our association with you have proven yourself fully deserving of the esteem in which you are held by your subordinates and the officials of the machinery department. Allow me to extend to you our best wishes for a bright and glorious future."
The watch is one of the finest made, with Howard movement, which is considered to be the best manufactured, 18 karats fine. The inscription on it read as follows: "A token of esteem to A. Bardsley from employees N. P. railroad shops, Brainerd, Minn., April 7th, 1884." The water filter cost some $26 and the word "Bardsley" was engraved on the front of it in a beautiful design. The presents were bought at F. G. Sundberg's jewelry store, and were both engraved by Wm. Dresskell. The watch cost $140. Mr. B was so completely taken by surprise that it was hard work for him to find words to thank his friends for their kindness. After speeches from H. J. Small, T. Watts, T. Wadham, Mr. Wheatley, W. Perley and others refreshments were passed around and the company dispersed after wishing Mr. B. success and prosperity in his new field of labor. He took the 9:49 train that evening and his family will leave in a few weeks. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 April 1884, p. 3, c. 5)
Adam Bardsley, for a number of years a respected resident of Brainerd, and who was transferred to Mandan, has been returned to this city as master mechanic at the N. P. Shops. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 June 1887, p. 4, c. 4)
We understand that A. Bardsley, master mechanic at the N. P. shops, lies quite ill of brain fever at his home in this city. (Brainerd Dispatch, 12 October 1888, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. T. Small, as superintendent of motive power on the B. R. & P. railroad at Rochester, N. Y. (Brainerd Dispatch, 20 July 1894, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, of Bradford, Pa., was in the city for some days the first of the week renewing old Brainerd acquaintances. (Brainerd Dispatch, 18 September 1896, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, for several years master mechanic of the N. P. shops in this city, arrived here yesterday. He is now located at Rochester, N. Y., and is superintendent of machinery of the B. R. & S. R'y at that point. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 March 1899, p. 10, c. 3)
1900 Federal Census, Voting District 2, Bradford City, Ward 2, McKean County, Pennsylvania; Household #37, Line #7:
Bardsley, A., age 52, b. February 1848, England; married 1875, 25 years; head of household; father b. England, mother b. England
Bardsley, Sarah [Pegg], age 47, b. June 1853, Pennsylvania; father b. England, mother b. England; wife; 3 children born, 3 children living
Bardsley, J. [John] Charles, age 25, b. July 1875, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, A. [Anna] Bell, age 22, b. May 1878, Minnesota; single; daughter; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, Arthur F., age 16, b. March 1884, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Pegg, Anna, age 71, b. March 1829, England; immigrated 1851; widow; mother-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Pegg, Mary E., age 41, b. May 1859, Pennsylvania; single; sister-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Adam Bardsley
Last July among our items of personal interest we had occasion to mention the resignation of Adam Bardsley from the position of master mechanic of the Gulf & Ship Island Railway at Gulfport, Miss. Subsequently we received a letter from the general superintendent of the road who indicated to us that failing health had compelled the retirement of a faithful and valued officer. In our August issue we referred to the sincere regret this expressed and which was felt by the officials of the road at the retirement of so valued and skilled a man. Mr. Bardsley retired to Bradford, Pa., where he died a short time after, at the age of 60. He was a native of Kendal, England, where he was born in February, 1848. From his early years, Mr. Bardsley was identified with railroads as an expert mechanic. At the age of 17 years he left England and was engaged in railroad work in Egypt, at Alexandria, Cairo and Suez. He returned to England, and after visiting Continental countries came to the United States settling in Vermont. From there he went to Pittsburgh and subsequently to Minnesota, where he remained for about 20 years, being master mechanic on the Northern Pacific Railroad. He came to Bradford in the fall of 1893 and became master mechanic of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad. This position he held for a number of years, after which he became a traveling representative for the American Locomotive works at Dunkirk. When Captain Jones of Buffalo opened the Gulf road, Mr. Bardsley was given the position of master mechanic of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, with headquarters in Gulfport. This position he held until he was obliged to resign owing to ill health. He was a man of most excellent qualities and was held in high esteem by those who knew him. (Railway and Locomotive Engineering, October 1908, p. 451)
1940 Federal Census, Philadelphia City, Ward 15, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Line #3:
Bardsley, Sarah A, age 87, b. 1853, Pennsylvania; single; inmate; last place of residence same place [This place seems to be an old age home or institution of some kind.]
Children:
•John Charles Bardsley married Charlotte Kennedy. Living in Pierce County, Washington ca. 1918-1940.
•Anna Bell Bardsley, married Frederick John Urban on June 28, 1905 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania; d. 30 October 1936.
BIRTH—BARDSLEY—At Brainerd, on Tuesday the 20th inst., the wife of Adam Bardsley, a daughter. (Brainerd Tribune, 24 February 1877, p. 1, c. 7)
•Arthur F. Bardsley, married Edith M. Dobbins, daughter of Charles F. Dobbins and Lena Stokes Dobbins on November 16, 1905 in Cuyahoga County; d. 13 May 1960 in Grace Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was a resident of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
•See Emma Elizabeth Linman Forsythe.
•See Dr. Werner Hemstead.
Presentation.
On Monday evening last Adam Bardsley, late general foreman at the railroad shops, received a very pleasant surprise in the shape of a fine gold watch and chain. Mr. B. has been employed by the N. P. company for about eight years and was last week promoted from his position to that of master mechanic at Mandan, and the railroad boys who had been at work under him decided to make him a present before his departure. Accordingly they assembled at the residence of Mrs. Pegg on 10th street, where Mr. B. and wife were stopping, and took them completely by surprise, when Mr. James McNaughton, in behalf of the company assembled stepped forward and with the following well chosen words handed him and his wife the tokens of remembrance and friendship:
"In view of the fact that you are about to sever your connections with us at the Brainerd shops, we have met to-night to express the high appreciation we hold for you, and although we regret the circumstances which necessitate your removal from our midst, yet we rejoice to hear of your rising fame from all quarters and we trust and expect it may tower still higher by your recent promotion, and you must prepare for detraction and envy, a train that always follows men in your position. Having been connected with the Northern Pacific railway for the past ten years you have won for yourself a host of friends and admirers, and we trust that the number will always increase. We congratulate you on your promotion and predict for you a bright future. We also congratulate the officers of the machinery department in selecting you, knowing that they will never have occasion to regret the appointment and will find you a sanguine and enthusiastic official having at all times the company's interest at heart, and to demonstrate our appreciation of your efforts to promote the welfare of those around you, and of the high esteem in which you are held by us please accept this gold watch and chain. We trust you will always look upon it as an emblem of friendship, and that the character you now bear, which is as bright as the emblem itself, may always remain so. To your amiable wife we present this silver water tilter coupled with our most sincere wishes for improved health, and we trust that when she leaves for your new home in the west the change may prove beneficial. We also trust that years of health and happiness are in store for you both, and when the period of your life does come may these presents be held by your children as tokens of our good will towards you, and as I said before it affords us sincere pleasure to acknowledge the high appreciation in which you are held, who during the period of our association with you have proven yourself fully deserving of the esteem in which you are held by your subordinates and the officials of the machinery department. Allow me to extend to you our best wishes for a bright and glorious future."
The watch is one of the finest made, with Howard movement, which is considered to be the best manufactured, 18 karats fine. The inscription on it read as follows: "A token of esteem to A. Bardsley from employees N. P. railroad shops, Brainerd, Minn., April 7th, 1884." The water filter cost some $26 and the word "Bardsley" was engraved on the front of it in a beautiful design. The presents were bought at F. G. Sundberg's jewelry store, and were both engraved by Wm. Dresskell. The watch cost $140. Mr. B was so completely taken by surprise that it was hard work for him to find words to thank his friends for their kindness. After speeches from H. J. Small, T. Watts, T. Wadham, Mr. Wheatley, W. Perley and others refreshments were passed around and the company dispersed after wishing Mr. B. success and prosperity in his new field of labor. He took the 9:49 train that evening and his family will leave in a few weeks. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 April 1884, p. 3, c. 5)
Adam Bardsley, for a number of years a respected resident of Brainerd, and who was transferred to Mandan, has been returned to this city as master mechanic at the N. P. Shops. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 June 1887, p. 4, c. 4)
We understand that A. Bardsley, master mechanic at the N. P. shops, lies quite ill of brain fever at his home in this city. (Brainerd Dispatch, 12 October 1888, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. T. Small, as superintendent of motive power on the B. R. & P. railroad at Rochester, N. Y. (Brainerd Dispatch, 20 July 1894, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, of Bradford, Pa., was in the city for some days the first of the week renewing old Brainerd acquaintances. (Brainerd Dispatch, 18 September 1896, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, for several years master mechanic of the N. P. shops in this city, arrived here yesterday. He is now located at Rochester, N. Y., and is superintendent of machinery of the B. R. & S. R'y at that point. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 March 1899, p. 10, c. 3)
1900 Federal Census, Voting District 2, Bradford City, Ward 2, McKean County, Pennsylvania; Household #37, Line #7:
Bardsley, A., age 52, b. February 1848, England; married 1875, 25 years; head of household; father b. England, mother b. England
Bardsley, Sarah [Pegg], age 47, b. June 1853, Pennsylvania; father b. England, mother b. England; wife; 3 children born, 3 children living
Bardsley, J. [John] Charles, age 25, b. July 1875, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, A. [Anna] Bell, age 22, b. May 1878, Minnesota; single; daughter; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, Arthur F., age 16, b. March 1884, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Pegg, Anna, age 71, b. March 1829, England; immigrated 1851; widow; mother-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Pegg, Mary E., age 41, b. May 1859, Pennsylvania; single; sister-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Adam Bardsley
Last July among our items of personal interest we had occasion to mention the resignation of Adam Bardsley from the position of master mechanic of the Gulf & Ship Island Railway at Gulfport, Miss. Subsequently we received a letter from the general superintendent of the road who indicated to us that failing health had compelled the retirement of a faithful and valued officer. In our August issue we referred to the sincere regret this expressed and which was felt by the officials of the road at the retirement of so valued and skilled a man. Mr. Bardsley retired to Bradford, Pa., where he died a short time after, at the age of 60. He was a native of Kendal, England, where he was born in February, 1848. From his early years, Mr. Bardsley was identified with railroads as an expert mechanic. At the age of 17 years he left England and was engaged in railroad work in Egypt, at Alexandria, Cairo and Suez. He returned to England, and after visiting Continental countries came to the United States settling in Vermont. From there he went to Pittsburgh and subsequently to Minnesota, where he remained for about 20 years, being master mechanic on the Northern Pacific Railroad. He came to Bradford in the fall of 1893 and became master mechanic of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad. This position he held for a number of years, after which he became a traveling representative for the American Locomotive works at Dunkirk. When Captain Jones of Buffalo opened the Gulf road, Mr. Bardsley was given the position of master mechanic of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, with headquarters in Gulfport. This position he held until he was obliged to resign owing to ill health. He was a man of most excellent qualities and was held in high esteem by those who knew him. (Railway and Locomotive Engineering, October 1908, p. 451)
1940 Federal Census, Philadelphia City, Ward 15, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Line #3:
Bardsley, Sarah A, age 87, b. 1853, Pennsylvania; single; inmate; last place of residence same place [This place seems to be an old age home or institution of some kind.]
Children:
•John Charles Bardsley married Charlotte Kennedy. Living in Pierce County, Washington ca. 1918-1940.
•Anna Bell Bardsley, married Frederick John Urban on June 28, 1905 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania; d. 30 October 1936.
BIRTH—BARDSLEY—At Brainerd, on Tuesday the 20th inst., the wife of Adam Bardsley, a daughter. (Brainerd Tribune, 24 February 1877, p. 1, c. 7)
•Arthur F. Bardsley, married Edith M. Dobbins, daughter of Charles F. Dobbins and Lena Stokes Dobbins on November 16, 1905 in Cuyahoga County; d. 13 May 1960 in Grace Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was a resident of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Adam Bardsley married Sarah Pegg, daughter of John Richard Pegg and Anna Elizabeth Pegg, on November 26, 1874 in Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
•See Emma Elizabeth Linman Forsythe.
•See Dr. Werner Hemstead.
Presentation.
On Monday evening last Adam Bardsley, late general foreman at the railroad shops, received a very pleasant surprise in the shape of a fine gold watch and chain. Mr. B. has been employed by the N. P. company for about eight years and was last week promoted from his position to that of master mechanic at Mandan, and the railroad boys who had been at work under him decided to make him a present before his departure. Accordingly they assembled at the residence of Mrs. Pegg on 10th street, where Mr. B. and wife were stopping, and took them completely by surprise, when Mr. James McNaughton, in behalf of the company assembled stepped forward and with the following well chosen words handed him and his wife the tokens of remembrance and friendship:
"In view of the fact that you are about to sever your connections with us at the Brainerd shops, we have met to-night to express the high appreciation we hold for you, and although we regret the circumstances which necessitate your removal from our midst, yet we rejoice to hear of your rising fame from all quarters and we trust and expect it may tower still higher by your recent promotion, and you must prepare for detraction and envy, a train that always follows men in your position. Having been connected with the Northern Pacific railway for the past ten years you have won for yourself a host of friends and admirers, and we trust that the number will always increase. We congratulate you on your promotion and predict for you a bright future. We also congratulate the officers of the machinery department in selecting you, knowing that they will never have occasion to regret the appointment and will find you a sanguine and enthusiastic official having at all times the company's interest at heart, and to demonstrate our appreciation of your efforts to promote the welfare of those around you, and of the high esteem in which you are held by us please accept this gold watch and chain. We trust you will always look upon it as an emblem of friendship, and that the character you now bear, which is as bright as the emblem itself, may always remain so. To your amiable wife we present this silver water tilter coupled with our most sincere wishes for improved health, and we trust that when she leaves for your new home in the west the change may prove beneficial. We also trust that years of health and happiness are in store for you both, and when the period of your life does come may these presents be held by your children as tokens of our good will towards you, and as I said before it affords us sincere pleasure to acknowledge the high appreciation in which you are held, who during the period of our association with you have proven yourself fully deserving of the esteem in which you are held by your subordinates and the officials of the machinery department. Allow me to extend to you our best wishes for a bright and glorious future."
The watch is one of the finest made, with Howard movement, which is considered to be the best manufactured, 18 karats fine. The inscription on it read as follows: "A token of esteem to A. Bardsley from employees N. P. railroad shops, Brainerd, Minn., April 7th, 1884." The water filter cost some $26 and the word "Bardsley" was engraved on the front of it in a beautiful design. The presents were bought at F. G. Sundberg's jewelry store, and were both engraved by Wm. Dresskell. The watch cost $140. Mr. B was so completely taken by surprise that it was hard work for him to find words to thank his friends for their kindness. After speeches from H. J. Small, T. Watts, T. Wadham, Mr. Wheatley, W. Perley and others refreshments were passed around and the company dispersed after wishing Mr. B. success and prosperity in his new field of labor. He took the 9:49 train that evening and his family will leave in a few weeks. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 April 1884, p. 3, c. 5)
Adam Bardsley, for a number of years a respected resident of Brainerd, and who was transferred to Mandan, has been returned to this city as master mechanic at the N. P. Shops. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 June 1887, p. 4, c. 4)
We understand that A. Bardsley, master mechanic at the N. P. shops, lies quite ill of brain fever at his home in this city. (Brainerd Dispatch, 12 October 1888, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. T. Small, as superintendent of motive power on the B. R. & P. railroad at Rochester, N. Y. (Brainerd Dispatch, 20 July 1894, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, of Bradford, Pa., was in the city for some days the first of the week renewing old Brainerd acquaintances. (Brainerd Dispatch, 18 September 1896, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, for several years master mechanic of the N. P. shops in this city, arrived here yesterday. He is now located at Rochester, N. Y., and is superintendent of machinery of the B. R. & S. R'y at that point. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 March 1899, p. 10, c. 3)
1900 Federal Census, Voting District 2, Bradford City, Ward 2, McKean County, Pennsylvania; Household #37, Line #7:
Bardsley, A., age 52, b. February 1848, England; married 1875, 25 years; head of household; father b. England, mother b. England
Bardsley, Sarah [Pegg], age 47, b. June 1853, Pennsylvania; father b. England, mother b. England; wife; 3 children born, 3 children living
Bardsley, J. [John] Charles, age 25, b. July 1875, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, A. [Anna] Bell, age 22, b. May 1878, Minnesota; single; daughter; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, Arthur F., age 16, b. March 1884, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Pegg, Anna, age 71, b. March 1829, England; immigrated 1851; widow; mother-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Pegg, Mary E., age 41, b. May 1859, Pennsylvania; single; sister-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Adam Bardsley
Last July among our items of personal interest we had occasion to mention the resignation of Adam Bardsley from the position of master mechanic of the Gulf & Ship Island Railway at Gulfport, Miss. Subsequently we received a letter from the general superintendent of the road who indicated to us that failing health had compelled the retirement of a faithful and valued officer. In our August issue we referred to the sincere regret this expressed and which was felt by the officials of the road at the retirement of so valued and skilled a man. Mr. Bardsley retired to Bradford, Pa., where he died a short time after, at the age of 60. He was a native of Kendal, England, where he was born in February, 1848. From his early years, Mr. Bardsley was identified with railroads as an expert mechanic. At the age of 17 years he left England and was engaged in railroad work in Egypt, at Alexandria, Cairo and Suez. He returned to England, and after visiting Continental countries came to the United States settling in Vermont. From there he went to Pittsburgh and subsequently to Minnesota, where he remained for about 20 years, being master mechanic on the Northern Pacific Railroad. He came to Bradford in the fall of 1893 and became master mechanic of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad. This position he held for a number of years, after which he became a traveling representative for the American Locomotive works at Dunkirk. When Captain Jones of Buffalo opened the Gulf road, Mr. Bardsley was given the position of master mechanic of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, with headquarters in Gulfport. This position he held until he was obliged to resign owing to ill health. He was a man of most excellent qualities and was held in high esteem by those who knew him. (Railway and Locomotive Engineering, October 1908, p. 451)
1940 Federal Census, Philadelphia City, Ward 15, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Line #3:
Bardsley, Sarah A, age 87, b. 1853, Pennsylvania; single; inmate; last place of residence same place [This place seems to be an old age home or institution of some kind.]
Children:
•John Charles Bardsley married Charlotte Kennedy. Living in Pierce County, Washington ca. 1918-1940.
•Anna Bell Bardsley, married Frederick John Urban on June 28, 1905 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania; d. 30 October 1936.
BIRTH—BARDSLEY—At Brainerd, on Tuesday the 20th inst., the wife of Adam Bardsley, a daughter. (Brainerd Tribune, 24 February 1877, p. 1, c. 7)
•Arthur F. Bardsley, married Edith M. Dobbins, daughter of Charles F. Dobbins and Lena Stokes Dobbins on November 16, 1905 in Cuyahoga County; d. 13 May 1960 in Grace Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was a resident of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
•See Emma Elizabeth Linman Forsythe.
•See Dr. Werner Hemstead.
Presentation.
On Monday evening last Adam Bardsley, late general foreman at the railroad shops, received a very pleasant surprise in the shape of a fine gold watch and chain. Mr. B. has been employed by the N. P. company for about eight years and was last week promoted from his position to that of master mechanic at Mandan, and the railroad boys who had been at work under him decided to make him a present before his departure. Accordingly they assembled at the residence of Mrs. Pegg on 10th street, where Mr. B. and wife were stopping, and took them completely by surprise, when Mr. James McNaughton, in behalf of the company assembled stepped forward and with the following well chosen words handed him and his wife the tokens of remembrance and friendship:
"In view of the fact that you are about to sever your connections with us at the Brainerd shops, we have met to-night to express the high appreciation we hold for you, and although we regret the circumstances which necessitate your removal from our midst, yet we rejoice to hear of your rising fame from all quarters and we trust and expect it may tower still higher by your recent promotion, and you must prepare for detraction and envy, a train that always follows men in your position. Having been connected with the Northern Pacific railway for the past ten years you have won for yourself a host of friends and admirers, and we trust that the number will always increase. We congratulate you on your promotion and predict for you a bright future. We also congratulate the officers of the machinery department in selecting you, knowing that they will never have occasion to regret the appointment and will find you a sanguine and enthusiastic official having at all times the company's interest at heart, and to demonstrate our appreciation of your efforts to promote the welfare of those around you, and of the high esteem in which you are held by us please accept this gold watch and chain. We trust you will always look upon it as an emblem of friendship, and that the character you now bear, which is as bright as the emblem itself, may always remain so. To your amiable wife we present this silver water tilter coupled with our most sincere wishes for improved health, and we trust that when she leaves for your new home in the west the change may prove beneficial. We also trust that years of health and happiness are in store for you both, and when the period of your life does come may these presents be held by your children as tokens of our good will towards you, and as I said before it affords us sincere pleasure to acknowledge the high appreciation in which you are held, who during the period of our association with you have proven yourself fully deserving of the esteem in which you are held by your subordinates and the officials of the machinery department. Allow me to extend to you our best wishes for a bright and glorious future."
The watch is one of the finest made, with Howard movement, which is considered to be the best manufactured, 18 karats fine. The inscription on it read as follows: "A token of esteem to A. Bardsley from employees N. P. railroad shops, Brainerd, Minn., April 7th, 1884." The water filter cost some $26 and the word "Bardsley" was engraved on the front of it in a beautiful design. The presents were bought at F. G. Sundberg's jewelry store, and were both engraved by Wm. Dresskell. The watch cost $140. Mr. B was so completely taken by surprise that it was hard work for him to find words to thank his friends for their kindness. After speeches from H. J. Small, T. Watts, T. Wadham, Mr. Wheatley, W. Perley and others refreshments were passed around and the company dispersed after wishing Mr. B. success and prosperity in his new field of labor. He took the 9:49 train that evening and his family will leave in a few weeks. (Brainerd Dispatch, 09 April 1884, p. 3, c. 5)
Adam Bardsley, for a number of years a respected resident of Brainerd, and who was transferred to Mandan, has been returned to this city as master mechanic at the N. P. Shops. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 June 1887, p. 4, c. 4)
We understand that A. Bardsley, master mechanic at the N. P. shops, lies quite ill of brain fever at his home in this city. (Brainerd Dispatch, 12 October 1888, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. T. Small, as superintendent of motive power on the B. R. & P. railroad at Rochester, N. Y. (Brainerd Dispatch, 20 July 1894, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, of Bradford, Pa., was in the city for some days the first of the week renewing old Brainerd acquaintances. (Brainerd Dispatch, 18 September 1896, p. 4, c. 3)
Adam Bardsley, for several years master mechanic of the N. P. shops in this city, arrived here yesterday. He is now located at Rochester, N. Y., and is superintendent of machinery of the B. R. & S. R'y at that point. (Brainerd Dispatch, 17 March 1899, p. 10, c. 3)
1900 Federal Census, Voting District 2, Bradford City, Ward 2, McKean County, Pennsylvania; Household #37, Line #7:
Bardsley, A., age 52, b. February 1848, England; married 1875, 25 years; head of household; father b. England, mother b. England
Bardsley, Sarah [Pegg], age 47, b. June 1853, Pennsylvania; father b. England, mother b. England; wife; 3 children born, 3 children living
Bardsley, J. [John] Charles, age 25, b. July 1875, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, A. [Anna] Bell, age 22, b. May 1878, Minnesota; single; daughter; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Bardsley, Arthur F., age 16, b. March 1884, Minnesota; single; son; father b. England, mother, b. Pennsylvania
Pegg, Anna, age 71, b. March 1829, England; immigrated 1851; widow; mother-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Pegg, Mary E., age 41, b. May 1859, Pennsylvania; single; sister-in-law; father b. England, mother b. England
Adam Bardsley
Last July among our items of personal interest we had occasion to mention the resignation of Adam Bardsley from the position of master mechanic of the Gulf & Ship Island Railway at Gulfport, Miss. Subsequently we received a letter from the general superintendent of the road who indicated to us that failing health had compelled the retirement of a faithful and valued officer. In our August issue we referred to the sincere regret this expressed and which was felt by the officials of the road at the retirement of so valued and skilled a man. Mr. Bardsley retired to Bradford, Pa., where he died a short time after, at the age of 60. He was a native of Kendal, England, where he was born in February, 1848. From his early years, Mr. Bardsley was identified with railroads as an expert mechanic. At the age of 17 years he left England and was engaged in railroad work in Egypt, at Alexandria, Cairo and Suez. He returned to England, and after visiting Continental countries came to the United States settling in Vermont. From there he went to Pittsburgh and subsequently to Minnesota, where he remained for about 20 years, being master mechanic on the Northern Pacific Railroad. He came to Bradford in the fall of 1893 and became master mechanic of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad. This position he held for a number of years, after which he became a traveling representative for the American Locomotive works at Dunkirk. When Captain Jones of Buffalo opened the Gulf road, Mr. Bardsley was given the position of master mechanic of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, with headquarters in Gulfport. This position he held until he was obliged to resign owing to ill health. He was a man of most excellent qualities and was held in high esteem by those who knew him. (Railway and Locomotive Engineering, October 1908, p. 451)
1940 Federal Census, Philadelphia City, Ward 15, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Line #3:
Bardsley, Sarah A, age 87, b. 1853, Pennsylvania; single; inmate; last place of residence same place [This place seems to be an old age home or institution of some kind.]
Children:
•John Charles Bardsley married Charlotte Kennedy. Living in Pierce County, Washington ca. 1918-1940.
•Anna Bell Bardsley, married Frederick John Urban on June 28, 1905 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania; d. 30 October 1936.
BIRTH—BARDSLEY—At Brainerd, on Tuesday the 20th inst., the wife of Adam Bardsley, a daughter. (Brainerd Tribune, 24 February 1877, p. 1, c. 7)
•Arthur F. Bardsley, married Edith M. Dobbins, daughter of Charles F. Dobbins and Lena Stokes Dobbins on November 16, 1905 in Cuyahoga County; d. 13 May 1960 in Grace Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was a resident of Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
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