Edmund Ashworth
1800 Born the son of John Ashworth and his wife Isabel (nee Thomasson)
He studied chemistry under John Dalton.
1832 Married Charlotte Christy, daughter of Thomas Christy of Chelmsford
Their children included Edmund, Samuel, Charles, Mark, Thomas Christy, Alfred Philip, Rebecca Maria, and Charlotte Anne[1]
His brother, Thomas (b.1802), married Anne Christy, daughter of Thomas Christy of Chelmsford
1854 Brothers Henry and Edmund Ashworth dissolved their partnership. The firm of Edmund Ashworth and Sons took on the concern at Egerton to carry out the business of cotton spinners and sewing cotton manufacturers.[2]
Edmund bought Egerton Hall and Egerton Mill, Bolton in 1827. He worked in partnership with his brother Henry (1794-1880).
1857 Took part in a large meeting in Bury of mill owners to examine ways to improve the supply of cotton[3]
1861 Edmund Ashworth 60, cotton spinner, lived in Turton, with Charlotte Ashworth 55, Edmund Ashworth 28, cotton spinner, Rebecca M Ashworth 22, Charlotte A Ashworth 21, Alfred Ashworth 17, Philip Ashworth 16 and a visitor Ellen Sophia Christy 22[4] (who was the daughter of Thomas Christy, Junior
Rebecca Maria Ashworth (1838-1908) married John Hick (1815-1894) the son of Benjamin Hick, of Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell who had built the huge waterwheel at Egerton Mill.
1876 President of the Chamber of Commerce in Manchester. Appointed to the Committee of Experts for the new Patent Office in Manchester.
1881 of Egerton House, Bolton, died at Southport[5]
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