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John Lord (2)

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John Lord, of Lord Brothers

c.1816 Born in Todmorden

1841 John Lord 25, mule spinner cotton, lived in Todmorden with Elizabeth Lord 25, William Lord 6, Simeon Lord 4, Emma Lord 2, Thomas Lord 3 Months[1]

1851 John Lord 35, manager cotton mills, lived in Todmorden, with Eliz Lord 36, William Lord 16, Simeon Lord 14, Emma Lord 12, Squire Lord 9, Alice A Lord 5, Lucy E Lord 2[2]

1854 John Lord, formerly of Queen-street, Bacup, in the county of Lancaster, carrying on business at Spring Mill, Bacup, aforesaid, in copartnership with Thomas Lord and Simeon Lord, as Cotton Warp Sizers, under the style or firm of Lord Brothers, and late in lodgings, Oldham-road, Rochdale, in the said county, out of business (sued with Thomas Lord and Simeon Lord) was brought before the Court under the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors[3]

1854 Thomas Lord, formerly of Bank Top, Todmorden, in the county of Lancaster, Schoolmaster, at the same time carrying on business in copartnership with Samuel Ward Walton, as Sizers, under the style or firm of Walton and Lord, afterwards of Church-street, Todmorden aforesaid, Schoolmaster, and carrying on business at Bacup, in the said county, in copartnership with John Lord and Simeon Lord, as Cotton Warp Sizers, under the style or firm of Lord Brothers, and late of Church-street, Todmorden aforesaid, out of business (sued with John and Simeon Lord), was brought before the Court under the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors[4]


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Sources of Information

  1. 1841 census
  2. 1851 census
  3. London Gazette 18 Aug 1854
  4. London Gazette 18 Aug 1854