The Parsonses of Sabden (Part 4 The move to Cornholme)

Thomas Parsons left Sabden after finishing at Victoria Mill and moved to Cornholme, where he appeared in the 1871 census living with his two youngest daughters Martha and Sarah. He was working as a Warehouseman in a Cotton Factory and Martha (aged 27) and Sarah (aged 24) were both Cotton Weavers. This may well have been Frostholme Mill - see the recent posts about the Heap family of Cornholme.

Also shown working at the same time as a Warehouseman in a Cotton Factory was 19 year old Henry Heap, and four years later Martha married Henry in Christ Church, Accrington. Amongst those present at the wedding were Henry's father John (Cotton Manufacturer), Martha's father Thomas (Warehouseman), and witnesses Josiah Greenwood and Alice Crabtree. 

Image courtesy of Geoff Porter 

The post of 23rd October 2020 covered Martha and Henry's time in Cornholme.

Thomas Parsons died in 1881 and was buried in the graveyard at Sabden Baptist church along with his wife Susannah.

Grave of Thomas and Susannah in Sabden

Martha died in 1884 and was buried in Vale Baptist chapel in Cornholme. Buried with Martha were her daughter Edith aged 1 year and 7 months, and her sister-in-law Alice Crabtree (nee Heap), a witness at her wedding. Henry died in 1923 and was buried at Audenshaw Cemetery with his second wife Martha Annie.

Grave of Martha Heap in Cornholme