Tuesday, June 2, 2026

James Kershaw (1851-1887) - 'Jim Screw'

 Derrick Kershaw wrote this summary of the life of his grandfather James Kershaw:

The photo below shows Greenvale Mill in Littleborough where James worked as a Warper, and the adjoining Greenvale cottages where his son Wilfrid was born on 15th August 1886. James died a year later and his wife Mary Ann (nee Clough) died in 1893.

Greenvale mill and cottages

Grave of James and Mary Ann Kershaw at Cross Stones church in Todmorden