looking for information on john horrocks whitehead and walter horrocks whitehead.father was john whitehead mother mary horrocks.mary was the sister of john horrocks who founded the cotton industry.

I am reading a book called The Horrockses, Cotton Kings of Preston.There is a family tree which mentions that there were 2 sons and 4 daughters

I have a Mary Horrocks, born 1805 in Preston, christined 19 January 1806 in Stretford. She married John Clough 11 November 1827 in Manchester Cathederal.

hi
my mary horrocks married john whitehead in bolton 1796.
she was the sister of john horrocks founder of the cotton industry.Are you connected to this family.

Not sure yet! In the 17th & 18th century, my lot seemed to be under the Prestwich registry for births. I understand that they were based in the Bury area at that time which is close to Edgeworth/Turton Bottoms. They subsequenty moved up to the Rossendale Valley.

My Mary Horrocks was born 1805 in Preston. Married John Clough 11 November 1827 at Manchester Cathederal.

i have read the book " horrockses cotton kings of preston" john horrocks was my ggg grandmothers brother.

This is not my branch of the Horrocks. My grandmother was Annie from Bolton, and I have traced her back to Adam@ 1600. But I came across a Mary horrocks who was one of the sisters of John, the Cotton King. She married john Whitehead in Bolton in 1796, and they had John and Walter Horrocks Whitehead. There was a Whitehead who became a partner of John, I don't know if this is the same one. My Grandfather Samuel henrymarried Emily Whitehead in 1886, but this lot were Methodists and unlikely to be directly related

I have just obtained new information and have uploaded Mary Horrocks and John Whitehead, married 14 Sep 1796 at Bolton, to my RootsWeb WorldConnect database, horrocks. Mary is indeed a sister to John and Samuel, the founders of Horrocks & Co. in Preston. Those siblings are my first cousins, 7 times removed. I'm descended from their first cousin, Henry, who operated the Stone Mill for John and Samuel. Henry lived in Vale House, still standing, in Turton Bottom, near Edgworth, just north of Bolton

This is great news, Mary Horrocks and John Whitehead are my ggg grandparents, Mary was indeed sister to John Horrocks and John Whitehead a partner in his business until his death. Would love to hear from you.