Dugdales of Roughlee

G'day from Australia!
Have already introduced myself & explained that my mother, who'll be 90 this year, was born in Burnley, but emigrated to Sydney, Australia, in 1923 at the age of 6. Her birth name was Brenda Dugdale & she had a younger sister, Florence. Her parents were Tom & Lizzie Dugdale, Tom being born in Brierfield, the youngest son of James Dugdale & Elizabeth Landless, & Lizzie being born in Rawtenstall, the elder daughter of Charlie & Eliza Guest (nee Howarth), who at the time of my mother's birth, had a fish & chip shop on the Briercliffe Road.
I'm wondering if we still have relatives living in the Burnley area, who'd like to make contact.
Tom's father & grandfather (William Dugdale) were both born in the Roughlee area, but all his siblings were born in Brierfield, as was his mother.
Tom had one sister, Sarah Leonora (ka Nora), & 6 brothers - Ralph, who died at 28 of pneumomia, William, who died as a child, Fernie, who, with sons Eric & Lesley, had property out at Thursden, Jim & Jack, who both died in the last months of WW1, & Samuel (ka George), who was a draper in Colne. He was the last with whom we had contact, but George & Sally had 3 daughters - Gladys, Muriel & Joyce (we think!). Where did they get to - does anyone know? Jack also had a daughter, Eva, who married someone by the name of Coates, we believe. What happened to THEM? Jim's wife was Clara & THEY had 3 children. Nora's husband was John Bates & THEY had 7 children, as far as we can tell. Where are their descendants? If you have any info. at all, I'd really be grateful!
Tom's wife, Lizzie, went to work in a mill (could have been the Queen St Mill - has it been rebuilt after the fire?) at the age of 12 for 1d a day & by the time they left England she was working 4 looms at a time (unusual for a woman & she was only 5ft tall!).
Really hoping I can make some connections! Cheers from Oz, Val.

[Kiki]

sorry no connections to you Val but just to tell you it wasnt Queen Street mill that was destroyed in the fire but another nearby. I too had a realitive who worked in the mill at a very young age !

I'm so pleased it wasn't the Queen St mill! In 1999 I was in Burnley for a couple of days & my sister & I did the tour of that mill & heard the clatter of the looms all going at once - no wonder my g'mother was deaf!! It would have been such a shame if that mill had been destroyed. Had the other mill been renovated for tourism? Val.

[nigel2708]

Val,

Hello. Not sure whether you had further replies to this but I am Muriel's son and will show her your post. If you see this message perhaps you could e-mail me.

With best wishes.

Nigel Smith

[Harry Wells]

My attention has just been drawn to the posting 'Dugdales of Roughlee'. You mention Samuel Alfred George Dugdale and his daughters Gladys, Muriel and Joyce'

I married Joyce sixty years ago and we are in fact celebrating our Diamond Wedding today.

I have been writing my memoirs recently and if you can supply me with an address or E mail address I would be glad to send you the piece which I have written on 'The Dugdales'.....which outlines my father-in-laws antecedents on his mother's side.

Incidentally Fernie Dugdale's cattle-carrying business which replaced farming was at Edge End Farm, off Hibson Road, Nelson and not at Thursden. We visited the farm several times many years ago.

It was doubly delightful not just to find your letter but also to come across it today, on our very special day. Our family celebration is held over unti Saturday.

We look forward to hearing from you
Best wishes .....Harry Wells of Foulridge, Colne, Lancs.

[grannyclaret]

OOH this all sounds great,I hope you all have a happy ending to this,,,You must keep us imformed,,,