FAMILY HISTORY: BOOCOCK
THE FAMILY OF JOHN & ELLEN HIGSON
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
| INFORMATION FROM DIRECTORIES HELD AT THE LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES: |
| From 'The Directory of Lancashire, 1834', under Radcliffe &c.: Saddlers: Boocock, Henry, Besses o'th' Barn and Radcliffe Higson, John, Radcliffe Bridge From an 1876 directory - under Heywood: Higson, Mrs. Ellen, Saddler, Market Place Higson, John Richard, Saddler, 85 York Street From an 1883 directory - under Heywood: Higson, John Richard, Saddler & Harness Maker, 16 Market Place. |
| POSSIBILITY: |
| John Higson was born in Yorkshire and Ellen Boocock was born in Lancashire, but they were probably married in or near Pilkington.
1) John Higson was living in Pilkington in c.1834. 2) The Boococks had lived in Pilkington since at least 1818. 3) John and Ellen's daughter Margaret was born in Pilkington in 1828. |