WILLIAM ROWBOTTOM'S FAMILY

With the help of the many Rowbottom clues in the Diaries and the names in the Parish Registers, it's been possible to piece together what is believed to be a record of WILLIAM Rowbottom's life and family :

It's thought that WILLIAM's Gt. Grandparents were George and Jane Rowbottom, of Hunt Lane, Chadderton.
Jane, died in May 1729 in Hunt Lane, Chadderton, and was buried 27 May 1729 in St. Mary, Oldham.
George died in October 1738 and was buried on the 23 October 1738 at St. Mary's, Oldham.

His grandparents were William Rowbottom and Ann Ogden, of Hunt Lane, Chadderton.
William was born in 1700 in Hunt Lane, Chadderton.
He married Ann Ogden, on the 10 January 1724/25 in St. Mary, Prestwich.
William died in August 1756.
Ann, of Hunt Lane, Chadderton, died in 1783 and was buried on the 12th of January 1783 in St. Mary, Oldham.

WILLIAM's parents were Michael Rowbottom, born 1735, of Hunt Lane, Chadderton and his first wife, Mary Chadwick, who was born in 1732.
Michael married Mary on the 18 May 1755 in St. Mary, Prestwich.
They lived in Burnley Yate.
Mary would die die on the 15 September 1790 in Burnley Yate, Chadderton, and was buried on the 17 September 1790 in St. Mary, Oldham.
Michael was married again, in 1795, to Ann Whitehead at St. Mary's, Oldham.
According to Baptism registers, Michael was, variously, a weaver, and an innkeeper. He is shown as living on Burnley Lane, Hunt Lane, Northmoor, and Burnley Yate.
WILLIAM'S siblings appear to be: Jane, b. 1756, John, b. 1759, James b.1762, George b. 1765, Betty b. 1769, and Thomas b. 1773. all were baptised at St. Mary, Oldham.
Michael Rowbottom died on the 10 December 1809 in Mumps, Oldham and was buried on the 15 December 1809.

WILLIAM ROWBOTTOM, writer of the diaries, was baptised on the 17th. April 1757 at St Mary's, Oldham, Lancashire. His baptism record shows us that he was the son of Michael Rowbottom & Mary, his wife, and they lived on Burnley Lane in Chadderton. Michael was a weaver.

William spent the rest of his life, as far as we know, living and working on Burnley Lane, as a weaver.
On the 10th of November, 1777, he married Ann Allcock at St. Mary's, Prestwich.
Ann was the daughter of shoemaker Richard Allcock and his wife Ann.
Ann was baptised on the 2nd of January, 1757, at St. Mary's in Oldham.
William and Ann had a number of children. There are ten baptisms identified; nine are at St. Mary's, Oldham, and one at St. Peter's:

Baptism: 4 Jan 1778 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Michael Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Anne, his wife
Abode: Burnley Yate
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 11 Apr 1779 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mary Rowbottom - Daughter of William Rowbottom & Anne, his wife
Abode: Northmoor
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 10 Dec 1780 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Ann Rowbottom - Daughter of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Northmoor
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 22 Apr 1783 St Peter, Oldham, Lancashire, England
James Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Nanny
Abode: Burnly Lane
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 31 Jul 1785 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
William Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Northmoor
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 20 Jan 1788 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
John Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Northmoor
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 6 Jun 1790 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Betty Rowbottom - Daughter of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Burnley yate
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 16 Jun 1793 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Thomas Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Burnley-lane
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 15 Apr 1798 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
George Rowbottom - Son of William Rowbottom & Nany, his wife
Abode: Burnley-yate
Occupation: Weaver

Baptism: 20 Sep 1801 St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Frances Rowbottom - Daughter of William Rowbottom & Ann, his wife
Abode: Northmoor
Occupation: Weaver

WILLIAM died in September 1830, and was buried at St. Mary's on the 9th of the same month.

WILLIAM'S wife, Ann would outlive him and she was buried on the 29th January, 1846, at St.Mary's, Oldham.