Summary

Born about 1753 William Glover married Ruth Sephton in Rainford, Lancashire in 1773. He was a husbandman (farmer). Their children include Hugh Glover (b.1773).

Hugh Glover (wife Mary) had a daughter Ruth, who was baptised in 1804. Her illegitimate son, Hugh Glover, was born 1829 in Upholland.

His mother Ruth Glover later married Johnathan Bibby.

In 1841 Hugh Glover, aged about 10, was living at Hocks Farm, Rainford, his mother also in Rainford at Maypole Brow. Over several censuses, he had relatives of his family living with him which would indicate the poverty that the families had to endure at the time.

It was whilst he was living with his mother in Eccleston, St. Helens that Hugh Glover married Mary Pye in 1852.

In 1866 Thomas was born who married Amelia Maria Lomas in 1886. By 1891 they had moved from Prescot/Rainford to Westhoughton.
Thomas was born there in 1898 who married my grandmother Mary Jane Lowe in 1919 in Coppull after WWI.

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The early Glovers were farmers and farm labourers, wages and standards of living were low, finding work where it was available and regularly having to move between Rainford, Upholland and Skelmerdale. In times of need, relatives shared the same accomodation.

It was the mid 19th century that they became coal miners. Thomas Glover (b. 1866) later moved towards Wigan and its local coalfields, his son also called Thomas finally residing in Standish / Coppull and married Mary Jane Lowe.

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A modern map showing the closeness of Rainford, Skelmersdale and Upholland, which in those days were just fields away. Some of the old footpaths and tracks still survive today.

 

Dalton

The rural parish of Dalton lies to the north of Up Holland and east of Ormskirk. The landscape is dominated by Ashurst Hill, 570 feet above sea level, which is crowned by a beacon tower re-erected in 1768 by Lord Skelmersdale when a French invasion was regarded as imminent. Watches were stationed at the beacon day and night to light the fire if the enemy landed. It is well probable then that some of the watches between 1768 and 1814 were done by the Glover family of my ancestors.

From the Beacon and the surrounding fields there are extensive views across the West Lancashire plain and, on a clear day, the mountains of Wales and the Lake District can be seen. In the 2001 census Dalton has a population of 348.
West Lancashire District Council

Other records

Although there are no definite links the following record is most likely of significance.

Marriage: 14 Jul 1735 All Saints, Childwall, Lancashire, England Hugh Glover & Hannah Potter, both of Prescot, licence IGI

 

History Notes

Battle of Trafalgar- Nelson killed	Napoleonic Wars	Battle of Waterloo	French Revolution	Liverpool & Manchester Railway	Crimean War	Manchester Ship Canal opens
1805	1803 - 1815	1815	1830	1830	1854	1894

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This Page Last Corrected and Updated 13/11/2009