Joseph was the oldest child of Joseph Baxendell (1734-84) and Mary Beadle. He was christened at St. Georges, Castle Street, Liverpool, 11th June 1787¹. He married Catherine or Kitty Brindle (b.1768, Yorks) at Standish Parish Church, Lancashire on 11 June 1787².
 
 

By 1782, when his first son Thomas was born, he was a Weaver of Hollins, near Oldham³. In 1794 he was living at Park, in the Parish of Ashton⁴, in 1797 a Banksman (in charge of a pithead winding engine) of Littletown, nr. Oldham³, and in 1800 was a Banksman of Oak, nr. Oldham³.
 
 

Between 1800 and his death in 1827 he moved into the London Road district of Manchester, where he established the Coal Dealer’s business in Ducie Street^5,6, which was continued by his son James.
 
 

Thomas christened 5^th Feb. 1792, St Mary’s Oldham, Lancs.³

James christened 14^th Sept 1794, St Margarets, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancs.⁴

Joseph, christened 12^th Nov 1797, St. Mary’s, Oldham, Lancs.³

William, christened 8^th Jun 1800, St. Mary’s, Oldham, Lancs.³

Betty, christened 7^th Nov 1802, St. Margaret’s, Chadderton, Hollinwood, ⁴

Jane birthdate unknown.⁵
 
 

1. International Genealogical Index: Extracted Parish registers for St George,

Liverpool.

2. Bishops Transcripts, Parish Church of Standish, Lancashire.

3. Bishops Transcripts, Parish Registers of St Mary, Oldham, Lancs.

4. Bishops Transcripts, Parish Registers of the Chapelry of St. Margarets, Chadderton, Oldham.

5. Will of Joseph Baxendell

6. Pigots Directory of Manchester, 1830.
 
 

Marriage entry of Joseph and Kitty Baxendell:

Will of Joseph Baxendell