6 St. Patricks Road North (1901)

Here resided James William Hardman, a chemist (drugstore we presume) and his wife Susannah. James  was born in another industrial Lancashire town, Radcliffe.  Although it's part of Manchester now. Situated in the borough of Bury, Radcliffe appears in an entry of the Domesday Book as "Radeclive". Derived from the old english "red" and "cliff".

"Radcliffe Town Centre as we see today was originally called Radcliffe Bridge and developed around the road crossing over the River Irwell which allowed the Manchester to Blackburn packhorse trail to pass through Radcliffe Bridge along the route now called Blackburn Street. Radcliffe Bridge contained a small number of cottage industries amongst agricultural farmland until the early part of the industrial revolution but by the late-19th century,"
From Radcliffe Baseline and Options Report

Also present at the St. Annes house are his children; Elsie Hannah Leah,  Sydney Clifford and Bertha F.

Little can be discovered of the Hardman family roots. His Father Joseph was born in Pilkington, which is close to Radcliffe, in 1808.  Although the town is most known for cotton manufacture in the industrial revolution, we find Joseph was a shopkeeper, although of what is unknown. There are many Hardmans  in the Radcliffe area but its difficult to link them to Joseph (1)

In 1911 the family still reside in St. Annes. Present are the children Ethel, Elsie and Sidney, all listed as single in their 30s (Sidney 29). It seems unusual they would all be single at that age.  Unfortunately James neglected to write his full address on the census return so we don't know if they still lived at the 1901 address.
We find Sidney is now an assistant chemist to his father whereas in 1901 he was a apprentice electrical engineer.

James initially lived in Leeds with his wife. This is shown on the 1881 census. Five children were born there. The  last 2 were born in Horsforth, Yorkshire.  I can find no record of definite record of James on the 1871 Census or of the marriage to Susannah.

The site "Leodis, a photographic archive of Leeds" has a picture containing the 1881 residence of James, 96 Caledonia Road (2)

In 1891 the family live on Hyde Park Road, Burley, Parish of Headingly cum Burley, Borough of Leeds.


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In 1901 The family live at 6 St. Patricks Road North, St. Annes on Sea
One of these Houses


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In the 1861 census James aged 14 lives with his parents at 93 Granville Place in Burslem, Staffordshire. James' mother Hannah was born in Bilston, Staffordshire.  Burslem was one of six pottery towns that amalgamated to form Stoke-on-Trent.  Bilston is roughly 40km from Burslem.

The history of the county of Stafford vol 8 notes Granville Place being near the southern end of Waterloo Road (3) But doesn't seem to exist today.


In the 1851 census the Joseph Hardman family lived 85 Blackburn street, Radcliffe (now considered Bury). This has long since been rebuilt.

Here is an image of Blackburn Street in the 1920s

There is an image of Blackburn Street around 1877 on Flickr.  Perhaps Joseph Hardman had one of these shops.

In the 1841 census, Joseph is also a shopkeeper in Blackburn Street, Radcliffe

Family Tree

Records

Marriage: 17 Nov 1835 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Joseph Hardman - Shop Keeper, Bachelor, the Parish of Radcliffe
Hannah Jones - Spinster, this Parish
    Witness: Thomas Horridge; E. Pilkington
    Married by Banns by: Thos. P. Kirkman Curate
    Register: Marriages 1832 - 1837 From the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 391, Entry 1173
    Source: LDS Film 1545467/1545468