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Bob Dobson · 14-07-2022, 09:34

I have a family pedigree chart, published in 1873, of this family. It starts in 1708 with the birth of John Hargreaves of Higham who married a girl from neighbouring Marton. They had a descendant called Thomas, who is described as 'of Oak Hill near Blackburn' I ame enquiring to see if there was such a house near Blackburn, as I think it is the mansion in Oak hill Park. he married Margaret Wilson from Baxenden - susrely she was a neighbour .

They had several children, including a Benjamin ( there are several with this name on the tree) about who nothing is shoen except the phrase 'ob enf' I am enquiring as to the meaning of this phrase. I think it may mean still birth of a child.
This family were in the top echelon of important Accringtonians. It would be good to find their descendants in the artea today.

14-07-2022, 09:34	#1
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Hargreaves family of Broad Oak I have a family pedigree chart, published in 1873, of this family. It starts in 1708 with the birth of John Hargreaves of Higham who married a girl from neighbouring Marton. They had a descendant called Thomas, who is described as 'of Oak Hill near Blackburn' I ame enquiring to see if there was such a house near Blackburn, as I think it is the mansion in Oak hill Park. he married Margaret Wilson from Baxenden - susrely she was a neighbour . They had several children, including a Benjamin ( there are several with this name on the tree) about who nothing is shoen except the phrase 'ob enf' I am enquiring as to the meaning of this phrase. I think it may mean still birth of a child. This family were in the top echelon of important Accringtonians. It would be good to find their descendants in the artea today.