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Originally Posted by Rosgreave
The boy did good, didn't he Garinda?
You are right - I am proud. I would imagine the name of Hargreaves originated from the maiden name of his mother. My grandfather also had the christian name of Hargreaves and was quite possibly called after him. Also the name has been used in all successive generations of our family. However until I became interested in family research I knew nothing at all about Hargreaves Gill.
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There are still a lot of Hargreaves in this area.
Some were mill owners, and are descendents of James Hargreaves, the inventor of the Spinning Jenny. A machine which helped the industrial revolution flourish, and made this area, at that time, the world centre for cotton cloth production.
There's some info about that branch of Hargreaves on this link.
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