Lancashire Diaries 1772-1910
The diaries record life in east-central Lancashire throughout the period from 1772 to 1910. The main region of geographic coverage is triangulated by Bury/Bolton, Preston and Burnley.
Samuel Scowcroft (1838–1914) kept his detailed diary for almost 50 years from February 14, 1861 to June 28, 1910. He was a well-known figure around the districts of Harwood and Bradshaw. Being from a large, well-known local family, a local grocer, the Overseer for Harwood (from March 24 1882) and generally involved in local politics and the running of the district, he was ideally placed to know a lot of people and a lot of local facts that otherwise might not now be known. The collection includes:
- Introduction
- Chronology, Surname and Place Indexes
- Letter from James Bolton, New York, 1833
- Scowcroft Tree Name Index
- List of books available through the Turton (Lancashire) Local History Society
. The names in these documents are not included in the Name Index—only in these attached files.