FlaxMoss House Haslingden

[alderjones]

Where was Flax Moss House and when was it demolished?
Also I read that when William Turner the mill owner died his mills closed.
 I know he had no sons but surely one of his daughters and her husband could have kept the
business going?

[mosiefish]

Hi,

Flaxmoss house was off Helmshore Road.  It is marked on the following map:
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/towns/HELMSHORE.GIF

Click to enlarge and then navigate to the far right hand side and roughly in the centre.  You should see Flaxmoss and then just below Flaxmoss House.

Regards,
Mo

[BashLad]

Are you related to the turners? If you are there are many local history books written about that family.

As for when was it demolished - it wasn't - http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/181/properties/50002044/MED_50002044_50002133.pdf

Ultimately you have to remember he had 11 daughters and no sons. Which one of the 11 potential son-in-laws ought to have been given charge of his estate? I think it was all just sold off and divided up.

[Hassy Girl]

It was stipulated in Turners will that should he leave no male issue all his mills and associated property should be sold off.

On 9th September  1852 at the Turners Arms in Helmshore all of his numerous properties and mills were auctioned.

[alderjones]

Thanks for info so far.
From somewhere I'd got Turner dying 23 March 1857 and being first burial at new Musbury church
which obviously doesn't tally with the 1852 on lancsbmd and the sale info.
One of my ancestors was a gardener there as well as at several other properties in Lancs in his lifetime ending at The Laund in Baxenden.
There is a tale in the Helmshore Historian Summer 1961 based on Haslingden Observer July 16 1927
about Turner trusting one of his gardeners to take a watch for repair and then having the employee
attacked to see if he would protect the goods. Would obviously like this to be my ancestor but have read both these articles and no name given.
Mike

[jilldel]

Hi

I was interested to read this thread about Flaxmoss house and thanks to link I have identified where Flaxmoss is!
I have just found a batch of christenings regarding my ancestors and James Ashworth 1818 lived in Flaxmoss.  Some of his siblings - Peggy 1825, Alice 1828, Richard 1830 and Ann 1833 list Holme as their address but I have not yet located this.  Does anyone know it?

William b 1823 is my direct ancestor and his parents are RICHARD & MARY.   

The Baptism records are listed as St James, Haslingden.

I am working pre-census here and there are so MANY Ashworths - it's hard to unpack them all!!

Thanks, Jill

[Hassy Girl]

Hi Jill
The Holme was located between Haslingden and Townsendfold and was basically only a couple of miles as the crow flies from Flaxmoss. If you go on to Google Maps and type in Townsendfold it will show you the location of the area and then move slightly north and west and you will find Flaxmoss.

[Lampman]

This is a belated addition,but some information may be found on the www.helmshore.com website.

[alderjones]

Thanks for the info - have visited it and got the Turner info
 Mike