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John Nowell was a stonemason, and with his brother Joseph followed the civil engineering projects from Macclesfield to Widnes to Liverpool to Chorley to Todmorden to Salford. They were the elder sons of clothier Isaac Nowell (Joseph remarried after 1837 so I have his father's name and profession). John andJoseph were born in the early years of the 19th century. Both brothers had children during their nomadic journey and you can follow their jobs together. I traced Isaac's ancestry but there seems to be no clear link to the civil engineering Nowell branch. That family, descended I am sure from a Benjamin, appear to originate outside Dewsbury, perhaps more closely related to the Nowell senior branch in Lancashire.
I would love to see the picture of the inscription; thanks.
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