John was the son of John Horrocks and Jane Booth. He was born on 27th March 1768 at Edgworth, Lancashire, and baptised on 24th April 1768 at St Peter, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire.[1]
Founder of Horrocks Cotton empire, with brother Samuel. [2]
In 1802 he entered parliament as tory member for Preston, it was a brief political career. [3]
John married Mary Lomax on 25th April 1790 at Bolton Le Moors St Peter, Lancashire.[4]
He was interred on 16th March 1804 at Penwortham, Lancashire.[5][6]
Sources
↑ Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives. (Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013., Reference Number: L243/1/2/1, Archive Roll: 854, ; accessed 1 Sep 2020, Free Ancestry Image)
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 September 2020), memorial page for John Horrocks Sr. (27 Mar 1768–1 Mar 1804), Find a Grave Memorial no. 92619564, citing St Mary Churchyard, Penwortham, South Ribble Borough, Lancashire, England).
"Jane Horrocks." Who Do You Think You Are? (Series 2, Episode 5). BBC One. 8 Feb 2006.
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