Rachel OLIVE

1844 - 1899  (54 years)   Has 3 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

John OLIVE

Abt 1812 - 1867  (55 years)

Birth	Abt 1812	Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	13 Aug 1867	Lytham, Lancashire, England
	Age: 56y
Buried	17 Aug 1867	Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 56y
Father	? OLIVE
Family	Nancy AINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1815, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	24 May 1835	Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Alice OLIVE,   b. 5 Sep 1835, Tottington / Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   2. Richard OLIVE,   b. 14 Aug 1837, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   3. Thomas OLIVE,   b. 29 Jan 1840, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   4. William OLIVE,   b. 25 Feb 1842, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   5. Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   6. Amos OLIVE,   b. 10 Jun 1847, Bury district, Lancashire, England

Nancy AINSWORTH

Abt 1815 - 1879  (64 years)

Birth	Abt 1815	Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	16 May 1879	Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 64y
Buried	20 May 1879	Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 64y
Family	John OLIVE,   b. Abt 1812, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	24 May 1835	Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Alice OLIVE,   b. 5 Sep 1835, Tottington / Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   2. Richard OLIVE,   b. 14 Aug 1837, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   3. Thomas OLIVE,   b. 29 Jan 1840, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   4. William OLIVE,   b. 25 Feb 1842, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   5. Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   6. Amos OLIVE,   b. 10 Jun 1847, Bury district, Lancashire, England

John ROTHWELL

Abt 1848 - 1906  (58 years)

Birth	Abt 1848	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	28 Mar 1906	Gorsey Clough, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 58y
Family	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Edgar Olive ROTHWELL,   b. Between Oct 1873 and Dec 1873, Bury district, Lancashire, England   2. Nancy Alice ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1875 and Jun 1875, Bury district, Lancashire, England   3. Harold Olive ROTHWELL,   b. Between Oct 1876 and Dec 1876, Bury district, Lancashire, England   4. Edith ROTHWELL,   b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879, Tottington, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   5. Lionel Coningsby ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1881 and Jun 1881, Bury, Lancashire, England   6. Ernest ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882, Bury district, Lancashire, England

Edgar Olive ROTHWELL

1873 - 1891  (17 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1873 and Dec 1873	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Jan 1891 and Mar 1891	Bury district, Lancashire, England
	Age: 17y
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Nancy Alice ROTHWELL

1875 - 1875  (0 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1875 and Jun 1875	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Oct 1875 and Dec 1875	Bury district, Lancashire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Harold Olive ROTHWELL

1876 - 1877  (0 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1876 and Dec 1876	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Apr 1877 and Jun 1877	Bury district, Lancashire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Edith ROTHWELL

1879 -

Birth	Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879	Tottington, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Lionel Coningsby ROTHWELL

1881 - 1909  (28 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1881 and Jun 1881	Bury, Lancashire, England
Died	13 Dec 1909	Gorsey Clough, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
	Age: 28y
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

Ernest ROTHWELL

1882 - 1882  (0 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882	Bury district, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882	Bury district, Lancashire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother	Rachel OLIVE,   b. 3 Oct 1844, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England

• Name	Rachel OLIVE
  Birth	3 Oct 1844	Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	OND 1844 Bury Union district, Volume 21, Page 338 Mother's Maiden Surname: Ainsworth
  Baptism	11 Oct 1844	Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Living at Moss-side Possibly baptised twice: Baptised 11 October 1844 = Elton All Saints Church & Baptised 25 December 1844 = Radcliffe
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	25 Dec 1844	Radcliffe St Mary's Parish Church, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Living at Tottington
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 6y
  	HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7 Daughter, Scholles Day School
  1861 Census	7 Apr 1861	Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 16y
  	RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13 Daughter, Unmarried
  1871 Census	2 Apr 1871	Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 26y
  	RG10/3947, Folio 10, Page 14 Daughter, Unmarried, Annuitant
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Elton View, Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Age: 36y
  	RG11/3868, Folio 80, Page 23 Wife, Married, Farmer's Wife
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	32 Bold Street, North Meols, Southport, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Age: 46y
  	RG12/3036, Folio 93, Page 9 Visitor, Married
  Ancestor Count	3
  Descendant Count	6
  Newspaper Article	18 Dec 1891	Woolfold Paper Mills, Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire, England   [9]
  	Olive brothers being dissolved from 31 December 1891. In future Thomas & William Olive will continue the business.
  Reference Number	H 1137a
  Death	Between Jul 1899 and Sep 1899	Fylde district, Lancashire, England   [10]
  	Age: 54y
  	JAS 1899 Fylde district, Volume 08E, Page 499
  Person ID	I4256	Ruth
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	John OLIVE,   b. Abt 1812, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 13 Aug 1867, Lytham, Lancashire, England (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Nancy AINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1815, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 16 May 1879, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1835	Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England   [11]
  	John was a Blacksmith, of Radcliffe Parish Nancy was a Spinster, of Radcliffe Parish By Banns, John signed, Nancy made her mark
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John ROTHWELL,   b. Abt 1848, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 28 Mar 1906, Gorsey Clough, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [12, 13]
  	JFM 1873 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 593 Possibly 09 January 1873 at Tottington
  Children	1. Edgar Olive ROTHWELL,   b. Between Oct 1873 and Dec 1873, Bury district, Lancashire, England d. Between Jan 1891 and Mar 1891, Bury district, Lancashire, England (Age 17 years)   2. Nancy Alice ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1875 and Jun 1875, Bury district, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1875 and Dec 1875, Bury district, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)   3. Harold Olive ROTHWELL,   b. Between Oct 1876 and Dec 1876, Bury district, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1877 and Jun 1877, Bury district, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)   4. Edith ROTHWELL,   b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879, Tottington, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England   5. Lionel Coningsby ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1881 and Jun 1881, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 13 Dec 1909, Gorsey Clough, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 28 years)   6. Ernest ROTHWELL,   b. Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882, Bury district, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1882 and Jun 1882, Bury district, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F2227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Oct 1844 - Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Baptism - 11 Oct 1844 - Elton All Saints Parish Church, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Baptism - 25 Dec 1844 - Radcliffe St Mary's Parish Church, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England 1851 Census - Age: 6y - 30 Mar 1851 - Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England 1861 Census - Age: 16y - 7 Apr 1861 - Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England 1871 Census - Age: 26y - 2 Apr 1871 - Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Marriage - Between Jan 1873 and Mar 1873 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 54y - Between Jul 1899 and Sep 1899 - Fylde district, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  RACHEL ROTHWELL nee OLIVE Possibly died 12 August 1899 Blackpool and buried 16 August 1899 aged 54 at Tottington and lived at Gorsey Clough. Olives Paper Mill, Tottington Road, Bury, Lancashire was an extensive paper mill established between 1844 and 1893, with previous usage prior to this as a bleach works. The site was situated at the base of a U-shaped valley with the Kirklees Brook running adjacent. William Robert Vernon, Commercial Traveller, was mentioned in Thomas's Will Index. William Robert Vernon (born approx 1859 Tottington / Bury): Married Mary Jane Tweedale in AMJ 1879 Parents were Robert (born approx 1800 Chapel le Frith) & Mary Ann Vernon (Paper Maker) ADDRESSES: Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (30 March 1851) Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (07 April 1861) Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871) Elton View, Bolton Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881) 32 Bold Street, North Meols, Southport, Lancashire (05 April 1891) OCCUPATIONS: Scholles Day School (30 March 1851) - (07 April 1861) Annuitant (02 April 1871) Farmers Wife (03 April 1881) - (05 April 1891) CENSUSES: (1844-1899) 30 March 1851 - yes 07 April 1861 - yes 02 April 1871 - yes 03 April 1881 - yes 05 April 1891 - yes 31 March 1901 - 02 April 1911 - Parish Registers: Baptism: Found - Marriage: Burial: Last checked: 16 January 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S5297] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Olive, Rachel - 1844 - Elton, Page 16, No. 123. [S3566] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Olive, Rachel - 1844 - Radcliffe, Page 113, No. 898. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, OND 1844 Bury Union, Volume 21, Page 338. [S3570] 1851 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7. [S2910] 1861 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13. [S2911] 1871 Census - Olive, Nancy, RG10/3947, Folio 10, Page 14. [S5294] 1881 Census - Rothwell, John & Rachel nee Olive, RG11/3868, Folio 80, Page 23. [S5295] 1891 Census - Rothwell, John & Rachel nee Olive, RG12/3036, Folio 93, Page 9. [S1058] Newspaper - London Gazette - Olive, Thomas, William & Rachel, 18 December 1891, Page 6992. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, JAS 1899 Fylde, Volume 08E, Page 499. [S3564] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Olive, John & Ainsworth, Nancy - 1835 - Radcliffe, Page 198, No. 594. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JFM 1873 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 593. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, CE28/1/66.