Who Do Think You Are Bob Earnshaw? My Family History

[@alanlovatt]

You always surprise us, you put out the most interesting content, my wife and I found your search for your ancestry inspires us to do the same. Love it if you could do more, keep up the great work, you both are fantastic ❤️x

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, glad you found it interesting.

[@adelebeattie8021]

That was really interesting. A lovely insight into the Earnshaw Family. Well done Jenny for researching the history.

[@caravanningmacs8009]

Hi Bob and Jenny. Thank you for a really absorbing video. We were fascinated to se the various strands of Bob's family history picked out in the video. George is currently doing our families' trees, but research in Scotland is a little bit harder as there are not so many sources of information, as we have research remotely, but your video has given us fresh enthusiasm to continue. Terrific research from Jenny and we enjoyed the sense of pride and achievement about the family which you both clearly got from that and actually visiting the relevant locations. Smashing video - thank you both. George and Trish

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for watching, hope it's given new impetus to your own research.

[@KB-jv2fg]

It is truly amazing how much information can be found with a lot of digging and investigation. Fascinating, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes exciting!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Absolutely!

[@jeanettedodd4460]

That was a great video , blown away with all the information, Jenny must have spent literally hours collating that. How lovely to find out so much about your ancestors. Looking forward to your next video 😊 x

[@eddie7305]

Fascinating video. Well done both of you.

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Hi Bob and Jenny, wow you have done so much research Jenny it must have taken you some time to collate it all. Very interesting history of your family Bob, such a shame your grandmother was widowed so early in her marriage to your grandfather and like you say a sad story. I find it fascinating, I have done this family tree research on my family too. Great video nice that you were able to find some of the buildings you were looking for. The view from the church was amazing like you say a beautiful place to live x

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

We loved that view from the Church.

[@NorthernersonTour]

great vlog bob and jenny lovely to see places that mean something to your family history

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It feels a little like coming home, always had a strong affinity with Yorkshire.

[@ulijohnstone9201]

Great researching done! My husband and I had a few days away in our motorhome combining it with family research and it was amazing what we found out about his family. Brings it back to life 👍

[@LeeLorrie]

Loved this history of the “Ernshaw” vlog, you did this so well and made it so interesting. Thank you x

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you very much, nice of you to say.

[@Wheres_wanda_wandering]

I really enjoyed this video and the Earnshaw history. My mum has written up my family tree and I find it fascinating. Thank you. Take care Gill

[@stevemacdonald7158]

We really enjoyed this vlog, looking forward to your next one.

[@judithsmith9274]

Really interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

You're welcome

[@janhellier9466]

Lovely video. I am a family historian and found this video very interesting. It is a fascinating hobby.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, we enjoy it too.

[@berylmcnally4127]

Just watched your video, really enjoyed it. Made me think I should pick up my family tree again. Thank you

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes it's fascinating.

[@patchymel1]

Brilliant video Bob and Jenny, found it really interesting thank you. I too have have been using ancestry and am always amazed at how much information is available. I started researching my family tree at 16 and am now in my early 60’s, dipping in and out over the years. We have just watched your video sited at Cayton Village, not been a good week weather wise but enjoyable nevertheless. Thank you both for all you do

[@chazsach6594]

Lots of unsung heroes who contributed to the victory.

[@CompetaJohn]

You didn't miss much by not going to Dewsbury! 😉🤣 Interesting video, thanks for sharing.

[@johnblake3055]

really interesting video. My mother was born in Dewsbury and I've often thoughts of chasing my Yorkshire roots Val

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

You should, it is fascinating.

[@tonymarsh6748]

Been a great video guys, looking forward to ya next one 👍😊

[@carolynandcocohaywood2638]

It is fascinating founding out about your family history. I look forward to hearing about the rest of the details you discovered.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks

[@juliekayley2646]

Towneley Hall, Burnley’s jewel in the crown, you can look around the Hall most days was £5 entrance fee. Jenny have a look at Lancashire online parish records, brilliant for local bmd records. Another Great video !

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

She's looking at them right now, found my grandma and grandad's burial records, buried 45 years apart.

[@davej433]

Fascinating and in 100yrs your future relatives can actually see and hear you both on archived KZbin videos.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Good point!

[@stanirvine]

My grandmother was Emily Earnshaw from Rochdale born 1880 her father was Albert Earnshaw a winder in the mill. Started watching your show a few years back because of your name and been watching eversince

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, we're finding hundreds of Earnshaws!

[@stanirvine]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo though there would be. Thank you for your reply looking forward to your next video. I am scottish and love when you tour Scotland hope you do again soon x

[@philyoung7275]

Loved the tour of my home town. Looking forward to the Towneley Hall video. I spent a lot of weekends playing Football and cricket on the playing fields .You should have called in for a coffee to chat about your family history!😆Phil and Helen

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, it was such a pleasant surprise.

[@herewegowithtim1984]

I really enjoyed watching this.

[@lizzie9581]

very interesting Bob and Jenny loved this video

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for watching.

[@saunteringsapsfords]

Fabulous video Bob family history so interesting. And of course your history as we feel we know you a little as we have followed you for so long.my late mother has family connections to the north and Scotland. Her maiden name was Wakefield. So interesting.

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

Very interesting, well researched Jenny That was funny about the policeman. ( i remember our village policeman doing that 😂). My son lives near Huddersfield Oakes, i always complain about all the hills and small roads. I once used ancestory to find about my Mothers Mother, she passed away when mum was 7, we could never understand a connection with a Doctor being her parent, i found out that her Mother passed away when herself and brother were infants and they adopted them. I did find her brothers family too to find out we all went to school together.

[@elaineh7811]

Very interesting listening to you both about your past family 👍😁

[@sadieals]

Well done Jenny, you have obviously worked hard on this one! Having been on Ancestry myself it gets quite confusing the further back you go. Good work.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It's also easy to make mistakes and assumptions. Don't always trust other people's trees either, they often get it wrong.

[@deniseaudoire745]

That was very interesting. You must have done a lot of research before hand. Many thanks for sharing.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Jenny has been working on family histories for many years with Ancestry.co.uk.

[@christinegibbins6105]

Just love family history, been doing my son's direct lines back for some 30 years!!!! I have a link to the Queen Mary Trailers, made by Taskers of Andover in Hampshire. My father supplied them with with workshop machinery and took away all the scrap metal!!! Thank you both, fascinating. Take care.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, that is a lot of research!

[@christinegibbins6105]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Stuck in some lines though from abt. 1730 back.

[@geoffreyclayton8211]

Hi Bob & Jenny, As a family history enthusiast it was very pleasant to watch and listen to your history. Two points firstly my grandad was a cabinetmaker and upholster and died at young age with respiratory problems that was blamed on the glues and varnishes. Secondly the GRO office is based in Southport, but I do not know whether you can order certificates over the counter. On line applications take only a few working days and I usually purchase the email version and then print it off. Keep on researching. Geoff

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you that's interesting, suspected it might be an industrial illness.

[@lindahiggins9295]

Love researching family history, traced my mother’s side back to the 1800,s unfortunately my father’s family are from Dublin Eire so not much luck yet. Thoroughly enjoyed this video thanks for trip on your family’s journey. Stay safe and well xx

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

My mother's ancesters are from Ireland and are difficult to trace.

[@wanderingpaws]

Great video very interesting. I sent for some certificates during Covid and they didn’t take long to come through about 3weeks I think

[@TheFrenchiesMotorhomechannel]

found this very interesting, not just the “ isuzu attached to my thong “ bit 😂😂 , and the stunning location , but actually finding the house where john and hannah lived ! absolutely loved this , i reckon they were definitely amongst the unmarked graves , the old pic of the granby hotel where your grandad worked amazing & the police fined £5 😂 , also ediths house @22:01 , great work bob & jenny 👍 enjoyed the video

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@brianm3972]

Great video again! I too am an enthusiastic family tree chaser. Tends to go in fits and starts as brick walls are overcome. I found that linking into Family Tree as well as Ancestry is useful👍. It was one of the reasons for getting the Motorhome as I plan to travel around Yorkshire where some of my roots are based to do a bit of detective work😁

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

It's well worth doing, a great use of the Motorhome too.

[@vansforthememories]

Very interesting, I’ve tried to research mine, but missing key information like place of birth etc. Great vlog x

[@keithbradfield7825]

Tracking your family is a great thing to do

[@jamessanny6793]

Isuzu attached to your upper thong made me laugh 😂

[@lauriebooth]

Hi Bob great video In the war Central Mill also made wooden models of planes to help ack ack gunners recognise planes. My great grandfather was Wilfred booth and I have been in the factory when it was working. I am Lawrence booth

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Hello Laurie, nice to hear of someone with a connection to the firm. It must have been an absolute interesting time.

[@janicetyrrell6351]

Great video. Have you tried the General Register Office (GRO) for birth/marriage/death certificates. A lot cheaper for a pdf. to use for family history. Keep up your good work.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, the Ancestry website links take you to the GRO.

[@janicetyrrell6351]

Ancestry £24.99. GRO direct £7.50. This tip was from a Podcast Amateur Family History by Andy Holmes. Like yourselves he is very helpful and informative with lots of useful tips.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

@@janicetyrrell6351 Thanks for the tip.

[@bobparker637]

The drive around Burnley took me back. Lots of people moved into the area from Yorkshire for work. Cotton and iron were the major employers. Some of my family came from Gargrave and surrounding area. My Great Grandmother married in Gargrave but was born in Mayfair - nobody knows why she ended up in Gargrave but the only plausible idea of the many people I am in contact with is that her employer had a house in the area, still a mystery. As for Townley hall, did you take a photo of the drive with the hall behind you? George Washington is a decedent of the Towley's.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you for your memories. Innteresting about George Washington.

[@bobparker637]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo FYI Line of Descent to George Washington (First President of the United States) The First of this Line was who had issue by John TOWNELEY (1415 - 1473) Isabel SHERBURNE (1428 - 1462)Generation 2.Their Child had issue by Lawrence TOWNELEY (1448 - 1530) Wife of Lawrence (TOWNELEY) UNKNOWN (1450 - 1530)Generation 3.Their Child had issue by Henry TOWNELEY (1475 - 1531) Grace (TOWNLEY) UNKNOWN (1475 - 1531)Generation 4.Their Child had issue by Lawrence TOWNELEY (1510 - 1566) Helen HESKETH (1514 - 1566)Generation 5.Their Child had issue by Lawrence TOWNELEY (1543 - 1596) Margaret 'Mary' HARTLEY (1545 - 1596)Generation 6.Their Child had issue by Lawrence TOWNELEY (1580 - 1653) Jennet HALSTED (1580 - 1623)Generation 7.Their Child had issue by Mary TOWNELEY (1614 - 1662) Augustine WARNER (1611 - 1674)Generation 8.Their Child had issue by (Col.) Augustine WARNER Speaker of Virginia House of Burgesses (1642 - 1681) Mildred READE (1643 - 1686)Generation 9.Their Child had issue by Mildred WARNER (1670 - 1701) (Capt.) Lawrence WASHINGTON High Sheriff of Virginia (1659 - 1696)Generation 10.Their Child had issue by (Capt) Augustine WASHINGTON (1694 - 1743) Mary BALL (1709 - 1789)Generation 11.Their Child had issue by George WASHINGTON 1st US President [1788-1796] (1731 - 1799) MORE about. Martha (Custis) DANDRIDGE (1731 - 1802

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

@@bobparker637 wow, thank you.

[@bobparker637]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Jenny is a member of Ancestry that info is on there as a word document but I cannot remember which Townley it is attached to

[@annies8075]

A very interesting video, thanks. The area of where the Parkinson Street house is located is classed as one of the rough areas of Burnley, though probably wasn't way back. As you saw they have now demolished a lot of the old terraced houses and built new houses, so at least they are now trying to improve that area. I have trees on Ancestry though it can be very time consuming and also frustrating at times. One part of my tree, I have managed to trace back to the mid 1500s, but not as successful with other parts especially when a person turns out to be illegitimate. It is fascinating what you find out. I've sent for a few birth/death certificates and on one death certificate for a 3 or 4 x gt grandmother in the 1800s (off the top of my head I can't remember which), her cause of death is listed as "By the visitation of God".....which these days would certainly not be allowed 🤣🤣. I've some ancestors that were of the Quaker faith and I have found some excellent records for those ancestors, because the Quakers were good at keeping records. Last week I ordered an Ancestry DNA kit, so that will be interesting to see what info I get from that.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks for sharing. It's must be amazing to get back all the way to 1500's.

[@dbcooper7326]

Loving the Howard and Hilda coordinated outfits

[@charlessmillie8774]

Hi guys I found that really interesting great video. Beauty 👍 Chas.

[@charlessmillie8774]

My father may have flown in one of the fuselage. As he went in to arnhem by glider.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, could have been built in my Grand Uncle's factory!

[@charlessmillie8774]

Amazing small world mate.👍

[@tonyjustice4554]

had a joe Earnshaw ex royal marine from rossendale near burnley ,drooped into port siaid Egypt

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Could well have been a relative.

[@phillipreynolds5129]

Great 👍

[@davidbaldwin230]

Watched today, and found it very interesting, finding out where family members lived.done the same with my wife, looking for family ancestors. So once again very interesting. Take care and keep those videos coming.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thank you, a lot of research there.

[@alisondoherty8194]

Thanks for doing this. Very interesting for me.... your sister Alison (nee Earnshaw). Dad said his dad died of consumption.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, I guess so, tuberculosis, wondered if it could have also been brought on by glue fumes/poisoning.

[@alisondoherty8194]

Source Maxwell and Edith Earnshaw are buried in Burnley Cemetery

[@cathy2051]

Wow came across this video random came up in my news feed and watched it all is that a manchester accent ? my hubby is from there we live in ireland and if i did my family tree it would include poland, england,ireland,australia,usa,canada, I don't think i could afford it to find out, great job 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

No, I was born near Manchester, but I moved to Hertfordshire when I was 14, so it's more Hertfordshire than Manchester!

[@johnb307]

Hello Bob and Jenny thank you so much for sharing this fasinating video which is something I have also done and found so many stories that just brough many family members to life in many ways, some stories not to sweet but, it is what it is and everything I found was very interesting. As I was watching your story I looked up the "British Newspaper Archives" and there are quite a few articles there that may well help you in your quest including, company advertisments, wedding pictures (not good quality) and quite a few stories. Unfortuneatly you have to subcribe but it is certainly worth it. Good luck and take care. 👌

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, that would be an interesting source.

[@RaimoLehtinen]

Great....🙂👍

[@TravelTrollsTV]

I'm a huge family history fan so thanks for this. Any idea why the Earnshaw brothers went into business with Wilfred Booth? Not far from my patch... we might share blood from many many years ago. Bob and Dan could be Family 🤣😁😜

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, not sure how they came to meet up, they were both master cabinet makers, more research needed.

[@OC35]

My father. grandfather and great grandfather were the Booths of Earnshaw Bros and Booth.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Good to hear that, we have a common history.

[@turbostream7925]

I have traced my family history too, my mums side were from York so I always go past my grandparents house when I am nearby. Fond memories of travelling up to York on the train to stay at my grandparents. Even though you could have seen the houses on street view its not the same as going in person. It somehow makes more of a connection to think you were in the same place albeit many years later.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes, standing in their shoes, as it were.

[@lauriebooth]

Hi Bob, I have pictures of the inside of the EB&B's factory. If you are interested?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

That would be interesting.