30 Oct 2007

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

Return to Front Page

ARKWRIGHT and family.

Sir Richard Arkwright, 1732-1792

Sir Richard Arkwright 1732-1792

A great deal has been written elsewhere about Richard ARKWRIGHT, a man who changed the world more than most great statesmen. Born in Lancashire in 1732, youngest of 13 children, he came to Cromford in 1771 to build a water-powered cotton-spinning mill, and introduced the factory system to England and the world. Knighted in 1786, he died at 60, immensely rich and his family married into the landed aristocracy. His mills were copied worldwide, England became the first true Industrial Society, and Arkwright England's first Industrial knight.

Below are some paintings of Richard and his family, and an outline of the ARKWRIGHT family tree. More about Sir Richard Arkwright at:

Sir Richard Arkwright 1732-1792
Painted by Brown 1790
Susannah Hurt 1761-1835
Painted by Wright 1788
Willersley Castle, Cromford, built as
his family home by Sir Richard Arkwright
Richard Arkwright jun.1755-1843
Painted by ?
?
Painted by ?
Robert 1783-1859, Richard 1781-1832
Peter 1784-1866, by Wright 1791
Elizabeth 1780-1838, Charles 1786-1850
John 1785-1858, by Wright 1791
Mary 1757-1827, Richard 1755-1843
Mary 1788-1803, by Wright 1790
Elizabeth Arkwright 1780-1838

ARKWRIGHT Tree

    | | | | | | 1647 1648 1651 William Nicholas 1671 Elizabeth ARKWRIGHT-------v---------? HURT------v-----LOWE 1710 | 1711 | 1714 | | |---------|----|---|---|------| | | | | | | | 1683 1685 1689 1691 ? | Elizabeth Mary Richard Thomas John | 1753 | | | | | | | | | | | 1691 1693 1678 1680 Thomas 1717 Ellen Charles 1709 Catherine ARKWRIGHT------v-------HODGEKINSON HURT------v----ROSELL 1753 | 1778 1763 | 1756 | | | | |-----|----|----|----|----|-------|-----| | | | | | | | | | 1718 1720 1723 1724 1724 1727 1732 | Ellen Ann Mary Elizabeth William Janet Richard | 1793 1800 1774 1792 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1734 1732 1732 1722 1720 Patience 1755 Sir Richard 1761 Margaret Francis 1751 Mary HOLT-------v-------ARKWRIGHT--------v----BIGGENS HURT------v----GELL 1756 | 1792 | 1811 1783 | 1801 | | | | |----|----|-----| | | | | | | 1755 1762 1764 1761 | Richard Susannah Ellen Anne | | 1835 (inf) (inf) | | | | | | | | | 1757 1755 1762 1758 Mary 1780 Richard Susannah 1780 Charles SIMPSON----v----ARKWRIGHT ARKWRIGHT------------v---------HURT 1827 | 1843 1835 | 1834 | | |---------|-------|------|-----|----|----|--|----|------|----|-------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1780 1781 1783 1784 1785 1786 1788 1791 1793 1796 1798 | Elizabeth Richard Robert Peter John Charles Mary Joseph Anne Frances Harriet | 1838 1832 1859 1866 1858 1850 1803 1864 1844 1866 1815 | | |-------|------|-------|----|----|--------|----|--------|------|--|----| | | | | | | | | | | | 1782 1783 1785 1786 1788 1789 1790 1793 1795 1797 1799 Charles Mary Richard Mary Fred Margaret John Susannah Edward Frances John Anne | Anne Nicholas Octavius Nicholas Francis | 1872 Thomas | | | 1785 | Richard 1781 Stephen 1808 Caroline HURT-------v----SHUTTLEWORTH 1851 | 1827 | |--------|------|-------|--|------| | | | | | 1813 1815 1817 1820 1823 Margaret Robert Richard Georgiana Philip | | | | | 1803 1813 Nathan 1838 Margaret HUBBERSTY----v-----HURT 1881 | 1845 | | |-------|---|---|------|-----|----| | | | | | | 1839 1840 1842 1843 1845 Richard Charles Nathan Henry Mary Margaret NOTES 1803 Nathan HUBBERSTY: see Census for: 1841, 1851 and 1881 1820 Georgiana HURT: see Census for: 1871

Compiled, formatted, hyperlinked, encoded, and copyright © 2006, John Palmer All Rights Reserved.