Sunday 25 May 2014

Last Days in Sunderland

According to Graces Guide, John Wesley Hackworth became a Consulting Engineer at Darlington, then Sunderland and later in London. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Wesley_Hackworth

1881 John W. Hackworth is living as a Lodger at 31 Hurworth Terrace, Darlington, (age 60 and born at Walbottle) and is a Widower and a Civil and Mechanical Consulting Engineer.



John Wesley Hackworth died in Sunderland on July 13th 1891 at the age of 71 and was buried at West Cemetery, Darlington. This photo from this site https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140619594/john-wesley-hackworth
but there is one that you can enlarge on this site by Bolckow https://www.flickr.com/photos/bolckow/14655745339/in/album



John Wesley Hackworth, Engineer (1820 -1891) and his wife Anne and family- West Cemetery, Darlington


John Wesley Hackworth, Engineer (1820 -1891) and his wife Anne and other family . 
East Side IHS 
In Loving Memory of ANNE HACKWORTH wife of JOHN WESLEY HACKWORTH Engineer of this town died September 14 1872 aged 54 years. 
Also of the above JOHN WESLEY HACKWORTH who died July 13 1891 aged 71 years. My boast is not that I deduce my birth from loins enthroned and rulers of the earth/ but higher far my proud pretensions rise the son of parents passed into the skies. 
South Face ALBERT Son of J.W. & A. HACKWORTH Died February 11 1904/ Aged 50 years. 
North Face ALBERT ERNEST only son of/ ALBERT & ESTHER HACKWORTH Died June 23 1921 aged 35 years interred at Montreal, Canada.

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