When Jonas Rushworth was born before 7 December 1806, in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Rushworth, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Priestley, was 11803. He married Elizabeth Bairstow on 20 October 1828, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1862, his occupation is listed as carpet weaver in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: habitational name from Rishworth (Yorkshire), from Old English risc ‘rush’ + worth ‘enclosure’. There is often confusion between this name and Rushforth .
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