Children of Hannah and Charles Brightwen

To Mountmellick Monthly Meeting of Friends

Dear Friends,

                     Hannah Maria Brightwen a member of this meeting has removed to Ashbrook near Ballacolla in the compass of years, And, upon inquiry made relative to her conduct and respecting debts, nothing appears to prevent the issuing of a Certificate on her behalf; we therefore recommend her to your Christian care, and remain with love,

                                     Your Friends.

Signed in & on behalf of Brighouse Monthly Meeting, held at Bradford 11^th of 11^th month 1870.

Joshua S. Robson

Clerk

Signed in and on behalf of the Women's Monthly Meeting.

Lucy Walker

Clerk

To the Monthly Meeting of Mountmellick

We hereby inform you of our acceptance, this day, of your certification on behalf of Hannah Maria Brightwen, dated the 19^th of 3^rd m^o 1874.

Signed in and on behalf of Pickering & Hull Monthly Meeting, held at Hull the 15^th of 7^th month 1874.

Alfred Wright

Clerk

BROADHEAD—BRIGHTWEN.—July 31st, at the Friends' Meeting House, Scarborough, William Henry, only son of Henry Broadhead, of Chapel-Allerton, to Hannah Maria, daughter of the late Charles Brightwen, of Newcastle.

C.E. B^RIGHTWEN.

(SUCCESSOR TO SOUTHALL & CLARE,)

128, BRIGGATE, LEEDS,

N.B.—(OPPOSITE THE END OF COMMERCIAL STREET),

Begs to submit the following list of articles, all of which he can recommend with confidence to the notice of the public generally, viz.:—

TEAS, from India, China, and Japan...COFFEES of peculiarly fine flavour.

COCOAS, a selection of best qualities.   FRUITS cleaned by our new process, and fit for immediate use.

SPICES of all kinds, &c., &c.

TINNED MEATS.—Boiled Beef, Corned Beef, Boiled Mutton, Boiled Rabbit, Texas Tongues.    Huntley & Palmer's Reading Biscuits.   Cross & Blackwell's Pickles, Sauces, and Condiments.   Keiller's Dunder Marmalade.   Brightwen's Baking Power of guaranteed purity and excellence, &c., &c., &c.

FOR BEST

        TEAS!

GO TO

C.E. BRIGHTWEN

(LATE SOUTHALL & CLARK),        

TEA DEALER AND FAMILY GROCER,

128, BRIGGATE, LEEDS.

OUR 2S. 8D. TEA STANDS UNEQUALLED.

DELICIOUS TEA.

C.E. BRIGHTWEN,

TEA DEALER AND FAMILY GROCER,

128, BRIGGATE, LEEDS,

CALLS Special Attention to his delicious TEA

PER 2/8 LB.

The largest selection of TINNED GOODS in Leeds.

Send for Detailed LIST, published Monthly.

C.E. BRIGHTWEN

HAS now received some Choice Parcels of NEW SEASONS' TEAS, which are of excellent value. He specially recommends his

CELEBRATED CHALLENGE TEA,

2/8 per lb., for Family use.

128, BRIGGATE, LEEDS.

C.E. BRIGHTWEN,

128, BRIGGATE, LEEDS,

TEA DEALER, FAMILY GROCER, FRENCH and ITALIAN WAREHOUSEMAN, DEALER in COFFEES, COCOAS, COLONIAL PRODUCE, FOREIGN FRUITS, &c., &c.

TERMS:—Cash, less 5 per cent. discount (sugars excepted) on all purchases amounting to 5s. and upwards.  Carriage paid on all orders amounting to £2.

A TOURIST AGENT AND HIS DEBTS.—At the London Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday, a sitting was held before Mr Registrar Murray, for the public examination of Mr O H Caygill, who is well known in Wakefield. It will be remembered that the debtor was, prior to November last, the proprietor of "Caygill's Tours" in the Strand, having numerous branches all over the country. The accounts filed by the debtor show liabilities £33,464 2s. 9d., of which £3956 16s. is unsecured, the assets being estimated at the same amount. From the preliminary examination of the debtor, it appeared that he commenced business five-and-a-half years ago in Leeds. In January, 1883, he entered into partnership with Mr C E Brightwen, who carried on a separate business in Leeds as a grocer. Brightwen brought £3000 into the concern as capital, and he was to receive a quarter share of this profits of the business. That partnership had been dissolved by mutual consent, end Mr Brightwen had once failed, his whereabouts being unknown. Mr Bowen, on behalf of the trustee, stated that shortly before the failure the business had been sold to a united company, and the assets set out be the debtor consisted of the value of the shares which had been given to him for the purchase of the business. [. . . continues, but without further reference to Brightwen]

BRIGHTWEN, CHARLES EDWARD (at A. 1860–5), son of Charles and Hannah (Rowntree) Brightwen, was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne 27th of Seventh Month, 1850. His mother died in 1853, and his father in 1858. Under the care of his uncle, the late John Rowntree, he and his sister lived at Scarborough for some time. While at Ackworth he took a great interest in the then "Society of Arts," and carried off many prizes for pencil drawings. After Ackworth he was at Bootham School, York, for a year and a half. At Christmas, 1866, he was apprenticed to the grocery business with his uncle, John Rowntree, of Scarborough, and remained with him till his health broke down in 1870, when the doctor, fearing consumption, ordered a long sea voyage. Accordingly he went in a sailing vessel to Australia and other parts. This voyage proved of great benefit, as there was no return afterwards of the affection of the lungs. His faculty for making friends was a great help to him in his travels. Wit health fairly established he was successively in the employ of Benjamin Candler of Littlehampton, Samuel Fox Armitage of Nottingham, and Henry King of York. After these, he settled in business for himself in Leeds, where he was attacked with rheumatic fever, and had a long and dangerous illness. In 1877 he married Lucy Broadhead, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Broadhead of Leeds. He had the misfortune to lose his entire capital by an investment with a London firm. A post was then made for him by his brother-in-law, Walter J. Kaye, M.A., of Ilkley College. Here he remained for nine years, his cheery happy manner and the thorough heartiness which he threw into the interests of the boys made him always popular. On W.J. Kaye returning to Harrogate, C.E. Brightwen continued to reside in Ilkley. His health again began to fail, and he was ordered to a warmer climate for the winter of 1894–5. Accompanied by his wife, he spent the cold months in Egypt. This prolonged his life for a time, but he gradually relapsed, until in Tenth Month, 1895, he was confined to bed, under great weakness and suffering; yet his restful, bright and happy spirit allowed no word of murmuring or impatience to escape him. He lingered till twentieth of Second Month, 1896, when he passed gently and peacefully away in his forty-sixth year.