Rushden Research Group: Patenall W A & A

William A & Angelina Patenall

Nathan Crick aged 38, wife Caroline, children Elizabeth 19, James 17, Angelina 15, and Charles G, were all working together at shoe making at 7 Orchard Cottages, off High Street. Eventually expanding by taking on out workers about 1884, he was trading 9543 pairs by 1886.

In 1890 Nathan went into partnership with William A Patenall on the marriage of William to his daughter Angelina. They established a factory in partnership In North Street as Crick & Patenall working on one floor of the three storey building.

In 1908 Caroline Crick died and the following year Nathan died aged 66 and was buried on 23^rd October alongside his wife in Grave B816.

In loving memory of Caroline Barry CRICK the wife of Nathan CRICK who passed away August 31st 1908 aged 66 years. "If we have so lived that the world has been made better and brighter because we have been, death will not be death to us but just the lifting of a latch and just a step into the open air". Also of Nathan CRICK husband of the above who passed away October 19th 1909 aged 66 years. For many years our family chain was gently linked together but oh that chain is broken now two links have gone together. Father & mother how we miss you.

William A Patenall was son of Alexander and Sarah Patenall. In 1891 now aged 27, William was a boot manufacturer, living at Higham Ferrers, with his wife Angelina (Lena), and their daughter Blanch aged 4 months.

By 1895 they had moved back to Rushden, and lived at 7 North Street. Here by 1901 they had three children, Blanch Evelyn now aged 10, and Percy Charles aged six, born at Higham Ferrers, and Hedley Alfred born in Rushden aged 4.

A new house was built in 1906 the family moved to 48 Higham Road and two years later their second daughter Doreen Lena was born.



	Holmehurst - 48 Higham Road A glass panel over the door and a date stone on the gable and two stones either side of the windows, enhance this property.

On the death of his father-in-law the company was renamed W A Patenall & Sons, with his sons Hedley and Percy also working in the business. Percy enlisted in the Northamptonshire regiment in 1914, and was killed in action.

Rushden Echo, 22nd March 1918, transcribed by Kay Collins

A Limited Liability Company has been registered under the title of W. A. Patenall and Sons, with a capital of £5,000 in £1 shares, as boot and shoe manufacturers, hide and leather merchants, manufacturers of and dealers in waterproof appliances, cements, oils, paints, and other preparations, tanners, curriers, etc. The subscribers (each with one share) are: W. A. Patenall, 48 Higham-road, Rushden, boot manufacturer; H. A. Patenall, 48 Higham-road, Rushden, boot manufacturer. The first directors are to be appointed by the subscribers. Messrs. Simpson and Mason are the solicitors, and the company is a private one.

William Alfred Patenall died in 1925 and his wife Angelina Patenall in 1952, and they are buried in Rushden cemetery Grave C122.

Sacred to the memory of my dear husband William Alfred PATENALL who fell asleep June 6th 1925 aged 61 years. "Loved and remembered". And his beloved wife Angelina PATENALL who passed peacefully away February 22nd 1952 aged 86 years. Reunited. Also the dearly loved son of the above treasured memories of my beloved husband Hedley Alfred PATENALL who entered into rest February 21st 1941 aged 44 years. Percy Charles died 15th Sept 1979.

Olive House No 56 Higham Road

Shortly before his father's death, Hedley married Olive K Nurrish who lived nearby in Olive House. She was daughter of William Nurrish of the firm Nurrish & Pallett of Shirley Road.

The business was eventually sold to C K Woods about 1928.

William Percival Patenall (son of James) was born in Rushden in 1928 and lived in Queen Street with his parents and brother Dick. His Great Grandfathers, Crick and Patenall, had been Wholesale Boot and Shoe Manufacturers in town. He donated a small notebook, kept by his gt. grandfather Nathan Crick, to Eric Fowell.

W P Percival "Bill" died in 2010.