Enoch Bradshaw, of Freckleton, Preston, was born 2 Feb 1837, he worked as a cotton weaver in Chorley before moving to Bolton as a weaver in 1854, where he married on December 1855 his wife Ellen Peel.
In 1861 Enoch was living with his wife and son in Bengall Street, in Chorley
A Watchmaker, living at 54 Edgar Street in 1871, he lived there with is wife Ellen and Son William Bradshaw, a clock makers Apprentice, born in Chorley. In 1872 his daughter, Mary Ellen was born on July 14th, where again he was listed as a watchmaker.
He moved to Little Lever and set up shop carrying on his work repairing all manner of timepieces for the people of the village.
On 5th June 1885, one James Hindley , a collier, brought him a fine silver watch valued at £25 to be repaired. However Enoch took the watch to Mr James Dakeyne’s pawn shop in Deansgate Bolton, and the watch was sold on. When he was unable to return the watch or the money he was sent to the County Sessions on 6th July 1885, where Mr Hindley and Mr Dakeyne were both called as witnesses and he was sent for trial, where he received four months imprisonment with ‘Hard Labour’ in Liverpool Gaol, for Larceny or stealing.
Enoch Bradshaw in UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1885
By 1891 he was living in Wigan with his daughter, and working as a baker.
Enoch died in Chorley on 13th December 1935
There are no known examples of his work.