James Christopher Scholes

The son of James Scholes, a printer and bookbinder, James Christopher Scholes was born at Bolton, Lancashire, and educated at the Holy Trinity School there.

Scholes trained as a printer then worked a reporter on a local newspaper, and later became a draper. He served as a member of the Bolton Board of Guardians of the Poor, and as a member of the Bolton School Board.

In 1877, Scholes married Ann Frost, who became his business manager. Scholes then devoted his time to his antiquarian and genealogical pursuits.[1]

Scholes died on 18 June 1890 and was buried in Tonge Cemetery in Bolton.[1]

Scholes's main publications were:[1]

• Bolton Bibliography and Jottings of Book Lore, with Notes on Local Authors and Printers, 1886; and
• History of Bolton, completed by W. Pimblett, and issued in 1892.

Other writings included:[1]

• Notes on Turton Tower and its successive Owners, 1880; with Supplementary Notes, 1881.
• Documentary Notes relating to Turton, 1882.
• Genealogy of the Knowles Family, 1886.

Scholes made transcripts of the Bolton parish registers from 1587 to 1860, which were printed to 1712 in the Bolton Weekly Journal, 1887–90.[1]

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Sutton, Charles William (1897). "Scholes, James Christopher". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.