Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Whiteley, Joshua
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Solebury Township


   JOSHUA WHITELEY manufacturer of cotton yarns, Spring Dale 
mills, P.O. New Hope, was born near Holmfirth, Yorkshire, 
England, January 1, 1823, and is a son of John and Anna 
(Broadhead) Whiteley.  After receiving a common-school 
education, he became familiar with the manufacture of woolen 
cloths.  On March 1, 1853, he sailed for America, and 
located on Upper Darby township, Delaware county, Pa.; in 
1856, he and his brothers, Joseph and John, together with 
John Ashwath, formed a partnership under the firm of 
Whiteley Brothers & Co., and commenced to manufacture cotton 
and woolen goods at Cardington, Delaware county, Pa., and 
after doing a successful business for over eight years, he 
sold out his interest, and bought the New Hope cotton mills, 
and in 1865 began the manufacture of cotton warp, which he 
has successfully continued until the present time.  Under 
the able management of Mr. Whiteley, the business has become 
one of the leading industries of New Hope, giving employment 
to nearly fifty people, and turning out from 4200 to 4500 
pounds of yarn per week.