A short history of the Bahá'í Faith in Greater Manchester
Bahá'ís have been in Manchester for longer than you might think! The first known Bahá'í in the Greater Manchester area/North of England was Sarah Ann Ridgway.
She was a loom-worker from Stalybridge, and settled in Pendleton, near Salford. She sought a new life in America in silk, after the abolition of slavery and cotton trade crisis.
She was a loom-worker from Stalybridge, and settled in Pendleton, near Salford. She sought a new life in America in silk, after the abolition of slavery and cotton trade crisis.
She found out about Bahá'ís in Baltimore during 1899. She returned to the UK in 1903/1904. Details are scarce because she was not rich or famous. A book has been written about her (published by George Ronald). She died in 1913 and was buried in a pauper's grave in Agecroft Cemetery, Salford.
Sarah Ann Ridgway 1848-1913