Charles Harding Firth

“ Worsley was twice married: first, on 18 Sept. 1644, to Mary, daughter of John Booth of Manchester (she died on 1 April 1649) ; secondly, on 6 Oct. 1652, to Dorothy, daughter of Roger Kenyon of Park Head, Whalley. By his first marriage he had a son Ralph and two daughters; by his second marriage a son Charles, born 9 July 1653, and two other children who died young (Booker, pp. 35, 38, 49) .
In recognition of Worsley's services the council of state ordered a lease of lands worth 100l. per annum to be settled on his family, and a year's salary as major-general, being 660l. ”

“ Court Leet Records of Manchester, iv. 117) . Worsley was a captain in some regiment of Lancashire parliamentarians in 1644, but his early military services are not recorded (Booker, p. 39) . On 21 June 1650 parliament voted that a regiment of foot should be raised in Lancashire for Cromwell under such officers as he should be pleased to appoint. Of this regiment Worsley became lieutenant-colonel (Commons' Journals, iv. 428; Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1650, p. 308) . He joined Cromwell's army with it at Edinburgh on 12 Sept. ”