FAMILY HISTORY: SEED

THE MARRIAGE OF ROBERT & ELLEN SEED:

 

GROOM:
Name: Robert Seed
Father:
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1799
Birthplace: Aighton, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Ellen Hayhurst
Father:
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1801
Birthplace: Chaigley, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR CATHOLIC WEDDING:
Date: 21 April 1822
Place: St Peter's Catholic Chapel
Location: Stonyhurst College, Aighton, Lancashire
Priest: (not recorded)
Witnesses: (not recorded)

 

THEIR OFFICIAL WEDDING:
Date: 29 April 1822
Place: All Hallows Parish Church
Location: Mitton, Yorkshire
Priest: John Wilson, Vicar
Witnesses: William Seed and Richard Dugdale

 

THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN:
William Seed Born: c. 1823 His Family
Elizabeth Seed (1) Born: 24 May 1825 (infant)
Ann Seed Born: 18 Dec 1826 Her Family
Elizabeth Seed (2) Born: 11 Sep 1828 Her Life
Thomas Seed Born: 1 Jun 1832 His Family
Mary Seed Born: 14 Jul 1836 Her Family
Robert Seed Jr. Born: 22 Aug 1839 His Family

 

DEATHS:
Elizabeth Seed (1) [infant] Died: Pre 1828
Robert Seed Sr [75 yrs] Died: c. 1874
William Seed [53 yrs] Died: 27 Jan 1876
Thomas Seed [47 yrs] Died: c. 1880
Ellen Seed (Mrs) [86 yrs] Died: c. 1887
Robert Seed Jr [52 yrs] Died: 11 Nov 1891
Ann Cowell (Mrs) [70 yrs] Died: c. 1897
Mary Boocock (Mrs) [62 yrs] Buried: 25 Mar 1898
Elizabeth Seed (2) [73 yrs] Died: c. 1902

 

NOTES:
1: The marriage of Robert Seed and Ellen Hayhurst took place during a period in English history when people of all faiths (except Jews and Quakers) were required to marry in the Church of England. Many Catholic couples would have a Catholic ceremony in addition to the official 'legal' marriage.
2: As their marriage took place before the start of civil registration, which began in 1837, there is no marriage certificate. The information given for the Catholic ceremony comes from a transcription, which only recorded the brief details shown above, and the information from the C of E wedding is from the original church marriage register - both held at Lancashire Archives. Click on the image to see a larger version.
3: In the All Hallows register, Robert Seed and both witnesses signed their own names. Ellen Hayhurst signed with her X.
4: Married in the same church on the same day was Gregory Walmsley and Ann Hayhurst. This marriage was also witnessed by William Seed and Richard Dugdale, and it is likely that Ann Hayhurst was related to Ellen Hayhurst - perhaps her sister.
5: Mitton - also known as Great Mitton - is a village on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border and was, at the time of their marriage, described as being in Yorkshire.
6: The above information is taken from a variety of sources, including baptism, marriage and burial records held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston, as well as scanned images of Census returns and other records at www.ancestry.co.uk.

 

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Updated: 29 Dec 2014