FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF ELIZABETH WHITESIDE:
| Elizabeth Whiteside was the daughter of Jonathan Whiteside & Ann Hindle, who were married at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire
on 26 July 1814: Jonathan and Ann had at least five children, all baptized at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown: |
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| Elizabeth, baptized 27 September 1818 | |
| Robert, baptized 21 May 1820 | |
| Jonathan, baptized 27 May 1822 | |
| Richard, baptized 1 February 1824 | |
| Ann, baptized 28 August 1826 | |
| Martha, baptized 26 December 1830 | |
| By the night of the 1841 Census, Jonathan, Ann and their children had settled in Anderton, near Chorley: |
| 1841 CENSUS OF ANDERTON, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE: | ||||
| NAME: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BORN IN THE COUNTY? |
| Jonathan Whiteside | M | 50 | Labourer on the Railway | Yes |
| Ann Whiteside | F | 50 | - | Yes |
| Elizabeth Whiteside | F | 20 | Finisher at Print Works | Yes |
| Robert Whiteside | M | 15 | Calico Printer, J. | Yes |
| Jonathan Whiteside | M | 15 | Bobbin Turner, J. | Yes |
| Ann Whiteside | F | 14 | Employed at Print Works | Yes |
| Martha Whiteside | F | 11 | - | Yes |
| Richard Whiteside | M | 15 | Labourer on the Railway | Yes |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Squirrel, Anderton, Lancashire. (H.O.107-527/8, folio 10, page 14) |
| 2: | On the 1841 Census, the ages of anyone 15 or older were rounded down to the nearest multiple of five. |
| 3: | The J after Robert and Jonathan Jr's occupations stood for Journeyman, meaning that they had completed their apprenticeships. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from microfilmed copies held at the Lancashire Archives. |
| The following year, the unmarried Elizabeth Whiteside gave birth to a daughter in Anderton. Possibly to avoid embarrassment, Elizabeth took her baby to the nearby village of Rivington to be baptized: |
| Name: Ellen Hindle Whiteside, daughter of Elizabeth Whiteside, spinster | ||
| Born: (not recorded in register) | Baptized: 6 October 1842 | |
| Church: Rivington Chapel | ||
| Location: Rivington, Lancashire, England | ||
| Godparents: [not recorded in register] | ||
| Priest: J. Jackson | ||
| The baptism entry included the letter B in the margin, which probably stood for "bastard". By the night of the 1851 Census the family had returned to the Garstang area: |
| 1851 CENSUS OF KIRKLAND, GARSTANG, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Jonathan Whiteside | Head | Married | M | 64 | Ag. Lab. | Wyresdale, Lancashire |
| Ann Whiteside | Wife | Married | M | 60 | do Wife | Catterall, Lancashire |
| Ann Whiteside | Daughter | Unmarried | M | 24 | Reeler | Catterall, Lancashire |
| Robert Whiteside | Son | Widower | M | 30 | Ag. Lab. | Catterall, Lancashire |
| Robert Swarbrick | Son-in-Law | Married | M | 30 | Wool Comber | Scotland |
| Elizabeth Swarbrick | Daughter | Married | F | 32 | Reeler | Catterall, Lancashire |
| Mary Ann Swarbrick | Granddaughter | - | F | 4 | Scholar | Kirkland, Lancashire |
| Jane Swarbrick | Granddaughter | - | F | 2 | - | Kirkland, Lancashire |
| William Swarbrick | Grandson | - | M | 1 mth | - | Kirkland, Lancashire |
| Ellen Whiteside | Granddaughter | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Anderton, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Kirkland, Lancashire, England. (H.O.107-2270, folio 285, page 23) |
| 2: | Ag. Lab. was an abbreviation for Agricultural Labourer. |
| 3: | Ellen Whiteside was Elizabeth's daughter - born before she married Robert Swarbrick. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from microfilmed copies held at the Lancashire Archives. |
| Jonathan Whiteside died in 1853, aged 66 years, and was buried in the churchyard at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown on 26 December 1853 by James Pedder, Vicar. Burial number 1595. |
| 1861 CENSUS OF KIRKLAND, GARSTANG, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Nanny Whiteside | Head | Widow | F | 71 | Cottager | Bonds, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living in Kirkland, Lancashire, England. (RG9-3153, folio 122, page 7) |
| 2: | Nanny was living next door to her daughter and son-in-law, Robert and Elizabeth Swarbrick. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from microfilmed copies held at the Lancashire Archives. |
| Ann "Nanny" Whiteside died in 1871, aged 82 years, and was buried in the churchyard at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown on 24 February 1871 by Walter Cooper. Burial number 586. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The Whiteside family were members of the Church of England and I have not found any record of Elizabeth converting to the Catholic faith either before or after marrying Robert Swarbrick. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from the marriage, baptism and burial registers for St Helen's Church in Churchtown, Garstang; and the census returns - all held at the Lancashire Archives. |
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