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The Family of Barnabas and Ellen BAINES: Barnaby Baines, a bachelor, and Ellen Fletcher, a minor, both of Garstang Parish, were married on 10 Nov 1800 at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, Garstang. They were married after Banns by Reginald Sharp, Curate, and the witnesses were Richard Robinson and John Cornthwaite. Barnabas and Ellen lived for most of their lives in the area around Claughton-on-Brock, in the Parish of Garstang. Their ten children, including one set of twins, were baptized at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Claughton-on-Brock. It seems that they only moved to Preston in their later years. At the time of the 1841 census, Barnaby, aged 67, and Ellen, aged 59, were living with their son Thomas in Russell Street, Preston. Thomas, aged 22, was a journeyman joiner. Also staying with him was his younger brother Barnaby Baines, aged 17. Barnabas BAINES: Barnabas Baines died on 8 Dec 1844. Death Notice: "On Sunday last, Mr. Barnabas Baines, Russell-street, aged 70." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 14 Dec 1844 Mrs Ellen BAINES: Ellen (Fletcher) Baines died on 2 Jan 1846 Death Notice: "Yesterday week,...Ellen Baines, Russell-street, aged 63." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Jan 1846 Note 1: At the time of their marriage, Barnaby, who was baptized at 1 Nov 1774 at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Claughton-on-Brock, would have been 26 and Ellen, who was born c. 1782, would have been about 18. Note 2: At least two of their grandchildren, Ellen and Mary Ann, the daughters of their son John, were buried at St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Note 3: Barnabas and Ellen's daughter Ellen married Henry Rigby in 1840. She died ten years later and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. |
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Henry BAINES: At the time of the 1841 census, Henry Baines was living in Pleasant Street, Preston with Thomas and Margaret Dunderdale and their five children. Margaret's maiden name was Baines, and she may have been related to Henry. Henry died four years later, on 21 Apr 1845. Death Notice: "On Monday last, Henry Baines, Latham-street, aged 30." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 26 Apr 1845. Note 1: Henry's burial was listed as Henry Raines in the burial transcripts. Note 2: At least two of Thomas and Margaret Dunderdale's children are buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. |
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The Family of John and Cecilia BAINES: John Baines, son of Barnaby Baines; and Cecilia Gregson, daughter of William Gregson; were married on 5 Sep 1837 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church in Preston. Wedding Announcement: "On Tuesday last, at the Church of St. Ignatius, by the Rev. Francis West, Mr. John Baines to Miss Cecilia Gregson, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 Sep 1837 At the time of the 1841 census John and Cecilia were living at East Cliff Cottage in Preston. They had no children at that time, but their first child, Mary Ann, was born the following year. Mary Ann BAINES: Mary Ann Baines was born on 19 Mar 1842, and was baptized on 20 Mar 1842 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The sponsors were Thomas Booth and Ann Gregson. Ellen BAINES: Ellen Baines was born on 26 Nov 1849, and was baptized on 30 Nov 1849 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The sponsors were Barnabas and Catherine Baines. Cecilia "Cecily" (Gregson) Baines died aged 44, and was buried at Preston Cemetery on 7 Jan 1858. Her husband outlived her by almost 26 years, never remarrying. He died in 1884, aged 74 years. Note 1: Unusually, the witnesses names were not recorded in the marriage register. Note 2: Mary Ann Baines was baptized Ann Mary. Note 3: At the time of Cecily's death, John Baines was the landlord of the Talbot Inn pub in Chapel Yard, Preston, where he'd been since at least 1851. He left the pub shortly after his wife's death. |
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The Family of James and Elizabeth BAINES: James Baines, son of Barnaby and Ellen Baines; and Elizabeth Whitehead, daughter of William and Elizabeth Whitehead, were married on 27 Aug 1838 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Kirkham by T. Sherburne. The witnesses were Joseph Waring and Elizabeth Wilkinson. At the time of the 1841 census, James, aged 27, and Elizabeth, aged 30, were living in the village of St Michael on Wyre with one child, William, aged 2. William BAINES: William Baines was born on 23 May 1839, and was baptized by Henry Sharples on 27 May 1839 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Great Eccleston. The sponsors were John and Alice Jackson. Their daughter Ellen was born on 20 Sep 1841, and was baptized by R. Frith on 26 Sep 1841 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Great Eccleston. The sponsors were Robert and Mary Whitehead. By 1843 they had settled in Preston, where their third child Peter Augustine was born; followed by Ignatius three years later. Ignatius BAINES: Ignatius Baines was born on 22 Mar 1846, and was baptized on 26 Mar 1846 at St Ignatius' Church in Preston. The sponsors were Henry and Alice Whitehead. Their eldest son William died later that year. By 1851 James and Elizabeth were living at 2 Chapel Yard, Preston, with their four surviving children, Ellen, aged 9; Peter Augustine, aged 7; William Ignatius, aged 3; and Francis, aged 8 months. They were living next door to James' older brother John, who was landlord of the Talbot Inn pub at 1 Chapel Yard. James was a brewer and ostler, probably working for his brother. They went on to have one more child, another boy they called Ignatius, but he too died in childhood. He was born on 30 Jul 1854 and was baptized on 2 Aug 1854 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. He was buried, aged 5, on 21 Sep 1859 in a public grave, D-863, in the Catholic section of Preston Cemetery. He was described as the son of James, a brewer, of Moor Lane. Strangely, in the 1861 census James is listed as John Baines. He and Elizabeth were living at 92 Market Gardens, Moor Lane, Preston, with their four surviving children, Ellen, Peter, William and Francis. James was still working as a brewer, Ellen was a linen winder, Peter was a cart driver, and William was a wire worker. Francis was still attending school. Sometime after 1861 James moved his family to Adlington, near Chorley, where he died in 1868, aged 55. At the time of the 1871 census Elizabeth was living in Bolton Road, Adlington with Ellen, now aged 29, William, aged 23; and Francis, aged 20. Elizabeth and Ellen were working as dress makers, while William was a blacksmith and Francis was a carpenter's labourer. Elizabeth (Whitehead) Baines died in Chorley in 1882, aged 69. Note: William's surname was spelled Barnes in the burial transcript. |
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Thomas BAINES: Thomas Baines was born on 19 May 1846, and was baptized on 24 May 1846 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Liverpool by John Gilbert. He was the son of James and Elizabeth Baines, and the Godparents were Barnaby and Margaret Lydiatt. James Baines, a bachelor, servant, and Elizabeth Newsham, a spinster, both of the Toxteth, were married on 12 Oct 1833 at St James' Parish Church in Toxteth, Liverpool. They were married after Banns by Thomas Johnson, M.A., Chaplain, and the witnesses were William Davies and Catherine Garrett. The bride and Catherine Garrett signed the register with an X. At the time of the 1841 census, James and Elizabeth were living in Breck Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, with four children, Barnaby, aged 7; John, aged 5; Alice, aged 3; and James, aged 1. James Sr was an agricultural labourer. James and Elizabeth had at least seven children while living in the Liverpool area, before moving to Preston some time between 1846, when Thomas was born, and 1848, when their daughter Ann was born in Preston. James Baines Sr died in Preston on 24 Jun 1850. Death Notice: On Monday last, Mr. James Baines, victualler, Church-street, aged 45." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 29 Jun 1850 At the time of the 1851 census Elizabeth was living at the Kings Arms pub in Dale Street, with six of her children, John, aged 15; Alice, aged 13; James, aged 11; William, aged 9; Elizabeth, aged 7; and Ann, aged 2. Elizabeth Sr was listed as born in Preesall and, with the exception of Ann, who was born in Preston, all of the children were listed as born in West Derby. Also living with them was Elizabeth's aunt, Agnes Parkinson, aged 51 and unmarried, who was also born in Preesall; and Agnes Hughes, a servant, aged 18 and unmarried. Elizabeth (Newsham) Baines died in Preston on 19 Aug 1867, aged 62. Death Notice: "On the 19th instant, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. James Baines, aged 61." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 Aug 1867 Note: Dale Street is now known as Stanley Street. The Kings Arms pub closed many years ago but the building is still standing...such as it is. |
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John BALL: John Ball died on 15 Apr 1847. Death Notice: ";on Thursday last,...Jno. Ball, Primrose-hill, aged 30;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Apr 1847 |
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The Family of William and Ellen BAMBER: William Bamber, a farmer, aged 24, of Leagram in the Parish of Whalley, and Ellen Rogerson, a spinster, aged 19, of the Parish of Cockerham, were married 19 Nov 1816 at St Michael's Parish Church in Cockerham. They were married, by licence, by John Widdett, Vicar, and the witnesses were Isabella Rogerson and Robert Hothersall. Their ages were not recorded in the marriage register and are taken from the Marriage Bond dated 9 Nov 1816. William and Ellen's first child was Edward, who was baptized on 16 Sep 1817 at St Thomas and St Elizabeth Catholic Church in Thurnham. He was followed by the first of two sons they called Thomas, who was baptized at Thurnham on 28 Nov 1820. He was buried on 21 Dec 1820 in the churchyard at St Michael's Church in Cockerham, where he was listed as the son of William Bamber, of Ellel. The second son they called Thomas was baptized in Thurnham on 11 Mar 1822. In each instance William was described as a farmer, of Ellel, and no sponsors were listed. Sometime after 1822 William and Ellen moved to Preston, where they baptized five more children, all at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Mary Bamber was baptized on 15 Dec 1823, with sponsors Richard and Isabel Easterby. She was followed by Ann, who was baptized on 20 Sep 1825, with sponsors Edward and Alice Bamber; then Jane, who was baptized on 29 Dec 1827, with sponsors Matthew and Mary Brown; and Isabella, who was baptized on 18 Sep 1831, with sponsors Peter Latus and Ann Bamber. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list William Bamber, a dresser, living at 61 Park Road. Their ninth and last child was born two years later. Eliza Bambur (sic) was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 29 Jun 1834, with sponsors Thomas Bambur and Alice Walmsley. William died about seven months later. William BAMBER: William Bamber, of Park Road, who was born in about 1792, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Jan 1835, aged 42 years. His youngest daughter died four and a half months later. Eliza BAMBER: Eliza Bamber, of 5 Scotland Road, who was born in 1834, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 7 Jun 1835, where her age was recorded as "infant". Ellen (Rogerson) Bamber was remarried in 1837 to Roger Pollard, a widower, and further information about their life together is listed under his surname. |
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James BAMFORD: This child's death does not appear to have been registered, at least not under this name. He was not baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. |
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The Family of Thomas and Martha BANKS: It is not known where Thomas and Martha Banks were married or where their oldest known son John, who was born in about 1788, was born or baptized. The first child they baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel was Richard, who was baptized on 3 Oct 1790, with sponsors James Gill and Ruth Taylor. He was followed by the first of two children they called Helen, who was baptized on 28 Apr 1793, with sponsors Henry Smith and Rose Ascroft. She died in infancy and was buried on 25 Jun 1796 in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church, aged 3 years. The burial register records that she was the daughter of Thos. Bankes (sic). Thomas and Martha's next child was Grace, who was baptized on 23 Aug 1795, with sponsors Robert Sherleker and Mary Richardson. She too died in infancy and was buried on Christmas Day 1796, aged 1 year. The burial register records that she was the daughter of Thos. Banks. Grace was followed by Henry, who was baptized on 22 Oct 1797, with sponsors Henry Smith and Mary Melling. He was buried on 18 Feb 1798, aged 1 year, and burial register records that he was the son of Thos. Bankes (sic). Their next child was Thomas, who was baptized on 10 Feb 1799, with sponsors Henry Smith and Helen Grimshaw. He also died in infancy and was buried on 1 Dec 1799, aged 1 year, the son of Thos. Bankes (sic). Thomas was followed by the second daughter they called Helen, who was baptized on 16 Nov 1800, with sponsors Henry Smith and Helen Grimshaw; and finally another son they called Thomas, who was baptized on 28 Nov 1802, with sponsors Robert and Jane Adamson. He apparently died in infancy and may have been the child buried in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church on 20 Sep 1805, the son of Thos. Banks, but that child's age was recorded as 1 year. At the time of the 1810 Catholic census of Preston, Thomas Banks was listed living in Bridge Street, Preston with Martha and two children, John, aged 21; and Ellen, aged 9. 10 years later, the 1820 Catholic census listed Thomas Banks, aged 74; Martha, aged 58 (sic); John, aged 32; and Ellen, aged 20 living at 11 Bridge Street. Thomas died five years later. Thomas Banks, of Bridge Street, was buried on 14 Aug 1825 in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church in Preston, aged 70 years. The burial register records that he was a Papist (Catholic). Martha survived her husband by thirteen years. Mrs Martha BANKS: Martha Banks, who was born in about 1757, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 9 Dec 1838, aged 81 years. John Banks, who would have been about 50 years old, was married two months after his mother's death. John Banks, son of Thomas and Martha Banks of Preston, and Ann Diconson (sic), daughter of John and Ellen Diconson of Preston, were married on 11 Feb 1839 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, witnessed by Joseph Barton and Mary Diconson, both of Preston. Due to their respective ages, John and Ann had no children together but Ann had at least one child before they married. Thomas Dicconson (sic) was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on Christmas Day 1825. He was the son of Ann Dicconson, and the sponsors were Joseph Dicconson and Martha Banks. The child's father's name was not recorded but, as Martha Banks was one of the sponsors, it may be that John Banks was Thomas' father. On the night of the 1841 census John Banks, a warehouseman, aged c. 50, was living in Kirkham's Yard, Preston with Ann, aged 49. Also staying with them was Thomas Dickenson (sic), a cotton piecer, aged 15. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Ann (Dickinson) Banks died three years later. Mrs Ann BANKS: Ann Banks, of Kirkham's Yard, who was born in about 1790, died in Preston on 27 Nov 1844 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Dec 1844, aged 55 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Wednesday last, Mrs. Ann Banks, Kirkham's-yard, aged 55." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 30 Nov 1844 Ann's son Thomas died eleven months after his mother. Thomas DICKINSON: Thomas Dickinson, of Kirkham's Yard, who was born in Preston in 1825, died on 15 Nov 1845 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 20 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, Thomas Dickinson, Kirkham's-yard, aged 19." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 22 Nov 1845 Because it is a relatively common name, I lose track of John Banks after the deaths of Ann and Thomas. He may have been the John Banks, a widower, formerly a worker in a cotton mill, aged 67, who was an inmate in the Preston Workhouse in Fulwood at the time of the 1851 census. His birthplace was recorded as Preston. Note: In 1820 Martha's name was mis-transcribed as Mathew, and her age is off by about 5 years. She would have actually been about 63 years old. |
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Joseph BANKS: Joseph Banks, a bachelor, and Mary Salter, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 21 Feb 1824 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Anthony Hammond, and the witnesses were John Crook and Margaret Jackson. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the register with an X. They wasted no time in starting a family, with their first child, Jane, born just four months after their marriage. Jane was baptized 13 Jun 1824, followed by William, baptized on 12 Mar 1826; Joseph, baptized on 25 Feb. 1828; James, baptized on 18 May 1830; and John, baptized on 22 Apr 1832, all at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Joseph Banks died in 1833 and was buried on 29 Aug 1833 in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 29 years. Three years after Joseph's death, Mary married Thomas Harrison, and gave birth to at least three children, two of whom are buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Note: Further information on Mary's family will be listed under SALTER. |
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John BATESON: John Bateson, a porter, died at Butlers Court, Preston on 25 Jan 1852 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 31 Jan 1852, aged 30 years. John Bateson, a bachelor of full age, a labourer, the son of John Woods, a tin plate worker, and Margaret Cooper, a spinster of full age, the daughter of Thomas Cooper, a joiner, were married on 7 Jun 1843 at St Leonard's Chapel in Walton-le-Dale. They were married, by Licence, by Thomas Hugo, and the witnesses were John Crook and Mary Sheldon. The bride, groom and Mary Sheldon signed the marriage register with an X. John and Margaret were both living in Walton-le-Dale at the time of their marriage, but settled in Preston where their children were born. Their first child was Sarah Ellen, who was born on 2 Aug 1844, and was baptized on 18 Aug 1844 at St Ignatius Catholic Church with sponsors William and Ann Rigby, followed by Richard Thomas, who was born on 20 Jun 1847, and was baptized on 27 Jun 1847 at St Ignatius Church with sponsors Joseph McLocklin and Mary Waring; and Margaret, who was born on 30 Sep 1849, and was baptized on 7 Oct 1849 at St Ignatius Church with sponsors John and Elizabeth Cuerden. On the night of the 1851 census John Bateson, a labourer, aged 30, and his wife Margaret, aged 27, were living in the cellar of 50 Leeming Street, Preston, with their three children, Eling (Sarah Ellen), a scholar, aged 6; Richard, a scholar, aged 3; and Margaret, aged 1. They were all listed as having been born in Preston. John and Margaret's fourth child was James, who was born on 1 Dec 1851, and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 14 Dec 1851 with sponsors Joseph Cuerden and Alice Cooper. He was only eight weeks old when his father died. About four years after John's death, Margaret gave birth to another daughter, Susanna, who was born on 27 Mar 1856, and was baptized on 30 Mar 1856 at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors Joseph and Alice Cuerden. The baptism register entry makes no mention of the fact that Margaret was a widow, and instead records that John and Margaret were Susannah's parents. On 24 Dec 1858, Margaret (Cooper) Bateson was remarried to Joseph Bland, a widower. They were married at St John's Parish Church in Preston, and they went on to have four more children. |
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Mrs Margaret BATESON: Margaret Bateson died on 8 Jul 1851 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 44 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last,...Margaret Bateson, Paradise-street, aged 44." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 12 Jul 1851 Margaret Bateson was formerly Margaret Davis. She married Thomas Bateson at St Mary's Parish Church in Penwortham in 1844. Unfortunately the parish registers were destroyed in a fire in 1857, but a copy of the civil marriage certificate should be available. Margaret would have been in her late 30s when she married Thomas Bateson, and this may be why they had no children. On the night of the 1851 census James Davis, widower, an engine tenter, aged 75, was living at 17 Paradise Street, Preston. Living with him was his married daughter Margaret Bateson, a steam loom tenter, aged 35; and her husband Thomas Bateson, a steam loom tenter, aged 35. James was listed as born in Lytham, Margaret was born in Preston, and Thomas was born in Ingleton, Yorkshire. I believe that Thomas Bateson only survived his wife by a few years and is the man who was buried in the churchyard at St John's Church in Broughton, near Preston, on 25 Sep 1855. The burial register records that he was aged 39, and of Walton Street, Preston. Note: Margaret was the daughter of James and Patience (Holiday) Davis. Her mother was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 26 Nov 1836, aged 60 |
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Mrs Ann BENNETT: Ann Bennett died in Preston on 13 May 1848, and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 35 years. Death Notice: "Deaths...on Saturday last, Ann Bennett, St. Austin's-row, 35;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 May 1848 John Bennett, a bachelor, and Ann Pemberton, a spinster, were married on 29 Nov 1836 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were William and Maria Pemberton. Maria Pemberton signed the register with an X. John and Ann's first child, William, was born on 7 Feb 1837, a little more than two months after their wedding. He was baptized on 10 Mar 1837 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, and the sponsors were William Pemberton and Mary [illegible]. Strangely, he was baptized again on 16 Apr 1837 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. At this second baptism he was called William Pemberton Bennett, and his father John was listed as a stone mason, of Everton Gardens. Their second - and last - child was Elizabeth Bennett, who was born on 3 Jan 1840. Her father was listed as a flagger and slater, of 34 Everton Gardens. I can find no record of Elizabeth's baptism in either a Catholic or Church of England church, and suspect that she was not expected to survive and was given an emergency baptism at birth. She died very soon after and was buried on 7 Jan 1840 at St Paul's Parish Church in Preston. The burial entry (in the register at St John's Church) records that she was an infant, of Everton Gardens. At the time of the 1841 census Ann Bennett, aged c. 25, was living in Newton Street, Preston with one child, William, aged 4. Also staying with her was Richard Pemberton, an apprentice painter, aged c. 20; Catherine Pemberton, a cotton weaver, aged 18; and Elizabeth Pemberton, a cotton weaver, aged 14. They were all listed as having been born in Lancashire. It is not known where John Bennett was on the night of the census. Ann (Pemberton) Bennet died in 1848, and at the time of the 1851 census William Bennett, by then aged 14, was living with his unmarried aunt, Ann Wilson, a seamstress, aged 66, at 15 Egan Street, Preston. Also living there were her unmarried nieces, Catherine Pemberton, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 28; and Elizabeth Pemberton, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 24. Ann Wilson was born in Liverpool, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Note 1: Ann Pemberton was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Pemberton. Note 2: It is not known what became of Ann's husband John but it appears that their marriage was not a successful one and they went their separate ways. |
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The Family of John and Mary BILLINGTON: John Billington, a bachelor, and Mary Fagens, a spinster, both of the Chapelry of Walton-le-Dale, were married on 2 Nov 1823 at St Leonard's Chapel in Walton-le-Dale. They were married after Banns by Edmund Stregfellow Radcliffe, Curate, and the witnesses were George Mashiter and James Tomlinson. John and Mary both signed the marriage register with an X. After marrying in Walton-le-Dale John and Mary settled in Preston and raised a large family, baptizing all of their children at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Their first child was Catherine, who was baptized on 28 Nov 1824, with sponsors Peter Livesey and Ann Rigby. She was followed by Margaret, who was baptized on 31 Dec 1826, with sponsors James Ryan and Mary Billington; then twins Peter Ig. (Ignatius) and James Joseph, who were baptized on 4 Feb 1827. Peter's sponsors were John Bambur (sic) and Agnes Eaves, and James Joseph's were Thomas and Elizabeth Simpson. Their fifth child was William, who was baptized on 12 Apr 1829, with sponsors William Richardson and Elizabeth Wilson; then John, who was baptized on 5 Dec 1830, with sponsors James Simpson and Betty Wilson. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Billington, a spinner, living at 26 Back Kirkham-street, and it was in that year that they lost one of their children. Peter BILLINGTON: Peter Ignatius Billington, of Kirkham Street, who was born in 1827, died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 20 Feb 1832. His age was recorded simply as "infant", but he would have been 5 years old. John and Mary's seventh child was Mary Ann, who was baptized Marianne Billington on 10 Feb 1833, with sponsors Richard Clarkson and Ann Donally. Their eighth child also died in infancy. Alice BILLINGTON: Alice Billington was born on 14 Jul 1835 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Jul 1835, with sponsors William and Mary Mason. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 11 Jul 1836, aged 10 months. On the night of the 1841 census John Billington, a journeyman cotton spinner, aged c. 35, was living in Back Fylde Road, Preston with Mary, aged c. 35, and five children, Catherine, a cotton mill rover, aged c. 15; James, a cotton piecer, aged 14; William, a cotton piecer, aged 12; John a cotton piecer, aged 10; and Mary, aged 8. Mary Sr was listed as being of foreign birth, the rest of the family were born in Lancashire. Their ninth child was born later that year. Peter Billington, the second of their children to be given that name, was born on 19 Dec 1841 and was baptized on 26 Dec 1841, with sponsors Thomas Davis and Mary Leach. He was followed by their tenth and last child, Helen (Ellen), who was born on 7 Nov 1844 and was baptized three days later, with sponsors Edward Reynold and Helen Gerard. At the time of the 1851 census John Billington, a spinner, aged 45, was living at 123 Fylde Road, Preston with Mary, aged 46, and five children, James, a cotton warper, aged 24; John, a cotton piecer, aged 20; Mary A, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 18, Peter, a scholar, aged 9; and Ellen, a scholar, aged 6. Mary was listed as born in Ireland, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Their son John was married later that year. John Billington and Jane Richardson were married on 6 Jul 1851 at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by Father Henry Shea, and the witnesses were Edward Houghton and Elizabeth Newton. On the night of the 1861 census John Billington Sr, a self acting minder, aged 56, was living at 3 Hawkins Street, Preston with Mary, aged 57, and their youngest daughter, Ellen, a cotton winder, aged 17. Living separately at the same address was John Billington Jr, a self acting minder, aged 31, with his wife Jane, aged 30, and their four children, Mary Ann, aged 11; Ann, aged 9; John, aged 4; and James, aged 3. All four children were scholars. Mary Billington was listed as born in Belfast, Ireland, and the rest of both households were born in Preston. At the time of the 1871 census John Billington, a cotton spinner, aged 65, was still living at 3 Hawkins Street with Mary, aged 66, and their unmarried daughter Ellen, a cotton winder, aged 26. Also staying with them was their granddaughter Ann, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 18; their grandson Peter, aged 2; and a brother-in-law, Robert Cope, widower, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 75, who was born in Walton-le-Dale. John and Mary lived at 3 Hawkins Street for the rest of their lives. Mary died on 3 Feb 1875, aged 70 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON, Since our last...Mary Billington, Hawkins-street, aged 70." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 13 Feb 1875 John Billington survived his wife by a little more than five months, and died at his home in Hawkins Street on 14 Jul 1875, aged 70 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 14th inst., at his residence, 3, Hawkins-street, in the 71st year of his age, Mr. John Billington, news-agent." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Jul 1875 Mary and John were buried together in a private family grave, C-407, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery. Mary was buried on 8 Feb 1875, but her name was recorded as Margaret Billington in the burial register. Hers was the first interment in the grave, buried 20 feet deep. John was buried on 17 Jul 1875, the second interment, buried 18 feet deep. Note: The births of Peter in 1841 and Ellen in 1844 were never registered. |
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Thomas BILLINGTON : Thomas Billington, a cotton piecer, died in the House of Recovery on 29 Nov 1842, and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 4 Dec 1842, aged 25 years. He died of scrofula, also called Mycobacterial Cervical Lymphadenitis - or King's Evil. Note: There were two men, of about the right age, living in Preston at the time of the 1841 census but neither appear to be the young man who died in 1842. |
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Mary BIRCHALL: Mary Birchall, the daughter of Thomas Birchall, a spinner, died of pneumonia at 7 Sleddon Street on 18 Apr 1847, and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 13 months. Mary Birchall was the daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Manning) Birchall. Working back 13 months from April 1847 would mean that Mary was born in about March of 1846, but it would appear that her birth was never registered. I have checked the various Preston church baptism records for 1846 but cannot find any record of Mary's baptism. It is possible that she was born and baptized elsewhere before her parents moved to Preston. On the night of the 1851 census Thomas Burchell (sic), a spinner, aged 30, was living in Lombard Street, Manchester with his wife Catherine, aged 30, and one son, Herbert, aged 3. Also staying with them was a nephew, James Smith, aged 10. Catherine was listed as born in Ireland, and Thomas, Herbert and James were listed as born in Preston. Their nephew James was the orphaned son of James and Agnes (Manning) Smith, who died in Preston and were buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Herbert was actually Hugh Birchall, who was born on 7 Jul 1847 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church four days later. He was the son of Thomas and Catherine Birchall, and the sponsors were Thomas and Julia Kelly. When his birth was registered his mother's maiden name was recorded as Manning.
Thomas, Catherine and Herbert eventually emigrated to the USA and at the time of the 1860 American census they were living in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where Thomas was working as a spinner. Note: Catherine Birchall's maiden name was variously spelled Manning, Maning, and Manyon. She may have been the Catherine Manion who married Thomas Birchall in 1843. The marriage was registered in Stockport, Cheshire in the second quarter of 1843. |
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The Family of John and Ann BLACKBURN: John Blackburn of Walton-le-Dale in the Parish of Blackburn, bachelor, and Ann Sturdy of the Parish of Middleham, Yorkshire, spinster, were married on 22 May 1828 at the Church of St Mary and St Alkelda, Middleham. They were married, by licence, by John Cockcroft, Curate. Their signatures and the signatures of the witnesses were too faint to read. After marrying in Ann's parish the couple settled initially in the neighbourhood of Bamber Bridge, where their first child was born. Edward Blackburn was born on 31 Mar 1829 and was baptized on 2 Apr 1829 at St Mary's Brownedge Catholic Church in Bamber Bridge, with sponsors James Sharrock and Ellen Hoole. Some time after Edward's birth the family moved to Preston and the 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Blackburn, an innkeeper at a public house, at 7 Friargate, and it was in that year that their second child, James, was born. He was baptized James Blackburne at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 24 Jun 1832, with sponsors John Turner and Margaret Shudy. He was followed by Mary Ann, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 24 Jun 1834, with sponsors William and Mary Burke; then Margaret, who was born on 26 Oct 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors James and Elizabeth Crombleholm; Elizabeth, who was born on 18 Dec 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors Joseph and Alice Clarkson; and John, who was born on 21 Jan 1841 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors Anthony and Elizabeth Westhead. On the night of the 1841 census John Blackburn, an innkeeper, aged c. 45, was living at the Boars Head pub in Friargate, Preston with Ann, aged c. 35, and six children, Edward, aged 12; James, aged 8; Mary, aged 6; Margaret, aged 4; Elizabeth, aged 2; and John, aged 4 months. Also staying with them was Margaret Sturdy, a servant, aged 12. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Three years later, they lost one of their children. Elizabeth BLACKBURN: Elizabeth Blackburn, who was born in 1838, died of consumption at 6 Friargate on 5 Jul 1844 and was buried four days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 5 years. Her father died two years later. John BLACKBURN Sr: John Blackburn, who was born in about 1793, died in Preston on 16 May 1846, and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 53 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, aged 53, Mr. John Blackburn, Innkeeper, Friargate." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 May 1846 John Blackburn did not leave a Will. On 4 Jun 1846 his widow Ann Blackburn of Preston, John Walker of Preston, builder, and Richard Duckett Jr of Preston, broker, applied for Letters of Administration to make Anne Blackburn the Administratrix of her late husband's estate. This was granted to Anne Blackburn on 4 Jun 1846, at which time it was declared that his goods, chattels and credits were under the value of £1500. Ann was still acting as John's Administratrix when she died four years later. Ann BLACKBURN: Ann (Sturdy) Blackburn, who was born in about 1804, died in Preston on 1 Feb 1850, and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 45 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Yesterday week, after a long and painful illness, Ann, relict of the late Mr. John Blackburn, of this town, aged 45." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 Feb 1850 Ann Blackburn wrote her Will in January 1848. "This is the last Will and Testament of me Ann Blackburn of Preston in the County of Lancaster Widow and administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattels of my late husband John Blackburn Innkeeper deceased...". She appointed John Walker of Preston, joiner and builder, and James Crombleholme of Fleetwood, Customs House Officer to be her Executors and the Guardians of her children during their respective minorities. She first directed that all of her just debts funeral and testamentary expenses be paid, then gave all of her estate and effects of every description to her Executors, upon trust to convert her estate to money and invest that and all other monies, and apply the annual interest towards the maintenance and education of her sons and daughters, namely James, Mary Ann, Margaret and John during their respective minorities. Her estate was to be divided into four equal shares, with one share paid to each of her four children when they reached the age of 21 years. If any of her children died before reaching the age of 21 years that child's share would be divided between the surviving children. As her husband died intestate her eldest son Edward became his "Heir at Law", entitled to all of John's Real Estate (but none of his personal estate). Ann's hope was that Edward, once he turned 21, would divide the real estate as equally as possible between himself and his four siblings. "...it being my desire that all my children may have and share equally in my, and their said late father's Real and Personal Estate and Effects...". If Edward did as she asked, her estate was to be divided into five equal shares instead of four, with Edward receiving a one fifth share along with his brothers and sisters. Ann Blackburn signed her Will on 9 Jan 1848, and in a Codicil dated 30 Jan 1849 she added a third Executor, Martin Turner of Preston, corn dealer.
Anne Blackburn died on 1 Feb 1850 and her Will with Codicil was proved on 7 May 1850 to John Walker and Martin Turner, two of her Executors, with the third Executor James Crombleholme reserving his power to act. They made oath that the value of Anne's personal estate and effects was under £300. When Ann died, leaving her children orphaned, her eldest child, Edward, was a little more than a month away from turning 21 years old, and her youngest, John, had just turned 9. Once Edward reached legal adulthood it appears that he looked after his younger siblings, and on the night of the 1851 census Edward Blackburn, a corn merchant's clerk, aged 21, was living at 5 Isabella Street, Preston with his sisters Mary A, a scholar, aged 16; and Margaret, a scholar, aged 14; and his brother John, a scholar, aged 10. Also staying with them was a visitor, Ellen Hardman, aged 5, and a servant, Ellen Hardman, widow, a housekeeper, aged 58. Edward was listed as born in Bamber Bridge, his siblings were born in Preston and the Hardmans were born in Walton. Edward's brother James, aged 18, was living at 3 Cheapside, Preston, where he was working as an apprentice grocer for Thomas Threlfall. Note: The following information was provided by William Blackburn, a descendent of John and Ann (Sturdy) Blackburn: John Blackburn was born on 16 Mar 1793 in Clayton (possibly Clayton le Woods) and was baptised the next day at St Mary’s Brownedge in Bamber Bridge. He was the eldest of six children born to Edward and Mary Blackburn, and his father was a joiner. Ann Sturdy was born on 26 Jun 1804 in Middleham and was baptised in a private Catholic chapel at Danby Hall, on 27 Jun 1804. A 1824 directory lists John Blackburn as a coal agent in Bamber Bridge. When John and Ann's son Edward was baptized in 1829 his Godfather was James Sharrock. James Sharrock was John Blackburn's brother-in-law. John's sister Grace Blackburn and James Sharrock were married on 14 Oct 1822 at St Leonard's Chapel in Walton-le-Dale. Some time after 1851 all of the surviving children made their way to the London area. Edward married Marguerite Bonard in 1857; Mary Ann married George Capon in 1860 and moved to Cheltenham; Margaret married Thomas Critchley in London and moved back to Preston; and John married Ann Elizabeth Cooke in Leeds in 1871. |
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The Family of Joseph BLAND: Joseph Bland, a bachelor, and Margaret "Peggy" Dawson, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 17 Nov 1827 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by P Fraser, Curate, and the witnesses were Thomas and Elizabeth Cuerdon. Peggy and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Joseph and Margaret settled initially in Preston, where their first child was born a year later. Ann Bland was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 26 Oct 1828, with sponsors Thomas and Elizabeth Cureden. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Joseph Bland, a chair maker, living at 20 Starch Houses, and it was in that year that their second child was born. Catherine Bland was baptized on 15 Jan 1832, with sponsors Thomas Dawson and Elizabeth Cureden. Their third child did not survive infancy. Richard BLAND: Richard Bland was born on 20 Apr 1835 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 26 Apr 1835, with sponsors Thomas Cuerden and Elizabeth Bland. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 7 Jun 1835, aged 6 weeks. Joseph and Margaret's fourth child was Margaret, who was born on 5 Apr 1837, after the family moved to Yorkshire, and was brought back to Preston to be baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 14 May 1837, sponsors John Cuerdon and Mary Waring. Somewhere along the way their fifth child, John, was born in about 1840. Later records indicate that he was born in Preston, but his birth was not registered there. On the night of the 1841 census Joseph Bland, a chair maker, aged c. 30, was living at Bell Bank in Bentham, Yorkshire with Margaret, aged c. 30, and three children, Catherine, aged 9; Margaret, aged 4; and James, aged 1. With the exception of young Margaret, they were all listed as born outside of the county. The following year their sixth child was born. Joseph BLAND: Joseph Bland Jr was born in the neighbourhood of Bentham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His birth was registered in Settle in the second quarter of 1842. He too died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 7 Aug 1843, aged 14 months. It appears that Joseph and Margaret were still living in the Bentham area when their son died, so they apparently brought him back to Preston for burial. Margaret (Dawson) Bland died in Bentham in early 1849, aged 41 years. Joseph returned to Lancashire and settled in Blackburn, where he remarried about a year later. Joseph Bland, a widower, aged 41, a chair maker, and Ellen Whittaker, a spinster, aged 25, both of Blackburn, were married on 2 Feb 1850 at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church (now Blackburn Cathedral). They were married after Banns by W J Monk, and the witnesses were Elizabeth Jackson and Thomas Livesey. The marriage register records that Joseph was the son of Nicholas Bland, a stonemason, and Ellen was the daughter of James Whittaker, a weaver. At the time of the 1851 census Joseph Bland, a chair maker, aged 42, was living at Lark Hill, Blackburn with his wife Ellen, aged 27, and two children, Margaret, a nurse, aged 13; and James, a creeler, aged 11. Joseph and James were listed as born in Preston, Ellen was born in Oswaldtwistle, and Margaret was born in Waddington, Yorkshire. The family eventually returned to Preston, where Ellen died six years later. Ellen Bland, of Everton Gardens, was buried on 4 Jun 1857 in a public grave, G-641, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 32 years. Joseph married for a third time the following year. Joseph Bland, a widower, aged 51, a chair maker, the son of the late Nicholas Bland, a stonemason, and Margaret Bateson, a widow, aged 39, a servant, the daughter of the late Thomas Cooper, a joiner were married on 24 Dec 1858 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by John Wilson, Officiating Minister, and the witnesses were Joseph Cuerden and Elizabeth Aughton. The two ladies signed the marriage register with an X. At the time of their marriage they were both living in Snow Hill, Preston. Joseph and Margaret's first child together was Peter, who was born on 1 Nov 1859 and was baptized on 6 Nov 1859 at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors Joseph Townsend and Alice Cooper, and on the night of the 1861 Joseph Bland, a chair maker, aged 53, was living at 1 Craggs Square, Preston with Margaret, aged 36, four of her children, Ellen Bateson, a power loom weaver, aged 16; Richard Bateson, a factory creeler, aged 13; Margaret Bateson, a scholar, aged 9; Susanna Bateson, a scholar, aged 5; and their son Peter, aged 17 months. Living at the same address was Joseph's married son James, a Roman Catholic cotton weaver, aged 22, and his wife Jane, a Roman Catholic cotton weaver, aged 23. They were all listed as born in Preston. At the time of the census Margaret would have been pregnant with their second child, who was born the following month. Anthony Bland was born on 25 May 1861 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 2 Jun 1861, with sponsors Thomas Westby and Jane Walker. He was followed by Mary, who was born on 25 Apr 1863 and was baptized the next day at St Walburge's Catholic Church, with sponsors Robert [illegible] and Ellen Sargeant [?]; then Elizabeth, who was born on 7 Jan 1865 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 15 Jan 1865, with sponsors Richard Mason and Margaret Cuerden. Two months later, they lost their son Peter. Peter Bland, of Back High Street, was buried on 8 Mar 1865 in a public grave, H-634, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 5 years. Three years later their fifth child, Maria, was born, but was not baptized at St Wilfrid's, St Ignatius', St Augustine's or St Walburge's churches. Two years after her birth, Joseph and Margaret lost another child. Elizabeth Bland, of 2 Patten Street, was buried on 27 Sep 1870 in a public grave, H-1009, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 7 years. At the time of the 1871 census Joseph Bland, a chair maker, aged 62, living at 3c Nixons Row, Preston with his son Anthony, a scholar, aged 10. Joseph's wife was staying with her unmarried son. Richard Bateson, a cotton piecer, aged 23, was living at 7 Patten Street, Preston with his mother Margaret Bland, aged 49; and his unmarried sisters, Ellen Bateson, a cotton winder, aged 25; Margaret Bateson, a cotton winder, aged 21; Susanna Bateson, a cotton creeler, aged 15; and Mary Bland, a scholar, aged 9. Also staying with him were two nieces, Jane Bateson, a scholar, aged 6; and Maria Bland, a scholar, aged 3. They were all listed as born in Preston. Although Maria was listed as Richard's niece she was actually his half-sister. On the night of the census Susannah Bateson, a cotton carder, aged 24, was living at 6 Patten Street with her mother, Margaret Bland, a charwoman, aged 54; her step-brother Anthony Bland, a cotton piecer, aged 19; her step-sister Maria Bland, a cotton spinner, aged 13; and her niece Jane Bateson, a cotton carder, aged 15. Anthony and Maria were actually Susannah's half siblings. Another oddity with this census is that by the date of the census, 3 Apr 1881, Susannah was married, and is listed elsewhere in the census with her husband Cornelius Downing. They were married a month before the census was taken, on 5 Mar 1881, at All Saint's Church in Preston, and Susannah's half-brother Anthony Bland was one of the witnesses. Cornelius and Susannah Downing were listed in the census as boarders at 14 Patten Street. Although Joseph Bland was alive at the time of the 1881 census he was not living with his wife and children, and I cannot find him listed in the census. He died later that year. Joseph Bland, of 6 Patten Street, was buried on 22 Dec 1881 in a public grave, G-69, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 61 years. Although his age was recorded as 61 years, he would have actually been about 73 years of age. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON - Burials since our last:...Joseph Bland, Patten-street, 61;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 Dec 1881 Margaret (Cooper) Bateson-Bland, of 6 Patten Street, was buried on 2 Dec 1886 in a public grave, C-543, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 61 years, and by the time of the 1891 census Anthony Bland, a chair maker, aged 29, had taken over as the Head of Household at 6 Patten Street, where he lived with his wife Annie, aged 28, and two children, Richard, a scholar, aged 5; and Annie, aged 3 months. Note 1: Joseph Bland's third wife, Margaret was the widow of John Bateson, who was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 31 Jan 1852. Note 2: When Maria Bland, aged 20, married William Henry Rigby on 17 Sep 1887 she described her father as Joseph Bland, chair maker, deceased. |
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The Family of James and Catherine BOLTON: James Bolton and Catharine Hubbersty, both of Preston, were married on 26 Nov 1791 at St John's Parish Church. They were married, by licence, by John Nicholson, Curate, and the witnesses were Edward Swarbrick and Ellin Leach. The bride and Edward Swarbrick signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony on the same day at St Wilfrid's Chapel. James and Catherine made their home in Preston and baptized at least five children at St Wilfrid's Chapel, beginning with Elizabeth, who was baptized on 21 Aug 1792, with sponsors Bernard Smith and Ann Brammell. She was followed by Frances, who was baptized on 2 Sep 1793, with sponsors Thomas Bradley and Mary Stell; then John, who was baptized on 11 Mar 1795, with sponsors Edward Bradley and Mary Leach; Richard, who was baptized on 26 Jun 1796, with sponsors William and Ann Hubbersty; and Catherine, who was baptized on 18 Feb 1798, with sponsors Thomas Hubbersty and Mary Gregson. Marsh End, an area of what is now Ashton-on-Ribble, may have been outside the boundaries of St Wilfrid's parish in 1810 as the family were not listed in Daddy Dunn's 1810 Catholic census of Preston. As years went by two of their children married and left home. Frances "Fanny" Bolton married Robert Bradley on 17 Apr 1815 (see below); and Richard married Elizabeth Chew on 1 Nov 1819 (see below). At the time of the 1820 census, James Bolton, aged 58, was living at Marsh End with Catherine, aged 58, and three adult children, Elizabeth, aged 27; John, aged 25; and Catherine, aged 22. The 1822 Pigot's Directory of Preston listed, under Coal Dealers, James Bolton, living at Marsh-end Wharf. Two years later their daughter Catherine married Richard Barnes, (see below). Their son John married Ann Parker on 19 Feb 1825 at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Brindle, and their daughter Elizabeth married John Baxter on 22 Sep 1826 at St John's Church in Preston. James was not listed in the 1828 Pigot's Directory, but would have been about 69 years old by then and may have been retired. He died less than three years later. James BOLTON: James Bolton, who was born in about 1759, died in Preston on 20 Feb 1831 and was buried two days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 71 years. Death Notice: "Deaths - On Sunday last, in Chapel-street, in this town, Mr. James Bolton, late of Marsh End, aged 72." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 26 Feb 1831 Catherine (Hubbersty) Bolton survived her husband by eight years. Catherine BOLTON: Catherine Bolton, widow of James Bolton, a coal merchant, died on 8 Jul 1839, and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 78 years. The Family of John and Elizabeth BAXTER: John Baxter, a bachelor, and Elizabeth Bolton, a spinster, were married on 22 Sep 1826 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were Richard and Catherine Barnes. All four signed their own names in the marriage register. Wedding Announcement: "On the 22nd inst., Mr. Baxter, solicitor, to Miss E. Bolton, Preston." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 30 Sep 1826 Almost exactly one year after they married, their first child was born. Roger BAXTER: Roger Baxter was baptized on 28 Sep 1827 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, and the sponsors were Richard and Catherine Barnes, presumably the same people who witnessed John and Elizabeth's wedding the year before. Sadly, this little boy only lived about 2 months and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Nov 1827. John and Elizabeth went on to have two more children, another boy they called Roger, who was born on 7 Jan 1829 and was baptized three days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with the same sponsors, Richard and Catherine Barns (sic); and their only daughter, Frances Elizabeth, who was baptized on 6 Feb 1831 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Richard and Elizabeth Bolton. The 1832 electoral rolls list John Baxter, attorney, at 20 Fox Street, and the 1834 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists him, under Attorneys, at 18 Fox Street, where he was living when he died. John BAXTER: John Baxter, who was born in about 1787, died on 24 Jan 1835, and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 40 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, aged 47, Mr. Baxter, solicitor." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 31 Jan 1835 After John's death Elizabeth and the children moved to Mount Street, and on the night of the 1841 census Elizabeth Baxter, aged c. 40, was living in Mount Street with two children, Roger, aged 10; and Frances, aged 10. They were all listed as having been born in Lancashire. Elizabeth was listed as "Ind." meaning of independent means. By the time of the 1851 census Elizabeth, widow, a landed proprietor, aged 55, was living at 10 Garden Street with her two unmarried children, Roger, a solicitor general clerk, aged 21; and Fanny, aged 19. Also staying with her was her unmarried niece Mary A Barnes, a dressmaker, aged 25. They were all listed as born in Preston. Mary Ann Barnes was the daughter of Elizabeth's sister Catherine, the wife of Richard Barnes. On the night of the 1861 census Elizabeth, a landed proprietor, aged 68, was still living at 10 Garden Street with Roger, an attorney, acting as a solicitor's managing clerk, aged 32; and Frances E, aged 30. In this census Elizabeth was listed as born in Ashton and her children were born in Preston. At the time of the 1871 census Elizabeth, a house owner, aged 72, was living at 9 Garden Street with Roger, an Attorney-at-Law, aged 36; and Fanny, aged 34. In this census Elizabeth was listed as born in Ashton-on-Ribble and her children were born in Preston. All of their ages were off by a few years. Elizabeth died later that year and her death was registered in Preston in the fourth quarter of 1871, aged 79 years. She was not buried in Preston Cemetery and I have been unable to find any record of her burial elsewhere. Note: Roger and Frances never married. They remained with their mother until her death. After Elizabeth's death they moved to the Anfield area of Liverpool, where Roger died on 12 Nov 1880. Administration of his estate was granted at Lancaster to his sister Frances Elizabeth Baxter, spinster, his only next of kin, on 2 Mar 1881, valued at under £400. "DEATHS...BAXTER - Nov 12, at his residence, The Larches, Oakfield, Anfield, aged 60, Roger Baxter, solicitor, of Liverpool." Published in the Liverpool Mercury, Tues., 16 Nov 1880. Frances was still living at Oakfield at the time of the 1881 census, aged 50, an annuitant, born in Preston. The Family of Robert and Frances BRADLEY: Robert Bradley, widower, a farmer, aged 24, of Ashton in the Parish of Preston, and Fanny Bolton, spinster, aged 21, of Preston, were married on 17 Apr 1815 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by William Towne, Curate, and the witnesses were Richard Bolton and George Riley. Frances signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony on the same day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, where their names were recorded as Robert Bradly and Mary Bolton, and only the surnames of the witnesses, Bolton and Kitching, were recorded. Information not recorded in the marriage register, such as their ages and marital statuses, was taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 15 Apr 1815. Robert and Frances only baptized two children at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The first was James, who was baptized on 25 Apr 1820, with sponsors John and Catherine Bolton. The 1820 Catholic census of Preston lists Robert Bradley, aged 29, living in Cold Bath Street with Frances, aged 26, and James, aged 1. Their second known child, Edward, was baptized on 18 Apr 1824, with sponsors Richard and Elizabeth Bolton. Frances died two years later. Frances BRADLEY: Frances (Bolton) Bradley, who was born in 1793, died in Ashton and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 31 Dec 1826, aged 33 years. Her surname was spelled Bridley in the burial transcripts. Robert Bradley, a widower, and Mary Clarkson, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 16 Apr 1828 at St John's Parish Church. They were married, by licence and with consent of James Clarkson "lawful father of Mary Clarkson", by P. Fraser, Curate, and the witnesses were James Clarkson and Elizabeth Blackburn. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. They had been married two days earlier in a Catholic ceremony at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with the same witnesses. Robert and Mary's first child together was Elizabeth, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 28 Sep 1830, the daughter of Robert and Ellaria (sic) Bradley, with sponsors William and Elizabeth Bradley. She was followed by Francis, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 26 Mar 1832, with sponsors William and Mary Smith. What follows is a bit of a mystery. There is a four year gap between the birth of their son Francis and their daughter Fanny, and it is possible that they had another child, a daughter called Mary, born during that time, but I can find no record of her baptism in Preston. Mary BRADLEY (1): Mary Bradley, who was born in about 1834, died of measles on 1 Jul 1837 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 3 years. She was the daughter of Robert Bradley, a labourer, of 6 Harrington Street, who registered her death, signing the register with an X. A year before this child's death Robert and Mary baptized their daughter Fanny, who was born on 13 Jul 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 31 Jul 1836, with sponsors William Bradley and Eliza Short. Almost exactly one year after the death of their daughter Mary, Robert and Mary baptized another daughter Mary. Mary BRADLEY (2): Mary Bradley was born on 14 Jun 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 8 Jul 1838, with sponsors Richard Sharrock and Elizabeth Eaves. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on Christmas day 1839, aged 1 year. Robert and Mary's son Charles was born on 20 May 1841 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 6 Jun 1841, with sponsors Richard Bradley and Elizabeth Eaves, and on the night of the 1841 census Robert Bradley, a railway labourer, aged c. 45, was living in Poplar Street, Preston with Mary, aged c. 30, and six children, Robert, aged 12; Betsey, aged 11; Francis, aged 9; Fanny, aged 5; Charles, aged 2 months; and Robert's son by his previous marriage, Edward, an apprentice pipe maker, aged 17. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Robert and Mary's next known child was another daughter they called Mary, who was born on 2 Apr 1843 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Apr 1843, with sponsors Henry Parker and Mary Bradley. She was followed by Agnes, who was born on 1 May 1846 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel four days later, with sponsors Henry Wilson and Elizabeth Bradley. The following year they lost another child. Elizabeth "Betsy" BRADLEY: Elizabeth Bradley, who was born in 1830, died at 41 Poplar Street on 19 Dec 1847 and was buried five days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 17 years. Two years after their daughter's death Robert and Mary had another daughter they called Elizabeth, who was born on 10 Jan 1849 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 4 Feb 1849, with sponsors John Aspinall and Ann Whittle. She was followed by Ann, who was born on 25 Aug 1850 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 8 Sep 1850, with sponsors Richard and Ann Bradley, and on the night of the 1851 census Robert Bradley, a provision dealer, aged 60, was living at 162 North Road with Mary, aged 43, and eight children, Robert, a pipe maker, aged 21; Francis, a power loom weaver, aged 19; Fanny, a power loom weaver, aged 14; Charles, aged 10; Mary, a scholar, aged 8; Agnes, a scholar, aged 4; Betsey, aged 2; and Ann, aged 7 months. Robert Sr and Jr were listed as born in Ashton, Mary was born in Poulton, Francis was born in Lea, and the rest of the family was born in Preston. Robert Sr died eight years later. Robert Bradley, of Senior Street, died on 7 Apr 1859 was buried three days later in a public grave, D-611, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 70 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Robert Bradley, Senior-street, aged 70;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 16 Apr 1859 About a year after Robert's death Mary was remarried to Richard Clarkson, and on the night of the 1861 Richard Clarkson, a cotton mill hand, aged 62, was living at 29 Senior Street, Preston with Mary, a bread baker, aged 54, and six of Mary's children, Francis, married, aged 29; Frances, aged 25; Mary, aged 18; Agnes, aged 14; Elizabeth, aged 12 - all cotton weavers; and Ann, a scholar, aged 10. Also living with them was a grandson, Robert Bradley, aged 11 months. Richard Clarkson, of 41 Maudland Bank, died on 7 Jan 1871 and was buried on 11 Jan 1871 in a private grave, C-401, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 74 years. His was the 3rd interment, buried 16 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Richard Clarkson, Maudland-bank, 74;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 14 Jan 1871 At the time of the 1871 census Mary Clarkson, widow, a housekeeper, aged 67, was living at 70 Springfield Street Preston with four unmarried daughters, Frances Bradley, aged 32; Agnes Bradley, aged 24; Elizabeth Bradley, aged 22; and Anne Bradley, aged 20, all cotton weavers. Also living with her were two granddaughters, Mary Bradley, a scholar, aged 9; and Agnes Bradley, a scholar, aged 6. After the death of her second husband Mary seems to have reverted to her former married name and on the night of the 1881 census Mary Bradley, a widow, aged 79, was living at 85 Miles Street, Preston with three of her unmarried daughters, Frances, aged 43; Agnes, aged 34; Elizabeth, aged 32, and a granddaughter, Mary, aged 20, all working as weavers. Mary (Clarkson) Bradley-Clarkson died later that year. Mary Clarkson, of 85 Miles Street died on 29 Oct 1881 and was buried on 3 Nov 1881 in a private grave, B-244, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 79 years. Hers was the first interment, buried 10 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Mary Clarkson, Miles-street, 79;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 5 Nov 1881. The Family of John and Ann BOLTON: John Bolton and Ann Parker were married on 19 Apr 1825 at St Joseph's Catholic Chapel in Brindle. They were married by James Pope, but the names of any witnesses were not recorded. The entry in the marriage register makes it appear that they were married on 19 Feb, but I believe that this was an error as their official marriage was on 20 Apr 1825, and it is unlikely that they would have waited two months to make their marriage legal. At the Church of England wedding John Bolton, a coal dealer, of Ashton in the Parish of Preston, and Anne Parker, a spinster, of the Parish of Samlesbury, were married on 20 Apr 1825 at St Leonard the Less Parish Church in Samlesbury. They were married, by licence, by James Barnes, and the witnesses were George Sidgreaves and Anne Paley. John and Ann settled in Ashton-on-Ribble and raised a large family, but did not baptize any of their children at St Wilfrid's Chapel or bury any of their children in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. On the night of the 1841 census John Bolton, a coal merchant, aged c. 45, was living in Ashton (Ashton-on-Ribble) with Ann, aged c. 35, and six children, James, aged c. 15; Jane, aged 10; John, aged 9; Thomas, aged 5; William, aged 3; and Ann, aged 6 months. Staying with them were three servants, James Wilding, aged c. 55; Jane Keen, aged c. 15; and Isabella Ethleston, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. John died two years later, on 23 Jul 1843, aged 49. Death Notice: "DEATHS - On Sunday last, aged 49, Mr. John Bolton, coal merchant, of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 29 Jul 1843 The Family of Richard and Elizabeth BOLTON: Richard Bolton, a bachelor, aged 23, a bookkeeper, of Ashton, and Elizabeth Chew, a spinster, aged 22, of Lancaster, were married on 1 Nov 1819 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were Richard Barnes and Kitty Bolton. Their ages and Richard's occupation were not recorded in the marriage register and were taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 27 Oct 1819. Marriage Notice: "MARRIED...On Monday last, Mr. Richd. Botton (sic), of Ashton near Preston, book-keeper, to Miss Eliz. Chew, of Fulwood." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 6 Nov 1819 The 1820 Catholic census of Preston lists Richard Bolton, aged 27, living at 3 Spring Street with Elizabeth, aged 21. Their first child was born later that year. James Bolton was baptized on 4 Sep 1820, with sponsors John Bolton and Ann Chew. He died in infancy but was not buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery and I have not found his burial record. He was followed by Thomas, who was baptized on 14 Apr 1822, with sponsors John Banks and Elizabeth Bolton; then a second son they called James, who was baptized on 13 Jun 1824, with sponsors John Bolton and Ann Chew. He too died in infancy, but I have been unable to find any record of his burial. Richard and Elizabeth's fourth child was Catherine, who was baptized on 23 Oct 1829, with sponsors Richard and Catherine Barns. Their fifth child died in infancy. Ann BOLTON: Ann Bolton was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 29 Aug 1831, with sponsors John and Ann Bolton. She died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 16 Sep 1831, where her age was recorded as "infant". She would have been about two weeks old. Richard and Elizabeth's sixth child was Richard, who was baptized on 22 Oct 1832, with sponsors John and Ann Bolton. He was followed by a third son they called James, who was baptized on 4 Oct 1834, with sponsors Richard and Ann Chew; then John, who was born on 9 Apr 1837 and was baptized on 12 Apr 1837, with sponsors John Threlfall and Isabella Hubbersty; and a second daughter they called Ann, who was born on 21 Apr 1839 and was baptized the following day, with sponsors John and Ann Whiteside. They were all baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Richard apparently owned, and for a time ran, the Nag's Head Pub in Friargate, which may have come to him through his wife's family. He had the pub from about 1833 (or earlier) until about 1840, and seems to have retired early. On the night of the 1841 census Richard Bolton, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 40, was living in Meadow Street with Elizabeth, aged c. 40, and five children, Thomas, aged c. 15; Catherine, aged 10; Richard, aged 8; James, aged 6; and Ann, aged 2. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census Richard Bolton, a retired publican, aged 54, was living at 71 Back Lane, Preston with his wife Elizabeth, aged 52, and five children, Thomas, a tailor, aged 28; Catherine, a dress maker, aged 21; Richard, a carver and gilder, aged 18; James, a shoe maker, aged 16; and Anne, a scholar, aged 11. Also staying with them was a nephew, John Bolton, a shoemaker, aged 21. Richard Sr, Thomas, and Richard Jr were listed as born in Ashton, and the rest of the family was born in Preston. Elizabeth died three years later. Elizabeth (Chew) Bolton, who was born in about 1798, died on 29 Jul 1854, aged 56. Elizabeth died at around the time that churchyard burial grounds were being ordered to close. St Wilfrid's had been closed in April of that year and others were either closed or restricted as to the number and type of burials they could allow. I have been unable to find any record of Elizabeth's burial anywhere in Preston. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, Elizabeth Bolton, Back-lane, aged 56." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 5 Aug 1854 Some time after his wife's death Richard went to stay with his married son James and on the night of the 1861 census James Bolton, a cordwainer, aged 26, was living at 19 Melbourne Street, Preston with his wife Sarah, aged 29, and three children, William, aged 3; Elizabeth, aged 1; and Richard, aged 1 month. Staying with them was James' widowed father Richard, a proprietor of houses, aged 65. Richard was listed as born in Ashton, and the rest of the household was born in Preston. Richard continued to live with his son James and by the time of the 1871 census he had lost his eyesight. They were still living at 19 Melbourne Street, and Richard was aged 75 years. He died two years later. Richard Bolton of 86 Old Lancaster Lane, who was born in 1796, died on 20 Jun 1873 and was buried four days later in a public grave, D-187, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 78 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 20th inst., at Old Lancaster-lane, Richard Bolton, formerly of the Old Quay, Preston, aged 79 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 Jun 1873 Note: The Old Quay Inn was at the corner of Marsh Lane and West Strand Road, in the area of Preston known as Marsh End. |
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The Family of Edward and Ellen BONNEY: Edward Bonney and Nelly Davis, both of Lytham, were married on 9 Jun 1794 at St Cuthbert's Parish Church in Lytham. They were married after Banns by John Gibson, Minister, and the witnesses were Elling Cookson and John Hesketh. Ellen signed the marriage register with an X. They had been married the previous day in a Catholic ceremony at St Peter's Catholic Church in Lytham, where Ellen's name was recorded as Ellen Davy, and the witnesses were James Wilding and Catherine Caupe. Edward and Ellen settled in Lytham and baptized nine children at St Peter's Catholic Church, beginning with James, who was baptized on 19 Mar 1795, with sponsors William Bonny and Elizabeth Davy. He was followed by Catherine, who was baptized on 2 Sep 1796, with sponsors William Sharrock and Ann Westhead; then Edward, who was baptized on 16 May 1798, with sponsors John Bonny and Elizabeth Davy; Elizabeth, who was baptized on 11 Aug 1800, with sponsors John Davy and Catherine Caupe; John, who was baptized on 28 Nov 1802, sponsors James Wilding and Dolly Coupe; Ann, who was born on 28 Mar 1805 and was baptized the following day, with sponsors Peter Biggerstaff and Anna Davis; William, who was born on 6 May 1808 and was baptized two days later, with sponsors George Westhead and Mary Bonney; Isabella, who was born on 1 Oct 1811 and was baptized the following day, with sponsors William Davis and Ellen Bonney; and Thomas, who was born on 23 Dec 1814 and was baptized on Christmas Day 1814, with sponsors John Collison and Margaret Mally. It appears that the first member of the family to migrate to Preston was their eldest son James, who at the time of the 1820 Catholic census was aged 25, and living at 38 Mount Street. The following year his sister died in Preston. Elizabeth BONNEY: Elizabeth Bonney, who was born in Lytham in 1800, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 9 Apr 1821, aged 20 years. After the death of their father Edward, who was buried in the churchyard at St Cuthbert's Church in Lytham on 10 Apr 1824, aged 50 years, other members of the family followed James to Preston, and the 1832 Preston electoral rolls listed Edward Bonny, a labourer, living at 33 Mount Street. He was almost certainly living with his widowed mother and some of his siblings, and on the night of the 1841 census, Ellen Bonney, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 65, was living in Mount Street with Edward, a male servant, aged c. 40; William, a journeyman joiner, aged c. 30; Ann, a winder, aged c. 30; and Isabella, a winder, aged 24. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. His brother died there four years later. William BONNEY: William Bonney, who was born in Lytham in 1808, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 14 Oct 1845, aged 37 years. His mother followed him to the grave sixteen months later. Mrs Ellen BONNEY: Ellen (Davis) Bonney, who was born in about 1770, died in Preston on 22 Feb 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery four days later, aged 76 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last, Ellen Bonney, Mount-street, aged 76;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 27 Feb 1847 At the time of the 1851 census Edward Bonney, an unmarried groom, aged 50, was living at 35 Mount Street, Preston with his unmarried sisters Catherine, aged 52; Ann, a cotton winder, aged 34; and Isabella, a cotton winder, aged 31. Also staying with them was a niece, Ann Bonney, a visitor, aged 12. Edward and his sisters were listed as born in Lytham, and their niece, who was the daughter of their brother John and his second wife Esther, of Liverpool, was born in Liverpool. Isabella died two months later. Isabella BONNEY: Isabella Bonney, who was born in Lytham in 1811, died in Preston on 2 Jun 1851 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 39 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last,...Isabella Bonney, Mount-street, aged 39." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Jun 1851 St Wilfrid's Cemetery was closed by public order in April of 1854, so when Catherine died in 1857 she was buried in the new public cemetery. Catherine Bonny (sic), of Mount Street, was buried on 24 Jun 1857 in a public grave, G-11, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 60 years. At the time of the 1861 census Ann Bonney (spelled Bonnery in the census), a charwoman, aged 56, was living at 1 Chapel Street, Preston with her widowed brother Thomas, a doctor's clerk, aged 44, and his three children, Ellen, a scholar, aged 12; James, a scholar aged 10; and Isabella, a scholar, aged 9. Ann and Thomas were listed as born in Lytham and his children were born in Tranmere, Cheshire. The census incorrectly records Thomas as unmarried, but he was actually a widower. His wife Ann (Glover) Bonney died on 12 Dec 1853 when they were living in Liverpool. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last, aged 38, Anne, beloved wife of Mr. Thos. Bonney, of H.M. Customs, at the port of Liverpool, and daughter of the late James Glover, Esq., of Preston." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Dec 1853 At the time of the 1861 census Edward Bonney, aged 61, was managing the Birley Arms Inn in Bryning with Kellamergh, near Warton, but by the night of the 1871 census he had returned to Preston, where he lived with his younger brother. Thomas Bonney, widower, a coal agent, aged 55, was living at 1 Chapel Street, Preston with three unmarried children, Ellen Ann, a linen winder, aged 22; James Edwd., an upholsterer, aged 20; and Isabella Alice, a linen winder, aged 19. Living with them was Thomas' unmarried siblings, Edward Bonney, a coachman and gardener, aged 72; and Ann Bonney, a bleeder with leaches, aged 64. Thomas, Edward and Ann were all listed as born in Lytham, and Thomas' children were born in Tranmere, Cheshire. Thomas and Ann Bonney both died two years later. Thomas Bonney, of Bedford Street, who was born in Lytham in 1814, died in Preston and was buried on 22 May 1873 in a public grave, D-184, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 57 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON, Since our last:...Thomas Bonney, Bedford-street, 57." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 May 1873 Ann Bonney, of Chapel Street, who was born in Lytham in 1805, died in Preston and was buried on 25 Jun 1873 in a public grave, D-187, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 68 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Ann Bonny, Chapel-street, 68;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 Jun 1873 Edward Bonney, of Chapel Street, who was born in Lytham in 1798, died in Preston and was buried on 29 Nov 1877 in a public grave, G-181, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 79 years. There was no death notice published. The Family of James and Isabella BONNEY: Edward and Ellen's son James Bonny, a bachelor, aged 28, a joiner, and Bella Hubberstay, a spinster, aged 24, both of Preston, were married on 21 Feb 1824 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Anthony Hammond, and the witnesses were Robert Thornton and Ellen Hubberstay. James signed his own name and spelled his surname Bonney. Bella signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony at St Wilfrid's Chapel on the same day with the same witnesses, where Bella and Ellen's surname was spelled Hubberstey. James and Isabella's first child, who was born about eight months after they married, did not survive infancy. Ellen BONNEY: Ellen Bonney was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 10 Oct 1824. Her parents were listed as James and Isabel Bonney, and the sponsors were Thomas and Ellen Hubberstey. Ellen did not survive and is almost certainly the infant that was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Oct 1824, with no first name recorded, and with the age recorded simply as "infant". James and Isabella's second child was Edward Bonney, who was born on 24 Oct 1825 and was baptized on 30 Oct 1825, with sponsors Thomas and Helen Hubberstey. He was followed by another child that did not survive infancy. John BONNEY: John Bonney was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 4 Feb 1828, with sponsors Edward and Catherine Bonney. He lived a little more than a month, and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 21 Mar 1828, where his age was recorded as "infant". James and Isabella's fourth child was another daughter they called Ellen, who was baptized Helen Bonny on 11 Jan 1829 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors John and Catherine Bonney. She was followed by a second son they called John, who was baptized John Bonny at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Sep 1831, with sponsors William and Ann Bonny. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls listed James Bonny, a joiner, living at 31 Lower Pitt Street, and in another section of the rolls at 26 Lower Pitt Street. His sixth child, Thomas, was born two years later and was baptized Thomas Bonny at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 4 Apr 1834, with sponsors Thomas and Isabella Bonny. He was followed by Isabella, who was born on 20 May 1837 and was baptized Isabella Bonny on 21 May 1837, with sponsors Robert and Jane Hubbersty; then Elizabeth, their eighth child, who was born on 29 Apr 1840 and was baptized Elizabeth Bonny on 1 May 1840, with sponsors Edward and Elizabeth Bonny, all baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. On the night of the 1841 census James Bonny, a journeyman joiner, aged c. 45, was living in St Peters Square, Preston with Isabella, aged c. 40, and six children, Edward, a shoemaker apprentice, aged c. 15; Ellen, aged 12; John, aged 10; Thomas, aged 7; Isabella, aged 4; and Elizabeth, aged 1. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. James died six years later. James BONNEY: James Bonney, who was born in about 1795, died in Preston on 16 Oct 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 52 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...on Saturday last, James Bonney, Cobden-street, aged 52;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Oct 1847 At the time of the 1851 census Izabella (sic) Bonny, widow, a house keeper, aged c. 51, was living at 9 Cobden Street, Preston with six children, Edward, a shoe maker, aged 25; Ellen, a cotton winder, aged 22; John, an apprentice mechanic, aged 19; Thomas, an apprentice cabinet maker, aged 16; Izabella, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 14; and Elizabeth, a scholar, aged 10. Isabella Sr was listed as born in Broughton and her children were all born in Preston. Isabella (Hubberstey) Bolton died four years later, but St Wilfrid's Cemetery had been closed by public order in 1854, so she could not be buried near her husband and infant children. Isabella Bonny, of Cobden Street, died on 1 Mar 1855 and was buried on 5 Mar 1855 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church, aged 55 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 1st inst.,...Isabella Bonny, Cobden-street, aged 55." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Mar 1855 Notes: The only member of the family who apparently never lived in Preston was Edward and Ellen's son John, who was born in Lytham in 1802 and lived for most of his life in Liverpool, where he died in 1865. John Bonney, a plasterer, of 3 Riding Street, Liverpool, was buried on 10 Mar 1865 in a half-purchased grave, 5-1205, in a Catholic section of Anfield Cemetery, aged 62 years. Note 2: The spelling of this family's surname varied between Bonney and Bonny, but as James signed his own name Bonney I think it safe to assume that that is the correct spelling. |
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Cecilia "Zelia" BRADY: Cecilia Brady was born on 14 Mar 1846 and was baptized the following day at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of Michael and Mary Brady, and the sponsors were Patrick Devit and Mary McClusky. Michael Brady, a bachelor, aged 23, a labourer, of Water Street, the son of Michael and Ellen Brady of Wicklow, Ireland, and Maria (Mary) Davit (sic), a spinster, aged 23, a warper, of Edward Street, the daughter of H. and Cecily Davit of Hope Street, were married on 23 Dec 1844 at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by Thomas Cookson, and the witnesses were James O'Neil and Ann Whelan, both of Preston. Mary's father's first name was Owen. Cecilia, whose death was registered as Zelia Brady, the name also used in the burial transcript, was Michael and Mary's first child. Their second was Joseph, who was born on 21 Feb 1848 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 27 Feb 1848, with sponsors James and Ann McCann. He was followed by Mary Ann, who was born on 29 Jul 1850 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 4 Aug 1850, with sponsors Robert Bradly and Betsy Shields. On the night of the 1851 census Owen Devett, a labourer, aged 68, was living at 38 Hope Street, Preston with his son Patrick, an overlooker, aged 20; his married daughter Mary, a worker in a factory, aged 30; her husband Michael Brady, a labourer, aged 37; and their son Joseph, aged 4. Also staying with them were two lodgers, Patrick Phillips, an excavator, aged 28; and his wife Mary, a worker in a factory, aged 32. Joseph Brady was listed as born in Preston, and the rest of the household were born in Ireland. It is not known where their daughter Mary Ann was on the night of the census. Owen's second wife Ellen (Shields) Devitt, a housekeeper, aged 52, was living nearby at 40 Hope Street. Mary's father Owen died less than a month after the census was taken. Owen Devitt, of Hope Street, was buried on 11 Apr 1851 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston, aged 50 (sic) years. More information on Owen and Cecily Devitt will be included under surnames beginning with D. Michael and Mary's fourth child was Francis, who was born on 28 Apr 1852 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 2 May 1852, with sponsors Patrick Phillips and Catherine Maton. Twenty days after baptizing their son a Mary Brady, of the Workhouse, was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church, aged 20 months, and their infant son Francis, of Back Mount Pleasant, was buried in the same churchyard on 4 Dec 1852, aged 6 months. I can find no further confirmed record of Michael and Mary or their son Joseph, and it may be that they left Preston after 1852. I did find information on a man named Michael Brady, but I cannot confirm that it is the same man. At the time of the 1861 census a man called Michael Brady, a labourer, aged 48, was one of four lodgers living in a house in Dale Street, Preston, the home of James and Easter Smith. This was the same man mentioned in a newspaper article six years earlier. News Item: "Robbery at a Lodging-House - A Man named Michael Brady, living at a lodging-house in Dale-street, had his pocket picked of 23s early on Sunday morning, whilst he was asleep. It is supposed that two young women, who arrived at the house late on Saturday night and departed about six o'clock on Sunday morning, before the other inmates were up, are the thieves." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Jun 1855 Note 1: When Mary Ann's birth was registered her surname was spelled Braidy and her mother's maiden name was spelled Divett. When the other three children's births were registered their surname was spelled Brady and their mother's maiden name was spelled Devitt. Note 2: Water Street in Preston is now called Manchester Road. |
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The Family of John and Mary BRADY: John and Mary Brady were both born in Ireland, as was their eldest known child, so it is likely that they were married there. Their daughter Margaret was born in Ireland in about 1834, and it would appear that they came to Preston not long after her birth. Their daughter Elizabeth "Bessy" Brady was born on 26 Apr 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 8 May 1836, with sponsors Denis Oaks and Catherine Ryley. Their third known child did not survive infancy. John BRADY Jr: John Brady was born on 27 Jun 1837 and was baptized St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Jul 1837. He was the son of John and Mary Brady and the sponsors were James Ferral and Mary Keenon. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Jul 1837, aged 3 weeks. John and Mary's last child was William, who was born on 8 Sep 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 23 Sep 1838, with sponsors Brian Gaffney and Mary Short. When William was just 15 weeks old his father was killed in a tragic accident. John BRADY Sr: John Brady, who was born in Ireland in about 1808, died on 23 Dec 1838 after being kicked by a horse the previous day. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 26 Dec 1838, aged 30 years. News Item: "Death From a Kick of a Horse - On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Town Hall, before J. Gardiner, Esq., coroner, on the body of John Brady, an Irish labourer, who, while cleaning a horse on Sunday evening last, received a violent kick on the lower part of the stomach, by which he was so much injured, that his death ensued on the next morning. Verdict, "Accidental death," with a deodand of £4 on the horse." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 29 Dec 1838 On the night of the 1841 census Mary Brady, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 30, was living in Back Lane, Preston with three children, Margaret, aged 7; Elizabeth, aged 5; and William, aged 3. Mary and Margaret were listed as born in Ireland and Elizabeth and William were born in Lancashire. Staying with them was Catherine Donohoe, Ind., aged c. 20, who was also born in Ireland. When her son William's birth was registered his mother's maiden name was recorded as Dunhow, which I suspect was a poor spelling of Donohoe. It may be that Catherine Donohoe was a relative of Mary's. I can find no record of Mary or her children after 1841 and it may be that she returned to Ireland. |
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John BRAY: John Bray, of Fylde Road, who was born in about 1760, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 24 Nov 1830, aged 70 years. There was no death notice published. The 1820 Catholic census lists John Bray, aged 50, living at 4 Fylde Street with Agnes, aged 48, and Agnes, aged 16. Also living at that address was Margaret Bamber, aged 43; and Eliza Wareing, aged 88. Seven years after John Bray's death his widow remarried. Roger Allanson, a widower, aged 54, a bricklayer, of St Peter's Square, the son of the late Jonathan Allanson, a bricklayer, and Agnes Bray, a widow, aged 60, a silk dyer, of St Peter's Square, the daughter of the late William Yates, a twine spinner, were married on 4 Sep 1837 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married by Charles Wagstaff, Curate, and the witnesses were John Batten and James Hall. Roger and Agnes both signed the marriage register with an X. On the night of the 1841 census Roger Allenson (sic), a bricklayer, aged c. 55, was living in Higher Road, Freckleton with two children, Nanny, a weaver, aged c. 20; and Thomas, a bricklayer, aged c. 15. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Agnes wasn't listed with them, and I can find no further record of her. Roger Allanson died five years later. Roger Allanson, of Freckleton, was buried in the churchyard at St Michael's Parish Church in Kirkham on 22 Dec 1846, aged 62 years. |
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The Family of Richard and Mary BRETHERTON: A Richard Bratherton (sic), a husbandman, and Mary Swarbrick, a widow, both of the Parish of Cockerham, were married on 8 Nov 1808 at St Michael's Church in Cockerham. They were married after Banns by John Widditt, Vicar, and the witnesses were John Spedey and Alles (Alice) Spedey. Richard and Mary signed the marriage register with an X. Richard and Mary's first child together appears to have been Margaret, who was born in about 1809, but I have not yet found any record of her baptism. Their second known child was Mary, who was born on 29 Jan 1811 and was baptized at St Thomas and St Elizabeth Catholic Church in Thurnham by Rev. James Foster, Pastor. Her father was listed as a farmer. Their third known child was Elizabeth, who was born on 27 Dec 1813 and was baptized at St Thomas and St Elizabeth Church by Rev. James Foster, Pastor. Again, Richard was listed as a farmer. It is not known when Richard and Mary settled in Preston. They were not listed in either the 1810 or 1820 Catholic censuses of Preston, but a Richard Bretherton, a labourer, was listed in the 1832 Preston electoral rolls living at 11 Newton Street. By the mid 1830s they were living in Carlisle Street, where Mary died. Mary BRETHERTON: Mary Bretherton, who was born in about 1772, was buried on 23 Jan 1835, aged 62 years. There was no death notice published, and she does not appear to have made a Will. On the night of the 1841 census Richard Bretherton, a labourer, aged c. 60, was living in Carlisle Street, Preston with Mary, a cotton weaver, aged c. 20; Margaret, a cotton weaver, aged c. 30; Betsy, aged c. 35; and three children, Richard, aged 10; John, aged 5; and Thomas, aged 3. Also staying with them was Ellen Breakell, a cotton weaver, aged c. 25. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. One of the drawbacks of the 1841 census is that it did not record exact ages for anyone 15 or older, and did not record people's relationships to one another, and in this case it appears that the three children were all the children of one of Richard's daughters. However, that was not the case. All three children were baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel, beginning with Richard, who was baptized on 20 Jan 1831. He was the son of Margaret Bretherton, and the sponsor was Elizabeth Bretherton. John Bretherton was baptized on 18 Dec 1831, the son of Mary Bretherton, and the sponsors were Thomas Willace and Margaret Bretherton. The baptism transcript records his father as Robert Gudgeon. The third grandchild was Thomas, who was born on 2 May 1838 and was baptized on 8 May 1838. He was also the son of Mary Bretherton, and the sponsors were William and Jane Hodson. Mary eventually did get married. John Tipping, a widower, aged 49, a labourer, of 59 Edmund Street, the son of James and Mary Tipping of Alston, and Mary Bretherton, a weaver, aged 33, of Ribbleton Lane, the daughter of Richard and Mary Bretherton of Preston, were married on 20 Apr 1844 at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by Edmund Carter, and the witnesses were Patrick Gubbing and Helen Hill. John Tipping was a widower with three children. His first wife Mary and their infant daughter Elizabeth were both buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. John and Mary had one child together, William, who was born on 23 Nov 1846 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church six days later, with one sponsor, Alice Tipping. He was only two years old when his father died. John Tipping, of Ribbleton Lane, died on 9 Dec 1848 and was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church on 13 Dec 1848, aged 54 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...December 9, John Tipping, 54, Ribbleton-lane;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 16 Dec 1848 Mary was remarried on 11 Oct 1849 to Henry Rogerson at St Ignatius Church, where her parents were recorded as Richard and Mary Tipping instead of Bretherton. The witnesses were John and Mary Moon. At the time of the 1851 census Henry Rogerson, a hand loom weaver, aged 44, was living at 8 George Street, Preston with Mary, a power loom weaver, aged 41, and her son William Tipping, a scholar, aged 4. Henry was listed as born in Dover, Kent, Mary was born in Ellel, and William was born in Preston. In that same census Richard Bretherton, widower, a retired labourer, aged 75, was living at 15 Ribbleton Lane, Preston with his unmarried daughters Margaret, a cotton weaver, aged 41; and Elizabeth, aged 39; and his three grandsons Richard, a grinder in a cotton mill, aged 20; John, a grinder in a cotton mill, aged 19; and Thomas, a lap carrier in a cotton mill, aged 13. Richard the elder was listed as born in Claughton, Margaret was born in Thurnham, Elizabeth was born in Ellel, and the grandsons were born in Preston. Richard died six years later. Richard Bretherton, of Ribbleton Lane, was buried on 15 Dec 1857 in a public grave, C-506, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 80 years (sic). Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last: - Richard Bretherton, Ribbleton-lane, aged 84 years;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 19 Dec 1857. |
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The Family of Charles and Grace BRIDGE: Charles Bridge, a bachelor, and Grace Wood, a spinster, both of Bolton, were married on 8 Aug 1836 at St Peter's Parish Church in Great Bolton. They were married after Banns by Charles Thynne, Curate, and the witnesses were Robert Greenough and James Liptrot. The bride, groom and Robert Greenough signed the marriage register with an X. Charles and Grace's first child was born in Bolton, where her birth was registered, but the family moved to Preston shortly after, where the child died. Jane BRIDGE: Jane Bridge was born in Bolton on 1 Apr 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel in Preston on 2 May 1838, with sponsors John Kenyon and Ann Wood. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 11 Dec 1839, aged 22 months. Charles and Grace's second child was William, who was born on 3 Jun 1840 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel four days later, with sponsors Robert Greenough and Agnes Porter, and on the night of the 1841 census Charles Bridge, a sizer, aged c. 20, was living in Savoy Street, Preston with Grace, aged c. 20, and one child, William, aged 1. Also staying with them was Bella Woods, who was Grace's younger sister, and Eliza Wooten, both flax spinners, aged c. 15. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Charles and Grace were not of the same faith, but Charles converted to the Catholic faith and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 27 Feb 1842. Three months later, their third child was born. James BRIDGE: James Bridge was born on 29 May 1842 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 5 Jun 1842, with sponsors James and Catherine Ribchester. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 22 Sep 1842, aged 3 months. Sometime after the death of their son, Charles and Grace returned to Bolton, where their fourth child, Isabella, was born. She was born on 7 Sep 1843 and was baptized three days later at St Peter and St Paul's Catholic Church in Bolton, with sponsors Robert Mather and Charlotte Woods. She died of Inflammation and was buried on 3 Dec 1843 in the churchyard St Peter and St Paul's Catholic Church. Two years later their son William died of Croup and was buried in the same churchyard on 1 Jun 1845, aged 5 yrs. In 1849 Charles and Grace had another son, John, who was born in Bolton but was not baptized at St Peter and St Paul's Church and I have not been able to find his baptism record. Their next child was Mary Jane, who was born on 15 Jan 1851 and was baptized on 1 Feb 1851 St Peter and St Paul's Church, with sponsors William Smith and Mary Leach. At the time of the 1851 census Charles Bridge, a cotton spinner, aged 36, was living at 23 Nelson Street, Great Bolton with Grace, a house keeper, aged 34, and their two children, John, aged 1; and Mary Jane, aged 2 months. Grace was listed as born in Chorley, and the rest of the family were born in Bolton. Sadly, their daughter Mary Jane died later that year and was buried on 4 Sep 1851 at St Peter and St Paul's Church, aged 8 months. Charles and Grace's seventh child was Henry, who was born on 18 Jul 1853 and was baptized six days later at St Peter and St Paul's Church, with sponsors John Brannon and Mary Farrell. He was followed by Emily, who was born on 11 Jun 1855 and was baptized at St Peter and St Paul's Church on 17 Jun 1855, with sponsors John Philip and Ann Watkinson. Sometime after Emily's birth the family moved to Darcy Lever, near Bolton, where their eighth and last child was born. Mary Jane Bridge was born on 15 Jan 1857 and was baptized on 2 Feb 1857 at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Bolton, with sponsors William Smith and Mary Leach. Her death was registered in the Lever sub-district of Bolton in the third quarter of 1859. On the night of the 1861 census Charles Bridge, a starch maker, aged 45, was living at Lever Bridge Fold in Darcy Lever with Grace, a char woman, aged 44, and their three surviving children, John, a scholar, aged 12; Henry, a scholar, aged 7; and Hannah, a scholar, aged 5. I can find no record of them having had a daughter called Hannah and believe that this was actually Emily, who would have been about 5 years old in 1861. Charles died five years later. Charles Bridge, a cotton factory operative, died of Chronic Bronchitis on 9 Mar 1866 in the Union Workhouse in Farnworth, about two and a half miles south of Darcy Lever. Four years after her husband's death Grace remarried. Joseph Entwhistle, a bachelor, aged 45, a brewer, of Cheapside, Bolton, the son of John Entwhistle, a spinner, and Grace Bridge, a widow, aged 44, of Noble Street, Bolton, the daughter of William Wood, a sizer, were married on 30 Oct 1870 at St Peter's Parish Church in Bolton. They were married after Banns by Joseph Farrall Wright, and the witnesses were John Eyland and Elizabeth Forester. All but John Eyland signed the marriage register with an X. At the time of the 1871 census Joseph Entwistle, an unemployed brewer, aged 46, was living at 65 John Taylor Street in Great Bolton with Grace, a cotton winder, aged 45, and her three children, John, a cotton warehouseman, aged 21; Henry, a cotton piecer, aged 17; and Emily, a cotton winder, aged 15. Joseph was listed as born in Tyldsley, Grace was born in Chorley, and her children were born in Bolton. By the time of the 1891 census Grace had been widowed again and was living with her eldest son. John Bridge, a general labourer, aged 41, was living at 112 Viaduct Street in Manchester with his wife Elizabeth, a card room hand, aged 40, and his mother Grace Entwhistle, aged 65. This is the last confirmed record I can find of Grace (Woods) Bridge-Entwhistle, unless she was the Grace Entwistle who was buried on 6 Feb 1897 in a public grave in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, aged 77 years. Note 1: Grace Woods, the daughter of William and Mary Woods (nee Waring) was born on 9 Aug 1817 and was baptized the next day at St Gregory's Catholic Church, Weld Bank, Chorley. The sponsors were George Rawsthorne and Jane Gorton. Her age varied from one record to another and she seemed to get younger as time went by. Note 2: For the 1841 census the Ancestry website has indexed the family under the surname Bingel. |
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The Family of John and Esther BROGDEN: A little more than two years after the death of her first husband, Thomas Sharp, Esther (Gregson) Sharp remarried. John Brogden, a spinner, aged 38, of Richmond Street, the son of William Brogden of Downham, and Esther Sharpe (sic), a weaver, aged 31, of Richmond Street, the daughter of George Gregson, of Starch Houses, were married on 9 Jan 1842 at St Augustine's Catholic Church, Preston. They were married by Thomas Kieman and the witnesses were Henry Clarkson of London Road, and Agnes Thompson of Trinity Square. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Saturday last,...at the Catholic Church of St. Augustine, Mr. John Brogden to Mrs. Esther Sharp, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Jan 1842. Note: "Saturday last" would have been Jan 8th, but the marriage register recorded the date as Jan 9th. Esther already had four children with her first husband, with only her daughter Mary surviving infancy. She and John went on to have seven children together, all baptized at St Augustine's Catholic Church, beginning with John Austin, who was born on 26 Nov 1842 and was baptized on 4 Dec 1842, with sponsors Richard Smith and Agnes Thompson. He was followed by George, who was born on 31 Mar 1844 and was baptized on 7 Apr 1844, with sponsors James Sweeny and Alice Ball. Their third child died in infancy. Ellen BROGDEN: Ellen Brogden was born on 17 Feb 1846 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 1 Mar 1846, with sponsors Thomas Willis and Martha Lee. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 12 Mar 1848, aged 2 years. John and Esther's fourth child was William Joseph, who was born on 4 May 1848 and was baptized ten days later, with sponsors James Wray and Martha Leigh. He was followed by Joseph, who was born on 12 Feb 1850 and was baptized on 24 Feb 1850, with sponsors John Singleton and Jane Parish. On the night of the 1851 census John Brogden, a cotton spinner, aged 47, was living at 6 Richmond Street, Preston with Esther, aged 42, and five children, Mary, a cotton winder, aged 14; John, aged 9; George, aged 7; William, aged 3; and Joseph, aged 1. John Sr was listed as born in Downham, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Although Mary was listed as Mary Brogden, she was actually Mary Sharp, Esther's daughter by her first husband. John and Esther's sixth child also died in infancy. Esther Ellen BROGDEN: Esther Ellen Brogden was born on 6 Oct 1852 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church four days later, with sponsors James Butler and Mary Sharpe. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Oct 1853, aged 1 year. John and Esther's seventh and last child was Thomas, who was born on 17 Nov 1854 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 26 Nov 1854, with sponsors John Gregson and Mary Sharp. At the time of the 1861 census John Brogden, a roller coverer, aged 57, was living in Mount Pleasant, Preston with Esther, a housekeeper, aged 53, and four children, George, a cotton weaver, aged 17; William, an apprentice, aged 13; Joseph, a throstle spinner, aged 11; and Thomas, a scholar, aged 6. John Brogden, of 10 Mount Pleasant, was buried on 21 Jan 1867 in a public grave, D-20, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 61 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...John Brogden, Mount Pleasant, aged 61;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 26 Jan 1867 On the night of the 1871 census Esther Brogden, widow, a provision dealer, aged 60, was living at 10 Mount Pleasant with three unmarried children, William, an iron turner, aged 22; Joseph, a machine maker, aged 19; and Thomas, a pupil teacher, aged 15. Also staying with her was her granddaughter Annie Brogden, a scholar, aged 8; and her married daughter Mary Albert, a cotton warper, aged 26. Living separately at the same address was John Gregson, widower, a hand loom weaver, aged 62; and George Gregson, a cotton creeler, aged 12. Living next door at number 9 was Esther's son George Brogden, a cotton weaver, aged 27; his wife Mary, a cotton frame tenter, aged 27; and their son John W, a scholar, aged 7. Staying with them was his brother-in-law William Murphy, a cotton throstle doffer, aged 28; and his sister-in-law Bridget Murphy, a worsted weaver, aged 28. George and his son were listed as born in Preston, Mary was born in Ashton, and William and Bridget were born in Ireland. Thomas Brogden eventually took a teaching position at a Catholic school in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, and at the time of the 1881 census Thomas Brogden, a certificated elementary teacher - school master, aged 25, was living at 32 Pryme Street, Sculcotes. Living with him was his widowed mother Esther, a housekeeper, aged 71; and Richard Dilworth, an assistant elementary teacher, aged 23. They were all listed as born in Preston. This is the last confirmed record I can find of Esther (Gregson) Sharp-Brogden. |
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Alice BROMLEY: Alice Bromley, of 55 Queen Street, who was born in about 1790, was the former Alice Griffins, wife of Jonathan Bromley. Jonathan Bromiley (sic), a bachelor, and Alice Griffins, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 6 Dec 1819 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Matthew Mark, Curate, and the witnesses were John Bromiley and Law. (Lawrence) Tomlison. The bride, groom and John Bromiley signed the marriage register with an X. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Jonathan Bromley, a weaver, living at 40 Queen Street, and it was from 55 Queen Street that his wife was buried three years later. Jonathan remarried a little more than a year after Alice's death. Jonathan Bromley, a widower, and Elizabeth Pennington, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 20 Oct 1836 at St John's Parish Church. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were Peter Reed and Agnes Cowell. The groom and Agnes Cowell signed the marriage register with an X. It does not appear that Jonathan had any children with either of his wives, and on the night of the 1841 census Jonathan Bromley, a watchman, aged c. 40, was living in Marsh Lane, Preston with Elizabeth, aged c. 25. Staying with them was John Oliver, a warper, aged c. 50; and William Cummins, aged 5. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Jonathan Bromley, of Marsh Lane, died in 1851 and was buried on 18 Mar 1851 in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church, aged 52 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, Jonathan Bromley, shopkeeper, Marsh-lane, aged 52." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 22 Mar 1851. At the time of the 1851 census the recently widowed Elizabeth Bromley, a provision dealer, aged 39, was living at 10 Marsh Lane, Preston with her niece Mary McKenzie Cummings, a servant, aged 16. Elizabeth was listed as born in Spark Bridge, and her niece was born in Backborough. On the night of the 1861 census Elizabeth Bromley, widow, a beerhouse keeper, aged 49, was living at the Cart and Horse Pub at 143 March Lane. Living with her was a boarder, Catherine Dagger, a dressmaker, aged 22, and a visitor, Christopher Pennington, widower, a cooper, aged 80. Elizabeth was listed as born in Sparks Bridge, Catherine was born in Preston, and Chrisopher was born in Bandrake Head, which is now in Cumbria. Elizabeth Bromley, a widow, aged 55, a beer seller of 1 South Meadow Lane, Preston, the daughter of William Pennington, and Daniel Heavyside, a widower, aged 56, a stone mason of 44 Oxford Street, Preston, the son of James Heavyside, were married on 14 Jan 1868 at Christ Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Raymond Frith, and the witnesses were Thomas Culshaw and Jane Miller. Note 1: Daniel and Elizabeth had no children together. She died at 91 Oxford Street, Preston on 7 Dec 1890, aged 78 years. Daniel died two years later, aged 81 years. Note 2: Alice (Griffins) Bromley's surname was spelled Bromellow in the burial transcripts. |
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William BROMLEY: William Bromley, a cotton piecer, who was born in about 1819, died of peritonitis at 2 Back Friday Street on 22 May 1853. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 33 years. At the time of his death William appears to have been living, presumably as a lodger, in the home of Thomas Eastham, who was present at his death and registered the death, signing the register with an X. Thomas Eastham's daughter Ann Eastham, of 4 Back Friday Street, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery 13 years earlier, aged 3 years. |
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The Family of Edward and Ann BROWN: Edward Brown, a hostler, aged 35, and Ann Hilton, a spinster, aged 30, both of Preston, were married on 18 Feb 1781 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, then were married officially on 22 Feb 1781 at St John's Parish Church, by licence, by Joshua Southward, Curate, and the witnesses were William Cook and Henry Barns. Edward and Ann both signed the marriage register with an X. Perhaps due to their ages, Edward and Ann had only five children, all baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Their first child was John, who was baptized on 12 Oct 1781, with sponsors Thomas Leeming and Alice Rocliff; followed by Henry, who was baptized on 20 Jul 1783, with sponsors William Hubbersty and Dorothy Slater. He died in infancy and was buried in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church on 10 Aug 1783. The burial register recorded that he was the son of Edward Brown. Edward and Ann's third child was Mary, who was baptized on 9 Jan 1785, with sponsors James Brown and Dorothy Slater; followed by another son they called Henry, who was baptized on 21 Apr 1787, with sponsors John Osbalson and Helen Smith; and finally Edward, who was baptized Edward Browne on 15 Jul 1789, with sponsors William Preston and Mary Sharrock. Edward BROWN Sr: Edward Brown, who was born in about 1738, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 18 Mar 1820, aged 81 years. Death Notice: "DIED...At Preston,...Mr. Edward Brown, aged 81;" Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 25 Mar 1820 Shortly after her husband's death Ann was listed in the 1820 Catholic census of Preston as Nanny Brown, living in Brown's Yard, Friargate, Preston, where two of her grandsons were living several years later (see below). Ann's age was not recorded in the census. She survived her husband by just short of ten years. Ann BROWN (1): Ann (Hilton) Brown, who was born in about 1754, died in Preston on 29 Dec 1829 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Jan 1830. Death Notice: "DIED...On the 29th ult., aged 75, Mrs. Ann Brown, relict of Mr. Edward Brown, of Preston." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 9 Jan 1830 Note 1: The ages given for Edward and Ann at the time of their marriage were taken from the Marriage Bond, and the accuracy is questionable. It may be that Edward was older, about 43, and Ann was younger, about 27 - if the ages recorded at the time of their deaths are correct. Note 2: Edward and Ann's daughter Mary married William Wilcock in 1808. The Family of John and Ann BROWN: Because they married and had their children during the period for which the St Wilfrid's records are missing, we are limited in what we can find about John and Ann's family. They may be the John Brown and Ann Southworth who were married on 1 Feb 1806 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by William Myers, Curate, and the witnesses were Henry and May Brown. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Whether this is the right John and Ann may never be known, but what we do know is that the right John and Ann went on to have at least three children, starting with Mary, who was born in about 1806; followed by Edward, born in about 1807; and Thomas, who was born in about 1809. Ann was about nine years older than John, and at the time of Mary's birth she would have been in her mid-30s. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists John Brown, F (father), living in Friargate with Ann, M (mother), and three children, Mary, D (daughter), aged 4; Edw, aged 3; and Tho, aged 1. The 1820 Catholic census of Preston lists John Brown, aged 39, living at 76 Friargate with Ann, aged 47, and three children, Mary, aged 14; Edward, aged 13; and Thomas, aged 11. The 1822 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Joiners and Cabinet Makers, John Brown, living at 76 Friargate, and the 1828 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Joiners & Builders, John Brown, living in Friargate - where he died that same year. John BROWN: John Brown, who was born in about 1781, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 28 Feb 1828, aged 49 years. Death Notice: "DIED...At Preston, Mr. John Brown, joiner, aged 46;" Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 8 Mar 1828 On the night of the 1841 census Ann Brown, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 65, was living in Frenchwood Street, Preston at the home of Ann Talbot, Ind., aged c. 65. Also living with her was Ann Talbot, a dressmaker, aged c. 35; Edward Nixon, aged 4 months; Mary Nixon, Ind., aged c. 20; and Alice Wilcock, a female servant, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. The 1841 census was taken on the night of 6 Jun 1841, and Ann died a month later. Ann BROWN (2): Ann Brown, who was born in about 1772, widow of John Brown, a joiner, died on 6 Jul 1841 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 69 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last, after a lingering illness, Anne, widow of the late Mr. John Brown, joiner and builder, of this town, aged 69." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Jul 1841 Note 1: The 1835 Preston electoral rolls list an Edward Brown living in Brown's Yard, Friargate, who owned a house in Friargate, with N. Heys as his tenant. A Thomas Brown, also living in Brown's Yard, also owned a house in Friargate, with Edward Hill as tenant. Note 2: When John Brown was buried his age was recorded as 49 years but the death notice recorded it as 46. If the age given in the 1820 census is correct he would have been 46 in 1828. The Family of Edward and Alice BROWN: Edward Brown, a bachelor, and Alice Greenhalgh, a spinster, both of Blackburn, were married on 25 Nov 1814 at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Blackburn. They were married, by licence, by James Dodgson, and the witnesses were Thomas Hindle and Ann Greenhalgh. They were married "with consent of those where consent by law is required." Edward signed his own name to the register and spelled his surname Browne. Edward and Alice began their married lives in Blackburn, and baptized the first seven of their children at St Alban's Catholic Church in Blackburn, beginning with Edward, who was baptized on 9 Sep 1816, with sponsors Richard Greenhalgh and Mary Wilcock. He was followed by Ann Dorothy, who was born on 22 Feb 1820 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Henry and Margaret Greenhalgh; then Mary Ellen, who was born on 23 Jun 1822 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Robert Leigh and Ellen Greenhalgh; Henry, who was born on 4 Jan 1824 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Richard Wilding and Mary Ann Greenhalgh; then the first of two children to be called John Francis, who was born on 28 Nov 1827 and was baptized John Francis Gounahlgh (sic) on 2 Dec 1827, with sponsors W. Thompson and Ann Cocoran. He was buried on 31 Nov 1828 in the churchyard at St Alban's Church under the name J.F. Brown, aged 1 year. Edward and Alice's sixth child was another son the called John Francis, who was born on 18 Feb 1830 and was baptized two ays later, with sponsors Reverend J. Sharples and Elizabeth Russell. When the date of baptism was entered it was written as 20 Jan 1830, but this was an obvious error as he could not have been baptized a month before he was born. The entry was out of date sequence, between 21 Feb and 4 Mar 1830. The last of their children to be baptized at St Alban's Church was William, who was born on 12 Sep 1831 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Edward Brown and Ann Eastwood. Some time after William's birth the family moved to Marsden, near Nelson, Lancashire and the 1835 Preston electoral rolls listed Edward Brown living at Hawk's House, Marsden, and owning houses in Friargate, Preston in the occupation of Thomas Coulthurst and others. Their eighth child was born the following year. Alice Margaret Brown was born on 27 Apr 1836 and was baptized on 6 May 1836 at St Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Burnley, with sponsors R. Hodgson and Rachael Dearden; she was followed by Frances Elizabeth, who was born on 4 Oct 1837 and was baptized in the same church three days later, with sponsors Henry Wilcock and (blank) Sparrow. The Godmother's first name was not recorded. After living in Marsden for a few years the family moved again, back to Edward's native Preston, where their tenth and last child was born. Mary Ann Teresa Browne (sic) was born on 18 Dec 1840 and was baptized at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Preston on 7 Jan 1841, with sponsors Reverend Thomas Keenan and Ann Margison. She was baptized by her Godfather. On the night of the 1841 census Edward Brown, a broker, aged 51, was living in Great Avenham Street, Preston with Alice, aged 45, and five children, Ann, aged 21; William, aged 9; Alice, aged 5; Frances, aged 3; and Mary Ann, aged 5 months. Also staying with them was John Blencoe Greenhalgh, aged 9; and Margaret Singleton, a servant, aged 30. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Little Mary Ann died three years later. Mary Ann Teresa BROWN: Mary Ann Teresa Brown, who was born in 1840, died on 12 Aug 1844 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 3 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last, Mary Anne Teresa, youngest daughter of Mr. Edward Browne, of Bank Parade, in this town, aged 3 years and 8 months." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Aug 1844 At the time of the 1851 census Ann Dorothy Browne, aged 31, was the Governess of a lady's seminary at Lady Well in Fernyhalgh, near Preston. Her younger sisters, Alice Margaret, aged 14; and Frances Elizabeth, aged 13; were among the sixteen female scholars, ranging in age from 7 to 18 years old. Also staying with her was her father Edward Browne, a retired grocer, aged 62. Edward was listed as born in Preston, Anne Dorothy was born in Blackburn, and her two sisters were born in Marsden. Ann Dorothy's mother was not with them on the night of the census and I cannot find her elsewhere in the census. On the night of the 1861 census Edward Browne (sic), a Land and House Proprietor and Fund Holder, aged 71, was living at 36 Fishergate Hill, Preston with his wife Alice, aged 64. Edward was listed as born in Preston, and Alice was born in Chorley. Also staying with them was a visitor, Joseph O'Toole, aged 17, who was being 'supported by his guardian' and was born 'on the sea'. This is the last record I can find of Edward and Alice. They are not listed in the 1871 census but I cannot confirm dates of death for either between 1861 and 1871. |
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The Family of Matthew and Ellen BROWN: Matthew Brown, bachelor, a pawnbroker, aged 21, and Ellen Smith, spinster, aged 22, both of Preston, were married on 10 Oct 1828 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were Richard Crookall and Maria Smith. They also had a Catholic ceremony the day before at St Wilfrid's Chapel, where the witnesses were John Fare and Mary Smith.
Marriage Notice: "MARRIED...At Preston,...Mr. Matthew Brown, pawn-broker, to Miss Ellen Smith." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 18 Oct 1828 Although he started out in life as a pawnbroker, Matthew Brown is more well known as a Brewery Owner. He started with one pub where he brewed his own beer, and his business prospered until he built his own brewery in Pole Street, Preston, where he was living when his son died. Matthew BROWN Jr: I can find no record of Matthew Brown's baptism and suspect that he died very soon after birth and was given an emergency baptism, which were rarely recorded in baptism registers. He died on 20 Oct 1829 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery the following day, where his age was recorded simply as "infant". Matthew and Ellen's second child was Ann, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Nov 1830, with sponsors William Wilson and Mary Brown. She was followed by a set of twins, with only one surviving. Mary BROWN: Mary Brown was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 31 Aug 1832. She was the daughter of Matthew and Ellen Brown, and the sponsors were Henry Swift and Ann Crookhall. She lived just over 3 months, and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Dec 1832, where her age was recorded as "infant". Mary's brother Joseph was baptized at the same time, with sponsors Richard Crookhall and Elizabeth Bradley, and he survived infancy. At around the time of the twins births the 1832 Preston electoral rolls listed Matthew Brown, brewer, House and Brewery, at 49 Pole Street. They were still living at the Pole Street address when their fifth child, Elizabeth, was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Jan 1834, with sponsors Edward Wilcock and Mary Ann Hilton. She was followed by Maria, who was baptized on 2 Jul 1837 at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors John Lupton and Mary Smith; then John, who was born on 6 Apr 1838 and was baptized the next day at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors John Clarkson and Elizabeth Turner, and Thomas Matthew, who was born on 15 Apr 1840 and was baptized the next day at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors John and Frances Hornby. Thomas Matthew died on 24 Jan 1841, aged 9 months, and his sister Elizabeth died four days later, aged 7 years. They were buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church on 31 Jan 1841. Their ages were not recorded in the burial register. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Sunday last, Thomas Matthew, youngest son of Mr. Matthew Brown, brewer, Pole-street, aged nine months; and on Thursday morning, Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. Brown, aged 7 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 30 Jan 1841 On the night of the 1841 census Matthew Brown, a publican, aged c. 30, was living in Pole Street, Preston with Ellen, aged c. 35, and four children, Ann, aged 10; Joseph, aged 9; Maria, aged 4; and John, aged 3. Also staying with them was Jane Smith, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 75; Martha Barrow, a servant, aged c. 20; Ann Wilson, a servant, aged c. 20; Elizabeth Gillibrand, a dressmaker, aged c. 15; Henry Smith, aged 5; Hannah White, aged 4; and Thomas Barrow, an apprentice cooper, aged 15. With the exception of Henry Smith, they were all listed as born in Lancashire. Over the next few years Matthew and Ellen had three more children. Ellen Jane Brown was born on 6 Jun 1842 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church the next day, with sponsors Joseph Smith and Jane Crookhall. She was followed by Richard, who was born on 18 Apr 1844 and was baptized the same day at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors James Turner and Ann Clarkson; and Mary Elizabeth, who was born on 20 Feb 1847 and was baptized the next day at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors James Arrowsmith and Mary Cottrial. At the time of the 1851 census Matthew Brown, a brewer, etc., aged 44, was living at 4a Pole Street, with his wife Ellen, aged 46, and three children, Joseph, a brewer, aged 19; Richard, a scholar, aged 6; and Mary Elizabeth, a scholar, aged 4. Matthew was listed as born in Samlesbury, Ellen was born in Liverpool and their three children were born in Preston. Also staying with them were two unmarried servants, Margaret Dawson, a general servant, aged 20, from Samlesbury; and Mary Watson, a general servant, aged 19, from Grimsargh. Their youngest daughter died six years later, aged 9 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 11th inst., in the 10th year of her age, Mary Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. Matthew Brown, much regretted by her parents and a large circle of friends, to whom she was much endeared by her amiable disposition and by her early promise of very superior talents." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 Jan 1857 On the night of the 1861 census Matthew Brown, a brewer and farmer of 315 acres, aged 53, was living in Stephenson Terrace, Deepdale Road, Preston with Ellen, aged 57, and three unmarried children, Joseph, a brewer's superintendent, aged 29; Maria, aged 24; and Ellen, aged 18. Also living with them was an unmarried servant, Ann Barrow, a house servant, aged 30. Matthew lost his wife six years later. Ellen (Smith) Brown, of Stephenson Terrace, died on 24 Aug 1867 and was buried on 26 Aug 1867 in a private grave, H-360-365, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 63 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 24th instant, at 24, Stephenson-terrace, Ellen, wife of Mr. Matthew Brown, aged 63. Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 31 Aug 1867 On the night of the 1871 census Matthew Brown, widower, an ale brewer and maltster employing 60 men and boys, aged 63, was living at 21 East View, Preston. Living with him were two unmarried servants, Elizabeth Barrow, a housekeeper, aged 43; and Alice Culshaw, a general domestic servant, aged 33. By the time of the 1881 census Matthew Brown, widower, a farmer and brewer, aged 73, was living at 19 East View, Preston. Living with him were three unmarried servants, Jane Porter, a house keeper, aged 36; Ellen Hollinghurst, a general domestic servant, aged 23; and Mary Walmsley, a general domestic servant, aged 20. Some time after 1881 Matthew moved to a house called Moorfields in Ribbleton, where he died two years later. Matthew Brown, of Ribbleton, died on 16 Jan 1883 and was buried on 20 Jan 1883 in the private grave at Preston Cemetery there his wife had been buried fifteen years earlier, aged 75 years. Local News: "DEATH of MR. MATTHEW BROWN. - We regret to have to chronicle the death of our well-known townsman, Mr. Matthew Brown, of Matthew Brown and Co., Limited, brewers, which took place early on Wednesday morning last, after a prolonged and painful illness. In our next issue we hope to be able to give our readers an interesting biographical sketch of the deceased." Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 16th inst., at his residence, Moorfields, Ribbleton, Preston, Matthew Brown, in his 76th year. Both published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 Jan 1883 Probate Notice: Matthew Brown. Personal Estate £85,933 9s. 5 March. The Will with three Codicils of Matthew Brown, formerly of Preston but late of Moorfields, Ribbleton near Preston, both in the County of Lancaster, Brewer, who died on 16 Jan 1883 at Moorfields, was proved at Lancaster by James Tullis, Contractor, Richard Finch, Gentleman, William Smith, Cotton Manufacturer, and Joseph Smith, Cotton Spinner and Manufacturer, all of Preston, the Executors. Note 1: Could the deaths of Matthew and Ellen's children Thomas Matthew and Elizabeth have been related to the death of his sister-in-law, who died at his home on 16 Jan 1841? "DEATHS...On Saturday last, at the house of her brother-in-law, Mr. Matthew Brown, Pole-street, having come to England for the benefit of her health, Mary Ann, wife of John M. Smith, Esq., Camperdown Pen, Jamaica, after a lingering illness of nearly four years, aged 28." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Jan 1841. Mary Ann Smith, of Pole Street, was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church on 20 Jan 1841, aged 28 years. Thomas Matthew died eight days and Elizabeth twelve days after Mary Ann Smith. Note 2: There are a number of interesting photos on-line, including one of the Pole Street Brewery, and the brewery's dray horses. |
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Mary BULGER: Mary Bulger was born on 2 Dec 1837 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 18 Dec 1837. She was the daughter of Peter and Julia Bulger, and the sponsors were John Grimes and Mary Fitzherbert. Peter and Julia Bulger were both born in Ireland, as was their eldest son, so it is likely that they were married there. Their son Michael Boulger (sic) was baptized on 4 May 1836 at St Mary's Cathedral in Dublin, with sponsors James Hacket and Mary Ann Dooly/Daily. The handwriting in the baptism register was very difficult to read and I am not certain of the spelling of Mary Ann's surname. Some time not long after Michael's birth the couple moved to Preston, where Mary was born and died. Their third child was Ellen, who was born on 28 Jan 1840 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston on 2 Feb 1840, with sponsors James Burn and Mary Berry. After Ellen's birth the family were on the move again. On the night of the 1841 census Peter Bulger, a labourer, aged c. 30, was living in Upper Dock Street in Thornton-le-Fylde with Julia, aged c. 25, and two children, Michael, aged 5; and Ellen, aged 10 months. Also staying with them was Patrick Bulger, a labourer, aged c. 25; and James Burn, a labourer, aged c. 40. All of the adults were listed as born in Ireland and the children were born in Lancashire, which in the case of Michael was an error. Over the next ten years the family grew with the addition of five more children, Ann in 1842, Elizabeth in 1844, another daughter they called Mary in 1847, Martin in 1848, and Catherine in 1849. All of these children were more than likely baptized at St Mary's catholic Church in Fleetwood, but I have not had access to those registers, which are apparently still held at the church. Their daughter Mary died in the same year she was born, and Martin died on 6 Jun 1848, aged 7 weeks. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last, aged 7 weeks, Martin, son of Mr. Peter Bulger, Fleetwood." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Jun 1848 At the time of the 1851 census Peter Bulger, a bricklayer's labourer, aged 40, was living at 9 Lower Dock Street in Fleetwood with his wife Sally (sic), aged 36, and five children, Michael, a scholar, aged 14; Ellen, a scholar, aged 11; Ann, a scholar, aged 9; Elizabeth, aged 6; and Catherine, aged 2. Peter, "Sally" and Michael were listed as born in Ireland, Ellen was born in Preston, and the rest of the children were born in Fleetwood. Later that year another child, Margaret, was born in Fleetwood. Some time after Margaret's birth the family returned to Preston, where they fell foul of the law. On Friday 31 December 1852 Peter and Julia were in the Britannia pub in Friargate, A woman called Mrs Sharples, who had with her two sacks of flour, left the pub momentarily and Julia Bulger grabbed the sacks of flour and she and Peter left the pub. Mrs Sharples and a police constable called Counsel followed Peter and Julia to their home at 18 Crown Street. The following Monday they appeared at the Town Hall, where Peter denied all knowledge of the flour and said that his wife, who was intoxicated at the time, had mistaken the bags of flour as her own. They were released on bail pending trial. On Wednesday 5 Jan 1853 Peter and Julia appeared for trail at the Quarter Sessions. "Peter Bolgier (on bail), and Julia Bolgier, 40, stealing at Preston, two bags, and 20lbs of flour, the property of Henry Sharples. - Peter acquitted, Julia one month.", So it appears the Magistrates believed Peter's excuse but found Julia guilty. Her sentence was quite lenient for the time, so they may have taken her intoxicated condition into consideration. The arrest and trial were reported in the Preston Chronicle on consecutive Saturdays, 1 Jan and 8 Jan 1853. Peter and Julia's tenth and last known child, Susanna, was born on 16 Sep 1854 and was baptized at St Augustine's Catholic Church, with sponsors Anthony and Bridget Welsh. Her name was originally entered as Elizabeth but that was crossed out and "Sussanna" was written above it. On the night of the 1861 census Peter Bulger, a labourer, aged 50, was living in Simpson Street, Preston with his wife Lucy (sic), a housekeeper, aged 50, and their three youngest children, Catherine, a doffer, aged 12; Margaret, a scholar, aged 10; and Susan, a scholar, aged 6. Peter and "Lucy" were listed as born in Ireland, Catherine and Margaret were born in Fleetwood, and Susan was born in Preston. Four years later Julia found herself in a bit of bother again. "THEFT OF MONEY - A native of the Emerald Isle, named Julia Bulger, was charged, at police court, on Wednesday, with stealing 11s 6d, belonging to Robert Porter, scutcher, residing in a cellar in Snow-hill. On Saturday afternoon last, the prosecutor, his wife, the prisoner, and several other women were in the cellar together, and Porter pulled out 11s 6d, and put it on the table. All but the prisoner went out, and she remained until the prosecutor returned. When he did return, he missed the money, and it was afterwards found concealed in the cellar. - The case was remanded for a week, and the prisoner was set at liberty on promising to appear again on that day." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Jun 1865 "THE ALLEGED ROBBERY OF MONEY - An Irishwoman, named Julia Bulger, was charged, on remand, at the police court, on Wednesday last, with stealing 11s 6d, belonging to Robert Porter, of Snow-hill. - No evidence was offered against the prisoner and she was discharged." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Jun 1865 At the time of the 1871 census Peter Bulger, a general labourer, aged 60, was living at 3 Shepherd's Yard, off Friargate, Preston with his two youngest daughters, Margaret, a cotton winder, aged 20; and Susanna, a cotton weaver, aged 16. On the night of the census Julia Bulger was staying at the home of her married daughter Ann Gurty in Blackburn. Martin Gurty, a bricklayer's labourer, aged 27, was living at 27 Brown Street in Blackburn with his wife Ann, a cotton weaver, aged 28, and two children, Patrick, a scholar, aged 5; and Ellen, aged 3. Staying with him was Ann's mother, Julia Bulger, a housekeeper, aged 50. Martin was listed as born in Ireland, Ann was born in Fleetwood, their children were born in Blackburn, and Julia was listed as born in Dublin, Ireland. When Ann Bulger married in Blackburn in 1863 her husband's name was recorded as Martin Garity. This is the last record I can find of Peter Bulger, unless he was the man who died in or near Barrow-in-Furness in early 1877. His death was registered in the first quarter of that year, aged 60 years. At the time of the 1881 census his wife was being described as a widow. On the night of that census Martin Gerrighty, an outdoor labourer, aged 30, was living at 140 Cleaver Street, Blackburn with his wife Mary (sic), a cotton weaver, aged 30, and six children, Patrick, a cotton weaver, aged 15; Ellen, a cotton weaver, aged 14; Mary Ann, a scholar, aged 8; Esther, a scholar, aged 6; Susannah, a scholar, aged 3; and John, aged 7 months. Also living with them were two boarders, Mary Sweeny, widow, a cotton drawer, aged 26; and Mary (sic) Bulger, widow, a housekeeper, aged 65. Martin, Mary Sweeny and "Mary" Bulger were listed as born in Ireland, Martin's wife, who was called Mary in the census but was actually Ann, was born in Fleetwood, and the children were born in Blackburn. Julia died later that year. Julia (Callaghan) Bulger died in Blackburn and her death was registered in the fourth quarter of 1881, when her age was recorded as 57 years. Death Notice: "Deaths...BULGER - Julia Bulger, Cleaver-street, aged 57." Published in the Blackburn Standard, Sat., 5 Nov 1881 Note 1: Julia's maiden surname was probably Callaghan, but the spelling changed with each birth registration, with examples such as Caughlan and Calahan. Note 2: The pub referred to as the Britannia in Friargate was probably the New Britannia Inn on Heatley Street, off of Friargate. |
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The Family of Robert BURGESS: Robert Burgess, a bachelor, and Elizabeth Palmer, a spinster, both of Walton-le-Dale, were married on 3 Jul 1831 at St Leonard's Chapel in Walton-le-Dale. They were married after Banns by John Bywater, Curate, and the witnesses were John Gerrard and James Tomlison, Sr. Although Robert was said to have been a bachelor, he may have actually been a widower (see above). He would have been about 26 years old and Elizabeth would have been about 24 years old. Robert and Elizabeth's first child was Edward, who was born on 21 Jun 1832 and was baptized four days later at St Mary's Brownedge Catholic Church in Bamber Bridge, with sponsors Henry Fellows and Ellen Worsley. He was followed by Mary, who was born in about 1834 but was not baptized at St Mary's Brownedge or at St Wilfrid's Chapel in Preston and I have been unable to find her baptism record. Their third child was Joseph, who was born on 3 May 1836 and was baptized at St Mary's Brownedge Church on 8 May 1836, with sponsors Robert Bateson and Lucy Cooper. Some time after Joseph's birth the family moved to Preston, where their fourth child was born. Jane Burgess was born 3 Jan 1839 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston three days later, with sponsors Joseph Cunningham and Mary Yates. Sadly, just six weeks after Jane's birth they buried their young son. Joseph BURGESS (1): Joseph Burgess, who was born in Bamber Bridge in 1836, died in Preston on 11 Feb 1839 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 2 years. Five weeks later, they buried a second child. Mary BURGESS: Mary Burgess, who was born in 1834, died in Preston on 18 Mar 1839 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 4 years. A little more than a year after burying two of their children, they lost another child. Jane BURGESS: Jane Burgess, who was born in 1839, died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 9 Apr 1840, aged 16 months. Robert and Elizabeth's fifth child was another boy they called Joseph, who was born on 15 Feb 1841 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Feb 1841, with sponsors Edward Diconson (sic) and Agnes Holland. His mother died a few days later. Elizabeth BURGESS: Elizabeth (Palmer) Burgess, who died almost certainly as a result of giving birth to Joseph, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 28 Feb 1841, aged 33 years. Her infant son joined her less than two months later. Joseph BURGESS (2): Joseph Burgess was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 25 Apr 1841. The burial transcript recorded his age as 1 year instead of 1 month. In the space of 26 months, Robert Burgess lost his wife and four youngest children, leaving him with just Edward, who would have been 8 years old. Perhaps that is why Robert was remarried just three months after his wife's death. Robert Burgess, widower of Elizabeth, and Ann Margeson, widow of John, both of Preston, were married at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 31 May 1841, witnessed by John and Ann Dicconson, both of Preston. Ann Turner was the widow of John Marginson, who she married on 16 Oct 1826 at St Mary's Parish Church in Penwortham. On the night of the 1841 census Robert and Ann had only been married six days. Robert Burgess, aged c. 35, was living in Bowran Street with his wife Ann, aged c. 40, and one child, Edward, aged 8. Robert had no occupation, and they were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census Robert Burgess, a railway porter, aged 46, was living at 5 Pitt Street, Preston with Nancy (Ann), aged 50, and his son Edward, aged 18. Robert was listed as born in Whittle, Ann was born in Samlesbury, and Edward was born in Bamber Bridge. Also living with them were ten lodgers. Ann died later that year. Ann BURGESS: Ann (Turner) Marginson-Burgess, who was born in about 1796, died at her home, 5 Pitt Street, on 17 Jul 1851 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery the following day, aged 55 years. Her husband Robert, a porter, of 5 Pitt Street registered her death. Robert's son Edward may be the Edward Burgess of Preston, aged 19, that was indentured as an apprentice in the Merchant Navy on 16 Sep 1852. He was apprenticed to John Bell of Warton aboard the Lucy Neal, ported in Preston. Life in the Merchant Navy must not have appealed to Edward, who deserted a year later. Six years after Ann's death Robert was married again. Robert Burgess of Preston, son of Joseph Burgess, and Jane Bimpson of Preston, daughter of Richard Smith, were married on 3 Jul 1857 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, witnessed by Daniel Spencer and Agnes Smith. Jane was the widow of James Bimpson, who she married on 16 Feb 1830 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. At the time of the 1861 census Robert Burgess, a porter, aged 54, was living as a lodger at 62 High Street, the home of Ann Pye. He was listed as born in Whittle-le-Woods. Although Robert was listed as married his wife was not with him and I cannot find her elsewhere in the census. She hadn't disappeared completely, as they were together again by the time of the next census. On the night of the 1871 census Robert Burgess, a provision dealer and labourer, aged 64, was living at 13 Back Lane, Preston with his wife Jane, aged 63, and her granddaughter Jane Moss, a bonnet maker, aged 18. Robert was listed as born in Whittle-le-Woods, Jane Burgess was born in Ribbleton, and Jane Moss was born in Preston. Jane Moss was the child of Jane's daughter Ann, the wife of Joseph Moss. Robert Burgess died four years later. Robert Burgess, who was born in Whittle-le-Woods in about 1807, died in Preston on 21 Jan 1875 and was buried on 25 Jan 1875 in a public grave, N-435, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 68 years. Robert died without making a Will, so on 5 Feb 1875 Administration of his effects was granted at Lancaster to his widow Jane, with his effects valued at under £300. By the time of the 1881 census Jane Burgess, a widow, aged 73, was living at 54 Brunswick Street, Preston. Living with her was a male boarder, V. Smith, unmarried, aged 61; and a lodger, Richard Smith, widower, a mechanic, aged 66. Jane was listed as born in Ribbleton, and the two men, who may have been relatives of Jane's, were born in Preston. Jane died later that year. Jane (Smith) Bimpson-Burgess, of 54 Brunswick Street, who was born in Ribbleton in about 1807, died in Preston on 23 Jul 1881 and was buried six days later in a private grave, B-231, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 74 years. Hers was the second interment in a grave purchased for the burial of her granddaughter Jane (Moss) Hartley, who died in 1880. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON, Burials since our last:...Jane Burgess, Brunswick-street, 74;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 6 Aug 1881 |
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The Family of Patrick and Mary BURKE: Patrick and Mary Burke were both born in Ireland, as was their older children, so it is likely that they were married there. According to their daughter Mary's marriage record the family were originally from Limerick. Patrick and Mary's known children were Ann, who was born in about 1812; Michael, who was born in about 1817; Margaret, who was born in about 1819; Mary, who was born in about 1819; Joseph, who was born in about 1824 - all born in Ireland, Thomas, who was born in Preston and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 25 Dec 1825, with sponsors Patrick Lynch and Ann Burke; and Ellen, who was born in Preston and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 11 Oct 1829, with sponsors Francis McKenna and Helen Burke. Ann Burke married John Dunn at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 26 Oct 1828, witnessed by Charles Hoole and Betty Nixon, and they baptized three children at St Wilfrid's Chapel. James Dunn was baptized on 31 Jan 1830, with sponsors James and Mary Burke; followed by William, who was baptized on 18 Mar 1832, with sponsors James Marklin and Ellen Burke; and Daniel, who was baptized on 15 Jun 1834, with sponsors Patrick Lynch and Mary Burke. Young Daniel was only two years old when his mother died. Ann DUNN: Ann (Burke) Dunn, who was born in Ireland in about 1812, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 14 Jun 1836, aged 23 years. I cannot determine what happened to John Dunn or their children after Ann's death. A John Dunn of Fishwick, son of James and Elizabeth Dunn, of Glossup, Derbyshire, and Hannah Poulton of Fishwick, daughter of Joseph and Alice Poulton of Claighton (sic), were married on 24 Dec 1837 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. They were married by Father Francis West, and the witnesses were William Noblett of Preston and Elizabeth Armstrong of Fishwick. However the marriage register does not record John's marital status so I do not know if he was a bachelor or a widower. They had one child, Alice Dunn, who was born on 20 Oct 1838 and was baptized the next day at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors Elizabeth Armston (Armstrong?) and John Mowden. They then disappear from local records. Patrick and Mary's daughter Margaret married for the first time some time before about 1825 (see below), and their son Michael married Mary Salter in 1831 (see below). Six years later their father died. Patrick BURKE (1): Patrick Burke, who was born in Ireland in about 1785, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Feb 1837, aged 51 years. The year after Patrick's death his daughter Mary Catherine married William Fox, but after having two sons her husband died, aged 25 years, and on the night of the 1841 census Mary Burk (sic), aged c. 60, was living in Georges Street, Preston with her three youngest children, Joseph, an apprentice painter, aged 17; Thomas, a clerk, aged 15; and Ellen, a cotton winder, aged 11. Also staying with them was her grandson Daniel Dunn, aged 7; her widowed daughter Mary Fox, a cotton spinner, aged c. 25; and her two grandsons, Felix Fox, aged 2; and William Fox, aged 7 months. Mary, Joseph and Mary Fox were listed as born in Ireland, and the rest of the household were born in Lancashire. Mary Fox was married again in 1844 to Christopher Anderton. Sadly, their mother died died five years later. Mary BURKE: Mary Burke, who was born in Ireland in about 1780, died in Preston on 13 Mar 1849 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 17 Mar 1849, aged 68 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...on Tuesday last, Mary Burke, George's-street, 68;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Mar 1849 After Mary's death her youngest daughter, Ellen, went to stay with her sister Mary Catherine, and at the time of the 1851 census Christopher Anderton, a hand weaver, aged 34, was living at 302 Ribbleton Lane, Preston with his wife Mary, aged 32, and four children, Mary's two sons Felix Fox, aged 12; and William Fox, aged 11; and their two children, John, aged 4; and Mary Ann, aged 1. Staying with them was Mary's unmarried sister Ellen Burke, aged 22. Christopher was listed as born in Walton, Mary was born in Ireland, Felix was born in Chorley, and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Ellen was married early the next year. Ellen Burke, a spinster, aged 22, a winder, of Ribbleton Lane, the daughter of Patrick and Mary Burke (dead), and Thomas Moss, a bachelor, aged 30, a weaver, of Gudgeon's Yard, son of William and Alice Moss, of Grosvenor Street, were married on 21 Feb 1852 at St Augustine's Catholic Church. They were married by Edward Swarbrick, and the witnesses were Richard Moss of Gudgeon's Yard and Ann Cardwell of Queen Street. The Family of Michael and Mary BURKE: Michael Burke and Mary Salter, both of the Chapelry of Samlesbury, were married on 9 May 1831 at St Leonard the Less Chapel in Samlesbury. They were married after Banns by Henry W McGrath, and the witnesses were John Yates and John Valentine. Mary signed the marriage register with an X, and Michael signed his own name, spelling his surname Bourke. After marrying in Samlesbury the couple settled in Preston, where their first child was born. Lavinia Mary BURKE: Lavinia Mary Burke was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on Christmas Day 1831, with sponsors Geoffry Lea and Mary Burke. She lived less than a year and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Oct 1832, where her age was recorded simply as "infant". Michael and Mary's second child was Margaret, who was baptized Margaret Burk (sic) on 22 Sep 1833 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Richard and Ann Doran; and after a gap of four years, their third child was born. Patrick Burke was born on 31 Oct 1837 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 5 Nov 1837, with sponsors Martin Mayor and Ellen Hennessey. He was followed by Ann, who was born on 15 Dec 1840 and was baptized on 20 Dec 1840 at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors Charles McIntyre and Mary Burke. On the night of the 1841 census Michal (sic) Burke, a painter, aged c. 30, was living in Agan (Egan) Street, Preston with Mary, aged c. 30, and four children, Nancy, a cotton factory worker, aged 14; Margaret, aged 8; Patrick, aged 4; and Ann, aged 5 months. Michael was listed as born in Ireland and the rest of the family were born in Lancashire. One of the drawbacks of the 1841 census is that it did not record people's relationships, and the child called Nancy was either another relative, or a child born before Michael and Mary were married. The following year, tragedy struck twice. Ann BURKE: Ann Burke, who was born in 1840, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 19 Jun 1842, aged 18 months. Her older brother would follow her just three months later. Patrick BURKE (2): Patrick Burke, who was born in 1837, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 25 Sep 1842, aged 5 years. The abode recorded at the time of both burials was George's or Little George's Street, so the children may have been staying at their grandmother Mary's house when they died. Michael and Mary's fifth child was Alfred William, who was born on 18 May 1843 and was baptized three days later at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors John Lynch and Anna Salter. He was followed by Walter, who was born on 17 May 1847 and was baptized Walter William Birk (sic) on 23 May 1847 at St Ignatius Church, with sponsors Michael Hussian and Ellen Holliday. Michael and Mary's daughter Margaret died in 1850 but was not buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery or in the churchyard at either St Ignatius Catholic Church or St John's Parish Church. As the family lived very near St Augustine's Catholic Church, I suspect that Margaret was buried in their churchyard, but the early burial register is apparently missing. By 1851 only their two youngest sons survived, and on the night of the 1851 census Michael Burke, a painter, aged 35, was living at 2 Higford Street, Preston with his wife Mary, a steam loom weaver, aged 46; and two children, Alfred W, aged 8; and Walter, aged 4. Michael was listed as born in Ireland and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Mary died three years later. Mary (Salter) Burke, who was born in about 1806, died in Preston and her death was registered in the second quarter of 1854. I have been unable to locate her burial record, and suspect that she too was buried in the churchyard at St Augustine's Church. Her husband died four years later, by which time local burial grounds had been closed by public order, and he was buried in the new public cemetery. Michael Burke, a painter, of Ribbleton Lane, was buried in a public grave, C-548, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery on 28 Jan 1858, aged 40 years. The deaths of Michael and Mary left their two young boys orphaned, and they went to live with their aunt Margaret. Margaret (Burke) Lynch-Blakey was the sister of Alfred and Walter's father Michael. She first married Patrick Lynch and two of their children are buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. After Patrick's death she married William Blakey and on the night of the 1861 census Alfred Burke, a painter, aged 17, and his brother Walter, an errand boy, aged 13, were living with William and Margaret Blakey, at 42 Ribbleton Lane, Preston. William Blakey was listed as born in Barrowford, Margaret was born in Ireland, and their nephews were both born in Preston. The Family of Joseph and Jane BURKE: Joseph Burke, a bachelor, the son of John (sic) and Mary Burke, and Jane Berry, a spinster, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Berry, were married on 18 Sep 1844 at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Manchester. They were married by John Rimmer, and the witnesses were Daniel and Martha Dunn. Joseph and Jane's first child was Emily, who was born in Manchester a short time after their marriage, and may have been baptized in the same church, but the baptism records for that period appear to be missing. Jane being pregnant at the time of their marriage may explain why two people from Preston travelled to Manchester to get married and have their first child. Some time after Emily's birth the family returned to Preston, where she died. Emily BURKE: Emily Burke, who was born in Manchester in 1844, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Dec 1846, aged 2 years. Less than three months after Emily's death their second child was born. She too died in infancy. Mary Ann BURKE: Mary Ann Burke was born on 15 Mar 1847 and was baptized Mary Ann Birk (sic) on 21 Mar 1847 at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors John Lynch and Mary Anderton. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Nov 1847, aged 8 months. Joseph and Jane's third child was Thomas George, who was baptized on 8 Mar 1851 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. The baptism register describes his father as a painter, of Dover Street. We may never know why Thomas George was baptized in a Church of England church, but it is clear that his mother, who was baptized in the same church on 11 Jul 1824, was not a Catholic. It may be that she and Joseph were no longer living together and she decided to baptize her son in her own faith. On the night of the 1851 census Jane Burke, married, a dress maker, aged 26, was living at 27 Dover Street, Preston with her son Thomas Geo., aged 2 months. They were living as lodgers in the home of Jane's parents, Thomas Berry, a shoemaker, aged 58 years, and his wife Elizabeth, aged 55. Jane and Thomas George were both listed as born in Preston. Joseph was not with her on the night of the census. His work as a painter may have taken him away from home, and I cannot find him elsewhere in 1851, and can find no trace of this family after 1851. Note: Patrick and Mary's daughter Margaret, who was born in Ireland in about 1819, married Patrick Lynch before 1826, and four of their children were buried St Wilfrid's Cemetery. |
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The Family of Edward and Alice BURKE: Edward Burke, a bachelor, of Wheelton in the Parish of Leyland, and Alice Miller, a spinster, of Leyland, were married on 1 Mar 1835 at St Andrew's Parish Church in Leyland. They were married after Banns by Gardner Baldwin, Vicar, and the witnesses were Do. Monroe and George Munroe. Edward and Alice signed the marriage register with an X, and the witnesses signed their own names, spelling their surnames slightly differently. Edward and Alice's first child was Ellen, but I have been unable to locate her baptism record. She may have been born before the couple moved to Preston, where their second child was born. Mary BURKE: Mary Burke was born on 25 May 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 29 May 1836, with sponsors John Green and Ann Holden. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 25 Aug 1837, aged 15 months. Almost exactly a year later their older daughter died. Ellen BURKE: Ellen Burke, who was born in about 1835, died in Preston on 12 Aug 1838 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 3 years. Edward and Alice's third child was another daughter they called Ellen, who was born on 2 Jul 1839 and was baptized five days later at St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors John Green and Mary Burke. On the night of the 1841 census Edward Burke, a cotton carder, aged c. 25, was living in London Road, Fishwick, Preston, with Alice, aged c. 20, and one child, Ellen, aged 2. They were living at the home of James and Ellen Burke, who may have been Edward's parents. James Burke, an agricultural labourer, aged c. 50, and his wife Ellen, aged c. 45, were living with three children, Mary, a cotton frame tenter, aged c. 25; Bridget, a cotton frame tenter, aged c. 15; and John, a cotton frame tenter, aged 12. John, Alice, and the infant Ellen were listed as born in Preston, and the rest of the household were born in Ireland. Their fifth and sixth children, a set of twins, were born later that year. John and James Burke were born on 3 Nov 1841 and were baptized at St Augustine's Catholic Church on 7 Nov 1841. John's sponsors were Jonathan O'Leary and Alice Green, and James' sponsors were John Green and Mary Burke. John apparently died in infancy, but I cannot find any record of his burial. He may have been buried in the churchyard at St Augustine's Church, but the burial register is missing. Although all of Edward and Alice's children were said to have been born in Preston, the family was not listed in Preston in the 1851 census and the births of at least two of their children were not registered in Preston. Their daughter Mary Ann was born in about 1843, and Alice was born in about 1845, but I can find no record of their baptisms. The next record I can find of the family is the birth of their son Edward, who was born on 21 Jun 1854 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 2 Jul 1854, with sponsors Robert and Mary Lee. He too died in infancy and may have been buried in the churchyard at St Augustine's Church. A little less than two years after his birth, Edward and Alice had another son they called Edward, who was born on 10 Apr 1856 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 20 Apr 1856, with sponsors James Burke and Mary Lee. He was followed by Dorothea, who was born on 24 Sep 1857 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 4 Oct 1857, with sponsors John Allanson and Catherine Benson; then John Thomas, who was born on 22 May 1860 and was baptized five days later at St Augustine's Church, with sponsors Robert Boyle and Margaret Riley. At the time of the 1861 census Edward Burk (sic), a cotton carder, aged 46, was living at 44 Brewery Street, Fishwick, Preston with his wife Alice, a housekeeper, aged 44, and seven children, Ellen, a cotton rover, aged 22; James, a card grinder, aged 20; Mary Ann, a cotton rover, aged 17; Alice, a cotton rover, aged 15; Edward, a scholar, aged 5; Dorothea, a scholar, aged 4; and John Thomas, aged 11 months. Edward Sr was listed as born in Ireland and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Some time after 1861 the family moved to Accrington, where Edward Sr died. Edward Burke died in early 1871, aged 59, and on the night of the 1871 census Alice Burke, widow, a housekeeper, aged 55, was living at 64 Frederick Street, Old Accrington, with her four youngest children, Alice, a rover in a cotton mill, aged 24; Edward, a piecer in a cotton mill, aged 16; Dorothy, a creeler in a cotton mill, aged 13; and John Thomas, a scholar, aged 10. Alice (Miller) Burke died in Accrington and her death was registered in the fourth quarter of 1874, aged 56 years. Note: Edward and Alice Burke were probably buried in Accrington Cemetery, which opened in 1864. All burial records are held at Hyndburn Borough Council. Telephone: 01254 232 933, E-mail: cemeteries@hyndburnbc.gov.uk |
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The Family of Thomas and Mary BUTLER: It is not known where or when Thomas and Mary Butler married and, because her last child was born a year before the start of civil registration in England, there is no way to determine what her maiden name was. They were not married in Preston or Liverpool, where their first known child was born. Robert Butler was born on 26 Jul 1819 and was baptized on 1 Aug 1819 at St Peter's Catholic Priory in Liverpool, with sponsors Daniel Maginnety and Jane McLaughlin, Thomas and Mary seemed to have moved around the county as their son Thomas, who was born in about 1823 was not baptized in Liverpool or Preston and I have not yet found his baptism record. Their third known child was Cornelius, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 14 Sep 1828, with sponsors Peter McIntire and Catherine Morgan. They then appear to have left Preston as their next two known children, Mary, who was born in about 1830, and Elizabeth, who was born in about 1834, were not baptized in Preston and may have been born in Ormskirk. Some time after Elizabeth's birth they appear to have returned to Preston where Thomas Sr died. Thomas BUTLER Sr: Thomas Butler, of Lills Yard, who was born in about 1790, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 24 Dec 1835, aged 45 years. Mary Butler was pregnant at the time of her husband's death, and their last child was born six months later. Ann Butler was born on 23 Jun 1836 and was baptized the next day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors John and Sarah Charnley. On the night of the 1841 census Mary Butler, aged c. 40, was living in Seed Street with six children, Robert, a shoemaker, aged c. 20; Thomas, a shoemaker, aged c. 15; Cornelius, a linen doffer, aged 14; Mary, aged 11; Elizabeth, aged 7; and Ann, aged 5. Mary Sr was listed as born in Ireland and her children were all born in Lancashire. Thomas and Mary's son Thomas was married in 1842, and their son Robert Butler was married in 1843. (see below). Thomas and Mary's daughter Mary married John Salisbury at St Mary's Church in Penwortham in 1848, and at the time of the 1851 census Mary Butler, widow, formerly a provision dealer, aged 52, and her daughter Elizabeth, a milliner/dressmaker apprentice, aged 17, were living as lodgers at 21 Nile Street, the home of Charles and Ellen Smith. Mary's birthplace was recorded as Moy, Ireland and Elizabeth's was Ormskirk. Some time after 1851 at least some of the family left Preston and Thomas and Mary's daughter Elizabeth married George Battershill at St Peter's Church in Liverpool on 13 Mar 1856, at which time her father was recorded as Thomas Butler, draper. Mary Butler moved to Heaton Norris, Cheshire and on the night of the 1861 census Mary, a housekeeper, aged 61, was living at 15 King Street in Heaton Norris with her married daughters Mary Salisbury, a cotton warper, aged 29; and Elizabeth Battershell, a cotton cop minder, aged 27. Also staying with them was her daughter-in-law Euphanus Butler, a boot binder, aged 38, and two grandchildren, Thomas Butler, aged 8; and Elizabeth Butler, aged 5. Mary was listed as born in Ireland, her daughters were born in Ormskirk, Euphanus was born in Lancaster, her grandson was born in Preston and her granddaughter was born in Heaton Norris. None of the ladies' husbands were with them on the night of the census. Mary Butler, who was born in about 1800, died in 1865 and her death was registered in Stockport, Cheshire in the second quarter of that year. Her age was recorded as 62 years, but she was probably two or three years older than that. The Family of Thomas and Alice BUTLER: Thomas Butler, a minor, bachelor, a shoemaker, of 17 Seed Street, the son of Thomas and Mary Butler of Preston, married Alice Osbaldeston, of full age, spinster, a power loom weaver, of 7 Emmett Street, North Road, the daughter of Bernard and Ann Osbaldeston of Preston, on 5 Dec 1842 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. They were married by William Lomas, and the witnesses were Robert Butler and Elizabeth Smithson. The two ladies signed the marriage register with an X. Thomas and Alice's first child was Mary Ann, who was born in Nov 1843 and was baptized on 24 Dec 1843 at St Alban's Catholic Church in Blackburn, with sponsors Cornelius Butler and Mary Pollard. Strangely, her mother's maiden name was recorded as Irving in the baptism register, and her birth does not appear to have been registered. Thomas died before the birth of their second child. Thomas BUTLER Jr: Thomas Butler, who was born in about 1823, died in the House of Recovery, Preston on 2 May 1846 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery the following day, aged 22 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, Thomas Butler, House of Recovery, aged 22." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 May 1846 At the time of Thomas' death Alice was pregnant with their second child, who was born seven months later. Bernard Butler was born on 20 Dec 1846 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 3 Jan 1847, with sponsors William and Cecilia Bretherton. Like his sister before him, his birth does not appear to have been registered. On the night of the 1851 census Alice Butler, widow, a power loom cotton weaver, and her two children, Mary Ann, aged 7, and Bernard, aged 4, were lodging at 10 Sedgwick Street, Preston, the home of Edward and Mary Ann Pimlow. Alice was listed as born in Brindle, Mary Ann was born in Blackburn, and Bernard was born in Preston. Alice (Osbaldeston) Butler was remarried to Francis Parkinson on 20 Oct 1855 at St Walburge's Catholic Church in Preston and had at least three more children. Her daughter Mary Ann married Matthew Nixon in the Registry Office on 5 Mar 1864 and went on to have at least seven children. Her brother Bernard married Margaret Hadfield, a widow, at St George's Parish Church in Chorley on 6 May 1867, and had at least four children. The Family of Robert BUTLER: Robert Butler, aged 23, a shoemaker, of Seed Street, the son of Thomas and Mary Butler, of Seed Street, and Elizabeth Smithson, aged 21, a weaver, of Seed Street, the daughter of William and Ann Smithson, of Seed Street, were married at St Augustine's Catholic Church on 2 Apr 1843. They were married by Thomas Cookson, and the witnesses were William Butler of Seed Street and Lydia Smith of Moor Lane. Robert and Elizabeth made their home in Preston, where their first child was born a year later. Margaret BUTLER: Margaret Butler was born on 2 Jun 1844 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church on 9 Jun 1844, and the sponsors were John Parkin and Helen Smithson. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 18 Jul 1844, aged 6 weeks. Robert and Elizabeth's second - and last - child was Catherine, who was born on 20 Nov 1845 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church three days later, with sponsors John Perkin and Ellen Smithson. Catherine was only 25 days old when her mother died. Mrs Elizabeth BUTLER: Elizabeth (Smithson) Butler, who was born in about 1821, died on 15 Dec 1845 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 24 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last,...Elizabeth Butler, Seed-street, aged 24." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 Dec 1845 At the time of the 1851 census Robert Butler, widower, a shoemaker, aged 30, was visiting at 22 Spring Gardens, Lancaster, the home of Agnes Ralph, a widow, aged 60, and her family. Robert was listed as born in Liverpool. On the night of the census his young daughter Catherine was staying with her grandmother. Ann Smithson, a widow, aged 63, was living at 1 Seed Street, Preston with her unmarried daughter Ellen, a power loom weaver, aged 33; and her granddaughter Catherine Butler, aged 5. Also staying with her, as lodgers, were her married daughter Anne Salt, a power loom weaver, aged 24; and her husband Charles Salt, a cotton carder, aged 28. Ann Smithson was listed as born in Ribchester, Ellen was born in Goosnargh, Catherine Butler was born in Preston, Ann Salt was born in Pleasington, and Charles Salt was born in Lytham. Robert remarried later that year. Robert Butler married Euphanus Scott on 29 May 1851 at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by Father Henry Shea and the witnesses were James and Mary Noblett. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Thursday last, at the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius, Mr. Robert Butler to Miss Euphanes Scott, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 31 May 1851 Robert and Euphanus' first child together was Thomas, who was born on 6 Aug 1852 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 8 Aug 1852, with sponsors Joseph Charnley and Anne Butler. Some time after Thomas was born the family moved to Heaton Norris, near Stockport, where their second child, Elizabeth, was born in about 1856, and on the night of the 1861 census Euphanus Butler, a boot binder, aged 38, and her two children, Thomas Butler, aged 8; and Elizabeth Butler, aged 5, were staying with Robert's widowed mother Mary and other family members at 15 King Street in Heaton Norris. Euphanus was listed as born in Lancaster, her son Thomas was born in Preston and her daughter Elizabeth was born in Heaton Norris. Although she was listed as married, Robert was not with her on the night of the census. At the time of the census Robert's older daughter Catherine was still living in Preston with members of her late mother's family. Charles Salt, a carder in a cotton mill, aged 38, was living at 1 Seed Street, Preston with his wife Ann, aged 35, and four children, Mary, a scholar, aged 8; Margaret, a scholar, aged 6; Catherine, aged 4; and Joseph, aged 15 months. Also staying with them as a boarder was Catherine Butler, a cotton drawing frame tenter, aged 15. Charles was listed as born in Lytham, Ann was born in Pleasington (recorded as Blessington in the census), and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Robert Butler seems to have vanished into thin air. He was not with his wife and children in 1861 and at the time of the 1871 census Euphana Butler, married, a shroud maker, aged 48, was living at 5 Hatton Street, Heaton Norris with two children, Thomas, a clog iron maker, aged 18; and Elizabeth, a cotton back tenter, aged 15. Also staying with them was a lodger, Hannah Massey, widow, a cotton winder, aged 59. In this census Elizabeth is listed as born in Stockport, Cheshire. Robert is nowhere to be found in 1871 or any later census. When Robert's daughter Elizabeth married Richard Lester on 22 Dec 1884 her father was recorded on the marriage certificate as Robert Butler, Shoemaker. As he was not described as "the late" or deceased, we have to assume that he was still living at that time - although this is by no means certain. He does appear to have died before the date of the 1891 census, when his wife was described as a widow. His son, Thomas Butler, a clog iron maker, aged 38, was living at 7 Brook Street West in Stockport, Cheshire with his wife Ann, aged 38, and four children, John Scott Butler, a cotton operative, aged 17; William, a clog iron maker's apprentice, aged 15; James, a clog iron maker's apprentice, aged 13; and Thomas, a scholar, aged 7. Living with him was his widowed mother Euphans (sic) Butler, married, a shroud maker, aged 68; and his widowed father-in-law, John Lovelock, a retired cotton operative, aged 71. Robert's second wife Euphans (Scott) Butler died in 1894 and her death was registered in the fourth quarter of 1894 in Stockport, Cheshire. She was 72. Note: Robert's daughter Catherine apparently never married and is thought to be the lady who died in Preston on 18 Mar 1896, aged 50 years. |
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Elizabeth BYRNE: Elizabeth Byrne, the wife of William Byrne, a labourer, died on 23 Apr 1840 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 38 years. On the night of the 1841 census William Byrne, an agricultural labourer, aged c.40 was living in Back Lane with five children, Jane, aged 14; Mary, aged 10; John, aged 7; Ann, aged 5; and Elizabeth, aged 3. Also staying with them was Mary Lamb, aged 12; Ann Supple, aged c. 30; and Agnes Crompton, aged c. 20. William Byrne and Ann Supple were listed as born in Ireland, Mary Lamb and Agnes Crompton were born outside of the county, and the children were born in Lancashire. Although William Byrne's children were listed as born in Lancashire, none were baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel and I can find no further record of the family after 1840. They appear to have left Preston. |
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