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The Family of Robert and Frances DAVENPORT: Robert Davenport, a bachelor, and Frances Horrocks, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 20 May 1834 St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Joseph Rigg, Officiating Minister, and the witnesses were Andrew Read and Ruth Hurst. Wedding Announcement "Marriages...On Tuesday last, Mr. Robert Davenport to Miss Frances Horrocks." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 May 1834 Mary DAVENPORT: Mary Davenport was born on 10 Jun 1836, and was baptized on 19 Jun 1836 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The sponsors were Richard Langtree and Elizabeth Draper. John DAVENPORT: John Davenport was born on 8 Oct 1838, and was baptized on 14 Oct 1838 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The sponsors were William Fletcher and Mary Draper. On the night of the 1841 census Robert Devenport (sic), a fly maker, aged c. 30, was living in Avenham Lane, Preston with Fanny, aged c. 35, and their 6 year old daughter Cicely. They were all listed as having been born outside of the county, which in the case of Francis and Cecily was incorrect. By the time of the 1851 census the family had moved to 4 Three Tuns Yard, Preston. Robert, aged 36, was a mechanical spindle and fly maker, born in Preston. Frances, aged 50, was born in Newborough (sic), Lancashire, and Cecily, aged 16, was a weaver, born in Manchester. Frances died less than a month after the night of the census. Frances Davenport, of Three Tuns yard, died on 21 Apr 1851 and was buried three days later in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church, aged 53 years.
Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last...Frances Davenport, Three Tuns Yard, 53. "Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 26 Apr 1851 Robert Davenport was remarried later that year to Jane Sharples, and in 1861 Robert and Jane were living at Park Lane, Preston. Also staying with them was Jane's son John Sharples, aged 14. Robert died five years later. Death Notice: "Since our last...Robert Davenport, Queen-street, aged 54." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Mar 1866 Note 1: Frances (Horrocks) Davenport was the daughter of Samuel and Frances Horrocks. Note 2: Although the 1851 census records Cecily's birthplace as Manchester, she was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Apr 1835. Her exact date of birth isn't recorded, only that it was in February 1835. Perhaps she was born in Manchester and they waited until returning to Preston to have her baptized. |
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Patience DAVIS: James Davis and Patience Holiday, both of Preston, were married on Christmas Day 1804 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by William Myers, Curate, and the witnesses were Thomas Pearson and William Hodgkinson. The bride and groom signed the marriage register with an X. At the time of the 1810 Catholic census of Preston James Davies (sic), was listed living at Blue Bell Yard, Preston with Patience, and one child, Margaret, aged 5. James and Patience's ages were not recorded but James had an F for father next to his name and Patience had an M for mother next to hers. They are not listed in the 1820 Catholic census. On the night of the 1841 census James Davis, a labourer, aged c. 50, was living in Oak Street, Preston with Margaret, aged c. 35. Also staying with them was Bella Parker, aged c. 30; Ann Hall, aged 17; Elizabeth Parish, aged 13; John Parish, aged 8; and Margaret Parish, aged 3. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. James and Patience's daughter Margaret married Thomas Bateson at St Mary's Parish Church in Penwortham in 1844, and at the time 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. James Davis died three years later. James Davies (sic), of Paradise Street, was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 8 Nov 1854, aged 76 years. |
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Agnes DAWSON: Agnes Dawson was baptized on 5 Jul 1829 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of James and Mary Dawson, and the sponsors were James and Mary Murphy. |
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The Family of Ralph WARING / WHITEHEAD / DAWSON: During his lifetime Ralph Dawson used the surnames Waring (or Wareing) and Dawson. The confusion regarding his surname may be cleared up by looking at the marriage of his mother Alice Waring to John Dawson. Apparently, Alice's maiden name was Wareing and she gave birth to Ralph before she married John Dawson. John Dawson, aged 21, of Lea, and Alice Wareing, aged 21 and upwards, of Preston, were married on 27 Oct 1800 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Thomas Saul, Curate, and the witnesses were John Valentine and William Hodgkinson. I believe that Ralph was the child born on 18 Nov 1797 to an unmarried mother called Alice Whereing (sic). He was baptized Ralph Whereing on 3 Dec 1797 at St John's Parish Church in Preston, and would have been less than three years old when his mother married John Dawson. If Ralph became the stepson of John Dawson at such a young age, he may have opted to use either surname throughout his life. Ralph Waring, a bachelor, and Ann Tuson, a spinster, both of Walton-le-Dale, were married on 5 Nov 1826 at St Leonard's Chapel in Walton-le-Dale. They were married after Banns by Randle Henry Feilden, Sub Curate, and the witnesses were James Walton and James Tomlison. The bride and groom signed the marriage register with an X. About seven months later, their first child was born. Humphrey Waring was baptized on 31 May 1827 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. He was the son of Ranulph (sic) and Ann Waring, and the sponsors were William and Ann Dawson. After baptizing Humphrey with the surname Waring, they baptized their next child with the surname Dawson. John Dawson was baptized on 1 Nov 1829 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The sponsors were John and Alice Dawson. He is not listed with his parents in the 1841 census, when he would have been about 12, but I cannot find any record of his death or burial under either surname. Ralph and Ann's next child was also baptized with the surname Dawson. James DAWSON (1): James Dawson was baptized on 2 Oct 1831 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, and the sponsors were Thomas and Jane Dawson. The Preston electoral rolls list Ralph Dawson, a shopkeeper, living at 26 Friday Street in 1832, and James Dawson was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery from an address in Friday Street on 14 Jul 1832. Another Dawson child was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery in 1832 from an address in Friday Street, but the only baptism record I can find is for the child of a different couple. Agnes Dawson was baptized on 5 Jul 1829 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of James and Mary Dawson, and the sponsors were James and Mary Murphy. It's possible that Agnes' parents were related to Ralph in some way and that they were staying at the Friday Street address in 1832. In about 1834/35 Ralph Dawson had a pub or brewing house called The Tub in Turk's Head Yard, Preston, but by the time of the 1841 census, Ralph Dawson was an agricultural labourer, aged c. 40, living in Smith's Court, off Lune Street, with his wife Ann, aged c. 40, and their son, Humphrey (now called Humphrey Dawson), aged 14. Ann (Tuson) Dawson died the following year. Mrs Ann DAWSON: Ann Dawson, who was born in about 1802, died in Longton on 28 Mar 1842 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later. Her death certificate records that she was aged 39 years, and the wife of Ralph Dawson, a labourer. By 1843 Ralph Dawson was starting a second family with Elizabeth Carr. I can find no record of their marriage, but they were listed as married when they baptized their first child. James DAWSON (2): James Dawson was born on 19 Mar 1843, and was baptized on 26 Mar 1843 at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Preston. The sponsors were Richard Atkinson and Mary Ann Woods. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 15 Feb 1846, aged 2 years, where his abode was recorded as High Street. Ralph Dawson was apparently working as a baker in High Street from the mid-1840s and the following auction notice seems to confirm that. "To be sold, by auction, by Mr. Wren, on Tuesday, the 8th day of July next,...Lot 4.- All that messuage or dwelling house, fronting to and on the North side of High Street, with the Celler thereunder, and the bakehouse at the Back, respectively in the occupation of Ralph Dawson and James Kirby, and distinguished by the Nos. 1 and 2." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 21 Jun 1845 Later in 1845 Ralph and Elizabeth became the parents of twins. Michael and Thomas Dawson were born on 3 Dec 1845, and were baptized on 7 Dec 1845 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church in Preston. Michael's sponsors were Henry Dawson and Alice Higginson, and Thomas' sponsors were George and Grace Parker.
Thomas DAWSON: Thomas Dawson, of High Street, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 24 Jun 1846, aged 6 months. Michael DAWSON: Michael Dawson, of High Street, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 12 Jul 1846, aged 7 months. After losing three sons within a few months of each other in 1846, their only daughter was born. Alice DAWSON: Alice Dawson was born on 28 Jan 1847, and was baptized three days later at St Ignatius' Church. The sponsors were Thomas and Alice Higginson. She too died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Jun 1847, aged 6 months. Life was to take another tragic turn when, after losing four infant children, Ralph lost his second wife, Elizabeth (Carr) Dawson. Elizabeth DAWSON: Elizabeth Dawson, of High Street, who was born in about 1819, died on 4 Aug 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery four days later, aged 28 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...on Wednesday last, Elizabeth Dawson, High-street, aged 28;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Aug 1847 Almost exactly two months after his second wife's death, Ralph married for the third time. Ralph Waring, son of Ralph and Alice Waring, and Ellen Leach, daughter of James and Ellen Leach, were married on 6 Oct 1847 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by William Knight, and the witnesses were Henry Dawson and Catherine Taylor. The civil marriage index records Ralph's surnames as both Waring and Whitehead. Ellen Leach had three children before marrying Ralph Waring / Dawson, losing three of them in infancy. Her third child died three weeks after her wedding. William Richard LEACH: William Richard Leach, the son of Ellen Wearing (sic) - formerly Leach, a charwoman, died in Back Lane on 27 Oct 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery four days later, aged 9 months. A little more than a year after their marriage, Ralph and Ellen had their first child together. Ellen Waring was born on 11 Nov 1848, and was baptized 12 Nov 1848 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church. The sponsors were Henry and Mary Fletcher. Mary Fletcher, nee Leach, was Ellen's sister. On the night of the 1851 census Ralph Dawson, a baker, aged 51, was living in Starch Houses, Preston with his wife Ellen, aged 32, and three children, William, and James, both aged 6; and Ellen, aged 2. Living with them was a lodger, James Hornby, a factory operative, aged 17. Ralph was listed as born in Ashton, Ellen Sr and the lodger were born in Singleton, and the children were born in Preston. The child listed as James Dawson was actually Ellen's son James Leach. I cannot determine who William, also listed as aged 6, was. I can find no record of Ralph having had a son called William, and if he was 6 in 1851 he would have been born in about 1845, which is when Ralph's twin sons were born. Obviously the 2 year old Ellen Dawson was the child baptized Ellen Waring. Ellen (Leach) Dawson may have been pregnant at the time of the 1851 census, as their son Henry was born later that year. Henry Dawson was born on 5 Oct 1851, and was baptized Henry Waring on 12 Oct 1851 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church. He was the son of Ralph and Ellen Waring, and the sponsors Thomas and Alice Higginson. Alice Higginson, nee Leach, was another of Ellen's sisters. Henry was followed by Alice Dawson, who was born on 22 Mar 1854, and was baptized Alice Wearing (sic) on 26 Mar 1854 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The baptism transcript records her parents as James and Margaret Wareing, but I think this may have been a transcription error, as those were the first names of the sponsors, James Hornby and Margaret Seed, who were also sponsors to Ralph and Ellen's son Thomas two years later. The death of an Alice Dawson Wareing, age 0, was registered in the first quarter of 1855, after St Wilfrid's Cemetery was closed but before Preston Cemetery opened. She may have been buried in the churchyard at St Augustine's Catholic Church, but their early burial register is apparently missing. Thomas Dawson was born on 17 Jan 1856, and was baptized Thomas Waring on 20 Jan 1856 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, and the sponsors were James Hornby and Margaret Seed. Margaret Seed, nee Leach, was yet another of Ellen's sisters. Thomas died shortly after his birth, but I can find no record of his burial. He too may have been buried at St Augustine's Church. About a year after the death of their son, Ralph and Ellen had another boy that they called Thomas. He was born on 15 Feb 1857 and was baptized Thomas Wareing (sic), on the same day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, and the sponsors were James Leech (sic) and Margaret Seed. His father died two years later. Ralph Dawson, a baker, of York Street, was buried on 21 Sep 1859 in a public grave, H-325, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 62 years. Death Notice: "Deaths...Since our last...Ralph Dawson, York-street, aged 62;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 Sep 1859 On the night of the 1861 census Ellen Dawson, widow, a baker, aged 40, was living at 4 York Street, Fishwick, Preston with five children, James Leach, a stripper, aged 16; William Dawson, a piecer, aged 16; Ellen Dawson, a power loom weaver, aged 12; Henry Dawson, a scholar, aged 9; and Thomas Dawson, a scholar, aged 4. Ellen Sr was listed as born in Singleton, and the children were born in Preston. At the time of the 1871 census Ellen Dawson, widow, a housekeeper, aged 52, was living at 2 Lark Hill, Preston with her daughter Ellen, a cotton weaver, aged 22; her sons Henry, a cotton spinner, aged 19; and Thomas, a cotton spinner, aged 14; her married son James, a labourer in a cotton mill, aged 26; his wife Jane, a cotton carder, aged 22; and their two children, Margaret, aged 1; and Ellen, aged 4 days. Living with them were three unmarried boarders, Ellen Mercer, a cotton weaver, aged 36; Ann Crawford, a cotton weaver, aged 19; and Samuel Bradley, a cotton spinner, aged 27. Ralph and Ellen's daughter Ellen married Edward Helm in Preston in 1873 and had three children. At the time of the 1881 census Ellen Dawson, a widow, aged 60, was living at 3 Albyn Bank Street, Preston with her unmarried sons Henry, a cotton spinner, aged 29; and Thomas, a cotton spinner, aged 24. Staying with her was her married daughter Ellen Helm, a cotton weaver, aged 32, and three grandchildren, Catherine Helm, a scholar, aged 9; Thomas Helm, aged 3; and John Helm, aged 11 months. On the night of the 1891 census Ellen Dawson, widow, a retired farm servant, aged 72, was still living at 3 Albyn Bank Street, Preston with her unmarried son Henry, a cotton spinner, aged 39; her widowed daughter Ellen Helm, a cotton weaver, aged 42, and three grandchildren, Catherine Helm, a cotton weaver, aged 19; Thomas Helm, a cotton spinner, aged 13; and John Helm, a scholar, aged 10. Ellen (Leach) Dawson died four years later and was buried under the surname Wareing. Ellen Wareing, of 24 Carr Street, was buried on 11 Mar 1895 in a private grave, B-370, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 76 years. Hers was the second interment, buried 18 feet deep. Note: The first burial in the private grave, which was purchased by Ellen Helm, was that of Ellen's son Thomas Wareing (sic), who was buried on 11 Jan 1890, aged 32. Also buried in the grave is Ellen's daughter, Ellen (Waring) Helm, who was buried on 8 Mar 1909, aged 60. She died in St Joseph's Catholic Hospital in Preston. |
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Joseph DELLA BELLA: When Joseph Della Bella was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery in May 1831 very little information was recorded other than his name and abode, Chapel Yard. He was the son of John and Ann Della Bella, who were living in Chapel Yard at around the time of Joseph's burial. John Della Bella, a shopkeeper, and Ann Walker, a spinster, both of Manchester, were married on 29 Nov 1821 at St John's Parish Church in Manchester. They were married after Banns by Robert Dallas, and the witnesses were Joseph (illegible) and Dominic Bolongaro. All four signed their own names, with John spelling his surname as Della Bella. It is not known when the family left Manchester. The 1824 Baines' Directory of Manchester lists, under Toy Warehouses, John Dellabella at 14 Oak Street, but they were living in Preston by the time of their son's death in 1831, and there is evidence that they were living in Chapel Yard, Preston by the summer of 1832. Newspaper Advertisement: "TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION...And all those Ten Freehold MESSUAGES, COTTAGES, or DWELLING-HOUSES, situate and being in Chapel Yard, within Preston aforesaid, and in a back passage adjoining thereto, in the respective occupations of John Dellabella,..." (and 9 others). Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Jul 1832. On the night of the 1841 census John Dellabella, a looking glass maker, aged c. 45, was living in Chapel Yard with Ann, aged c. 35, and one child, John, a joiner's apprentice, aged c. 15. John Sr and Ann were listed as having been born in foreign parts, and John Jr was born in Lancashire. Staying with them, presumably as a lodger, was Charles Realine, a weather glass maker, aged c. 45, who was also born in foreign parts. At the time of the 1851 census John Dellabella, a general dealer, aged 60, was living at 27 Lune Street, Preston with his wife Ann, aged 50, and their son John, a carver and gilder, aged 26. John Sr was listed as born in Chiruna (Cervinia?), Italy and, although she was listed as being of foreign birth in 1841, Ann is listed as having been born in Dudley, Staffordshire. John Jr was born in Manchester. John Della Bella Jr, a bachelor, aged 31, a gilder, of 26 Lune Street, and Mary Ann Johnson, a spinster, aged 24, of Stanley Place, were married on 24 Jan 1856 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. They were married by Thomas Williams, and the witnesses were Christopher Tate and Jane Johnson. John's father was listed as John Della Bella, a gilder, and Mary Ann's father was James Johnson, an assistant overseer. John and Mary Ann baptized two children at St Wilfrid's Chapel: Eleanor, who was born on 18 Dec 1856 and was baptized two days later with sponsors James and Jane Johnson; and Catherine, who was born on 28 Sep 1858 and was baptized two days later with sponsors Thomas and Elizabeth Gillett. Mary Ann (Johnson) Della Bella, of Lune Street, died shortly after giving birth to Catherine and was buried on 5 Oct 1858 in a private grave, A-432, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 28 years. Hers was the first interment in the grave purchased by John Della Bella, buried 16 feet deep. On the night of the 1861 census John Della Bella, a gilder and paint seller, aged 74, was living at 28 Lune Street with Ann, aged 64. Staying with them were their two granddaughters, Ellenor, aged 4; and Catherine, aged 2, who were listed in the census as their daughters. Also staying with them was a servant, Ann Reed, a nurse girl, aged 11. In this census John is listed as born in Italy, Ann was born in Dudley, Staffordshire, the children were born in Preston, and the servant was born in Ulverston, Westmorland. John died two years later. John Della Bella, of Lune Street, died on 4 Sep 1863 and was buried three days later in the private family grave, A-432, at Preston Cemetery, aged 75 years. Monument Inscription: "In the most Holy name of Jesus, pray for the soul of...Pregate per Giovanni Battista Della Bella di Cevina, morto il 4 di settembre 1863 di anni 75 di eta..." At the time of the 1871 census Ann Della Bella, a widow, aged 72, was living as a boarder at 8 Trinity Square, Preston, the home of Henry and Mary A Moss. Six years later John and Ann's granddaughter Catherine Della Bella married Arthur Hope, and on the night of the 1881 census Arthur Hope, a builder's clerk and tobacconist, aged 24, was living at 57 Fishergate Hill, Preston with Catherine, aged 22; and two children, Arthur John, aged 2; and Louis, aged 3 months. Living with them was Catherine's widowed grandmother, Ann Della Bella, aged 82. Ann was listed as born in Tipton, Staffordshire, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Ann died three years later. Ann (Walker) Della Bella, of 4 Great Shaw Street, died on 9 Jan 1884 and was buried on 12 Jan 1884 in the private family grave, A-432, with her late husband. Hers was the third interment, buried 14 feet deep. Full Monument Inscription: "In the most Holy name of Jesus, pray for the soul of Mary Ann Della Bella, who departed this life October 2nd, 1858, aged 28 years. Pregate per Giovanni Battista Della Bella di Cevina, morto il 4 di settembre 1863 di anni 75 di eta. Also for Ann Della Bella, wife of the above, who died Jany 9th 1884, aged 85 years. Also for John Charles, beloved husband of Elizabeth Theobald, who died June 12th 1948, aged 71 years." Note 1: From about 1866 to 1877 John Della Bella Jr was the landlord of the Spread Eagle Inn pub in Lune Street. Note 2: There were a total of ten burials in the family grave, the last of which was cremated remains. The fourth person buried was John Della Bella Jr, who was buried on 13 Aug 1896, aged 71 years. He was followed by Ellen Theobald, buried on 24 Aug 1899, aged 52; John Charles Theobald, buried on 16 Jun 1948, aged 71; Joseph Theobald, buried on 27 Jan 1962, aged 48; Elizabeth Theobald, buried on 23 Nov 1963, aged 87; and George Theobald, who was buried on 20 Sep 1971, aged 65. I have no information on the burial of the cremated remains. |
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John DEROME: John Derome was born on 27 Dec 1816 in Kendal, Westmoreland (now Cumbria), and was baptized at the Catholic Chapel in Kendal on 29 Dec 1816, the son of John and Mary Derome. John Derom (sic) and Mary Arkwright were married in Kendal in 1802 and their first child, Mary, was born the following year. She was born on 27 Sep 1803 and was baptized two days later in the Catholic Chapel. Mary was followed by the first of two sons to be called Joseph, who was born on 9 May 1805 and was baptized the following day; then Alice, who was born on 6 Jan 1808 and was baptized two days later; Elizabeth, who was born on 25 Mar 1811 and was baptized the next day; then the second son to be called Joseph, who was born on 3 Oct 1813 and was baptized three days later; followed by Mark Thomas, who was born and baptized on 25 Apr 1815; then the above mentioned John, their seventh known child; and finally George, who was born on 1 Jul 1818 and was baptized the next day. Although I can find no record of the death or burial of young George, I believe he died in infancy, as did the first child they called Joseph. By 1820 Mary Derome was living in Preston with some of her children, and I suspect that she came to Preston after being widowed. A John Derom (sic) was buried in Kendal on 23 Feb 1819, aged 40 years. At the time of the 1820 Catholic census of Preston Mary Derome, aged 38, was living at 6 Snow Hill, Preston, with four children, Elizabeth, aged 9; Joseph, aged 6; Thomas, aged 5; and John, aged 3. Mary Derome remarried three years later. Peter Cronkshaw (Crankshaw), widower, an engine tenter, and Mary Derome, a widow, both of the Parish of Blackburn, were married on 28 Sep 1823 at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Blackburn. They were married after Banns by Richard Garnett, and the witnesses were Henry Melling and James Bolton. The bride, groom and Henry Melling signed the marriage register with an X. After marrying in Blackburn Peter and Mary made their home in Preston and baptized two children at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Agnes Jane Crankshaw was baptized Agnes Jane Crenshaw on 27 Jun 1824, with sponsors John Perkin and Ann Kitchen; and Peter Crankshaw was baptized Peter Cronshaw on 9 Apr 1826, with sponsors John Cope and Catherine Cronshaw. I can find no further information about either of these children. On the night of the 1841 census Peter Cranshaw (sic), a labourer, aged c. 60, was living in North Road, Preston with Mary, aged c. 60; and Hannah, a cotton worker, aged c. 20. Also living with them was Alice Derome, a cotton worker, aged c. 30; Joseph Derome, a roller maker, aged c. 25; and Mary McGuire, a cotton worker, aged c. 20. Alice and Joseph Derome were listed as born outside of the county and the rest of the household were born in Lancashire. Peter Cranshaw (sic), of North Road, was buried on 6 Aug 1841 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church, aged 62 years. Mary Cranshaw (sic), of North Road, was buried on 21 May 1849 in the churchyard at St Paul's Church, aged 78 years. There were no death notices published for either Peter or Mary. Note: Peter Crankshaw was a widower when he married Mary Derome, his third wife. His second wife Elizabeth and two of their children are buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. |
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The Family of Owen and Cicely DEVITT: Owen and Cicely Devitt were both born in Ireland, as were their older children, so it is likely that they were married there. By 1836 they had settled in Preston where their son Thomas (or James) was born. Thomas DEVITT: James Devitt was born on 18 Jul 1836 and was baptized the same day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors James and Mary Maguire. Although the baptism transcript records his name as James, I suspect he is the child who buried under the name Thomas Davitt (sic) in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Mar 1837, aged 6 months. It appears that this was Owen and Cicely's last child, as there is no record of any children born to them between 1837 and Cicely's death in 1839. Cicely DEVITT: Cicely Devitt, who was born in Ireland in about 1799, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 10 Dec 1839, aged 40 years. About 8 months after Cicely's death, their daughter also died. Elizabeth DEVITT: Elizabeth Devitt, who was born in Ireland in about 1825, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 25 Aug 1840, aged 15 years. Owen Devitt was remarried in 1841, but the marriage records cause quite a bit of confusion. The marriage transcript from St Wilfrid's Chapel records that Patrick (sic) Devitt, the widower of Cecilia, and Ellen Shiels, the widow of Patrick Shiels of Ireland, were married on 13 Apr 1841, and the witnesses were Philip Maguire and Bridget Conian, both of Ireland. However, when their marriage was registered their names were recorded as John Devitt and Ellen Collins. The notice in the newspaper did not help clarify the matter. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Tuesday last, at the Catholic Chapel of St Wilfrid, Mr. John Devitt to Miss Ellen Collins, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Apr 1841 Although they were married two months before the date of the 1841 census, on the night of the census Ellen was listed under her maiden name. Owen Devitt, a labourer, aged 46, was living in Back Canal Street, with his second wife, Ellen Collins (sic), aged 40; his five children, Mary, aged 18; Francis, aged 16; Peter, aged 13, all factory workers; Patrick, aged 10; and Owen, aged 8; Ellen's five children by her first marriage, Nancy, aged 16; Mary, aged 15, both factory workers; Matthew, aged 8; Elizabeth, aged 6; and Daniel Shales (sic), aged 3. Also living with them was Ann Keley, a cotton rover, aged 15. Matthew, Elizabeth and Daniel Shiels were listed as born in Lancashire, and the rest of the household were born in Ireland, with the exception of Owen Devitt Jr, whose place of birth was not listed. He was not baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Between them Owen and Ellen had at least ten children, but they did have one child together. Jane Devit (sic) was born on 20 Jun 1843, and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 25 Jun 1843, with sponsors Philip Maguire and Mary Lea. When her birth was registered her mother's maiden name was recorded as both Sheils and Collins. Jane died in infancy and was buried on 12 Jun 1845 in the churchyard at St Ignatius' Catholic Church, aged 2 years. The burial register recorded her abode as Hope Street. Owen and Cicely's daughter Mary was married 1844. 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. At the time of the 1851 census, Owen Devett, married, a labourer, aged 68 years, was living at 38 Hope Street, Preston with his son Patrick, unmarried, an overlooker, aged 20. Lodging with him was his married daughter Mary Brady, her husband Michael, and their son Joseph, aged 4. Also lodging with him was Patrick and Mary Phillips. All but Joseph Brady, who was born in Preston, were listed as born in Ireland. Michael and Mary's daughter Cecilia died in infancy and was buried at St Wilfrid's under the name Zelia Brady on 8 Jul 1846. On the night of the census Owen's wife, Ellen Devett, married, a housekeeper, aged 52, was living a couple of houses away at 40 Hope Street, with three of her unmarried children, Matthew, aged 16; Betty, aged 14; and Daniel, aged 12 - all cotton factory workers. Also living with her was her married daughter Mary McCluskey, aged 22; her son-in-law James McCluskey, a hawker, aged 23; and five unmarried lodgers. Mary was listed as born in Blackburn, and the rest of the household were born in Ireland. Her unmarried children's surname was spelled Shields on the census return. Owen Devitt, of Hope Street, Preston, was buried on 11 May 1851 at St Ignatius' Catholic Church in Preston. The burial register and the death registration index list his age as 50, but he was actually closer to 68. I can find no further information on Ellen Devitt after 1851. |
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The Family of Peter and Ann DEWHURST: Peter Dewhurst, a bachelor, and Ann Mosscrop (sic), a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 9 Feb 1805 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by William Myers, Curate, and the witnesses were Thomas Leigh and William Hodgkinson. Peter and Ann were married during the period for which the St Wilfrid's records are missing, so there is no way to determine if they also had a Catholic ceremony. For the same reason, we have no way of knowing what children they baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Their three known children were all born during the period covered by the missing register. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists Peeter (sic) Dewhurst living in Heatley Street with two children, John, aged 4; and Richard, aged 2. The fact that his wife Ann was not listed may mean that she was away from home when the census was taken or, more likely, that she was not a Catholic. An Ann Mosscrop, the daughter of Richard and Mary Mosscrop, was baptized at Euxton Parish Church on 26 Jul 1772, and their abode was recorded as Charnock Richard. When the 1820 Catholic census was taken Peter Dewhurst, aged 41, was living in Simpson Street with Ann, aged 46, and three children, John, aged 14; Richard, aged 12; and Mary Ann, aged 9. Peter Dewhurst disappears from the local records after 1820 and may have been the Peter Dewhurst, a stone mason, aged 48, who sailed from Liverpool aboard the Clematis, arriving on 8 May 1827 with the intention of residing in the United States. Later that year his eldest known son was married. The Family of John and Bridget DEWHURST John Dewhurst, a bachelor, aged 22, a mason, and Bridget Postlethwaite, a spinster, aged 21, both of Preston, were married on 29 Dec 1827 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were R. A. Corbishley and Jane Duckett. They also had a Catholic ceremony at St Wilfrid's Chapel, where the witnesses names were recorded as Robert Corbishley and Jane Duckett. John's occupation and their ages were not recorded in the marriage register and are taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 28 Dec 1827. John and Bridget made their home in Preston and the 1828 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Stone Masons, John Dewhurst (flagger & slater), at Park Lane. It was in that year that they baptized the first of four children at St Wilfrid's Chapel. Elizabeth Dewhurst was baptized on 13 Jul 1828, with sponsors Robert and Mary Park. I can find no further record of Elizabeth, who was not living with her family at the time of the 1841 census (see below), and I suspect that she died in infancy. Elizabeth DEWHURST: An Elizabeth Dewhurst, of Spittle Moss, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 4 Apr 1833. Her age was recorded simply as "infant", and there was no death notice published, so there is no way to know how old she was. Elizabeth was followed by Ann, who was baptized on 5 Feb 1830, with sponsors James and Ellen Barnes. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Dewhurst, a builder/stonemason, living at 6 Dewhurst Street, and their third child was born that year. Peter Dewhurst was baptized on 13 Nov 1832, with sponsors John and Margaret Carlisle. He was followed by George, who was born on 28 Oct 1835 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Richard and Ann Fairclough. Their next two children were a set of twins, one of whom did not survive. Richard DEWHURST: Richard and Dorothy Dewhurst were born on 20 May 1838 and were baptized the following day at St Ignatius Catholic Church. Richard's sponsors were Richard and Ann Duckworth, and Dorothy's were Alexander Clayton and Dorothy Parker. Richard, of North Road, died on 27 Jan 1839 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 30 Jan 1839, aged 8 months. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Sunday last, Richard, the infant son of Mr. John Dewhurst, architect, of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 2 Feb 1839 John and Bridget's seventh child was Richard James, who was born on 31 Oct 1840 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 2 Nov 1840, with sponsors Francis and Jane Gardner, and on the night of the 1841 census John Dewhurst, a stone mason, aged c. 35, was living in Park Lane, Preston with Bridget, aged c. 35, and five children, Ann, aged 11; Peter, aged 8; George, aged 5; Dorothy, aged 3; and Richard, aged 7 months. Also staying with them was George Postlethwaite, a male servant, aged c. 60; and Mary Postlethwaite, a female servant, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. John's mother Ann Dewhurst, Ind. (of independent means), aged 69 was living in Garden Street, Preston with her unmarried daughter Mary, a dressmaker, aged 30. They were both listed as born in Lancashire. Later that year, John and Bridget lost another child. Dorothy DEWHURST: Dorothy Dewhurst, of North Road, who was one of the twins born in 1838, died on 19 Oct 1841 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 3 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last, Dorothy, second daughter of Mr. John Dewhurst, architect, of this town, aged 3 years and 5 months." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Oct 1841 John and Bridget's eighth and last child was Joseph, who was born on 31 Oct 1844 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 2 Nov 1844, with sponsors Charles and Ellen Kenrick. At the time of the 1851 census John Dewhurst, a building surveyor, aged 45, was living at 1 & 2 Maudland Road, Preston with his wife Bridget, aged 45, and five children, Ann, a dressmaker, aged 21; Peter, a grocer, aged 18; George, a plumber, glazier and painter, aged 15; Richard J., a scholar, aged 10; and Joseph, a scholar, aged 6. Also living with him was his widowed mother Ann Dewhurst, aged 79; and his niece Mary Ann Postlethwaite, an apprentice dressmaker, aged 11. Bridget was listed as born in Ulverston, his mother was born in Charnock Richard, and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Peter and Ann's youngest child, Mary Ann, a seamstress, aged 36, was visiting at Fisher House in Charnock Richard, the home of William Moscrop, a farmer of 15 acres, aged 65, who was living with his wife Alice, aged 71, and two unmarried children, Richard, aged 29; and Ellen, aged 26. Also staying with them was William Moscrop, widower, a hand loom weaver, aged 62. He was listed as the older William's brother-in-law, but that term did not always mean what it does today. Mary Ann was listed as born in Preston, and the rest of the household were born in Charnock Richard. Ann (Moscrop) Dewhurst died later that year. Ann DEWHURST: Ann Dewhurst, who was born in Charnock Richard in about 1772, died in Preston on 24 Oct 1851 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 29 Oct 1851. The burial transcript, death notice and death index recorded Ann's age as 81 years but she was actually about 79 years old. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Yesterday, at the house of her son, Mr. John Dewhurst, building surveyor, Maudland-road, Anne, relict of the late Mr. Peter Dewhurst, flagger and slater, aged 81." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 25 Oct 1851 John Dewhurst survived his mother by just four months. John DEWHURST: John Dewhurst, who was born in about 1805, died in Preston on 24 Feb 1852 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 47 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last, in the 48th year of his age, Mr. John Dewhurst, architect and bridge master, of this town. Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat. 28 Feb 1852 On the night of the 1861 census Bridget Dewhurst, widow, a dressmaker, aged 54, was living at 100 Peel Hall Street, Preston with four unmarried children, Ann, a dressmaker, aged 31; George, a house painter, aged 25; Richard, a house joiner, aged 20; and Joseph, a carver and gilder, aged 16. Also staying with her was an unmarried niece, Alice Dewhurst, aged 35. Bridget was listed as born in Ulverston, Alice was born in Woodplumpton, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. At the time of the 1871 census Bridget Dewhurst, widow, a housekeeper, aged 65, was living at 73 St Paul's Road, Preston with three of her unmarried children, Ann, a dressmaker, aged 41; Richard J, a machine carpenter, aged 30; and Joseph, a carver and gilder, aged 26. Also staying with her was a grandson, John Dewhurst, a scholar, aged 6; and Alice Dewhurst, a seamstress, aged 45. Although Alice was described as a niece in 1861, in this census she was described as a cousin. Bridget (Postlethwaite) Dewhurst died eight years later. Bridget Dewhurst, of 10 Meadow Street, died on 5 Jun 1879 and was buried four days later in a private grave, C-447, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 73 years. Her was the first interment, buried 21 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 5th inst., at 10, Meadow-street, Preston, Bridget, widow of the late John Dewhurst, aged 73." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Jun 1879 Note 1: There were a total of five people buried in the family vault, C-447, at Preston Cemetery. Bridget, as mentioned above, was the first person interred. The others were Joseph Dewhurst, of 72 Meadow Street, who was buried on 3 Feb 1892, aged 47 years; Ann Dewhurst, of 72 Meadow Street, who was buried on 1 Sep 1894, aged 64 years; John Dewhurst, of the workhouse, who was buried on 11 Mar 1896, aged 67; and Elizabeth Dewhurst, of North Kensington, who died in the infirmary and was buried on 30 Jun 1898, aged 74. Note 2: Bridget (Postlethwaite) Dewhurst was the daughter of George and Betty Postlethwaite. Note 3: A Peter Dewhurst was baptized on 30 Oct 1779 at St Francis Catholic Chapel, known as Hill Chapel, in Goosnargh. He was the son of John and Alice (Cooper) Dewhurst, and the sponsors were John Cooper and Ann March. Some researchers believe that Peter died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 14 Jul 1833, but I have been unable to verify this. |
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Catherine DEWHURST: Catherine Dewhurst, who was born in about 1760, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 15 Oct 1832, aged 72 years. There was no death notice published and, without more information to go on there is no way to be certain, but she may have been the widow of James Dewhurst. James Dewhurst and Catherine Emmett, both of Preston, were married on 13 Jun 1791 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by John Nicholson, Curate, and the witnesses were Richard Barnes and William Hodgkinson. James and Catherine both signed the marriage register with an X. James and Catherine baptized just two children at St Wilfrid's Chapel, Ann, who was baptized Ann Dewurst on 1 Nov 1791, with sponsors Thomas Eaves and Ann Emmott; and Elizabeth, who was baptized on Christmas Day 1796, with sponsors Francis Hoskinson and Mary Emmett. The reason that they only had two children may have been because they were older when they married - Catherine would have been about 31 years old - or because James died at a young age. He may have been the James Dewhurst who was buried in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church on 24 Feb 1801, aged 35 years. If the age given in the burial register is accurate, he would have been about five years younger than Catherine. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists Catherine Dewhurst living at Heatley Street with one child, Elizabeth, aged 13. Catherine's age was not recorded. Elizabeth Dewhurst married James Pooles on 10 Aug 1816 at St John's Parish Church, and at the time of the 1820 Catholic census of Preston Catherine Dewhurst, aged 62, was living at 97 Friargate with James Pooles, aged 22; Elizabeth Pooles, aged 24; Ann Pooles, aged 1; and Catherine Pooles, aged 1. Also staying at that address was James Higginson, aged 22; and Jane Higginson, aged 1. Although Ann and Catherine Pooles were both listed as being one year old, they do not appear to have been twins. James and Elizabeth (Dewhurst) Poole buried four children in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. |
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Joseph DEWHURST: There were apparently two families called Dewhurst living in Primrose Hill at around the time of this child's death, but I cannot find a connection between either family and this infant. There is no record of this child's baptism in Preston and it may be that he died very soon after birth and was given an emergency baptism at the bedside. One of the two families buried five family members in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. The second family, on the night of the 1841 census, was John Dewhurst, a cotton weaver, aged c. 50, living in Primrose Hill, Preston with Ann, a cotton weaver, aged c. 50; John, a cotton weaver, aged c. 25; Margaret, a cotton weaver, aged c. 25; Margaret, a cotton weaver, aged c. 25; Ann, a cotton weaver, aged c. 15; John, aged 2; and Jane, aged 1. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. One of the drawbacks of the 1841 census is that it did not record the relationships between people. In this case I believe that the second John Dewhurst listed was the son of the older John Dewhurst, and that the first Margaret listed was his wife. John Dewhurst, the son of John and Ann Dewhurst of Preston, and Margaret Dickonson (sic), the daughter of Henry and Jane Dickonson of Goosnargh, were married at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 20 Feb 1838, witnessed by John Dickonson of Goosnargh and Mary Dewhurst of Preston. The two young children listed were the children of John and Margaret. John was born on 12 Feb 1839 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Feb 1839, with sponsors John Dicconson (sic) and Mary Dewhurst; and Jane was born on 4 Sep 1840 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church two days later, with sponsors George and Alice Dickinson. |
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The Family of James and Martha DICKINSON: James Dickinson, a shoemaker, and Martha Baynes, a widow, both of Skerton in the Parish of Lancaster, were married on 29 Jan 1798 at St Mary's Parish Church in Lancaster. They were married after Banns by William Colton, Officiating Minister, and the witnesses were Edward Richardson and Margaret Dickinson. James and Martha both signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony on the same day at St Peter's Catholic Church in Lancaster, where Martha's surname was spelled Baines. They were married by John Rigby, Priest, with the same two witnesses. Martha was the widow of Robert Baines, who she married in Lancaster in 1787. Robert Baynes (sic), a sailor, of Skerton, and Martha Forest, a spinster, of Lancaster, were married on 20 Aug 1787 at St Mary's Parish Church in Lancaster. They were married by J. Thomas, Curate, and the witnesses were Nicholas and Ann Parkinson. Martha signed the marriage register with an X. Robert and Martha had two children, both baptized at St Mary's Parish Church. Betty Baynes was baptized on 27 Dec 1789, and Ann Bains (sic) was baptized on 6 Nov 1791. When Betty was baptized their abode was recorded as Lancaster, and when Ann was baptized it was recorded as Skerton. I can find no record of the death or burial of Robert Baines but, as he was a sailor, his death could have occurred almost anywhere. James and Martha's first child together was James Jr, who was baptized James Dickenson at St Peter's Catholic Church in Lancaster on 7 Nov 1798, with sponsors Richard Dickenson and Mary Richardson. Sometime after the birth of James the family moved to Preston, where they baptized their son Peter, who was baptized Peter Dicconson on 16 Apr 1802, with sponsors John and Margaret Hoghton. There is no record of the baptism of any of their other children due to the missing St Wilfrid's records covering the period 1803 to 1812, but later records show that they had at least three children during this period, William, who was born in about 1805; Thomas, born in about 1808; and Ann, born in about 1810. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists James Dickinson living in Singleton Row with Martha (recorded as Matty in the census), and six children, Betty, aged 19; Ann, aged 18; James, aged 11; Peeter (sic), aged 7; William, aged 5; and Thomas, aged 2. Their daughter Ann would have been born later that year. At the time of the 1820 Catholic census of Preston James Dickinson, aged 46, was living at 50 Friargate with Martha, aged 51, and four children, Peter, aged 18; William, aged 15; Thomas, aged 12; and Ann, aged 10. The 1822 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Boot and Shoe Makers, James Dickinson, Friargate. He died there four years later. James DICKINSON (1): James Dickinson, who was born in about 1775, died in Preston on 22 Jan 1826 and was buried two days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 50 years. Death Notice: "DIED...On the 22nd ult., aged 48, Mr. James Dickinson, shoemaker, Preston." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 4 Feb 1826 Martha's daughter Ann Baines married Thomas Taylor at St John's Parish Church on 9 Oct 1815, and after James died Martha eventually moved in with Thomas and Ann. On the night of the 1841 census Thomas Taylor, a cotton weaver, aged c. 50, was living in Bowran Street, Preston with his wife Anne, a cotton weaver, aged c. 45, and six children, John, a labourer, aged c. 25; Martha, a reeler of cotton, aged c. 20; Mary, linen spinner, aged c. 15; Sarah, a linen spinner, aged c. 15; Elizabeth, aged 13; and William, aged 6. Living with them was Martha Dickinson, a housekeeper, aged c. 70. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Martha (Forest) Baines-Dickinson died four years later. Martha DICKINSON (1): Martha Dickinson, who was born in about 1767, died in Preston on 22 Mar 1845 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 77 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last,...Martha Dickinson, Bowran-street, aged 77." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 29 Mar 1845 Note: Thomas Taylor died on 27 Dec 1846 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 7 Jan 1847, aged 66 years. The Family of James and Margaret DICKINSON: James and Martha's eldest son James Dickinson, a bachelor, and Margaret Whittle, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 19 Apr 1820 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Matthew Mark, Curate, and the witnesses were William Fazakerly and Lawrence Tomlison. The Bride and William Fazakerly signed the marriage register with an X. James and Margaret's first child was Peter, who was baptized Peter Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Apr 1821, with sponsors Hugh Barton and Ann Taylor. The following year the 1822 Pigot's Directory of Preston listed, under Boot and Shoe Makers, James Dickinson, Friargate. Their second child was born the next year. Thomas Dickinson was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 11 May 1823, with sponsors Nicholas Corcoran and Elizabeth Denny. He was followed by the first of three children to be called Jane, who was baptized Jane Dickenson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Nov 1824, with sponsors William Dickenson and Elizabeth Denny; then James, who was born on 22 Aug 1827 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel four days later, with sponsors Joseph Gradwell and Margaret Townsend. Their fifth child did not survive infancy. Elizabeth DICKINSON: Elizabeth Dickinson was baptized Elizabeth Dickenson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Jul 1829, with sponsors Thomas and Margaret Dickenson. She lived just a few days short of a year and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 4 Jul 1830, where her aged was recorded simply as "infant". James and Margaret's sixth child was the first of two to be called Martha, who was baptized Martha Dickenson on 17 Apr 1831 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Thomas Cooper and Sarah Denny. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list James Dickinson, a shoemaker, living at 4 Barne's Yard, where they were living when they lost a second child the following year. Jane DICKINSON (1): Jane Dickinson, who was born in 1824, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 30 Aug 1833, aged 8 years. A little more than four months after burying their daughter, James and Margaret baptized another daughter they called Jane, who was baptized on 19 Jan 1834 at St Mary's Chapel, with sponsors Peter and Mary Dickinson. The following year they buried a third child. Martha DICKINSON (2): Martha Dickinson, who was born in 1831, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 13 Apr 1835, aged 4 years. James and Margaret's eighth child was another daughter they called Martha, who was born in about 1836 but was not baptized at either St Wilfrid's or St Mary's Catholic Chapels, unless she was the Martha Dickinson who was born on 25 Jul 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 7 Aug 1836 - however she was listed as the daughter of William and Margaret Dickinson. The sponsors were Peter Dickinson and Ellen Obryan. At around the time of Martha's birth, they lost another child. Jane DICKINSON (2): Jane Dickinson, of 4 Barnes Yard, who was born in 1834, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Feb 1836, aged 2 years. James and Margaret's ninth and last child was a third daughter they called Jane, who was born in 1839 but, like Martha, was not baptized in either of Preston's Catholic churches. On the night of the 1841 census James Dickenson (sic), a shoemaker, aged c. 40, was living in Barne's Yard, Friargate, Preston with Margaret, aged c. 45; and three children, Peter, a clogger, aged 21; Martha, aged 5; and Jane, aged 2. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Over the next two years, James and Margaret lost two more children. Jane DICKINSON (3): Jane Dickenson, of Barnes Yard, who was born in 1839, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Nov 1841, aged 3 years. Martha DICKINSON (3): Martha Dickinson, of Barnes Yard, who was born in about 1836, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 4 Feb 1842, aged 5 years. Peter Dickinson, a bachelor, aged 21, a clogger, of Barn's Yard, Friargate, the son of James Dickinson, a shoemaker, and Abigail Kellett, a spinster, aged 21, a rover, of Paradise Street, the daughter of the late John Kellett, a shoemaker, were married on 29 Sep 1841 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married by C. Richson, Curate, and the witnesses were John Green and Sarah Harling. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Peter and Abigail's first child died in infancy. Jane DICKINSON (4): Jane Dickinson was born in 1842, but I cannot find any record of her baptism. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 3 Apr 1845, aged 2 years, and her abode was recorded as Heatley Street. About a year after Jane's death Peter and Abigail's only other child was born. James Dickinson was born in Preston in 1846 but, like his sister, I can find no record of his baptism. He too died in infancy but, unlike his sister, he was not buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. He was buried on 8 Nov 1846 in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church, aged less than one year. His mother was buried in the same churchyard less than four years later. Abigail Dickinson, of Heatley Street, died on 8 Jan 1850 and was buried three days later, aged 29 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last,...Abigail Dickinson, Heatley-street, aged 29;...all of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 12 Jan 1850 At the time of the 1851 census James Dickinson, a shoemaker, aged 53, was living at 44 Heatley Street, Preston with his wife Margaret, aged 57; their widowed son Peter, a clogger, aged 30; and their grandson James, a scholar, aged 13. They were all listed as born in Preston. Their son died four years later. Peter Dickinson, of Heatley Street, died on 8 Feb 1855 and was buried three days later in the churchyard at St Peter's Church, aged 34 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Thursday last,...Peter Dickinson, Heatley-street, aged 34. Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Feb 1855 On the night of the 1861 census James Dickinson, a shoemaker, aged 62, was living in Heatley Street with Margaret, a shoe binder, aged 64. In this census James is listed as born in Skerton, and Margaret was born in Broughton. Ten years later, at the time of the 1871 census James Dickinson, a shoemaker, aged 73, was living at 40 Heatley Street with Margaret, aged 76. They were both listed as born in Preston. James died the following year. James Dickinson, of Heatley Street, was buried on 26 Apr 1872 in a public grave, D-124, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 72 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since Our Last:...James Dickinson, Heatley-street;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 4 May 1872 Margaret (Whittle) Dickinson died in February 1873, but there were two women called Margaret Dickinson whose deaths were registered in Preston in the first quarter of 1873, one aged 62 years and the other aged 77 years. The death of a Margaret Dickinson was reported in the local press, but did not state her age. Newspaper Item: "SUDDEN DEATH IN A CAB - On Wednesday afternoon John Clark, cab driver, brought a woman named Margaret Dickinson, along with another woman named Bridget Sinclair, of 7, Hope-street, to the police station. He said that he was asked to take the woman from 3, Heatley-street, to 14, Bedford-street, and that she died on the way. It appears deceased had been unwell for some time, and had a certificate from Dr. Hodgson. She was accordingly removed to her home in Bedford-street. No inquest will be held." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Feb 1873 Margaret Dickinson, of Adelphi Street, was buried on 18 Feb 1873 in a public grave, D-171, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 77 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON - Since our last:...Margaret Dickinson, Adelphi-street, 77;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 22 Feb 1873 Note 1: Bedford Street, which no longer exists, was a short road that ran from Fylde Road, across Adelphi Street to Moor Lane. Note 2: Abigail Kellett, the daughter of John and Abigail (Etock) Kellett of Paradise Street, was baptized on 15 Nov 1820 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. Her father was a shoemaker. The Family of Peter and Margaret DICKINSON: James and Martha's son Peter Dickinson, a widower, and Margaret Holmes, a widow, both of Preston, were married on 24 Oct 1831 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were Henry Ball and Ann Lawrenson. Margaret and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. James, whose name was spelled Dickenson in the register, signed his own name and spelled it Dickinson. During their brief marriage, Peter and Margaret had just one child, who was baptized William Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 25 Nov 1832, with sponsors John Bradley and Mary Dicconson. His mother died less than two years later. Margaret DICKINSON: Margaret Dickinson, of Lills Yard, who was born in about 1805, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 12 Oct 1834, aged 29 years. Her husband died three years and eight months later. Peter DICKINSON: Peter Dickinson, of Lills Yard, who was born in Preston in 1802, died on 24 Jun 1838 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 35 years. The deaths of Margaret and Peter left their son William an orphan, aged 5 years. It would seem that young William was taken in by Peter's uncle, also called William Dickinson, who he was living with on the night of the 1841 census (see below). The Family of William and Mary DICKINSON: I can find no record of the marriage of James and Martha's son William Dickinson to Mary Woods, or the baptism of their son Edward. The first child they baptized in Preston was James, who was baptized James Diccinson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 13 Jan 1828, with sponsors Thomas Gregson and Elizabeth Gradwell. He was followed by Martha, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 25 Oct 1829, with sponsors James Mercer and Martha Cooper; then Daniel, who was baptized Daniel William Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 6 May 1832, with sponsors Thomas Cooper and Margaret Woods; Peter, who was born on 5 Apr 1838 and was baptized Peter Diconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 8 Apr 1838, with sponsors Joseph Gradwell and Margaret Rigby; and Walter, who was born on 24 Nov 1840 and was baptized Walter Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 29 Nov 1840, with sponsors John Furnival and Mary Turner. On the night of the 1841 census William Dickinson, a shoe maker, aged c. 35, was living in Bridge Street, Preston with Mary, aged c. 40, and six children, Edward, a painter, aged c. 15; James, a cotton factory worker, aged 13; Martha, aged 11; Daniel, aged 9; Peter, aged 3; and Walter, aged 7 months. Also staying with them was William Dickinson, aged 8; Peter Woods, a millwright, aged 73; and Robert Salisbury, a cotton weaver, aged 31. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. The young William Dickinson was the orphaned son of Peter and Abigail (Kellett) Dickinson, so was William and Mary's great-nephew. William and Mary's second known child died eight years later. James DICKINSON (2): James Dickinson, of Upper Walker Street, who was born in 1828, died on 8 Jan 1849 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 20 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...on Monday last,...James Dickinson, Upper Walker-street, aged 20;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 13 Jan 1849 At the time of the 1851 census William Dickinson, a cordwainer, aged 46, was living at 15 Upper Walker Street, Preston with his wife Mary, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 52, and four children, Martha, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 21; Daniel W, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 19; Peter, a watch maker, aged 12; and Walter, a scholar, aged 10. Also staying with them was a nephew, William Dickinson, a piecer, aged 18; and a visitor, Jane Bickerstaff, an unmarried power loom cotton weaver, aged 30. They were all listed as born in Preston. William's younger brother Thomas, also a cordwainer, was living next door at number 14 Upper Walker Street (see below). Mary (Woods) Dickinson, the wife of William Dickinson, a shoemaker, of Friargate, was buried on 3 May 1860 in a private grave, D-289, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 61 years. Hers was the first interment, buried 18 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Mary Dickinson, Friargate, 61;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 5 May 1860 On the night of the 1861 census William Dickinson, a widower, a shoemaker, aged 56, was living at 20 Friargate, Preston with three of his unmarried children, Martha, a cotton weaver, aged 30; Daniel, a hawker of jewellery, aged 28; and Peter, a watchmaker employing two men, aged 23. Also staying with him was a granddaughter, Martha Dunderdale, a scholar, aged 10. His granddaughter was listed as a British Subject born in the USA, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. William died two years later. William Dickinson, of Friargate, was buried on 26 May 1863 in the private grave, D-289, at Preston Cemetery, where his wife had been buried three years earlier. His was the third interment, buried 14 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...William Dickinson, Friargate, 58;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 30 May 1863 Note 1: There were four other people buried in William and Mary's grave, including Mary A Dunderdale, of Friargate, who was buried on 19 Jun 1862, aged 15; Henry Cooper, who died in Whittingham Asylum and was buried on 16 Apr 1898, aged 65; and Martha (Dickinson) Cooper, of 36 St Walburge's Street, who was buried on 3 Jan 1903, aged 72 years. Henry Cooper and Martha Dickinson were married in Preston in 1873. Note 2: Mary Woods was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 8 Jul 1798. She was the daughter of Peter and Martha Woods, and the sponsors were Matthew Woods and Helen Cuerden. The Family of Thomas and Margaret DICKINSON: Thomas Dickinson, a bachelor, and Margaret Townsend, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 2 Mar 1829 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by James Gratrix, Curate, and the witnesses were Joseph Townsend and Ann Kirby. Thomas and Margaret's first child was James, who was baptized James Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Mar 1830, with sponsors Thomas Cooke and Mary Townsend. He was followed by Mary, who was baptized Mary Diccoson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 15 May 1831, with sponsors William and Elizabeth Townsend. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Thomas Dickinson, a shoemaker, living at 6 Chew's Yard and 48 Friargate - which may have been the same address. It was in that year that their third child was born. Andrew DICKINSON (1): Andrew Dickinson, the first of three sons to be given that name, was baptized Andrew Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Sep 1832, with sponsors John and Margaret Townsend. He died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 11 Dec 1833, where his age was recorded as "infant". Thomas and Margaret's fourth child was Jane, who was baptized on 2 Feb 1834 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, with sponsors Joseph Townsend and Martha Cooper. Her mother's name was incorrectly recorded as Mary in the baptism transcripts. Jane was followed by Thomas, who was born on 22 Jan 1835 and was baptized Thomas Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 1 Mar 1835, with sponsors Richard Atkinson and Ann Walmsley. Their sixth child also died in infancy. Martha DICKINSON (4): Martha Dickinson, the first of two children to be so called, was baptized on 2 Nov 1835 at St Mary's Chapel, with sponsors Peter Dickinson and Elizabeth Gradwell. She too died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 16 Mar 1836, aged 5 months. Their seventh child suffered the same fate. Andrew DICKINSON (2): The second child to be called Andrew Dickinson was born on 4 Nov 1836 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 13 Nov 1836, with sponsors Peter Dickinson and Elizabeth Gradwell. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 29 Oct 1837, aged 11 weeks. Almost exactly a year after Andrew's death Thomas and Margaret had another son they called Andrew, who was born on 26 Oct 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors William Dickinson and Elizabeth Chadwell (Gradwell?). Their ninth child did not survive infancy. William DICKINSON: William Dickinson was born on 26 Oct 1840 and was baptized William Dicconson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 1 Nov 1840, with sponsors Francis Gillett and Ann Gradwell. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 3 Jan 1841, aged 9 weeks. On the night of the 1841 census Thomas Dickinson, a shoemaker, aged c. 30, was living in Chew's Yard, Friargate, Preston with Margaret, aged c. 30, and four children, James, aged 11; Mary, aged 10; Jane, aged 7, and Andrew, aged 2. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Thomas and Margaret's tenth and last child was born the following year. Martha DICKINSON (5): Martha Dickinson was born on 1 Mar 1842 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 13 Mar 1842, with sponsors James Dickinson and Mary Townely (sic). She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 29 Mar 1842, aged 4 weeks. Thomas and Margaret lost their eldest child five years later. James DICKINSON (3): James Dickinson, of Chew's Yard, who was born in 1830, died in Preston on 11 May 1847 and was buried two days later St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 17 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...on Tuesday last,...James Dickinson, Chew's-yard, aged 17;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 May 1847 At the time of the 1851 census Thomas Dickinson, a cordwainer, aged 43, was living at 14 Upper Walker Street, Preston with three of his children, Mary, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 19; Jane, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 16; and Andrew, a scholar, aged 12. They were all listed as born in Preston. Although Thomas was listed as married, his wife was not at home of the night of the census. Thomas' older brother William was living at the next address, 15 Upper Walker Street. On the night of the 1861 census Thomas Dickinson, a shoemaker, aged 53, was living at 42 Back Lane, Preston with Margaret, a shoe binder, aged 53. I cannot find Thomas and Margaret in the 1871 census and suspect that they both died before that date. The death of a Margaret Dickinson, aged 60, was registered in Preston in the second quarter of 1868; and the death of a Thomas Dickinson was registered in the first quarter of 1870, aged 61, but neither was buried in Preston Cemetery and I cannot find their burial records elsewhere. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Thomas Dickinson, Walker-street, 61;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 12 Mar 1870. |
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The Family of John and Ellen DICKINSON: I have not been able to determine where or when John and Ellen Dickinson were married or where their first five known children were born. They were Ann "Nancy", who was born in about 1792; Mary, born in about 1793; John, born in about 1795; Margaret, born in about 1797; and Ellen, born in about 1800. These dates are based on the ages recorded in the Catholic censuses and may not be accurate. The first of their children to appear in the surviving St Wilfrid's Chapel records was Betty, who was baptized Elizabeth Dicconson on 24 Jan 1802, with sponsors William Dicconson and Elizabeth Pemberton. There then occurs a gap in the records from 1803 to the end of 1812, during which time John and Ellen had at least three more children, William in about 1805, Alice in about 1809, and Joseph in about 1810. The 1810 Catholic census lists John Dickinson living in Singleton Row with Ellen, and eight children, Nancy, aged 18; Mary, aged 17; John, aged 15; Margaret, aged 13; Ellen, aged 10; Betty, aged 7; William, aged 4; and Alice, aged 6 months. At the time of the 1820 Catholic census John Dickinson was living at 20 Heatley Street with Ellen, aged 55, and seven children, Ann, aged 27; Mary, aged 26; Margaret, aged 21; Betty, aged 17; William, aged 15; Alice, aged 12; and Joseph, aged 10. John's age was not recorded in the census, but if the age given at the time of his death is correct he would have been about 63 in 1820. Their son William died five years later. William DICKINSON: William Dickinson, of Heatley Street, who was born in about 1805, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Jan 1826, aged 19 years. John DICKINSON (1): Although his age seems to be off by four or five years, the John Dickinson, of Heatley Street, who was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 17 Jan 1830, aged 39 years, may have been the son of John and Ellen Dickinson. If the age given in 1810 was correct, John Jr would have been about 34 in January 1830. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Dickinson, a labourer, living at 10 Heatley Street, where his wife died two years later. Ellen DICKINSON (1): Ellen Dickinson, of Heatley Street, who was born in about 1766, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 2 Apr 1834, aged 67 years. The 1835 Preston electoral rolls list John Dickinson living at 9 Heatley Street, and also owning a freehold house, 11 Heatley Street, with John Gregson as his tenant. John died two years later. John DICKINSON (2): John Dickinson, of 10 Heatley Street, who was born in about 1757, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Feb 1837, aged 79 years. The Family of Ann DICKINSON-BANKS: John and Ellen's daughter Ann, sometimes called Nancy, had at least one child before she 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. Ann finally married thirteen years later. 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. 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. Ann BANKS: Ann Banks, of Kirkham's Yard, who was born in about 1789, died 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 (1): 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. The Family of Mary DICKINSON-DILWORTH: John and Ellen's daughter Mary had at least two children before she married, both of whom died in infancy. Ellen DICKINSON (2): Helen (Ellen) Dickinson was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 14 Mar 1830. She was the daughter of Mary Dickinson, and the sponsors were Richard Walmsly (sic) and Elizabeth Hall. The father was said to have been Thomas Kirkham. She died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Jul 1832, where her age was recorded as "infant". Ellen DICKINSON (3): Ellen Dickinson was baptized Ellen Dickonson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Feb 1834. She was the daughter of Mary Dickonson, and the sponsors were Joseph and Margery Dicconson, who were almost certainly Mary's brother and his wife (see below). This child also died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 3 Mar 1834, where her age was recorded as "infant". On the night of the 1841 Mary Dickinson, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 45, was living in Chews Yard, Friargate. Living with her was Margaret Mercer, Ind., aged c. 25; Jane Jackson, aged 9; and Mary Jackson, aged 6. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Mary was married the following year. John Dilworth, a taylor (sic), aged 42, of Moss Rose Street, the son of Joseph and Alice Dilworth of North Road, and Mary Dickonson (sic), a charwoman, aged 49, of Friargate, were married on 11 Apr 1842 at St Augustine's Catholic Church. They were married by Thomas Cookson, and the witnesses were Ed. Bamber of Guys Row, and Isabella Cross of Back Lane. The spaces for Mary's parent's names and address were left blank, and John and Mary's marital status was not recorded - but it would appear that John was a bachelor and Mary was a spinster. Marriage Notice: MARRIAGES...On Monday last, at the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius (sic), Mr. John Dilworth, to Miss Mary Dickinson, both of Preston." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 16 Apr 1842 At the time of the 1851 census John Dilworth, a master tailor, aged 51 was living at 48 Heatley Street, Preston with his wife Mary, aged 54. Living with them was John's widowed father, Joseph, a millwright, aged 76, and a visitor, Margaret Taylor, an unmarried cotton weaver, aged 18. Joseph Dilworth was listed as born in Claughton, and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Ten years later, at the time of the 1861 census, John Dilworth, a tailor, aged 60, was still living in Heatley Street with Mary, aged 64, and two boarders, James Smithson, widower, a butcher, aged 40; and his son Thomas, a carter, aged 14. In this census Mary's birthplace was recorded as Goosnargh. The boarders were both born in Wyersdale. Mary (Dickinson) Dilworth died the following year. Mary Dilworth, of Heatley Street, died on 13 Nov 1862 and was buried three days later in a public grave, E-235, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 66 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 13th inst.,...Mary Dilworth, Heatley-street, aged 66." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Nov 1862 John Dilworth, of St Ignatius Square, died on 28 Apr 1865 and was buried on 1 May 1865 in a public grave, J-676, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 64 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 28th inst., Mr. John Dilworth, tailor and draper, of this town, aged 65." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 29 Apr 1865 The Family of Joseph and Margery: John and Ellen's youngest son, Joseph Dickinson, a bachelor, and Margery Dilworth, both of Preston, were married on 1 Jun 1830 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence and with the consent of Joseph's father John, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were John Dilworth and Alice Dickinson. Alice signed the marriage register with an X. Joseph and Margery's first child was Ellen, who was baptized Ellen Diccoson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 2 Jan 1832, with sponsors John Dilworth and Margaret Whittle. She was followed by Alice, who was baptized Alice Dickenson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Jul 1832, with sponsors Joseph Dilworth and Mary Fayle. Their third child died in infancy. Mary DICKINSON: Mary Dickinson was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 1 Dec 1833, with sponsors William Livesy and Alice Dilworth. She died in infancy was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 16 Feb 1834, where her age was recorded as "infant" and her abode was recorded as Dover Street. Joseph and Margery's fourth child was the first of three sons they called John, who was born on 12 Jan 1835 and was baptized John Ignatius Dicconson four days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Henry and Esther Dicconson. He was followed by another daughter they called Mary, who was born on 31 Aug 1837 and was baptized Mary Dickenson at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 10 Sep 1837, with sponsors Richard Crooke and Alice Jackson. Almost exactly one year after Mary's birth Joseph and Margery lost another child. John DICKINSON (3): John Dickinson, of Heatley Street, who was born in 1835, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 15 Jul 1838, aged 2 years. Joseph and Margery's sixth child was Margaret, who was born on 1 Mar 1839 and was baptized Margaret Dickonson at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors William Livsay and Alice Holden. Her mother's name was recorded as Margaret in the baptism transcripts - a common error that occurred again when they baptized their seventh child, Joseph, who was born on 5 Dec 1840 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 13 Dec 1840, with sponsors Lawrence Banks and Margaret Parkinson. On the night of the 1841 census Joseph Dickinson, a shopkeeper, aged c. 30, was living in Heatley Street with Margery, aged c. 30, and five children, Ellen, aged 10; Alice, aged 8; Mary, aged 4; Margaret, aged 2; and Joseph, aged 6 months. Also staying with them was a servant, Mary Clegg, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Joseph and Margery's eighth child also died in infancy. John DICKINSON (4): John Dickinson was born on 13 Feb 1843 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Feb 1843, with sponsors Thomas Crook and Mary Ann Clegg, and again, his mother's name was recorded as Margaret. He was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Aug 1844, aged 16 months. Joseph and Margery's ninth child was William, who was born on 13 Sep 1844 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Sep 1844, with sponsors John Baines and Teresa Barnes. Their tenth child also died in infancy. Thomas DICKINSON (2): Thomas Dickinson was born on 17 Mar 1846 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel five days later, with sponsors William Parkinson and Mary Ann Clegg. His mother's name was recorded as Margaret, and his birth does not appear to have been registered. He died on 13 Jul 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery five days later, aged 15 months. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday last,...Thomas, son of Mr. Joseph Dickinson, corn merchant, Heatley-street, aged 15 months." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Jul 1847 Joseph and Margery's eleventh and last child was a third son they called John, who was born on 3 Sep 1849 and was baptized John Dickenson on 9 Sep 1839, with sponsors Henry Sharples and Catherine Melling, and at the time of the 1851 census Joseph Dickinson, a corn dealer, aged 41, was living at 13 and 14 Heatley Street with Margaret (sic), aged 43, and seven children, Ellen Mary, aged 20; Alice, aged 18; Mary, a scholar, aged 13; Margaret, a scholar, aged 11; Joseph, a scholar, aged 10; William, a scholar, aged 5; and John, aged 18 months. They were all listed as born in Preston. On the night of the 1861 census Joseph Dickinson, a retired corn dealer, aged 50, was living at 36 Great Avenham Street, Preston with his wife Margery, aged 52, and two of their unmarried children, Margaret, aged 22; and William, a draper's apprentice, aged 16. Also staying with them was an unmarried lodger, Ellen Coupe, a milliner, aged 21. In this census Margery was listed as born in Penwortham, the rest of the family were born in Preston, and the lodger was born in Wigan. Joseph died four years later. Joseph Dickinson died on 9 Apr 1865, aged 54 years. Although he lived in the heart of Preston, he was not buried in Preston Cemetery and I have been unable to find his burial place. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 9th inst., at his residence, St. Ignatius-square, Mr. Joseph Dickinson, formerly corn merchant of this town, aged 54." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Apr 1865 Probate Notice: "DICKINSON Joseph - 25 May (1865) The Will of Joseph Dickinson late of Preston in the County of Lancaster Corn Dealer and Provision Merchant deceased who died 9 April 1865 at Preston aforesaid was proved at Lancaster by the oaths of Thomas Jackson Halsall of Preston aforesaid Sharebroker and William Kendrick of Preston aforesaid Tailor the Executors." Margery (Dilworth) Dickinson died on 20 Oct 1866, aged 57. As with her husband, she was not buried in Preston Cemetery and I have not yet found her burial place. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 20th instant, at 2, St. Ignatius's-square, Margery, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Dickinson, corn merchant, aged 57." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 27 Oct 1866 |
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The Family of John and Isabella DIXON: Isabella Rock, the daughter of Peter and Grace Rock was married twice. John Turner, bachelor, aged 25, a butcher, and Isabella Rock, a spinster, aged 20, both of Preston, were married on 18 Nov 1828 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence and with the consent of Peter Rock, father of Isabella, by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were William Gornal and Mary Rock. Their ages and John's occupation were not recorded in the marriage register and are taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 17 Nov 1828. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Turner, a butcher, living at 10 Blue Anchor Yard, and on the night of the 1841 census John Turner, a butcher, aged c. 40, was living in Blue Anchor Yard, Preston with Isabella, aged c. 30. Staying with them was Maria Robinson, aged 7; Sarah Douglas, a female servant, aged c. 25; John Dixson (sic), a journeyman butcher, aged c. 20; and Thomas Rendal, a butcher's apprentice, aged c. 15. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. John Turner died before 1847 and may have been the John Turner, of Agnes Street, who was buried in the churchyard St Ignatius Catholic Church on 10 Apr 1846, aged 45 years. Isabella remarried in 1847. John Dixon, bachelor, a butcher, of full age, of 33 Dixon Street, Hulme, the son of Thomas Dixon, a chairmaker, and Isabella Turner, a widow, of full age, of Preston, the daughter of Peter Rocke (sic), a stonemason, were married on 24 Feb 1847 at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, now Manchester Cathedral. They were married, by licence, by [illegible] Colinson, and the witnesses were Richard Mayor and Rachel Fisher. John signed the marriage register with an X, and the others signed their own names. Marriage Notice: "Marriages...On the 24th inst., at the Collegiate Church, Mr. John Dixon, of Hulme, to Mrs. Isabella Turner, of Preston." Published in the Manchester Courier, Sat., 27 Feb 1847
After marrying in Manchester John and Isabella settled in Preston, where their first child was born ten weeks later. Mary Dixon was born on 7 May 1847 and was baptized two days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Richard Hodkinson and Mary Robinson. She was followed by a set of twins, one of whom did not survive. John DIXON: Twins Thomas and John Dixon were born on 2 Mar 1849 and were baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 11 Mar 1849. Thomas' sponsors were John and Margaret Clayton, and John's were Joseph and Elizabeth Frankland. John did not survive and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 15 May 1849, aged 9 months. His mother died less than four years later. Mrs Isabella DIXON: Isabella (Rock) Turner-Dixon, of The Shambles, died on 19 Feb 1851 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 42 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Wednesday last, aged 42, Isabella, wife of Mr. John Dixon, Wide Shambles." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 22 Feb 1851 At the time of the 1851 census John Dixon, widower, a butcher, aged 28, was living in Anchor Weind, Preston with his two children, Mary, aged 3; and Thomas, aged 2. Also staying with him was a niece, Maria Robinson, a servant, aged 17; a nephew, William Robinson, a scholar, aged 15; and Sarah Douglas, an unmarried servant, aged 34. Sarah Douglas was listed as born in Ulverston and the rest of the household were born in Preston. I can find no further confirmed record of John Dixon, unless he was the John Dixon whose death was registered in Manchester in 1860, aged 37 years. On the night of the 1861 census his two children were living with a widowed aunt in Manchester. Elizabeth Fisher, widow, a housekeeper, aged 53, was living at 7 Carlisle Street in Hulme, Manchester with her two unmarried children, Elizabeth, a machine quilter, aged 22; and Thomas, a mechanic turner, aged 18. Staying with her were her niece and nephew, Mary Dixon, a scholar, aged 13; and Thomas Dixon, a scholar, aged 12. Elizabeth Sr was listed as born in Cark, her daughter was born abroad, her son was born in Manchester, and the two Dixon children were born in Preston. |
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Agnes DOBSON: Agnes Dobson was baptized on 5 Feb 1832 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of John and Jane Dobson, and the sponsors were Thomas Singleton and Elizabeth Bateson. She lived about 10 months and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 9 Dec 1832, where her age was recorded simply as "infant". When Agnes was buried in 1832 her abode was recorded as High Street and it was in that year that John Dobson, a labourer, was listed in the 1832 Preston electoral rolls living at 87 High Street. At the time, John and Jane had been married less than one year. John Dobson, a bachelor, and Jane Smith, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 24 Dec 1831 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were Henry and Elizabeth Dobson. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Agnes was John and Jane's first child, born six weeks after they married. Their second child was Joseph, who was baptized on 25 Jan 1835 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, with sponsors William Park and Mary Dobson. Some time after Joseph's birth the family left Preston and the birth of their third known child, Ellen, was registered in the Heaton Norris sub-district of Stockport, Cheshire in the third quarter of 1838. It would appear that their son Joseph died in infancy and may have been the Joseph Dobson whose death was registered in the Heaton Norris sub-district in the fourth quarter of 1838, aged 3 years. By 1841 the family was back in Preston where they baptized their fourth known child. William Dobson was born on 17 May 1841 and was baptized at St Augustine's Catholic Church in Preston on 30 May 1841, with sponsors Phillip Park and Jane Walmsley. On the night of the 1841 census Jane Dobson, a cotton weaver, aged c. 25, was living in Avenham Street, Preston with two children, Ellen, aged 3; and William, aged 2 months. They were living, presumably as lodgers, in the home of William and Elizabeth Making, and were listed as born in Lancashire. John Dobson was not at home on the night of the census. John and Jane's fifth known child was Mary Jane, who was born on 2 Sep 1843 and was baptized eight days later at St Augustine's Church, with sponsors Thomas Swarbrick and Mary Nailer. She was followed by Francis, who was born on 5 Jul 1848 and was baptized at St Augustine's Church four days later, with sponsors Joseph Edwards and Mary Beesley. In this entry Jane's maiden name is recorded as Howarth instead of Smith. At the time of the 1851 census Jane Dobson, married, a power loom weaver, aged 39, was living at 1 Westmorland Street, Preston with four children, Ellen, a power loom tenter, aged 12; William, aged 9; Mary Jane, a scholar, aged 7; and Francis, aged 2. Living with her were three unmarried lodgers, Ann Holden, a power loom weaver, aged 22; Ellen Holden, a power loom weaver, aged 20; and Hannah Holden, a domestic servant, aged 18. Jane was listed as born in Walton-le-Dale, Ellen was born in Stockport, William, Mary Jane and Francis were born in Preston, and the lodgers were born in Blackburn. Francis died less than three months later. Francis Dobson was buried on 22 Jun 1851 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church, aged 2 years. Although Jane was recorded as being married at the time of the 1851 census she may have actually been a widow. In any event, she remarried four years later. John Hardiker and Jane Dobson were married on 20 Feb 1855 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, witnessed by William Hardiker and Mary Clayton. Strangely, when their marriage was registered Jane's maiden name was recorded as Higham - the second time that it was recorded as something other than Smith. On the night of the 1861 census John Hardiker, a painter, aged 47, was living at 19 Robert Street, Preston with his wife Jane, a cotton weaver, aged 45; his three children, William, aged 18; Mary, aged 17; and Richard, aged 16; and Jane's son William Dobson, aged 19. All of the children were cotton weavers and were born in Preston. John Hardiker was born in Croston, and Jane was born in Walton (Walton-le-Dale). John and Jane's daughter Mary Jane Dobson married John Robinson in Preston in 1868 and at the time of the 1871 census John Hardiker, a painter, aged 60, was living at 2 Walton Street, Preston with his wife Jane, a shopkeeper, aged 55; and his son, William, a painter, aged 28. Also staying with them as a boarder was Jane's married daughter Mary Jane Robinson, a power loom cotton weaver, aged 27. John Hardiker died three years later. John Hardiker, of 2 Walton Street, died on 2 Nov 1874 and was buried three days later in a public grave, Q-495, in a Church of England section of Preston Cemetery, aged 63. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON - Since our last:...John Hardiker. Walton-street, 63; Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Nov 1874 Three years after John Hardiker's death Jane married for the third time. William Armitstead, of Preston, the son of William Armistead, and Jane Hardiker, of Preston, the daughter of John Higham of Blackburn, were married on 29 May 1877 at St Augustine's Catholic Church. They were married by Patrick Kirwan, and the witnesses were Robert and Agnes Ann Sharpe. At the time of their marriage William was a widower with grown children. He moved in with Jane at her Walton Street home, but their marriage was a brief one, as Jane died three years later. Jane Armitstead, of 2 Walton Street, was buried on 3 Mar 1880 in a private grave, A-610, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 65 years. Hers was the first interment, buried 15 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON - Since our last:...Jane Armitstead, Walton-street, 65;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 6 Mar 1880 At the time of the 1881 census William Armistead, widower, a joiner and provision dealer, aged 65, was living at 2 Walton Street, Preston with his step-daughter Mary Jane Robinson, a housekeeper, aged 34; and a granddaughter, Isabella Clarkson, a machine tailor, aged 15. William was listed as born in Kendal, Westmorland, and Mary Jane and Isabella were born in Preston. By 1891 Mary Jane had taken over the running of a Preston tavern and on the night of the 1891 census Mary Jane Robinson, widow, a beerhouse keeper, aged 47, was living at the Town Hall Tavern, numbers 3, 4 and 5 Main Sprit Weind, Preston. Living with her was her widowed stepfather William Armistead, a retired joiner, aged 75. He died there six years later. William Armitstead, of 3 Main Sprit Weind, died aged 82 years and was buried on 29 Sep 1897 in the private grave, A-610, at Preston Cemetery, where Jane had been buried seventeen years earlier. His was the second interment, buried 13 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON - Since our last:...William Armitstead, Main Sprit Weind, 82;" Published in the Preston Guardian, Sat., 2 Oct 1897 |
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The Family of John and Alice DOBSON: John Dobson, bachelor, aged 31, a farmer, of Barnacre, and Alice Seed, a widow, aged 28, of Preston, were married on 26 May 1834 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married, by licence, by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were Robert Buck and Isabella Yates. Their ages and John's occupation were not recorded in the marriage register and are taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 24 May 1834.
At the time of her marriage to John Dobson, Alice was the widow of William Seed, who was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 13 Nov 1832. She and William had no children together. The first three children she had with John Dobson died in infancy. Mary Ann DOBSON (1): Mary Dobson was baptized 15 Dec 1835 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Preston, with sponsors John Maudsley and Alice Eccles. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 27 Dec 1835, aged 18 days. John and Alice's second child was Henry, who was born on 27 Jan 1838, and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church two days later, with sponsors William and Ann Walker. He was followed by another daughter they called Mary Ann. Mary Ann DOBSON (2): Mary Ann Dobson was born on 3 Apr 1840, and was baptized on 4 Apr 1840 St Ignatius Catholic Church, with sponsors George Dobson and Ellen Walker. She was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 18 Oct 1840, aged 6 months. Eighteen days later, they buried their son. Henry DOBSON: Henry Dobson, who was born in 1838, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Nov 1840, aged 2 years. On the night of the 1841 census John Dobson, a butcher, aged c. 40, was living in Friargate, Preston with Alice, aged c. 35. They were both listed as born in Lancashire. Their fourth child, Henry George, was born the following year. He was born on 26 Mar 1842, and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 29 Mar 1842, with sponsors George Dobson and Catherine Stock. At the time of the 1851 census John Dobson, a butcher, aged 49, was living at 98 Friargate, Preston with his wife Alice, aged 42, and their only surviving child, George (Henry George), a scholar, aged 9. Also staying with them was Alice's sister, Agnes Bretherton, a married servant, aged 45. John was listed as born in Plumpton, Alice and Agnes were born in Thornley, and Henry George was born in Preston. Alice (Wells) Seed-Dobson died on 11 Jun 1860, aged 52 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last, Alice, wife of Mr. John Dobson, butcher, Friargate, aged 52." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 16 Jun 1860 At the time of the 1861 census John Dobson, widower, a butcher, aged 59, was living alone in Friargate. His birthplace was recorded as Woodplumpton. His son Henry George, who seems to have preferred to use his middle name, was a 19 year old student at Ushaw College, where he was studying for the priesthood. His birthplace was recorded as Preston. John Dobson died on 12 Apr 1870, aged 68 years. His Will was proved at Lancaster on 6 May 1870 to his son, Reverend George Dobson of Claughton. I have not been able to locate John or Alice Dobson's places of burial and suspect that they may have been buried in the churchyard at St Thomas' Catholic Church in Claughton, where their son was Parish Priest. Note: In the 1841 census Ancestry.com has mis-indexed the family under the surname Dobosh; and in 1861 they have mis-indexed Henry George's surname as Robson. |
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Agnes DOLPHIN: Agnes Dolphin was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 23 Jan 1831. She was the daughter of John and Ellen Dolphin, and the sponsors were William and Mary Mason. John Dolphin, a bachelor, and Ellen Leach, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 1 May 1819 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Matthew Mark, Curate, and the witnesses were Joseph Coup (sic) and Lawrence Tomlison. The bride, groom and Joseph Coupe signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony on the same day, where the witnesses were Joseph Coupe and Mary Crumbleholme. John and Ellen's first child was Richard, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 30 Jan 1820, with sponsors Thomas Woods and Mary Crumbleholme, and the 1820 Catholic census of Preston lists John Dolphin, aged 29, living at 22 High Street with Ellen, aged 30, Richard, and Fanny. The ages of the last two were not recorded. Because the census did not record relationships it is not known how Frances "Fanny" Dolphin was related to John - but she may have been his mother. A John Dolphin was baptized at Ribchester on 9 Mar 1792, the son of Frances Dolphin, a pauper, and the sponsors were James Bradley and Margaret Dolphin. John and Ellen's second child was Robert, who was baptized on 13 Jan 1822, with sponsors Joseph Coupe and Ann Dewhurst. He was followed by Joseph, who was baptized on 21 Sep 1823, with sponsors Joseph Coupe and Mary Holderness; then Mary, who was baptized on 9 May 1825, with sponsors Joseph Leach and Mary Holderness; Francis (Frances), who was baptized on 28 Jan 1827, with sponsors Joseph Couple and Margaret Salsbury; Ellen, who was baptized on 17 May 1829, with sponsors Joseph Sherliker and Esther Furnifal; and the above mentioned Agnes in 1831. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Dolphin, a spinner, living at 2 Back Canal Street. Early the following year their eighth and last child, John, was born. He was baptized on 20 Jan 1833, with sponsors Thomas Clarkson and Isabella Eskine. All of their children were baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel. On the night of the 1841 census John Dolphin, a cotton spinner, aged c. 50, was living in Atkinson Street, Preston with Ellen, aged 51, and seven children, Richard, a cotton weaver, aged c. 20; Robert, a cotton spinner, aged 19; Joseph, a cotton spinner, aged c. 15; Mary, a cotton carder, aged c. 15; Frances, a cotton carder, aged 14; Ellen, aged 12; and John, aged 9. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Ellen (Leach) Dolphin died about five months after the census was taken. Ellen Dolphin, of Atkinson Street, was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 22 Aug 1841, aged 51 years. John and Ellen's daughter Frances Dolphin, spinster, a servant, of Preston married Henry Procter, bachelor, a cordwainer, of Bonds, at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, Garstang on 4 Sep 1848. After marrying in Garstang the couple settled in Preston, where their first child was born two years later. John Proctor (sic) was born on 30 Nov 1850 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 1 Dec 1850, with sponsors James Hubbersty and Ellen Dolphin. At the time of the 1851 census John Dolphin, widower, a cotton card room hand, aged 55 (sic), was one of eight visitors at the home of Mary Taylor in Bamber Bridge. He was recorded as being born in Preston. Although visiting in Bamber Bridge on the night of the census, it appears that John was normally staying with his married daughter Frances Procter in Higginson Street, Preston. On the night of the census Henry Procter, a journeyman shoemaker, aged 23, was living in Higginson Street with his wife Frances, aged 24, and their son John, aged 4 months. Living with them was Frances' unmarried brother Richard Dolphin, a hand loom cotton weaver, aged 31. Henry Procter was listed as born in Chipping and the rest of the household were born in Preston. John Dolphin died the following year. John Dolphin died on 4 Aug 1852 and an inquest was held the following day. Newspaper Report: "DETERMINED SUICIDE - An inquest was held on Thursday last, before R. Palmer, Esq., coroner, on the body of John Dolphin, who, on the previous day, had committed suicide in a most determined manner. From the evidence of Robert Kellett, it appeared that the deceased came into the Malt-kiln Tavern, where he was sitting, about half-past two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon last, and after lighting his pipe went into the yard without speaking to any person. Three-quarters of an hour afterwards, Kellett had occasion to go into the yard, when he discovered the deceased hanging by his neck in the privy. He accomplished his destruction by means of his handkerchief, one end of which was inserted in a slit in the door, and his knees were nearly touching the ground. He was taken down immediately, but was quite dead. Verdict - "Temporary insanity"." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Aug 1852 John Dolphin, of Higginson Street, was buried on 7 Aug 1852 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church, aged 60 years. |
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Mary DONALD: Mrs Mary Donald, who was born in about 1768, died on 4 Jan 1847 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 78 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Monday last, Jordan-street, aged 78, Mary, widow of Mr. Jno. Donald, late of Bath." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 Jan 1847 On the night of the 1841 census John Kenyon, a schoolmaster, aged c. 30, was living in Lune Street, Preston with Mary, aged 29, and one child, John, aged 1. Also staying with them was Mary Donald, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 70. John Sr and John Jr were listed as born in Lancashire, Mary Kenyon was born outside of Lancashire, and Mary Donald was born in Ireland. It is not known how, or if, Mary Donald was related to John and Ann Kenyon but her death notice suggests that she was "late of Bath", and John Kenyon and Mary Ann Stafford were married in Bath in 1839 and named one of their children William Donald Kenyon. |
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Francis DONNELLY: Francis Donnelly was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 20 Jul 1829, the second known child of John and Elizabeth Donnelly, and the sponsors were John Livesy and Ann Donnelly. She lived a little less than three years and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 8 Apr 1832, where her age was recorded simply as "infant". John Donley (sic), bachelor, a spinner, and Elizabeth Parkinson, a spinster, both of the Parish of Leyland, were married on 27 Nov 1825 at St Andrew's Parish Church in Leyland. They were married after Banns by Thomas Rowlandson, Curate, and the witnesses were Henry Heys and Richard Bibby. Elizabeth signed the marriage register with an X, and Richard Bibby was a witness to several wedding and may have been a church official. After marrying in Leyland John and Elizabeth settled in Preston, where they baptized seven children at St Wilfrid's Chapel, beginning with Mary Ann, who was baptized on 26 Feb 1826, with sponsors Charles and Sarah Donnelly. She was followed by the above mentioned Francis, then Ann, who was baptized Ann Donnally on 10 Feb 1831, with sponsors James Murphy and Sarah Donnally. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Donolly, a spinner, living at 33 Leeming Street. Their fourth known child was born the following year. John Donnelly was baptized John Donolly on 8 Jan 1833, with sponsors Charles Donolly and Marianne Hayes. He was followed by James, who was baptized on 13 Apr 1834, with sponsors Richard Westford and Ann Whittle; then another child they called Francis, who was born on 23 Feb 1838 and was baptized two days later, with sponsors Francis Donnelly and Margaret Davieson (sic). He died in infancy and was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 8 Oct 1838, aged 8 months. John and Elizabeth's seventh and last known child was William, who was born on 7 Dec 1839 and was baptized William Donley at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Dec 1839, with sponsors James and Mary Wearen. He died in the workhouse and was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 22 May 1840, aged 5 months. I believe that William's mother, Elizabeth (Parkinson) Donnelly died a few months earlier and was the Elizabeth Donnelly, of Leeming Street, who was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 31 Mar 1840, aged 37 years. There was no death notice published. I can find no confirmed record of this family in the 1841 census but there was a John Donnely, aged 9, and James Donnely, aged 6, living in the workhouse, but both were listed as born outside of Lancashire, when we know that John and Elizabeth's children were born in Preston. Considering their ages and the fact that no other family members were with them, this may have been an error. A John Donnely died in the workhouse three years later and was buried in the churchyard at St Paul's Church, aged 12. On the night of the 1851 census a James Donaley, a weaver, aged 17, was a lodger at 12 William Street, Preston, the home of John and Elizabeth Clayton. He was listed as born in Preston, and was almost certainly the James Donley, a bachelor, aged 19, a weaver, of Timber Street, who married Jane Farrer, a spinster, aged 18, a weaver, of Ribbleton Lane, on 26 Oct 1853 at St John's Parish Church. James was the son of the late John Donley, a spinner, and Jane was the daughter of the late Thomas Farrer, a weaver. They were married after Banns by S. Hastings, Curate, and the witnesses were Richard Cooper and Ann Holden. Ann Holden may have been James' married sister. Henry Holden and Anne Donley were married on 23 Dec 1851 at St Ignatius Catholic Church. They were married by Father Francis Daniel, and the witnesses were John Myerscough and Alice Dover. When their marriage was registered Henry's surname was spelled Houlden and Ann's was spelled Douley. I can find no further record of John Donnelly Sr but if the John, James and Ann listed above were the children of John and Elizabeth Donnelly it would mean that only their eldest child is unaccounted for. A Mary Ann Donley died in Preston in 1838 and was buried under the name Mary Darby, of Willow Street, in the churchyard at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 15 Jul 1838, aged 14 years. There is no record of the death of anyone called Mary Darby (or similar) in Lancashire in 1838. Note 1: John and Elizabeth's two youngest children were the only ones born after the start of civil registration in 1837. Francis' birth was registered under the surname Donley and William's birth was registered under the surname Donnolly. In both cases their mother's maiden name was recorded as Parkinson. The same spellings were used when their deaths were registered. Note 2: As Mary Ann Donnelly's sponsors were Charles and Sarah Donnelly, it may be that John Donnelly was related in some way to Charles Donnelly. |
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The Family of Robert and Mary DOVE: Robert Dove and Mary Sharrock were married in Preston in 1843 and their first child was born the following year. Elizabeth Agnes Dove was born on 30 Aug 1844 and was baptized on 1 Sep 1844 at St Augustine's Catholic Church, with sponsors John Waring and Jane Sharrock. Robert and Mary's second child was Thomas, who was born on 20 Nov 1848, but was baptized Thomas Sharrock at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 26 Nov 1848. The baptism transcripts record that he was the son of Mary Sharrock, and the sponsors were George Dilworth and Elizabeth Sharrock. It would appear that Thomas' mother was too ill from the childbirth to attend to Thomas' baptism and died shortly afterward. Mrs Mary DOVE: Mary (Sharrock) Dove, who was born in 1825, was suffering from phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) at the time of her son's birth and the stress of childbirth seems to have been too much for her. She died on 1 Dec 1848, eleven days after Thomas' birth, and was buried four days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 24 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...yesterday week, Mary Dove, Addison's-yard, aged 24;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 Dec 1848 Robert and Mary's infant son did not survive his mother by long. Thomas DOVE: Thomas Dove, who was born in 1848, died at Addison's Yard on 1 Jan 1849 and was buried four days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 6 weeks. His death was registered by his grandmother, Elizabeth Sharrock (sic) of Addison's Yard, who was present at his death. It is not clear what became of Robert Dove after the death of his wife and son. His daughter Elizabeth Agnes appears to have been looked after by her grandmother, and on the night of the 1851 census Elizabeth Sharrock, a lodging house keeper, aged 65, was living at 8 Old Cock Yard, Preston with her married daughter Ann Lawrenson, a cotton weaver, aged 33, her son-in-law James Lawrenson, a cotton weaver, aged 38, her granddaughter Agnes Lawrenson, aged 2; her unmarried daughter Jane Sharrock, a charwoman, aged 30; her grandson Richard Sharrock, a scholar, aged 14; her married daughter Elizabeth Taylor, a cotton weaver, aged 22; her son-in-law John Taylor, a coach smith, aged 22; and her grandson Thomas Sharrock, aged 2. Also living with her was Agnes (Elizabeth Agnes) Dove, orphan, a scholar, aged 6. Elizabeth was listed as born in Myerscough, her daughters Ann and Jane were born in Grimsargh, James Lawrenson was born in Walton-le-Dale, Agnes Lawrenson was born in Lancaster, and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Jane Sharrock was married the following year. William Keith, a bachelor, aged 29, a tailor, of Hammond's Row, the son of Agnes and the late John Keith, of Hammonds Row, and Jane Shorrock, a spinster, aged 32, of Old Cock Yard, the daughter of Elizabeth and the late Thomas Shorrock, of Old Cock Yard, were married on 3 Aug 1852 at St Augustine's Catholic Church. They were married by T. Cookson and the witnesses were John Taylor of Old Cock Yard and Lena Yates of Park Street. At the time of the 1861 census William Keith, a Chelsea Pensioner, aged 39, was living at 9 Old Cock Yard with his wife Jane, a fruiterer, aged 41; her son Thomas Sharrock, a scholar, aged 12; and their four children, Mary, a scholar, aged 8; Elizabeth, a scholar, aged 6; Jane, a scholar, aged 5; and Frederick W., aged 5 months. Also living with them was Elizabeth A. Dove, a cotton winder, aged 16. William was listed as born in Lindel, Jane Sr was born in Grimsargh, and the rest of the household were born in Preston. Elizabeth Agnes Dove married William Bradley Hubberstey in Blackburn in 1864 and they settled in Burnley, where their first child, Mary, was born on 22 Jun 1869. On the night of the 1871 census William B Hubberstey, a lithographic printer, aged 27, was living at 19 Tentre Street in Burnley with his wife Elizabeth A, aged 26; and their daughter Mary, aged 1. Staying with them were two lodgers, Elizabeth Stanton, a cotton rover, aged 19; and Edith Stanton, aged 3 months. William was listed as born in Blackburn, Elizabeth Agnes was born in Preston, Mary was born in Burnley, Miss Stanton was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, and her daughter was born in Burnley. William and Elizabeth had one other child, Frederick, who was born on 26 Jun 1874, but was less than 6 years old when his mother died. Elizabeth Agnes (Dove) Hubberstey died in Burnley on 2 Mar 1880, aged 36 years. Death Notice: Deaths...HUBBERSTEY - March 2nd, Elizabeth Hubberstey, Norton Street, aged 36." Published in the Burnley Express, Sat., 6 Mar 1880 Note 1: Mary Sharroc (sic) was baptized on 17 Apr 1825. She was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Sharroc, and the sponsors were Roger Waring and Jane Sharroc. Note 2: Robert Dove may have remarried and had more children. A Robert Dove, a widower, of full age, a cotton spinner, of Clayton, the son of James Dove, a carpenter, and Mary Cross, a spinster, of full age, a dress maker, of Clayton, the daughter of William Cross, a farmer, were married on 18 Aug 1849 at St James Chapel in Altham. They were married after Banns by William Sharp and the witnesses were Richard and Margaret Pilkington. Robert and Mary had two children together, William, who was baptized on 29 Jun 1851 at Christ Church in Accrington; and Richard, who was born on 28 Mar 1854 and was baptized on 24 Apr 1854 at St Bartholomew's Parish Church in Great Harwood. Some time after Richard's birth the family emigrated to the USA, and on the night of the 1860 US census Robert Dove, a spinner, aged 43, was living in Hopkinton, Rhode Island with his wife Mary, aged 48, and their two sons, William, aged 9; and Richard, aged 6. They were all listed as born in Lancashire, England. Robert Dove died on 6 Sep 1884 in Ashaway, Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Note 3: In 1851 Ancestry.com has indexed Mary's family under the surname Shanack. |
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Mary DOYLE: Mary Doyle was baptized at St Michael's Catholic Church in Kingston, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin on 7 Jun 1846. She was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Doyle, and the sponsors were Edward and Isabella Field. Patrick Doyle, a bachelor, and Mary Schollan (sic), a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 12 Sep 1836 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were Bernard Maguire and Bridget Schollan. The bride, groom and Bridget Scollen signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony on the same day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, where the witnesses were recorded as Barry McGuire and Bridget Schollan. Patrick and Mary's first child was John, who was born on 13 Jul 1837, and was baptized three days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Bernard Scullen (sic) and Elizabeth Ferguson. He was followed by James, who was born on 2 Nov 1839 and was baptized the following day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors John Stamford and Bridget Sconlan (sic). His birth was apparently never registered. On the night of the 1841 census Patrick Doyle, a labourer, aged c. 30, was living in Birk Street, Preston with Mary, a flax spinner, aged c. 25, and two children, John, aged 3; and James, aged 1. They were living in the home of Elizabeth Scollen, aged c. 65, with Bridget Scollen, a flax reeler, aged c. 20; and Patrick Scollen, a labourer, aged c. 20. John and James Doyle were listed as born in Lancashire and the rest of the household were born in Ireland. Patrick and Mary baptized one more child at St Wilfrid's Chapel, Elizabeth, who was born on Christmas Day 1841 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Patrick Scollan (sic) and Mary Devitt. When her birth was registered in 1842 her mother's maiden name was spelled Scallons. Sometime after Elizabeth's birth the family moved to Dublin, Ireland, where two of their children were born. Peter Doyle was baptized at a Catholic church in the Parish of Swords, County Dublin on 8 Oct 1843 with sponsors Thomas Lafferty and Anne Fox. His mother's maiden name was spelled Scannlon in the church register. He was followed by the above mentioned Mary, who was born in 1846. Patrick and Elizabeth Doyle appear to have died in Ireland and Mary returned to Preston. At the time of the 1851 census Mary Doyle, a widow, aged 37, was living at 114 Byron Street, Preston, with four children, John, a teacher, age 13; James, age 11; Peter, age 7; and Mary, aged 5. Mary Sr was listed as born in Ireland, John and James were born in Preston, and Peter and Mary were born in Dublin. Young Mary died about two months after the date of the census and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery in May 1851, aged 5 years. The exact date of her burial was not recorded in the burial transcripts. At the time of the 1861 census Mary Doyle, widow, a housekeeper, aged 44, was living at 52 Byron Street, Preston with two of her children, James, a joiner, aged 21, and Peter, an iron moulder, aged 17. Living with them were four lodgers, Elizabeth Haslam, a cotton weaver, aged 17; Eliza Ryding, unmarried, formerly a cook, aged 69; George Slater, a cotton spinner, aged 22; and his wife Agnes Slater, a cotton weaver, aged 21. Mary and Peter were listed as born in Ireland and the rest of the household were born in Preston. I can find no further record of Mary and her family. Note 1: Elizabeth Scollen was almost certainly Mary (Scollen) Doyle's mother. Note 2: When John Doyle's birth was registered in 1837 his mother's maiden name was spelled Scanlan. |
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The Family of William and Mary DRAPER: William Draper and Mary Horrocks, both of Dalton in the Parish of Wigan, were married on 26 Jul 1802 at All Saints Parish Church in Wigan. They were married after Banns by John Gibson and the witnesses were William Bancks (sic) and Grace Kayes. The bride, groom and Grace Kayes signed the marriage register with an X. It is not known where William and Mary began their married life or where their older children were born. They did not baptize any children in the Catholic church at Wigan. They were not listed in the 1810 Catholic census of Preston but do appear in the 1820 Catholic census. Mary Draper, aged 36, was living at 3 Hill Street, Preston with seven children, Ellen, aged 16; Elizabeth, aged 14; James, aged 12; William, aged 10; Thomas, aged 7; Richard, aged 4; and Mary; aged 2. William Draper Sr, a boatman, may have been away from home when the census was taken. The first of William and Mary's children to be baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel was the first of three sons they called John, who was baptized on 19 Jan 1821, with sponsors Thomas Idle and Margaret Horran. He died in infancy but I can find no record of his burial. He was followed by the second child they called John, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 20 Jul 1823, with sponsors John and Cecilia Horrocks. He too died in infancy and was followed by the third son they called John. John DRAPER: John Draper was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 7 Nov 1824, with sponsors Samuel Horrocks and Elizabeth Draper. He also died in infancy and was almost certainly the infant who was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 12 Mar 1825, with no first name recorded. William and Mary's last known child was Ann, who was baptized Nancy Draper at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 10 Sep 1826, with sponsors John and Cecilia Horrox (sic). The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list William Draper and his son William, both boatman, living at 17 Bleasdale Street. They were the only men called Draper listed in the electoral rolls, and it was from an address in Bleasdale Street that their eldest known child was buried the following year. Ellen DRAPER (1): Ellen Draper, of Bleasdale Street, who was baptized at Douglas Chapel in Parbold on 3 Jun 1804, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 24 Jan 1833, aged 28 years. William and Mary lost their youngest daughter five years later. Ann DRAPER: Ann Draper, of Foster Square, who was born in 1826, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 23 Apr 1838, aged 11 years. On the night of the 1841 census William Draper, a basket maker, aged c. 75, was living in Raby's Court, Marsh Lane, Preston with Mary, aged c. 75; and three adult children, William, a flatman, aged c. 25; Richard, a flatman, aged c. 25; and Mary, a cotton winder, aged c. 25. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census William Draper, a wisket maker, aged c. 73 (sic), was living at 1 Croft Court, Preston with Mary, aged c. 70; and their married son William, a sailor and labourer, aged c. 39; his wife Mary, a roller cutter, aged c. 38, and their grandson William, aged 4. William Sr, William Jr and the elder Mary were listed as born in Lytham (probably actually Lathom), and their daughter-in-law Mary and grandson William were both born in Preston. Their grandson was the son of Richard and his wife Jane, who were lodging nearby (see below). William Draper, a pilot, of Croft Court, was buried on 20 Jul 1859 in a public grave, H-278, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 82 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...William Draper, Croft-street, 82;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Jul 1859 On the night of the 1861 census Mary Draper, a widow, aged 87, and Mary Draper, aged 49, were staying at a cottage on Old Barrow Island, near Dalton-in-Furness. They were staying at the home of Mary Millar, aged 38, and her daughter Ellen, aged 15. Ellen Millar was listed as born in Preston and the rest of the household were born in Lathom. The way that the information was recorded in the census makes it appear that the older Mary Draper was Mary Millar's mother-in-law and the younger Mary Draper was her sister-in-law. I believe that the older Mary was the widow of William Draper and that the younger Mary was her daughter-in-law, the wife of William Draper Jr, but it is unclear how they were actually related to Mary Millar. It was noted that the husbands of Mary Millar and the younger Mary Draper were at sea. Mary (Horrocks) Draper died the following year. Mary Draper, of Old Barrow, died on 13 Jun 1862 was buried three days later, aged 89 years. The burial was entered into the burial register at St Mary's Church in Dalton-in-Furness with a note that the burial took place at Rampside, which would probably have been St Michael's Church, Rampside. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 13th inst., at Barrow Isle, Mary, widow of the late Mr. William Draper, master mariner, formerly of Preston, aged 89." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 21 Jun 1862 The Family of Thomas and Ellen DRAPER: William and Mary's son Thomas was born in or near New Borough, near Ormskirk, in about 1813 but I have not been able to find any record of his baptism. Thomas, a bachelor, and Ellen Waddington, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 23 May 1835 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were David Hothersall and Elizabeth Waddington. The bride and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Thomas and Ellen's first child died in infancy. Ellen DRAPER (2): Ellen Draper was born on 16 Mar 1836 and, for some reason, was baptized twice. She was baptized as Isabella Draper on 23 Mar 1836 at St John's Parish Church and then as Ellen Draper on 1 May 1836 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. In both cases she was listed as the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Draper, and the sponsors at the Catholic baptism were Robert Leaver and Mary Draper. The Church of England baptism register, which does not name sponsors, recorded that her father was a Mechanic, and their abode was Pearson's Row. Ellen was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 15 Aug 1837, aged 17 months, at which time her abode was recorded as Foster Square, where her grandparents were apparently living at the time. Thomas and Ellen went on to have six more children, beginning with William, who was born on 13 Aug 1838 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 7 Sep 1838, with one sponsor, Jane Sharrock. On the night of the 1841 census Thomas Draper, a fly maker, aged c. 25, was living in Fylde Road, Preston with Ellen, aged c. 25, and one child, William, aged 2. Also staying with them was Catherine Waddington, aged c. 20, who may have been a relative of Ellen's, and Mary Bolton, aged c. 15. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Thomas and Ellen had one more child while living in Preston. John Draper was baptized on 26 Oct 1843 at St John's Parish Church. His father was listed as a labourer, of Back Bolton Street. Sometime after John's birth the family left Preston and their fourth child, Catherine, was born in the neighbourhood of Kearsley in 1845, but they brought her back to Preston to be baptized at St John's Parish Church on 12 Apr 1846. The baptism register records that her father was a mechanic, and their abode was Oldham. The family then moved to Little Bolton, and at the time of the 1851 census Thomas Draper, a spindle and fly maker in an iron foundry, aged 38, was living at 8 Mechanic Street in Little Bolton with his wife Ellen, aged 33; and three children, William, aged 12; John, a scholar, aged 7; and Catherine, a scholar, aged 5. Thomas was listed as born in Newbruff (sic), Ellen was born in Kirkham, William and John were born in Preston, and Catherine was born in Kearsley. Thomas and Ellen's fifth child was another daughter they called Ellen, who was baptized on 5 Dec 1852 at St Peter's Parish Church in Bolton. The baptism register records that her father was a fly maker, and their abode was Little Bolton. Ellen died in infancy and was buried in the churchyard at All Saints Church in Little Bolton on 27 Mar 1855, aged 3 years. At the time of Ellen's death Thomas and Ellen would have been expecting their son Thomas, who was born later that year. Although he was born in Bolton, they brought him back to Preston for baptism in St John's Parish Church on 7 Oct 1855. The baptism register records that his father was a mechanic, and their abode was Bolton-le-Moors. Thomas and Ellen's seventh and last child was Margaret, who was baptized on 11 Oct 1857 at All Saint's Church in Little Bolton. She died in infancy and was buried on 23 Dec 1857 in Tonge Cemetery in Bolton, aged 3 months. Her abode was recorded as 8 Mechanic Street, Little Bolton. On the night of the 1861 census Thomas Draper, a spindle and fly maker, aged 50, was living at 8 Hadwin Street in Little Bolton with Ellen, aged 47; and three children, John, a spindle and fly maker, aged 18; Catherine, a cotton frame tenter in a mill, aged 16; and Thomas, a scholar, aged 6. Thomas Sr was listed as born in New Borough, Ellen was born in Kirkham, John was born in Preston, Catherine was born in Farnworth, and Thomas Jr was born in Bolton. Also staying with them was an unmarried boarder, Martha Jane Shaw, a doubler of cotton, aged 18, who was born in Bolton. Thomas Sr died five years later. Thomas Draper, of Abraham Street, Little Bolton, a spindle maker, was buried in Tonge Cemetery in Bolton on 10 Oct 1866, aged 55 years. On the night of the 1871 census Ellen Draper, widow, a plain sewer, aged 55, was living at 35 Abraham Street, Little Bolton with her married son John, a fly maker, aged 27; and her son Thomas, a cotton weaver, aged 16. Ellen was listed as born in Kirkham, John was born in Preston, and Thomas was born in Bolton. Ellen died six years later. Ellen (Waddington) Draper, who was born in Kirkham in about 1815, died in Little Bolton and was buried in Tonge Cemetery in Bolton on 26 Jul 1877, aged 62 years. The Family of William and Mary DRAPER: William and Mary's son William was baptized on 13 Oct 1811 at Douglas Chapel in Parbold, at which time their abode was recorded as "Newbro within Lathom in the Parish of Ormskirk". William, a bachelor, aged 33, a sailor, of Croft Street, the son of William Draper, a boatman, married Mary Yates, a spinster, aged 31, a reeler, of Allen Street, the daughter of the late George Yates, a labourer, on 8 Jul 1843 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by C. Richson, Curate, and the witnesses were Thomas and Mary Draper. The two ladies signed the marriage register with an X. William and Mary had no known children together. On the night of the 1851 census William Draper, a sailor and labourer, aged c. 39, and his wife Mary, a roller cutter, aged c. 38, were living with his parents at 1 Croft Court, Preston. At the time of the 1861 census William Draper, married, aged 50, was the Master of 'The Robert', a coaster sloop ported out of Barrow, but sitting in Runcorn Dock on the night of the census. Also aboard were Henry Lowrey, an unmarried Mate, aged 53; and William Draper, a "boy", aged 13. The older William was listed as born in Lathom, Henry Lowrey was born in Ramset (?), and the younger William, who I believe was William's nephew - the son of Richard and Jane Draper, was born in Preston. William's wife Mary was staying with his mother on Old Barrow Island (see above). William died three years later. William Draper, of Heaton, died on 24 Jan 1864 and was buried four days later in the churchyard at St Mary's Church in Dalton-in-Furness, aged 52 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Poulton-le-Sands - On the 24th inst., Mr. Wm. Draper, master mariner, aged 52 years." Published in the Lancaster Gazette, Sat., 30 Jan 1964 The Family of Richard and Jane DRAPER: William and Mary's son Richard Draper, a bachelor, aged 27, a sailor, of Croft Street, the son of William Draper, a sailor, and Jane Addison, a spinster, aged 28, a reeler, of Buckingham Street, the daughter of the late John Addison, a mason, were married on 8 Nov 1843 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by C. Richson, Curate, and the witnesses were John Miller and Mary Draper. The bride, groom and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Richard and Jane had just two children, the first of whom did not survive infancy. Edward DRAPER: Edward Draper was born on 6 Jun 1844 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel three days later, and the sponsors were John Pross and Mary Draper. He lived 13 months and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Jul 1845, where his age was incorrectly recorded as 4 years. Richard and Jane's second and last child was William, who was born on 26 Jan 1847 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Feb 1847, with sponsors William Price and Agnes Horrox (sic). At the time of the 1851 census Richard Draper, a tailor (sic), aged 36, and his wife Jane, aged 32, were lodgers at 22 Back Croft Street, the home of Nicholas and Mary Shuttleworth. Richard was listed as born in Preston, and Jane was born in Ulverston. I suspect that someone misread sailor for tailor, as Richard was a boatman like his father and brother. Jane (Addison) Draper died sometime between the dates of the 1851 and 1861 censuses, and may have been the Jane Draper who was buried on 1 Feb 1852 in the churchyard at St Peter's Church in Preston, aged 37 years. The burial, entered in the burial register at St John's Parish Church, recorded her abode as Allen St. West. At the time of the 1861 census Richard Draper, a widower, aged 44, was a Mate aboard 'The Briton', ported out of Preston but sitting along the quayside in Carnarvon, Wales on the night of the census. He was Mate to the boat's Master, Richard Gore, aged 38. Richard Draper was listed as born in Newbruff (sic), and Richard Gore was born in Tarleton. It was a two man vessel. At the time of the 1871 census Richard Draper, a widower, aged 55, was a Mate aboard 'The Prince of Wales', a schooner ported out of Fleetwood, but sitting in Nelson Dock on the night of the census. Richard was Mate to the Captain, Thomas Roskell, married, aged 73. Richard was listed as born in Tarleton and Thomas Roskell was born in Hamilton. This is the last record I can find of Richard, who may have been the man whose death was registered in the Poulton-le-Fylde sub-district of the Fylde in the third quarter of 1876, aged 61 years. Note: William and Mary's son James was baptized on 5 Feb 1809 at Douglas Chapel in Parbold, at which time their abode was recorded as Lathom in the Parish of Ormskirk, James, a sailor, and Mary Davies, a spinster, both of the Parish of Lytham, were married on 25 Apr 1830 at St Cuthbert's Parish Church in Lytham. They were married after Banns by Robert Lister, Minister, and the witnesses were John Spencer and Thomas Cookson. James and Mary both signed the marriage register with an X. They had no known children. James Draper, of Foster's Square, was buried in the churchyard at St John's Parish Church on 26 Dec 1865, aged 58. "DEATHS...Since our last:...James Draper, Foster's-square, aged 58;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 30 Dec 1865. |
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The Family of James and Jane DUCKETT: James Duckworth, a house carpenter, and Jane Dagnal, a spinster, both of the Parish of Garstang, were married on 31 Jan 1774 at St Helen's Parish Church, Churchtown, Garstang. They were married after Banns by James Fisher, Vicar, and the witnesses were James Midgall and Henry Lucas. Although their surnames were spelled Duckworth and Dagnall in the register, James signed his name James Duckett and Jane signed hers Jane Dagnall. James and Jane settled in the village of Claughton-on-Brock, near Garstang, and baptized twelve children at St Thomas' Catholic Church in Claughton-on-Brock, where their surname was consistently spelled Ducket. Thomas Ducket was baptized on 19 Feb 1775, with sponsors William Gardner and Ann Eckles. He was followed by Sarah, who was baptized on 18 Nov 1776, with sponsors John Jempson and Alice Barrow; then George, who was baptized on 31 Aug 1778, with sponsors Ed. Blackburn and Mary Ducket; Richard, who was baptized on 7 Jul 1782, with sponsors Thomas Roscal and Jane Whittinam; Ann, who was baptized on 13 Jun 1774, with sponsors Thomas Blackburn and Helen Breerton [Bretherton?]; John, who was baptized on 5 May 1786, with sponsors William Cuerden and Rebecca Gornal; Edward, who was baptized on 9 Sep 1787, with sponsors Christopher Robinson and Winifred Eckles; Elizabeth, who was baptized on 26 Aug 1789, with sponsors Ed. Ducket and Elizabeth Gardner; James, who was baptized on 27 Oct 1791, with sponsors Thomas Laurenson and Helen Gardner; William, who was baptized on 18 Mar 1793, with sponsors George Swarbrick and Mary Bratherton; Alice, who was baptized on 11 Sep 1796, with sponsors Thomas and Ann Seed; and lastly Jane, who was baptized on 23 Jun 1798, with sponsors John Bratherton and Mary Eccles. Some records indicate that James Duckett Sr lived for a time in Preston, where he worked as a plasterer, but he was listed as "of Claughton" when he died in 1826. James Duckett, of Claughton, died on 15 May 1826 and was buried two days later in the churchyard at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, aged 79 years. It was recorded in the burial register that he was a Roman Catholic. Sometime after her husband's death Jane went to stay with her married son George at his home in Pitt Street, Preston. Jane DUCKETT (1): Jane (Dagnall) Duckett, of Pitt Street, who was born in about 1752, died in Preston and was buried on 5 Nov 1829, aged 77 years. The Family of George and Mary DUCKETT: James and Jane's son George Duckett, bachelor, aged 31, a sawyer, of Preston, and Mary Ibison, a spinster, aged 27, of Claughton, were married on 23 Sep 1809 at St Helen's Parish Church, Churchtown, Garstang. They were married, by licence, by John Pedder, Vicar, and the witnesses were John Ibison and John Cornthwaite. George's occupation and their ages were not recorded in the marriage register and are taken from the Marriage Bond, dated 18 Sep 1809, which was signed by George and his brother Richard.
After marrying in Churchtown, George and Mary settled in Preston and baptized their children at St Wilfrid's Chapel, beginning with James, who was baptized James Ducet on 1 Jun 1813, with sponsors James Ducket and Jane Ibison. His mother's name was recorded in the transcripts as Marg. instead of Mary. James was followed by the first of two children to be called George, who was was baptized George Ducket on 5 Feb 1815, with sponsors Richard and Mary Ducket. He died in infancy and was buried on 7 May 1815 in the churchyard at St Helen's Church in Churchtown. He was described as the son of George Duckett, of Preston, a Roman Catholic. George and Mary's third child was the second son they called George, who was baptized George Duckat on 26 May 1816, with sponsors Richard and Mary Duckat. He did not survive and was buried on 8 Apr 1817 in the churchyard at St Helen's Church in Churchtown, where he too was described as the son of George Duckett, of Preston, a Roman Catholic. George and Mary's fourth child was Ann, who was baptized on 7 Jun 1819, with sponsors Richard and Mary Duckett. The 1820 Catholic census of Preston listed George Duckett living in Friday Street, Preston with Mary and two children, James, aged 7; and Ann, aged 1. The ages of the adults were not recorded. George and Mary's fifth child also died in infancy. Mary DUCKETT: Mary Duckett was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 20 Nov 1825, with sponsors John and Alice Ibison. She died in infancy and is almost certainly one of the two Mary Ducketts who was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Mary Duckett, of Pitt Street, was buried on 25 Nov 1825, but her age was not recorded in the burial transcript. If this was George and Mary's child she would have been about 5 days old. The other Mary Duckett, also of Pitt Street, was buried on 18 Feb 1826, but her age was recorded simply as "infant". If this was George and Mary's daughter she would have been about 3 months old. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list George Duckett, a sawyer, living at 13 Pitt Street, and the 1835 electoral rolls list him as the owner of a freehold house at 14 Pitt Street, in his own occupation. On the night of the 1841 census George Duckett, a sawyer, aged c. 60, was living in Pitt Street, Preston with Mary, aged c. 60, and one child, Ann, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census George Duckett, an [illegible] and farmer, aged 72, was living at 12 Pitt Street, Preston with his wife Mary, aged 73, and their unmarried daughter Ann, aged 31. George was listed as born in Claughton, Mary was born in Barnacre, and Ann was born in Preston. Mary died two years later. Mrs Mary DUCKETT: Mary (Ibison) Duckett, who was born in Barnacre-with-Bonds, near Garstang in about 1778, died in Preston on 6 Sep 1853 and was buried four days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 75 years. Death Notice: "On Tuesday last, aged 75, Mary, wife of Mr. George Duckett, Pitt-street." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Sep 1853 George Duckett died on 12 Jan 1859, aged 80 years, but was not buried at Preston Cemetery. I have not located his burial place, and there was no death notice published. Probate Info: DUCKETT George - Effects under £600. 4 February (1859). The Will of George Duckett late of Preston in the County of Lancaster deceased who died 12 January 1859 at Preston aforesaid was proved at Lancaster by the oaths of James Ibbison of Barnacre-with-Bonds in the said County Farmer and Richard Duckett of Preston aforesaid Furniture Broker and Auctioneer the Executors. Note 1: Ann Duckett did eventually marry. Joseph Bourne, of Miles Street, Liverpool, the son of Thomas and Mary Bourne, both deceased, and Ann Duckett, of Miles Street, Liverpool, the daughter of George and Mary Duckett, both deceased, were married on 3 Oct 1860 at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Liverpool. They were married by P.J. Phelan, and the witnesses were Robert Quick of 2 Sun Street, and Eliza Quick of 33 Miles Street. Note 2: In 1841 Ancestry.com has indexed the family under the surname Juckett and in 1851 they have indexed it as Luckett. The Family of Richard and Mary DUCKETT: James and Jane's son Richard Duckett, a minor, and Mary Seed, a minor, both of the Parish of Garstang, were married on 14 Feb 1803 at St Helen's Parish Church, Churchtown, Garstang. They were married after Banns by Reginald Sharpe, Curate, and the witnesses were Thomas Leeming and John Cornthwaite. Mary signed the marriage register with an X. After marrying in Garstang, Richard and Mary settled in Preston. Unfortunately the early years of their married life fall during the period for which the St Wilfrid's records are missing, but we do know from later records that they had at least four children during this period: Thomas, born in about 1804; James in about 1808; Jane in about 1810, and Ann, who was born in about 1812. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists Richard Duckit (sic) living in High Street with Mary Ducket and two children, Thomas, aged 6; and James, aged 1. Their daughter Jane was probably born later that year, and Ann will have been born about two years later. The first of their children to appear in the surviving St Wilfrid's baptism records was Richard, who was baptized on 7 Sep 1815, with sponsors Robert and Dorothy Seed. He was followed by Mary, who was baptized on 14 Sep 1817, with sponsors Richard and Elizabeth Seed; then Elizabeth, who was baptized on 7 Jun 1819, with sponsors Henry and Mary Smith. The 1820 Catholic census of Preston lists Richard Duckett, aged 38, living at 37 Friargate with Mary, aged 38, and six children, James, aged 11; Jane, aged 9; Ann, aged 7; Richard, aged 5; Mary, aged 3; and Elizabeth, aged 1. Their daughter Sarah was born later that year and was baptized on 1 Jan 1821, with sponsors John Swarbrick and Ann Nangles. The 1822 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Auctioneers, Richard Duckett, at 172 Fishergate (actually Friargate). Their eighth known child, Margaret, was born the next year and was baptized Margaret Duccat (sic) on 27 Apr 1823, with sponsors Henry and Alice Seed. She was followed by George, who was baptized George Duckatt (sic) on 26 Oct 1824, with sponsors Henry and Alice Seed; then Alice, their tenth and last child, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 11 Mar 1827, with sponsors Robert Gardner and Alice Fox. The 1828 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Auctioneers, Richard Duckett, living in Friargate; the 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Richard Duckett, an auctioneer, with a house and shop at 169 Friargate; the 1834 Pigot's Directory of Preston lists, under Auctioneers, Richard Duckett, at 171 Friargate; and the 1835 Preston electoral rolls list him living at 171 Friargate, and the owner of freehold houses in Friday Street, with J. Duckett and others as tenants. On the night of the 1841 census Richard Duckett, an auctioneer, aged c. 55, was living in Friargate, Preston with Mary, aged c. 55, and four children, Mary, aged c. 20; Elizbeth, aged c. 20; Sarah, aged c. 20; and Alice, aged 14. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Richard and Mary's youngest child died nine years later. Alice DUCKETT: Alice Duckett, who was born in Preston in 1827, died on 13 Jun 1850 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery four days later, aged 23 years. Death Notice: "On Thursday last, Alice, youngest daughter of Mr. Duckett, Newsham, aged 23." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Jun 1850 At the time of the 1851 census Richard Duckett, a retired auctioneer, aged 68, was living at 3 Chapel Street, Preston with his wife Mary, aged 69, and their unmarried daughter Elizabeth, aged 31. Living with them was Ellen Wignall, an unmarried general servant, aged 45. Richard and Mary were listed as born in Claughton, Elizabeth was born in Preston, and the servant was born in Longton. Mary died three years later. Mary (Seed) Duckett died on 26 Feb 1854, aged 72, but was not buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery or in the churchyards at either St Ignatius Catholic Church or St John's Parish Church. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Sunday last, Mary, wife of Mr. Duckett, Chapel-street, aged 72." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 4 Mar 1854 On the night of the 1861 census Richard Duckett, widower, a retired furniture broker, aged 78, was living at 3 Chapel Street with his unmarried daughter Elizabeth, a housekeeper, aged 41. Living with them was Richard's widowed sister, Alice Chatburn, a servant, aged 64; and her unmarried daughter Jane Chatburn, a servant, aged 44. Richard died one month later. Richard Duckett, of Chapel Street, an auctioneer, died on 1 May 1861 and was buried four days later in a private grave, C-145, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 78 years. His was the second interment. Death Notice: "DEATHS - On Wednesday last, Mr. Richard Duckett, Chapel-street, aged 78." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 4 May 1861
Note: "...Canon George Duckett, son of Richard Duckett, auctioneer, of Preston, died at Wolverhampton May 5, 1898, aged 75;...", "...Thomas Duckett, of Preston, sculptor, who had lived for some years at Kendal, where he had designed and built the Catholic church..." Thomas Duckett, the sculptor, was the son of Richard Duckett, the Auctioneer. See full note below. The Family of James and Mary DUCKETT: Richard and Mary's son James Duckett, a bachelor, and Mary Robinson, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 8 Nov 1830 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were James Carter and Margaret Robinson. The 1832 Preston electoral Rolls list James Duckett, an auctioneer, living at 10 Friday Street, in a house owned by his father Richard Duckett, also an auctioneer. James and Mary's first known child wasn't born until almost six years after they married. Richard Duckett was born on 11 Jun 1836 and was baptized the following day St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston, with sponsors Richard and Ann Duckett. On the night of the 1841 census James Duckett, an auctioneer, aged 32, was living at 130 Church Street, Preston with Mary, aged 29, and one child, Richard, aged 4. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Their second child was born later that year. James Duckett Jr was born on 26 Aug 1841 and was baptized the next day at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Thomas and Elizabeth Duckett. James and Mary lost their older son four years later. Richard DUCKETT: Richard Duckett, who was born in 1836, died in Preston on 13 Mar 1845 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 8 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Thursday last, Richard, son of Mr. James Duckett, Church-street, aged 8 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Mar 1845 At the time of the 1851 census James Duckett, a broker, aged 42, was living at 20 Dover Street, Preston with his wife Mary, aged 39. James was listed as born in Preston and Mary was born in Settle, Yorkshire. James and Mary's son James, a scholar, aged 9, was living as a boarder in Claughton Green, Claughton-on-Brock, the home of William and Mary Seed. He was listed as born in Preston. James Duckett, of Dover Street, a labourer, died on 12 Mar 1858 and was buried four days later in a private grave, C-145, a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 49 years. His was the first interment, buried 20 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Yesterday week, Mr. James Duckett, Dover-street, aged 49." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 Mar 1858 On the night of the 1861 census Mary Duckett, widow, an upholsteress, aged 48, was living a 20 Dover Street, Preston with her unmarried son James, a fitter mechanic, aged 19. In this census Mary was listed as born in Leck, and James was born in Preston. Mary died later that year. Mary Duckett, of Dover Street, widow of James Duckett, a broker, died on 12 Sep 1861 and was buried the following day in the private family grave, C-145, in Preston Cemetery, aged 48 years. Hers was the third interment. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 12th inst., Mrs. Mary Duckett, Dover-street, aged 48." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 14 Sep 1861 James and Mary's only surviving son, James Jr, never married and died young. James Duckett, of 2 Bairstow Street, died on 30 Oct 1869 and was buried in the Duckett family grave, C-145, at Preston Cemetery, aged 28 years. His was the fourth interment, buried 14 feet deep. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 30th ult., James, only son of the late James Duckett, of Preston, aged 28 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 6 Nov 1869 Probate Notice: DUCKETT James Effects under £600. - 24 Jan (1870). Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of James Duckett late of Preston in the County of Lancaster Merchant's Clerk a Bachelor deceased who died 30 Oct 1869 at Preston aforesaid were granted at Lancaster to Richard Duckett of Preston Auctioneer the Uncle and one of the Next of Kin of the said deceased he having been first sworn. The Family of John and Jane DUCKETT: John Duckett, a coal seller, of the Parish of Poulton, and Jane Gillet, a spinster, of the Parish of Lytham, were married on 12 Jun 1809 at St Cuthbert's Parish Church in Lytham. They were married, by licence, by Robert Lister, Minister, and the witnesses were Henry Gillet and Thomas Cookson. Jane signed the marriage register with an X. The Marriage Bond, dated 7 Jun 1809 records their ages as 21 years, but records John's domicile as Preston rather than Poulton. John and Jane lived for a time in Preston and the 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists John Duckworth (sic) living in Heatley Street with Jane. They had no children and their ages were not recorded. Their first known child was Elizabeth, who was born in about 1812 but was not baptized in Preston. The only child they baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel was William, who was baptized William Duckworth on 3 Sep 1815, with sponsors Francis and Ann Gillat (sic). Sometime after William's birth the family moved to Myerscough, and baptized their next six children at St Mary's Catholic Chapel in Newhouse, near Newsham. Their daughter Jane was born on 31 Oct 1818 and was baptized Jane Duckworth on 2 Nov 1818, with sponsors Joseph and Catherine Goodier. She was followed by Sarah, who was born on 14 Jan 1821 and was baptized Sarah Ducket two days later, with sponsors George Holden and Jane Latus; then James, who was born on 10 Oct 1822 and was baptized James Duckworth two days later, with sponsors James and Elizabeth Duckworth; John, who was born on 16 Sep 1824 and was baptized John Ducket three days later, with sponsors Robert Waring and Jane Ducket, his "amita" (aunt); Ann, who was born on 8 Nov 1826 and was baptized Ann Ducket two days later, with sponsors Richard and Ann Waring; and finally Charles and Edward Ducket, "gemelli" (twins), who were born on 12 Nov 1828 and were baptized two days later, both with the same sponsors, Thomas and Alice Walton. The priest did not always record the maiden names of mothers in the baptism register but when Sarah, James, Ann, and the twins were baptized their mother's maiden name was recorded as Gillet. John and Jane eventually returned to Preston and the 1832 Preston electoral rolls list John Duckett, a labourer, living at 14 Seed Street. His wife died at a Seed Street address two years later. Jane DUCKETT (2): Jane (Gillet) Duckett, of 21 Seed Street, died in Preston and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 2 Oct 1834, aged 47 years. Jane was born in Lytham and was baptized on 21 Feb 1787 at St Peter's Catholic Church in Lytham. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Gillet, and the sponsors were Richard Gillet and Ann Wilding. John Duckett lost two if his daughters less than six months after losing his wife. Jane DUCKETT (3): Jane Ducket, of Seed Street, who was born in Myerscough in 1818, died in Preston on 25 Mar 1835 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery four days later, aged 17 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Wednesday last, Jane, second daughter of Mr. John Duckett, Seed-street, aged 16 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 Mar 1835 Elizabeth DUCKETT: Elizabeth Duckett, of Seed Street, who was born in about 1812, died on 29 Mar 1835 and was buried the same day in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 22 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Sunday last, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. John Duckett, Seed-street, aged 22." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 4 Apr 1835 John Duckett, a widower, and Elizabeth Russell, a widow, both of Preston, were married on 1 Jun 1835 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Thomas Clark, Curate, and the witnesses were John and Ellen Livesey. Elizabeth and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. Elizabeth's surname may have actually been Rossall. On the night of the 1841 census John Ducket (sic), a sawyer, aged c. 50, was living in Brook Street, Preston with Eliza, aged c. 50, and one child, Sarah, a cotton weaver, aged 14. It may have been a transcription error, but two of John's children, Ann Ducket, a cotton weaver, aged 14; and Charles Ducket, aged 12, were listed as living at the next address, with Robert Rossall, a labourer, aged c. 20; and Ann Rossall, a servant, aged c. 20, who may have been relatives of Elizabeth's. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Sarah Duckett and Robert Rossall were married the following year. Robert Rossall, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Rossall of Preston, and Sarah Duckett, the daughter of John and Jane Duckett of Preston, were married on 8 Oct 1842 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with witnesses William Duckett and Jane Rossall, both of Preston. Marriage Notice: "On Saturday last, at the Catholic Chapel of St. Wilfrid, Mr. Robert Rossall, of Newton, to Miss Sarah Duckett, of Preston." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 15 Oct 1842 Sarah (Duckett) Rossall and her daughter Jane both died in 1845 and were buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Two months after Sarah's death John and Jane's younger daughter Ann married John Marsden. They were married on 24 Mar 1845 at St John's Parish Church, at which time her father was recorded as John Ducket, a sawyer. At the time of the 1851 census John Duckett, a sawyer, aged 65, was living in Fosters Square, Preston with his wife Elizabeth, aged 65, and his twin sons Charles and Edward, both sawyers, aged 22. John was listed as born in Claughton, Elizabeth was born in Clifton, and the twins were born in Myerscough. They were lodging at the home of Thomas and Mary Buller. Charles Duckett was married a few weeks later (see below). Elizabeth Duckett died in Preston and her death was registered in the first quarter of 1855, aged 68, but I can find no record of her burial. On the night of the 1861 census a John Duckett, a widower, formerly a weaver, aged 75, was an inmate in the Claughton Workhouse in Claughton-on-Brock. He was listed as born in Claughton. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 31st ultimo, Mr. John Duckett, Claughton Workhouse, aged 81." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 4 Aug 1866 If this is the right John Duckett, it may be that he and Elizabeth were buried in the churchyard at St Thomas' Catholic Chapel in Claughton-on-Brock. If so, there is no headstone on their grave. Note: A James Duckworth, of Myerscough, died on 30 Nov 1818, aged 9 months, and was buried on 2 Dec 1818. He may have been another child of John and Jane, but I cannot find any record of his birth or baptism. The Family of Charles DUCKETT: John and Jane's son Charles Duckett, a bachelor, aged 22, a sawyer, of 1 Knowles Yard, the son of John Duckett, a sawyer, and Margaret Berry, a spinster, aged 23, a weaver, of 8 Fylde Road, the daughter of Christopher Berry, a tailor, were married on 26 Apr 1851 at St John's Parish Church. They were married after Banns by John Kitton, Curate, and the witnesses were James Lord and Elizabeth Berry. The two ladies signed the marriage register with an X. Their first child died in infancy. Jane DUCKETT (4): Jane Duckett was born on 17 Feb 1852 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Feb 1852, with sponsors James Duckett and Mary Buller. She did not survive and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 18 Aug 1852, aged 6 months. Charles and Margaret's second child was another daughter they called Jane, who was born on 27 Oct 1853 and was baptized three days later at St Walburge's Catholic Church, with sponsors James and Ellen Duckett. She was followed by John, who was born on 5 Dec 1854 and was baptized at St Walburge's Church on 17 Dec 1854, with sponsors Brian Foye and Alice Newsham. His birth wasn't registered until the first quarter of 1855, and his death was registered in the second quarter of that year. Like his grandmother Elizabeth (Holden) Duckett, who died shortly before him, I can find no record of his burial. After their son's death Charles and Margaret moved to Liverpool, where their second son was born. Christopher Duckett was born on 10 Jun 1856 and was baptized at St Mary's Catholic Church, Much Woolton, Liverpool, on 15 Jun 1856, with sponsors Christopher and Sarah Brassington. He was followed by Edward, who was born on 16 Feb 1859 and was baptized at St Mary's Church on 27 Feb 1859, with sponsors James Foster and Bridget Ward. Edward died on 1 Aug 1859 and was buried two days later at St Oswald's Catholic Church, Liverpool. The burial register records that he was an infant, of Much Woolton. Charles and Margaret's sixth child was Elizabeth, who was born on 27 Jul 1860 and was baptized at St Nicholas' Catholic Church, Liverpool on 19 Aug 1860, with sponsors James Foster and Mary Ann McNeile. She died on 26 Sep 1860 and was buried the following day at St Oswald's Church. The burial register records that she was an infant, of Chatham Street, Liverpool. On the night of the 1861 census Charles Duckett, a sawyer, aged 33, was living at 3 Bushby's Cottage in Toxteth Park, Liverpool with his wife Margaret, aged 33, and their two surviving children, Jane, a scholar, aged 7; and Christopher, a scholar, aged 4. Charles, Margaret and Jane were listed as born in Preston and Christopher was born in Much Woolton. Their seventh child was born the next year. John Duckett was born on 20 Feb 1862 and baptized at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Liverpool on 2 Mar 1862, with sponsors Alfred Gent and Mary Ann Tobin. He too died in infancy on 2 Jul 1863 and was buried three days later at St Oswald's Church. The burial register records that he was an infant, of Upper Luke Street. Charles and Margaret's eighth and last child together was Sarah, who was born on 12 May 1863 and was baptized at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Liverpool on 25 May 1863, with sponsors Andrew Butler and Mary Tobin. She died on 6 Jan 1864 and was buried three days later at St Oswald's Church. The burial register records that she was an infant, of Liverpool. Her mother died almost exactly one year later. Margaret (Berry) Duckett, of 6 Upper Luke Street, Toxteth Park, died aged 37 years and was buried on 15 Jan 1865 in a half-purchased grave, 5-701, in a Catholic section of Anfield Cemetery in Liverpool. Charles remained a widower for a little more than nine months. Charles Duckett, the son of John and Jane Duckett, and Mary Ann Tobin, the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Tobin, were married on 30 Oct 1865 at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Liverpool. They were married by John Hawksworth, and the witnesses were John and Agnes [illegible]. All four lived in Coburg Street, Toxteth Park. Charles and Mary Ann's first child was Charles, who was born on 5 Oct 1866 and was baptized at St Patrick's Church on 30 Oct 1866, with one sponsor, Catherine Tilson. He was followed by Mary Ann, who was born on 17 Mar 1868 and was baptized at St Patrick's Church on 31 Mar 1868, with one sponsor, Mary Ann Gallagher. At the time of the 1871 census Charles Duckett, a sawyer, aged 41, was living at 17 Coburg Street, Toxteth Park with Mary Ann, aged 33, and their two children, Charles, aged 4; and Mary Ann, aged 3. Charles Sr was listed as born in Preston, and the rest of the family were born in Liverpool. Their third and last child together was born a year later. Joseph Duckett was born on 28 Jan 1872 and was baptized at St Patrick's Church, Liverpool on 12 Feb 1872, with one sponsor, Helena Rees. He too died in infancy and was buried on 15 Dec 1872, in a public grave, 1-1466, in a Catholic section of Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, aged 10 months. His abode was recorded as 17 Coburg Street, Toxteth Park. Charles and Mary Ann's daughter died five years later. Mary Ann Duckett, a scholar, of Clemison (?) Street, Toxteth Park, was buried on 4 Jan 1877 in a public grave, 1-821, in an unconsecrated section of Toxteth Park Cemetery, aged 8 years. On the night of the 1881 census Charles Duckett, a sawyer, aged 52, was living at 11 Back Penryth Street, Toxteth Park with Mary Ann, aged 41, and their son Charles, aged 14. Mary Ann (Tobin) Duckett, of 11 Penarth (sic) Street, was buried on 4 Dec 1889 at the Ford Catholic Cemetery in Liverpool, aged 50 years, and on the night of the 1891 census Charles Duckett, widower, a dock labourer, aged 64, was lodging at 143 Beaufort Street, Toxteth Park, the home of Cornelius and Sarah Driscol. He later went in to the workhouse, where he died six years later. Charles Ducket, a sawyer, died in the Toxteth Park Workhouse and was buried on 5 Jan 1897 in a public grave, 3-639, in an unconsecrated section of Toxteth Park Cemetery, aged 71 years. Notes: Of his eleven children by two wives, only three survived infancy. Jane Duckett married William Baron in Feniscowles on 27 Aug 1871, settled in Blackburn, and had ten children. Charles Duckett Jr married Betsy Hughes in Liverpool on 3 Sep 1894, settled in Toxteth Park and had five children. He died on 20 Dec 1937. Christopher Duckett is more of a mystery. At the time of the 1871 census he was an inmate, aged 13, on the Reformatory Ship 'Clarence', ported off New ferry on the River Mersey. I can find no further record of him. The Family of Edward DUCKETT: James and Jane's son Edward Duckett, a bachelor, aged 21, a husbandman, and Mary Swarbrick, a spinster, aged 23, both of the Parish of Garstang, were married on 3 Oct 1808 at St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, Garstang. They were married, by licence, by John Pedder, Vicar, and the witnesses were George Duckett and Susan Swarbrick. Mary signed the marriage register with an X. They had been married the previous day at St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Church in Bonds, Garstang. Edward's occupation and their ages were not recorded in the marriage register and were taken from the Marriage Bond. Edward and Mary settled in the village of Nateby and baptized two children at St Mary and St Michael's Church in Bonds. Elizabeth was born on 16 Jul 1809 and was baptized Elizabeth Ducket the same day, with sponsors George Ducket and Susan Swarbrick. She died in infancy and was buried on 23 Feb 1810 in the churchyard at St Helen's Church in Churchtown. The burial register records that she was the infant daughter of Edward Duckett, of Nateby. Edward and Mary's second child was another daughter they called Elizabeth, who was born on 11 Mar 1811, and was baptized Betty Ducket the next day, with sponsors George Ducket and Susan Swarbrick. Her mother died two months later. Mary (Swarbrick) Duckett was buried in the churchyard at St Helen's Church in Churchtown on 17 May 1811, aged 25 years. The burial register records that she was the wife of Edmd. (sic) Duckett, of Nateby. Edward waited almost seven years before marrying again. Edward Duckett, a widower, and Margaret Billington, a minor, both of Claughton in the Parish of Garstang, were married on 19 Jan 1818 St Helen's Parish Church in Churchtown, Garstang. They were married after Banns, and with the consent of Margaret's parents, by John Pedder, Vicar, and the witnesses were John Cumpsty and John Cornthwaite. Margaret signed the marriage register with an X. They had already had a Catholic ceremony the previous day at St Mary and St Michael's Church in Bonds, where Edward's surname was spelled Ducketh. After marrying in Garstang Edward and Margaret settled in Preston, and baptized eight children at St Wilfrid's Chapel, beginning with James, who was baptized James Duckworth on 24 Jan 1819, with sponsors John and Ann Billington. He was followed by Edmund, who was baptized Edmund Ducket on 25 Mar 1822, with sponsors Thomas and Margaret Gardiner; then John, who was baptized John Duccatt on 31 Aug 1823, with sponsors John and Jane Duccatt; Henry, who was baptized Henry Duckett on 1 May 1825, with sponsors Henry and Jane Smith; George, who was baptized George Duckett on 22 Jul 1827, with sponsors William and Susan Noblet; and the first of two sons to be called William, who was baptized William Duckworth on 16 May 1830, with sponsors John Noblett and Elizabeth Duckworth. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Edward Duckett, a sawyer, living at 10 Arthur Street, and it was in that year that their seventh child was born. Jane DUCKETT (5): Jane Duckett was baptized Jane Duccatt on 18 Mar 1832 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors John Billington and Jane Duccatt. She lived about two weeks and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 Apr 1832, where her age was recorded as "infant" and her abode was Corry Street. Her brother died six months later. William DUCKETT (1): William Duckett, who was born in 1830, died aged 2 years and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 25 Oct 1832, where his as was recorded as "infant", and his abode was Arthur Street. Edward and Margaret's eighth and last child was the second son they called William, who was baptized William Duccat at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 17 Mar 1833, with sponsors John Noblet and Elizabeth Duccat. William's birth may have been a difficult one, as his mother died two weeks later. Margaret DUCKETT: Margaret (Billington) Duckett, who was born in about 1799, died aged 33 years and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 2 Apr 1833, where her abode was recorded as Corry Street. Her infant son followed her to the grave a month later. William DUCKETT (2): William Duckett was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 5 May 1833, aged about 7 weeks. His abode was recorded as Pitt Street, where Edward's brother George was living at the time. It may be that George and his wife were helping to care for the newborn William after the death of his mother. The following year, another of Edward and Margaret's children died. Edmund DUCKETT: Edmund Duckett, of Arthur Street, who was born in 1822, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 8 Apr 1834, aged 12 years. On the night of the 1841 census Edward Duckett, a sawyer, aged 53, was living in Arthur Street, Preston with Elizabeth, aged 30; John, a wood sawyer, aged 17; Henry, a plasterer, aged 16; and George, a cotton factory worker, aged 14. Also staying with them was Margaret Taylor, a cotton factory worker, aged 30. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census Edward Ducketh (sic), widower, a sawyer, aged 62, was visiting at the home of Robert and Margaret Waddington in the village of Clifton with Salwick. His birthplace was recorded as Claughton (Claughton-on-Brock). Edward's unmarried daughter Elizabeth, a washerwoman, aged 41, was at their home at 10 Arthur Street, Preston. Staying with her were two lodgers, Margaret Taylor, an unmarried warper, aged 43; and Elizabeth Wilkinson, a scholar, aged 7. Elizabeth Duckett was listed as born in Nateby, Margaret Taylor was born in Preston, and Elizabeth Wilkinson was born in Shellside, Westmorland. By the time of the 1861 census Elizabeth Duckett, a laundress, aged 50, had taken over as the head of household at 11 Arthur Street, Preston, and her widowed father Edward, a sawyer, aged 73, was living with her. Also living with her was the lodger, Margaret Taylor, an unmarried warper, aged 54. Edward died six years later. Edward Duckett's death was registered in the third quarter of 1867, aged 79 years, but I can find no record of his burial in Preston, and there was no death notice published. On the night of the 1871 census Elizabeth Duckett, an unmarried shopkeeper, aged 60, was still living at 11 Arthur Street, with Margaret Taylor, a boarder, formerly a cotton warper, aged 63. Also living with her was a servant, Mary Atkinson, a domestic servant, aged 14. Elizabeth died in Preston on 28 Mar 1880, aged 69. She left a Will making her servant, Mary Atkinson of 11 Arthur Street, the sole Executrix of her estate, valued at under £100. Note: When Edward's second wife and children died the family were living in Arthur Street, but the burial transcripts record Jane and Margaret's abode as Corry Street, and the second William's as Pitt Street. I can only speculate that a friend or family member lived in Corry Street and that Jane and Margaret were staying with that person at the time of their deaths. As mentioned above, William may have been being cared for by Edward's brother George at his Pitt Street home. Reverend James DUCKETT: James and Jane's son James Jr was baptized at St Mary and St Michael's Catholic Church in Bonds, Garstang, on 27 Oct 1791, with sponsors Thomas Laurenson and Helen Gardner. The baptism transcripts, Lancashire Registers III, Northern Part, published in London in 1916 by the Catholic Record Society, includes the following extensive footnote written by Joseph Gillow: "Rev. James Duckett, born on the previous day. His father settled in Preston, where he became a plasterer, and died on May 15, 1825 (sic), aged 79 years. His uncle, Henry Duckett, born July 15, 1729, was admitted into the English College at Rome on Oct. 23, 1745, and having been ordained priest there March 9, 1754, was sent to the English mission on the 29th of the following month (Foley, Records S.J., vi, 490). He died in Lancashire Oct. 17, 1755 (Old Chapter Records, MS.). Another uncle was Dom George Edmund Ducket, O.S.B., born at Claughton, professed at St. Edmund's, Paris, in 1760, who came to the mission in 1773, and was at Strangeways, near Wigan, till he removed the mission to Hindley in 1789, and remained there till shortly before his death March 24, 1792. Their father was Bartholomew Duckworth alias Ducket (the local pronunciation), of Alston-cum-Hothersall, who subsequently settled in Claughton; and their mother was Anne, daughter of Henry Comaleach, of Elston, tanner, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John Walmsley, of Elston, tanner. Previous to her marriage she had been a nurse to Mrs Leckonby, wife of William Leckonby, of Leckonby House, in Great Eccleston, and Hothersall Hall, the heiress of the ancient family of Hothersall of Hothersall, and appears in the family group reproduced in Smith's Longridge. Bartholomew Ducket's father, John Duckworth or Ducket, of Alston, yeoman, was a Catholic non-juror in 1717, and his wife was Anne Dewhurst. The Rev. James Duckett, born at Claughton in 1791, went to Sedgley Park School in 1813, thence was transferred to Oscott College Aug. 12, 1816, where he was ordained priest March 17, 1820, at Wolverhampton, and shortly afterwards was sent to Brailes, co. Warwick. There he died May 30, 1864, aged 72. His nephew, Canon George Duckett, son of Richard Duckett, auctioneer, of Preston, died at Wolverhampton May 5, 1898, aged 75; and his grandnephew, Canon Richard Duckett, D.D., born at Kendal May 19, 1833, died at Norwich July 7, 1910, aged 77. The latter was the son of Thomas Duckett, of Preston, sculptor, who had lived for some years at Kendal, where he had designed and built the Catholic church. Another relative, Canon Thomas Duckett, who died at Rugeley March 5, 1906, was a son of James Duckett, of Preston, corn merchant, son of Thomas, and grandson of James and Jane named in the text." Note: James Duckett Sr actually died in 1826, not 1825, and the Thomas Duckett mentioned, the sculptor, was another of the sons of Richard Duckett, the Auctioneer. James and Alice CHATBURN: James and Jane's daughter Alice married James Chatburn on 15 May 1815 and had a large family. Two of their sons, George and James, were buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery in 1835. Alice (Duckett) Chatburn, of 22 St Ignatius Square, died on 6 Oct 1871 was buried five days later in a private grave, H-343 in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 75 years. |
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The Family of James and Ann DUCKETT / DUCKWORTH: James Duckworth and Ann Cottam, both of the Parish of Ribchester, were married on 19 Feb 1822 at St Wilfrid's Parish Church in Ribchester. They were married after Banns by James Quartley, Vicar, and the witnesses were Thomas Hall and Thomas Gregson. James and Ann both signed the marriage register with an X. After marrying in Ribchester James and Ann settled initially in the nearby village of Dutton, where at least two of their children were born. Betty Duckett was born in about 1822 and Jane was born in about 1823, but neither child was baptized at the Catholic church in Ribchester and I have been unable to find their baptism records elsewhere. Some time after Jane's birth the family moved to Preston, and the first of their children to be baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel was Ann, who was baptized Ann Duccat on 2 Nov 1828, with sponsors Richard Payne and Jane Whittle. Although she was baptized in 1828, if the age recorded at the time of her death is correct Ann may have been born as early as 1825, in which case she too may have been born in Dutton. Ann was followed by Henry, who was baptized Henry Duckworth on 21 Nov 1830 at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors John Brown and Jane Cottam; then William, who was born on 10 Jul 1836 and was baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 17 Jul 1837, with sponsors Christopher Albin and Elizabeth Reley. There may have been other children born before William. There were four infants called either Duckett or Duckworth buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery from an address in North Street in the 1830s. Margaret DUCKWORTH: Margaret Duckworth was buried on 21 Nov 1831, where her age was recorded as "infant" Mary DUCKWORTH: Mary Duckworth was buried on 9 Jul 1834, aged 5 years. Andrew DUCKETT: Winifred DUCKETT: Twins Andrew and Winifred were both buried on 28 May 1835. Andrew and Winifred's ages were recorded simply as "infant". While Mary's age was recorded as being 5 years old - I suspect this was incorrect. None of these children were baptized in Preston and I believe that they all died very soon after birth and were either unbaptized (unlikely) or given emergency baptisms at the bedside. James and Ann Duckett lost two more children before 1841. Ann DUCKWORTH: Ann Duckett, a mill worker, who was born in about 1825 or 1828, died at 13 North Street, Preston on 10 Oct 1839 and was buried under the name Ann Duckworth in St Wilfrid's Cemetery three days later, aged 14 years. Her death was registered by her mother's brother, Lawrence Cottam, of 13 North Street. Betty DUCKETT: Betty Duckett, of 13 North Street, who was born in about 1822, died of typhus fever at the House of Recovery in Preston on 24 Jan 1840 and was buried two days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 17 years. There was no death notice published for either child. On the night of the 1841 census James Duckett, a hand cotton weaver, aged c. 40, was living in North Street, Preston with Ann, aged c. 40, and three children, Jane, a power cotton weaver, aged c. 15; Henry, aged 10; and William, aged 4. Living with them was Jane Cottam, aged c. 80; Lawrence Cottam, aged c. 40; Richard Akers, aged c. 75; and Elis Kirkby, an agricultural labourer, aged c. 45. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Ann's brother Lawrence Cottam died later that year, and their mother Jane Cottam died five years after him. They were both buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery. Henry Duckett married Jane Naylor at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 24 Feb 1851, witnessed by John Dewhurst and Jane Duckett. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Monday last, at the Catholic Chapel of St. Wilfrid, Mr. Henry Duckett to Miss Jane Naylor, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 1 Mar 1851 At the time of the 1851 census James Duckett, a hand loom weaver, aged 53, was living at 13 North Street, Preston with his wife Ann, a hand loom weaver, aged 53, and two unmarried children, Jane, a power loom weaver, aged 27; and William, a shuttle maker, aged 14. Living with them was their married son Henry, a power loom weaver, aged 20; and his wife Jane, a power loom weaver, aged 19. James was listed as born in Alston, Ann was born in Samlesbury, Jane was born in Dutton, Henry and William were born in Preston, and Henry's wife was born in Ireland. James and Ann's youngest child, William Duckett, a bachelor, aged 22, a shuttle maker, of North Street, married Betsy Croft, a spinster, aged 19, a weaver, of London Road, on 28 Aug 1858 at St John's Parish Church. They were married after Banns by John Shaw, Officiating Minister, and the witnesses were Robert and Esther Boyle. Betsy and both witnesses signed the marriage register with an X. On the night of the 1861 census James Duckett, a cotton weaver, aged 61, was living at 36 North Street, Preston with Ann, a housekeeper, aged 62. Living with them were two unmarried lodgers, Henry Hudson, a warper, aged 19; and Walter Harris, a painter, aged 28. Ann died five years later. Ann Duckett, of North Street, was buried on 21 Feb 1866 in a public grave, J-642, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 68 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Ann Duckett, North-street, aged 68;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 24 Feb 1866 At the time of the 1871 census James Duckett, widower, a cotton weaver, aged 72, was living at 41 Newton Street, Preston. Staying with him were two of his grandsons, James, a scholar, aged 9; and Henry, a scholar, aged 5. The boys were the sons of William and Betsy (Croft) Duckett, but were listed as James' sons in the census. Although I can find no record of their parents' deaths in Preston, I suspect that the boys were orphans by this date. I cannot find any further record of James Duckett after 1871, unless he was the man who was buried under the name James Duckworth in 1872. James Duckworth died in the workhouse and was buried on 6 Jan 1872 in a public grave, R-148, in a Church of England section of Preston Cemetery, aged 74 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...James Duckworth, Workhouse, 74;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 13 Jan 1872. Note: The name Duckett was apparently a local pronunciation of the name Duckworth and the two names were almost interchangeable. This family seems to have used both names and their descendants appear to have adopted Duckworth as the standard spelling. |
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The Family of Giles and Ellen DUCKWORTH: The marriage of Giles and Ellen Duckworth was recorded in two different formats, in the church marriage register and on the civil certificate. The St Wilfrid's transcript recorded that Algidium Duckworth, the son of Thomas and Martha Duckett (sic) of Preston, and Helen Weardon, daughter of John and Alice Weardon of Preston, were married on 9 Feb 1841, witnessed by Raphael Malt and Ann Duckett, both of Preston. The civil certificate recorded that Giles Duckworth, of full age, bachelor, a labourer, of Ladyman Street, the son of Thomas Duckworth, a labourer, and Ellen Worden, a minor, spinster, a heald knitter, of Pitt Street, Preston, the daughter of John Worden, a warper, were married at the Chapel of St Wilfrid on 9 Feb 1841. They were married by George Connell, Minister, and the witnesses were Ralph Mort and Ann Duckett. The bride, groom and Ann Duckett signed the register with an X. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Tuesday last, at the Catholic Chapel of St. Wilfrid, Mr. Giles Duckworth to Miss Ellen Worden, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 13 Feb 1841 On the night of the 1841 census Giles Duckworth, a railway plate layer, aged c. 20, was living in Bold Street, Preston with Ellen, aged c. 20. They were both listed as born in Lancashire. Their first child was born ten months later. Alice DUCKWORTH: Alice Duckworth was born on 7 Apr 1842 and was baptized three days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of Egidil and Ellen Duckworth, and the sponsors were Richard Hornby and Ann Waring. Her birth was never registered. She lived less than a year and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 13 Mar 1843, aged 11 months. Giles and Ellen's second child was another daughter they called Alice, who was born on 19 Jun 1844 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel the following day, with sponsors Richard Hornby and Ann Warden (sic). She was followed by the first of two daughters they called Mary. Mary DUCKWORTH: Mary Duckworth was born on 16 Jun 1846 and was baptized Mary Duckett at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 21 Jun 1846, with sponsors Ralph and Alice Haughton. She also died in infancy and was buried under the name Mary Duckworth in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 2 Mar 1847, aged 8 months. Giles and Ellen's fourth child was a difficult one to find. Thomas Duckworth was born on 23 Mar 1848 and was baptized two days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Randolf Haughton and Alice (blank). I suspect that either the page in the baptism register was damaged or the writing was very difficult to read, as this child was listed in the baptism transcripts as Thomas Holdcroft, the son of Charles and Ellen, and the female sponsor's surname was not transcribed. Thomas was followed by another daughter they called Mary, who was born on 9 Feb 1850 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 17 Feb 1850, with sponsors Rudolph and Alice Worden. At the time of the 1851 census Giles Duckworth, a rail labourer, aged 36, was living at 4 Albion Street West, Preston with his wife Ellen, aged 31, and three children, Alice, aged 5; Thomas, aged 3; and Mary, aged 1. Giles was listed as born in Leath Croft, Ellen was born in Bamber Bridge, and the children were born in Preston. Their sixth child, the first of two sons to be called John, was born a year later. John Duckworth was born on 31 Jan 1852 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 3 Feb 1852. He was listed in the transcripts as the son of George (sic) and Ellen Duckworth, and the one sponsor was Margaret Grayson. He died in infancy and his death was registered in the first three months of 1852, but he was not buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, or in the churchyards of either St Ignatius Catholic Church or St John's Parish Church. He may have been buried in the churchyard at St Augustine's Catholic Church, but their early burial register is apparently missing. Giles and Ellen's seventh and last child was another boy they called John. According to his birth certificate, John Duckworth was born on 12 Feb 1856 at Albion Street West. His father was listed as Giles Duckworth, a railway porter, and his mother was Ellen Duckworth formerly Worden. The birth was registered on 13 Mar 1856 by Giles Duckworth, father, of Albion Street West, who signed with an X. He was baptized John Duckett at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 24 Feb 1856, where his birthdate was recorded as 18 Feb 1856. He was listed as the son of Charles and Ellen (Wareing) Duckett, and the sponsors were Robert and Josephine Clarkson. On the night of the 1861 census Giles Duckworth, a pointsman, aged 44, was still living at 4 Albion Street West, with Ellen, aged 41, and four children, Alice, a cotton weaver, aged 16; Thomas, a creeler, aged 13; Mary, a scholar, aged 11, and John, a scholar, aged 5. In this census Giles was listed as born in Croft. At the time of the 1871 census Giles Duckworth, a railway pointsman, aged 54, was living at 4 Albion Street West with Ellen, aged 51, and three of their unmarried children, Thomas, a bus driver, aged 23; Mary, a cotton weaver, aged 21; and John, a cotton weaver, aged 15. Also living with them was an unmarried boarder, William Mayor, a railway goods guard, aged 39. Ten years later, on the night of the 1881 census, Giles was a railway porter, aged 65, still living at 4 Albion Street West with Ellen, aged 61, and their unmarried son John, a railway signalman, aged 25. Living with them was an unmarried boarder, Peter Higgins, a railway signalman, aged 23, who was born in Ireland. Giles died the following year. Giles Duckworth, of 4 Albion Street West, was buried on 31 May 1882, in a public grave, G-85, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 68 years. Giles and Ellen's son John married Elizabeth Lofthouse on Christmas Day 1883 at St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in Eccles, and at the time of the 1891 census his widowed mother Ellen Duckworth, a general servant, aged 71, was living alone at 21 Albion Street West. She later moved in with John and Elizabeth, and on the night of the 1901 census John Duckworth, a labourer on the railway, aged 45, was living at 5 Albion Street West with his wife Elizabeth, aged 38, their son John, aged 6, and his widowed mother Ellen, aged 81. Elizabeth was listed as born in Patricroft, Ellen was born in Bamber Bridge, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Ellen died five years later. Ellen (Worden) Duckworth died on 23 Oct 1906 at 5 Marchland Street, Preston and was buried three days later in a public grave, J-720, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 86 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...PRESTON, Since our last:...Ellen Duckworth, Marchland-street, 86;" Published in the Preston Guardian, Sat., 3 Nov 1906 |
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The Family of Richard and Rachel DUGDALE: Richard Dugdale, a bachelor, and Rachel Bolton, a spinster, both of the Parish of Penwortham, were married on 20 Nov 1833 at St Mary's Parish Church, Penwortham. They were married after Banns by W. Brown, Curate, and the witnesses were John Bolton and Jane Green. Marriage Notice: "Marriages - On Wednesday last, Mr. Richard Dugdale, grocer, Friargate, to Rachael, the only daughter of the late Mr. John Bolton, of Ormskirk." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 23 Nov 1833 Richard and Rachel's first child was Thomas, who was born on 9 Nov 1835 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 15 Nov 1835, with sponsors Robert Bradley and Mary Camm. He was followed by John, who was born on 12 Mar 1837 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Mar 1837, with sponsors Robert Moor and Mary Ann Hilton; then Mary Ann, who was born on 15 Oct 1838 and baptized at St Ignatius Catholic Church on 4 Nov 1838, with sponsors Charles West and Ellen Barnes; and Margaret, who was born on 17 Sep 1840 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 27 Sep 1840, with sponsors Richard Comberleach and Ann Johnson. Seven months after Margaret's birth Richard and Rachel lost one of their children. Mary Ann DUGDALE: Mary Ann Dugdale, who was born in 1838, died on 1 May 1841 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 2 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, aged two years and seven months, Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. Richard Dugdale, grocer, Lune-street." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 8 May 1841 On the night of the 1841 census Richard Dugdale, a grocer, aged c. 25, was living in Lune Street, Preston with Rachel, aged c. 25, and their three surviving children, Thomas, aged 5; John, aged 4; and Margaret, aged 9 months. Also staying with them was a servant, Ellen Thompson, aged 13. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Their fifth child was born a year later. Richard Dugdale was born on 13 May 1842 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel two days later, with sponsors Charles and Margaret West. Almost exactly a year after his birth, Richard and Rachel lost another child. Margaret DUGDALE: Margaret Dugdale, who was born in 1840, died on 23 May 1843 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery two days later, aged 3 years. Her brother died four days later. Richard DUGDALE: Richard Dugdale, who was born in 1842, died on 29 May 1843 and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 1 Jun 1843, aged 1 year. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Tuesday week, Margaret, aged 3 years, and on Monday last, Richard, aged 1 year, daughter and son of Mr. Richard Dugdale, fruiterer, Lune-street." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 3 Jun 1843 Richard and Rachel's sixth child was another daughter they called Mary Ann, who was born on 9 Apr 1844 and was baptized three days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel, with sponsors Charles and Margaret West. She was followed by twins Richard and Robert, who were born on 19 Aug 1847 and were baptized three days later St Ignatius Catholic Church. Richard's sponsors were Nicholas and Ellen Hayes, and Robert's were John and Mary Cox. Robert died in infancy and was buried on 21 May 1848 in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church, aged 9 months. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Yesterday, aged nine months, Robert, son of Mr. Richd. Dugdale, St. Ignatius-square." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 May 1848 Richard and Rachel's tenth child was Ellen, who was born on 21 Jun 1849 and was baptized St Ignatius Church on 26 Jun 1849, with sponsors John and Mary Cox, and on the night of the 1851 census Richard Dugdale, a grocer's apprentice (sic), aged 39, was living at 5 Bispham Street, Preston with his wife Rachel, aged 35, and five children, John, a scholar, aged 13; Mary A, a scholar, aged 6; Margaret, a scholar, aged 5; Richard, at home, aged 3; and Ellen, at home, aged 1. Richard Sr was listed as born in Chaigley, Rachel was born in Ormskirk, Margaret was born in Kendal, Westmorland, and the rest of the family were born in Preston. Rachel would have been pregnant at the time of the census as their eleventh child was born two months later. Ann Dugdale was born on 22 May 1851 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church three days later, with sponsors Thomas Bradle and Mary Ann Loud. Sometime after Ann's birth the family moved to Chorley and baptized three children at St Mary's Catholic Church in Chorley. Elizabeth Ellen was born on 1 May 1853 and was baptized four days later, with sponsors John and Elizabeth Craven. She was followed by Ellen, who was born on 5 Dec 1854 and was baptized on 12 Dec 1854, with sponsors John and Jane Cox. She did not survive infancy and died on 8 Mar 1855. She was buried in the churchyard at St Gregory's Catholic Church, Weld Bank, Chorley on 11 Mar 1855, where her age was recorded as "infant". Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Thursday week,...Ellen, infant daughter of Mr. Richard Dugdale, Fazakerley Street, aged three months;...of Chorley." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Mar 1855 Richard and Rachel's last child was Robert, who was born on 7 May 1856 and was baptized four days later at St Mary's Church, with sponsors Henry Kellet and Alice Alty. He too died in infancy, on 3 Mar 1857, and was buried three days later in the churchyard at St Gregory's Church, Weld Bank, where his age was recorded as "infant". Rachel (Bolton) Dugdale died in Chorley on either the 12th or 18th Sep 1858, aged 43 years. The death notices differ as to her date of death. Death Notices: "DEATHS...On Sunday last, Rachel, wife of Mr. Richard Dugdale, grocer, and granddaughter of the late Rev. Robert Stephenson, of Aughton, near Ormskirk." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 18 Sep 1858 "DEATHS...On the 12th instant, Rachel, wife of Mr. Richard Dugdale, grocer, Chorley, aged 43." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 25 Sep 1858 At the time of the 1861 census Richard Dugdale, widower, a grocer's shopman, aged 48, was living as a boarder in Market Street, Chorley, the home of William and Isabella Sansom. He died seven years later. The death of Richard Dugdale was registered in Chorley in the first quarter of 1868, aged 54 years, but he and his late wife Rachel were not buried at St Gregory's Church and may have been buried at Chorley Cemetery, which opened in 1856. All records are held at Chorley Borough Council, Cemeteries Office. Telephone: 01257 267434 E-mail: contact@chorley.gov.uk |
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The Family of Robert and Jane DUNDERDALE: Robert Dunderdale and Jane Brakell, both of Preston, were married on 5 Feb 1792 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by John Nicholson, Curate, and the witnesses were John Helme and William Hodgkinson. The bride and John Helme signed the marriage register with an X. They were also married in a Catholic ceremony at St Wilfrid's Chapel on the same day. At the time of their marriage Jane was pregnant with her first child, Richard, who was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 12 Jun 1792, with sponsors John Sharrock and Ann Bickup. Richard was followed by John, who was baptized on 17 Apr 1795, with sponsors Matthew Crumbleholme and Jane Norris; then Mary Ann, who was baptized on 17 May 1797, with sponsors John Arkwright and Alice Cooper; Joseph Andrew, who was baptized on 1 Dec 1799, with sponsors Richard Leach and Jane Norris; and Jane, who was baptized on 6 Jul 1802, with sponsors James Smith and Mary Dunderdale. There then occurs the gap in St Wilfrid's records due to the missing register, but we know from other records that they had at least three children during this period, Robert, who was born in about 1805, another daughter they called Jane, who was born in about 1808, and Alice, who was born in about 1811. It seems that not all of these children survived infancy, but I have found none of their burial records in Preston. The 1810 Catholic census of Preston lists Robert Dunderdale, F (father), living at Spittals Moss, with Jane, M (mother), and five children, Richard, John, Mary, Robert, aged 5; and Jane, aged 2. The ages of the adults and older children were not recorded. By the time of the 1820 Catholic census Robert Dunderdale was living in Friday Street with Jane, and two children, Robert, aged 15; and Alice, aged 9. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls list Robert Dunderdale Sr, an overlooker, living at 4 Maudland Row, and his son Robert Dunderdale Jr, a mechanic, living at 8 Bolton Street. The 1835 Preston electoral rolls list Robert Dunderdale (Sr) living at 4 Maudland Road, and as the owner of freehold houses in Oxford Street, with "Barton & others tenants". His daughter died the following year. Alice DUNDERDALE: Alice Dunderdale, of Maudland Road, who was born in about 1811, was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 13 Jun 1836, aged 25 years. Her mother died 18 months later. Jane DUNDERDALE: Jane (Brakell) Dunderdale, of Maudland Street, who was born in about 1769, died on 9 Dec 1837 and was buried three days later in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 68 years. Robert was not a widower for long, as he remarried eleven months later. Robert Dunderdale, the son of Richard and Alice Dunderdale of Barton, and Barbara Grayston, the daughter of Thomas and Ann Grayston of Cabus, Garstang, were married on 10 Nov 1838 at St Wilfrid's Chapel. The witnesses were John Crumbleholme and Elizabeth Bennett, both of Preston. Marriage Notice: "On Saturday last, at the Catholic Chapel of St. Wilfrid, Mr. Robert Dunderdale, to Miss Barbara Grayston, both of this town." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 17 Nov 1838 On the night of the 1841 census Rt Dunderdale, Ind. (of independent means), aged c. 70, was living in Maudland Road, Preston with Barbery, Ind., aged c. 55. They were born listed as born in Lancashire. Robert died five years later. Robert DUNDERDALE (1): Robert Dunderdale, of Bolton Street, who was born in about 1769, died on 4 Mar 1846 and was buried the same day in St Wilfrid's Cemetery, aged 76 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Wednesday last, after a long and severe sickness, in his 76th year, Mr. Robert Dunderdale, Bolton Street, formerly overlooker at Messrs. Horrockses, Miller, and Co., and in their employ for a period of fifty years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 7 Mar 1846 At the time of the 1851 census Barbara Dunderdale, widow, a knitter of stockings, aged 64, was living at 11 Back Bolton Street, Preston. She was listed as born in Cabus. Ten years later, at the time of the 1861 census, she was living alone at 10 Back Bolton Street, aged 76 years, but was listed in the census as Betsy instead of Barbara. This may have been a transcription error. The Family of Richard and Elizabeth DUNDERDALE: Robert and Jane's son Richard Dunderdale, a bachelor, and Elizabeth Waring, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 14 Feb 1820 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Matthew Mark, Curate, and the witnesses were P. Banks and George Swarbrick. Elizabeth signed the marriage register with an X. They also had a Catholic ceremony at St Wilfrid's Chapel on the same day, where the witnesses were Philip Banks and Ellen Waring. At the time of the 1820 Catholic census of Preston the recently married Richard Dunderdale, aged 28, was living at 2 Bolton Street with Betty, aged 19, and Mary, aged 22. Relationships were not recorded in the census but Mary was almost certainly Richard's younger sister Mary Ann. Richard and Elizabeth's first child was born later that year. Roseanne Dunderdale was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 15 Nov 1820, with sponsors John Dilworth and Mary Dunderdale. She was followed by Jane, who was baptized on 2 Feb 1823, with sponsors James Rigby and Rose Waring; then Elizabeth, who was baptized on 27 Feb 1825, with sponsors Robert Dunderdale and Margery Dilworth; John, who was born on 12 Apr 1827 and baptized three days later, with sponsors James Lund and Elizabeth Barnes; and Robert, who was baptized on 6 Dec 1829, sponsors Richard Clarkson and Mary Fayle. The 1832 Preston electoral rolls lists Richard Dunderdale, a rover, living at 21 Bolton Street (Moss). His brother Robert, a mechanic, was listed at same address. Richard and Elizabeth's sixth child was born later that year. Richard Dunderdale Jr was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 20 May 1832, with sponsors Thomas Simpson and Ann Duccatt. He was followed by Joseph, who was born on 3 Jan 1835 and was baptized the next day, with sponsors Thomas and Ann Wareing; then Anthony, who was born on 20 Jun 1837 and baptized on 25 Jun 1837, with sponsors Vincent Sharrock and Martha Clarkson. Richard and Elizabeth lost their eldest child early the following year. Roseanne DUNDERDALE: Roseanne Dunderdale, of Tank Row, who was born in 1820, died aged 17 years and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 28 Jan 1838. The burial transcripts record her name as Rossilla and her age as 47 instead of 17, which may have been a transcription error. Richard and Elizabeth's ninth child was Thomas, who was born on 8 Feb 1840 and baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 16 Feb 1840, with sponsors Robert and Matilda Dunderdale, and on the night of the 1841 census Richard Dunderdale, a cotton spinner, aged c. 45, was living in Bedford Street, Preston with Elizabeth, aged c. 40, and eight children, Jane, a cotton weaver, aged c. 15; Elizabeth, a cotton carder, aged c. 15; John, a cotton piecer, aged 14; Robert, a cotton worker, aged 12; Richard, aged 10; Joseph, aged 8; Anthony, aged 4; and Thomas, aged 1. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. Their tenth and last child was born the following year. Stephen "Septimus" Dunderdale was born on 5 Dec 1842 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on Christmas Day 1842, with sponsors Andrew Myerscough and Elizabeth Dunderdale. Although baptized Stephen, he seems to have been known as Septimus, meaning the seventh son. Richard and Elizabeth's fifth son died five years later. Robert DUNDERDALE (2): Robert Dunderdale, who was born in 1829, died aged 18 years and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 24 Oct 1847. At the time of the 1851 census Richard was away from home and Elizabeth Dunderdale, wife/head, a housekeeper, aged 49, was living at 5 Kilshaw Street, Preston with eight children, Elizabeth, a warper, aged 25; Richard, a grocer, aged 18; Joseph, a cotton spinner, aged 16; Anthony, a reeler, aged 13; Thomas, a reeler, aged 10; Septimus, at home, aged 8; and Mary Jane, at home, aged 2. Elizabeth was listed as born in Goosnargh, and her children were all born in Preston. Although Mary Jane was listed as the elder Elizabeth's daughter, she was actually her granddaughter. Mary Jane Dunderdale was born on 3 Feb 1849 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 25 Mar 1849. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Dunderdale and the sponsors were John and Ann Dunderdale. Richard died shortly before the date of the next census. Richard Dunderdale, a spinner, of Elizabeth Street, was buried on 3 Feb 1861 in a private grave, B-185, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 70 years. His was the first interment in a grave he'd purchased himself. Death Notice: DEATHS...Since our last:...Richard Dunderdale, Elizabeth-street, 70;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 9 Feb 1861 On the night of the 1861 census Elizabeth Dunderdale, a widow, aged 59, was living at 23 Elizabeth Street, Preston with two of her unmarried children, Elizabeth, a cotton warper, aged 35; and Anthony, a cotton self-acting minder, aged 24. Also living with them was Mary Jane Dunderdale, a scholar, aged 12, who was again listed as the elder Elizabeth's daughter instead of granddaughter. In this census they were all listed as born in Preston. Elizabeth died six years later. Elizabeth Dunderdale, of Russell Street, died on 26 Jan 1867 and was buried three days later in the private grave, B-185, at Preston Cemetery, aged 66 years. Hers was the second interment, buried 18 feet deep. Death Notice: DEATHS...On the 26th ult., Mrs. Elizabeth Dunderdale, Everton, Liverpool, aged 66." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 2 Feb 1867 A death is always registered in the district where it occurred, not necessarily where the person lived. If Elizabeth died in Everton her death would have been registered there, even if she was only visiting there at the time of her death. However, Elizabeth Dunderdale's death was registered in Preston in the first quarter of 1867, aged 66 years. It appears that the address given in the death notice was an error. At the time of the 1871 census Richard and Elizabeth's daughter Elizabeth Dunderdale, a cotton warper, aged 45, was living at 24 East Street, Preston, with her unmarried daughter Mary Jane, a dressmaker, aged 22. This is the first record I have found where Mary Jane was shown to be the younger Elizabeth's daughter. Elizabeth never married and spent the rest of her life living in East Street, where she died on 30 Aug 1891. She was buried in the family grave, B-185, on 3 Sep 1891, aged 65 years. Death Notice: DEATHS...On the 30th ult., at East-street, Elizabeth Dunderdale, aged 65." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 5 Sep 1891 The Family of Robert and Matilda DUNDERDALE: Robert and Jane's son Robert Jr, a bachelor, and Matilda Smith, a spinster, both of Preston, were married on 25 Apr 1831 at St John's Parish Church in Preston. They were married after Banns by Roger Carus Wilson, Vicar, and the witnesses were Joseph Ward and Sabina Smith. Robert and Matilda's first child was born less than two months later. Jane Dunderdale was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 19 Jun 1831, with sponsors Thomas Simpson and Alice Dunderdale. The following year the 1832 Preston electoral rolls listed Robert Dunderdale Jr, a mechanic, living at 8 Bolton Street. They may have moved house at around that time as he was also listed living at 33 Fylde Street. Their second child was born the next year. Ellen DUNDERDALE: Helen (Ellen) Dunderdale was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 15 Sep 1833, with sponsors James and Margaret Holden. She died aged about 18 months and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 12 Apr 1835, where her age was recorded simply as "infant". On the night of the 1841 census Robert Dunderdale, a bookkeeper, aged c. 30, was living in Fylde Road, Preston with Matilda, aged c. 30, and one child, Jane, aged 9. Staying with them was Alice Cross, a power loom weaver, aged c. 20. They were all listed as born in Lancashire. At the time of the 1851 census Robert Dunderdale, a coal agent and retail brewer, aged 45, was living at the West End Tavern, 1 Wallace Street, Preston with his wife Matilda, aged 40, and their daughter Jane, aged 19. Staying with them was an unmarried servant, Elizabeth Dickinson, a house servant, aged 54; and two unmarried lodgers, Alice Cowban, a milliner, aged 19; and John Machell, a druggist's apprentice, aged 19. Robert and Jane were listed as born in Preston, Matilda was born in Longridge, the servant was born in Brindle, Alice Cowban was born in Westby, and John Machell was born in Preston. Wallace Street was later renamed Dunderdale Street, apparently in Robert's honour, as he was a prominent member of the community and owned the pub and several properties in the area. Jane Dunderdale married Thomas Prescott on 22 Feb 1854. As the building of St Walburge's Catholic Church was not yet completed, they were married in the school on the church property by Joseph John Bond, and the witnesses were John Machell, Agnes Mayer, Margaret Walker and Dorothy Machell. Marriage Notice: "MARRIAGES...On Wednesday last, at the Talbot Schools, Maudlands, by the Rev. J.S. Bond, Mr. Thomas Prescott, corn dealer, Friargate, to Jane, only daughter of Mr. Robert Dunderdale, Charles-street." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 25 Feb 1854 Although he still owned the pub in Preston, Robert and Matilda moved to Liverpool where Robert died. Robert Dunderdale, of Liverpool, died on 3 Oct 1857 and was buried on 7 Oct 1857 in a purchased grave at St Oswald's Catholic Church in Liverpool, aged 51 years. The burial register recorded his date of death as the 4th of October, which was incorrect. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On Saturday last, at Liverpool, Mr. Robert Dunderdale, pawnbroker, formerly of Preston, aged 51 years." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 10 Oct 1857 After her husband's death Matilda returned to Preston and resumed management of the pub. On the night of the 1861 census Matilda Dunderdale, widow, a beer house keeper, aged 50, was living at the West End Tavern in Dunderdale Street, Preston. Living with her was her niece Sabina Dawson, a scholar, aged 8; and an unmarried servant, Mary Leeming, a domestic servant, aged 29. Matilda was listed as born in Longridge, Sabina was born in Brighton, Sussex; and the servant was born in Chipping. After living for a time in Cheshire, Matilda returned to Liverpool, apparently to live with her daughter Jane. Matilda (Smith) Dunderdale, of Liverpool, died on 3 Apr 1870 and was buried three days later in the family grave at St Oswald's Church, Liverpool, aged 59 years. Probate Notice: DUNDERDALE Matilda. Effects under £100. 18 May (1870) The Will of Matilda Dunderdale formerly of Tranmere Park in the County of Chester but late of St. Anne-street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster Widow deceased who died 3 April 1870 at St. Anne-street aforesaid was proved at Liverpool by the oath of John Hellis of 95 Victoria-road Tranmere in the County of Chester aforesaid Tarpaulin Manufacturer the sole Executor. Note: St Anne Street was the home of their married daughter Jane Prescott, whose husband Thomas was a pawn broker. Monument Inscription: 'Of your charity pray for the soul of Robert Dunderdale who departed this life on the 3rd day of October 1857, aged 51 years. May he Rest in Peace. Amen. Also of Matilda Dunderdale wife of the above who departed this life the 3rd of April 1870. Aged 59 years. Also of Margaret Louisa Prescott who departed this life on the 31st of December 1861. Aged 14 months. Also of Thomas Joseph Prescott who departed this life on the 22nd of April 1862. Aged 2 weeks. Grand children of the above. Also of Jane Prescott who departed this life on the 8th of February 1873 aged 41 years. Also Thomas John Prescott, husband of the above who departed this life 1st December 1879, at Ingol Lodge, Preston. Aged 47 years. R.I.P.' The Family of John and Ellen DUNDERDALE: John Dunderdale, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Dunderdale, and Ellen Walmsley, the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Dewhurst, were married on 6 Apr 1848 at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Preston. They were married by William Knight, and the witnesses were James Barns and Jane Roe. Their first child was born five months later. Mary Dunderdale was born on 7 Sep 1848 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel three days later, with sponsors William and Alice Dilworth. She was followed by Rosella, who was born on 25 Sep 1850 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 7 Oct 1850, with sponsors Henry Woods and Elizabeth Dunderdale. On the night of the 1851 census John Dunderdale, a railway fire man, aged 23, was living at 10 North Street, Preston with his wife Ellen, a power loom weaver, aged 22, and two children, Mary, at home, aged 2; and Rosella, aged 6 months. Also staying with them were two lodgers, Ellen Pasey, a power loom weaver, aged 19; and Mary Parker, a power loom weaver, aged 19. With the exception of Mary Parker, who was born at Stonyhurst, they were all listed as born in Preston. John and Ellen's youngest child died the following year. Rosella DUNDERDALE: Rosella Dunderdale, who was born in 1850, died in infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 19 Feb 1852, aged 16 months. John and Ellen's third child was John James, who was born on 17 Jan 1853 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 28 Jan 1853, with sponsors James Barnes and Alice Spencer. He died in infancy and was buried in the churchyard at St Ignatius Church on 21 Aug 1853, aged 7 months. John James was followed by another child they called Rosella, who was born on 11 Jul 1854 and was baptized Rosanna Dunderdale at St Ignatius Church on 21 Jul 1854, with sponsors Richard Dunderdale and Jane Turner; then Alice, who was born on 1 Mar 1856 and was baptized at St Ignatius Church on 16 Mar 1856, with sponsors Joseph and Maria Dilworth. Alice did not survive infancy and was buried on 7 Aug 1856 in a public grave, G-351, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery. The burial register recorded her age as 5 years but she was actually only 5 months old. Her sister Rosella died five weeks after her and was buried on 15 Sep 1856 in a public grave, G-295, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 2 years. In both cases, their address was recorded as Agnes Street. John and Ellen's sixth and last child was John, who was born on 26 Nov 1858 and was baptized on 7 Jan 1859 at St Augustine's Catholic Church, with sponsors Joseph Dunderdale and Alice McManus. His mother died later that month. Ellen (Dewhurst-Walmsley) Dunderdale, a weaver, died in the workhouse and was buried on 30 Jan 1859 in a public grave, C-112, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 38 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Ellen Dunderdale, Workhouse, aged 38;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 5 Feb 1859 At the time of the 1861 census John Dunderdale, widower, a cotton mill stoker, aged 34, was living as a lodger in Dale Street, Preston with his two surviving children, Mary, a cotton weaver, aged 12; and John, aged 2. They were lodging in the home of Thomas and Mary Ormerod. John died nine years later. John Dunderdale, of 17 Howard Street, was buried on 14 Nov 1870 in a private grave, B-185, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 43 years. His was the fourth interment in a grave purchased by his father Richard in 1861 (see above), buried 14 feet deep. On the night of the 1871 census Mary Ann Dunderdale, an unmarried cotton weaver, aged 22, was living at 15 Edmund Street, Preston with her brother John, a half time creeler in cotton, aged 12. Note: The birth index entries for both girls called Rosella spelled their first name Rosilla, and the death index spells the first child's name Rosulla, and the second child's name Rosilla. |
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Ann DUNN: Ann Burke, the daughter of Patrick and Mary 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; then 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 (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 older 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. |
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Mary Jane DURHAM / DERHAM: Mary Jane Durham was born on 22 Jul 1848 and was baptized eight days later at St Wilfrid's Chapel. She was the daughter of Patrick and Catherine Durham, and the sponsors were Martin Regan and Helen Shepherd. Patrick Derham (sic) and Catherine Ragan (sic) were married at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 2 Nov 1845, witnessed by Patrick Ragan and Ann Egan. For reasons that may never be known, Patrick Durham appears to have used the name William for much of his life. His work as a police constable required him to move around the county and his first child, John Christopher was born in Failsworth in 1846. He was followed by the above mentioned Mary Jane, who was born in Preston, then William Charles, who was born in the neighbourhood of Alston in 1850. On the night of the 1851 census William Durham, a police constable, aged 25, was living at the Police Office in Alston, Longridge with his wife Catherine, aged 24, and two children, John C, a scholar, aged 4; and William C, aged 9 months. William and Catherine were listed as born in Ireland, John Christopher was born in Failsworth, and William Charles was born in Longridge. Staying with them was a married visitor, Thomas Mercer, a steam loom tackler, aged 24, who was born in Bolton. William and Catherine had two more children while living in the Alston/Longridge area, Joseph, who was born in 1852, and Alice Ann, who was born in 1855. Later that year William, who by this time had been promoted to Sergeant, was transferred to nearby Broughton. Newspaper Article: "Presentation of a Police-Sergeant. - On Monday evening last, the committee of Longridge Mechanics' Institution assembled in the library; the Rev. W.C. Bache, M.A., in the chair. After the routine business had been gone through, the chairman rose for the purpose of presenting a beautiful rosewood portable writing desk, or escritoire, to William Derham, police sergeant, who for many years has discharged the office of police constable, in Longridge, to the general satisfaction of the inhabitants, and who has been removed to the neighbouring village of Broughton. The Rev. gentleman made an appropriate address, in which he paid a high compliment to Mr. Derham for the faithful and efficient manner in which he had performed his duties while among them, and concluded by expressing a sincere hope that he might be blessed with health and strength for their discharge in another place. He then handed him the desk, which was handsome, large, and well made. In the centre of the cover is inserted a brass-plate, upon which is engraved the following inscription:- "Presented to Sergeant William Derham, by the few inhabitants of Longridge, in testimony of the fidelity and diligence with which he discharged his duties as police-constable of that place. - A.D. 1855." - Mr. Derham received the present with the deepest gratitude, and briefly returned thanks." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 20 Oct 1855 After settling in Broughton, William and Catherine had two more children, James Alfred, who was born in 1857, and Alphonso Ignatius, who was born in 1859. At the time of the 1861 census William Derham, a sergeant of police, aged 37, was living at the Police Station, Church Hamlet, Broughton, near Preston with Catherine, aged 36, and six children, John Christopher, a cotton worker, aged 14; William Charles, a scholar, aged 10; Joseph, a scholar, aged 8; Alice Ann, a scholar, aged 6; James Alfred, a scholar, aged 3; and Alphonsus, aged 1. William and Catherine were listed as born in Ireland, John Christopher was born in Failsworth, William Charles, Joseph and Alice Ann were born in Longridge, and the two younger boys were born in Broughton. William and Catherine's last child, Arthur Cornelius, was born the following year in Broughton. Sometime after Arthur's birth William left the constabulary and he and Catherine went their separate ways. He later found himself in a bit of legal trouble himself. Newspaper Article: Thrashing a Daughter. - At the police court, on Tuesday, William Derham, formerly a sergeant in the county police, located at Broughton, was charged with using excessive severity in chastising one of his children, a girl 13 years of age. - Mr. Blackhurst appeared on behalf of the mother of the girl, who is living apart from the defendant, and said that she would be satisfied if he would find bail not to molest the child again. - Mr. Forshaw, on behalf of the defendant, consented to the proposition, but the Bench, by way of example, imposed a fine of 20s. and costs." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 25 Aug 1866 The daughter referred to in the newspaper report was Alice Ann, who would have actually been 11 years old in 1866. On the night of the 1871 census William Derham, a superannuated police sergeant, aged 46, was living as one of two boarders at 2 Meadow Street, Preston, the home of Alice Barnes, a widow with two children. His estranged wife Catherine Derham, a dressmaker, aged 46, was living at 24 Ribble Bank, Preston with six children, William C, a boilermaker, aged 20; Joseph F, a brass founder, aged 18; Alice A, a weaver, aged 16; James A, a boiler maker, aged 13; Alphonsus I, a scholar, aged 11; and Arthur C, a scholar, aged 8. Catherine was listed as born in Ireland, William, Joseph and Alice were born in Alston, and the three younger children were born in Broughton. Catherine died two years later. Catherine Derham, of 24 Ribble Bank, was buried on 19 Mar 1873 in a private grave, C-423, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 48 years. Hers was the second interment in a grave purchased by William Regan for the burial of Mary Regan on 27 Jul 1864, aged 68 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...Since our last:...Catherine Derham, Ribble Bank, 48;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 22 Mar 1873 William and Catherine's son Arthur, of Fylde Road, died on 20 Aug 1880 and was buried three days later in a private grave, A-175, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 17 years. His was the first interment in a grave purchased by his father. Arthur's death was tragic, and was reported in the Preston newspapers. Newspaper Report: THE EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASE IN PRESTON. An inquest was held at the Police Station, Lancaster-road, on Saturday afternoon, on the body of Arthur Derham, aged 17 years, of 177, Fylde-road, who died the previous morning from the effects of taking carbolic acid. - Mr. Parker (Messrs. Forshaw and Parker), watched the case on behalf of the relatives of the deceased, and Mr. Banks represented the Sister from the Convent, Winckley-square. - There were also present - Dr. Gilbertson, Dr. Hammond, Mr. J. Satterthwaite, and Mr. Oglethorpe. The first witness was William Derham, superannuated police officer, father of the deceased, who gave evidence substantially corroborating the statement as given below, which has been forwarded to us. Dr. Gardner, was the next witness. He said he examined the body of the deceased about four o'clock on the previous afternoon. The body was quite stiff. He opened the mouth and found that the tongue was white. On opening the abdomen he perceived a strong smell of carbolic acid. In the stomach there was about two ounces of thick fluid, which had a strong odour of carbolic acid. The coats of the stomach had been acted on by the acid. His opinion was that the cause of death was the swallow of carbolic acid. He thought that the deceased had taken about 2 oz. of the liquor, and that quantity would produce coma and insensibility. Death would most likely result in about half an hour on an empty stomach. He (witness) had since opened the bottles. He found that one contained Condy's Fluid, which was not a poison. The other bottle contained Commercial Carbolic Acid. Both fluids were used for disinfecting purposes, but they were used for different things. In his own practice he generally recommended patients to get both for infectious cases. - By Mr. Parker: There was no trace of carbolic acid on the pieces of saucer which were found on the floor. It was quite possible that the deceased, after having drunk out of the neck of the bottle, would put it back on the chest of drawers. It was very likely that the boy, having taken what he supposed to be wine "on the sly," would endeavour to put the bottle back where he found it. When he (witness) sent out carbolic acid he always put the word "poison" on the bottle, and gave special instructions as to its use. Ellen Sudell stated that she was a domestic servant at the house of Dr. Walmsley. A young man came to her master's house on the previous morning at twenty minutes past five o'clock. He rang the bell three times before she could get downstairs. When she opened the door he said he had taken poison in mistake and wanted to see the doctor. The doctor was not in. She said he had better go to another doctor. He ran down the steps without saying anything more. She went to Mrs. Melling's house the same night, and saw the body of the deceased, and recognised it as that of the person who had visited the house in the morning. When he came to the house he seemed to be in pain. Margaret Melling in the course of her evidence said: I live at 177, Fylde-road, and am a widow. I heard deceased get up yesterday morning. As near as I can tell it was about ten minutes past five. I heard him in the back kitchen drawing water, and I came down stairs. I went into the back yard, and when I came in I found him stretched out on the floor in the front kitchen, near the chest of drawers. I said, "Oh Arthur, what is the matter?" but he made no answer. I then called his father. Whilst his father went out I remained with the lad. He died before his father returned. I noticed the bottles on the drawers that morning. I had seen them there when I went to bed the night before, but I cannot say whether they had been disturbed. The girl that was brought for me to nurse, and I was told that she was suffering from a bad cold, but that it might be scarlet fever. I was also told that the contents of the bottles were for sprinkling on the room floor. I am not aware that the sisters told me there was any difference between the contents of the two bottles. I saw that "wine" was on the label of one of the bottles, but I did not notice poison on it. I did not make use of the contents of the bottles. By Mr. Banks: Dr. Hammond attended the girl who was brought last Wednesday. She has since been removed to Brackenbury-street. The nuns said the stuff in the bottles was different from the medicine. - By Mr. Parker: I had a conversation on Wednesday night with Mr. Derham about the bottles. I told him that one of them had wine in it. I did not say it was to be given to the girl. I thought it was wine. I asked Mrs Heaps to taste it. She did so, and said it was very bad - The Coroner: If you were told that it was for sprinkling on the floor why did you ask people to taste it? - Witness: I smelt it, and it did not smell like wine. Frances Barrow said: I live in Winckley-square at the convent of the Holy Child. I have charge of the sick. I took a girl to Mrs. Melling's on Wednesday. I took her there because she had an attack of scarlet fever, and the doctor wished her to be taken out of the house. Along with the girl I left the two bottles. One was marked "Poison." The bottles were filled on Wednesday afternoon from large jars. I only marked one bottle. I told Mrs. Melling that the one marked poison was to be used for the commode. The other was to be used for washing out clothes. She seemed to understand the directions. I did not tell her to sprinkle the floor with the fluid. - By Mr. Parker: We sent the girl out last Wednesday because the sanatorium was not fit to use then. - By the Coroner: I thought that Mrs. Melling was sufficiently intelligent to have the care of appliances for the sick room. The Coroner then summed up, and said he did not think any one who had heard the evidence could have the slightest doubt but that the young man died from drinking the carbolic acid. It was a most unfortunate case. He (the Coroner) could not say that this was a case entirely free from blame. He did not think that Condy's Fluid should be taken to a house labelled Tannin Wine. The witness, Frances Barrow, thought that Mrs. Melling was a suitable person to be entrusted with the appliances for a sick room, but he had some doubts on this point. The Jury then retired, and after an absence of a few minutes they returned, when the Foreman said they had come to the conclusion that this was a case of death through misadventure. At the same time they thought that people who sent out bottles containing such fluids ought to be more cautious. The Coroner: I agree with you. They should be more cautious. Bottles ought not be sent out without a proper label "poison" upon them, and it should be marked so distinctly that it can be read by anyone. If the bottles had been sent out of a shop in that way, I should have considered it deserving of the highest censure. The inquiry then closed. The father of the deceased has sent us the following, with the request that we will publish the same: - "William Derham, superannuated sergeant of the Lancashire Constabulary, maked the following statement, viz.: - On Wednesday last, the 18th August inst., about 4 10 p.m., I went to my tea to No. 177, Fylde-road. I and my son Arthur, who was 17 years of age, lodged there with Mrs. Margaret Melling, who is a widow. In the house I found two Sisters of Charity from the Convent, Winckley-square, whom I was told were Mrs. Melling's daughters. In about 20 minutes after I got to the house and having my tea, a cab drove up to the door out of which got two other Sisters of Charity, and a young woman, who seemed unwell. They brought her into the house and immediately took her upstairs, they helping her. They also brought bed and bedding, and I saw one of the sisters bring several small parcels and also two bottles, and place them on the kitchen table. The parcels which I saw opened contained biscuits, tea, sugar, mutton, and preserves. The bottles, I believe at the time, contained wine. As soon as they arranged the girl upstairs, which was about 15 or 20 minutes, they all left the house leaving the girl behind them. I heard no instructions given to any one as to the nature or contents of the two bottles; nor could I learn what the girl's illness was. During the same evening the bottles were represented to me by Mrs. Melling as containing wine, who also said that she was instructed to supply some to the invalid girl upstairs. The girl was visited the following day by a medical gentleman (Dr. Hammond) but none of the sisters came. On Thursday afternoon, Mrs Melling handed me one of the bottles, representing it as wine, and asked me to take some of it. I took the bottle from her hand, carefully tasted its contents, but spat out what I took immediately, and handed her the bottle back again. The two bottles were then on a chest of drawers in the kitchen, one on each side of a looking-glass. On Friday morning, the 20th inst., my son Arthur got up as usual between five and six o'clock to go to work. I saw him leave the room. He laid in the same bed with myself. He was in his usual health, which was strong and robust. He might have been downstairs about 20 minutes, as I dozed to sleep, when Mrs. Melling rushed into my bedroom, and called me to get up, as Arthur was either in a fit or dying. I rushed at once downstairs, and there found my son on the kitchen floor unconscious and seemingly in great pain. I raised him in my arms, placed him in a chair, and ran for a doctor. When I got back he was dead. He was unconscious the whole time, and never spoke. My grievance is this - the girl brought by the Sisters of Charity was, at the time, in a convalescent state, suffering from scarlet fever, left in the house without giving me the slightest intimation of her complaint, and also leaving two bottles, one containing Condy's fluid, and the other carbolic acid, labelled "Saint Raphael Tannin Wine," without saying, so far as I could hear, what they contained - of their dangerous qualities. The room into which the girl was taken was occupied by me as a sitting-room, next to my bedroom, and without asking or obtaining my leave or license for doing so. The invalid girl was put into it after they had removed my chest and other things belonging to me into the next room - my bedroom. I also complain that the jurymen were taken from Mrs. Melling's nearest neighbours, who visited the corpse, singly, with Mrs. Melling, to show the body, and to give to each at the same time her own version of the affair. My impression is, and will remain so, that on the morning of my son's death, Mrs. Melling, being downstairs, may have in his case, as she did in my case, present it to him thinking it was wine, and prevailed upon the poor boy to drink it. She (Mrs. Melling) also gave it as wine to a Mrs. Heaps, who resides next door to her; but she, like me, acted cautiously, and did not drink from the bottle. I have thus lost my son, a fine young man, by the introduction of this invalid, and the two bottles of poison by the sisters into my unfortunate and humble place of residence. Along with the death, which is heartrending, I have also been put to the cost of something like £20 in defraying the expense attached. My [son], I feel certain, would not have meddled with the bottles of his own accord, for the simple reason that he had never in his life tasted intoxicating drink; nor could he be prevailed upon to do so. If the liquid were given to him as wine, and as it was presented to me, he might have been prevailed on to take it. The ladies from the convent state that they left the bottles for disinfecting purposes; but not one drop of the contents had been used for that purpose. Nor was there any inquiry made by the sisters as to why it was not used. I may also state that on Friday, the 20th, after my son's death, the girl was visited by Dr. Hammond, and very shortly after he had left the house a cab with two of the Sisters of Charity drove to the door, when they went upstairs, and immediately brought the girl down, with her bed and bedding, got her into the cab, and drove away with her, leaving the house without making from me - who was in the bedroom with the corpse of my son - the smallest inquiry, or, in fact, without saying one word either in sympathy or sorrow for what had occurred." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 Aug 1880 At the time of the 1881 census William Derham, widower, a retired police sergeant, aged 56, was living as a lodger at 9 Oxford Street, Preston, the home of Margaret Smithson. Ten years later, in the 1891 census, William was described as a widower, a retired police sergeant, aged 62, and was living as a lodger at 28 Sussex Street, Preston, the home of Samuel Southworth. He died four years later. William Derham, of 12 Maudland Bank, Preston, died in Preston Royal Infirmary on 3 Feb 1895 and was buried three days later in the private grave, A-175, at Preston Cemetery, aged 70 years. His was the second interment, buried 10 feet deep. William did not leave a Will so Administration of his estate was granted at Lancaster to his eldest son, John Christopher Derham, Chief Constable of Blackpool, on 19 Feb 1895. Effects valued at £308 8s. Note 1: William's surname was spelled Durham in many earlier records and Derham in the later records. As William was a police constable and later a police sergeant I think it safe to assume that he was literate and could spell his own name. Therefore Derham appears to have been the correct spelling. Catherine's maiden surname was spelled Ragan when Mary Jane's birth was registered and both Ragan and Regan in the Lancashire marriage index. I believe Regan was the correct spelling. Note 2: Members of this family were buried in two private graves at Preston Cemetery, A-175 and C-423. Grave A-175 was purchased by William Derham in 1880 following the death of his son Arthur. Grave C-423 was purchased by Catherine's father John William Regan after the death of his wife Mary, who was the first to be buried in the grave on 27 Jul 1864, aged 68 years. He was the second person buried in the grave, as William O'Regan, and was followed by his daughter Catherine Derham, his son William, and his grandson Louis Tate Derham (see below). Note 3: William and Catherine's son John Christopher married Mary Emma Tate in Preston in 1868 and had ten children. Their son Louis Tate Derham, who was born in 1877, was the last person buried in the Regan family grave, C-423. He was buried on 6 May 1880, aged 3 years. John Christopher Derham was the Chief Constable of Blackpool for 24 years. |
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Patrick DWYER: Patrick Dwyer was born on 19 Dec 1850 and was baptized at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 22 Dec 1850. He was the son of Hugh and Jane Dwyer and the sponsors were Patrick Dwyer and Rose Murray. The family's surname was spelled Dyer in the baptism transcripts. Patrick did not survive infancy and was buried in St Wilfrid's Cemetery on 9 Jan 1851, aged 2 weeks. Hugh Dyer (sic) and Jane Murray were married at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 11 Dec 1849, witnessed by Bernard Cogins and Anne Collum. On the night of the 1861 census Hugh Dyer (sic), a labourer, aged 30, was living in Simpson Street, Preston with his wife Jane, a factory operative, aged 30. Living with them were two boarders, Philip Cosgrove, widower, a grinder, aged 26, and his daughter Margaret, a scholar, aged 5. Margaret Cosgrove was born in England, and the rest of the household were born in Ireland. Living at the next address was Patrick Dyer (sic), a labourer, aged 50, and his wife Mary, a housekeeper, aged 40, and their two children, Patrick, a mill hand, aged 14; and Elizabeth, aged 2. Also staying with them was a stepson, John Swift, a stripper, aged 18. With the exception of Elizabeth, who was born in Preston, they were all listed as born in Ireland. Hugh Dwyer died the following year. Hugh Dwyer, of Simpson Steet, died on 25 May 1862 and was buried three days later in a public grave, E-218, in a Catholic section of Preston Cemetery, aged 35 years. Death Notice: "DEATHS...On the 25th inst., Hugh Dwyer, Simpson-street, aged 35;" Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 May 1862 Newspaper Report: MYSTERIOUS DEATH. - A DRUGGIST CENSURED. - Last evening an inquest was held, at the Police-station, before Mr. Miles Myers, over the body of a man, named Hugh Dwyer, of Simpson-street, who died on Sunday morning, in a rather singular manner. The Following evidence was given:- Jane Dwyer said that the deceased was her husband. He was a labourer, and about thirty-five years of age. Latterly he had been working at Leyland, and came home once a week, on a Saturday night. On Saturday evening last, he came home at five o'clock, and complained of being unwell. He said he had a pain in his side, and afterwards he got a draught and a plaster, from Mr. Walker, druggist, in Friargate. She bathed his feet when he came home. The deceased vomited the draught, shortly after he had taken it. They went to bed about nine o'clock. He did not vomit during the night. At five o'clock the next morning she awoke and asked him if he was better. He replied that he was. She made him some tea, in the morning, and sometime afterwards he became sick again. She left him in bed, and on going back to him she found him sitting in a chair in the room. He drew his breath two or three times, but never spoke, and shortly after that he died. She then went for Mr. Moore, surgeon, who came, and said that her husband was dead. Subsequently she got a certificate from Mr. Walker, druggist, specifying the cause of death. Mr. Walker said that he had died from pleurisy. The deceased was in a burial club, and at his death £6 was due to her. The draught which Mr. Walker gave him was of darkish colour.- Charles Walker, surgeon, of Preston, said that the deceased called upon him on Saturday evening, and wanted to be bled. He refused to bleed him. After that the deceased asked him if he thought an opening draught would do him any good. He replied that it would, and gave him one, which consisted of Epsom salts, an infusion of senna, a little ginger, and some oil of peppermint. There was nothing in it which would cause vomiting. He said he had a pain in his side, which he had been subject to. He was quite sober. Heard nothing more of the deceased till Sunday morning, when he was told that he was dead. They came for a certificate, and he gave them one. It was for a club man, and not for the registrar. He certified that the deceased called upon him and stated that he had a pain in his side, that he died on Sunday morning, and that he had pleurisy. - This being the whole of the evidence the following verdict was returned: - "The jury consider that the granting of a certificate by a person who has no personal knowledge of the actual cause of death itself is very dangerous, and might have the effect of frustrating the ends of justice, and they strongly recommended that such a practice should be discontinued."." Published in the Preston Chronicle, Sat., 28 May 1862 Jane (Murray) Dwyer was remarried the following year to John Emerson. John Amerson (sic) of Preston, the son of Edward and Margaret Amerson, and Jane Dwyer of Preston, the daughter of Denis and Ann Murray, were married at St Wilfrid's Chapel on 9 Sep 1863, with witnesses Michael Quinlivin and Rose Murray. John Emerson was a widower with grown children, and at the time of the 1871 census he was a pavior's labourer, aged 58, living at 19 Simpson Street, Preston with Jane, aged 35, and six children, Bridget, a cotton throstle spinner, aged 23; Edward, a cotton lap piecer, aged 18; John, a cotton lap piecer, aged 15; Thomas, a cotton carding tenter, aged 12; Michael, a cotton creeler, aged 11; and James, aged 10. John, Jane and Bridget were listed as born in Ireland and the rest of the family were born in Preston. I can find no further record of the Emerson family. Note: Although this family's surname was spelled Dyer in most of the St Wilfrid's Chapel records when Patrick's birth and death were registered their name was spelled Dwyer, as it was when Patrick was buried and Jane was remarried. |
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