52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 4 - Favourite Photo

5 August 2017, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Baptism: Peter Byrne (1880-1965)

On this day, 27 January 1880, which was a Tuesday, Peter Byrne (1880-1965) was baptised in Naas, Kildare, Ireland. Peter is Dermot's 2nd great uncle and his parents, Thomas and Mary (Malone) Byrne are Dermot's 2nd great grandparents.

Peter was born on 18 January 1880 in Naas, the birth registration shows his father Thomas was a labourer. The baptism record below gives Peter's date of birth as 25 January. 

Unfortunaetely, I cannot make out the address, the godparents are given as Matthew Duffy and Margaret Hearn, who as far as I can tell are not related.

William Mason (1821-1857)

William Mason is my 3rd great grandfather and I am descended through:

• his daughter Fanny Mason (1851-1932) who married Abraham Hemmings (1850-1913)
  
• their daughter Clara Ann Hemmings (1878-1967) who married John Meakin (1880-1917)
  
• their daughter Brenda Meakin (1912-1982) who married Eric Hooley (1908-1992)
  
• their daughter Sheila Hooley who married John Stanton Wain
• Judith Yvonne Wain

1821

William was born on 2 January 1821 to Thomas and Hannah (--?--) Mason. He was baptised on 21 January 1821 in St Michael's, Coppenhall, Cheshire.

He was the oldest of 10 children

June 1841

Living at Church Coppenhall, Cheshire with parents (Thomas and Hannah) and 5 siblings (Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Hannah, Martha).

1 September 1844

Death of mother Hannah (--?--) Mason, age 46

23 March 1845

Witness at father's marriage to Frances (Gidman) Hutchinson

31 December 1850

William married Mary Walley in St Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire

4 January 1851

 Birth of daughter Fanny (1851-1932)

March 1851

Living at High Town, Monks Coppenhall with wife (Mary), daughter Fanny and Richard Swan and his son Levi (lodgers)

July 1853

Birth of daughter Hannah (1853-1854)

August 1854

Death of daughter Hannah, age 1

1855

Birth of son Joseph (1855-????) 

August 1857

William died and was buried in Coppenhall, Cheshire on 12 August 1857

 

Children

Fanny (1851-1932) married Abraham Hemmings (1850-1913)

Hannah (1853-1854)

Joseph (1855-????) married Ellen Thomas (1853-1892)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 3 - Namesake

 I checked both of our trees and nobody has names which are the same as ours. I therefore decided that I would use Ben, as both trees have Benjamin, which although not strictly the same is the longer version of the same name.

Benjamin Boushell (1800-????) - 4th great grandfather

Benjamin Boushell (1870-1952) - 3rd great uncle

Benjamin Goodwin (1810-1879) - 4th great grandfather

Benjamin Hassall (1840-1919) - 4th great uncle

This came as a surprise, as I thought there would be more, just 2 direct ancestors on each side of the tree.

Marriage: Lucy Baddaley & William Hancock

On this day 20 January 1873, which was a Monday, Lucy Baddaley and William Hancock were married in Christ Church, Cobridge, Staffordshire.

Lucy Baddaley is my 3rd great aunt, her parents Peter and Mary (Fell) Baddaley are my 3rd great grandparents.

The information for William took a little sorting out, it is the first time I have seen a man's name on a marriage record with a different surname for the father, so I did a little investigating.

The transcription reads:

William Hancock, age 26, bachelor, potter, living in Cobridge. Father: John Siddons, labourer

Lucy Baddaley, age 20, spinster, potter, living in Cobridge. Father: Peter Baddaley, potter

Witnesses: Peter Baddaley (Lucy's brother) and Johanna Adams (relationship not known)

William Hancock was born in about November 1845 to James and Sarah (Locker) Hancock.

Sarah (Locker) Hancock then married William Walker in 1852.

Sarah (Locker) (Hancock) then married John Siddons in 1869. On the 1871 census William Hancock is listed as step-son of John Siddons.

Sarah Rhead (1810-1881)

Sarah Rhead is my 3rd great grandmother and I am descended through:

• her son Abraham Hemmings (1850-1913) who married Fanny Mason (1851-1932)
• their daughter Clara Ann Hemmings (1878-1967) who married John Meakin (1880-1917)
• their daughter Brenda Meakin (1912-1982) who married Eric Hooley (1908-1992)
• their daughter Sheila Hooley who married John Stanton Wain
• Judith Yvonne Wain 

1810

Born in Chapel Chorlton, Staffordshire (no record of birth found)

31 December 1840

Sarah married married John Hemmings in St. Peter Ad Vincula, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire 

John Hemmings, bachelor, labourer, living in Seabridge. Father: John Hemmings, labourer

Sarah Rhead, spinster, living in Seabridge. Father William Rhead, labourer

Witnesses: Peter Rhead and Elizabeth Rhead (relationship not confirmed, but probably brother and sister/sister in law)

1841

The census for this year has not been found

About November 1842

Birth of daughter Ann (1842-1898)

About July 1846

Birth of daughter Hannah (1846-1929)

About August 1850

Birth of son Abraham (1850-1913)

March 1851

Living at 9 Delamere Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire

April 1861

Living at Oakley Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire

April 1871

Living at 23 Thomas Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire

April 1881

Living at 25 Thomas Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire

July 1881

Sarah died in July 1881 and was buried on 20 July 1881 in Crewe Cemetery, Cheshire

Children

Ann (1842-1898) married George Gabb (1839-1920)

Hannah (1846-1929) married Samuel Horton (1845-1909)

Abraham (1850-1913) married Fanny Mason (1851-1932)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 2 - Family Legend

This is not an easy one, as far as I know, we do not have any notable criminals or such like in the family trees. This being the case, I decided to look at Isaac Wain (1850-1932), my 2nd great grandfather, a legend because he had 4 wives. This of course was because of necessity, rather than choice.

Isaac's first wife was Lydia Downes, who he married in 1873, age 23, Lydia was 21. She died 3 years later on 1 May 1876. They had no children.

Isaac was a shoemaker and a farmer, he married Mary Sigley in 1877, they were both 27 years old at the time. Mary had 5 children, John died when he was 6 months old on 9 October 1890 and Mary died 2 days later on 11 October 1890.

Isaac now has 4 young children to look after, William, 13, Matthew, 10, Richard, 7 and Isaac, 4. 

Isaac's mother is no longer alive, and the 1891 census shows that his father was living with Isaac's sister Eliza, her husband and 2 sons, so probably no room for Isaac and his family to stay there.

In 1891, Isaac married Hannah Hulme, she is 37 and Isaac is 41, and they have 5 children. Hannah died in 1909.

Isaac marries again in 1911, Mary Broadhurst. Isaac is 61 and Mary is 46, the oldest of 9 children and a spinster. 

Isaac died in May 1932 his 4th wife Mary outlived him, she died in August 1940.

Baptism: Ernest Lowe (1907-????)

On this day, 13 January 1907, which was a Sunday, Ernest Lowe was baptised in St. Peter's Priory, Liverpool, Lancashire.

Ernest is Dermot's first cousin, twice removed (1C2R).

Common ancestors:

John Roche and Jane McLoughlin

Ernest's grandparents and Dermot's 2nd great grandparents

Ernest Lowe, son of Ernest and Joanna (Jane) (Roche) Lowe

Godparents:

Andrew Petcovich, Jane's nephew and Rose Jane Petcovich, Jane's niece

 

Ernest emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1923.

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Bott (1820-1897)

Sarah Bott (1820-1897) is my 3rd great grandmother. I am descended through:

• her son John Herbert Taylor (1857-1925) who married Mary Ann Hannah Mart (1856-1934)
• their daughter Bertha Taylor (1885-1925) who married William Wain (1877-1963)
• their son William Wain (1909-1957) who married Freda Hassall (1909-1974)
• their son John Stanton Wain who married Sheila Hooley
• Judith Yvonne Wain

Sarah was born in 1820 to George and Ellen (Copestick) Bott, she was baptised on 7 May 1820 at St. Peter's, Alton, Staffordshire.

 

18 March 1837

Sarah married John Taylor in Rocester, Staffordshire

1837

Birth of daughter Mary (1837-1854)

June 1838

Death of father George Bott, age 60 

14 September 1838

Birth of daughter Ann (1838-????)

8 June 1840

Birth of daughter Caroline (1840-1912)

June 1841

Living in Hollington, Staffordshire with husband John, 3 daughters (Mary, Ann, Caroline), Ellen Bott (mother) and John Bott (brother)

29 March 1842

Birth of daughter Harriet (1842-1921)

23 September 1845

Birth of son George Henry (1845-1879)

26 May 1848

Birth of daughter Julia (1848-1920)

March 1851

Living in Hollington, Staffordshire with husband John, 6 children (Mary, Ann, Caroline, Harriet, George, Julia) and Ellen Bott (mother)

16 September 1853

Birth of daughter Selina (1853-1924)

March 1854

Death of daughter Mary, age 17 

19 September 1857

Birth of son John Herbert (1857-1925)

June 1858

Death of husband John Taylor, age 43

April 1861

Widowed and living in Hollington Common, Staffordshire with 5 children (Caroline, Harriet, Selina, John Herbert)

September 1864

Death of mother Ellen (Copestick) Bott, age 78 

18 March 1869

Marriage to Daniel Oakes in St Mary & All Saints, Checkley, Staffordshire 

April 1871

Living in Hollington Common, Staffordshire with 2nd husband Daniel Oakes and his 2 children (George, William) and her 2 children (Selina, John Herbert)

9 March 1879

Death of son George Henry, age 33 

April 1881

Living in Hollington Common, Staffordshire with husband Daniel

13 March 1885

Death of husband Daniel Oakes, age 56

April 1891

Widowed and living in Checkley, Staffordshire

1897

Sarah died in February age 77 and was buried on 11 February in St. John the Evangelist, Hollington, Staffordshire

 

Children

Mary (1837-1854)

Ann (1838-????)

Caroline (1840-1912) married John Woodroffe

Harriet (1842-1921) married Henry Thomas Oldham

George Henry (1845-1879) never married

Julia (1848-1920) married Joseph Hockenhull

Selina (1853-1924) married John Faulkner

John Herbert (1857-1925) married Mary Ann Hannah Mart

Baptism: Joseph Boushell (1905-1960)

On this day 8 January 1905, which was a Sunday, Joseph Boushell (1905-1960) Dermot's great uncle was baptised in Naas, Co Kildare, Ireland. He was born on 2 January 1905 to Richard and Ellen (Byrne) Boushell, Dermot's great grandparents.

This is a really nice baptism record, it gives alot of information.

The first page gives the following:

Joseph Boushell, born 2 January to Richard Boushell and Ellen Byrne, living at Sallins Road. The number 5 on the left hand side is the number in the register.

The second page shows 8 January as the baptism date and the godparents, Patrick Byrne, Ellen's brother and Esther Morrison, Ellen's sister, who married James Morrison.

Also added to the record at a later date are details of Joseph's marriage to Mary Cleary in (Cashel), Killenaule on 26 June 1945.

 

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1 - Beginnings

I read about this challenge last year from Amy Johnson Crow, but never got into it. 52 prompts each week during 2021 to write something about your ancestors or family.

 

I am not sure I will make it every week, but I am going to give it a go and hope that it adds more diversity to this blog.

 

"Beginnings" is the first prompt. So immediately I think, what was it that got me started on this journey, especially as family history didn't ever really interest me? But I have covered that before so what else does it mean for me and being a bullet list girl, here goes:

• The start of a New Year
• The first year that both Dermot and I are retired
• Beginning to tidy up the Family Tree
• Beginning to check my resources
• Where do I begin? My usual thought as I sit down to research!
  

So that is all for now and I hope this challenge gives me some new ideas.

Ann Donnelly (abt 1811-????)

Ann Donnelly is Dermot's 3rd great grandmother. Dermot is descended through:

• her son Joseph Horris (1838-1874) who married Mary Doyle (1847-1885)
• their daughter Mary Horris (1874-1910) who married Edward James Westhoff (1867-1921)
• their son Edward Westhoff (1902.1957) who married Frances Roche (1902.1966)
• their son Gerald Westhoff (1928-2012) who married Mary Carmel Boushell (1926-1974)
• Dermot Edward Patrick Westhoff

1811

Born in Ireland, no records found for this, the date is from the census records

1861

Living at 3 Halls Court, Liverpool, Lancashire with her son Cornelius and family

* Cornelius Horris - age 29, corn porter, (head)

* Mary Horris - age 26 (wife)

* Mary Horris - age 4 (daughter)

* Joseph Horris - age 2 (son)

* Ann Horris - age 50 (widow, mother)

* Joseph Horris - age 23, dock labourer (brother)

* Monica Horris - age 16 (sister)

* Augustine Horris - age 14 (brother)

* Anne Horris - age 12 (sister)

* James Howard - age 18, corn porter (boarder)

1871

Living at 63 Raymond Street, Liverpool, Lancashire with her daughter Monica and family

* James Cunningham - age 25, porter (head)

* Monica Cunningham - age 25 (wife)

* Thomas Cunningham - age 3 (son)

* Ann Horris - age 60 (widow, mother in law)

 

Date of death

I haven't been able to find any records for this as yet.

 

Children

Cornelius (1832-1896) married Mary Maloney

Joseph (1838-1874) married Mary Doyle

Elinor (1840-????)

Monica (1845-1913) married James Cunningham

Augustine (1845-1846)

Augustine (1846-????)

Anne (1848-1937) married James Brown

Surname: Goodwin

The surname Goodwin links back through my great grandmother Mary Ellen Goodwin as follows:

Sheila Hooley

married

John Stanton Wain

Children:

Judith Yvonne Wain

Sandra Louise Wain

 

Eric Hooley (1908-1992)

married

Brenda Meakin (1912-1982)

Children:

Ewart Keith Hooley

Sheila Hooley

Gillian Hooley

 

Mary Ellen Goodwin  (1883-1955)

married 

Percy Hooley (1882-1919)

Children:

Leslie (1907-1907)

Eric (1908-1992)

Norman (1911-1981)

Frank (1913-1998)

Dennis Hammond (1918-2003)

George Hedley Goodwin (1860-1928)

married

Mary Caroline Houghton (1858-1929)

hildren:

Mary Ellen (1883-1955)

Minnie Amelia (1888-1969)

Edith Annie (1894-1912)

Benjamin Goodwin (1810 1879)

married

Jane Crump (1825-1914)

Children:

Jane Elizabeth (1851-1896)

Rebecca Dutton (1853-1898)

Mary (1854-1948)

Martha Ellen (1856-1904)

Emma Amelia (1859-1899)

George Hedley (1860-1928)

Jonathan (1863-1952)

Minnie (1867- 1879)

Ernest Edward (1869-1871)

Jonathan Goodwin 1777-1863)

married

Ann Dutton (1782-1845)

Children:

Thomas (1806-1879)

Benjamin (1810-1879)

Jonathan (1813-1862)

Ann (1814-????)

Sarah (1817-????)

Rebecca (1819-1892)

Ellen (1824-????)

Martha (1827-1845)