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Marriage of John Isherwood to Elizabeth Martin

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Lianne

Lianne Report 16 Feb 2016 16:42

Help, I can't seem to find their marriage which will help me with their fathers names.
They seem to spend their life in and around Manchester.
Daughter Ann (Annie) Isherwood was born on 26/5/1876 in Fishpool Workhouse, Farnworth, Lancaster.
John at the time was a stripper and grinder of cotton cards and later on I see he is listed as a grinder. (I am not sure what this occupation is)
Many thanks for reading.

Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 17:04

Ann's birth for reference:

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1876
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ISHERWOOD Ann Farnworth Bolton MARTIN FTH/43/413

Dea x

Lianne

Lianne Report 16 Feb 2016 17:30

Thank you, to confirm I do have that certificate so I know mother's maiden name was Martin.
I just don't know where else to look for John & Elizabeth's marriage information.
Any suggestions?

Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 17:49

Is there any other name mentioned for her mother on that cert Lianne - perhaps she was previously married and they married under her first husband's name?

Dea x

Lianne

Lianne Report 16 Feb 2016 17:55

http://mv.ancestry.co.uk/viewer/a5c81af0-68ba-4d2a-a4da-607fc903e132/32253221/18213738456

http://person.ancestry.co.uk/tree/32253221/person/18213738456/facts

this is the link to the certificate I have, not sure if it will work though.

All it says is Elizabeth Isherwood formerly Martin but it could read marlin or mailin??? tricky hand writing I must say!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 16 Feb 2016 18:20

what a coincidence :-D

Name John F Isherwood
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1986
Registration District Blackpool & Fylde
County Lancashire
Event Place Blackpool & Fylde, Lancashire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Martin
Volume 40
Page 207

John F Isherwood probably married one of the following people
Name Joan W Martin

Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 18:30

Thanks Lianne - It doesn't appear that she had married previously then.

I will see what I can find.

I see that Anne was still in the Workhouse on 1881 census but with her parents on 1891.

I will see if I can trace them through.

Dea x

P.S.
Old Occupations:

Stripper Cleaned the carding machines in mills

Grinder Maintained a carding machine in textile mills


Dea x

malyon

malyon Report 16 Feb 2016 19:12

i cant find them on the 1891 census there is one annie with father john but mother is harriet

there is a annie showen as niece in 1891

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Attach to Family Tree
Annie Isherwood
England and Wales Census, 1891
Name Annie Isherwood
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Lancashire
Parish Widnes
Ecclesiastical Parish ST AMBROSE
Registration District Prescot
Residence Note Barrows Green Lane
Gender Female
Age 15
Marital Status Single
Occupation Domestic Servant
Relationship to Head of Household Niece
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876
Birthplace Lancashire, England
Page Number 50
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 3013/ 115
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

Thomas Clare Head M 63 Lancashire, England
Mary Ann Clare Wife F 64 Lancashire, England
Annie Isherwood Niece F 15 Lancashire,

Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 19:37

I think she is this one Malyon ??


Name Elizabeth Isherwood
Age 50
Estimated Birth Year abt 1841
Relation Wife
Spouse's Name John Isherwood
Gender Female
Where born Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil parish Manchester
Ecclesiastical parish St Jude
County/Island Lancashire
Country England
Registration district Manchester
Sub registration district Ancoats
ED, institution, or vessel 34
Piece 3233
Folio 80A
Page number 25
Household Members
Name Age
John Isherwood 51 Grinder A
Elizabeth Isherwood 50
Annie Isherwood 14

at 6 Canning Place

Dea x

alviegal

alviegal Report 16 Feb 2016 19:45

On the 1881 census for Annie at the workhouse, there is a 72 year old James Isherwood a few lines down from her.

Doesn't help with a marriage but may prove relevant somewhere.

Lianne

Lianne Report 16 Feb 2016 20:19

Thank you all for your assistance, I also think the above is correct. I did wonder if John & Elizabeth had any other children as they must have been mid 30's when they had Ann (Annie) in the workhouse.

I can see Elizabeth also in the workhouse on 1881 info but not John, did try to find him and there are a few John Isherwood as lodgers but it was hard to pin him down.

Without marriage certificate is it possible go back any further or am I at the end of the line now :-(

Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 21:52

Off to bed now but will leave you with this:

Births:

1882:
ISHERWOOD Joseph H Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/8/109


1883:
ISHERWOOD Bertha Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/8/258


1886:
ISHERWOOD Minnie Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/8/423


1889:
ISHERWOOD Harold Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/9/66


1891:
ISHERWOOD Gertrude Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/9/198


1893:
ISHERWOOD Charlotte Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/9/287





1895?????
ISHERWOOD James Tottington Bury MARTIN TOTT/23/28



1899:ISHERWOOD Ethel H Edgworth Bolton MARTIN EDG/10/160

ISHERWOOD Mary Ellen Elton Bury MARTIN ELT/46/36

I think we can ignore the 'Bury' Ones loking at the above !!!



Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1903
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ISHERWOOD Bessie Turton Bolton MARTIN TUR/26/222


More in Bury, then Wigan and Leigh ! - no more in Bolton

Dea x


Dea

Dea Report 16 Feb 2016 22:05

Will take this up again tomorrow afternoon when grandchildren have gone home !!!

Dea Xxx

Dea

Dea Report 17 Feb 2016 07:35

You can forget all the above births as they belong to another couple - William & Hannah :-(

Dea x

Lianne

Lianne Report 17 Feb 2016 09:10

Amazing Dea, I clearly have much to learn. Can I ask where you searched for the birth records? was it through Genes Reunited?

Do you think I should order the birth certificates to see their movements and John's occupation status during that period?

Surely they must have got married?!?!

Thank you so so much, I really needed a mentor x

Lianne

Lianne Report 17 Feb 2016 09:27

Looking at the dates of birth, don't you think John & Elizabeth might be too old to still be having children in the late 1800's?

Dea

Dea Report 17 Feb 2016 09:56

As you can see from my message above Lianne, I have discounted these births as I found them to be the children of a William Isherwood and a Hannah Martin.

The information was found on these 2 FREE sites which you will find extremely useful for the Lancashire area.

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/


Dea x

Mary

Mary Report 17 Feb 2016 13:24

On the 1881 census for Annie in the Workhouse it says not known where born, but if she was born in same Workhouse then why didn't they know??

Maryb.

Lianne

Lianne Report 17 Feb 2016 17:20

I wondered that too MaryB. Change of staff? Loss of documentation? lazy book keeping??

Mary

Mary Report 17 Feb 2016 19:48

1911 If you haven't got it.
89,Malcolm Street Clayton Manchester.
John James WELLEY (Welby on original) born Bradford Lancashire
Annie born in Bolton married 15years 6 children 3 died.

The Eliza Isherwood in the same workhouse 1881 says she is single.

I was thinking that Elizabeths name on Ann's birth said Maclin as the T wasn't crossed and the R didn't look like other R's on the certificate.

Maryb.