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help finding charlotte please

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lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 28 Dec 2009 17:38

the 2 witnesses??

Marriage: 21 May 1888 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
Thomas Renshall - 40 Watchmaker Widower of Prescot
Sarah Pickavance - (X), 22 Spinster of Prescot
Groom's Father: Thomas Renshall, deceased, Clogger
Bride's Father: John Pickavance, Labourer
Witness: Richard Smith, (X); Martha Smith, (X)
Married by Banns by: D.Holland Stubbs
Register: Marriages 1878 - 1892, Page 179, Entry 358
Source: LDS Film 1657597

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 28 Dec 2009 17:25

I assume you have the marriage certificate but in case you have not

Marriage: 19 Apr 1886 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
John Winstanley - 41 Labourer Bachelor of Prescot
Sophia Renshall - 30 Spinster of Prescot
Groom's Father: John Winstanley, deceased, Contractor
Witness: Thomas Renshall; Sarah Pickavance, (X)
Married by Banns by: Frederick Lee
Register: Marriages 1878 - 1892, Page 140, Entry 279
Source: LDS Film 1657597

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 28 Dec 2009 13:47

LOL Linda!

We've all done something like that - don't worry.

I had one gr gr grandma who took out banns with a chap, had a baby 9 months later, finally married him 4 years after that! Still do not know why though!

Jill

Carter

Carter Report 28 Dec 2009 13:40

DOH !!! i didnt look under winstanley i just presumed her name would be renshall as sophia and john didnt get married till 1886. so it looks like they lived together but didnt marry till years later. wonder what the tale behind that is ! thanks so much. i feel like a real idiot missing that one
cheers linda x

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 28 Dec 2009 13:37

Charlotte Winstanley
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sophia
Gender: Female
Where born: Huyton, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Prescot
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address: 51 Houghton St
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: Prescot
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
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Household Members:
Name Age
John Winstanley 34
Sophia Winstanley 25
Charlotte Winstanley 3

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Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3729; Folio: 59A; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1341893.

Carter

Carter Report 28 Dec 2009 13:34

I have a family on the 1891/1901 census but i am trying to find the mother and eldest daughter on the 1881 census. i have tried various spellings of the name but not having much luck.


1891 England Census
about Sophia Winstanley
Name: Sophia Winstanley
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: Prescot
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Prescot
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

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Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: Prescot
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
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Household Members:
Name Age
John Winstanley 45
Sophia Winstanley 35
Charlotte Winstanley 13 (SURNAME SHOULD BE RENSHALL )
Elizabeth Winstanley 8 (SURNAME SHOULD BE RENSHALL )

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Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3016; Folio 65; Page 27; GSU roll: 6098126.



1901 England Census
about Sophia Winstanley
Name: Sophia Winstanley
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Prescot, Lancashire, England

Civil parish: St Helen
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: St Helen
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Prescot
Sub-registration district: St Helens
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
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Household schedule number: 64
Household Members:
Name Age
James Fairclough 27
Mary Fairclough 25
Mary Fairclough 4
Thomas Fairclough 3
Charles A Fairclough 9 months
John Winstanley 56
Sophia Winstanley 46
Elizabeth Renshaw 18 ( SHOULD BE RENSHALL )
John Renshaw 3 months ( SHOULD BE WINSTANLEY )

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Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3521; Folio: 11; Page: 13.

this is their marriage in 1886

Name: John Winstanley
Spouse : Sophia Renshall
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Prescot
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 900

cant find anything before 1891 for daughter CHARLOTTE RENSHALL BORN 1878 HUYTON QUARRY LANCASHIRE

Any help would be much appreciated
many thanks
linda x