Jane Law
ID# 121, b. 4 June 1874
Birth:
Jane Law was born on 4 June 1874 at Litlington, Royston R.D., Cambridgeshire, England,
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Jane Law was the daughter of John Law and Elizabeth Ann Scott.
Jane Law was baptised on 12 July 1874 at Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England,
Jane daughter of John Law, farm labourer & Elizth Ann. Abode: otp.
Harriett Magdalene Law
ID# 122, b. about April 1878
Birth:
Harriett Magdalene Law was born about April 1878 at Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Harriett Magdalene Law was the daughter of John Law and Elizabeth Ann Scott.
Marriage:
Harriett Magdalene Law married Wilfred Dellar about November 1899 at Royston, Hertfordshire, England,
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Children of Harriett Magdalene Law and Wilfred Dellar
- Albert W Dellar b. 1900
- Constance Dellar b. 1905
Winnie R Law
ID# 123, b. 1884
Birth:
Winnie R Law was born in 1884 at Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Winnie R Law was the daughter of John Law and Elizabeth Ann Scott.
Ernest Thomas Law
ID# 124, b. about November 1881
Birth:
Ernest Thomas Law was born about November 1881 at Litlington, Royston, Cambridgeshire, England,
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Ernest Thomas Law was the son of John Law and Elizabeth Ann Scott.
Amos Dearnaley
ID# 125, b. November 1789, d. January 1865
As a boy, age 6, Amos experienced an especially cold and bitter winter in 1795. He and his family were probably quite hungry since a food shortage was plaguing all of Cheshire. In 1801, Amos became a citizen of a "new" country: the United Kingdom; England and Ireland were joined into one. The next year the first steam boat was invented, a tug on the Forth and Clyde canal. And the very next year, 1803 the first steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick. As a child, Amos witnessed the explosion of the Steam Age.
In May 1803, Britain declared war on Napolean's Empire and his aggression. On 21 October 1805, Admiral, Lord Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar and the bells at St. Mary's church in nearby Stockport rang continuously for three days celebrating the victory.
Because of the Napoleonic War, Britain was suffering economically and at the same time, machinery was revolutionizing industry. Croppers who would take one week to harvest, were now replaced by a machine run by an unskilled person who complete the same job in one day. People rose up in revolt and riots broke out in 1812 in Stalybridge. The protestors were known as Luddites. Of all periods, this was when England was closest to a civil revolution. Amos grew up a young man in difficult and turbulent times.
In January 1814, Amos married Ann Hurst in the same church he had been christened in and worshipped at. One can only imagine the wedding in the old stone church building. The winter of 1814 was one of the coldest and most severe. Eleven months later, they had their first child.
1816 became known as the "year without a summer" due to the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. The eruption created global climate anomalies in the following years. In the Northern Hemisphere, agricultural crops failed and livestock died, resulting in the worst famine of the century.
In 1821, the population in Mottram-in-Longdendale was 1,944 and in 1831 was 2,144. The annual fair was held on April 27ths and a fair for cattle was held on October 31st. Although 1831 meant increased prosperity it was also a year of fear; a cholera epidemic swept the UK.
1832, this was the year working men were given the right to vote. And in 1833, factory owners were obliged to provide at least two hours of schooling to children in their employ aged 9-13. And unfortunately, in 1837 there was another outbreak of cholera. And this was followed by a severe winter in 1838 when frost and snow came in January and stayed through March.
- Daniel Stramara
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Some notes on Micklehurst
by Janet Davies, June 2014
The hamlet of Micklehurst was part of the township of Tintwistle, and had a border with the township of Staley (Cheshire Tithe Maps 1836-52).
In 1851, for census purposes, the registration district Ashton under Lyne contained the subdistrict of Stayley which contained the hamlet of Micklehurst, and the townships of Stayley and Matley.
The brook named Carr provides the dividing line between the hamlet of Micklehurst and the township of Staley. The area known as Carrbrook is on both sides of the brook so is in both.
As a result, 1841 census returns for the part of Carrbrook in the hamlet of Micklehurst are in HO107102/1 (district 1) whilst census returns for the part of Carrbrook in the township of Staley (including the settlement of Flash) are in HO107/102/10 (district 10).
So the enumerator, crossing the Carr Brook at the settlement of Flash, and thus moving from district 10 into district 1, would have then walked up the river on its north side. The first settlement he would have reached in district 1 (based on the tithe map of the same period) is named as Brook Houses on the 1910 OS map. In 1841, the first four households listed in district 1 are Robert Hollingworth, Amos D, John Broadbent, James D (HO107/102/1)
The Cheshire tithe map c1850 appears to show this property (plot 825 in township of Tintwistle (Micklehurst)) with several gardens (look for the squiggles joining the land to the property) ie a row of cottages. The occupier was Mary, widow of James D. Mary is shown as occupier of the entire plot but we may need to interpret this with caution. These cottages no longer exist.
In 1851 Amos, son of Amos, born 1789, gave his birthplace as Micklehurst. This implies he was born on the north side of the river. If this is correct, then the move to the settlement of Flash (assuming the family lived in the leased house at Flash) must have been between 1789 and 1795 as Flash is not in Micklehurst. It is possible that members of the extended family were at both locations at the same time – living at Brook Houses and working in the weaving loft at Flash. The 2 locations are about 500m apart.
Sources:
Cheshire Tithe Maps 1836-1852: “Tithe map of Tintwistle (township in the parish of Mottram in Longdendale), Cheshire (tithable parts only). Shows buildings (named), mills, woods, waterbodies, bridges, canal. Part 1 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Tintwistle; part 2 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Arnfield, both parts at a scale of 1 inch to 4 chains; part 3 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Micklehurst, at a scale of 1 inch to 3 chains” (A2A).
Genuki (under Ashton under Lyne): “… the subdistrict of Mottram, containing the townships of Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth, and Tintwistle, electorally in Cheshire; and the subdistrict of Stayley, containing the hamlet of Micklehurst, and the townships of Stayley and Matley, in Cheshire.”
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In May 1803, Britain declared war on Napolean's Empire and his aggression. On 21 October 1805, Admiral, Lord Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar and the bells at St. Mary's church in nearby Stockport rang continuously for three days celebrating the victory.
Because of the Napoleonic War, Britain was suffering economically and at the same time, machinery was revolutionizing industry. Croppers who would take one week to harvest, were now replaced by a machine run by an unskilled person who complete the same job in one day. People rose up in revolt and riots broke out in 1812 in Stalybridge. The protestors were known as Luddites. Of all periods, this was when England was closest to a civil revolution. Amos grew up a young man in difficult and turbulent times.
In January 1814, Amos married Ann Hurst in the same church he had been christened in and worshipped at. One can only imagine the wedding in the old stone church building. The winter of 1814 was one of the coldest and most severe. Eleven months later, they had their first child.
1816 became known as the "year without a summer" due to the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. The eruption created global climate anomalies in the following years. In the Northern Hemisphere, agricultural crops failed and livestock died, resulting in the worst famine of the century.
In 1821, the population in Mottram-in-Longdendale was 1,944 and in 1831 was 2,144. The annual fair was held on April 27ths and a fair for cattle was held on October 31st. Although 1831 meant increased prosperity it was also a year of fear; a cholera epidemic swept the UK.
1832, this was the year working men were given the right to vote. And in 1833, factory owners were obliged to provide at least two hours of schooling to children in their employ aged 9-13. And unfortunately, in 1837 there was another outbreak of cholera. And this was followed by a severe winter in 1838 when frost and snow came in January and stayed through March.
- Daniel Stramara
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Some notes on Micklehurst
by Janet Davies, June 2014
The hamlet of Micklehurst was part of the township of Tintwistle, and had a border with the township of Staley (Cheshire Tithe Maps 1836-52).
In 1851, for census purposes, the registration district Ashton under Lyne contained the subdistrict of Stayley which contained the hamlet of Micklehurst, and the townships of Stayley and Matley.
The brook named Carr provides the dividing line between the hamlet of Micklehurst and the township of Staley. The area known as Carrbrook is on both sides of the brook so is in both.
As a result, 1841 census returns for the part of Carrbrook in the hamlet of Micklehurst are in HO107102/1 (district 1) whilst census returns for the part of Carrbrook in the township of Staley (including the settlement of Flash) are in HO107/102/10 (district 10).
So the enumerator, crossing the Carr Brook at the settlement of Flash, and thus moving from district 10 into district 1, would have then walked up the river on its north side. The first settlement he would have reached in district 1 (based on the tithe map of the same period) is named as Brook Houses on the 1910 OS map. In 1841, the first four households listed in district 1 are Robert Hollingworth, Amos D, John Broadbent, James D (HO107/102/1)
The Cheshire tithe map c1850 appears to show this property (plot 825 in township of Tintwistle (Micklehurst)) with several gardens (look for the squiggles joining the land to the property) ie a row of cottages. The occupier was Mary, widow of James D. Mary is shown as occupier of the entire plot but we may need to interpret this with caution. These cottages no longer exist.
In 1851 Amos, son of Amos, born 1789, gave his birthplace as Micklehurst. This implies he was born on the north side of the river. If this is correct, then the move to the settlement of Flash (assuming the family lived in the leased house at Flash) must have been between 1789 and 1795 as Flash is not in Micklehurst. It is possible that members of the extended family were at both locations at the same time – living at Brook Houses and working in the weaving loft at Flash. The 2 locations are about 500m apart.
Sources:
Cheshire Tithe Maps 1836-1852: “Tithe map of Tintwistle (township in the parish of Mottram in Longdendale), Cheshire (tithable parts only). Shows buildings (named), mills, woods, waterbodies, bridges, canal. Part 1 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Tintwistle; part 2 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Arnfield, both parts at a scale of 1 inch to 4 chains; part 3 shows enclosed lands in the hamlet of Micklehurst, at a scale of 1 inch to 3 chains” (A2A).
Genuki (under Ashton under Lyne): “… the subdistrict of Mottram, containing the townships of Mottram, Hattersley, Hollingworth, and Tintwistle, electorally in Cheshire; and the subdistrict of Stayley, containing the hamlet of Micklehurst, and the townships of Stayley and Matley, in Cheshire.”
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Birth:
Amos Dearnaley was born in November 1789 at Micklehurst, Cheshire, England,
Birth date is an estimate.
Amos Dearnaley was the son of Amos Dearnaley and Mary Heaward.
Amos Dearnaley was baptised on 17 December 1789 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
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Marriage:
Amos Dearnaley married Ann Hurst on 3 January 1814 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
both 'of the parish of Mottram in Longdendale'
Witnesses: James Lawton & Joseph Tinker.
in 1825 Amos Dearnaley lived at Carrbrook, Cheshire, England,
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in 1850 Amos Dearnaley was a Woollen Weaver.
Death:
Amos Dearnaley died in January 1865 at Stayley, Cheshire, England, at age 75 years and 2 months
Age recorded as: 75yrs.
Amos Dearnaley was buried on 25 January 1865 at St. James' Church, Millbrook, Cheshire, England,
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Children of Amos Dearnaley and Ann Hurst
- Mary Dearnaley b. Oct 1814, d. Apr 1883
- Maria Dearnaley+ b. Mar 1816, d. 1883
- Hannah Dearnaley+ b. May 1819, d. b 1856
- Amos Dearnaley+ b. 1822, d. 14 Sep 1912
- Abel Dearnaley b. Apr 1824, d. May 1837
- William Dearnaley+ b. 31 May 1829, d. 12 Jun 1874
Ann Hurst
ID# 126, b. 1789, d. May 1867
There was a Hanah Hurst, daughter of Thomas and Phaney (unknown) Hurst christened at Mottram-in-Longdendale on 20 Sept 1789. Is this our Ann Hurst? Both the given and surname were quite common though in the area.
Her parents' marriage could be 29 May 1781 in Mottram-in-Longdendale - Thomas Hurst / Fanney Whistance
Carrbrook is a small old village near Buckton Castle. It is in the vicinity of Micklehurst.
Her parents' marriage could be 29 May 1781 in Mottram-in-Longdendale - Thomas Hurst / Fanney Whistance
Carrbrook is a small old village near Buckton Castle. It is in the vicinity of Micklehurst.
Birth:
Ann Hurst was born in 1789 at Carrbrook, Cheshire, England,
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Marriage:
Ann Hurst married Amos Dearnaley, son of Amos Dearnaley and Mary Heaward, on 3 January 1814 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
both 'of the parish of Mottram in Longdendale'
Witnesses: James Lawton & Joseph Tinker.
Death:
Ann Hurst died in May 1867 at Carrbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, at age 78 years
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Ann Hurst was buried on 11 May 1867 at Millbrook, Cheshire, England,
'No.50; abode Carr Brook; aged 78 yrs'
Millbrook Parish Burials.
Millbrook Parish Burials.
Children of Ann Hurst and Amos Dearnaley
- Mary Dearnaley b. Oct 1814, d. Apr 1883
- Maria Dearnaley+ b. Mar 1816, d. 1883
- Hannah Dearnaley+ b. May 1819, d. b 1856
- Amos Dearnaley+ b. 1822, d. 14 Sep 1912
- Abel Dearnaley b. Apr 1824, d. May 1837
- William Dearnaley+ b. 31 May 1829, d. 12 Jun 1874
James Lees
ID# 127, b. about 1804
This family is not confirmed.
The original dates we had for James Lees & Martha have not been supported by census information.
The James & Martha that some Ancestry trees show had a daughter Mary that was with the family after our Mary Ann's marriage to William D. (in 1851).
I suspect that both James & Martha died before the 1841 census. -MED.
The original dates we had for James Lees & Martha have not been supported by census information.
The James & Martha that some Ancestry trees show had a daughter Mary that was with the family after our Mary Ann's marriage to William D. (in 1851).
I suspect that both James & Martha died before the 1841 census. -MED.
Birth:
James Lees was born about 1804 at England
Perhaps:
'James S. of John & Hannah Lees. Mottram'
Mottram-in-Longdendale Baptisms 13 Nov 1808.
'James S. of John & Hannah Lees. Mottram'
Mottram-in-Longdendale Baptisms 13 Nov 1808.
Marriage:
James Lees married Martha (?) about 1825
Unlikely candidates:-
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A James Lees, cotton spinner, married a Martha Winterbottom on 5 Jan 1826 in the Church of Manchester.
Both unmarried.
Thomas signed, Martha made her mark.
Witnesses: Robt Hilton (church officer?) & Thomas Moss.
(original on Ancestry).
William Lees was the 5th child of the above couple and born in "Milking Green in the Parish of Ashton Underline". William was born 15 May 1835 and is recorded as the son of "James & Martha Lees daughter of Jonathan Winterbottom Joiner [Baw?] Lane in the Parish of Oldham in the County of Lancaster" Father James is recorded as a Cotton Spinner of Milking Green.
Piece 0968: Lees, Zion Chapel, Parish of Ashton-Under-Lyne (Methodist New Connexion), 1829-1837
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A James Lees married a Martha Evans on 21 May 1821 at Holy Trinity Church in Chester, Cheshire. (original on FMP).
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There may also be another James Lees & Martha who raised a family in Oldham at this time.
Also another pair in Almondbury, Yorkshire.
in 1832 James Lees lived at Micklehurst, Cheshire, England,
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in 1850 James Lees was a Farmer
(recorded at daughter Mary Ann's 1850 marriage.)
Children of James Lees and Martha (?)
- Edward Lees b. Oct 1830
- Mary Ann Lees+ b. 22 Apr 1832, d. 29 Dec 1904
Mary Dearnaley
ID# 128, b. October 1814, d. April 1883
Birth:
Mary Dearnaley was born in October 1814 at Micklehurst, Cheshire, England,
Birth date is an estimate.
Mary Dearnaley was the daughter of Amos Dearnaley and Ann Hurst.
Mary Dearnaley was baptised on 27 November 1814 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
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Death:
Mary Dearnaley died in April 1883 at Ashton-under-Lyne R.D., Lancashire, England, at age 68 years and 6 months
Indexed as Mary Dearnaley, aged 68.
Mary Dearnaley was buried on 23 April 1883 at Millbrook, Cheshire, England,
'No.505; Mary Dearnally; abode Stayley; aged 68 years'
Millbrook Parish Burials.
Millbrook Parish Burials.
Maria Dearnaley
ID# 129, b. March 1816, d. 1883
Birth:
Maria Dearnaley was born in March 1816 at Micklehurst, Cheshire, England,
Birth date is an estimate.
Marriage: of Stayley.
Marriage: of Stayley.
Maria Dearnaley was the daughter of Amos Dearnaley and Ann Hurst.
Maria Dearnaley was baptised on 14 April 1816 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
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in 1846 Maria Dearnaley lived at Carr Brook, Micklehurst, Cheshire, England,
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in 1853 Maria Dearnaley was a Woolen Weaver.
Marriage:
Maria Dearnaley married Abel Hollingworth on 21 February 1853 at St. Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
Entry No. 54
Abel Hollingworth 36 Bachelor, Labourer res: Stayley fa: ---
Maria Dearnaley 36 Spinster,Reeler res: Stayley fa: Amos Dearnaley, Woolen-weaver
Witnesses: Ralph Woolley & Richard Nuttall
Entry No. 55
John Dearnaley 30 Bachelor, Book-keeper res: Mottram fa: John Dearnaley, Rollercoverer
Melicent Mellor 27 Spinster,Roller- cover res: Mottram fa: ---
Witnesses: James Thornely & Joseph Dearnaley
This appears to be a joint wedding.
What was the relationship between Maria Dearnaley & John Dearnaley?
See John DearnaleySt Michaels and All Angels, Mottram in Longdendale.
Death:
Maria Dearnaley died in 1883 at age 66 years
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Child of Maria Dearnaley and James Taylor
- Alice Dearnaley b. 10 Feb 1846, d. abt Feb 1924
Hannah Dearnaley
ID# 130, b. May 1819, d. before 1856
Birth:
Hannah Dearnaley was born in May 1819 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
Birth date is an estimate.
Hannah Dearnaley was the daughter of Amos Dearnaley and Ann Hurst.
Hannah Dearnaley was baptised on 13 June 1819 at Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
recorded as:
Hannah Dearnelley; father: Hamas Dearnelley; mother: Ann
FamilySearch (transcription only.)
Hannah Dearnelley; father: Hamas Dearnelley; mother: Ann
FamilySearch (transcription only.)
Marriage:
Hannah Dearnaley married Ralph Woolley, son of John Woolley and Mary (?), on 3 January 1845 at St. Michael's Church, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England,
Rafe Woolley 26 Bachelor, Slubber res: Stayley fa: John Woolley, Cloth Miller
Hannah Dearneley 26 Spinster, Wool Feeder res: Stayley fa: Amos Dearneley, Weaver
witnesses: Robert Wooley & William HarropSt Michaels and All Angels, Mottram in Longdendale.
Death:
Hannah Dearnaley died before 1856
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Children of Hannah Dearnaley and Ralph Woolley
- William Henry Dearnaley+ b. 29 Jun 1843, d. Jul 1876
- George F Woolley b. 1847, d. abt Aug 1928
- Betsey Woolley b. 1849