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james and mary dewhurst lived in Failsworth

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Margaret

Margaret Report 24 Feb 2014 15:42

am greatgranddaughter of the above ,children were Ida,Lena,Percy ,Lester,Albert,Frank,,Nellie ,my grandfather was Frank.
Would be grateful of any information related to the above people and their descendants .
Margaret

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2014 15:47

What research gave you done so far ?

Have you looked in Search Trees to see if anyone is researching the same family

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Feb 2014 16:11

Have you looked on Freebmd? There is only one birth/marriage for a Lena Dewhurst in Prestwich (which covers Failsworth) for example.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

The names are distinctive enough to give this a try.

Just a tip - always specify county as well as place name, as not everyone knows where Failsworth is!

Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Feb 2014 16:15

For info:

1901 England Census
Name: James Dewhurst
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mary Dewhurst
Birth Place: Failsworth, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Failsworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Failsworth St John the Evangelist
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Prestwich
Sub-registration district: Failsworth

James Dewhurst 51
Mary Dewhurst 54
Ida Dewhurst 27
Lena Dewhurst 25
Percy Dewhurst 23
Lester Dewhurst 20
Albert Dewhurst 17
Frank Dewhurst 14
Nellie Dewhurst 11
James Widdall 60 Brother-in-law

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2014 16:15

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1911 England Census about Lester Dewhurst
Name: Lester Dewhurst
Age in 1911: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Failsworth, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Failsworth
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 2 Claremont St Failsworth
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Registration district: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration district: Failsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 24237
Household Members:
Name Age
Lester Dewhurst 30
Carlinda Dewhurst 32
Clifford Dewhurst 5

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 24237.


Married 6 years 1 child born

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Feb 2014 16:29

Lena's marriage entry is transcribed wrongly - I think she might have married Gladstone Taylor:

Marriages Mar 1907 (>99%)
DEWHURST Lena Prestwich 8d _0_

Marriages Mar 1907 (>99%)
CHEETHAM Florry Prestwich 8d 605
TAYLOR Gladstone Prestwich 8d 605
Whittaker Ellis Prestwich 8d 605


1911 England Census about Lena Taylor
Name: Lena Taylor
Age in 1911: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Failsworth, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Failsworth
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 163 Minor St Failsworth
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration district: Failsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Piece: 24234
Household Members:
Name Age
Gladystone Taylor 33
Lena Taylor 35

Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Feb 2014 16:48

Percy still unmarried 1911:

1911 England Census
Name: Percy Dewhurst
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Failsworth Parish, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Failsworth
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 134 Failsworth Minor St
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Textile (fitter)
Registration district: Prestwich
Registration District Number: 467
Sub-registration district: Failsworth

James Dewhurst 61
Percy Dewhurst 33
Frank Dewhurst 24
Nelly Dewhurst 21

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Feb 2014 16:49

A guess for Nellie:

Marriages Jun 1913 (>99%)
Dewhurst Harold Dewhurst Prestwich 8d 671
Dewhurst Nellie Dewhurst Prestwich 8d 671

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Feb 2014 14:02

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1337110

Margaret

Margaret Report 26 Feb 2014 17:14

Thanks to everyone , have a lot of this info already but you have given me some new ideas, very grateful
Margaret