My Father's side of the
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My Mother's side of the
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At the moment my main search is for information
regarding my great-great grandparents, James Bickerstaffe and Ann Lund.
James Bickerstaffe, was born 4 July, 1852, in the county of
Lancashire, England. He married Ann Lund on May 10, 1873 at St. Paul's,
Marton, Lancashire, England, near Blackpool. Ann was baptised 8 May 1853
in Marton. She was the daughter of Thomas and Jenny Lund. Witnesses to the
marriage, were Betty Bickerstaffe and John Fisher.
(Interesting little note....the father of Thomas Lund was
one, Robert Bickerstaffe. It seems the Bickerstaffe line was connected to
the Lunds prior to James and Ann getting married.)
James and Ann had a daugher named Nancy who was baptised in 1873. A son,
John Thomas (my great grandfather) was born on 16 December, 1875. A son
William was born circa 1878-79.
In the 1881 UK census, Ann and her three children are listed as residing
in the Kirkham Workhouse (Home for the poor). Where was James?
A daughter named Thomasine was born 2 October, 1885, in Blowing Sands,
Marton, Lancs and baptised in 1887. A son Richard was also born 8 January,
1887, in Blowing Sands, Marton. The birth certificates lists Ann
Bickerstaffe (formerly Lund) as a Charwoman. The name of the father is
omitted from both of these birth records. In a 1891 census, Thomasine and
Richard are listed as paupers in the Haslingden Union Workhouse. What
happened to Ann?
A burial record at St. Johns Baxenden, indicates that Richard
resided at 2 Alma Place, Baxenden and that he was buried 26 January, 1911,
aged 24 years. His sister, Thomasine is listed as next of kin on the
record. Her address at the time is listed as Back Parliament Street in
Bury, Lancashire.
On 19 June, 1915, Thomasine (Thomasina), married married Joseph Hilton at the Warrington Register Office, Warrington County Borough, Lancashire. They had one son, George, who was born 19 September, 1916. George married Kathleen Gladys Rix on 16 April, 1942 in Blackburn, Lancashire.
No other information at this time about Nancy,
William or Richard. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who can shed more light on these four children.
If you have any information or can add some pieces the above puzzle,
please contact me.
I should also mention a wonderful Bickerstaffe/Bickerstaff site
that Bruce Bickerstaff in Australia has put up on the web. Visit his site
and have your name added to the list. This is a great source of
information for people researching the
Bickerstaffe/Bickerstaff/Biggarstaff names.
The
World-Wide Bickerstaff Home Page is an excellent site.
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS:
My
cousin, Bill Harrison, in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire also has a
family web site.
He has written the following books: "The Harrisons of Gisburn Forest",
"Out of Aigden" and "The Lunds". You can obtain more
information by visiting his site.
Patty Hopkinson,
another distant cousin, has been researching the
Cardwell family,
the Wilkinson
family and other names in Lancashire, England.
Pilon Internationalwill take you to another genealogy site linked to my family. Jacques Prou dit le Poitevin, my first Proulx ancestor in Canada, married Jeanne Pilon in 1706 in Lachine, Québec. The Pilon International site begins with Jeanne's parents, Antoine Pilon and Marie-Anne Brunet. Amazingly, the home of Antoine Pilon, circa 1706-1710 is still standing and can be seen on this web site.
Claude Ouimet is another new found relation!!! He has a wonderful site where you can find all sorts of information regarding our PROULX HERITAGE. When you go to Claude's site, follow the link for Gabrielle Johanna Ouimet is the daughter of Claude Gabriel Phillias Ouimet.
The Lancashire Link List is about Lancashire - its past, present
and future. It contains a great genealogy section.
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