James Unsworth & Margaret Heyes

James UNSWORTH was born in 1790 in Windle Prescott Lancashire England,
the son of George UNSWORTH & Elizabeth BATE
who had married Aug 12 1795 at St Helens Parish Church Lancashire.

Margaret HEYES was chr Mar 10 1801 in St Helen Lancashire,
the daughter of Thomas HEYES & Margaret PILKINGTON
who had married Dec 29 1794 in Farnworth Prescot.

James & Margaret had 8 children :

1) Richard b abt 1823 in Ashton-in-Makerfield
In the 1881 CENSUS,
Richard is a Blacksmith at Kings Ditch Lane Bolehall & Glascote, Warwick,
living with his daughter Mary age 28 (born Tamworth Staffordshire)

2) Margaret born May 31 1824 in Ashton / died Apr 3 1892
married to James JACKSON May 31 1847 (5 children)
at St Mary's RC Church Birchley Billinge
(James was the son of John JACKSON & Elizabeth FRODSHAM)

3) Thomas b abt 1825 in Ashton
married Ellen (2 children)
In 1851 CENSUS,
Thomas is a coalminer,
living at Jacksons Fold Haydock (2 children)

4) Joseph b abt 1829 in Ashton
married Mary (4 children)
In 1881 CENSUS,
James is living at Edges Farm, Blackrod.

5) Elizabeth b abt 1830

6) James b abt 1834 in Ashton
died May 28 1908 and buried at St Oswald's Church Cemetary Ashton
married Catherine (4 children)
In 1881 CENSUS,
James is living with wife Catherine
and children John, Ellen and Robert at Lat Lane Inn, Blackrod.

7) Robert b abt 1840 in Ashton
In 1881 CENSUS,
it appears that Robert is a boarder living at 1 Op Swan Inn Blackrod
and worked as a ' house painter' and was still unmarried.

8) John b abt 1842
In 1881 CENSUS,
John is living at 'Barker De Lane House' Blackrod.
a widower. aged 39yrs. born Ashton le Willows,
working as a Colliery Agent & Mining Engineer
and living with children John Francis and Annie Margaret.

Margaret died first in 1862 while James lived another 8 years.

James JACKSON and Margaret UNSWORTH were my 4X GR grandparents !!

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