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Robert MACKNEY

Robert MACKNEY

Male 1864 - 1945  (81 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 69 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Robert MACKNEY 
    Birth 19 Jan 1864  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Address: Ventnor Street 
    • Father listed as Journeyman Wood Turner
      Mother couldn't write her name
      GRO as Robert Wilton
    Gender Male 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Oldham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 7y 
    Address: 65 Radcliffe Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Lodger (Grandson)
      Scholar
      Indexed as Weltin
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Oldham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 17y 
    Address: Tommyfield, Caravan 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
      Musician
      Surname is Wilton at this point
      Born Leeds
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  Oldham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Musician 
    Age: 17y 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 28y 
    Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St. 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
      As Mackney
      Born Leeds
      Musician
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Musician 
    Age: 28y 
    Court Case 30 Mar 1893  Patricroft, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Robert Mackney charged with cruelty to a horse.
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Durham, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 40y 
    Address: New House Rd, Esh. In caravans 
    • As Mackney
      Family gave no details to census enumerator.
    Newpspaper Entry 11 Nov 1905  [9] 
    Age: 41y 
    • Article about Robert Mackney in 'The Era'
      Note that the comment about the the long line of Mackneys being in the business for 200 years is probably applicable to his mother's line.
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Age: 47y 
    • Showman
      Ghost Pavillion
      Been married 21 years
      13 children (7 living 6 dead)
      Born Leeds
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Age: 57y 6m 
    Address: Caravan, The Lake 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Painter - Sunderland District Council

      Number of Children (under16) by age:- (2) 11, 14
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address: 11 Bowlby Street 
    • Born: 1864
      Cinema Attendant
      As Mackney
    Obituary 1945  Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • As Mackney
    Name Robert Wilton 
    Reference Number BR 0062a 
    Death Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945  Durham, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Age: 81y 
    Person ID I252  Simpson
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2022 

    Father Thomas MCNAIR,   b. 22 Sep 1840, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Margaret LOMAS,   b. 17 Aug 1846, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1901, Auckland, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jun 1863  Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    • His father: Bricklayer, Her father: Musician
    Notes 
    • The Mackney's had a 'Ghost Pavillion' at one point. it can be seen in one of the photographs.

      The following is a description:

      "A ghost show using a magic lantern to project images of ghosts, skeletons, and other macabre beings onto a screen was referred to as a "phantasmagoria" (a collection of ghosts). Loud explosions, thunderclaps and a smokey atomosphere (created with dry ice) added to the special effects. "
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth STEPHENSON,   b. Abt 1868, Dudley, West Midlands, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1932, Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1889  Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18] 
    • Both living in Brackley St. He at 95 she at 89
      He is a Painter, she is a Domestic Servant
      Her father is given as Thomas Powell, Gardener, Deceased
      His father is given as Thomas Mackney, Joiner
      Witness: Annie Clegg (Robert's sister]
    Children 
     1. Unknown MACKNEY
     2. Unknown MACKNEY
    +3. Elizabeth Ann MACKNEY,   b. 29 Nov 1890, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Arthur MACKNEY,   b. 20 Jun 1892, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1903 and Jun 1903, Middllesborough, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     5. Robert MACKNEY,   b. 22 Dec 1895, Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1899 and Mar 1899, Tynemouth, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     6. Alfred MACKNEY,   b. 25 Jan 1896, Prestwich, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1896 and Jun 1896, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Thomas Wilfred MACKNEY,   b. Between Oct 1897 and Dec 1897, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1898 and Mar 1898, Gateshead, Sunderland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +8. Leonora MACKNEY,   b. 5 Jan 1899, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1989, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +9. George Frederick Hare MACKNEY,   b. 31 Dec 1900, Esh Winning, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. David MACKNEY,   b. 21 Jun 1903, Murton, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1995, Hull, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +11. Margaret MACKNEY,   b. Between Apr 1905 and Jun 1905, Byers Green, County Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Agnes MACKNEY,   b. 23 May 1907, Cambuslang, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1968 and Sep 1968, Teesside, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +13. Lauretta May MACKNEY,   b. 21 May 1910, Busbeek, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1997 and Jun 1997, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F91  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address: Ventnor Street - 19 Jan 1864 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 7y,Address: 65 Radcliffe Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 17y,Address: Tommyfield, Caravan - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Musician,Age: 17y - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Sep 1889 - Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 28y,Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St. - 5 Apr 1891 - Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Musician,Age: 28y - 5 Apr 1891 - Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - 30 Mar 1893 - Patricroft, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 40y,Address: New House Rd, Esh. In caravans - 31 Mar 1901 - Durham, County Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 47y - 2 Apr 1911 - Ushaw Moor, County Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 57y 6m,Address: Caravan, The Lake - 19 Jun 1921 - Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address: 11 Bowlby Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - 1945 - Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 81y - Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945 - Durham, County Durham, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Photo - Robert Mackney    		Photo - Robert Mackney
    Sent by Philip Wheatley
    RobertMackney    		RobertMackney
    Mackney, Robert - The Era, 1905    		Mackney, Robert - The Era, 1905

  • Notes 
    • Wife listed as Mrs R in 1891 & 1901 censuses [Mrs R(obert) ?]
      BMD gives a Robert Mackney getting married 1889 OND Bolton 8C 446
      possible spouses Elizabeth Stephenson, Agnes Isherwood
      Elizabeth is favourite as I think I've found Agnes with the other male on the page in 1891census
    • Wife is possible Elizabeth Stephenson
      See marriage: 1899 JAS Bolton 8C 446

  • Sources 
    1. [S726] Birth Cert - Mackney, Robert (as Wilton), 1 Jan 1980.
      As Robert Wilton

    2. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1864 JFM Leeds 9b 452.
      GRO Checked

    3. [S1414] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-2785-2785F-008, 20 Feb 2016, RG101/2785F/008/16.

    4. [S715] 1871 Census - RG 10/4094 F209 P37 - Macnair, Thomas & Margaret, 1 Jan 1980.

    5. [S37] 1881 Census - RG 11/4068 F108 P41 - Lomas, Robert, 1 Jan 1980.

    6. [S64] 1891 Census - RG 12/3177 F070 P37 - Lomas, Margaret, 1 Jan 1980.

    7. [S1168] Newspaper Cutting - Robert Mackney - Court Case, 2 Feb 2013.

    8. [S104] 1901 Census - RG 13/4674 F108 P57 - Mackney, Robert, 1 Jan 1980.

    9. [S1978] Article - The Era - Mackney, Robert, 15 Apr 2018.

    10. [S701] 1911 Census - RG 14/29952 SN212 - Mackney, 1 Jan 1980.

    11. [S3827] 1921 Census RG15-24729-0799 - Mackney, Robert (1864), 10 Oct 2022.

    12. [S1330] Obituary - Mackney, Robert, 1 Jan 1980.

    13. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1945 JAS Durham N 10A 406.
      As Mackney

    14. [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106, 18 Oct 2014, Yes 1863 AMJ BRADFORD YKS 9b 160.

    15. [S3260] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - Lomas, Margaret - PR Copy, 27 Nov 2019.

    16. [S1184] Marriage Cert - Mackney, Robert - Stephenson, Elizabeth, 26 Feb 2013.

    17. [S718] Marriage Cert - Robert Mackney & Elizabeth Stephenson [Transcript], 30 Apr 2009.
      Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project
      http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Farnworth-with-Kearsley/stjohn/marriages_1886-1893.html

    18. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 30 Apr 2009, 1889 JAS Bolton 8C 446.


 

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