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William Greenhalgh DUNN

William Greenhalgh DUNN

Male 1831 - 1905  (74 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 55 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William Greenhalgh DUNN  [1
    Birth 1 Apr 1831  Quakers Field, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Baptism 22 May 1831  Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Living at Quakers Field, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire
      Baptised as William Dunn, not William Greenhalgh Dunn
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 10y 
    • HO107/540, Book 9, Folio 53, Page 25
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 19y 
    • HO107/2212, Folio 305, Page 20
      Son, Unmarried, Cotton Weaver
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  North Easterly Side Holcombe Road, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 30y 
    • RG9/2838, Folio 125, Page 11
      Head, Married, Railway Porter
    1871 Census 2 Apr 1871  Kirk Lees, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 40y 
    • RG10/3947, Folio 116, Page 9
      Head, Married, Cotton Weaver
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  Market Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 50y 
    • RG11/3851, Folios 164 & 165, Pages 58 & 59
      Head, Married, Ag Lab
    1891 Census 5 Apr 1891  Whip Row, Tottington Lower End, Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Age: 60y 
    • RG12/3129, Folio 4, Page 1
      Head, Married, Plate Layer Railway
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  32 Rhode Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Age: 70y 
    • RG13/3635, Folio 93, Page 18
      Father-in-Law, Married, Retired Plate-Layer
    P-Code P 0022 
    Reference Number M 0114aP 
    Death Between Jul 1905 and Sep 1905  Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Age: 74y 
    • JAS 1905 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 350
      Death Registered as William Greenhalgh Dunn
    Burial 27 Sep 1905  Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Age: 74y 
    • Previously Lived at Tottington
    Person ID I498  Vernon
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    Father John DUNN,   b. Abt 1795, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1875, Birtle Union Workhouse, Birtle, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Alice GREENHALGH,   b. 28 Dec 1798, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1873, Kirklees, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1819  Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • John was a Bachelor, Weaver
      Alice was a Spinster
      Both of Bury Parish
      Neither could sign their name
    Family ID F495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Baker YOXALL,   b. Bef 6 May 1829, Middlewich, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1910 and Dec 1910, 28 Market Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 81 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jun 1854  Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17, 18
    • AMJ 1854 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 430
      William was a Bachelor, Weaver, Living at Tottington
      Hannah was a Spinster, Living at Tottington
      Both signed their names
      Listed on Lancashire Marriage Indexes as William Quinn
    Children 
    +1. Walker DUNN,   b. 30 Jun 1854, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1929 and Jun 1929, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Alice DUNN,   b. 10 Sep 1856, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1936 and Mar 1936, 2 Bentley Fold, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +3. Eliza DUNN,   b. 23 Dec 1858, Holcombe Lane, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1904 and Sep 1904, 6 Cop Hill, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     4. John DUNN,   b. Between Apr 1861 and Jun 1861, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jane DUNN,   b. 27 May 1863, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. William DUNN,   b. 22 May 1865, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1946, 11 Wellbank Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +7. Hannah DUNN,   b. 12 Jun 1867, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1948, The Infirmary, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     8. Roger DUNN,   b. 6 Aug 1869, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1892 and Dec 1892, Acre Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     9. Sarah Ann DUNN,   b. 9 Aug 1872, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1891 and Mar 1891, Half Acre Villas, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Apr 1831 - Quakers Field, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 22 May 1831 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - Age: 10y - 6 Jun 1841 - Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - Age: 19y - 30 Mar 1851 - Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jun 1854 - Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 30y - 7 Apr 1861 - North Easterly Side Holcombe Road, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - Age: 40y - 2 Apr 1871 - Kirk Lees, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - Age: 50y - 3 Apr 1881 - Market Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1891 Census - Age: 60y - 5 Apr 1891 - Whip Row, Tottington Lower End, Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1901 Census - Age: 70y - 31 Mar 1901 - 32 Rhode Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 74y - Between Jul 1905 and Sep 1905 - Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 74y - 27 Sep 1905 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM GREENHALGH DUNN

      Could sign his name when married

      Living with Hannah until 1881 Census but they were living apart in the following censuses.

      ADDRESSES:
      Quakers Field, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire (22 May 1831)
      Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (06 June 1841)
      Quakersfield, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (30 March 1851)
      Tottington, Bury, Lancashire (29 June 1854)
      Holcombe Lane, Tottington, Bury, Lancahsire (23 December 1858)
      North Easterly Side Holcombe Road, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (07 April 1861)
      Kirklees, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871)
      Kirklees, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire (23 July 1873)
      Market Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881)
      Whip Row, Tottington Lower End, Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire (05 April 1891)
      32 Rhode Street, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (31 March 1901)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      - (06 June 1841)
      Cotton Weaver (30 March 1851)
      Weaver ( 29 June 1854)
      Cotton Hand Loom Weaver (23 December 1858)
      Railway Porter (07 April 1861)
      Cotton Weaver (02 April 1871)
      Ag Lab (03 April 1881)
      Labourer (11 August 1889)
      Plate Layer Railway (05 April 1891)
      Retired Plate-Layer (31 March 1901)

      CENSUSES: (1831-1905)
      06 June 1841 - yes
      30 March 1851 - yes
      07 April 1861 - yes
      02 April 1871 - yes
      03 April 1881 - yes
      05 April 1891 - yes
      31 March 1901 - yes
    • Parish Registers:

      Baptism: Found -
      Marriage:
      Burial: Found
    • Wills & Administrations Index - Not Found
    • Last checked: 13 March 2022

  • Sources 
    1. [S446] Certificate - Marriage - Masser, Howarth Yates & Dunn, Eliza - 1889, 11 May 2007, JAS 1889 Bury 8c 701 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S2462] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Dunn, William - 1831 - Tottington, 23 Mar 2013, Page 187, No. 1493.

    3. [S591] Courtesy of Contact: Anne Argile, 23 Nov 2008.

    4. [S2126] Church - Tottington St Annes, Tottington, Lancashire, 11 Nov 2012.

    5. [S418] 1841 Census - Dunn, John & Alice, 28 Aug 2006, HO107/540, Book 9, Folio 53, Page 25.

    6. [S417] 1851 Census - Dunn, John & Alice, 25 Sep 2008, HO107/2212, Folio 305, Page 20.

    7. [S60] 1861 Census - Dunn, William & Hannah, 30 Aug 2008, RG9/2838, Folio 125, Page 11.

    8. [S165] 1871 Census - Dunn, William & Hannah, 11 Mar 2006, RG10/3947, Folio 116, Page 9.

    9. [S170] 1881 Census - Dunne, William & Hannah, 2 Apr 2006, RG11/3851, Folios 164 & 165, Pages 58 & 59.

    10. [S193] 1891 Census - Dunn, William, 13 Nov 2005, RG12/3129, Folio 4, Page 1.

    11. [S298] 1901 Census - Masser, Howarth Y & Eliza, 12 Oct 2007, RG13/3635, Folio 93, Page 18.

    12. [S2473] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Burial - Dunn, William - 1905 - Tottington, 24 Mar 2013, Page 21, No. 164.

    13. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 6 Sep 2008, JAS 1905 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 350.

    14. [S2695] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Dunn, John & Greenhalgh, Alice - 1819 - Bury, 1 Oct 2013, Page 65, No. 195.

    15. [S447] Certificate - Marriage - Dunn, William & Yoxall, Hannah - 1854, 12 May 2007, AMJ 1854 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 430 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S6482] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Dunn, William & Yoxall, Hannah - 1854 - Bury, 13 Mar 2022, Page 242, No. 483.

    17. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 4 Mar 2006, AMJ 1854 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 430.

    18. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 18 Sep 2011, CE7/14/483.