Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR-J
• Reference Number: C 0012aP
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England; : 6y; Address: 601 Sixth Street, Trafford Park
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 16y 6m; Address: 93 Second Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 34y; Address: 11 Rippleton Road

Notes:

Lived with Brother Bill and sister-in-law Jenny after death of parents

James & Margaret lived with James' brother Bill for a while after they married.

James & Margaret bought a house in Stretford after they were married. James was working for the Co-Op.
Maureen and Paddy were born there.
However, James went to Belle Vue dogs with his brother Bill and lost money and couldn't keep up the mortgage payments.
They sold the house and moved to Longsight into much poorer property. Wendy was born there in Aug 1935. They moved to Wythenshaw in the New Year (1936).

St Joseph's RC Church

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Improver, Fitting, Turning
Barclay & Son, Out of work

Census:
Born: 1905
+4 Redacted
Milkman Supervisor


Born: 1906
+5 Redacted
Only expecting +4 - spoke to Maureen and she doesn't know who the 5th was

Buried:
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

James married Margaret Elizabeth BRAHAM on 9 Jul 1929 in Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Margaret (daughter of Arthur Henry BRAHAM and Sarah Ann MACKNEY) was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Lanchester, Co. Durham, England; died on 28 Mar 1990 in Bury, Lancashire, England; was buried on 28 Mar 1990 in Overdale, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR-J
• Reference Number: C 0012bP
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 5y; Address: Ashton Street
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 15y 2m; Address: Bell Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 33y; Address: 11 Rippleton Road

Notes:

Used to refer to her Great Aunt Alice who lived in London and spoke Hebrew. This would make her a sister to her Grandfather (Sydney Henry).

Family moved to Manchester area when about 16
Used to refer to her Great Aunt Alice who lived in London and spoke Hebrew. This would make her a sister to her Grandfather (Sydney Henry).

Family moved to Manchester area when about 16

Census:
Registered as Elizabeth

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Grocer's Assistant

Census:
Born: 1906
+4 Redacted
Unpaid domestic duties
Elizabeth added as additional forename
Note: ECIA - MAN 31-3-71

Born: 1906
+5 Redacted
Only expecting +4 - spoke to Maureen and she doesn't know who the 5th was

Died:
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

Buried:
Cremated.
Details from www.deceasedonline.com

Notes:

Spent 50+ years celebrating wedding anniversary in wrong month

Married:
His address: 407 City Road, Longsight
Her address: 71 Vernon Place

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0016aP
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 33y; Address: 59 Ruby Street
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891, Salford, Lancashire, England; Dyer; : 33y
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 39y; Address: 34 Jennings St very near West Craven St. Also near Taylorson Str
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Salford, Lancashire, England; General Labourer; : 39y
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England; : 49y; Address: 601 Sixth Street, Trafford Park

Notes:

Possibly in the Army, try John Carney, Private, 18th Kings Own Regt. aged 20
Possibly in Salford Barracks
[Probably refers to 1881 census - but unconfirmed]

1891 - Dyer (Census)
1891 - Velvet Dyer (Marr cert)
1896 - Dyer's Labourer (Leo's birth cert)
1905 - General Labourer [James' Birth Certificate]
Marriage Certificate gives 29.08.1891, Parish register gives 27.08.1891
Marriage Witnesses: John Murphy & Elizabeth Guinnane

btw 19 May 1896 and 1901 lived at 34 Jennings St., Salford
Jennings St very near West Craven St. Also near Taylorson Street.

1903 41 West Craven St., Salford, Lancashire
[Aug 2008 - Source?]

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Dyer
Living in same street as Mary Jane

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Boarder (Son-in-law)
Married. General Labourer. Living with Mother-in-Law

Census:
Labourer. Engineering Works
Married 19 Years
4 Children 3 Living, 1 Dead

Died:
Engineer's Labourer
Son, William, present at the death. Same address
On Modern Maps: 53.46659885937793, -2.2654365363544695

John married Mary Jane GUINNANE on 27 Aug 1891 in Salford, Lancashire, England. Mary (daughter of Michael GUINNANE and Mary MORRISSEY) was born on 29 Aug 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England; was christened on 13 Sep 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England; died on 20 Oct 1914 in Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0016bP
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 12y; Address: 55 Taylorson Street
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 22y; Address: 18 Ruby Street, Salford
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 32y; Address: 34 Jennings St., Salford
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Salford, Lancashire, England; Calico Weaver; : 32y
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England; : 42y; Address: 601 Sixth Street, Trafford Park

Notes:

Birth Certificate gives middle name as Ann, Baptism entry gives Jane
Godparents: William Guinnane, ?? Fox
Marriage Certificate gives 29.08.1891, Parish register gives 27.08.1891
Marriage Witnesses: John Murphy & Elizabeth Guinnane

Possibly had Parkinsons Disease [Maureen Jan 2009]

Living I F Passage, barracks

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Weaver

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Cotton Weaver

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife (Daughter)
Married, Calico Weaver

Census:
Married 19 Years
4 Children 3 Living, 1 Dead

Died:
Husband present at the death. He was a Mechanic's Labourer
Map: 53.465464, -2.308194

See Salford 1923 Map
Bottom left hand side. Right on the L/H edge

Notes:

Married:
He is a Velvet Dyer
His address: 13 Hollingwood St., Salford
Her address: 8 Darley Street, Salford

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0008aP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Leytonstone, London, England; : 5y; Address: Essex House, Norman Road, Leytonstone
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 16y; Address: Adamson Square
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 27y; Address: Ashton Street
• Occupation: 14 Jun 1913, Crook, County Durham, England; Oil Company Cartman; Address: 1 Woodifield Road, Crook, County Duham
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 36y 9m; Address: Bell Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Address: 7 Vernon Place

Notes:

War Service:-
09/12/1915 Northumberland Fusiliers, 24/27 Battalion
Private No. 46530
Wounded Rouen. 6th General Hospital - 12/09/1917
Gunshot Wound to left shoulder.

RAF Pte 2 No. 139086 Unit 48RB Sect Reg/Corps RA7 Demobbed12/01/1919

1905 - A Showman [ Marriage Certificate]
1906 - A Showman [Margaret Elizabeth's Birth Certificate]
1908 - Electric Car Driver in Salford [Annie Anita's Birth Certificate]

Monumental Inscription

In loving memory of my dear wife
Sarah Ann Braham
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
also her beloved husband
Arthur Henry Braham
died May 21st 1960 aged 75 years
also their daughter
Anita Braham
died May 25th 1978 aged 69 years

Gorton Cemetary, Block X, Plot 617

1905 - A Showman [ Marriage Certificate]
1906 - A Showman [Margaret Elizabeth's Birth Certificate]
1908 - Electric Car Driver in Salford [Annie Anita's Birth Certificate]

Arthur Henry Braham & Arthur Lewis Braham working together

Address: Wavertree
Father: Exhibition Proprietor

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Living with George Joseph Wines and family

Census:
Agent, Insurance
Boarding with a family called Boddy

Occupation:
Birth of son Arthur Lewis

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Out of Work - General Labourer - Pease & Partner

Number of Children (under 16) by age

Count	<1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
3									X				X			X

Census:
Born: 16/09/1884
Occupation: Petrol Service Station

Vernon Place no longer exists.

It can be seen on old maps, but is unnamed.
This link shows old map, but Vernon Place is not named.
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101103815
Grid Ref: 866, 959 - it is the short unnamed street coming down the page from Vernon Street
On modern maps use: 53.460232, -2.201901



Buried:
Buried in Plot 617 Section 'X' Gorton Cemetary
Visited graveyard in 2008


Buried in Plot 617 Section 'X' Gorton Cemetary

Arthur married Sarah Ann MACKNEY on 12 Sep 1905 in Stanhope, County Durham, England. Sarah (daughter of Thomas MCNAIR and Margaret LOMAS) was born on 8 Feb 1881 in Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England; died on 4 Feb 1947 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; was buried on 8 Feb 1947 in Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Ann Wilton
• Reference Number: BR 0008bP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 2m; Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 10y; Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St.
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Crook, County Durham, England; : 30y; Address: Ashton Street
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Crook, County Durham, England; : 40y 4m
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Address: 7 Vernon Place

Notes:

According to my mother:
One of Sarah Ann's brothers was a clown, the other had a bird act

Generally referred to as Saran (Sarah-Ann run together as 1 word)
1905 - Actress [Marriage Certificate]
See cuttings re: death


A prayer book (not in my possession) reads:
"Arthur Henry Braham & Sarah Ann Mackney married in the Parish Church of Stanhope, September 12th 1905. From the Bishop of Richmond"

According to bible was born Charleston, Lancs. 09.02.1881
Manchester Evening News gives date of death as 04.02.1947 at 7 VernonPlace

Generally referred to as Saran
1905 - Actress [Marriage Certificate]
See cuttings re: death


A prayer book (not in my possession) reads:
"Arthur Henry Braham & Sarah Ann Mackney married in the Parish Church ofStanhope, September 12th 1905. From the Bishop of Richmond"

According to bible was born Charleston, Lancs. 09.02.1881
Manchester Evening News gives date of death as 04.02.1947 at 7 VernonPlace

Monumental Inscription

In loving memory of my dear wife
Sarah Ann Braham
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
also her beloved husband
Arthur Henry Braham
died May 21st 1960 aged 75 years
also their daughter
Anita Braham
died May 25th 1978 aged 69 years

Gorton Cemetary, Block X, Plot 617

Birth:
She is born Wilton, not Mackney

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Married 6 years, 2 children, both living

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home Duties
Gives place of birth as Charlestown, Lancashire

Census:
Born: 09/02/1881
Occupation: Unpaid domestic


Died:
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
Recorded from cemetery visit to tombstone

Buried:
died Feb 4th 1947 aged 65 years
Recorded from cemetery visit to tombstone - didn't take photo
Gorton Cemetery Plot 617, Section x
Visited graveyard in 2008

Notes:

Married:
Parish Church

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0021aP

Notes:

Possibly in the army
Chain Maker (John's [C 036] Marriage Certificate)

Died:
Recorded as deceased on son's, John, marriage certificate.

John married Unknown [CARNEY] before 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0021bP

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0022aP
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, India; : 25y
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1861, India; Soldier in Indian Army; : 25y
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, In Army
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 45y; Address: 55 Taylorson Street
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Salford, Lancashire, England; Factory Hand; : 45y

Notes:

1868 - Private 68th Regiment of Foot, Salford Barracks [Mary Jane's BirthCert.]
See Army Record [WO 97/1977 39876
68th Light Infantry
Rank: Private No. 3097
Enlisted: 21/02/1853 at Rathkealene, Limerick
First Entry: Jan-Mar 1854 Malta [WO 12/766 - Page 21]
Birthday possibly 22.08.1835 - see Army Record of Pay
This gives his age at entry as 17.5 and he gets no pay until
22.08.1853 as he is under age, so assume 22 Aug is 18th B/day
Discharged: 19/01/1875

Census:
In Army - See notes

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Factory Hand

Died:
GRO entry has name as GuiNane

Michael married Mary MORRISSEY on 14 Aug 1866 in Catholic Chapel, Portsea Island, Southampton, England. Mary (daughter of Charles MORRISSEY) was born about 1847 in Country Limerick, Ireland; died between Jan 1907 and Mar 1907 in Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: C 0022bP
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 32y; Address: 55 Taylorson Street
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 44y; Address: 18 Ruby Street, Salford
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891, Salford, Lancashire, England; Laundress; : 44y
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Salford, Lancashire, England; : 52y; Address: 34 Jennings St., Salford

Notes:

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Laundress
Widow

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widow. has children and in-laws with her

Died:
Age 53, Widow in 1901 census

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sydney Henry Braham
• Reference Number: BR 0042aP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Marylebone, London, England; : 6y
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Clerkenwell, London, England; : 17y; Address: 34 Claremont Square, St James, Clerkenwell
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Clerkenwell, London, England; Commercial Clerk; : 17y
• Court Case: 28 Feb 1879, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England; : 26y; Address: Mid Lent Fair
• Court Case: 17 Dec 1890, Burton-on-Trent, England
• Newpspaper Entry: 16 Feb 1891, Bristol, Somerset, England
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; : 36y; Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; Showman; : 36y
• Miscellaneous: 20 Feb 1896, Dalton Junction, County Durham, England
• Court Case: 6 Jul 1896, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Miscellaneous: 25 Sep 1897, Westport, Mayo, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 27 Aug 1898, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
• Miscellaneous: 9 Sep 1898, Meath, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 22 Nov 1898, Drumcondra, Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 4 Nov 1899, Meath, Ireland
• Newpspaper Entry: 30 Dec 1899, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Miscellaneous: 21 May 1900, Dundee, Scotland; Address: Greenmarket
• Newpspaper Entry: 5 Jan 1901, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 46y; Address: Adamson Square
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; Menagerie Manager; : 46y
• Court Case: 29 Oct 1902, West Hartlepool, Durham, England; Address: Market Yard, Lynn Street
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England; : 57y; Address: Wakes Ground

Notes:

Born as Simeon Henry Abraham
1879 - Printer Compositor (Journeyman) - Marriage Certificate
1880 - Exhibitor - Lewis de Francis' Birth Certificate
1881 - Showman and Conjurer - Census
1882 - Travelling Exhibitor of Birds - Sidney Lewis' Birth Certificate
1890 - Menagerie Manager - Edward Francis' Birth Certificate
1897 - Believe he started own menagerie about this time - see 1902 Bankruptcy
Age 24 at Marriage

Was driving his wagon in Ireland when the shaft pin broke, he was thrown to the ground and the wagon went over him, killing him.

His History

On his marriage certificate:
he gives his father as Lewis Braham, Clothier
he names his mother as Annie Braham nee Stevens - deceased.

In the censuses (1881, 1891, 1901) he is pretty consistent:
DOB calculates out to 1855
Place of Birth: London (1881), London-Hampstead(1891), England (1901)

I have never been able to find a birth for him - either as Sydney H Braham or Abraham.
I can find no record of a Lewis (A)Braham marrying an Annie Stevens at the right time for his birth.

This leaves me very few possibilities:
1. He lied on his marriage certificate
2. The marriage cert was mis-transcribed - unlikely because I saw the original at Edinburgh
3. He was adopted by Lewis Braham & Annie Stevens - still unlikely because I haven't found Lewis and Annie marrying.

4. There is another family of Brahams:-
Lewis Michael Abraham married Hannah Jacobs in 1852
They had 4 children that I know of.
Simeon Henry was born in November 1854 in London
In 1871 Lewis Michael is now calling himself, and the children, Braham
He is a widower, so Hannah Jacobs has died by this time. (Between 1860 and 1871)
Simeon Henry is now listed as Sydney Henry

It is possible that:
a) Lewis remarried after Hannah's death, to Annie Stevens and Sydney adopted her as mother.
However, Lewis Michael is still listed as Widower.
b) Sydney Henry 'anglicised' his mother's maiden name



According to my mother:
The family name was changed from Abraham to Braham because Lewis married out of the faith. Hannah Jacobs sounds Jewish, Annie Stevens doesn't. [This now seems unlikely because when Hannah died she was called Braham, so the name change took place before July 1870].

Burial
He was buried on 30th August 1913
Cloyne Cemetary, Cloyne, Co Cork
Reverend Mr Duncan, Rector of Ballycotton

Marriage By Declaration
===================
In Scotland Marriage by Declaration was once quite common and remained legal and valid until 1939.
All that was required was that the couple declare their intentions before two witnesses.
The problem with Marriage by Declaration was that occasionally there were misunderstandings and deceptions that proved messy.
Issues of sobriety at the time of the declaration as well as possibility of misunderstandings about whether the declaration was of betrothal or actual marriage could put the relationship in doubt, lacking reliable witnesses.
Since the transaction was informal and unrecorded it could be difficult to prove the legitimacy of offspring and rights of inheritance if either party abandoned the relationship.
Eligibility to marry could be cast in doubt if a previous marriage was alleged but could not be proved.
The old practice of English couples running off to Gretna Green at the Scottish boarder to be married by the blacksmith, under the more expedient Scottish law presents an exciting and romantic scenario.
Gretna Green is still a very popular wedding destination but nowadays prior notice must be filed with the local registrar

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
As Braham

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
Comm'l Clerk
As Sydney H Braham

Occupation:



Court Case:
Sydney Henry charged with Assault on Morpeth Mayor

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Showman, Conjurer
As Sydney Braham

Court Case:
Sydney Henry, manager of Bostock's Menagerie, charged with cruelty to a horse.

Newpspaper Entry:
Interviewed as part of an article on Van Dwellers.
Manager of Bostock's No. 2 Menagerie at the time.


Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Showman
as Sidney Braham

Miscellaneous:
Present in a photograph taken at a menageries sale at Dalton Junction. From Hamlyn's Mangerie Magazine

Court Case:
In court case regarding an incident which occured 29 Apr 1895.
He was manager of E H Bostock's menagerie
Case was against Bostocks and it involved an elephant and a horse.
Case adjourned.


Miscellaneous:
Tuam Herald
Lion keeper in Braham's Menagerier injured

Miscellaneous:
Note in 'The Showman World' column of the The Era

Miscellaneous:
Adverts for Braham's Great American Menagerie
List of animals

Miscellaneous:
Advert for Braham's Menagerie

Newpspaper Entry:
Brief entry in 'The Era' saying that Sidney Brahams Mammoth Menagerie was at the Christmas Carnival

Miscellaneous:
Comment about the menagerie, immediately followed by comment from residents regarding the wild beast show near where they lived.

Newpspaper Entry:
Sydney Braham's premier menagerie

Census:
Menagerie Proprieter
6 labourers incl Ezra McKenzie

Court Case:
Bankruptcy
Lists debts and assets

Census:
Showman

Simeon married Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE on 17 Jul 1879 in Glasgow, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of De_Francis MCKENZIE and Mary Ann Lucy HAYFORD) was born on 3 Jan 1855 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England; died in May 1944 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England; was buried on 17 May 1944 in New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0042bP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; : 5y; Address: Arthur St
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England; : 26y; Address: Mid Lent Fair
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Milverton, Somerset, England; : 36y; Address: Dulton Field, Milverton, Somerset
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkmabreck, Scotland; : 46y; Address: Adamson Square
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Radcliffe Bridge, Lancashire, England; : 57y; Address: Wakes Ground
• Census: 19 Jun 1921, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; : 65y 5m; Address: Caravan, Knighton Yard, Rowan Street
• Census: 29 Sep 1939, Wallasey, Cheshire, England; Address: 22 Egerton Street

Notes:

Birth:
1861 Census gives birthplace as Hoyland, Yorkshire

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife

Census:
Married 31 years, 8 children, 4 living, 4 died
I'm aware of all of them.

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widow
Brother, Ezra McKenzie with her

Census:
Born: 1854
+2 Redacted
Living with daughter and grandson
Entertainer - Retired
Gives DOB as 1854 instead of 1855

Buried:
16C 917 C of E
Looked in cemetery (13/07/06), no headstone.

Notes:

Married:
He: 8 Broad St, Glasgow
She: Vinegar Hill, Camlachie, Glasgow

Marriage took place at 62 Waterloo St.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Thomas Mackney Wilton
• Name: Thomas McNair Wilton
• Reference Number: BR 0050aP
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; : 8m; Address: Back Row
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; : 10y; Address: 9 Front Street
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; : 20y; Address: 27 Siddal Place, Holbeck
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1861, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Wood Turner; : 20y
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 30y; Address: 65 Radcliffe Street
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Oldham, Lancashire, England; Wood Turner; : 30y
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 40y; Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; Comedian; : 40y

Notes:

1863 - Wood turner {Marriage Certificate]
1881 - Comedian [1881 Census]
1905 - Actor [Sarah Anne's Birth Certificate]

Some confusion over surname (Mackney or Wilton).

In 1881census he gave the whole family as Wilton. His middle name was Mackney. He was also married as Wilton.

Need to check Bury Times for 1890 Q1 to see if his death is mentioned

McNair / Mackney / Wilton
================

In 2019 I had a moment when I questioned the connections and decided to revisit the whole tree to satisfy myself that I hadn't gone wrong:-

Proving the Mackney / Mcnair links

We start with Sara Ann Mackney because she was known to me.

Sarah Ann Mackney
Born 1881 as Wilton in Pendleton, Salford
Father: Thomas Mackney Wilton (Comedian)
Mother: Margaret Wilton nee Lomas
She is their 10th child, 4 more to follow
When Sarah Ann marries Arthur Henry Braham in 1905 she is Mackney, father is Thomas Mackney.

1881 Census she is 2 months old. With parents and siblings in caravan at Tommyfield.
Father listed as Thomas M Wilton, mother Margaret.

1891 Census she is 10 years old, living with mother, Margaret, who is now a widow, and siblings.

1901 Census Never been able to find the family in 1901.

So, we have a link to Thomas Mc N Wilton

Thomas Mackney Wilton
If we start with the 1881 census where we find Sarah Ann and the rest of the family.
We know that Thomas is married to Margaret.
They are together with Robert Lomas and his wife Elizabeth, who are running a travelling theatre troupe.

This gives his surname as Wilton
He says that he is 40 and born in Leeds

If we look for a marriage for Thomas and Margaret, we find them in 1863 in Bradford.
His father is listed as James Wilton (Bricklayer) and hers as Robert Lomas (Musician).
This fits as his father (James McNair) was a bricklayer.
He gives his name as Thomas Mackney Wilton, aged 25 and a wood turner.
Her father is a musician at this point. Note: not done any work on her parents!

So how did I go back from here?
We need to find him in an earlier census. The closest is 1861, only 2 years
1861 Thomas Mc N Wilton - Wood Turner aged 20 [Occupation matches]
He is living with his mother, Hannah Wilton who is unmarried. Also in the house is his brother Elijah.
It is Elijah who will provide the common connection backwards owing to his somewhat unusual name.
1851 He is McNair and living with his father, James McNair, mother Hannah Wilton who is not married to James, but is his sister-in-law. Elijah is also there.
1841 He is McNair and living with his father. Mother is there as McNair. Elijah not yet born.
1840 Birth Cert gives father as James McNair, Bricklayer, Hannah McNair ne Wilton
Birth Cert, Baptism & 1841 Census all have address as Back Row, Campfield
1851 gives address as Front Street [which is adjacent to Back Row]

Date Event Age DOB Place of Birth
1841 Census 8mns = 1840 Yorkshire
1851 Census 10 = 1841 Leeds
1863 Marriage 25 = 1838 Wood Turner - shown to link with census
1871 Census 30 = 1841 Leeds - Wood Turner
1881 Census 40 = 1841 Leeds
1890 GRO Death 52 = 1838






Written and indexed as McNail - possibly due to pronunciation?
St Peter's

Census:
Living with father

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
Scholar

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Son
Named as Thomas McN Wilton. Living with mother, Hannah. Unmarried.
Wood Turner

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Lodger (Son)
Wood Turner
Lodger, living with his mother
Indexed as Weltin


Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Comedian

Died:
As Thomas Mackney Wilton

Thomas married Margaret LOMAS on 23 Jun 1863 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Robert Thornton LOMAS and Elizabeth FOWLER) was born on 17 Aug 1846 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Sep 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Nov 1901 in Auckland, County Durham, England; was buried on 5 Nov 1901 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0050bP
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 24y; Address: Cattlemarket
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 24y; Address: 65 Radcliffe Street
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Oldham, Lancashire, England; Laundress; : 24y
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; : 36y; Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Oldham, Lancashire, England; Actress; : 36y
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England; : 44y; Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St.
• Court Case: 4 May 1896, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
• Newpspaper Entry: 9 Nov 1901
• Probate: 3 Apr 1902

Notes:

1863 - Dressmaker [Marriage cert]
1881 - Actress [1881 Census]
In the 1881 census they are sharing a sight with 3 families of Lomas -could very well be that they are her family.
Couldn't sign her marriage certificate.

McNair / Mackney / Wilton
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In 2019 I had a moment when I questioned the connections and decided to revisit the whole tree to satisfy myself that I hadn't gone wrong:-

Proving the Mackney / Mcnair links

We start with Sara Ann Mackney because she was known to me.

Sarah Ann Mackney
Born 1881 as Wilton in Pendleton, Salford
Father: Thomas Mackney Wilton (Comedian)
Mother: Margaret Wilton nee Lomas
She is their 10th child, 4 more to follow
When Sarah Ann marries Arthur Henry Braham in 1905 she is Mackney, father is Thomas Mackney.

1881 Census she is 2 months old. With parents and siblings in caravan at Tommyfield.
Father listed as Thomas M Wilton, mother Margaret.

1891 Census she is 10 years old, living with mother, Margaret, who is now a widow, and siblings.

1901 Census Never been able to find the family in 1901.

So, we have a link to Thomas Mc N Wilton

Thomas Mackney Wilton
If we start with the 1881 census where we find Sarah Ann and the rest of the family.
We know that Thomas is married to Margaret.
They are together with Robert Lomas and his wife Elizabeth, who are running a travelling theatre troupe.

This gives his surname as Wilton
He says that he is 40 and born in Leeds

If we look for a marriage for Thomas and Margaret, we find them in 1863 in Bradford.
His father is listed as James Wilton (Bricklayer) and hers as Robert Lomas (Musician).
This fits as his father (James McNair) was a bricklayer.
He gives his name as Thomas Mackney Wilton, aged 25 and a wood turner.
Her father is a musician at this point. Note: not done any work on her parents!

So how did I go back from here?
We need to find him in an earlier census. The closest is 1861, only 2 years
1861 Thomas Mc N Wilton - Wood Turner aged 20 [Occupation matches]
He is living with his mother, Hannah Wilton who is unmarried. Also in the house is his brother Elijah.
It is Elijah who will provide the common connection backwards owing to his somewhat unusual name.
1851 He is McNair and living with his father, James McNair, mother Hannah Wilton who is not married to James, but is his sister-in-law. Elijah is also there.
1841 He is McNair and living with his father. Mother is there as McNair. Elijah not yet born.
1840 Birth Cert gives father as James McNair, Bricklayer, Hannah McNair ne Wilton
Birth Cert, Baptism & 1841 Census all have address as Back Row, Campfield
1851 gives address as Front Street [which is adjacent to Back Row]

Date Event Age DOB Place of Birth
1841 Census 8mns = 1840 Yorkshire
1851 Census 10 = 1841 Leeds
1863 Marriage 25 = 1838 Wood Turner - shown to link with census
1871 Census 30 = 1841 Leeds - Wood Turner
1881 Census 40 = 1841 Leeds
1890 GRO Death 52 = 1838






Birth:
Father is a Traveller
GRO gives mother's maiden name as Fowler

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Indexed as Tomas

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Lodger (Daughter-in-Law)
Laundress
Living with her husband and mother-in-law
Indexed as Weltin

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Actress

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widor
Travelling Steam Horse

Court Case:
Charged with staging a play without a licence

Newpspaper Entry:
'The Era'

Probate:
Administration to Annie (wife of Wilson Clegg)
Effects ?100

Died:
Entry in 'MerryGoRound' says
1901: "Mrs. Mackney of Ghost show fame in the North East died in November" (XIV, No. 5, Nov/Dec 1961)
See http://users.nwon.com/pauline/Clippings.html

Buried:
According to article in 'The Era' she was buried in the family vault at Heywood.

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. "

Married:
His father: Bricklayer, Her father: Musician