Alice Mackney

1878 - 1940  (61 years)

• Name	Alice Mackney
  Birth	1 Dec 1878	Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	Registered as Wilton Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Alice Stanley
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 2y
  	Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 12y
  	Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Esh Winning, County Durham, England   [5]
  	Age: 23y
  	Address: 31 New House Road
  	Music Hall Artist In lodgings along with sisters Susan and Agnes Written and indexed as Macney
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Esh Winning, County Durham, England
  	Music Hall Artist
  	Age: 23y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 32y
  	Address: Living Carriage, Fairground
  	Actress - Theatrical Profession Married 9 years Children: 3, 1 living, 2 dead Surname given as Stanley
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Bury, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Address: 8 Walnut Avenue
  	Born: 1878 Widow Unpaid domestic duties Living with married daughter.
  Reference Number	BR 0026a
  Death	Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940	Bury, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Age: 61y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I204	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas McNair,   b. 22 Sep 1840, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lomas,   b. 17 Aug 1846, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Nov 1901, Auckland, County Durham, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1863	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England   [9, 10]
  	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 1	Ernest William Stanley Gregge,   b. Between Apr 1880 and Jun 1880, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Between Jan 1918 and Mar 1918, Bolton, Lancashire, England (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Between Jan 1902 and Mar 1902	Auckland, County Durham, England   [11]
  	As Mackney
  Children	1. Phyllis Stanley Gregg,   b. 20 Feb 1910, Wolsingham, County Durham, England d. Between Jan 2002 and Mar 2002, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Charles Lee,   b. Abt 1877   d. Between Jan 1937 and Mar 1937, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1927	Birtle, Lancashire, England   [12]
  	Her father = Thomas Mackney His father = John Lee As Alice S Gregge
  Family ID	F1029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1878 - Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 2y,Address: Tommyfield, Caravan - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 12y,Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St - 5 Apr 1891 - Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 23y,Address: 31 New House Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Esh Winning, County Durham, England Occupation - Music Hall Artist,Age: 23y - 31 Mar 1901 - Esh Winning, County Durham, England Marriage - Between Jan 1902 and Mar 1902 - Auckland, County Durham, England Census - Age: 32y,Address: Living Carriage, Fairground - 2 Apr 1911 - Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England Marriage - 22 Jan 1927 - Birtle, Lancashire, England Census - Address: 8 Walnut Avenue - 29 Sep 1939 - Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 61y - Between Apr 1940 and Jun 1940 - Bury, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Alice Mackney [BR 026] with husband

  
  

• Notes

  According to my mother, Alice married Wilson Clegg(s) but she must have got confused because it was Hannah (Annie) who married Wilson I now believe that my mother got confused with the similarity in surnames - Clegg and Gregge [03/11/2016]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 30 Oct 2014, 1879 JFM Haslingden 8E 139. GRO Checked [S1687] 1939 Nat Reg - RG101-4319E-021-020, 3 Nov 2016. [S37] 1881 Census - RG 11/4068 F108 P41 - Lomas, Robert, 1 Jan 1980. [S64] 1891 Census - RG 12/3177 F070 P37 - Lomas, Margaret, 1 Jan 1980. [S1041] 1901 Census - RG 13/4674 F083 P08 - Mackney, Susan, 6 Dec 2011. [S1856] 1911 Census - RG 14_23360_0587_03 - Gregge, Earnest W S, 9 Jan 2017. [S1687] 1939 Nat Reg - RG101-4319E-021-020, 3 Nov 2016, RG101/4319E/009/21. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 3 Nov 2016, 1949 AMJ Bury 8C 851. [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106, 18 Oct 2014, Yes 1863 AMJ BRADFORD YKS 9b 160. [S3260] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - Lomas, Margaret - PR Copy, 27 Nov 2019. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 3 Nov 2016, 1902 JFM 10B 293. [S1686] Marriage Entry - Mackney, Alice (as Gregge), Lee, Charles, 3 Nov 2016.