Agnes Mackney

1883 - 1966  (83 years)

• Name	Agnes Mackney
  Birth	6 Mar 1883	Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	Exact date came from Robert Sinton As Wilton Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	1 Apr 1883	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	As Mackney Wilton
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Agnes Wilton
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 9y
  	Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Esh Winning, County Durham, England   [4]
  	Age: 18y
  	Address: 31 New House Road
  	Music Hall Artist In lodgings along with sisters Alice and Susan Written and indexed as Macney
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Esh Winning, County Durham, England
  	Music Hall Artist
  	Age: 18y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Dunfermline, Scotland   [5]
  	Age: 28y
  	Address: Old Cattle Market
  	Married 3 years 1 child - still alive Born: Ramsbottom, Lancashire
  Reference Number	BR 1829a
  Death	17 Nov 1966	Belfast, Northern Ireland   [6, 7]
  	Age: 83y
  	Cause: Carcinoma of the ascending colon
  	Address: 45 Wolff Street
  	Widow of John Henry Cooper, a Showman Registered by Thomas Cooper,Son 5 Kenilworth Street Fact Flags: Preferred
  Burial	19 Nov 1966	Belfast, Northern Ireland   [8]
  	Address: Dundonald Cemetery
  Person ID	I205	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	John Henry Cooper,   b. 25 Jul 1886, Glasgow, Scotland d. 7 Jul 1936, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1907	Glasgow, Scotland   [7, 11]
  	Address: 35 Hutcheson Street
  	His Usual Address: Garrison Field, Sunderland Her Usual Address: None Both living at Show Ground, East Kilbride His Occupation: Showman Her Occupation: Milliner
  Children	1. John (Jack) Cooper,   b. Between Apr 1909 and Jun 1909, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England d. 7 Dec 1986, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 77 years)   2. Margaret Cooper,   b. 30 May 1913, Cowdenbeath, Scotland d. 2 Dec 1994, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Age 81 years)   3. Living   4. Tommy Cooper,   b. 5 Jul 1920
  Family ID	F824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1883 - Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England Baptism - 1 Apr 1883 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 9y,Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St - 5 Apr 1891 - Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 18y,Address: 31 New House Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Esh Winning, County Durham, England Occupation - Music Hall Artist,Age: 18y - 31 Mar 1901 - Esh Winning, County Durham, England Marriage - Address: 35 Hutcheson Street - 17 Jul 1907 - Glasgow, Scotland Census - Age: 28y,Address: Old Cattle Market - 2 Apr 1911 - Dunfermline, Scotland Death - Age: 83y,Cause: Carcinoma of the ascending colon,Address: 45 Wolff Street - 17 Nov 1966 - Belfast, Northern Ireland Burial - Address: Dundonald Cemetery - 19 Nov 1966 - Belfast, Northern Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		AgnesMackney Picture from Robert Sinton
  		Agnes Mackney (1945) Picture from Robert Sinton
  		Agnes Mackney (1954) Picture from Robert Sinton
  		Agnes Mackney (1959) Elizabeth (Belle Stevenson) Banbrick (friends) Picture from Robert Sinton

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1883 JFM Bury 8C 505 Sub-district Holcombe. GRO Checked [S1787] Baptism Entry - Mackney, Agnes, 4 Jan 2017. [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. [S1324] 1911 Census - RG 14/424/00 004/00 022 Scotland - Cooper, John Henry, 7 Nov 2015. [S1323] Death Cert - Mackney, Agnes, 6 Nov 2015. [S1316] Notes - Rob Sinton - Oct 2015, 1 Nov 2015. [S1326] Burial Entry - Cooper, Agnes, 7 Nov 2015. [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. [S1322] Marriage Cert - Mackney, Agnes - Cooper, John H, 7 Nov 2015.