Clara Mackney

1873 -

• Name	Clara Mackney
  Birth	7 May 1873	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
  	Father gives occupation as Comedian As Wilton Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	26 May 1873	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Address: St Mary's Church
  	As Mackney-Wilton Father given as Thomas Mackney-Milton
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Clara Wilton
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Oldham, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 8y
  	Address: Tommyfield, Caravan
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter Scholar
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 17y
  	Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Age: 27y
  	Address: Grosvenor Street
  	Living in a caravan in a field. Indexed as Edward not Edwards
  Reference Number	BR 0032a
  Person ID	I207	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   [7, 8]
  	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	William Edward Edwards,   b. Between Jan 1874 and Mar 1874, Stockport, Cheshire, England
  Marriage	16 Feb 1896	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [9, 10]
  	He is living at 36 Hind(?) Street, and she at 44
  Children	1. Thomas Edwards,   b. Between Apr 1898 and Jun 1898, Salford, Lancashire, England   2. John Elias Edwards,   b. Between Jul 1900 and Sep 1900, Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England
  Family ID	F674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Tommyfield, Caravan - 7 May 1873 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Baptism - Address: St Mary's Church - 26 May 1873 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 8y,Address: Tommyfield, Caravan - 3 Apr 1881 - Oldham, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 17y,Address: Spare Ground facing Kay St - 5 Apr 1891 - Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire, England Marriage - 16 Feb 1896 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 27y,Address: Grosvenor Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S731] Birth Cert - Mackney, Clara, 17 Jun 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1873 AMJ Oldham 8D 574. GRO Checked [S1798] Baptism Entry - Mackney, Clara, 4 Jan 2017. [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. [S932] 1901 Census - RG 13/3303 F008 P08 - Edwards, 21 Nov 2010. [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. [S1183] Marriage Cert - Mackney, Clara - Edwards, William, 26 Feb 2013. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 21 Nov 2010, 1896 JFM Manchester 8D 279. Found the name of husband on Ancestry tree http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/18395592/person/676810894/fact/10631193172