Ruth's Family History
Betty Isherwood
1805 - 1882 (77 years) Has 6 ancestors and 72 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Betty Isherwood Birth 24 Jul 1805 Quarlton/Turton/Edgworth/Tottington, Lancashire, England [1] - Different censuses give various villages for her place of birth:
Quarlton (1851), Turton (1861), Edgworth (1871), Tottington (1881) - but does not specify Lower End
Baptism 1 Sep 1805 Turton St Anne Chapel of Ease (previously St Bartholomew), Turton, Lancashire, England [2, 3, 4] - Living at Edgworth, Lancashire
Parents listed at James & Mary
Gender Female 1841 Census 6 Jun 1841 Queen Street, Bury, Lancashire, England [5] Age: 34y - HO107/538, Book 7, Folio 17, Page 27
1851 Census 30 Mar 1851 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England [6] Age: 45y - HO107/2214, Folio 309, Page 4
Wife, Married
1861 Census 7 Apr 1861 29 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England [7] Age: 56y - RG9/2845, Folio 41, Page 10
Wife, Married
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 23 & 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England [8] Age: 65y - RG10/3954, Folio 42, Page 14 & 15
Wife, Married
1881 Census 3 Apr 1881 13 & 15 North Back King Street & 21 & 23 King Street (Three Crowns Inn), Bury, Lancashire, England [9] Age: 76y - RG11/3860, Folio 33, Page 3
Wife, Married
P-Code P 0059 Reference Number H 0145bP Burial Sep 1882 Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire, England [10, 11, 12] Age: 77y Death 14 Sep 1882 Bury South, Lancashire, England [10, 11, 13, 14, 15] Age: 77y - JAS 1882 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 301
Person ID I17 Vernon Last Modified 13 Aug 2023
Father James Isherwood, b. Bef 4 Sep 1779, Quarlton, Lancashire, England Mother Maley (Mally) (Mary) Isherwood, b. 10 Dec 1782, Holcombe, Lancashire, England Marriage 25 Oct 1801 Bolton Le Moors St Peters Parish Church, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England [16, 17, 18] - Both were of Bolton St Peter's Parish
By Banns
James was a Weaver
Mary was a Spinster
James could sign, Mary made her mark
Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Pilkington, b. Abt 1807, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 28 Dec 1883, 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 76 years) Marriage 24 Mar 1828 Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England [19, 20, 21] - By Banns
Neither could sign their names
John was a Bachelor, Sawyer
Betty was a Spinster
Page 248, No. 742
Witnesses: James Buckley & John Isherwood
IGI: Batch No: A455218
Children 1. Nancy Pilkington, b. 29 May 1828, Top, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 2 Jun 1911, Bury Union Workhouse Infirmary, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 83 years) 2. James Pilkington, b. 9 Sep 1829, Top, Holcombe, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 24 Oct 1896, 27 Cross Street, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 67 years) 3. Edward Pilkington, b. 27 Aug 1831, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 15 Jun 1832 (Age 0 years) 4. John Pilkington, b. 3 Nov 1833, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 26 Feb 1834, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years) 5. Edward Pilkington, b. 5 Dec 1834, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 6 Mar 1836, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 1 year) 6. Mary Pilkington, b. 30 Jan 1837, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 16 Oct 1840, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 3 years) 7. Alice Pilkington, b. 8 May 1840, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 28 Feb 1843, Bury North district, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 2 years) 8. Elizabeth Pilkington, b. 29 Apr 1844, Bury North district, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 15 Jun 1894, 13 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 50 years) Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jan 2017
- Different censuses give various villages for her place of birth:
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - BETTY PILKINGTON nee ISHERWOOD
She gives various places of birth in censuses ie Quarlton, Edgeworth, Turton, Tottington etc - all villages very close together.
Could not sign her name when married.
Did John and Betty have another daughter - Alice ?
In 1851 census a visitor was Mary Wild, born in Quarlton.
Was she a friend of Betty or possibly Betty's mother who could have re-married.
ADDRESSES:
Quarlton / Turton / Edgworth / Tottington Lancashire ?
Edgeworth, Lancashire (01 September 1805)
Rake, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire
Top, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (31 August 1828)
Top, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (20 September 1829)
Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (02 October 1831)
Bury, Lancashire (19 January 1834)
Bury, Lancashire (15 February 1835)
Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire (1834, 1836 & 26 February 1837)
Bury, Lancashire (07 June 1840)
Queen Street, Bury, Lancashire (06 June 1841)
Bury, Lancashire (02 June 1844)
King Street, Bury, Lancashire (30 March 1851)
29 King Street, Bury, Lancashire (07 April 1861)
23 and 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871)
13 & 15 North Back King Street & 21 & 23 King Street (Three Crowns Inn), Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881)
OCCUPATIONS:
- (06 June 1841)
- (30 March 1851)
- (07 April 1861)
- (02 April 1871)
- (03 April 1881)
CENSUSES: (1805-1882)
06 June 1841 - yes
30 March 1851 - yes
07 April 1861 - yes
02 April 1871 - yes
03 April 1881 - yes - Parish Registers:
Baptism: Found -
Marriage: Found -
Burial: - Last checked: 06 August 2017
- BETTY PILKINGTON nee ISHERWOOD
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Sources - [S328] Family Bible - Isherwood, James & Maly, 1 Jun 2006.
- [S2625] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Isherwood, Betty - 1805 - Turton, 24 Aug 2013.
- [S1101] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Transcripts - Baptism - Isherwood, Betty - 1805, 4 Dec 2010.
- [S1289] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Isherwoods - Turton St Anne Chapel of Ease, 15 Mar 2011, Page 3.
- [S371] 1841 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, 23 Apr 2006, HO107/538, Book 7, Folio 17, Page 27.
- [S322] 1851 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, 24 Sep 2008, HO107/2214, Folio 309, Page 4.
- [S53] 1861 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, 26 Feb 2006, RG9/2845, Folio 41, Page 10.
- [S77] 1871 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, 5 Jun 2005, RG10/3954, Folio 42, Page 14 & 15.
- [S94] 1881 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, 22 Nov 2005, RG11/3860, Folio 33, Page 3.
- [S352] Headstone - Pilkington, John, Betty, Elizabeth - Bury Cemetery, 19 Mar 2006, Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire (Reliability: 3).
- [S4108] Headstone Transcription - Pilkington, John, Betty & Elizabeth, 4 Jun 2016.
- [S1662] Cemetery - Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire, 10 Nov 2012.
- [S331] Family Bible - Pilkington Deaths, 15 Mar 2011.
- [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 18 Mar 2006, JAS 1882 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 301.
- [S766] BMD - Lancashire Index - Death, 30 Nov 2012, BS/32/93.
- [S2482] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Isherwood, James & Isherwood, Mary - 1801 - Bolton, 25 Mar 2013, Page 495, No. 1978.
- [S1290] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Marriage - Isherwood, James & Isherwood, Mary - Bolton Le Moors, 15 Mar 2011.
- [S328] Family Bible - Isherwood, James & Maly, 16 Mar 2011.
- [S2425] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Pilkington, John & Isherwood, Betty - 1828 - Bury, 5 Mar 2013, Page 248, No. 742.
- [S329] Family Bible - Pilkington, John & Betty, 15 Mar 2011.
- [S1288] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Marriage - Pilkington, John & Isherwood, Betty - Bury St Mary's, 15 Mar 2011.
- [S328] Family Bible - Isherwood, James & Maly, 1 Jun 2006.