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Betty ISHERWOOD

Betty ISHERWOOD

Female 1805 - 1882  (77 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 72 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Betty ISHERWOOD 
    Birth 24 Jul 1805  Quarlton/Turton/Edgworth/Tottington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Living at Edgworth, Lancashire
      Parents listed at James & Mary
    Gender Female 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Queen Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 34y 
    • HO107/538, Book 7, Folio 17, Page 27
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 45y 
    • HO107/2214, Folio 309, Page 4
      Wife, Married
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  29 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 56y 
    • RG9/2845, Folio 41, Page 10
      Wife, Married
    1871 Census 2 Apr 1871  23 & 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 76y 
    • RG11/3860, Folio 33, Page 3
      Wife, Married
    Ancestor Count 6 
    Descendant Count 72 
    P-Code P 0059 
    Reference Number H 0145bP 
    Burial Sep 1882  Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Age: 77y 
    Death 14 Sep 1882  Bury South, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 13, 14, 15] 
    Age: 77y 
    • JAS 1882 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 301
    Person ID I17  Ruth
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father James ISHERWOOD,   b. Bef 4 Sep 1779, Quarlton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Maley (Mally) (Mary) ISHERWOOD,   b. 10 Dec 1782, Holcombe, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1801  Bolton Le Moors St Peters Parish Church, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 16, 17] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1883, 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1828  Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19, 20] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1911, Bury Union Workhouse Infirmary, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. James PILKINGTON,   b. 9 Sep 1829, Top, Holcombe, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1896, 27 Cross Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Edward PILKINGTON,   b. 27 Aug 1831, Holcombe, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1832 (Age 0 years)
     4. John PILKINGTON,   b. 3 Nov 1833, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1834, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Edward PILKINGTON,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1836, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     6. Mary PILKINGTON,   b. 30 Jan 1837, Bury Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1840, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     7. Alice PILKINGTON,   b. 8 May 1840, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1843, Bury North district, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     8. Elizabeth PILKINGTON,   b. 29 Apr 1844, Bury North district, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1894, 13 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jul 1805 - Quarlton/Turton/Edgworth/Tottington, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 1 Sep 1805 - Turton St Anne Chapel of Ease (previously St Bartholomew), Turton, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1828 - Bury St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - Age: 34y - 6 Jun 1841 - Queen Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - Age: 45y - 30 Mar 1851 - King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 56y - 7 Apr 1861 - 29 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - Age: 65y - 2 Apr 1871 - 23 & 21 King Street, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - Age: 76y - 3 Apr 1881 - 13 & 15 North Back King Street & 21 & 23 King Street (Three Crowns Inn), Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 77y - Sep 1882 - Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 77y - 14 Sep 1882 - Bury South, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S328] Family Bible - Isherwood, James & Maly.

    2. [S2625] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Isherwood, Betty - 1805 - Turton.

    3. [S1101] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks Transcripts - Baptism - Isherwood, Betty - 1805.

    4. [S1289] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Isherwoods - Turton St Anne Chapel of Ease, Page 3.

    5. [S371] 1841 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, HO107/538, Book 7, Folio 17, Page 27.

    6. [S322] 1851 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, HO107/2214, Folio 309, Page 4.

    7. [S53] 1861 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, RG9/2845, Folio 41, Page 10.

    8. [S77] 1871 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, RG10/3954, Folio 42, Page 14 & 15.

    9. [S94] 1881 Census - Pilkington, John & Betty, RG11/3860, Folio 33, Page 3.

    10. [S352] Headstone - Pilkington, John, Betty, Elizabeth - Bury Cemetery, Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S4108] Headstone Transcription - Pilkington, John, Betty & Elizabeth.

    12. [S1662] Cemetery - Bury Cemetery, Bury, Lancashire.

    13. [S331] Family Bible - Pilkington Deaths.

    14. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, JAS 1882 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 301.

    15. [S766] BMD - Lancashire Index - Death, BS/32/93.

    16. [S2482] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Isherwood, James & Isherwood, Mary - 1801 - Bolton, Page 495, No. 1978.

    17. [S1290] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Marriage - Isherwood, James & Isherwood, Mary - Bolton Le Moors.

    18. [S2425] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Pilkington, John & Isherwood, Betty - 1828 - Bury, Page 248, No. 742.

    19. [S329] Family Bible - Pilkington, John & Betty.

    20. [S1288] Parish Register Transcripts - Lancashire - Marriage - Pilkington, John & Isherwood, Betty - Bury St Mary's.


 

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