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James Rooney

James Rooney

Male Abt 1816 - 1890  (74 years)    Has one ancestor and 58 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James Rooney 
    Birth Abt 1816  Darwen / Edgeworth, Lancashire, England or Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Kettle Row, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 25y 
    • HO107/537, Book 6, Folio 12, Page 16
      Block Printer
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Russia Bottoms, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 35y 
    • HO107/2208, Folio 430, Page 27
      Head, Married, Blockprinter
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 45y 
    • RG9/2853, Folio 52, Page 3
      Head, Married, Labours at Cotton
    1871 Census 2 Apr 1871  Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 55y 
    • RG10/3960, Folio 67, Page 4
      Head, Married, Labourer
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 65y 
    • RG11/3868, Folio 93, Page 11
      Head, Married, Labourer at Printworks
    Reference Number Q 0142a 
    Death Between Apr 1890 and Jun 1890  Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 74y 
    • AMJ 1890 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 355
    Person ID I2144  Vernon
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    Mother Mary [Rooney],   b. Abt 1778, Kildare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1859 and Jun 1859, Bolton district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F1047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Hutchinson,   b. Abt 1817, Black Lane / Ainsworth, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 27 May 1833  Ainsworth Christ Church Parish Church, Ainsworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Both were of Ainsworth Parish
      By Banns with Parent's Consent
      James was a Block Printer
      Mary was a Spinster
      Both made their mark
    Children 
     1. Christopher Rooney,   b. Abt 1836, Edgworth / Turton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1903 and Mar 1903, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. John Rooney,   b. Between Jan 1840 and Mar 1840, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1916, 64 Wilton Street, Whitefield, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Ann Rooney,   b. Between Jul 1842 and Sep 1842, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Rooney,   b. Between Jan 1845 and Mar 1845, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ellen Rooney,   b. Between Jan 1847 and Mar 1847, Edgworth / Tottington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. James Rooney,   b. Between Apr 1851 and Jun 1851, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1921, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     7. William Rooney,   b. Between Jul 1853 and Sep 1853, Turton / Edgworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1912 and Dec 1912, Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     8. Mary Rooney,   b. Between Jan 1856 and Mar 1856, Edgworth / Tottington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Betty (Betsy) Jane Rooney,   b. Bef 4 Sep 1859, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1816 - Darwen / Edgeworth, Lancashire, England or Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - Age: 25y - 6 Jun 1841 - Kettle Row, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - Age: 35y - 30 Mar 1851 - Russia Bottoms, Edgworth, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 45y - 7 Apr 1861 - Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - Age: 55y - 2 Apr 1871 - Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - Age: 65y - 3 Apr 1881 - Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 74y - Between Apr 1890 and Jun 1890 - Bury district, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • JAMES ROONEY

      Possibly had a brother Christopher who died in Bury in Q1 1903 aged 84
      Possibly adopted a James and a George - per 1871 census
      There is also an Elizabeth A aged 5 in the census - she could be theirs or adopted


      ADDRESSES:
      Kettle Row, Edgworth, Lancashire (06 June 1841)
      Russia Bottoms, Edgworth, Lancashire (30 March 1851)
      Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Lancashire (07 April 1861)
      Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871)
      Lower Mill Row, Summerseat, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      Block Printer (06 June 1841)
      Blockprinter (30 March 1851)
      Labours at Cotton (07 April 1861)
      Labourer (02 April 1871)
      Labourer at Printworks (03 April 1881)


      CENSUSES: (c1816-1890)
      06 June 1841 - yes
      30 March 1851 - yes
      07 April 1861 - yes
      02 April 1871 - yes
      03 April 1881 - yes
      05 April 1891 -
      31 March 1901 -
      02 April 1911 -
    • Wills & Administrations Index - Not Found
    • Last checked: 04 June 2017

  • Sources 
    1. [S613] 1841 Census - Rooney, James & Mary, 24 Jan 2009, HO107/537, Book 6, Folio 12, Page 16.

    2. [S614] 1851 Census - Rooney, James & Mary, 24 Jan 2009, HO107/2208, Folio 430, Page 27.

    3. [S726] 1861 Census - Rooney, James & Mary, 14 Nov 2009, RG9/2853, Folio 52, Page 3.

    4. [S1046] 1871 Census - Rooney, James & Mary, 19 Oct 2010, RG10/3960, Folio 67, Page 4.

    5. [S1014] 1881 Census - Rooney, James & Mary, 25 Sep 2010, RG11/3868, Folio 93, Page 11.

    6. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 17 Nov 2009, AMJ 1890 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 355.

    7. [S6326] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Rooney, James & Hutchinson, Mary - 1833 - Ainsworth, 31 Jul 2021, Page 65, No. 195.