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William OLIVE

William OLIVE

Male 1842 - 1893  (51 years)    Has 3 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William OLIVE 
    Birth 25 Feb 1842  Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • JFM 1842 Bury Union, Volume 21, Page 324
      Mother's Maiden Surname: Ainsworth
    Baptism 2 Oct 1842  Radcliffe St Mary's Parish Church, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Living at Tottington Lower End
    Gender Male 
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 9y 
    • HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7
      Son, Scholles Day School
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 19y 
    • RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13
      Son, Unmarried, Iron Turner
    1871 Census 2 Apr 1871  Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 29y 
    • RG10/3947, Folio 10, Page 14
      Son, Unmarried, Iron Turner (Unemployed)
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  Bank House, Brandlesholme Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 39y 
    • RG11/3868, Folio 64, Page 48
      Head, Married, Paper Maker (Junior Master)
    1891 Census 5 Apr 1891  Dunsters House, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 49y 
    • RG12/3142, Folio 102, Page 31
      Head, Married, Paper Manufacturer
    Newspaper Article 18 Dec 1891  Woolfold Paper Mills, Woolfold, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Olive brothers being dissolved from 31 December 1891. In future Thomas & William Olive will continue the business.
    Reference Number H 1136a 
    Death 3 Apr 1893  Bury district, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Age: 51y 
    • AMJ 1893 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 399
      Was Living at Dunster's House, Elton, Bury, Lancashire
      Paper Manufacturer
    Person ID I4255  Vernon
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2023 

    Father John OLIVE,   b. Abt 1812, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1867, Lytham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Nancy AINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1815, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1879, Woolfold, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1835  Radcliffe, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • John was a Blacksmith, of Radcliffe Parish
      Nancy was a Spinster, of Radcliffe Parish
      By Banns, John signed, Nancy made her mark
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah ADAM,   b. Between Apr 1847 and Jun 1847, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1923, 20 Park Road, Lytham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Between Jul 1876 and Sep 1876  Thorne St Nicholas Church, Thorne, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    • JAS 1876 Thorne, Volume 09C, Page 848
      Entered on Yorkshire BMD as Hannah Adams
    Children 
    +1. Kathleen Mary OLIVE,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1964, 3 Owls Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F1627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Feb 1842 - Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 2 Oct 1842 - Radcliffe St Mary's Parish Church, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - Age: 9y - 30 Mar 1851 - Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 19y - 7 Apr 1861 - Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - Age: 29y - 2 Apr 1871 - Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 51y - 3 Apr 1893 - Bury district, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM OLIVE

      Olives Paper Mill, Tottington Road, Bury, Lancashire was an extensive paper mill established between 1844 and 1893, with previous usage prior to this as a bleach works. The site was situated at the base of a U-shaped valley with the Kirklees Brook running adjacent.

      William Robert Vernon, Commercial Traveller, was mentioned in Thomas's Will Index.
      William Robert Vernon (born approx 1859 Tottington / Bury):
      Married Mary Jane Tweedale in AMJ 1879
      Parents were Robert (born approx 1800 Chapel le Frith) & Mary Ann Vernon (Paper Maker)

      ADDRESSES:
      Mosside Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (30 March 1851)
      Paper Mill Cottages, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (07 April 1861)
      Road to Paper Mill, Woolfold, Tottington Lower End, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1871)
      Bank House, Brandlesholme Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (03 April 1881)
      Dunsters House, Elton, Bury, Lancashire (05 April 1891)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      Scholles Day School (30 March 1851)
      Iron Turner (07 April 1861)
      Iron Turner (Unemployed) (02 April 1871)
      Paper Maker (Junior Master) (03 April 1881)
      Paper Manufacturer (05 April 1891)

      CENSUSES: (1842-1893)
      30 March 1851 - yes
      07 April 1861 - yes
      02 April 1871 - yes
      03 April 1881 - yes
      05 April 1891 - yes
    • Parish Registers:

      Baptism: Found -
      Marriage:
      Burial:
    • Last checked: 10 April 2019

  • Sources 
    1. [S3568] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Olive, William - 1842 - Radcliffe, 13 Jul 2015, Page 80, No. 638.

    2. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 4 Apr 2017, JFM 1842 Bury Union, Volume 21, Page 324.

    3. [S3570] 1851 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, 13 Jul 2015, HO107/2212, Folio 177, Page 7.

    4. [S2910] 1861 Census - Olive, John & Nancy, 14 Jul 2015, RG9/2838, Folio 10, Page 13.

    5. [S2911] 1871 Census - Olive, Nancy, 17 Jul 2015, RG10/3947, Folio 10, Page 14.

    6. [S5306] 1881 Census - Olive, William & Hannah, 2 Dec 2018, RG11/3868, Folio 64, Page 48.

    7. [S5307] 1891 Census - Olive, William & Hannah, 2 Dec 2018, RG12/3142, Folio 102, Page 31.

    8. [S1058] Newspaper - London Gazette - Olive, Thomas, William & Rachel, 11 May 2022, 18 December 1891, Page 6992.

    9. [S3575] Wills & Administrations Index - Olive, William - 1893, 18 Jul 2015.
      Effects: £28,393 8s. 1d.
      Probate: Manchester 01 June 1893 to Hannah Olive, widow

    10. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 18 Jul 2015, AMJ 1893 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 399.

    11. [S3564] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Olive, John & Ainsworth, Nancy - 1835 - Radcliffe, 13 Jul 2015, Page 198, No. 594.

    12. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 1 Dec 2018, JAS 1876 Thorne, Volume 09C, Page 848.

    13. [S5491] BMD - Yorkshire Index - Marriage, 10 Apr 2019, CE55/124/10.