Generation 3 Ancestor Family 3
John And Ellen Lamb
1824 To 1881
3 x Great Grandparents
Lamb Family #2
Overview
John Lamb was born in 1802 in Chorley. Ellen Crankshaw was born in 1802 in Blackrod. They were married in 1824 in Bolton. John and Ellen had 10 children, 3 of whom died in childhood, of the remaining 7 one remained single and 6 started families of their own. John was a Calico Printer. Ellen died in 1874 aged 71 and John died in 1881 aged 79.
Family
Parents
John: George Lamb and Jane ???. Ancestor Family.
Ellen: David Crankshaw (1769-1842) and Ellen Heaton (1770-1845). Ancestor Family.
Heads
John Lamb (1802-1881)
Ellen Crankshaw (1802-1874)
Children
Jane Lamb (1825-1839). Died aged 14
Elizabeth Lamb (1830-1913). Domestic Servant from Blackrod. Spinster
George Lamb (1832-1917) married Alice Emma Branson. Carter from Birkenhead with 2 children. Sibling Family.
Ann Lamb (1834-1881) married Hugh Beardsworth. Domestic Servant from Blackrod with 2 children. External Family
Margaret Lamb (1837-1839) Died aged 2
William Lamb (1839-1895) married Rebecca Crook. Joiner from Chorley. Sibling Family
Ellen Lamb (1841-1843). Died aged 1
John Lamb (1844-1920) married Jane Entwistle. Carpenter from Horwich. Sibling Family
Richard Lamb (1847-1923) married Mary Ann Crankshaw (1843-1919). Grocer from Central Wigan with 8 children. Ancestor Family
Descendants
Timeline
15th September 1802 John born to George and Jane Lamb. Birth date is supplied in baptism record.
27th November 1802 Ellen born to David and Ellen Crankshaw in Blackrod. Birth date is supplied in baptism record.
26th December 1802 Ellen baptised in St Katharine Blackrod. Name on baptism record is “Nelly Cronkshaw”, residence is Blackrod but no occupation is given.
27th March 1803 John baptised in St Laurence Chorley six months after his birth. No residence or occupation is supplied in the baptism record.
11th October 1824 John and Ellen married at St Peter Bolton which is possibly the nearest church that can perform the ceremony. No residence or occupation information is on the parish record but the witnesses were a J Mangnall and a Richard Mangnall. John would have been aged 22 and Ellen would have been aged 21.
3rd April 1825 Daughter Jane baptised at St Katharine Blackrod six months after the marriage. No birth date given on baptism record but residence is Blackrod and John’s occupation is Calico Printer.
30th May 1830 Daughter Elizabeth baptised at St Katharine Blackrod. No birth date given on baptism record but residence is Blackrod and John’s occupation is Calico Printer. Elizabeth never marries and is a Domestic Servant in Church Street Blackrod for Peter Houghton a Grocer and Farmer (1851 census), then in Pennington Green north of Hindley for Mary Ellison a Land Agent’s wife (1861 and 1871 census), then in Southport as a cook for James A Woodworth a Solictors Managing Clerk (1881 census). In the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses Elizabeth was back in Blackrod living on her own means initially with a Nephew and a Great Nephew. Elizabeth died on 16th April 1913 of Senile Decay aged 82 when a Great Nephew was living with her and was present at the death. Elizabeth was buried on 19th April 1913 at St Katharine Blackrod.
19th August 1832 Son George baptised at St Katharine Blackrod. No birth date given on baptism record but residence is Blackrod and John’s occupation is Calico Printer.
8th August 1834 Daughter Ann born at Blackrod. Birth date is given in baptism record.
4th January 1835 Daughter Ann baptised at St Katharine Blackrod 5 months after her birth. Residence is Blackrod and John’s occupation is Calico Printer.
1835 To 1837 Family possibly move to “Sharples” district of Bolton?
30th April 1837 Daughter Margaret baptised at St Katharine Blackrod. No birth date given on baptism record but residence is given as “Sharples” and John’s occupation is Calico Printer. This could be the “Sharples” district on the east side of Bolton (Blackrod is to the west of Bolton), or it could be somewhere nearer to Blackrod.
4th April 1839 Daughter Jane dies at Sharples Bolton of Consumption aged 14. John is a Calico Printer and is present at the death.
1839 Family move back to Blackrod?
7th April 1839 Daughter Jane buried at St Katharine Blackrod. Residence is given as Blackrod not Bolton.
23rd August 1839 Son William born at Blackrod. John is a Calico Printer.
8th September 1839 Son William baptised at St Katharine Blackrod.
29th November 1839 Daughter Margaret dies at Blackrod of Inflammation aged 2. John is a Calico Printer.
2nd December 1839 Daughter Margaret buried at St Katharine Blackrod.
6th June 1841 Census. Family living at Smith’s Brow Blackrod. John is a Calico Printer aged 35, Ellen is aged 35 (both these ages likely to be guesses), Elizabeth is aged 11, George is aged 9, Ann is aged 6 and William is aged 1. Smith Brow still existed in 1944 but cannot be found on modern maps so has probably been renamed.
11th November 1841 Daughter Ellen born at Blackrod. John is a Calico Printer.
9th December 1841 Daughter Ellen baptised at St Katharine Blackrod.
8th September 1843 Daughter Ellen dies at Blackrod of some kind of Fever aged 21 months. Informant is a Matthew Farnworth who was also present at the death.
10th September 1843 Daughter Ellen buried at St Katharine Blackrod.
21st April 1844 Son John born at Blackrod. John is a Printer.
11th August 1844 Son John baptised at St Katharine Blackrod. Father John is a Block Printer.
27th February 1847 Son Richard born at Blackrod. John is a Block Printer.
11th April 1847 Son Richard baptised at St Katharine Blackrod.
1847 To 1851 John stops being a Printer and becomes a Labourer at a Colliery. Presumably printing can no longer support the family.
Before 1851 Daughter Elizabeth moves out to be a House Servant.
30th March 1851 Census. Family living at Smiths Brow Blackrod. John is a Labourer On Pit Brow aged 48, Ellen is age 48, son George is a Bleacher aged 18, daughter Ann is employed on Bleach Works aged 16. Daughter Elizabeth is aged 20 living at Church Street Blackrod as a House Servant for Peter Houghton a Grocer and Farmer
1851 To 1857 Son George moves to Salford to work in Calico Finishing.
1st January 1857 Son George marries Alice Branson at Richmond Chapel Broughton Road Salford. George is a Calico Finisher Foreman aged 24 and Alice is aged 31, both living in Broughton Road Salford. John’s occupation is given as Calico Printer Journeyman not as a Labourer but maybe this was seen as his profession even if he was not actively working in that role. One of witnesses is Ann Lamb, probably George’s sister.
24th September 1859 Son George’s wife Ann dies in Whiston (near Liverpool) aged 34 of Peritonitis after giving birth to a son Frederick.
7th April 1861 Census. Family living at Smiths Street Blackrod (which also no longer exists but may be same place as Smiths Brow). John is a Colliery Labourer aged 58, Ellen is aged 58, daughter Ann is a Power Loom Cotton Weaver aged 24, son William is a Carpenter aged 21, son John a Carpenter aged 16 and Richard is a Carpenter aged 14. Also living with the family is son George’s son Frederick aged 1 (son George’s wife had died). Daughter Elizabeth is aged 31 working as a House Servant in Pennington Green near Hindley for Mary Ellison a Land Agent’s wife.
15th November 1862 Daughter Ann marries Hugh Beardsworth at St David Haigh which is where Hugh was living. Ann is aged 28 a Worker In Factory resident in Blackrod, Hugh is aged 29 a Domestic Servant and a Widower. Ann’s brother William is a witness (and probable best man) and his future wife Rebecca Crook is the other witness. Ann and Hugh have 2 children, but Ann, Hugh and both children are all dead by 1883.
25th February 1865 Son William marries Rebecca Crook at St Katharine Blackrod. William is a Carpenter and both live in Blackrod. John is a Labourer.
24th April 1868 Daughter Ann’s husband Hugh dies of Consumption aged 35 whilst living in Haigh as a Stove Tender Domestic Servant, the informant was a John Lamb of Smiths Brow Blackrod who was also present at the death, this could be father John or son John, possibly father as he could not sign his name.
1868 Daughter Anne moves back to Blackrod with her two children.
2nd April 1871 Census. Family living in Smiths Brow Blackrod. John is a Colliery Labourer aged 68, Ellen is aged 68, son John is a Carpenter aged 26 and son Richard is a Carpenter aged 24. Also living with the family is daughter Ann aged 37 and her two children aged 7 and 4, plus son George’s son Frederick aged 11. Ann is an “Annuitant” so presumably is getting a pension for her deceased husband Hugh. Daughter Elizabeth is aged 40 working as a General Servant in Pennington Green near Hindley for Mary Ellison a Land Agent’s widow.
13th April 1871 Son Richard marries Mary Ann Crankshaw at St Katharine Blackrod. Richard is a Carpenter aged 24 and Mary is aged 28 from Blackrod. Witness is John Lamb a Labourer so this is probably father John.
1st February 1873 Son John marries Jane Entwistle at Parish Church of Great Lever Bolton. Son John is a Joiner and father John is a Labourer.
8th February 1874 Daughter Ann’s son William dies aged 10 in Blackrod of Typhoid Fever (of 21 days duration). A John Lamb was the informant and also present at the death, proably father John as he could not sign the certificate.
22nd May 1874 Ellen dies aged 71 of Heart Disease at Smiths Brow Blackrod. John is given as a Colliery Labourer. Informant was son John who was also present at the death.
26th May 1874 Ellen buried at St Katharine Blackrod.
1874 John moves from Smiths Brow to Chorley Road, both Blackrod.
3rd April 1881 Census. John is living with son William and his family, aged 78, in Chorley Road Blackrod, occupation given as Block Printer Cotton Dyer, but presumably retired. Living in the same house is son William’s wife’s father Ralph, also widowed, aged 74. Daughter Ann is aged 47 living at a different address in Chorley Road Blackrod with son Hugh aged 15 and brother George’s sons John aged 23 and Frederick aged 21. Daughter Elizabeth is aged 51 working as a Cook at 41-43 Linakre Street Southport for James A Woodworth a Solicitors Managing Clerk.
11th July 1881 Daughter Ann dies aged 46 at Chorley Road Blackrod of Tuberculosis Peritonitis (of 12 months duration). Informant was brother William who was also present at the death. Ann’s son Hugh aged 16 continues living somewhere in Chorley Road Blackrod.
14th July 1881 Daughter Ann buried at St Katharine Blackrod.
26th December 1881 John dies aged 79 at Chorley Road Blackrod of Natural Decay. Occupation given as Block Printer. Informant was son George’s son John who was also present at the birth.
29th December 1881 John buried at St Katharine Blackrod.
1881 To 1891 Daughter Elizabeth returns to Blackrod. Could be due to sister Ann and father John dying but there is no evidence to prove this.
1st January 1883 Daughter Ann’s son Hugh dies aged 17 at Chorley Road Blackrod of Phthisis (Consumption, of 6 months duration). Ann’s brother John was present at the death.
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