Generation 3 Ancestor Family 1 External Family D
1865 To 1917
Daughter Of Author’s 3 x Great Grandparents
Descendant Of Barton Ancestor Family #4 & Mawdsley Ancestor Family #1
Overview
(Note that this is an “external” family married into by Mary Mawdsley. The family timeline is included here because it provides background information for the Henry And Ellen Mawdsley family).
Richard Fairhurst was born in 1842 to a Farmer from Ashton In Makerfield. Mary Mawdsley was born in 1847 to a Labourer from Wallgate Wigan. Richard and Mary were married in 1865 in Wallgate Wigan. Richard worked in Milk related jobs in Wallgate Wigan and then in Ince Wigan. Richard and Mary had 13 children 3 of whom died in childhood. Mary died in 1903 and Richard in 1917.
Family
Parents
Richard: Richard Fairhurst and Grace Holerton. A Farmer from Ashton In Makerfield. Inlaw Family
Mary: Henry Mawdsley (1805-1862) and Ellen Barton (1812-1894). A Grocer from Wallgate Wigan. Ancestor Family
Heads
Richard Fairhurst (1842-1917)
Mary Mawdsley (1847-1903)
Children
Henry Fairhurst (1866-1913). Chemists Assistant from Wigan. Bachelor
Elizabeth Alice Fairhurst (1867-1950). Private Means from Buxton. Spinster
Richard Fairhurst (1869-1919) married Margaret Alice Livesey (1870-1949). Publican from Scholes Wigan. 3 children. External Family
Grace Ellen Fairhurst (1870-1945) married John Faust. Emigrated to Los Angeles USA. 1 child. External Family
Margaret Fairhurst (1872-1930) married Albert Edward Chadwick (1872-1943). Cotton Mill Worker from Poolstock Wigan. 4 children. External Family
John Fairhurst (1874-1922) married Edith Annie Morris (1877-1964). Publican from Poolstock Wigan.2 children. External Family
Evan Mawdsley Fairhurst (1876-1939) married Mary Ford (1876-1926). Emigrated to El Paso USA. 1 child. External Family
Annie Florence Mawdsley Fairhurst (1879-1948) married John William Higham (1878-1941). Plasterer from Wallgate Wigan. 4 children. External Family
William Fairhurst (1881-1956) married Martha Ann Bamber (1882-1967). Labourer from Scholes Wigan. 1 child. External Family
Thomas Fairhurst (1883-1933) married Gertrude Hall (1886-????). Emigrated to El Paso USA. No children. External Family
Frederick James Fairhurst (1885-1887). Died aged 16 months.
Mary Gladys Fairhurst (1888-1898). Died aged 10.
Francis Edward Fairhurst (1891-1891). Died aged 7 months.
Timeline
27th April 1842 Richard is born in Ashton In Makerfield to Richard and Grace Fairhurst. Richard is a Farmer.
27th January 1847 Mary is born at 11 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan to Henry and Ellen Mawdsley. Henry is a Labourer who had recently moved to Wigan from Skelmersdale, Mary is the first child born in Wigan.
1847 to 1848 Mary’s father Henry becomes a Shopkeeper.
1856 Mary and her family moves into 43 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan.
20th October 1862 Mary’s father Henry dies at 43 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan of Heart Disease, occupation given as Cow Keeper and Provision Dealer, aged 57. At this point his son John aged 19 moves to Princess Street Wallgate Wigan to take over running of the Grocery business (according to John’s obituary in the Wigan Examiner). Mary is aged 15.
19th March 1865 Richard and Mary married at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan. Richard is aged 22 a Brass Finisher from Wellington Street Scholes Wigan and Mary is aged 18. The two witnesses are an Elizabeth Mawdsley (unknown) and an Ann Mawdsley (also unknown, Mary’s sister Anne was married by this date). There is no male witness recorded (this was usually the best man). Richard and Mary live at 9 Adelaide Street Wallgate Wigan (a few minutes from Princess Street) where Richard becomes a Cow Keeper (maybe supplying the Mawdsley Grocer?)
1st January 1866 Son Henry born at 9 Adelaide Street Wallgate Wigan.
14th January 1866 Son Henry baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
7th May 1867 Daughter Elizabeth born 9 Adelaide Street Wallgate Wigan.
19th May 1867 Daughter Elizabeth baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
16th May 1869 Son Richard born at 9 Adelaide Street Wallgate Wigan.
30th May 1869 Son Richard baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
22nd October 1870 Daughter Grace born at 9 Adelaide Street Wallgate Wigan.
23rd November 1870 Daughter Grace baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
1870 To 1871 Family moves to 122/124 Chapel Lane Wallgate Wigan which is on the other side of Princess Street from Adelaide Street. Richard continues to be a Cow Keeper.
2nd April 1871 Census. Family living at 122/124 Chapel Lane Wallgate Wigan. Richard is aged 27 a Cow Keeper, Mary is aged 25, son Henry is aged 5, daughter Elizabeth is aged 4, son Richard is aged 1 and daughter Grace is aged 5 months. The family has one servant Alice Lee aged 10.
6th August 1872 Daughter Margaret born at 122 Chapel Lane Wallgate Wigan. Richard is recorded as a Provision Dealer but soon reverts to a Cow Keeper again.
25th August 1872 Daughter Margaret baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
22nd April 1874 Son John born at 122 Chapel Lane Wallgate Wigan.
3rd May 1874 Son John baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
1874 To 1876 Family move to Miry Lane Wallgate Wigan which is back towards Adelaide Street but possibly further away from Princess Street (Miry Lane is a long road). Richard is recorded as a Carter but soon reverts to a Cow Keeper again.
19th January 1876 Son Evan born at Miry Lane Wallgate Wigan.
1876 To 1879 Family move to 39 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan which would be next door to the Mawdsley Grocers at numbers 41 and 43. Richard continues to be a Cow Keeper.
31st July 1879 Daughter Annie born at 39 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan.
7th September 1879 Daughter Annie baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
3rd April 1881 Census. Family living at 37 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan (one door down from number 39). Richard is aged 38 a Milk Dealer, May is aged 34, son Henry is aged 15 a Druggist Assistant, son Richard is aged 11, daughter Grace is aged 10, daughter Margeret is aged 9, son John is aged 7, son Evan is aged 6 and daughter Annie is aged 1. Daughter Elizabeth is aged 13 living with Mary’s sister Ellen and teacher husband Edward Hall in the School House in Caroline Street Wallgate Wigan (very near Princess Street), working as a Domestic Servant.
14th September 1881 Son William born at 37 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan.
16th October 1881 Son William baptised at St Thomas Wallgate Wigan.
1881 To 1883 Richard becomes a Milk Dealer.
19th July 1883 Son Thomas born at 37 Princess Street Wallgate Wigan.
