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Charles' widow re-married in 1899

Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HEYWOOD John HUNTSWORTH Jane Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester MCR_RM/145/27
HEYWOOD John SMETHURST Jane Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester MCR_RM/145/27
HUNTSWORTH Jane HEYWOOD John Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester MCR_RM/145/27
SMETHURST Jane HEYWOOD John Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended Manchester MCR_RM/145/27

You got the right marriage for Charles Reggie:

Cahrles Huntsworth (button maker)
Birth Year: abt 1844
Age: 17
Marriage Date: 21 May 1861
Parish: Manchester, St John
Parish as it Appears: Manchester
Father's Name: Charles Huntsworth (button maker)
Spouse's Name: Jane Smethurst
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Smethurst (labourer)
Reference Number: GB127.M403/6/3/34

She was also 17, both were from 10 Alpha?? street. Witnesses William Parker and Priscilla Huntsworth. It does not state either father as deceased

Suggestion....................

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1876
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
HUNTSWORTH Elizabeth THOMAS Charles Hulme, St. Mary Manchester 68/2/43

1881 census



Person: THOMAS, Elizabeth Address: 7, Upper Medlock St, Chorlton Upon Medlock
Cost



THOMAS, Charles Head Married M 47 1834 Labourer (Water Works)
Llansanttfrid, Montgomeryshire, Wales VIEW
THOMAS, Elizabeth Wife Married F 46 1835 Shop Keeper
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
THOMAS, Charles Hy Son Single M 6 1875 Scholar
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
MARSH, Joseph Boarder Single M 28 1853 Labourer (Water Works)
Manchester, Lancashire

Thank, Flip...........looks like his sister was a witness.........

Would you have time to check the marriage I just posted..............I don't have Ancestry nowadays

Looks like the marriage address was one of convenience............

1861 census


Address: 10, Alpha Street, Hulme, Manchester

88 BARROLL, John Head Married M 36 1825 Lithographic Printer
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
88 BARROLL, Ellen Wife Married F 33 1828
Shalford, Lancashire VIEW
88 BARROLL, John Son M 14 1847 Gold Ticker Printer
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
88 BARROLL, Henry Son M 9 1852 Scholar
Halifax, Yorkshire VIEW
88 BARROLL, Charles E Son M 6 1855 Scholar
Halifax, Yorkshir

Think you are right Reggie

Elizabeth Huntsworth
Age: Full Age
Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1876
Parish: Hulme, St Mary
Parish as it Appears: S Marys Hulme
Father's Name: Charles Huntsworth
Spouse's Name: Charles Thomas
Spouse's Father's Name: Mobert Thomas
Reference Number: M321/2/2/2
Item Number: 3
Archive Roll: 823

He is a carter, and a widow. His father a joiner and hers what looks like Bone or Prone cutter. He lived 84 Erskill? st and her at 86. Again, not mention of fathers being deceased.

Added, forgot to say witnesses were George & Jane Thomas

1851 census


Person: SMETHURST, Jane Address: 5, Agenorian Buildings, Manchester

SMETHURST, Joseph Head Married M 51 1800 Labouring Chemist
Bolton-By-Boland, Yorkshire VIEW
SMETHURST, Eliza Wife Married F 40 1811 Illegible
Ireland VIEW
SMETHURST, Ellen Dau Unmarried F 15 1836 Illegible
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
SMETHURST, Elizabeth Dau F 8 1843 Illegible
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
SMETHURST, Jane Dau F 5 1846 Illegible
Manchester, Lancashire VIEW
SMETHURST, Sarah Dau F 0 (10M) 1851 Illegible
Manchester, Lancashire

This must have been one of the water-damaged records.......the image is typed, having been transcribed by Manchester FHS

Gotta go shopping or we'll starve, will check back later.

And here was me thinking this surname would be easy, peasy to research!!!! :-D

Is any of the info of use to you?

Yes it is, Reggie. Particularly with regard to knowing that Priscilla appeared to be alive when her brother married.

Thanks so much both of you.

The 1883 marriage for Priscilla to Thomas Grundy found by Reggie must be for the daughter of Charles Jnr - they are on 1911 census:

Priscilla Grundy
Age in 1911: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: South Manchester
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 81 Monton Street Moss Side Manchester
Marital Status: Married
Registration District: Chorlton
Registration District Number: 464
Sub-registration District: Hulme
ED, institution, or vessel: 64
Piece: 23929
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Grundy 51
Priscilla Grundy 49
Edith H Grundy 26
Thomas Grundy 22
Sidney Grundy 16

And this could confirm, birth of the oldest child shown:

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1884
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
GRUNDY Edith Huntsworth Ardwick Manchester ARD/191/71

although no mmn stated, her middle name rather gives it away.

So, what happened to the other Priscilla - I guess from your last post she is the one you are interested in?

I wonder if this a possibility?

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1876
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference
HUNTSWORTH Mary 63 Aughton Preston A/7/26

Yes she is the one I'm interested in Flip. I have her up to 1861, living in Lancashire. Wonder if she married under either the UNSWORTH/HUNSWORTH spelling. Wouldn't be the first if she did. If you look at FreeBMD you will see a marriage for George Herbert Huntsworth. I have that cert and it's been amended, the spelling of the surname on the actual cert is UNSWORTH.

Think that death for Mary Huntsworth is for Charles (1805) half-sister, she never married but had an illegitimate daughter, namely Louisa, 1871 Census finds them living together, Mary working as a Milliner, Louisa as a Teacher

Think you may be right with Priscilla:

Priscilla Unsworth
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1838
Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1868
Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name: Charles Unsworth (button maker)
Spouse's Name: Thomas Barlow (Porter
Spouse's Age: 30
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Barlow (cow keeper)
Archive Roll: 736

His address 56, hers 54 Silver street. Neither had been married before, one of the witnesses was Charles Unsworth, but I can't read the other witness name.

Brilliant!!! :-D

I'll send you the image, the other witness is Betsy ??? - she signed, all the rest made their mark.

Could be Betsy 'Tildsley', that's what it looks like to me anyhow.

Could be Betsy 'Tildsley', that's what it looks like to me anyhow.