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Daniel Duffin (1842 Crompton, Oldham) married Betty Whittaker (Oldham 1840) in the Oldham District in1866.

Before I send off for a marriage certificate, does anyone have access to records of marriage in the Oldham area. I want to find out the name of Betty Whittaker's father. She was born in Oldham in 1840 according to the census records but I can't pin down a likely candidate for Daniel's wife.

Daniel Duffin's father was Joseph Duffin (Cotton Waste Dealer)

Thanks in advance Richard

Have you looked at the FREE Lancs OPC site?

Assuming she was officially Betty, and not Elizabeth, this looks the likely birth:

WHITTAKER, BETTY mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1840 S Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM Volume 20 Page 162


If this is her in 1841 (although age a year out) , there are no other Whittakers with her - she seems to be with a family with surname ending in " . . itton". I can't make it out.

Betty Whittaker
in the 1841 England Census
Name: Betty Whittaker
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1839
Gender: Female
Where born: Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Prestwich Cum Oldham
Hundred: Salford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton and Oldham
Sub-registration district: Oldham above Town
Neighbors:
Piece: 546
Book: 11
Folio: 23
Page Number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age
Betty Whittaker 2


A couple of possibilities for parents' marriage - I don't have time at present to check who married whom:

Marriages Mar 1839 (>99%)
BRIGGS Mary Ashton &c. 20 32
GORTON James Ashton &c. 20 32
HEYS Alice Ashton &c. 20 32
HOWARTH Margaret Ashton &c. 20 32 ???????
MARSH Abram Ashton &c. 20 32
SUCLIFFE Betty Ashton 20 32
TAYLOR Richard Ashton 20 32
WHITTAKER Joseph Ashton &c. 20 32 ???????


Marriages Sep 1838 (>99%)
BUTTERWORTH Samuel Ashton &c. 20 33
CHEETHAM Mary Ann Ashton &c 20 33
HOWARTH Hannah Ashton &c. 20 33 ???????
HURST Benjamin Ashton &c 20 33
SHORE Charles Ashton &c. 20 33
WHITTAKER John Ashton &c. 20 33 ??????
WOLFENDEN Mary Ashton &c. 20 33
WRIGLEY Mary Ashton &c. 20 33

According to LancsBMD, they were married at St James, Oldham

Unless its the wrong St James, Lancashire Online Parish Clerk doesn't list a marriage.
https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Oldham/registers.html

Thanks for trying.I have looked at Lancashire Online Parish Clerk but couldn't see the marriage.

No father listed on marriage: Daniel's father listed as Matthew!

Original image on Ancestry

Name: Betty Whittaker (occ: weaver)
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 24
Address: Dun?erly Street
No father listed
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Year: abt 1842
Marriage Date: 26 Aug 1866
Marriage Place: Oldham, St James, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Oldham, St James
Spouse: Daniel Daffin (age 23, Occ: Turner)
Spouse father: Matthew Duffin (Waste Dealer)
Spouse Address: Greenacres Road

Witnesses: James Duffin & ??
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As no father listed, perhaps this baptism?

Name: Betty Whittaker
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 27 May 1839
Baptism Place: St. Peters, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mother: Sarah Whittaker (Spinster)
FHL Film Number: 1656069
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Daniel and family 1861:

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Coop Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mathew Daffin Head Married Male 46 1815 Cotton Waste Dealer Lancashire, England
Racey Daffin Wife Married Female 46 1815 - Lancashire, England
William Daffin Son Unmarried Male 21 1840 Twiner Cotton Mill Lancashire, England
Daniel Daffin Son Unmarried Male 19 1842 Iron Turner Lancashire, England
Martha Ann Daffin Daughter - Female 13 1848 ...Piecer Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Mathew Daffin Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Richard Daffin Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Possible for Betty in the 1861 census:-

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Mount Lion Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England

Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

James Whittaker Head Married Male 65 1796 Felt Hatter Royton, Lancashire, England
Hannah Whittaker Wife Married Female 65 1796 Laundress Worsley, Lancashire, England
Amelia Whittaker Daughter Unmarried Female 24 1837 Cotton Weaver Royton, Lancashire, England
Betty Whittaker Daughter Unmarried Female 22 1839 Cotton Weaver Royton, Lancashire, England

Kath. x

Only two baptisms on lanopc 1841+/- 2yrs for an illegitimate Betty Whittaker - in Haslingden and Ashton. None in Oldham

Thanks for all your help

Re Betty born 1840 ,Ashton & Oldham, mms Howarth:


Here she is with her family:

Betty Whittaker
in the 1841 England Census
Name: Betty Whittaker
Age: 10 Mo
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Gender: Female
Where born: Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Prestwich Cum Oldham
Hundred: Salford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton and Oldham
Sub-registration district: Chadderton
Neighbors:
Piece: 545
Book: 3
Folio: 18
Page Number: 28
Household Members:
Name Age
James Whittaker 40
Sally Whittaker 40
George Whittaker 20
Mary Whittaker 15
Thomas Whittaker 15
James Whittaker 12
John Whittaker 5
Squire Whittaker 4
Betty Whittaker 10 Mo



Betty Whittaker
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Betty Whittaker
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1841
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: James Whittaker
Mother's name: Sally Whittaker
Gender: Female
Where born: Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Chadderton
Ecclesiastical parish: South Chadderton St John
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Oldham
Sub-registration district: Chadderton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1d
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 123
Piece: 2242
Folio: 99
Page Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
James Whittaker 53
Sally Whittaker 51
James Whittaker 23
John Whittaker 17
Lynne Whittaker 14
Betty Whittaker 10
Henry Whittaker 8


Baptism:

Betty Whittaker
in the Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911
Name: Betty Whittaker
Baptism Date: 30 Aug 1840
Parish: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Father: James Whittaker
Mother: Sarah Whittaker
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/246


Birth of brother Henry:

WHITAKER, HENRY mms HOWARTH
GRO Reference: 1842 S Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM Volume 20 Page 34

James and Sarah/Sally's marriage:



James Whittaker
England, Manchester, Parish Registers
Name James Whittaker
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 26 Jul 1819
Event Place St Mary, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Sarah Howarth
Spouse's Gender Female

No mention of parents' names.
They both made their marks.

Witnesses: Thomas Grimshaw, Hugh Grimshaw, and Edward Redford. But the witnesses also witnessed many other marriages in that church, so they are no clue to either James or Sarah's families.

As she doesn't list a father on her marriage, I suspect she was illegitimate.

I think the 1841 census posted by AG at top of page is most likely.

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Dirtcar, Oldham cum Prestwich, Ashton & Oldham, Lancashire, England

Benjamin Hilton Male 50 1791 Lancashire, England
Sarah Hilton Female 25 1816 Lancashire, England
Hannah Hilton Female 20 1821 Lancashire, England
Mary Hilton Female 15 1826 Lancashire, England
Margaret Hilton Female 15 1826 Lancashire, England
Betty Whittaker Female 2 1839 Lancashire, England
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Benjamin Hilton married Nancy Whittaker in 1818- but Nancy already had an illegitimate daughter (Sarah- listed with surname Hilton in 1841). Daughter Sarah was baptised in 1813:

Name: Sarah Whittaker
Baptism Date: 28 Nov 1813
Parish: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mother: Nancyy Whittaker
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/247
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Sarah had illegitimate daughter, Betty, baptised in 1839 and listed in the same household as Benjamin Hilton in 1841.

Name: Betty Whittaker
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 27 May 1839
Baptism Place: St. Peters, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mother: Sarah Whittaker (Spinster)
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Second marriage for Sarah:
Name: Sarah Wood
[Sarah Hilton]
Gender: Female
Marital status: Widowed
Age: 44
Birth Date: 1813
Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1857
Marriage Place: St. Mary'S Church, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Father: Benj'N Hilton
Spouse: James Shaw
FHL Film Number: 1656157
Reference ID: it 3 p 63

Sarah and Betty in 1861 (In St James parish where she later marries):

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Darker Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Ecclesiastical parish: St James

James Shaw Head Married Male 44 1817 Cotton Factory Worker Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Shaw Wife Married Female 47 1814 - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Martha Shaw Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1847 Picer Cotton Factory Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Charles Shaw Son - Male 10 1851 Picer Cotton Factory Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Shaw Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Shaw Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
*Betty W Shaw Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1840 Cotton Power Loom Weaver Oldham, Lancashire
Enoch Wood Stepson - Male 15 1846 Twister In Cotton Factory Oldham, Lancashire
Margaret Wood Stepdaughter - Female 10 1851 - Oldham, Lancashire,

Although she lists her father as Benjamin Pollitt, I'm pretty sure this is Sarah's first marriage:

Name: Sarah Whittaker
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: Full Age
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1844
Marriage Place: Oldham, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Oldham
Father: Benjamin Pollitt
Spouse: William Wood
Reference Number: GB127.L185/1/5/18

The Pollett name on the marriage obviously had some significance as this appears to be Betty in 1851 with surname Pollitt/ Pollett?:

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Dirtcar Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Milne Head Married Male 55 1796 Iron Turner Oldham, Lancashire, England
Sally Milne Wife - Female 53 1798 - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Ann Hilton Lodger - Female 7 1844 - Oldham, Lancashire, England
Betty Pollett Lodger - Female 11 1840 - Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thank you again. I am intrigued b the Pollett connection.

Re Enoch and Margaret Wood (step-children of James Shaw) in the 1861 posted by AQ:


Confirmation that Sarah's first marriage was to William Wood, as suggested by AQ

Sarah Wood
in the 1851 England Census
Name: Sarah Wood
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Willm Wood
Gender: Female
Where born: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
Town: St James
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Oldham
Sub-registration district: Oldham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1t
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 155
Piece: 2241
Folio: 501
Page Number: 39
Household Members:
Name Age
Willm Wood 30
Sarah Wood 37
Enoch Wood 4
Margaret Wood 6 Mo


WOOD, ENOCH mms WHITTAKER
GRO Reference: 1846 J Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM Volume 20 Page 164


WOOD, MARGARET mms WHITTAKER
GRO Reference: 1850 D Quarter in OLDHAM Volume 20 Page 723

She listed her father as Benjamin Hilton at her marriage to James:

Is this a different Sarah ??

Sarah Hilton
in the Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812
Name: Sarah Hilton
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Apr 1812
Baptism Place: Oldham, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Oldham
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
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Father: Benjamin Hilton
Mother: Mary Hilton
Reference Number: GB127.L185/1/3/3


EDIT:
Yes, looks like a different Sarah.
Copied from AQ's post above:

Benjamin Hilton married Nancy Whittaker in 1818- but Nancy already had an illegitimate daughter (Sarah- listed with surname Hilton in 1841). Daughter Sarah was baptised in 1813:

Name: Sarah Whittaker
Baptism Date: 28 Nov 1813
Parish: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Mother: Nancyy Whittaker
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/247

Well spotted AG- had doubts for a minute seeing that baptism- but it seems as though that Sarah died later the same year:

Name: Sarah Hilton
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 17 Aug 1812
Burial Place: Oldham, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Oldham
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map:
View this parish
Father: Benjamin Hilton (of North Moor)
Reference Number: GB127.L185/1/4/4