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Shirley

Shirley Report 14 Oct 2019 20:51

Hi
Trying to discover the marriage of a William Walsh and Annie who were living in Burnley in 1902.. They lived in park area of Burnley which I think was the Irish area of town. They both died in 1902 in December. Their daughter Maggie also died in December of the same year at ten years old. William was 40 when he died and Annie was 39 so both born approx 1862.
Child Maggie was baptised at St Mary's which was a Catholic Church so just presuming either one or both were of the Catholic faith. I am unable to find a marriage. I think they only had one child, Maggie, possibly, or grown up older children. Can anyone find them on the 1901census living in Burnley?
Thanks

Shirley

Shirley Report 14 Oct 2019 21:47

Just to add. It says aged 40when William died by t also says 44and then 50in some reports of his death

Shirley

Shirley Report 14 Oct 2019 21:48

At the time of Maggie dying in 1902 they were living on a street named clock face which was probably near St James Street in Burnley.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2019 22:03

Have you located Maggie birth for her mums maiden name

Mary

Mary Report 14 Oct 2019 22:21

Was Maggie the one found in a pool of blood along side her dad William a weaver on 14/12/1902 of 3,Clock Yard Parker Lane Burnley

She died 16th and he died 17th? age 44 he had killed her and himself
Annie had died 27th November in the workhouse.age 39.

What a sad story.

Maryb.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2019 22:22

When was the child baptised?

Shirley

Shirley Report 14 Oct 2019 22:39

Yes they are the ones. Apparently has Williams age in three reports as 50, 44 and also 40.
I did notice it said he came from Blackburn but had lived in Burnley for a number of years so I presumed they were on the census in 1901in Burnley. Annie death registered in December of 1902and it sys she was 39.but discrepancies for William Walsh, s age. I do know he was a weaver. Not sure if Maggie was born in 1902byt she coukd have been born in Blackburn. I wondered if anyone coukd find them in 1901living in Burnley, perhaps via Annie and Maggie whose ages coukd be more accurate?

Shirley

Shirley Report 14 Oct 2019 22:42

I did find a Maggie Walsh born in 1902in Blackburn but mum's maiden name was Woods. I did find a Maggie Walsh baptised in 1902in Burnley St Mary's to a William and Annie Walsh in the Catholic faith. So not sure still.
Thanks

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2019 22:43

To answer my question. February 1892
Abode 2 Park Square

D O B 16 Feb 1892

If she was 10 when she died, no point in looking at 1902 births

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2019 22:51

William’s death on freebmd matches the info found by Mary. Age 44

Mary

Mary Report 14 Oct 2019 22:52

It states on Google Maggie was looked after by Mary Ann Edmondson

1901 5,Clock Yard (Could be 3)
Mary Ann Edmondson 67 widow born Burnley
Margaret Walsh a boarder age 8 born Burnley.

Maryb

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 Oct 2019 22:59

I'm not seeing Maggie's baptism on Ancestry.

Can you post it for us, please?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2019 23:05

It is on lanopc site. FREE

I posted the essentials

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 14 Oct 2019 23:46

There's a lengthy description of the murder/suicide here:

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/the-place-looked-like-slaughterhouse-17044263

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Oct 2019 11:03

The newspaper article says that William had left Maggie in Mary Ann Edmondson's care after Annie's death in 1902 - but she was already with Mary Ann in 1901, so Annie and William must have moved out before then.

Still don't see them, though.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 15 Oct 2019 11:07


Doc True

THE BURSLEY TRAGEDY.
BURSLEY TRAGEDY. LAST SCENE ALL. FUNERALS THE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM. A PATHETIC SCENE THE MORTUARY. The. last sad scene Burnley tragedy was enacted on Monday, when the funerals took place the murderer and his victim. Just days had intervened since the
24 December 1902 - Burnley Express - Burnley, Lancashire, England .

Florry Constsatine, who playmate Maggie Walsh, put an appearance. had her pretty wreath berried hoHy, in which wore few lilies the volley. She afterwards reverently laid upon cemu. This tile group of mourners inquest that tkey should have a last look
24 December 1902 - Burnley Express - Burnley, Lancashire, England


Could anything be gleened from this--ie family names.?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Oct 2019 11:26

Burial: 22 Dec 1902 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Maggie Walsh -
Age: 10yrs
Abode: Victoria Hospital
Grave: A9423
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1899 - 1904, Page 216, Entry 60012
Source: Original Registers Book 8

Burial: 22 Dec 1902 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
William Walsh -
Age: 40yrs
Abode: Victoria Hospital
Grave: A15311
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Gender: M
Register: Burials 1899 - 1904, Page 216, Entry 60013
Source: Original Registers Book 8


http://70.40.195.139/LAN-OPC/Burnley/Burnley/cemetery/burials_1902.html

Mary

Mary Report 15 Oct 2019 13:16

Annie Walsh age 39 buried in grave A9423 3rd Dec same as Maggie.

Maryb.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Oct 2019 16:55

Full details from the lanopc site of the child's baptism

Couldn't C&P yesterday

Baptism: 18 Feb 1892 St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Margarita Walsh - filia Gulielmi Walsh & Annae
Born: 16 Feb 1892
Abode: 2 Park Square
Godparents: Julia Gorman
Baptised by: Leonello J. O'Kelly
Register: Baptisms 1881 - 1892, Page 703, Entry 1227
Source: Original Parish Register

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Oct 2019 16:56

Burial: 3 Dec 1902 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Annie Walsh -
Age: 39yrs
Abode: Workhouse
Grave: A9423
Notes: Buried in a Public Grave
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1899 - 1904, Page 213, Entry 59932
Source: Original Registers Book 8