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Shackleton family

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Lisa

Lisa Report 8 Feb 2021 06:53

hello can anyone please help am looking for information on my great granddad side family all i no is that he live in burnley Lancashire born 1901 married my great gran Florence holgate they married in burnly lancashire 1924 or 1925 they lived at Albion st burnley he allso worked in weaving shed thank you lisa

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Feb 2021 07:12

Well start by finding their marriage

And then check for them on the 1939 register

Do you have subs to sites like ancestry?

You can find the marriege though on freebmd which is a free site

You haven’t given his full name though

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Feb 2021 07:18

Here you are

Marriages Mar 1925
Holgate Florence Shackleton Burnley 8e 337
Shackleton James E Holgate Burnley 8e 337

The cert should give his fathers name ,if known

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Feb 2021 07:21

1939 register

7 Albion Street, Burnley, Burnley C.B., Lancashire, England

Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
James E Shackleton 09 Aug 1901 Male Paper Works Labourer Married 338 1
Florence Shackleton 01 May 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 338 2
Amy Sullivan (Shackleton) 24 Feb 1927 Female At School Single 338 3
James E Shackleton 30 Aug 1928 Male At School Single 338 4
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The record for this person is officially closed.
For individual people, records remain closed for a century after their birth (the 100-year rule), unless it can be proven that they passed away before this milestone. Use the ‘Open This Record’ button if you believe that this person is now deceased

The closed records are for people whose death hasn’t been picked up at the last update of the records

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Feb 2021 07:25

This look like his birth from the gro. Showing his mmn


SHACKLETON, JAMES EDWARD GRUNDY
GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION Volume 08E Page 179


So using freebmd you can look for his parents using the surname combination


Will leave you to do it as it’s more rewarding finding info yourself
:-D

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Feb 2021 07:29

His father was a ww1 reservist and was a cotton weaver!


1920
View UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920


Name: John Shackleton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1868
Birth Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1901
Marriage Place: Burnley
Age: 46
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 5898
Regiment Name: Sare Battalion Li Pool Regiment
Form Title: Army Reserve (Special Reservists) Attestation
Number of Images: 7
Other Records: Search for 'John Shackleton' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
John Shackleton Self (Head)
Maria Grundy Spouse
James Edward Shackleton Child
John Shackleton Child
Sarah Shackleton Child
Annie Elizabeth Shackleton Child

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Feb 2021 09:04

Learn how to look for info using the free sites on offer

You need freebmd - already mentioned - and LancsBMD and LanOPC


http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Feb 2021 11:07

Connected

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1381107

Lisa

Lisa Report 8 Feb 2021 11:10

Thank you so much everyone x

Maddie

Maddie Report 8 Feb 2021 11:37

Baptism: 4 Sep 1901 St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
James Edward Shackleton - [Child] of John Shackleton & Maria
Abode: 36 Sydney Street
Occupation: Corn Miller
Baptised by: R. A. E. Bell
Register: Baptisms 1898 - 1904, Page 117, Entry 930
Source: Original Parish Register

www.lan-opc.org.uk


Maddie

Maddie Report 8 Feb 2021 11:57

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census

1, Clivager Court, Burnley, Lancashire, England
year Occupation Birth place
John Shackleton Head Married Male 32 1869 Corn Millers Labourer Burnley, Lancashire, England
Maria Shackleton Wife Married Female 24 1877 Iron At Laundry Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maddie

Maddie Report 8 Feb 2021 12:24



John
Last name Shackleton
Birth quarter 1
Birth year 1868
Mother's maiden name Taylor
District Burnley
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8E
Page 213



John
Last name Shackleton
Age 23
Birth year 1828
Marital status Bachelor
Occupation Miller
Year 1851
Marriage year 1851
Marriage date 25 May 1851
Place Burnley, St Peter
Denomination Church Of England
Diocese Blackburn
Residence Brunshaw
Father's first name(s) Joseph
Father's last name Shackleton
Father's occupation Weaver
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Taylor
Spouse's age 21
Spouse's birth year 1830
Spouse's occupation Weaver
Spouse's marital status Spinster
Spouse's residence Plumb St
Spouse's father's first name(s) George
Spouse's father's last name Taylor
Spouse's father's occupation Stone Mason
Witness 1 Robert Atkinson
Witness 2 Sarah Nuttall
County Lancashire




Record Transcription:
1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Holt Hill, Whalley, Burnley, Lancashire, England
.
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Joseph Shackelton Male 45 1796 Lancashire, England
Sarah Shackelton Female 45 1796 Lancashire, England
Marey Shackelton Female 20 1821 Lancashire, England
William Shackelton Male 17 1824 Lancashire, England
John Shackelton Male 13 1828 Lancashire, England ------
Ann Shackelton Female 11 1830 Lancashire, England
Edmond Shackelton Male 7 1834 Lancashire, England
Joseph Shackelton Male 5 1836 Lancashire, England
James Shackelton Male 3 1838 Lancashire, England


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Lane Ends, Whalley, Burnley, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Michell Shackleton Head Married Male 34 1817 Carter Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Shackleton Wife Married Female 23 1828 - Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England
Benjamin Shackleton Son - Male 8 1843 Scholar Barnsley, Lancashire, England
Sarah Shackleton Daughter - Female 6 1845 Scholar Barnsley, Lancashire, England
Joseph Shackleton Son - Male 4 1847 Scholar Barnsley, Lancashire, England
John Shackleton Brother Unmarried Male 23 1828 Corn Miller Lancashire -------------

Marriage: 24 Mar 1814 St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Joseph Shackelton - (X), Weaver, Bachelor, This Chapelry
Sarah Nuttall - (X), Spinster, This Chapelry
Witness: John Berry; Robert Bradshaw
Married by Banns by: John Raws, Assistant Curate
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1820, Page 44, Entry 130
Source: Original Register