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Is anyone able to find Benjamin BELSHAW in the 1841 or 1851 census?
He was baptised in 1816 at Eccles.
He was the son of John and Sarah BELSHAW "of Worsley" (to distinguish them from John and Sarah BELSHAW "of Swinton")
He had brothers named Joseph and Jephthah and sisters named Alice and Leah.
He married Elizabeth HALLSWORTH in 1846, when he gave his address as Cross Lane Salford, and occupation Weaver.
I have his details from 1861 and 1871, which show him living in Pendleton, with occupation Coal Dealer.
(I have searched the 1851 Pendleton but couldn't find him, so either he is one of the lost records or he was living elsewhere)
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Benjamin "Ben" Belshaw (c. 1816-1875)
• Name: Benjamin "Ben" Belshaw
• Sex: Male
• Father: John Belshaw (1770-1832)
• Mother: Sarah Tonge (c. 1777-1856)
Individual Events and Attributes
• Birth c. 1816 Swinton, Lancashire, England
• Baptism 21 Jul 1816 (age 0)
• Census 1841 (age 24-25) - Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire - age given as 20 (HO107/542/3/21)
• Census 1861 (age 44-45) - Pendleton, Lancashire, England - age given as 44
• Census 1871 (age 54-55) - Pendleton, Lancashire, England - age given as 54
• Occupation Weaver in 1846 / Coal dealer in 1855, 1861, 1871 and 1875
• Religion Widow in 1861
• Death 5 Feb 1875 (age 58-59) 4 Ford Place, Pendleton, Lancashire
Death caused by Bronchitis - 7 days.
• Informant; Elizabeth Belshaw widow of deceased present at death.
• Burial 1875 Salford, Lancashire
• Volume: 1875 1Q Salford vol 8d page 11
Marriage (1)
Spouse Elizabeth Hallsworth (c. 1822-1858)
Children Sarah Ann Belshaw (1846- )
Thomas Belshaw (c. 1850-1929)
James Belshaw (1855-1896)
Peter Belshaw (b.1858, bur.1858)
Marriage 4 Jan 1846 (age 29-30) Manchester Cathedral - Registration data: 1846 1Q Manchester Vol 20 page 414
Marriage (2)
Spouse Elizabeth Kay (c. 1823- )
Marriage 28 Aug 1864 (age 47-48) St. Mary's Church, Manchester
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Thanks Bill.
I've made a fair bit of progress since I posted this request, though I've come to the conclusion that the family are on the missing or unreadable pages of the 1851 census.
I also noticed that, sadly, Elizabeth (first wife) died shortly after the birth of baby Peter and that Peter was baptised on the same day and at the same church that his mother was buried.