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Title: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: LGardner on Monday 12 January 15 23:49 GMT (UK)
Seeking information on Mary Elizabeth Watson (born abt 1860) Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire, England, daughter of John Watson (b 1823) and Mary Oxley (b 1824).  Have traced her marriage to my great grandfather, James Stackhouse (b 1861) in Ulverston, 10 Sep 1882, and the birth of my grandfather John James Stackhouse, (b 1884) Dalton in Furness.  She disappears without a trace and I find my grandfather is raised by his paternal grandmother Agnes (Boardley) Stackhouse (b. 1834) from a very early age.

The Ulverston News, Saturday, 29 Sept 1883, carries a story about a Mrs. Stackhouse who was run over on New Market Street in Ulverstone, receiving many injuries about her body and thorax. A doctor Cockburn was in attendance and she was conveyed home in a vehicle from the Sun Hotel.  Could this Mrs. Stackhouse be my great grandmother Mary Elizabeth?  My grandfather was not born until June of 1884, which would mean if this is her, that she had conceived prior to the accident.

Would like to know what happened to Mary Elizabeth that she did not raise her child.  When did she die?  Is she the Mrs. Stackhouse in the Ulverston News article?  Any help would be so appreciated.  Lorraine
Title: Re: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 12 January 15 23:57 GMT (UK)
Where is husband James Stackhouse from 1891 onwards?  Did he re-marry?
Title: Re: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 13 January 15 00:03 GMT (UK)
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Seeking information on Mary Elizabeth Watson (born abt 1860) Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire, England, daughter of John Watson (b 1823) and Mary Oxley (b 1824).

In 1881 - James is living in the Watson household as a farm servant.  Mary Elizabeth is shown as b Osmotherley Lancashire (think it's actually in North Yorkshire).  Mansriggs Hall is where they were living in 1881

James is shown as b Dalton - not Ulverston
Title: Re: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: LGardner on Tuesday 13 January 15 00:19 GMT (UK)
Thank you CaroleW.  Yes, James did remarry, possibly outside the UK.  Family lore is that he travelled first to Pennsylvania, USA and later into Canada. He died 11 Dec 1932 in Fort Erie, Welland County, Ontario, Canada.  His second wife survived him.
Title: Re: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: LGardner on Tuesday 13 January 15 00:22 GMT (UK)
CaroleW-Thought I might mention that James worked on the dairy farm for the Watson family, and it was their daughter Mary Elizabeth whom he married.  That is reflected in the census you refer to where he is shown as a "servant" and Mary is shown as daughter of head of house and a dairy maid.
Title: Re: What became of Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mansriggs Hall, Lancashire?
Post by: LGardner on Tuesday 13 January 15 03:07 GMT (UK)
CaroleW-One piece of information, which may be related to this James Stackhouse, is an arrival in Philadelphia, 28 Nov 1887, on the Indiana of someone by his name at 26 yrs. of age.  I believe this person traveled alone.