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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: John Winstanley - Watchmaker
« on: Friday 22 February 19 23:20 GMT (UK)  »
The John Winstanley who was the son of Thomas Winstanley and Margaret Sturdy is my great-great-grandfather.
He died in 1876, aged only 30 and had been divorced from Kate Feenan earlier that year. They had one daughter, Annie (my great-granny).
On Annie's wedding to John McPoland in 1893 (in Laurencetown, County Down) John is described as being a "sea captain" although I have long suspected that this might have been a post mortem promotion as he is described as a "sea steward" in the 1871 census.   

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Antrim / Re: McAree
« on: Tuesday 04 October 16 23:52 BST (UK)  »
Ellen McQuade was my great-aunt so I have some information on that side of the family if you still need it.

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Flintshire Lookup Requests / Re: William Winstanley from Holywell b. abt. 1778
« on: Friday 01 April 11 16:14 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, Peter and Nibbs.
I'll check out that site, Peter.
Nibbs, I have a fourth cousin, Robbie, in Shetland (ie our common ancestors are Thomas Winstanley and Margaret Sturdy) and the couple you mention are his great-great-grandparents. (Charles Blackburn was born in Southwark on 22 Mar 1843.)
Robbie provided me with this additional information on their children, all born in Liverpool -
George J Blackburn, born 23 July 1867, married Harriet Garner
Amelia Blackburn, born 26 Sept 1870, married James Tolond
Charles Blackburn, born 23 March 1869, married Margaret Ann Worthington, 26 December 1888
Frances B Blackburn, born 10 June 1872
Thomas Blackburn, born 19 December 1873
James Blackburn, born 25 February 1876
Joseph Blackburn, born 18 Nov 1878, married Edith Brown 

He also sent me some family pictures from that time but I'm blowed if I can work out how to post them!!

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Flintshire Lookup Requests / Re: William Winstanley from Holywell b. abt. 1778
« on: Thursday 31 March 11 20:20 BST (UK)  »
Pam
Nice to hear from you.
Unfortunately I have not yet been able to find out the name of Thomas's father. He and Margaret Sturdy were married on 23rd  February 1834 at Saint Nicholas, Liverpool. I got this information from FamilySearch. Obviously, that information was gleaned from somewhere, most probably parish records so I'm going to have to see if I can get more details by seeing if such a record is still available.
Thanks again for your information.
John   

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Flintshire Lookup Requests / Re: William Winstanley from Holywell b. abt. 1778
« on: Sunday 27 March 11 18:55 BST (UK)  »
My great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Winstanley, born around 1814 in St Helens in Lancashire, was also a watchmaker. It sounds as though he may be part of this timeless (sorry for the appalling pun) extended family and it'd be great if we could draw some of these ties closer together. Thomas appears in the 1851 and 1861 censuses as living with his wife Margaret (nee Sturdy) whom he married in 1834. So far as I know, they had nine children and their son, John, is my great-great-grandfather.
Am I reading it right that there is still an old man called Winstanley, once a jeweller living in Holywell?
   

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