Cheshire Surname Research

[Sandra Massey]

I am looking for various members of the STANWAY family from MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire.  Particularly trying to find any early offspring from NOAH STANWAY and MARY (MURPHY) married in 1856, but can only find 1 son THOMAS born 1862.
ALSO - ERNESTINA STANWAY b c1899, married Thomas Archer then I lost track.
Please excuse any errors made, I am a beginner  - this is my first posting.

Thanks.
Sandra Massey 

[cherylg]

Hi Peter


Thank you so much for your help I really do appreciate it.
Didn't realise just how many Broomfields there were.
I'm going to go into a quite corner somewhere now and try sort it all out!!!!!
Again thank you very much

Regards
cheryl

[peterbennett]

I am looking for various members of the STANWAY family from MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire.  Particularly trying to find any early offspring from NOAH STANWAY and MARY (MURPHY) married in 1856, but can only find 1 son THOMAS born 1862.
ALSO - ERNESTINA STANWAY b c1899, married Thomas Archer then I lost track.
Please excuse any errors made, I am a beginner  - this is my first posting.

Thanks.
Sandra Massey 

Hi Sandra
               Welcome to Rootschat, always pleased to help the Macc folk, ( I am Macc born and bred myself )
               Can you tell me what years you have census info for, and which area of Macc we are looking at. I am sure we should be able to help.

regards

peterbennett

[Sandra Massey]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the welcome.  I too am Macc born and bred although left when I was about 10 years old, and now living in Chester.  Just to give you a quick idea as to where I have got 'stuck':-
I have a marriage cert. for (John)Thomas Stanway m Annie Holt in 1889.  J.T's father is given as Noah Stanway, a slater residing in Wardle Street.  I have found the marriage of Noah Stanway to Mary Murphy in the Cheshire BMD and also I have found them in the 1891 census living at 16 Wardle Street along with John Thomas, and a lodger.  I suspect there should be more earlier siblings but I cannot find a way of getting to an earlier census.

With regard to Ernestina Stanway - I thought this would be easy due to the uncommon name (how wrong can you be?).  She is one of five siblings of my grandfather William Stanway.  I found her in the 1901 census living at 11 Silk Street.  There may be others born after my grandfather who was born in 1902.  However as my grandfather spent most of his life not communicating with any of his family and my father died very young I am really working blind on this one.

I would be very appreciative of any pointers you can give - I had not realised just how many Stanways there were in Macc.

Kind regards
Sandra Massey

[peterbennett]

Hi Sandra
             Quote from your message
              I have found the marriage of Noah Stanway to Mary Murphy in the Cheshire BMD and also I have found them in the 1891 census living at 16 Wardle Street along with John Thomas, and a lodger.

         I think the above quote are the details from the 1881 census not 91 ?

1881 Noah Stanway

Noah STENWAY   Head   M   Male   52   Macclesfield, Cheshire, England   Slater     
 Mary STENWAY   Wife   M   Female   54   Clonmel, Ireland       
 Thomas STENWAY   Son   U   Male   19   Macclesfield, Cheshire, England   Blacksmith     
 Mary O BRIEN   Lodger      Female   13   Macclesfield, Cheshire, England   Silk Piecer     


Source Information:
  Dwelling   16 Wardle St
  Census Place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
  Family History Library Film   1341837
  Public Records Office Reference   RG11
  Piece / Folio   3494 / 120
  Page Number   26
 
There is only one Noah Stanway showing on the 1851 for Macclesfield he was born Gawsworth c1833 working as ag/lab in Bosley HO107-2161-F331

I do not have the 1861 census and there is no mention of him in the 1871 census.

1891 census you may already have this

16 Wardle Street
Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish
 
Stanway, Noah 56 Macclesfield, Cheshire Head  Macclesfield  Cheshire
Stanway, Mary 50 Macclesfield, Cheshire Wife  Macclesfield  Cheshire   
Stanway, Mary !!   Daughter  Macclesfield  Cheshire   
Stanway, Thomas !!   Son  Macclesfield  Cheshire 
Stanway, Eliza !!   Daughter  Macclesfield  Cheshire

children are shown as not living at home
 
Source information:    RG12/2815
Registration district:    Macclesfield 
Sub registration district:    West Macclesfield 
ED, institution, or vessel:    14 
Folio:    98 
Page:    13

1891 census again you may or may not have this

3 Shaw Street

Source information:    RG12/2815
Registration district:    Macclesfield 
Sub registration district:    West Macclesfield 
ED, institution, or vessel:    11 
Folio:    46 
Page:    22

Stanway, Thomas 28 born Macclesfield, Cheshire Head silk weaver  Macclesfield  Cheshire
Stanway, Annie 29 born Kelton, Lancashire Wife silk hand  Macclesfield  Cheshire

The 1891 index give Annie as born Kelton Lancs but the image shows clearly Bolton.

I noted that on the 1901 census Annie is transcribed I suspect wrongly as being born Macclesfield
Although not on the Cheshire BMD they are shown on 1837 online and freeBMD as being married in Macclesfield 3 qtr 1889 ref 8a 207 JOHN THOMAS and ANNIE JANE HOLT
 
As for your grandfathers siblings, if born after 1901 I'm sorry but would only be looking at the Cheshire BMD website and guessing, although Silk St. was in West Macc it cuts it down a bit but not much

If I can help in any other way please ask

peterbennett

[Sandra Massey]

Hi Peter,

Thanks very much for the help.  I certainly have more to go on now.  I notice that the ages of Noah and Mary are not consistant between the 1881 and 1891 census data - Noah ages only 4 years and Mary loses 2 - is this a common error? - I assume that the address and agreement of names is enough to say I have the right people?.
Once again, many thanks
Sandra Massey

[peterbennett]

Hi Sandra
                 I have just rechecked the census data and the ages are correct according to the transcriptions, it is likely that one or maybe both are wrong, do you have a marriage or death cert for them to check against. Because of the other similarities I would say it is safe to assume they are right

peterbennett

[cymraes]

Searching for Hugh Abel of Neston, born around 1838. http://

[normah]

I would very much like to know about their wills and the names of the children.   
Thank-you,

Hello again,

       Sorry for the delay in replying, I am not too good at using this site yet and did not see your reply however, I will post the information you require tomorrow.
Cheers,  Norma