sad !

[old boy]

Robert whittle and wife Margaret ?

6 children born all died within 15 yrs how sad

john born 1850  11mnths died
ellen ann born 1866 6mnth died
robert born 1867 10 weeks died
ellen born 1867 10 month died
margaret 1864 5yr died
joseph who had a good innings born 1860 died 15yrs

how must it of affected the parents

What was roberts wifes maiden name ? he was born c1830 died 1870 age 40

[Necromancer]

whereabouts were these children born - and in fact the parents 

Theres 3 Roberts marrying Margarets in the Preston Regn District 1847 - 1851

[old boy]

Thanks Newf born preston i think, on a grave stone in preston cemetry so i think preston is most likely

i'm hoping there one of mine in a sad sort of way

[Necromancer]

If the 1850 kiddie was the first, then the 1849 marriage might be right .... best way would be to get a childs BCert and verify her maiden name from it ....

Marriages Dec 1849   
 
Barton  Eliza    Preston 
Barton  Richard     Preston 
Beetham  John     Preston 
Page  Alice     Preston 
PORTER  Robert     Preston 
Swindlehurst  Ellen     Preston 
Whittle  Robert     Preston   Vol 21 Page 586   
Wilding  Margaret      Preston  do

[old boy]

Cheers Newf off to Preston again soon so might pop into reg office and see

[old boy]

also on same grave it says

Robert (husband of Elizabeth ashcroft) died 1923 40 yrs do you think he could be a whittle or an ashcroft ?

[lizdb]

The IGI has the christeneings of the children (or some of them) and it also has some others:

All at St John, Preston
All have parents Robert and Margaret:

Joseph chr 10 May 1859

Joseph chr 6 JAn 1861

Richard chr 27 Oct 1861

Ralph chr 17 Dec 1861

[CaroleW]

Just to confirm the marriage above - this is from Lancs BMD

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1849

WHITTLE Robert WILDING Margaret Preston Register Office or Registrar Attended Preston PRESTON/13/95

also on same grave it says

Robert (husband of Elizabeth ashcroft) died 1923 40 yrs do you think he could be a whittle or an ashcroft ?

Presume you mean did a Whittle female marry an Ashcroft hence Roberts surname

Firstly - this may be a possible marriage for Robert & Elizabeth

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1908

ASHCROFT Robert CHAMBERS Elizabeth Preston, St Mary Preston 233/5/287

This is another possibility for Roberts parents

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1877
ASHCROFT Daniel WHITTLE Mary Elizabeth Preston, St John Preston 229/37/14


Per IGI

DANIEL ASHCROFT /  MARY ELIZABETH WHITTLE   
Marriage:  23 DEC 1877   Saint John  Preston
 

[CaroleW]

This is the 1891 census for Robert Ashcroft

13 Samuel St Preston.  All surname Ashcroft and all b Preston

Daniel 33 occ carter
Mary 35
Annie 12
Robert 8
Charley 6
Margaret 4
Elizabeth 2
plus boarder Martha Phillipson aged 24

If you do a parent search on the IGI you will find baptisms for several of the children

PARENT SEARCH ON IGI

www.familysearch.org - On home page - click on  “Advanced Search” to the right of the blue SEARCH button

Select “International Genealogical Index” from the left hand menu

Input fathers name and surname BUT only put mothers christian name as not all entries have the maiden name

REGION – select British Isles from the menu

COUNTRY – select one or “All countries”

COUNTY (will appear when you select COUNTRY)  – select whichever matches what you know about the family

Click SEARCH