Major Smith marriage

[Davidjnr]

I have found Arthur Major b.1870 marriage to a Sarah Ellen Hockenhull Jun1890
Natwich, Cheshire 8a 549

That is looking like an essential purchase :-) to find Arthur's parents and to determine if Elizabeth is his sister that looks probable?

Going off Dotty's info I have found the following on the 1881 census please post your thoughts:
RG number: RG11      Piece: 3544      Folio:  92      Page:  24
Cant read the address in Haslington

Joseph Major   Head   Married    M   43   1838   Labr Haslington, Cheshire
Elizabeth Major   Wife   Married    F   40   1841   Warburton , Cheshire
Joseph W Major   Son   Single    M   14   1867   Scholar Haslington, Cheshire
Arthur Major   Son   Single    M   12   1869   Scholar Haslington, Cheshire
Rhoda Major   Daughter   Single    F   7   1874   Scholar Haslington, Cheshire

I cant find any of them or Elizabeth in 1881?

[Davidjnr]

Mosiefish I bow to you skills, how the bloody hell (sorry for the colourful language) did you find MAGOR?

1871
Village, Haslington
RG number: RG10      Piece: 3711      Folio:  41      Page:  19
Joseph Magor   Head      M   33   1838      Cheshire
Elizabeth Magor   Wife      F   30   1841      Cheshire
Elizabeth Magor   Daughter      F   6   1865      Cheshire
Joseph Magor   Son      M   4   1867      Cheshire
Aurthur Magor   Son      M   2   1869      Cheshire

I have found Elizabeth with her future husband in 1861 at Moss Bank Farm, Church Road, Warburton
RG number: RG09      Piece: 2592      Folio:  78      Page:  9         

John Beckett           Head   Married    M   31   1830   Farmer 132 Acres 4 Labourer Warburton, Cheshire
Mary   Beckett             Wife   Married    F   32   1829   Partington,Cheshire
James Beckett           Son   Unmarried    M   9   1852   Scholar Dunham, Cheshire
George Beckett           Son       M   7   1854   Scholar Dunham, Cheshire
? Beckett                  Son       M   5   1856   Scholar Warburton, Cheshire
Elizabeth Beckett   Daughter       F   2   1859 Warburton, Cheshire   

Mary   Beckett             Mother   Widow    F   70   1791   Farmers Widow Warburton, Cheshire
Elizabeth Grimsditch   Servant   Widow    F   50   1811   Dairy Maid Warburton, Cheshire
Alice Collin                   Servant   Unmarried    F   20   1841   House Servant Warburton, Cheshire
Elizabeth Richardson   Servant   Unmarried    F   20   1841   House Servant Warburton, Cheshire

&
Joseph Major           Servant   Unmarried    M   21   1840   Farm Servant Haslington, Cheshire

[mosiefish]

Hi,

When you can`t find what you are looking by the usual means you can use an asterisk * in place of any letters.  You can search for Jos* Ma*or, born Hasli*ton or *oseph *a*or  born Haslington etc. etc. 

Mo

[dotty]

Ann married Thomas at Haslington on the 6th May 1869. both were 21 yrs  and both fathers were John

Dotty

[Davidjnr]

Found it before your post Dotty, but thank you xxxx.

I have gone on to find Ann with Thomas and her three sons
Thomas 1869 Haslington
John 1873 Haslington
and Fredrick 1876 Haslington.

I have also found a marriage of Joseph and Elizabeth who later went on to marry Thomas Bateman.
Marriages Dec 1863

Major    Joseph                Altrincham    8a   253    
Richardson    Elizabeth        Altrincham    8a   253   

I am struggling to find out why Elizabeth remarried the husband of her sister-in-law did Ann Major die? I cant find her death?

[Davidjnr]

Marriages Mar 1889   (>99%)
Bateman    Thomas        Nantwich    8a   425    
Major    Elizabeth        Nantwich    8a   425   

I wonder why she kept the major name rather than using her maiden name? Is this usual?

In 1891
RG number: RG12      Piece: 2854      Folio:  11      Page:  17
School Lane, Haslington

Thomas Bateman   Head   Married            M   42   1849   Chemical Labourer Hassall, Cheshire
Elizabeth Bateman   Wife   Married            F   48   1843   Warburton, Cheshire
Rhoda Major           Daughter   Single    F   17   1874   Domestic Servant Haslington, Cheshire
William   Major        Stepson   Single    M   23   1868   Labourer In Railway Works Haslington, Cheshire
Frederic Bateman   Son                       M   14   1877   Farm Servant Haslington, Cheshire

Elizabeth is living with Thomas and her two children (Joseph) William Major and Rhoda Major from her first marriage to Joseph and Frederic Bateman youngest and third child of Thomas's first wife Ann Major (sister of Joseph).

The children were therefore cousins and then step brothers/sisters...LOL! Very weird...wouldn't you agree?

[Seamus Mcginty]

I am related to the Major/Richardson family from Sandwich & Warburton Joseph & Betsy met at Becketts farm in warburton both servants.They married in 1863 in Altrincham,their daughter Elizabeth Hannah born Sandwich 1865 she married Stephen Moore these are my great grandparents cheers Chris

[Seamus Mcginty]

Sorry Betsy was born in warburton cheshire to Hannah Richardson 1802 Timperley,Betsy,s brother was called Samuel