William Hornby c1745 Prescot.

[Sammy An]

William Hornby was my 5x great grandfather born c1745 but we have no idea where he was born.
He married around 1768 to (haha) we don't know who. He had 10 children all born in Prescot Lancashire, not just the district of Prescot but in Prescot itself.
He died 12/02/1825 in Prescot, his children where,James 1769,who married a Mary but again dont know her maiden name, William 1774, John 1775, Arthur 1777, Elizabeth 1779, Arthur 1781, John 1783, Elizabeth 1785, Ann 1788, Martha 1791, they clearly lost alot of children.
I'm trying to find anything I can about William 1745, his parents where he came from, his marriage his wife's death, her name, and also the wife of James born 1769.
If anyone can help in any way I would be so grateful, thankyou.

Sammy.

[jvy20]

Hi,

Got this from St Mary Prescot registers.

Elizabeth Hornby born 24 July 1779 baptised 12 Sept 1779 daughter of William  & Elizabeth Hornby. Abode Prescot and William a watch tool maker.

Regards

John

[wozzle]

also the later elizabeth
elizabeth hornby bapt at st.mary the virgin,prescot on 7/8/1785 daughter of william/eliz
fathers occ watch tool maker
the first elizabeth must have died

[wozzle]

also this one which i do not believe you have
betty hornby daughter of william/eliz baptised at st.mary the virgin on the 2/10/1796
fathers occ; watch tool maker

[wozzle]

and here is possibly a child of the son arthur
elizabeth hornby daughter of arthur/ann hornby bapt at st.mary the virgin on 27/7/1800
fathers occ; watch tool maker

unfortunately think  this child dies soon after
burial elizabeth hornby buried at st.mary the virgin on 10/8/1802 daughter of arthur hornby occ. tool maker

[JDGen]

See http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ for some of the parish records.  These are on the site:

William HORNBY, watch tool maker of Farnworth nr Prescot m Elizabeth YEATS, spinster of Farnworth nr Prescot  17 Apr 1792 St Wilfrid, Farnworth near Prescot, Lancashire

Arthur HORNBY, watch tool maker of Farnworth nr Prescot m Ann HOUGHTON spinster of Farnworth nr Prescot 23 Dec 1798 St Wilfrid, Farnworth near Prescot, Lancashire, England

Six of the baptisms of the children of William HORNBY senior and his wife Elizabeth are also on the site.  Baptisms from c1745 are not on the site yet, but it is updated very regularly.

Jean

[garstonite]

Great work Jean ...and for the record Farnworth was a village between Widnes and Prescot but with the Chemical industry growing in Widnes , Farnworth is now an outside district of Widnes....and I am only 5 miles away in Garston,Liverpool....allan (Hornby is a well known name around this area)
ADDED...I`ve just googled Farnworth ,Widnes and Wiki has a detailed dossier all about Farnworth.....a good read for you...allan

[garstonite]

Hello again Sammy....good news...2 people on Genes Reunited have William b 1745 in there tree.....members Iain and Michael......it would appear that all the family you have mentioned are in their family trees.....may I suggest you have a look as it would seem they might have some valuable info for you....regards...allan

[jrob]

Hi Sammy,
  William is my 4xgreat grandfather--i am descended from his son John Hornby--unfortunately dont have any info about where he came from either--suspect his wife may be Elizabeth Houghton -married 21/9/1766 at St.Nicholas's,Liverpool--but no proof yet--will have to get into Liverpool to view copy of register to see if there is any more info
   regards,
     John