Wigan Antecedents

[unclejohn]

I have a record of MARY ELIZABETH STRONG marrying WILLIAM HIGHTON in Wigan Lancashire on 12 August 1905. I can only find a record of 1 daughter IRENE HIGHTON born during Dec Qtr 1906. These details I got from 1911 England Census but can't find any further information as to Irene's marriage or any other children born to William or Mary Elizabeth. The rest of the Strong family moved to Canada around 1910/1912 but Mary's brother, FERGUS STRONG b 1888 returned to Wigan in 1913 with his wife Mary (nee GREEN) in 1913. Is anyone researching either the STRONG family or the HIGHTON'S who could give me any further information please?
Uncle John

[KGarrad]

FreeBMD shows this possible marriage:

September qtr 1933
Birkenhead district    vol 8a, page 1739

Highton, Irene
McDowall, Thomas

[garstonite]

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parents - William and Mary
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EDITH HIGHTON baptised 14th sep 1909 at St Mary ,Prestwich - parents William and Mary Elizabeth

did they move from Wigan to Prestwich - where are they in 1911 census ??
with mothers  name being Mary Elizabeth ,I would be tempted to check Edith out as she looks a possible sibling of Irene Highton ...good luck
allan
ADDED Re - Irene Highton marriage in Birkenhead -1933
also Edith Highton to Frank Walkden also at Birkenhead june qtr 1927
so possibly she is another child of William and Mary Elizabeth ??....you will have to find EDITH HIGHTON in 1911 census and see who she is with and where

[KGarrad]

Information removed
Are there 2 Highton families - both William married to Mary Elizabeth?


Aah!
Deaths, June qtr 1910
Prestwich district    vol 8d, page 200
Highton, Edith    age 0

[heatherjulie]

Hi

The marriage between Mary Elizabeth Strong and William Highton was in 1905 at St Catherine, Wigan

www.lancashirebmd.org.uk


Heather

[garstonite]

Thanks KGarrad....the Birkenhead marriage was Edith M Highton - so I was a bit sceptical ...
little Edith who died aged 0 ...it was the mother being Mary Elizabeth that gave it a good possibility ..
would a death certificate have Mothers Maiden name on it ??
I suppose the ONLY way of knowing is to purchase Edith Highton birth certificate b 1909
The baptism is on www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
father William is a Cloth Merchandiser ....what is his occupation on the census returns ??/
allan

[garstonite]

I suppose if he was a Salesman - he could have swapped Cloth for Tobacco ??...probably went where there was most money to be made ...
I think a birth cert is the only way to prove it isn`t it ?
allan
ADDED...Irene Highton baptism is also on Lan-opc - fathers occupation Commercial Traveller - so a salesman ....

[heywood]

Free BMD has a marriage 1908, Bury- possible spouses  William Highton and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick

1901 has a William and Margaret Highton with some children born Prestwich

Free BMD has a death for a Margaret Highton 1906 Prestwich

This may be the answer to the Hightons of Prestwich.

[garstonite]

Thanks Heywood....so probably disregard Edith b 1909 ....mother was probably Mary Elizabeth Chadwick
cheers
allan