Thanks Radcliff, that's an outside the square one
I hadn't gone that far out of town... not being familiar with the geography, I have wondered what how far out of Manchester to search.
In 1881 the eldest Child is down as William Hibbert aged 22 a coal miner,
Looks like that William kept the Hibbert name:
Name: William Hibbert
Age: 28
Rank or Profession: Collier
Marriage Date: 13 Jul 1887
Parish: Westhoughton, St Bartholomew
Father's Name: Peter Hibbert
Spouse's Name: Betty Woodward
William & Betty Hibbert are on the next three censuses in Westhoughton (birthplace and ages all tally).
Ah, the quest continues...
