help tracing mary prescott nee belshaw born 1792 living in hindley

[bradelkington]

Hi there I was wondering if anyone can help me regarding my fourth great grandmother.
I'l start off with my third great grandfather John Prescott born 15 December 1820 in Hindley to Thomas a weaver and mary, they had a daughter ann baptised 1818.

Thomas Prescott married 2 February 1818 at all saints wigan, Thomas died in april 1822 aged 26 and mary remarried 22 November 1824 at all saints wigan again to john mollinuex.

In 1841 she was living in chapel green Hindley also with children john and ann Prescott along with new children and husband, she died in dec 1878 and all the census she seems to be born around 1792 and all state London. She lived in Hindley from at least 1818-78

I cannot find any mary bellshaw baptised in London it seems to be a populaur name in wigan where she married?

One clue I have found which I am struggled to link is a marriage between a Thomas BELSHAW and a Margaret PRESCOTT at all saints Hindley  on 13 February 1803, any other ideas anyone?

[heywood]

Hello,

I can see a Mary who seems to fit but she is born Blackrod or Wigan not London. 
Are you sure or am I looking at the wrong lady?

Heywood

[bradelkington]

Sorry if I didn't make it too clear her name from 1824 until her death was mary molinuex she re married after her husband Thomas Prescott died in 1822

1841 census aged 45 at chapel green Hindley with husband john aged 55,
 
1851 chapel green again in Hindley aged 57 born London,

1861 wood daggers fold Hindley aged 68 born London

1871 chapel lane wood daggers fold aged 77 born London her granddaughter Elizabeth Prescott aged 12 listed as lodger, she died 1878 aged 86


her first marriage to Thomas Prescott her name was belshaw, I don't know if she was a spinster or widower though

[heywood]

It's all a bit odd.
I can only see the one Mary Molyneux with husband John of that age. She is in Chapel,Lane in 1841 but then the addresses are different to yours.

[bradelkington]

I don't know if this helps, I got these these numbers from 1871 census


Name:
Mary Mullinerx

Age:
77

Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1794

Relation:
Head

Gender:
Female

Where born:
London, Middlesex, England

Civil Parish:
Hindley

Ecclesiastical parish:
Hindley All Saints

Town:
Hindley

County/Island:
Lancashire

Country:
England

Registration district:
Wigan

Sub-registration district:
Hindley


ED, institution, or vessel:
11
Household schedule number:
44
Piece:
3891
Folio:
54
Page Number:
9

[heywood]

Thanks. I'll check that one.

I see I was in Wigan not Hindley 

[ThrelfallYorky]

Have you tried asking for help on "Wiganworld", an online forum that has some highly tenacious genealogists there? One or two are really brilliant, and there are several with strong Prescott links.

[searcher58]

I have many Prescotts on my tree from this area, i will check.