William Robinson Lishman was born 1793 at Staveley in Cartmel, Lancashire (according to a cousin - haven't found evidence yet). I do have his parents' marriage there in 1786 from a transcription of Cartmel Priory records.
In 1823 he married Mary Julia Dyer in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne (IGI Batch M037233). They had 3 children (not found in parish records but identified from censuses):
William Shevill Lishman b. 1824, died 1886 Newcastle (in censuses 1851 to 1881).
Edward Hudson Lishman b. 1826, died 1883 Tynemouth (in censuses 1851 to 1881). he was the harbourmaster at Tynemouth.
Mary Julia Lishman b. 1829, died 1903 Gateshead. She was a spinster and a teacher. I have her in every census from 1861 to 1901, occasionally with a nephew or neice.
I can't find a death for Mary Julia nee Dyer, but it could have been pre-1837.
William Robinson Lishman marries again to Isabell Ridley in q4 1839 in Newcastle (found in GRO and Newcastle marriage indexes).
They have one son, John James Lishman in 1841 (died 1906). He's in every census from 1851 to 1901. He is my great-grandfather.
My main puzzle is that I can't find Isabell in any census. Though William Robinson Lishman is "married" in 1851 (HO107/2402/374/16) and in 1861 (RG9/3831/39/4) but with no wife. In each case he has one or more of the above children with him.
I would appreciate any nuggets of new information. The one good thing is that they mostly chose easily-identified names for children.
In 1823 he married Mary Julia Dyer in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne (IGI Batch M037233). They had 3 children (not found in parish records but identified from censuses):
William Shevill Lishman b. 1824, died 1886 Newcastle (in censuses 1851 to 1881).
Edward Hudson Lishman b. 1826, died 1883 Tynemouth (in censuses 1851 to 1881). he was the harbourmaster at Tynemouth.
Mary Julia Lishman b. 1829, died 1903 Gateshead. She was a spinster and a teacher. I have her in every census from 1861 to 1901, occasionally with a nephew or neice.
I can't find a death for Mary Julia nee Dyer, but it could have been pre-1837.
William Robinson Lishman marries again to Isabell Ridley in q4 1839 in Newcastle (found in GRO and Newcastle marriage indexes).
They have one son, John James Lishman in 1841 (died 1906). He's in every census from 1851 to 1901. He is my great-grandfather.
My main puzzle is that I can't find Isabell in any census. Though William Robinson Lishman is "married" in 1851 (HO107/2402/374/16) and in 1861 (RG9/3831/39/4) but with no wife. In each case he has one or more of the above children with him.
I would appreciate any nuggets of new information. The one good thing is that they mostly chose easily-identified names for children.
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