I seem to have mislaid a couple of my Parkinsons in 1841.
William Parkinson was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, on 01/03/1779, and his wife Martha Bonsall was baptised at Breaston, Derbyshire, on 10/5/1768. The couple were married in Breaston on 18/04/1804.
As far as I know they had no children; in his will, William left everything to Martha and various nieces and nephews.
William died in Sawley in 1844, and Martha probably died in Sawley in 1848.
They consequently won't be on the 1851 census, and I can't find them anywhere in 1841.
William was a wealthy farmer. He owned Bothe Hall and Sawley Grange, both in Sawley. Sawley Grange was occupied by his sister Elizabeth Frearson in 1841. He left Bothe Hall and most of his estate to his nephew William Bennett, who I haven't found yet in 1841. He's not with his parents Thomas and Ann, and he didn't marry until 1845.
William Bennett was born in Isley Walton, Leicestershire, in 1813. In 1851 he was living at 14 Church St., Sawley with his wife Mary and children Dorothy and William. In 1871 they're at Sawley Hall, Sawley; not sure if that's an alternative name for Bothe Hall or Sawley Grange.
According to his obituary, William suffered from a long and painful illness before his death; I would have expected to find him and Martha at home at Bothe Hall in 1841, but I suppose they may have been elsewhere. I've started trawling through the census, but I haven't found Bothe Hall yet.
Can anyone find them?
William Parkinson was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, on 01/03/1779, and his wife Martha Bonsall was baptised at Breaston, Derbyshire, on 10/5/1768. The couple were married in Breaston on 18/04/1804.
As far as I know they had no children; in his will, William left everything to Martha and various nieces and nephews.
William died in Sawley in 1844, and Martha probably died in Sawley in 1848.
They consequently won't be on the 1851 census, and I can't find them anywhere in 1841.
William was a wealthy farmer. He owned Bothe Hall and Sawley Grange, both in Sawley. Sawley Grange was occupied by his sister Elizabeth Frearson in 1841. He left Bothe Hall and most of his estate to his nephew William Bennett, who I haven't found yet in 1841. He's not with his parents Thomas and Ann, and he didn't marry until 1845.
William Bennett was born in Isley Walton, Leicestershire, in 1813. In 1851 he was living at 14 Church St., Sawley with his wife Mary and children Dorothy and William. In 1871 they're at Sawley Hall, Sawley; not sure if that's an alternative name for Bothe Hall or Sawley Grange.
According to his obituary, William suffered from a long and painful illness before his death; I would have expected to find him and Martha at home at Bothe Hall in 1841, but I suppose they may have been elsewhere. I've started trawling through the census, but I haven't found Bothe Hall yet.
Can anyone find them?
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