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My Paternal Great-Great-Great-Grandparents

William Halsall
Born: about 1827, Burscough or Halsall, Lancashire
Christened: uncertain date and location
Parents: John Halsall
Died: 29 June 1901
Buried: St. Michael’s Church, Aughton, Lancashire

Lived at: Higgins Lane, Burscough, Lancashire (1841 census, working for Henry and Ann Reynolds), Trap Lane
(24 April 1848), Moss, Halsall, Lancashire (1851 census), Halsall, Lancashire (13 May 1855), Lamancha Cottage,
Halsall, Lancashire (1861 census), Butchers Lane, Aughton, Lancashire (1871 census), Mill House, Butchers Lane,
Aughton, Lancashire (1881 census), Butchers Lane, Aughton, Lancashire (1891 census)
Occupation: labourer (24 April 1848), labourer (1851), ag lab (1871) labourer (1881), brick setter (26 December 1895)
Other notes: William Halsall named his father as John Halsall, a labourer, on his marriage certificate. However, no
likely christening for a William whose father was named John has been located yet and William appears to have been
working away from home in 1841.

Wife: Esther Whalley
Born: before 8 April 1829, Aughton, Lancashire
Christened: 8 April 1829, St. Mary’s RC Church, Aughton, Lancashire
Parents: Thomas Whalley and Jane Manuel
Married: 24th April 1848, Christ’s Church, Southport, Lancashire
Died: 15 November 1899
Buried: St. Michael’s Church, Aughton, Lancashire

Lived at: Banks, North Meols, Lancashire (1841 census), Trap Lane (24 April 1848), Moss, Halsall, Lancashire (1851 census),
Halsall, Lancashire (13 May 1855), Lamancha Cottage, Halsall, Lancashire (1861 census), Butchers Lane, Aughton, Lancashire
(1871 census, 1881 census, 1891 census)
Occupation: wife of ag lab (1881 census)
Other notes: Esther’s godparents were John Vose and Margaret Lydiate. Her name was spelt “Hester” on the 1841 census.


Children of William Halsall and Esther Whalley:

1. Jane Halsall
Born: about 1849, Halsall, Lancashire
Died: about June 1921, Ormskirk registration district
Lived at: Moss, Halsall, Lancashire (1851 census), Lamancha Cottage, Halsall, Lancashire (1861 census), Moss Side, Maghull
(1871 census), Giddy Gate Lane Cottage, Maghull, Lancashire (1881 census), Giddigate Lane, Maghull, Lancashire (1891 census),
35 Juvenal St (26 December 1895), Melling Mount, Melling, Lancashire (1901 census)
Occupation: charwoman (1871), farmer (26 December 1895), grocer and provision dealer (1901)

First Husband: Richard Manchester

Born: about 1847, Ormskirk or Bickerstaffe, Lancashire
Married: about March 1869, Ormskirk registration district
Died: before 17 November 1894, Melling, Lancashire
Buried: 17 November 1894, St. Michael’s Church, Aughton, Lancashire
Lived at: Moss Side, Maghull (1871 census), Giddy Gate Lane Cottage, Maghull, Lancashire (1881 census), Giddigate Lane, Maghull,
Lancashire (1891 census),
Occupation: ag lab (1881 census)
Other notes: Burial records say that Richard was forty-nine years old and a Roman Catholic.

Jane Halsall had five children with her first husband but none with her second husband. The children were Esther Manchester (born
24 October 1879, Maghull), Joseph Manchester (born 1 July 1881, Maghull), John Manchester (born 13 January 1887), Sarah Ellen
Manchester (born 21 November 1888, Maghull) and William Halsall Manchester (born 1891, Maghull).

Second Husband: John Andrews

Born: about 1857, possibly in Leigh, Lancashire
Married: 26 December 1895, St. Bartholomew, Vauxhall, Liverpool
Died: before 1901
Lived at: 35 Juvenal St (26 December 1895)
Occupation: saddler (26 December 1895)
Other notes: In 1881, Richard and Jane Manchester lived with a twenty-three year old unmarried boarder John Andrew, a saddler.

2. Mary Halsall (my great-great grandmother)
Born: before 23rd November 1851, Halsall, Lancashire

Husband: Joseph Grayston
Born: before 2 September 1849, Aughton, Lancashire
Married: 13 January 1875, Our Lady’s RC Church, Lydiate, Lancashire

Please follow the link for details of Joseph Grayston and Mary Halsall’s family.

3. Elizabeth Halsall
Born: before 13 May 1855, possibly at Halsall, Lancashire
Christened: 13 May 1855, Halsall, Lancashire
Died: about March 1856, Ormskirk registration district
Lived at: Halsall, Lancashire (13 May 1855)

4. Elizabeth Halsall

Born: about December 1856, Halsall, Lancashire
Christened: 18 Mar 1909, St. Mary's RC Church, Aughton, Lancashire
Died: after 1911
Lived at: Lamancha Cottage, Halsall, Lancashire (1861 census), next door to the Hen and Chickens, Melling, Lancashire (1871
census), Aughton, Lancashire (4 January 1875), Butchers Lane, Aughton, Lancashire (1881 census, 1891 census, 1901 census)
Occupation: general servant to the Lovelady family (1871), wife of ag lab (1881)

Husband: Robert Taylor
Born: uncertain date (said to be of full age when he married)
Married: 4 January 1875, St. Michael’s Church, Aughton, Lancashire
Died: uncertain date, probably after c. August 1880
Lived at: Aughton, Lancashire (4 January 1875)
Occupation: labourer (4 January 1875)
Other notes: Robert Taylor was never listed in the same household as Elizabeth on any census. His father was named as Robert
Taylor, a labourer, on the marriage record. His youngest child Elizabeth Anna (or Ann) was born on 16 May 1881, suggesting
that he died no earlier than c.August 1880 but this is uncertain.



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