James Prescott (1820?- )

  • Name:

  • James Prescott

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1820 (cal)

  • Whittle Woods, Lancashire1

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1850 (age 29-30)

  • farmer1 2

  • Religion:

  •  

  • Roman Catholic3

  •  

  • As he was married by the Roman Catholic rite is is assumed that he was a Roman Catholic.

Marriage

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1845, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for James Prescott and Ann Banks

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1851, 1851 Census for Household of James Prescott in Chorley, Lancashire

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1861, 1861 Census for Household of James Prescott in Chorley, Lancashire

  • Spouse:

  • Ann Banks (1818?- )

  • Children:

  • Margaret Prescott (1849- )

  • Marriage:

  • 27 Apr 1845 (age 24-25)

  • South Hill Chapel4 3

  •  

  • Address: Chorley, Lancashire

  • Census for household:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 31)

  • Chorley, Lancashire1

  •  

  • Address: Hartwood Green

    The household consisted of James, his wife Ann, and their children Barnard (age 5), John (age 4), Margaret (age 1) and Joseph (age 1). Whether Margaret and Joseph were twins cannot be determined from the census return.

  • Census for household:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 41)

  • Chorley, Lancashire2

  •  

  • Address: Mealhouse Lane

    The household consisted of James who is farming 11 acres, his wife Ann, and their children Bernard (age 15), John (age 14), Margaret (age 12) and Mary (age 2), Joseph (age 5) and Teresa (age 3). There was also a servant Ellen Prescott and three visitors - James' sister Jane Prescott and two nieces Catherine and Margaret Thomas aged 9 and 6. Judging from the servant's surname and place of birth (Whittle Woods) which is the same as James' she is his sister.

Sources

1.

1851 England, Wales & Scotland census, Hartwood Green, Chorley, Lancashire, head of household: James Prescott, National Archives.

2.

1861 England, Wales & Scotland census, Mealhouse Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, RG9/3119, Folio 16, Page 26, Schedule 141, head of household: James Prescott, National Archives.

3.

Marriage certificate of James Prescott and Ann Banks, 27 April 1845, Pat Ward.

4.

England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, James Prescott, Q2 1845, Chorley, Vol. 21 Page 269, General Register Office.