William
Armitage
Born in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Cooper) Kirkham
— married
20 Dec 1852 (to 1857) in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father of
Georgina (Armitage) McDonald and Samuel Hague Armitage
Died
at about age 26
in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2023
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Biography
William was born in 1831. He passed away in 1857.
In the 1851 census William (age 20), Apprentice Pawnbroker, was the unmarried apprentice of John Storton on Barker Street, Oldham Below Town, Lancashire, England.[1]
- Marriage: 20 Dec 1852 St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancs.
- William Armitage - 22, Pawnbroker's Assistant, Bachelor, Radcliffe Street Oldham
- Sarah Cooper - 20, Spinster, Cheapside Oldham
- Bride's Father: Robert Cooper, Carder
- Witness: Thomas Wardle; Ann Brooks, (X)
- Married by Banns by: John Booker Curate
- Register: Marriages 1852 - 1854, Page 7, Entry 14
- Source: LDS Film 2356227
William's death was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1857 in the Oldham district.[2]
- Burial: 1 Jun 1857 St Paul, Royton, Lancs.
- William Armitage -
- Age: 27 yrs
- Abode: Oldham
- Buried by: J. H. Johnson
- Register: Burials 1847 - 1857, Page 750, Entry 6096
- Source: LDS Film 1656587
- Plot 485[3]
- Robert Cooper 1850 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Eliza Ann Cooper 1850 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Nancy Armitage 1857 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- William Armitage 1857 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Jonathen Fox 1860 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Fanny Berry 1880 Burial Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Research Notes
In 1851 William is an apprentice pawnbroker to John Storton his Birthplace is given as Swerford, Yorkshire. the only Swerford I can locate is in Oxfordshire., Could it be Wansford, Yorkshire.
On his marriage to Sarah no Father was listed so its possible he was illegitimate.
Sources
- ↑
1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Oldham Below Town, Lancashire, England, p. 11; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: QKVF-CFBV (accessed 6 October 2023)
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William Armitage (20), unmarried apprentice, Apprentice, in household of John Storton (35) in Oldham Below Town in Oldham registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Swerford, Yorkshire - ↑
Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing Death, Oldham, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2NFV-JL1 (accessed 6 October 2023)
William Armitage death registered Apr-May-Jun 1857 in Oldham. - ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJS-H9X9-8?cc=3656808&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6FTH-34HT
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