Margaret (Bell) Flight (1816-1862) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Margaret Flight formerly Bell

Born 27 Mar 1816 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Daughter of John Bell [uncertain] and Margaret (Wilson) Bell

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of David Flight — married 14 Nov 1836 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Mother of David Flight, Samuel Flight, Margaret (Flight) Hartford, Ann Jane Flight, John Joseph Flight, Robert Flight, Thomas Harper Flight, Emma Eliza Flight, Mary Flight, David Flight, Robert Flight and Mary Ann Flight

Died 1862 at about age 45 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Problems/Questions

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Biography

1816 England Births and Christenings^[1]
Name Margt. Bell
Residence Place Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Gender Female
Christening Date 14 Apr 1816
Christening Date (Original) 14 Apr 1816
Christening Place Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Birth Date 27 Mar 1816
Father's Name John Bell
Mother's Name Margaret

1836 Marriage^[2]
Name David Flight
Spouse's Name Margaret Bell
Event Date 14 Nov 1836
Event Place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

1836 Marriage^[3]
Marriage: 14 Nov 1836 St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
David Flight - Oldham
Margaret Bell - Oldham
Witness: John Bell; James Sheldrick
Married by Banns by: Thomas Tolming
Register: Marriages 1834 - 1837, Page 325
Source: LDS Film 2356186

1851 England and Wales Census^[4]
Name Margaret Flight
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Great Bolton, Lancashire, England
Registration District Bolton
Residence Note Blundall Street
Gender Female
Age 36
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace Liverpool, Lancashire
Page Number 22
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 2211 / 320
Affiliate Record Type Household

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
David Flight	Head	M	33	Isle Of Wight,
Margaret Flight	Wife	F	36	Liverpool, Lancashire
Margaret Flight	Daughter	F	10	Manchester, Lancashire
Thomas Harpen Flight	Son	M	3	Manchester, Lancashire
Emma Eliza Flight	Daughter	F	2	Manchester, Lancashire
Mary Flight	Daughter	F	0	Great Bolton, Lancashire

England, Lancashire, Parish Registers^[5]
Name Margaret Flight
Event Type Burial
Event Date 12 Jun 1862
Event Place St John's Church, Preston, Lancashire, England
Gender Female
Age 48
Birth Year (Estimated) 1814

Sources

↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J96P-9B7 : 30 December 2014, Margt. Bell, 27 Mar 1816); citing Cockerham, Lancashire, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,278,859.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNY3-JQ2 : accessed 2 April 2016), David Flight and Margaret Bell, 14 Nov 1836; citing Prestwich, Lancashire, England, reference p 325; FHL microfilm 2,113,206.
↑ http://www.lan-opc.org.uk
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPG-PYS : 29 July 2017), Margaret Flight in household of David Flight, Great Bolton, Lancashire, England; citing Great Bolton, Lancashire, England, p. 22, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDD-SLCT : 13 October 2017), Margaret Flight, 12 Jun 1862; citing Burial, St John's Church, Preston, Lancashire, England, volume , Lancashire Record Office, Preston; FHL microfilm 1,278,777.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret: