John Cliff (bef. 1842 - 1915)

Born before 30 Jan 1842 in Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Alice (Hart) Cliff — married 24 Jun 1866 in Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ann (Edwards) Cliff — married 5 Feb 1908 in Ashton in Makerfield Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died Dec 1915 after age 73 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was baptised January 30, 1842 at at St Thomas the Martyr in Upholland, Lancashire, England. He was the son of William Cliff and Elizabeth Aiker.

Baptism: 30 Jan 1842 St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland, Lancs. John Cliffe - son of William Cliffe & Elizabeth Abode: Holland Occupation: Farmer Baptised by: Jno. Bird Register: Baptisms 1841 - 1862, Page 15, Entry 113 Source: LDS Film 1657546

His 1st marriage was to Alice Hart on June 24, 1866 at St Thomas the Martyr in Upholland. He was 24 years old at the time and she was 26. His father was William Cliff and her father was James Hart.^[1]

His 2nd marriage was to widow Annie Telford (nee Edwards) on February 5, 1908 at Holy Trinity in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire. He was 66 years old, a widower, his occupation was caretaker and his father William Cliff, farmer, was deceased. She was 44 years old and her father Richard Edwards, gamekeeper was also deceased. Both the bride and groom's residence was Bryn Road Hospital. Witnesses were Richard Cliff and Nellie Cliff.^[2][3]

In the 1911 Census, he was 69 years old and working as a Porter in an Infectious Diseases Hospital in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire and his new wife Annie was 53 and both of them were listed as servants.^[4]

John died at the age of 73 in December 1911 at Bryn Road in Ashton in Makerfield and was buried December 11th in Billinge, Lancashire.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNQ9-49D), John Cliff, 1866.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DXG-FP9 : 13 December 2014), John Cliff, 1908; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1908, quarter 1, vol. 8C, p. 5, Wigan, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY6-BND), John Cliff in household of Janet Westrap, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wigan, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1979 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYL-9WL : 11 September 2019), John Cliffe in household of William Cliffe, Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England; citing Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England, p. 50, 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 and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMW-H74 : 1 August 2020), John Cliff in household of William Cliff, Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6R-91V : 24 April 2019), John Cliff, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q272-F36K : 10 December 2017), John Cliff, Upholland, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 10, Piece/Folio 3782/35, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,189.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7WV4-16Z : 23 February 2021), John Cliff, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L3-XBK : 21 May 2019), John Cliffe, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Ashton In Makerfield subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Brigitte Theuma for creating WikiTree profile Cliff-57 through the import of Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Brigitte and others.