Ellen (Dixon) Winstanley (1870 - bef. 1907)

Born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Winstanley — married 1895 in St Helens, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died before 17 Jan 1907 before age 37 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ellen Dixon was born in 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire. She was the daughter of Thomas Dixon and Elizabeth (Aspinall) Dixon. Her birth was registered in the first quarter of 1871, in Prescot district.

By April 2nd 1871, Ellen's family were living at 19 Tontine Street, Windle. Her father Thomas was the head of this unusually large household, which besides him, his wife Elizabeth and their three daughters included Elizabeth's grandmother Margaret Dugdale; Elizabeth's widowed mother Alice; Elizabeth's sister Ann and two brothers James and John; and no less than eight lodgers. In spite of this, Thomas' occupation was labourer and not boarding house keeper. Thomas and Elizabeth's children were Emma (3), Mary (1) and Ellen (7 months old).

By April 3rd 1881, Thomas and Elizabeth were still living with Elizabeth's mother, who was now listed as the head of the household. They were at 17 & 19 Tontine Street, Windle. Their children were Emma (13), Mary (11), Ellen (9), John (7), Margaret (6), Ann (2) and Elizabeth (6 months old).

By April 5th 1891, Ellen was living and working in a large lodging house run by her aunt Alice Aspinall, at 50 Naylor Street, Windle. She was employed as a general domestic servant.

Ellen married William Winstanley in 1895, in a registrar-attended ceremony in Prescot district. William was about 27 years older than Ellen.

By March 31st 1901, William and Ellen were living in Tontine Street, Windle. They had one child, Sarah J, who was one year old; they also had eight boarders, and a domestic servant to help look after them all. William was employed as a glass works labourer.

Ellen died in 1907 in St Helens, aged 37. She was buried on 17 Jan 1907 in St Helens Cemetery, in a family grave.

Research Notes

Burial

Buried together in grave STHELCEM / 6 / 691:  

  Obadiah Winstanley 17/07/1895 aged 0 months

  Margaret A Winstanley 24/02/1897 aged 0 months

  Ellen Winstanley 17/01/1907 aged 37

  William Winstanley 23/02/1918 aged 75

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Marriage registration listed in Lancashire Register Office indexes on http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

• Burial St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium Online Records http://crem.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk/

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBF2-CW1 : 11 December 2017), Thomas Dickson, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-TN5Y : 13 December 2017), Thomas Dixon in household of Alice Aspinall, Windle, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 3734/11, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,076.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7743-N3Z : 10 December 2017), Ellen Dixon, Windle, Lancashire, England; 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:X9LN-TJJ : 8 April 2016), Sarah J Winstanley in household of William Winstanley, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

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