James Galloway (bef. 1847 - 1928)

Born before 18 Aug 1847 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 17 Mar 1928 after age 80 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

James Galloway was christened on 18 Aug 1847 at Prescot St Mary's. He was the second and youngest child of James and Anne Galloway. His father's occupation was recorded as attorney, and the family's address as Eccleston.

By March 30th 1851, the family were still in Eccleston, and James' father was still an attorney. They had one servant, 21-year-old Jane Makin.

By April 7th 1861, they were living in Vicarage Place, Prescot. James' father was still an attorney. They had one servant, 21-year-old Jane Makin.

James' father died on 12 Jan 1875, aged 68. He was buried on 15 Jan 1875 at Prescot St Mary's. His address was recorded as Prescot.

By April 3rd 1881, James was living in Prescot with his mother and his brother Anthony, who was now a solicitor. James was an alkali manufacturer. Anthony and James were both still single. The family had one servant, 42-year-old Catherine Renshall.

On 26 Oct 1882, James married Jessie, youngest daughter of John Ansdell of Cowley House, at St James' Church, Buxton. ^[1]

James' brother Anthony died on 6 Jan 1884 in Bath district, Somerset, aged 38. He was buried on 10 Jan 1884 at Prescot St Mary's, with his father. His address was recorded as Prescot.

By April 5th 1891, James had married Jessie Ansdell, and on the night of the census they were visitors in the household of Elizabeth Scott in North Meols, Lancashire. James was a merchant; they had no children with them.

James' mother died on 16 Jan 1892, aged 77. She was buried on 21 Jan 1892 at Prescot St Mary's, with her husband. Her address was recorded as Liverpool.

By March 31st 1901, James and Jessie were living in Ullet Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. James was a merchant ("metal &c" - perhaps metal alkali?). They had no children, and they had two servants, a cook and a housemaid.

By April 2nd 1911, they were in Llandrillo Yn Rhos, Colwyn Bay, Carnarvonshire, Wales. James was a retired chemical merchant.

James died on 17 Mar 1928 in Ormskirk district, aged 80; he was buried in Christ Church, Eccleston, on 21 Mar 1928. His address was recorded in the burial record as 5 Marlborough Road, Southport.

Jessie died on 19 Aug 1928, aged 73, and was buried on 22 Aug 1928 with James. Her address was recorded in the burial record as 20 Avondale Road, Southport.

Research Notes

Memorial Inscription

  IN LOVING MEMORY OF

  JAMES GALLOWAY

  THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF

  JESSIE GALLOWAY (NEE ANSDELL)

  WHO DIED 17TH MARCH 1928,

  AND WAS HERE LAID TO REST

  21ST MARCH 1928 AGED 80 YEARS.

  'PEACE, PERFECT PEACE.'

  

  ALSO JESSIE

  WIFE OF THE ABOVE

  WHO DIED 19TH AUGUST 1928.

  'EVER FAITHFUL.'

Sources

• Birth registration: James Galloway, second quarter 1847, Prescot district, mother's maiden name Ducker, accessed on GRO website - birth registration search (free registration required)

• Baptism: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Death registration: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4Y-X6NV : 4 September 2014), James Galloway, 1928; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Burial: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Memorial Inscription: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/172896280/james-galloway : accessed 05 June 2021), memorial page for James Galloway (1848–17 Mar 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #172896280, citing Christ Church Churchyard, Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England ; Maintained by Sherry SH (contributor 48127093) .

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-Z5L : 12 September 2019), Anne Galleway in household of James Galleway, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 18, 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.

• "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903523ae9379091b15b56ff : viewed 5 Jun 2021), Ann GALLOWAY in household of James GALLOWAY, Vicarage Place, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2744, Folio 100, Page 3, Schedule 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-RKSF : 13 December 2017), Anne Galloway, Prescot, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 23, Piece/Folio 3728/120, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,074.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77LR-DW2 : 23 February 2021), James Galloway in household of Elizabeth Scott, North Meols, 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:X92F-4FT : 21 May 2019), James Galloway, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Toxteth Park subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VK-VQB : 22 July 2019), James Galloway, Llandrillo-yn-Rhôs, Conwy, Wales, 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.

1. ↑ Liverpool Weekly Courier, 4 November 1882, p 6