William Garner (bef. 1816 - bef. 1880)

Born before 21 Apr 1816 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Fildes) Garner — married 26 Jul 1840 in All Saints Church, Rainford, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died before 24 Apr 1880 at about age 64 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

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

William Garner was born about 1816, and christened April 21st, 1816 at Portico, Eccleston (Catholic). He was the tenth child of George & Elizabeth Garner. He grew up to be a labourer, and married Elizabeth Fildes on July 26th 1840 at All Saints, Rainford (Anglican). It was a first marriage for both; George was of age but Elizabeth was a minor. Both were living in Eccleston, and their fathers were George Garner and William Fildes, both labourers. The witnesses were James Woodward and Esther Barnes. James was the only one of the four signatories who could sign his name.

In 1841 they were living in Springfield Row, near William's mother Elizabeth & brother John, and and had a 7-month-old son George. Later a daughter Frances, and son William were born.

Tragically, Elizabeth (Fildes) Garner, William's wife, died in 1850, within a few days of their daughter Frances and their son William. In 1851, William and his remaining son George were living with William's sister and brother-in-law Ann & Miles Dodson.

William's niece Elizabeth Holland and her husband stood as godparents for two of William's children, who were christened at St Mary Lowe House (Catholic) church. William & Mary Seddon (nee Fildes) were godparents of another - Mary may have been a relative of Sarah (Fildes) Garner who was the wife of William's nephew George.

William died in 1880, and was buried on 24 Apr 1880 in St Helens Cemetery, with his age recorded in both the death registration and burial record as 62. A gravestone in Windleshaw Chantry is inscribed "The Burial Place of William and Elizabeth Garner" and below has a date of death for Elizabeth, but it seems William wasn't buried there. Section 23, where he was buried according to the St Helens Cemetery records, is however adjacent to Windleshaw Chantry.

Research Notes

Census

1841: Springfield Row, Eccleston

  Willm Garner 25 Labourer Y

  Elizabeth Do 20 Y

  George Do 7 months Y //

Burial

Buried together in St Helens Cemetery grave STHELCEM / 23 / 325:

  William Garner 24/04/1880 aged 62

  Mary Garner 11/03/1906 aged 0

  Lewis Garner 30/10/1906 aged 6

  William Garner 8/08/1907 aged 0

  Lily Garner 11/02/1909 aged 3 days

  Ann Gorman 5/04/1947 aged 78

  James Garner 25/09/1947 aged 78

  Elizabeth Ann Hardman 16/05/1962 aged 66

  Daniel Hardman 27/07/1962 aged 79

Sources

• Christening: transcription from Portico, Eccleston records at St Helens Library

• Marriage: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Death registration: William Garner, second quarter 1880, Prescot district, age 62, accessed on FreeBMD

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-PGN : 13 December 2017), Willm Garner, Prescot, Lancashire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-05 folio 27 page 17.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYH-X97 : 20 October 2017), Ann Dodson in household of Miles Dodson, Sutton, Lancashire, England; citing Sutton, Lancashire, England, p. 21, 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://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BF-F18 : 12 December 2017), William Garner in household of Ann Jane Barker, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; 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:KD6S-FBH : 12 December 2017), William Garner in entry for George Garner, 1871.

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