Mary (Hill) Fairclough (1842 - 1917)

Born 22 Jul 1842 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of James Fairclough — married 1 Sep 1861 in Farnworth Chapel, Prescot, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1917 at about age 74 in St Helens, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Mary (Hill) Fairclough was born in Lancashire, England.

Mary was born on July 22, 1842, in St Helens, Lancashire, England. She was the first, of at least three children, born to Joseph Hill, a "Cordwainer" (Cordwainer is the English term for a shoemaker who makes shoes from new leather), and Alice Leyland. Mary was baptized on September 11, 1842, in St Helens. Mary's early years were spent with family in St Helens.

In 1861, at age 19, she married James Fairclough at the Chapel at Farnworth, near Prescot, Lancashire. This was the same church where her parents had been wed. The marriage took place on September 1st. According to the parish marriage register, and subsequent census', James was a Watch Maker. Mary and James would continue living in St Helens, and would have at least seven children between 1863, and 1880. Mary passed away in St Helens in 1917. Her death was registered in Prescot, Lancashire, England. She was seventy five years old.

Birth

• July 22, 1842, St Helens, Lancashire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 20 page 689.

Baptism

• September 11, 1842, St Helens, Lancashire, England.
  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: FHL Film #1469036 IT 3-4.
  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: FHL Film #1469036 Reference ID: -2:2JHS1M4.
  • Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911: Parish Register, Reference Number Pr 2923/1/6.
  • Prescot, St Helens, Parish Register, Baptisms, 1842: page 49 no. 388.

Residence

• 45 Bold Street, Eccleston (St Helens), Lancashire. Age 8. Residing with parents Joseph, "Cordwainer", and Mary, with younger brother, Joseph, age six years.
  • England Census 1851.

• 12 Peter Street, Eccleston (St Helens), Lancashire. Age 18. Residing with parents Joseph, "Cordwainer", and Mary, younger brother Joseph, age sixteen.
  • England Census 1861. Class: RG 9; Piece: 2750; Folio: 71; Page: 48; GSU roll: 543023.

Marriage

• September 1, 1861, Prescot, Lancashire, England, Farnworth Chapel.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 8b page 836.
  • England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973: FHL Film #1655237 Reference ID: it 1, p 142.
  • Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1936: Bishop's Transcript.
  • Farnworth Chapel, Parish Register, Marriages, 1861: page 142 no. 284.

Residence

• 119 Campbell Street, Eccleston (St Helens), Lancashire. Age 29. Residing with husband, James, a Watch Maker, and three children, ages 7, 5, and 1 year old.
  • England Census 1871.

• 49 New Campbell Street, Eccleston (St Helens), Lancashire. Age 38. Residing with husband, James, a Watch Maker, six children, ages 17 to 1 year old. Also at residence is widowed mother, Mary Hill, and brother, James.
  • England Census 1881. Class: RG11; Piece: 3735; Folio: 30; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341894.

• 51 Campbell Street, Eccleston (St Helens), Lancashire. Age 48. Residing with husband, James, a Watchmaker, and five children, ages 21, to 11 years old. Son in law, John Simpkin, and long time boarder, Samuel Birchall also at residence.
  • England Census 1891. Class: RG12; Piece: 3022; Folio: 28; Page: 50; GSU roll: 6098132.

• 71 Harris Street, St Helens, Lancashire. Age 58. Residing with husband, James (now a sheet glass packer), three children ages 21, 23, and 25, as well as grandchildren, Alice, and John Simpkin, ages 7, and 9.
  • England Census 1901. Class: RG13; Piece: 3519; Folio: 79; Page: 20.

• 26 Bruce Street, St Helens, Lancashire. Age 69. Residing with husband James, a sheet glass laborer, three children, ages 31, 33, and 35, and a granddaughter, 18 years old. On the census form, Mary declares she has been married 49 years, bore 9 live children, and that two had died.
  • England Census 1911.

Death

• 1917, St Helens, Lancashire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 8b page 839.

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSTC-CJD : 30 December 2014), Mary Hill, 11 Sep 1842; citing St Helens, Lancashire, England, reference ; FHL microfilm 1469036 IT 3-4.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J76G-NNL : 30 December 2014), Mary Hill, 1842; citing St Helens, Lancashire, England, reference - 2:2JHS1M4; FHL microfilm 1,469,036.

• Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 for Mary Hill (Free Ancestry Image)

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYH-NM6 : 29 July 2017), Mary Hill in household of Joseph Hill, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 34, 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 Census 1861 (Free Ancestry Image).

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26WV-RSC : 13 December 2014), Mary Hill, 1861; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 3, vol. 8B, p. 836, Prescot, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6S-WVZ : 24 July 2015), Mary Fairclough in entry for James Fairclough, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-TGTP : 2 September 2017), Mary Fairclough in household of Jas Fairclough, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 3735/30, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,076.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77CD-CW2 : 26 November 2020), Mary Fairclough in household of James Fairclough, Eccleston, 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:X9V4-7R4 : 21 May 2019), Mary Fairclough in household of James Fairclough, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; 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.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWYM-PNZ : 20 January 2015), Mary Fairclough, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; 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.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JCS-T2G : 31 December 2014), Mary Fairclough, 1917; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Prescot, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.