Catharine (Dolan) Seddon (abt. 1856 - bef. 1937)

Born about 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of James Jackson — married 30 Aug 1875 in St Thomas' Church, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Seddon — married 15 Oct 1892 in Christ Church, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 18 Sep 1937 before about age 81 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

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

Catharine Dolan was born in about 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire. She was the daughter of Patrick Dolan.

Catharine married James Jackson on 30 Aug 1875 at St Thomas' Church in Eccleston, Lancashire. James was 21 and a miner; Catherine was said to be 17. Neither had been married before, and both were living in Eccleston. Their fathers were named as Richard Jackson (plasterer) and Patrick Dolan (labourer). The witnesses were James Ford and Alice Jackson.

It's unclear what happened to James after 1875, but there are no birth registrations for Jackson children with mother's maiden name Dolan. Whatever the story was, there can't have been too much ill-feeling between the Jacksons and the Dolans about it, because Catherine's brother Michael married James Jackson's sister Alice in 1898, and Alice and her father were already living with him by 1891.

Catherine was in a relationship with James Seddon from 1887 or earlier. Their first child, John James Seddon was born in 1887; his birth was registered in the third quarter of the year, in Prescot district.

Their second child, Mary Alice Seddon, was born in about 1891; her birth was registered in the first quarter of 1891, in Prescot district. Both births were registered as if the parents were married already.

Catherine married James Seddon on 15 Oct 1892 at Christ Church, Eccleston. James was 31 and a miner, and hadn't been married before; he lived at 23 Gladstone Street, Eccleston. Catherine was also 31 and a widow; she lived at 22 Gladstone Street. Their fathers were named as William Seddon (labourer) and Patrick Dolan (labourer). The witnesses were Michael Dolan and Alice Fisher.

Research Notes

• 1901 census

Brasnose Street St Helens

• 1891 census

70 Parr Stocks Road Parr

Identifying her parents

Catherine's father was named Patrick Dolan, and he was a labourer - this was stated on both her marriage records. In the censuses of 1891-1911, her birthplace was given consistently as St Helens.

The only match for this information is the family in the 1861-1881 census records listed below in the Sources section. A profile for the father Patrick Dolan of this family exists on WikiTree. However the Catherine Dolan in that family was listed as Catherine Dolan, not Catherine Jackson, in 1881.

There there was another Catherine Dolan of similar age in St Helens in 1871, who was the daughter of another Patrick Dolan.^[1] This other Catherine was born in Ireland according to the 1871 census, however unlike the first Catherine, she did have a brother Michael, and a Michael Dolan was one of the witnesses at Catherine's second marriage.

So it's not clear at present which of these two Catherine Dolans married first James Jackson and later James Seddon.

Burial

Buried together in grave STHELCEM / 37 / 681:

  Margaret Seddon 16/08/1930 aged 11

  Catherine Seddon 18/09/1937 aged 75

  Joseph Seddon 1/10/1957 aged 64

Sources

• Marriage (1) listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Marriage (2) listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59289567e937906e9fef1970 : viewed 5 Jun 2020), Patrick DOLAN, Baldwin St, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2749, Folio 44, Page 16, Schedule 81, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBFL-XG1 : 24 April 2019), Mary A Dolan in entry for Patrick Dolan, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-ZTV9 : 13 December 2017), Patrick Dolan, Farnworth, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 36, Piece/Folio 3815/71, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,093.

• "General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5e3eae83f4040b1550a01f6e : viewed 4 Jun 2020), Catherine SEDDON in household of James SEDDON, Back Parr Stocks Road, Prescot, Lancashire, England; from 1891 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 12/3024, Folio 99, Page 33, Schedule 168, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-NFQ : 21 May 2019), Catherine Seddon in household of James Seddon, 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:XWYS-QR4 : 12 August 2019), Caterine Seddon in household of James Seddon, Windle, St Helens, 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.

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6S-2VJ : 24 April 2019), Patrick Dolan, 1871.