Ann (Wilby) Deacon (1821 - 1912)

Born 1821 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Deacon — married 17 Jul 1843 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England Saint Peter Church

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Died 4 May 1912 at about age 91 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Ann (Wilby) Deacon was born in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.

Ann was born in Birstall, Yorkshire England, in 1821. She was the daughter of William Wilby and Margaret Firth. She was baptized on July 1, 1821, in Birstall.^[1]

Ann married James Deacon in 1843.^[2] The ceremony was performed on July 17th in Birstall at St Peter. According to the Parish Register, ^[3] Ann was a full age spinster residing in Gomersal. Her father was named as William Wilby "Green Grocer". James was a full age bachelor and "Clothier" residing in Gomersal. His father was named as Joseph Deacon "Clothier". The witnesses were Joseph Manfield and George Bramley. The couple would have seven children.

Ann and James were enumerated in the 1851 census ^[4] residing on Commercercial Street, Bradford. Four children at residence ages seven to under one year old. In 1861^[5] the family was living at 27 North Brook Place, Bradford (East End). Six children ages seventeen to six. They were at the same residence in 1871 ^[6] and 1881.^[7]

James passed away in 1888. Ann was enumerated in the 1891 census ^[8] still residing at 27 North Brook Place. She was sixty nine, widowed, and head of household. Widowed children Joseph, Alfred and Clara as well as nine grandchildren and one lodger also at residence. Ann was living with her daughter Clara (now Roberts) and family at 120 Canal Road Bradford, in 1911.^[9]

Ann passed away in 1912.^[10] Her death was registered in the second quarter in Bradford. She was ninety one.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR3Z-GPJ : 21 March 2020), Ann Wilby, 1821.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D45-2X9 : 13 December 2014), Ann Wilby, 1843; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1843, quarter 3, vol. 22, p. 7, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 for Ann Wilby (Free Ancestry Image)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPMD-X5Q : 12 September 2019), Ann Deacon in household of James Deacon, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 20, 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.
5. ↑ 1861 England Census for Ann Deacon (Free Ancestry Image)
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZ7-KTZ : 16 November 2020), Ann Deacon in entry for James Deacon, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27T-3VKC : 11 December 2017), Ann Deacon in household of James Deacon, Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 24, Piece/Folio 4450/38, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,245.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76NN-3N2 : 26 November 2020), Ann Deacon, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWJK-23C : 20 May 2019), Ann Deacon in household of Johathan Roberts, Bradford St James, Yorkshire, 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.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N14-D92 : 31 December 2014), Ann Deacon, 1912; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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