Hannah (Williamson) Leather (abt. 1782)

Born about 1782 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Biography

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

Hannah Williamson was born around 1782 in Eccleston, Lancashire. Her parents are currently unknown, but she had two probable sisters, Sarah (Williamson) Surman (abt.1771-) and Mary (Williamson) Findley (abt.1779-1849).

Hannah married George Leather on 9 Feb 1802 at St Elphin's Church in Warringotn, Lancashire. Both were of the local parish. The witnesses were William Roylance and Thomas Parson.

By June 6th 1841, Hannah was living with her niece and nephew Thomas and Margaret Heys in Thatto Heath, Eccleston, Lancashire. Hannah was of independent means; Thomas was working as a stone mason.

By March 30th 1851, she was still with Thomas and Margaret in Eccleston. (Thomas was recorded as Henry for some reason, and Hannah's surname as Latham). Her occupation was recorded as "Old Age"! She was also erroneously recorded as unmarried rather than widowed.

Hannah died in 1855 in Prescot district; her age was recorded as 78.

Research Notes

Margaret Heys - nee Surman - is thought to have been the daughter of Hannah's presumed sister Sarah (Williamson) Surman, based on marriage and census records. Heys was a common local surname, but Surman and Williamson were not.

Census

1841: Thatto Heath, Eccleston

   Thos Heys 30 Stone Mason Y

   Margaret 30 Y

   Willm 6 Y /

   Anna Leather 55 Ind Y

   Esther Rooke 1 N //

Sources

• Marriage: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
  GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 August 2021)
  Leather, Anne (Age at death: 78).
  GRO Reference: 1855 Oct-Nov-Dec in Prescot Volume 08B Page 362.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-P8R : 22 May 2019), Thos Heys, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; 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 23 page 8.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG16-FS2 : 12 September 2019), Margaret Heys in household of Henry Heys, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 22, 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. Piece 2194 folio 489b-490a schedule 74