Matthew Winship was born in County Durham, England.
Birth
Matthew's birth was registered in the Chester le Street district in the first quarter of 1862. The mother's maiden name was Wilkinson. [1]
1871 Census
The Winship family was living at Robinson's Row, Usworth in 1871. [2]
Matthew Winshipp, head, married, 42, coal miner, born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham
Elizabeth Winshipp, wife, married, 45, born in County Durham
Thomas Winshipp, son, 21, coal miner, born in Moorsley, County Durham
John Winshipp, son, 19, coal miner, born in Moorsley, County Durham
William Winshipp, son, 17, coal miner, born in Moorsley, County Durham
Matthew Winshipp, son, 9, scholar, born in Moorsley, County Durham
Mary F. S. Winshipp, daughter, 23, born in Usworth, County Durham
Elizabeth Winshipp, daughter, 15, born in Moorsley, County Durham
Jane Ann Winshipp, daughter, 11, born in Usworth, County Durham
J.W. Scott, granddaughter(?), 9 months, born in Usworth, County Durham
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BY-P8C : 1 October 2014), Matthew Winship, 1862; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Chester Le Street, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ England and Wales Census 1871 from the National Archives at Kew, Surrey citing RG10/4994 folio 52 p4. Accessed 26 Dec 2022
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Jen Tree 5 01(3) - 23042011.ged on 19 May 2011.
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