Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi there - I'm looking for information about the Winterburn family. I have come to a dead end! I live in Australia, but am hoping someone will be able to help me.

This is the information I have so far:

Thomas Winterburn married Jennet Smith 1773 (Married in Ormskirk)
Children:
John Winterburn Bapt 1775 (St Peter, Liverpool)
Ellen Winterborn Bapt 1778 (St Nicholas, Liverpool)
Paul Winterburn Approx 1779
Magret Winterburn Approx 1782
John Winterburn Approx 1783
Mary Winterburn Approx 1785
Thomas Winterburn Approx 1788
William Winterbourn Approx 1792


William Winterburn married Mary Maudsley 1814 (St Peters, Liverpool)
Children: (All baptised at St Peter, Liverpool)
Richard Winterburn Bapt 1819
Thomas Winterburn Bapt 1821
James Winterburn Bapt 1826
William Winterburn Bapt 1830
Alice Winterburn Bapt 1832


James Winterburn married Eliza Smith 1853 (All Saints, Liverpool)
Children: (All baptised at St Peters, Liverpool)
William Winterburn Bapt 1854
Joseph James Winterburn Bapt 1856
Ann Winterburn Bapt 1857
Alfred Winterburn Bapt 1859
Thomas Winterburn Bapt 1861
Sarah Ann Winterburn Bapt 1864
Charles Winterburn Bapt 1870
Eleanor Winterburn Bapt 1872
Eliza Winterburn Bapt 1873


Alfred was the young man who came to Australia in 1859 and is my GG grandfather. I have had lots more success with the other branches of this tree, but am stuck at Thomas Winterburn. Would appreciate any information or hints.

Thanks
Meg

The banns for the marrriage were called at Eccleston as Thomas was of that parish

Banns: St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Thomas Winterburn - Batr. of this Parish
Jennet Smith - of Parish of Ormskirk
Banns Read: 11 Jul 1773, 2nd: 18 Jul 1773, 3rd: 25 Jul 1773
Register: Banns 1772 - 1844, Page 2, Entry 9
Source: LDS Film 1526114

This is the Eccleston near Leyland/Chorley

This is then the marriage

Marriage: 29 Jul 1773 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Thomas Winterburn - of this Parish
Jennet Smith - (X), of this Parish
Witness: Jno Barton; Hugh Smith
Banns Read: 11 July 1773, 2nd: 18 July 1773, 3rd: 25 July 1773
Married by Banns by: Tho Leyland Curate
Register: Marriages 1754 - 1784, Page 250, Entry 1012
Source: LDS Film 1849664

Of the children you have only found 2 baptisms is that correct? How do you know the other children were the children of Thomas?

I gather from the 2 baptisms Thomas was a mason is that correct?

Thomas Winterburn born 24 July 1788 christened 31August 1788 son of Thomas and Jane Winterburn chrietened at All Saints Childwall

At the same church William Winterburn christened 29 April 1792 son of Thomas and Jennett Winterburn.

And also Mary daughter of Thomas Winterborn christened 21 Dec 1785

The actual entries would probably confirm that father was a mason or not.

St Mary the Virgin Eccleston registers are very well represented on the www.lan-opc.org.uk site. Unfortunately the only Winterborn/Winterburn entry isthat of the banns of Thomas. This suggests to me that he had not been born there but was perhaps from further afield.

I think I have found baptisms for the other children in Childwall, Lancashire - they list the parents as Thomas Winterburn/Winterbourn and Ginnett/Jane - I am thinking this is a possible interpretation of Jennet.

I do have the record of the reading of the banns also - and this makes sense as I have Jennet Smith baptism record in Ormskirk. I am a little bit unfamiliar with all the different parishes.... they keep moving borders too, which makes it hard!

I believe that the Winterburn family were Masons.... although Alfred was a Taylor

Thanks for your help