Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

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I have an ancestor Mary Elizabeth James born 21/11/1851, father John James -Master Mariner, Mother Joanna James .Mary was born in Liverpool. In 1881 she had a son John Wiliam James in Blackburn, still living with family, though no father is registered for the son. Two years earlier also had another son Percy Wharton, and the mother is Mary E James, same address in Blackburn , again no father.

Now on the 1891 census she is in Cheshire with the mother, Joanna, who is now a widow, and Mary is also a widow now calling herself Mary E Wharton, and the son John is a Wharton.

Later on in 1895 she marrys a Charles Hunt, no children are with her in the following census, the couple are married and living on the Isle of Man!!

Now i can't find where this Mr Wharton is, or comes from, or where the children go, are there any childrens homes, banardos etc, they could of gone, and I can't find a death for Mary.

Help appreciated!

Hi and welcome,

For the crew,
Joanna James,

1861, RG9, P2705, F20, P38.
1881, RG11, P4198, F5 P3.
1891, RG12, P2897, F92, P1.

Have you or can anyone find further details on this marriage,

John William Wharton
Annie Roberts
1918, Chester Welsh Presbyterian Church, St John St, Chester.

ROBERTS Annie Chester 8a 697
Wharton John W

Births Jun 1879

Percy Wharton James, Blackburn 8e 425


No father recorded (image)

Percy Warton James

Birth Date:
19 May
Baptism
20 Jul 1879

Parish:
Blackburn, St John, Lancashire, England
Mother:
Mary Elizabeth James

Hi and welcome to the forum. We will certainly help you with the search, but when it comes to workhouse/orphanage entries for the Blackburn area you may wish to contact a Lancashire Society that covers a little further north, this would be a likely one http://www.lfhhs.org/

I know that Blackburn library/Record Office holds many resources for the area, it might be worthwhile giving them a call to ask their advice.

1881,
RG11 P4198 F8 Page10

55 Follywell St, Blackburn.



John Cottam 51
Margaret Cottam 38
William Anderton Cottam 29
Mary Agnes Cottam 15
Percy James 1

Same area as where mother was living.

A child's death recorded, Percy James


Deaths, Dec 1881

Percy James, 2, W. Derby 8b 316

I can't find a child born in the area, 1879, may suggest the family moved back to the area around that time.

It appears the fathers name was Thomas Wharton, address in obit corresponds with Mary Elizabeth Wharton, 1891 census, Platt St, Seacombe.



Liverpool Mercury, July 21, 1881.

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If James Ernest dies at 10 weeks old, July 13, birth early May 1881. Registered, Birkenhead.

John William James (Wharton) registered, Sept Qtr, 1881, Blackburn.

1881, 6 Platt St, Seacombe,

RG11 P3591, F125 Page5,

Thomas Wharton 38
Jane Wharton 30
Gertrude J. Wharton 8
Emily L. Wharton 7
Thomas S. Wharton 4
William H. Wharton 2
Ada L. Hughes 6
Louisa Hughes 32

Relation to whoever Mary Elizabeth was married?