John Heyes, Coroner

[Infanta]

I am researching the Heyes family based around Knowsley / Prescot - particularly my 3rd great grandfather John Heyes, born 1793. He was an attorney who became a Lancashire county coroner. His father's name was James. He married Anne Wright in 1819 and they had 8 children that I am aware of. That is really the limit of my knowledge. Anne is a widow in the 1861 Census but I cannot find details of John's death. I can find no information at all about his father except that he is named in John's Articles of Clerkship in 1810. I live in Australia, so am unable to make any physical searches in the UK. I wondered whether anyone in the Society has any knowledge of my family which they could pass on to me or make any suggestions as to where I can search. I am registered with Ancestry.com, but cannot seem to get any further. My family is descended through John's son, also named John, who married Fanny Elizabeth Parker in 1867. If anyone has any knowledge of these individuals, or any other members of the family, I would be most grateful.

[MaryA]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

I was surprised not to find a death entry from the family in the newspapers but I did find the following two.

We have tried to put together some links to sites for cemeteries, but these are mainly in the Liverpool area, I think it likely that St Mary's Prescot might be the church where he would have been buried, these records should be held on microfilm by either Huyton Library or Liverpool Record Office.

http://forum.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk ... =14&t=5739

The Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser (West Yorkshire, England), Saturday, July 05, 1851; pg. 5; Issue 66.
DEATHS
On the 27th ult. at Elm House, Prescot, aged 58 years old John Heyes Esq. coroner for West Derby.

The Preston Guardian etc (Preston, England), Saturday, June 28, 1851; Issue 2026.
DEATHS
Yesterday, in the 60th year of his age, John Heyes, Esq. of Elm House, Knowsley near Prescot. He was sat at dinner with his family on the previous day, in his usual health, when he was seized with a fit of apoplexy, and never spoke afterwards. His death with cause a vacancy for County Coroner for West Derby Hundred, also for steward of the Manor of Prescot, and Clerk to the Guardians of the Prescot Union. He was also law agent for the Earl of Derby.

[dickiesam]

Death: HEYES, John
Registration district: Prescot, Lancashire
Year of registration: 1851; Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun
Volume no: 20; Page no: 632

[Bertieone]

Liverpool Mercury 1 July 1851

[MaryA]

If you wish to order a copy of the death certificate, thanks to Dickiesam above you have the information and reference you would need to order which you can do most easily and cheaply online at www.gro.gov.uk

[Tina]

Welcome to our new member from Sunny Queensland.
Mary and Bertie, well done with your great research.
Lancs OPC have a marriage of John to Ann Wright in Ormskirk
St Peter & St Paul, 18.10.1819, not sure if correct one?
Witnesses Mary Wright & Robt Burchall.

[MaryA]

Good Tina, maybe that will give a clue as to her place of birth.

Marriage: 18 Oct 1819 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
John Heyes - Prescot
Ann Wright - This Parish
Witness: Mary Wright; Robert Burchall
Married by Licence by: Joshua Thomas Horton, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1827, Page 109, Entry 327
Source: LDS Film 1849664

By licence - interesting - you could check with Cheshire Archives to see if they have it.

[Bertieone]

Dates as above, Lancaster Gazette & general Advertiser, Saturday 23 Oct 1819,

Fathers name?

[Bertieone]

I think the name is Harvey,

Liverpool Mercury, 17 Aug 1827.

[Bertieone]

Possible Marriage & Baptism

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NNM3-FXB

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NT91-Z3J

[Bertieone]

Reading to various newspaper reports, Harvey Wright was also a coroner in Lancashire.

[Bertieone]

Marriage: 15 Mar 1797 St Anne Richmond, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Harvey Wright - Attorney at Law, the Parish of Prescot
Mary Ashley - Spinster, the Parish of Liverpool
Witness: Edw. Sutton; Law. Wright
Married by Licence by: Harry Housman, Minister
Register: Marriages 1797 - 1801, Page 7, Entry 2589
Source: LDS Film 1656150

Baptism: 1 Nov 1798 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England
Ann Wright - Daur. of Harvey Wright & Mary
Born: 1 Oct
Abode: Prescot
Occupation: Atty. at Law
Register: Baptisms 1766 - 1809, Page 148, Entry 13

[dickiesam]

Record source: Cheshire Marriage licence bonds and allegations 1606-1905
Event Type: Intended marriage
Event Date: 13 Mar 1797
Event Year: 1797
Groom's Forename: Harvey
Groom's Surname: Wright
Groom's Age: 21
Groom's Status: Batchelor
Groom's Occupation: Attorney At Law
Groom's Residence: Prescot, Lancaster, Chester
Bride's Forename: Mary
Bride's Surname: Astley
Bride's Age: 21
Bride's Status: Spinster
Bride's Residence: Liverpool
Parish: St Anne, Liverpool, Lancashire

There are 2 images on Findmypast of the actual licence under Parish Marriages. Worth buying credits if not a subscriber.

[dickiesam]

And from our very own data provider.....

Data provider: Liverpool and SW Lancashire Family History Society
Day: 15; Month: Mar; Year: 1797
Groom Forenames: Harvey
Groom Surname: Wright
Groom's Parish: Prescot
Groom's Occupation: Attorney At Law
Bride Forenames: Mary
Bride Surname: Astley
Bride's Parish: Liverpool
Bride's Condition: Spinster
By Licence: Licence
Place: Liverpool
Description: St Anne, Richmond
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Record source: Liverpool Marriages

[Tina]

Can I just say your information for our poster is amazing.
Well done everyone.

[Infanta]

Goodness me, I have only just looked at the board again today since I originally posted. Thank you so much to everyone who has responded. Very grateful