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William GARNER

William GARNER

Male 1841 - 1926  (~ 85 years)

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  • Name William GARNER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Born Mar 1841  Bosburn, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 07 Jun 1841  Bosburn Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    William (3 months old on the 6 June 1841) was living with his parents, Joseph and Margaret (both about 30) and his siblings, Ann (13), Thomas (8), Mary (6), Ellen (4) and Isaac (2). 
    Map of Mellor area from OS 6in 1st edition 184153-1.jpg    		 Map of Mellor area from OS 6in 1st edition 184153-1.jpg
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Mellor Lane, Mellor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Joseph (42) and Margaret (43) were living in Mellor with children Ellen (14), Isaac (12), William (10) and Thomas (2). Both Joseph and Margaret were described as weavers. 
    Occupation 07 Apr 1861  cotton weaver Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 07 Apr 1861  Reaps Farm, Mellor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    William (21) was living at Reaps Farm, Mellor with his parents, Joseph and Peggy Garner, and brother, Thomas (11). His brother Isaac (22) was also living there with his wife Margaret (21). William was working as a cotton weaver. 
    Occupation 1871  farmer's son Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 02 Apr 1871  Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    In 1871 was living at Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen with his parents and brother Thomas (20). 
    Earnsdale Farm and yard Darwen Mar 2007    		 Earnsdale Farm and yard Darwen Mar 2007
    Occupation 1873  Tottering Temple, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1873  Tottering Temple, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Occupation 05 Mar 1875  Tottering Temple, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    farmer of 42 acres 
    Residence 03 Apr 1881  Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    William and Mary were now living at Earnsdale with children Isaac (7), Margaret (6), Mary (4), Ellen (3) and Elizabeth (11 months) 
    Residence 25 Apr 1887  Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 05 Apr 1891  Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    William was still farming at Earnsdale Farm with his children Isaac (17), Margaret (16), Mary (14), Ellen (13), Elizabeth (10), William (7) and Esther Hannah (4). Margaret and Mary were working as weavers. 
    Residence 1896  Preston Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    At the time of Margaret's marriage in 1896 she was living with her aunt Miranda in Preston St, Darwen. No information on where her father was at this time. 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    agricultural labourer 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Royal Oak Inn Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    William (56), living at Tockholes, Royal Oak Inn, working as an agricultural labourer. His son William (17) was labouring in a tin shop, and daughters Elizabeth (20) and Esther (14) were living with him and working as cotton weavers. 
    Occupation 1909  [11] 
    farmer 
    Residence 02 Apr 1911  Hollinshead Terrace, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William (71) lived alone. He was described as a widower and he was a labourer in an explosives works. His house had 4 rooms including kitchen. 
    GARNER WILLIAM 1911 census    		 GARNER WILLIAM 1911 census
    Residence 1919  18 Hollinshead Street, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Mar 1926  17 Queen Street, Darwen, Lancashire, England/ Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    This address is included in Barrett's directory of 1825 as the address of I. Garner, labourer - presumably William's son, Isaac. 
    Died 06 Apr 1926  129 Haslingden Road (Blackburn Workhouse), Blackburn, Lancashire,England/ Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 15, 16] 
    Cause: senility and cardiac failure 
    • 17 Queen Street, Darwen, Lancashire Informant was William Entwistle of Woodside Bank, Darwen, his son-in-law (my grandfather). Queen's Park Hospital was situated at 129 Haslingden Road, Blackburn, which was a workhouse./
    Notes 
    Person ID I1901  Eileen's Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Aug 2014 

    Father Joseph GARNER,   b. 1809, Samlesbury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1888, senility and chronic bronchitis Witness to death was his son Isaac Garner./Silk Hall Tockholes, Darwen,Lancashire,England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Margaret JACKSON,   b. 09 Nov 1808, Mellor, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1894, nephritis chronic Witness to death was her brother, William Jackson./9 Hamilton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1832  St Mary's Parish Church, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19] 
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary HALL,   b. Dec 1848, Rhodes, Middleton, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Mar 1887, Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1873  The Old Independent Chapel Tockholes, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • His occupation was given as farmer. Witnesses: Thomas Garner, Elizabeth Tingley. Mary's address was Winter Street, Blackburn.
    Children 
     1. Isaac GARNER,   b. Mar 1874, Tottering Temple, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     2. Margaret GARNER,   b. 05 Mar 1875, Tottering Temple, Tockholes, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jul 1937, Blackburn and East Lancashire Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Mary GARNER,   b. 1877, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     4. Ellen GARNER,   b. 1878, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     5. Elizabeth GARNER,   b. 1880, Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     6. William GARNER,   b. 1884, Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
    +7. Esther Hannah GARNER,   b. 25 Feb 1887, Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1957, Darwen, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    cell at Darwen police station    		cell at Darwen police station
    Hollinshead Mill Tockholes    		Hollinshead Mill Tockholes
    Strangeways Gaol    		Strangeways Gaol
    Sough station mid 19th century.jpg    		Sough station mid 19th century.jpg
    Anchor Hotel, Darwen    		Anchor Hotel, Darwen
    Mary Hall's inquest took place here in 1887.
    Old Assize Court Manchester 1900    		Old Assize Court Manchester 1900
    cell at Darwen police station ii    		cell at Darwen police station ii
    Old Independent Chapel, Tockholes    		Old Independent Chapel, Tockholes
    Hollinshead Terrace Tockholes    		Hollinshead Terrace Tockholes
    Old Police Station Darwen.jpg    		Old Police Station Darwen.jpg
    Manchester Assize Court 1886    		Manchester Assize Court 1886
    Hollinshead Terrace, Tockholes, Lancashire, England    		Hollinshead Terrace, Tockholes, Lancashire, England

    Documents
    Dr Ballantyne 1891    		Dr Ballantyne 1891
    Dr Ballantyne brought Mary Garner's death to eye of police, 1887
    Earnsdale area    		Earnsdale area
    Earnsdale Farm maplocation    		Earnsdale Farm maplocation
    William Garner 1861 census ii    		William Garner 1861 census ii
    shandry description    		shandry description
    William Garner 1841 census    		William Garner 1841 census
    Bosburn ,Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancs.
    William (3 months old on the 6 June 1841)was living with his parents, Joseph and Margaret (both about 30) and his siblings, Ann (13), Thomas (8), Mary (6), Ellen (4) and Isaac (2).
    Margaret Garner 1891 census    		Margaret Garner 1891 census
    Earnsdale Farm,, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancashire, England.

    Her father William was still farming at Earnsdale Farm with his children Isaac (17), Margaret (16), Mary (14), Ellen (13), Elizabeth (10), William (7) and Esther Hannah (4).
    William Garner 1861 census    		William Garner 1861 census
    Reaps Farm,,Mellor, Blackburn,Lancashire.
    1861 William (21) was living at Reaps Farm, Mellor with his parents, Joseph and Peggy Garner, and brother, Thomas (11). His brother Isaac (22) was also living there with his wife Margaret (21). William was working as a cotton weaver.
    William Garner & Mary Hall M1873    		William Garner & Mary Hall M1873
    William Garner 1901 census    		William Garner 1901 census
    Royal Oak Inn, Tockholes, Darwen, Lancashire.
    By 1901 he was 56 and living at Tockholes, Royal Oak Inn, working as an agricultural labourer. His son William (17) was labouring in a tin shop, and daughters Elizabeth (20) and Esther (14) were living with him and working as cotton weavers.
    William Garner 1911 census    		William Garner 1911 census
    Hollinshead Terrace Tockholes, Darwen, Lancs.
    William (71) lived alone. He was described as a widower and he was a labourer in an explosives works. His house had 4 rooms including kitchen.
    William Garner 1871 census    		William Garner 1871 census
    Earnsdale Farm,, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancs.
    In 1871 was living at Earnsdale Farm, Lower Darwen with his parents and brother Thomas (20).
    William Garner 1891 census    		William Garner 1891 census
    Earnsdale Farm,, Lower Darwen, Darwen, Lancs.
    In 1891 William was still farming at Earnsdale Farm with his children Isaac (17), Margaret (16), Mary (14), Ellen (13), Elizabeth (10), William (7) and Esther Hannah (4). Margaret and Mary were working as cotton weavers.
    William Garner D 1926    		William Garner D 1926
    William Garner 1841    		William Garner 1841
    William Garner 1871    		William Garner 1871
    William Garner deposition clerk The Blackburn Standard    		William Garner deposition clerk The Blackburn Standard
    William Garner deposition clerk The Blackburn Standard-1.jpg    		William Garner deposition clerk The Blackburn Standard-1.jpg
    GARNER WILLIAM 1911    		GARNER WILLIAM 1911
    Mellor map OS 6in 1st edition-1 1841-53    		Mellor map OS 6in 1st edition-1 1841-53
    Taken from Lancashire OS 6in 1st ed.1841-53 to show the farms occupied by William's family at the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses. 'Bosburn' seems to be labelled 'Resburn'
    Nancy Eccles of Dingle -1936    		Nancy Eccles of Dingle -1936

  • Sources 
    1. [S65] 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2257; Folio: 395; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87280.
      Birth date: abt 1841
      Birth place: Mellor
      Residence date: 1851
      Residence place: Mellor, Lancashire, England

    2. [S11] England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Home Office: Criminal Registers, Middlesex and Home Office: Criminal Registers, England an;).
      Residence date: 25 April 1887
      Residence place: Lancashire, England

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    4. [S67] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    5. [S140] Birth certificate Margaret Garner 1875, (Name: GRO;).

    6. [S58] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont;).
      Death date: 1926
      Death place:

    7. [S64] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the;), Class: RG11; Piece: 4209; Folio: 59; Page: 67; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342008.
      Birth date: abt 1844
      Birth place: Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

    8. [S69] 1861 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National;), Class: RG9; Piece: 3092; Folio: 32; Page: 10; GSU roll: 543077.
      Birth date: abt 1841
      Birth place: Mellor, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Mellor, Lancashire, England

    9. [S63] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National;), Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Blackburn; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 10; Page: 5; Line: 12; GSU roll: 306893.
      Birth date: abt 1841
      Birth place: Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1841
      Residence place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England

    10. [S68] 1901 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National;), Class: RG13; Piece: 3928; Folio: 80; Page: 13.
      Birth date: abt 1845
      Birth place: Salmesbury, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1901
      Residence place: Tockholes, Lancashire, England

    11. [S141] marriage certificate William Entwisle/Esther Hannah Garner 1909, (Name: GRO;).

    12. [S62] 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National;), Class: RG10; Piece: 4190; Folio: 100; Page: 56; GSU roll: 846944.
      Birth date: abt 1842
      Birth place: Salmsbury, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1871
      Residence place: Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

    13. [S66] 1891 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National;), Class: RG12; Piece: 3416; Folio 90; Page 27; GSU roll: 6098526.
      Birth date: abt 1845
      Birth place: Salmesbury, Lancashire, England
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

    14. [S139] marriage certificate William Garner/Mary Hall 1873, (Name: GRO;).

    15. [S137] death certificate William Garner, (Name: GRO;).

    16. [S224] Darwen Advertiser, (Name: 16 Apr 1926;).

    17. [S230] Death certificate Margaret Garner 1894, (Name: GRO;).

    18. [S48] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original d;).
      Marriage date: 13 Nov 1832
      Marriage place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
      Residence date:
      Residence place: England

    19. [S286] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of June 30, 2006;), M007086 source call no. 1278808.



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