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Baptism: 9 Jun 1826 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
William Handley - Son of James Handley & Sarah
Born: 24 May 1826
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Shopkeeper
Baptised by: Robert Yarkin Curate
Register: Baptisms 1822 - 1826, Page 277, Entry 2210
Source: LDS Film 559157Marriage: 11 Feb 1861 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
William Handley, Gentleman - of full age, Bachelor, Bury
Dorothy Ann Whewell - of full age, Spinster, Bury
Groom's Father: James Handley, Gentleman
Bride's Father: Thomas Whewell, Agent
WWitness: Jaiph? Handley; Anne Handley
Married by Licence by: R. Harries Jones Curate
Register: Marriages 1860 - 1861, Page 157, Entry 314
Source: Original RegisterProbate Index: William Handley of "rycroft"Duke St, Southport, Gentleman, Dorothy Ann Handley widow, effects 455 pounds.
Death Date 20 Apr 1898
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 26 Jul 1898
Probate Registry Liverpool, England
Baptism: 12 Nov 1863 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
James Herbert Handley - [Child] of William Handley & Dorothy Ann
Born: 16 Jul 1863
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Hotel Keeper
Baptised by: F. Wilson Curate
Register: Baptisms 1861 - 1882, Page 124, Entry 992
Source: Original RegisterProbate Index: James Herbert Handley
Death Date 13 Jul 1933
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 26 Oct 1933
Probate Registry Liverpool, EnglandJames Herbert seemingly never married died 13th July 1933 Southport also living off own means at 144 Virginia Street Southport. He didn't leave a will but sister Dora took out Letters of Administration to his estate of Pounds 141.
Dora never married and stayed with parents and was at the Derby Hotel, Arden House and at Southport dying in September 1953 and she is living off her own means
Baptism: 15 Oct 1830 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Joseph Handley - Son of James Handley & Sarah
Born: 23 Sep 1830
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Grocer
Baptised by: Thos. Potter Curate
Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1831, Page 279, Entry 2228
Source: LDS Film 559157Marriage: Joseph Handley
Marriage Age 25
Birth Year abt 1831
Marriage Date 7 Feb 1856
Marriage Place Elton, All Saints, Lancashire, England
Father James Handley
Spouse Ellen Elizabeth Ainsworth, aged 19
Birth year: abt 1837
Spouse father: James Ainsworth
Reference Number GB127.L171/1/2/1Death UK GRO: Joseph Handley
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1891
Registration District: Bury
County: Lancashire
Age: 60
Volume: 8C
Page: 465
Affiliate Line Number: 35Probate Index: Joseph Handley
Event Type: Probate
Probate Date: Jan 1893
Death Date: 26 June 1891
Probate Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Beneficiary's Name: Helen Elizabeth Handley
Second Beneficiary's Name: Thomas Calrow
Additional Name: Sarah Pilkington
(Note Thomas Calrow was his son-in-law)British newspapers: Joseph Handley
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 29 Jun 1891
Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Event Place: Manchester, Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, Lancashire, England
Age: 61
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Death Date: 26 Jun 1891Joseph entered the world of banking instead of the licensed trade followed by so many of his family. From the start to the finish of his working life he was a banker and rose up from clerk/cashier, possibly sub manager, and then manager.
On 7th Feb 1856 at All Saints Elton Bury, Joseph married Helen Elizabeth Ainsworth. Helen seems to be freely interchangeable with Ellen and was a daughter of Jane and James Ainsworth of Elton Bury. By 1858 Joseph is at Derby Terrace Manchester Road Bury presumably with Ellen [as per baptismal transcription] who was born 13th August 1838 and baptised St Marys Bury. At baptism her father was a book keeper [later an agent] and there had been a previous Ellen in 1826 who died in 1834.
It is clear that Joseph was a free mason as was his brother William. Joseph crops up in various accounts in masonic literature. He very often crops up in the capacity of treasurer. Joseph was certainly present at the inauguration in Dec 1876 at The Railway Hotel Ramsbottom of the Starkie Lodge no 1634 a new lodge created for the ease of masons who lived on this particular side of Bury as otherwise they had to go too far afield to carry out their activities. Joseph became its new treasurer though he seems to be treasurer of other organisations as well. It looks as if he was also into stocks and share dealing as a broker.
Joseph was also one of the executors of the will of his father in law James Ainsworth.Towards the end of his life Joseph lived at Spring Well House 94 Manchester Road Bury. This house appears with various spellings namely as one word, as two and with or without an s and with or without House. This was near to his sister Ellen Oram who lived at 110 Manchester Road. Joseph probably didn't own 94 Manchester Road as the address is consistent with Lord Derby being the freeholder so Joseph was leasing it or subleasing it. It is a house that is still there and was a fair size and probably had a nice garden and interior. Since Joseph's time it has been council offices, other office accommodation and is no longer a dwelling house and the once nice garden it had is now a tarmac car park. Following the death of Joseph some members of the family may well have had to live elsewhere. Joseph his son turns up dying at Bank House Maghull and that was his sister Sarah's address.
There was a notice placed in The Manchester Times to the effect that Joseph died at Spring Well House 26th June 1891 in his 61st year. At least one child was resident with him there, namely son Joseph, who seemed to then go to live with a sister. Joseph Snr left an estate of Pounds 811- 17/- 9d. His occupation was given at death as stock and share broker. Joseph had a will and a codicil exors were wife, daughter Sarah and son in law husband of Florence Amy.
Baptism: 13 Aug 1837 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Ellen Elizth. Ainsworth - Daughter of James Ainsworth & Jane
Born: 7 Jul 1837
Abode: Elton
Occupation: Book Keeper
Baptised by: F. Power Curate
Register: Baptisms 1834 - 1838, Page 260, Entry 2076
Source: LDS Film 559157Lancashire Births:
NAME: Ellen Elizth Ainsworth
BIRTH DATE: 07/07/1837
BAPTISM DATE: 13/08/1837
PARISH: Bury Lancashire England
FATHER: James Ainsworth
MOTHER: Jane Ainsworth
REGISTER TYPE: Bishop's Transcripts
REFERENCE NUMBER: Drm/2/52aDeath UK GRO: Helen E Handley
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1911
Registration District: Ormskirk
County: Lancashire
Age: 72
Volume: 8B
Page: 1305
Affiliate Line Number: 84Probate Index: Helen Elizabeth Handley
Event Type: Probate
Death Date: 29 Sep 1911
Probate Date: 16 Nov 1911
probate Place: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Beneficiary's Name: Thomas CalrowHelen Elizabeth died 29th Sep 1911 at one of her daughter Sarah's addresses; Wynfield, Lathom, which is Ormskirk. She left an estate of Pounds 426-4/- 1d. Probate was granted to her son-in-law this being the husband of Florence Amy Calrow.
Baptism: 17 Aug 1859 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Joseph Handley - [Child] of Joseph Handley & Ellen Elizabeth
Born: 27 Jul 1859
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Bankers Clerk
Baptised by: T. Brooke Curate
Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1861, Page 330, Entry 2639
Source: Original Register
Baptism: 21 Dec 1867 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Handley - [Child] of Joseph Handley & Helen Elizabeth
Born: 22 Nov 1867
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Cashier
Baptised by: James P. Yeo Curate
Register: Baptisms 1861 - 1882, Page 247, Entry 1971
Source: Original RegisterElizabeth is single, aged 42, living with her sister Sarah in 1911.
Baptism: 17 Feb 1870 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Harry Handley - [Child] of Joseph Handley & Helen Elizabeth
Born: 15 Jan 1870
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Cashier
Baptised by: F. G. Slight Curate
Register: Baptisms 1861 - 1882, Page 297, Entry 2372
Source: Original Register
Baptism: 2 Nov 1834 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Ellen Handley - Daughter of James Handley & Sarah
Born: 4 Oct 1834
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Grocer
Baptised by: Thos. P. Kirkman Curate
Register: Baptisms 1831 - 1834, Page 296, Entry 2367
Source: LDS Film 559157Marriage: 13 Jun 1854 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Robert Oram - 24, Manufacturer, Bachelor, Bury
Ellen Handley - 19, Spinster, Bury
Groom's Father: Thomas Oram, Manufacturer
Bride's Father: James Handley, Inn Keeper
Witness: Thos. Oram, Junr.; James Handley; Catharine Bradshaw; Sarah Handley
Married by Licence by: P. J. Williams Curate
Register: Marriages 1853 - 1854, Page 236, Entry 471
Source: Original RegisterProbate Index: Ellen Oram
Death Date 9 Dec 1912
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 1 May 1913
Probate Registry Lancashire, England
Baptism: 28 Jul 1829 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Robert Oram - Son of Thomas Oram & Harriet
Born: 5 Jul 1829
Abode: Elton
Occupation: Woollen Manufacturer
Baptised by: Thos. Potter Curate
Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1831, Page 194, Entry 1551
Source: LDS Film 559157Thomas Oram late of Elton Vale Cottage died Fri June 26th 1857 in the 32nd year of his age.
ALSO William Oram late of Elton Vale Cottage died 2nd Nov 1957 in the 30th year of his age.
ALSO Thomas Oram died Mon 11th Nov 1858 aged 67 (father)
ALSO Harriet Oram relict of Thomas Oram Senior who died Sun 16th Oct 1859 in 57th year of her age.
ALSO Robert Oram late of Elton Cottage died 3rd Oct 1860 in the 32nd year of his age.
ALSO Harriet Oram their daughter who died Monday 31st July 1882 aged 38
and James aged 17 in 1856.
Probate Index: Robert Oram
Death Date 3 Oct 1860
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 18 Jan 1861
Probate Registry Liverpool, England
Baptism: 17 Feb 1855 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
George Oram - Son of Robert Oram & Ellen
Born: 17 Feb 1855
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Woollen Manufacturer
Baptised by: P. J. Williams Curate
Register: Baptisms 1854 - 1861, Page 8, Entry 62
Source: Original RegisterBurial: 21 Feb 1855 St John, Bury, Lancashire, England
George Oram - Son of Robert Oram & Ellen
Age: 2 days
Abode: Bury
Buried by: John Masheder
Register: Burials 1843 - 1855, Page 112, Entry 895
Source: LDS Film 2113009
Baptism: 25 Jan 1837 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Sarah Handley - Daughter of James Handley & Sarah
Born: 30 Dec 1836
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Shopkeeper
Baptised by: Thos. Carter Curate
Register: Baptisms 1834 - 1838, Page 210, Entry 1678
Source: LDS Film 559157Marriage: 13 Dec 1855 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Thomas Pilkington - 29, Manufacturer, Bachelor, Bury
Sarah Handley - 18, Spinster, Bury
Groom's Father: Joseph Pilkington, Manufacturer
Bride's Father: James Handley, Inn Keeper
Witness: William Oram; Anne Handley; Robt. Bradshaw; James Handley
Married by Licence by: Thos. Potter Incumbent of Elton
Register: Marriages 1855 - 1856, Page 56, Entry 112
Source: Original RegisterSarah was not in the 1891 census and her husband Thomas was a widow.
Possible death
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Sarah Pilkington
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Registration Year: 1890
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 52
Registration District: Haslingden Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 105
Baptism: 23 Nov 1826 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Thomas Pilkington - Son of Joseph Pilkington & Mary
Born: 11 Nov 1826
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Cotton Manufacturer
Baptised by: H. C. Boutflower Offg. Minister
Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1831, Page 7, Entry 56
Source: LDS Film 559157Marriage: 13 Dec 1855 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Thomas Pilkington - 29, Manufacturer, Bachelor, Bury
Sarah Handley - 18, Spinster, Bury
Groom's Father: Joseph Pilkington, Manufacturer
Bride's Father: James Handley, Inn Keeper
Witness: William Oram; Anne Handley; Robt. Bradshaw; James Handley
Married by Licence by: Thos. Potter Incumbent of Elton
Register: Marriages 1855 - 1856, Page 56, Entry 112
Source: Original RegisterThomas was a widow in the 1891 census.
Probate index:
PILKINGTON Thomas of Bollinwood Wilmslow Cheshire died 9 March 1905 Administration London 24 May to Mary Pilkington (wife
of Leonard Pilkington) Effects Pounds 1,538 14s. 1d.Thomas Pilkington senior died aged 78 at Bollin Wood, Wilmslow, and Cheshire 11th March 1905 and is described in the notice placed in the Manchester Courier as formerly of Elton Lodge and was to be interred in Bury Cemetery. Leonard Pilkington also lived at Bollin Wood so Thomas Snr is either living with his daughter and son in law or vica versa or he has left the property to Leonard/daughter. Thomas did not leave a will and Administration was granted to daughter Mary wife of Leonard Pilkington.
Baptism: 2 Sep 1865 St John, Bury, Lancashire, England
Thomas Pilkington - [Child] of Thomas Pilkington & Sarah
Born: 6 Aug
Abode: Elton Lodge, Bury
Baptised by: E. J. Smith
Register: Baptisms 1860 - 1879, Page 48, Entry 390
Source: LDS Film 2113010In 1891 Census of Barton Thomas is living with his brother-in-law, and father, and is a Merchant Wollen, and in 1901 they have all moved to Wilmslow.
In 1911 Thomas, aged 45, single, as a retired cotton merchant, is boarding with the Dobin family in Jersey.
Baptism: 8 May 1839 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Ann Handley - Daughter of James Handley & Sarah
Born: 15 Apr 1839
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Shop Keeper
Baptised by: F. Power Curate
Register: Baptisms 1838 - 1844, Page 93, Entry 740
Source: Original RegisterMarriage: Ann Handley
Registration Year: 1869
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Bury Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 530
Spouse: John Areton PoldingPossible Probate Index
Anne Polding
Death Date 16 Aug 1889
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 3 Sep 1889
Probate Registry Manchester, England
Baptism: 12 Apr 1840 St Marie, Bury, Lancashire, England
John Polding - [Child] of Peter Polding & Mary (formerly Grundy)
Godparents: Samuel Woodcock; Jane Woodcock
Notes: [edge of page damaged]
Baptised by: James Peacock
Register: Baptisms 1825 - 1859, Page 30, Entry 603
Source: Original Register at LRO PrestonMarriage: Ann Handley
Registration Year: 1869
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Bury Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 530
Spouse: John Areton PoldingDeath UK GRO: John Areton Polding
Estimated Birth Year abt 1840
Registration Year 1890 Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death 50
Registration district Bury Lancashire
Volume 8c Page 338Probate Index: John Areton Polding
Death Date 5 Jun 1890
Death Place Lancashire, England
Probate Date 19 Aug 1890
Probate Registry Principal RegistryJohn Ayreton was born in 1840 and he duly followed his Polding relatives to Ampleforth for a Benedictine education. He then attended RVC and qualified as a veterinary surgeon. Unlike his brothers James and William he stayed in Bury and had a veterinary practice at 34 Silver Street Bury and he continued to live in the family home at 2 St Marys Place so he like his father it was not far from work to home and back again.
John married Ann Handley daughter of James Handley born 1802. History does not record what either family thought of this marriage as Handley were Church of England and Polding were Catholic with a long Catholic history. At one point Polding are recorded as recusants and are on the Papist records in the 1760s. No doubt Ann would have had to have received instruction in the Catholic faith, been baptised as such and agreed that children would be brought up in the faith. Where she may have been baptised is unknown and her marriage is a bit of a conundrum. Ann and John certainly were married in a civil ceremony in the Register Office in Bury in 1869 where the Registrar attended. The question arises as to was there a religious marriage as well? The Bury Times seems to think so as their marriage at St Marie Catholic Church is reported and that they were married by Fr Boardman 29th April. However there is no such marriage recorded in the registers of St Marie so a mystery.
The writer wonders if Ann moved in a narrow Catholic circle as she only once seems to be a witness at any weddings and all God Parents to her children are non Handley.
There were children baptised at St Marie and the registers are in Latin.
1 Maud Mary, named after her aunt born, 24th Sep 1870 baptised 2nd Oct. God Parents William Theo Polding and Alice Eaves Polding another with a civil and religious ceremony but both are recorded. Maud Mary died 1878.2 Clara born 10th Aug 1873 and baptised 17th Aug 1873 God Parents Oswald Polding and John Francis Polding. Clara attended for her Benedictine education at St Monica's, Gargrave Road Skipton Clara was later a sister at the Benedictine community in Colwich Staffordshire and Colwich lays approx 7 miles out of Stafford. The property was purchased for the order in 1835 from Robert Shirley Viscount Tamworth by The Very Rev Mother Mary Clare Knight. At the time it was known as the Mount Pavillion House, a large property sitting in 50 acres and by then an already old building.
Following occupation by the order it was known as St Benedict's Priory and was later raised to the status of Abbey in 1928 and took the name St Marys Clara died 16th March 1929 presumably still in Holy Orders. As James Bede Polding of Burnley the vet died in Staffordshire it seems suddenly after having been taken ill with inflammation was he visiting her?
3 James Bede Polding born 18th June 1875 and baptised 27th June 1875. God Parents James Bede Polding and Alice Emma Polding. James Bede seems to have carried the rank of Major. This man was of the East Lancashire Regiment. James married Gwendoline Rutter at Chorlton on Medlock Register Office in 1915. Again he would have been 40 so either a late marriage or a widower? Two identifiable children followed marriage Patricia Mary in 1917 and John Bede 1918 these children seem to be born Cheetham Manchester and this is not Chorlton on Medlock area. John Bede a son is said to have died in 1999 on the Isle of Wight 22nd Feb possibly a marriage to Kathleen Royal /Royle in Denbeighshire [Wales] 1956 2 children?
Patricia Mary married John Robert Harvey the eldest son of Harry and Mary Garland Harvey of "Leatham" Beaconsfield Road Loughborough Leicester. John attended Loughborough Grammar School and worked prior to WW11 at Messrs Woolsey Ltd. John joined up in 1940 and served 2 and a half years in Iceland before going to Burma in 1944 where he was killed in action 21st March 1945 and was buried in Taaukyan Cemetery. At death he left wife Patricia Mary whom he married in 1943. John served with the Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn Royal Berkshires he attained the rank of Lieutenant John had a brother Lance Corp B Harvey who was a German POW for at least 5 years.
Major Polding is said to have died 1941 aged 65 in which case he died at Wicken Cottage Hopwood Heywood and this is Rochdale and in keeping with Bury. He did not leave a will and Letters of Administration were granted to Gwendoline Polding estate Pounds 1600. Gwendoline died 14th April 1973 of 171 Marsland Road Sale Cheshire spelled Gwendolen and she must have been a good age. Probate granted to? Estate Pounds 2845. NB Sale is in the Bucklow registration district.4 Hilda born 10th Aug 1877 baptised 8th Sep 1877 God Parents Richard and Elizabeth Gornall and Agnes Hilda also attended St Monica's Skipton for her education and unlike her sister did not appear to opt for a religious life in Holy Orders .Hilda died as of Firfield House Addlestone Surrey in 1955 a spinster. Probate to her Pounds 288 estate was taken out by Patricia Harvey widow.
Ann Polding nee Handley died 6th Aug 1889 (probate Index says 16th Aug 1889) at St Marys Place Bury leaving an estate Pounds 118 7/- 6d and John Ayreton obtained a grant. John Ayreton wasn't far behind as he died 5th June 1890 leaving an estate of Pounds 5500 Probate to his estate was granted to Oswald Polding 7 Tacketts Street Blackburn Solicitor. John Francis Polding, Maud Mary Polding and Agnes Polding.It is interesting that also living at 2 Marys Place was the brother of Ann Polding namely James a land surveyor who was in 1861 living with Sister Ann and parents at Belgrave Place Bury. How long he had been living at St Marys place is not known. In the 1881 census there is a James Handley, an unmarried, male aged 39 an Engineer born in Bury, Lancashire living as a lodger with Grace Darby, a 67 year old widow and farmer born Derby, and her niece Sarah Goodwin, unmarried, aged 19 born Derby. They were living at Upper Otter Hole Bishops Lane, Hartington Upper Quarter, Derby.
James was of 2 St Marys Place Bury and died as of their 25th April 1887 and his brother in law John Ayreton placed a notice in the press. James left a will and an estate of Pounds 133 -6/- and 5d. The estate was proved by Joseph Handley the younger Gent and Commission Agent the nephew of one of the executors.
Baptism: 2 Oct 1870 St Marie, Bury, Lancashire, England
Maud Maria Polding - filia Joannis Areton Polding & Annae (formerly Handley)
Born: 24 Sep 1870
Godparents: Gulielmus Theobald Polding; Alicia Eaves Polding
Baptised by: Jacobo Canonico Boardman M. R.
Register: Baptisms 1867 - 1876, Page 64
Source: Original Register
Birth UK GRO: Clara Polding
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1873
Registration District: Bury Lancashire
Volume: 8C Page: 479And in 1891 Clara and Hilda are students at the Saint Monic Convent in Skipton Yorkshire, and by 1911 Clara she is living as a nun in a convent in Colwich.
Death UK GRO: Clara Polding
Death Age 55
Birth Date abt 1874
Registration Date Jan 1929
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Stafford Staffordshire
Volume 6b Page 37
Baptism: 9 Sep 1877 St Marie, Bury, Lancashire, England
Hilda Polding - filia Johannis Herton Polding & Annae (formerly Hanley)
Born: 10 Aug 1877
Godparents: Richardus Gornell; Elisabeth Gornell, vices gessit Agnes Polding
Baptised by: vicario Petro Maringer
Register: Baptisms 1877 - 1883, Page 16
Source: Original Register1939 Register: Hilda Polding
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 10 Aug 1878
Residence Year 1939 Address 70 Greencroft Gardens. N.W.8.
Residence Place Hampstead, London, England
Occupation Nurse
Schedule Number 113 Sub Schedule Number 4 Enumeration District AKDV
Registration district8/1
Baptism: 23 Apr 1851 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
Joseph Chadwick Handley - Son of William Handley & Mary Ann
Born: 26 Mar 1851
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Porter Dealer
Baptised by: E. L. Bowman Curate
Register: Baptisms 1850 - 1854, Page 99, Entry 790
Source: Original Register]Marriage: 4 Jul 1874 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Joseph Chadwick Handley - 23, Engineer, Bachelor, 11 Grafton St.
Louisa Alice Entwistle - 21, Spinster, Bury
Groom's Father: William Handley, deceased, Ale & Porter Dealer
Bride's Father: James Entwistle, Tailor
Witness: Collingwood Yates; Meggy Williams
Married by Licence by: John Stott Lecturer & Curate
Register: Marriages 1873 - 1875, Page 124, Entry 247
Source: Film of the register at Manchester LibraryDeath UK GRO: Joseph Handley
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: 1851
REGISTRATION YEAR: 1904
REGISTRATION QUARTER: Apr-May-Jun
AGE AT DEATH: 53
REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Barrow-in-Furness
INFERRED COUNTY: Lancashire
VOLUME: 8e
PAGE: 534By 1871 Joseph was still of 13 Union Square and an engineer's draughtsman. By 1874 he was living at 11 Grafton Street Bolton and was described as an engineer. Joseph married at St Peters Bolton on the 4th July 1874 to a Louisa Entwistle said to be of Bury. Both were of age Josephs father was Ale and Porter dealer deceased. Louisa looks as if she was already pregnant and was this cause of the marriage.
There were two children Louisa born 12th Jan 1875 and William born 25th Dec 1877. Both children were baptised on the same day, 24th March 1879, at Bridge Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel Bolton. At the time of baptism abode was given as 25 Mere Hall Street Bolton.
In 1881 the two children are with Mary Ann Handley their paternal grandmother at 33 Alpha Street West Pendleton. Mary Ann died in 1890 in Salford.
Joseph Chadwick Handley had filed a petition for the dissolution of his marriage at Bolton Courts. In March 1880 there was hearing in open court where there were witnesses giving evidence. The case was Handley v Handley and Heaton. It appears to be a petition brought by Joseph regarding the conduct of his wife Louisa and it was no doubt based around her association with another man named Heaton who found himself named co-respondent on the petition and this smacks of adultery. It obviously involved the giving of evidence and on the 11th March 1880 and the manager of the White Lion Vaults in Bolton gave evidence to the fact that he had seen Mrs Handley and a man named Heaton frequently together in the bar and Heaton told him Handley was his girl but the manager knew she was Mrs Handley.
Joseph must have been won and he and Louisa was no longer an item which left Joseph with two children to look after so they went to live with grandma and their uncle Edward at Alpha Street Pendleton.In 1886 the Preston Herald reports that Joseph Chadwick Handley aged 34, engineer, had appeared before the Magistrates as he was drunk and had been exhibiting disorderly behaviour on the 19th of January. Joseph had most likely spent a night in the cells.
Baptism: 24 Mar 1879 Bridge Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Louisa Handley - Daughter of Joseph Handley & Louisa
Born: 27 Jan 1875
Abode: 25 Merehall St. L. Bolton
Baptised by: J. H. Cummings
Register: Baptisms 1862 - 1928, Entry 624
Source: LDS Film 1538278
Baptism: 24 Mar 1879 Bridge Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Will Handley - Son of Joseph Handley & Louisa
Born: 25 Dec 1877
Abode: 25 Merehall St. L. Bolton
Baptised by: James Hall Cummings
Register: Baptisms 1862 - 1928, Entry 625
Source: LDS Film 1538278
