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John (Parr) Wilson

Male 1801 - 1888  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John (Parr) Wilson was born in 1801 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Maghull; was buried on 5 Jan 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farmer, canal bank labourer
    • Baptism: 20 Dec 1801, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Notes:

    Marries as Wilson and in 1841 census, as Wilson, but Parr thereafter until burial as John Wilson.
    Children all baptised as Wilson: wife and daughters Alice and Margaret are with him in Back Moss Lane, Burscough in 1841, with daughter Mary nearby in Moss Lane.

    John married Margaret Higham on 16 Jun 1823 in St Michael and All Angels, Croston. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Higham and Betty) was born in 1803 in Mawdesley; died in 1892 in Maghull; was buried on 6 Feb 1892 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1828 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    2. 3. Alice Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1833 in Burscough.
    3. 4. Margaret Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836 in Burscough.
    4. 5. John Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Burscough.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1828 in Burscough; died in 1888 in Burscough; was buried on 22 Sep 1888 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Notes:

    In Moss Lane, Burscough, as Mary Wilson in 1841 census, 12-y-o servant to Thomas Seddon, but marries as Mary Parr.
    Age 'full' in marriage record, 22 in 1851 census, 33 in 1861, 45 in 1871, 54 in 1881, 60 in 1888 burial record.

    Mary married Evan Nelson on 8 Jun 1846 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Evan (son of Joseph Nelson and Alice Ashcroft) was born on 14 Aug 1810 in Rufford; died on 11 Jan 1887 in Back Moss Lane, Burscough; was buried on 13 Jan 1887 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. John Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1847 in Burscough.
    2. 7. Esther Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1849 in Burscough.
    3. 8. Ellis Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Burscough.
    4. 9. Stanley Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1853 in Burscough.
    5. 10. Ellen Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Burscough.
    6. 11. Mary Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1861 in Burscough.
    7. 12. Arthur Evan Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1867 in Burscough.
    8. 13. George Thomas Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1871 in Burscough.

  2. 3.  Alice Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1833 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 May 1833, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    In 1841 census as Wilson, but in 1851 as Parr, marrying as such.

    Alice married John Hillary on 13 Nov 1854 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. John was born in 1832 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Margaret Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1836 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Jul 1836, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    In 1841 census as Wilson, but in 1851 as Parr, marrying as such.

    Margaret married John Peet on 23 Mar 1856 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. John (son of James Peet) was born in 1831 in Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  John Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in 1842 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Canal banksman, labourer
    • Baptism: 2 Jan 1842, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Baptised as Wilson and marries as such, with an unexplained note that he signed as Fazackerley - BUT, family appears in 1851, '61 and '71 censuses as Parr, reverts to Wilson in 1881, then Parr in 1891, Wilson in 1901, Wilson Parr in 1911.

    John married Martha Ashcroft on 21 Nov 1863 in St Andrew, Maghull. Martha (daughter of Ellen Ashcroft) was born in 1841 in Tarleton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. John Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1864 in Maghull.
    2. 15. Margaret Ellen Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867 in Newburgh; died in 1867 in Lathom.
    3. 16. Elizabeth Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1869 in Newburgh.
    4. 17. Margaret Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871 in Maghull.
    5. 18. Thomas Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1873 in Maghull.
    6. 19. Alice Wilson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1875 in Maghull.
    7. 20. Mary Ellen Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1878 in Maghull.
    8. 21. Martha Ann Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Oct 1880 in Maghull.
    9. 22. William Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Nov 1883 in Maghull.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1847 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer, railwayman, boatman
    • Baptism: 6 Jun 1847, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    In 1911 in Ormskirk Union Workhouse as a widowed farm worker.

    John married Margaret Culshaw on 2 Nov 1873 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Culshaw and Margaret Martland) was born in 1849 in Lathom; died before 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Joseph (Culshaw) Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Burscough.
    2. 24. John Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1875 in Burscough.
    3. 25. Evan Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1882 in Burscough; was buried on 3 Jan 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    4. 26. Mary Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Burscough.
    5. 27. James Thomas Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1880 in Burscough.
    6. 28. Margaret Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Burscough.
    7. 29. Evan Nelson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889 in Burscough.

  2. 7.  Esther Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1849 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Beerhouse keeper
    • Baptism: 22 Apr 1849, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Esther married John Culshaw in 1874 in Str Andrew, Maghull. John was born in 1851 in Melling; died in 1889 in Aughton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Ellis Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1851 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 May 1851, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  4. 9.  Stanley Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1853 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 May 1853, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  5. 10.  Ellen Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1858 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 11 Jul 1858, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  6. 11.  Mary Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1861 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Feb 1861, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    No baptism record found: in 1861 census age 3 months.


  7. 12.  Arthur Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about May 1867 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farm labourer, greengrocer


  8. 13.  George Thomas Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born about Nov 1871 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Railway foreman


  9. 14.  John Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Oct 1864 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer
    • Baptism: 11 Dec 1864, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Baptised as Wilson, with "John Wilson" in the space for first names, parents named as John and Margaret. Appears in 1871 census with John and Martha Parr as John Parr, grandson. In 1881 as John Wilson, and marries as such, with no father's name given and mother identified as Martha Bannister, singlewoman (her mother's married name). In 1891 and 1939 censuses as John W Parr.

    John married Alice Anderton on 24 Feb 1897 in St Andrew, Maghull. Alice (daughter of Daniel Anderton) was born on 19 Dec 1867 in Melling. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Florence Margaret Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1903 in Lydiate.
    2. 31. William Edward Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904 in Lydiate.
    3. 32. Doris May Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Brewery Lane, Melling.
    4. 33. Thomas Wilson Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Brewery Lane, Melling.

  10. 15.  Margaret Ellen Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1867 in Newburgh; died in 1867 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Oct 1867, Christ Church, Newburgh


  11. 16.  Elizabeth Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1869 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 31 Jan 1869, Christ Church, Newburgh

    Notes:

    Baptised as Wilson but appears in 1871 and 1891 censuses as Parr; Wilson in 1881 and marries as such.

    Elizabeth married William Westby on 30 Nov 1892 in St Matthew, Liverpool. William was born in 1869 in Burtonwood. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 17.  Margaret Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1871 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Apr 1871, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Baptised and in 1881 census as Wilson, in 1891 census as Margaret W Parr and marries as Margaret Wilson Parr.

    Margaret married Richard Owen Jones on 27 Oct 1897 in St Andrew, Maghull. Richard was born in 1870 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Eileen Margaret Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1899 in Liverpool.

  13. 18.  Thomas Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Aug 1873 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Blacksmith
    • Baptism: 21 Sep 1873, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Wilson in baptism record, Parr in 1891 and 1901 censuses, Thomas Wilson Parr in marriage record.

    Thomas married Annie Farrington about Aug 1896 in St James, Westhead. Annie was born in 1877 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Richard Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1897 in Westhead.
    2. 36. John Parr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1899 in Lathom.

  14. 19.  Alice Wilson Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Sep 1875 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Oct 1875, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Not found after 1881 census.


  15. 20.  Mary Ellen Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 1 Mar 1878 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 14 Jul 1878, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Mary Helen in baptism record. Family surname Parr in 1891 census, Mary E Wilson in 1901, not found in 1911.


  16. 21.  Martha Ann Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Oct 1880 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 6 Feb 1881, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Family name Parr in 1891 census, Wilson in 1901.

    Martha married William James Killip on 3 Jul 1907 in St Andrew, Maghull. William was born in 1881 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 22.  William Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Nov 1883 in Maghull.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Canal bank ranger, labourer
    • Baptism: 2 Mar 1884, St Andrew, Maghull

    Notes:

    Baptised and in 1891 census as William Parr but Wilson in 1901, Wilson Parr in 1911 and in marriage record, naming father as John Parr.

    William married Ellen Kelly on 23 Nov 1911 in St Thomas, Melling. Ellen was born on 16 May 1884 in Melling. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 23.  Joseph (Culshaw) Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born on 15 Jun 1873 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Agricultural labourer, railway ticket collector
    • Baptism: 30 Jul 1873, St Peter, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Born before parents married and baptised as Joseph Culshaw, parents John (boatman) and Margaret, abode "on board boat". Appears as Joseph Nelson in censuses.

    Joseph married Mary Alice Georgeson in 1901 in Christ Chirch, Southport. Mary was born in 1880 in Skelmersdale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 24.  John Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1875 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 30 Nov 1875, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  3. 25.  Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1882 in Burscough; was buried on 3 Jan 1882 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 11 Mar 1877, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  4. 26.  Mary Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1879 in Burscough.

    Mary married Joshua Thomas Houghton on 10 Nov 1900 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Joshua (son of James Houghton) was born in 1878 in Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 27.  James Thomas Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1880 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Feb 1881, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  6. 28.  Margaret Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1884 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 27 Jul 1884, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  7. 29.  Evan Nelson Descendancy chart to this point (6.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.John1) was born in 1889 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Print works machine minder
    • Baptism: 27 Oct 1889, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Evan married Elizabeth Catherine Whalley on 26 Dec 1910 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth was born in 1889 in Bickerstaffe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 30.  Florence Margaret Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1903 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Mar 1903, St Thomas, Lydiate


  9. 31.  William Edward Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1904 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Jun 1904, St Thomas, Lydiate


  10. 32.  Doris May Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1906 in Brewery Lane, Melling.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 28 Jun 1906, St Thomas, Melling


  11. 33.  Thomas Wilson Parr Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1909 in Brewery Lane, Melling.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Builder's clerk
    • Baptism: 17 Jul 1909, St Thomas, Melling


  12. 34.  Eileen Margaret Jones Descendancy chart to this point (17.Margaret3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1899 in Liverpool.

  13. 35.  Richard Parr Descendancy chart to this point (18.Thomas3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born about Nov 1897 in Westhead.

  14. 36.  John Parr Descendancy chart to this point (18.Thomas3, 5.John2, 1.John1) was born about May 1899 in Lathom.



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