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Helen (Ellen) Cunliffe

Taken about 1835 and sourced from Individual - Sean Mather.

1835ish Ellen Cunliffe

This picture was taken about 1835 and sourced from Individual - Sean Mather.

Helen, known as Ellen, was born in 1811 in Anderton and her baptism took place on October 17th, 1811 in Rivington.¹

Birth Notes
- A family member believes, based on a few US records, Ellen was born about 1811 or 1812.
  
  Aged 38 (and Wm 42 and Richard 73) in 1850 (US Census)
  
  Aged 41 (and John 40) in 1860 (US Census), but Ellen first married in 1832, so must be older.
  
  Name:    Ellen Cunliff
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    17 Oct 1811
  Parish:    Rivington
  Parish as it Appears:    Rivington Parish Church
  Mother's name:    Ann Cunliff
  Reference Number:    L79/1/2/1
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    988
  
  The baptism shows mother Ann Cuncliff and no father named. The abode is shown as Anderton, West, just across the Rivington reservoir (which wasnt built until 1855).
  
  "Conliff" on Nathan C Death record.

Ellen's father was James Cunliffe and her mother was Ann Gibson. She had a brother and two sisters, named James, Peggy and Mary. She was the third oldest of the four known children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named James, Alice and Mary. She died at the age of 75 on April 1st, 1886 in Baltimore County.²

Death Notes
- The Village of Cross Keys, Baltimore County, Maryland

General Notes
- Ellen's mother was Ann Cunlive (probably Cunliffe). She was probably the illegitimate daughter of Ann Cunliffe so may not be the daughter of Ann Gibson and James.
  
  Another possiblilty is that Ellen (baptised Mary) is the daughter of John Cunliffe and Elizabeth Bromley who married in 1795 (see Landmantracy tree).
  
  Named "Ellen Cunlive" on marriage. A family story handed down is "Ellen Conliff worked in a Mill in Lancashire, England. Her mother died, and her father remarried. Her step-mother was cruel to Ellen and her sisters wouldn't give them things. William Mather married her to get her away from her step-mother."
  
  Brother Robert Mather is witness at the marriage is Bolton parish, so this is likely the correct marriage.
  
  In 1870, George and Helen (37 & 35) were a Hotel Keepers, both born England at Baltimore. With them were Samuel, Nathan and William (24, 22 & 16)
  
  Ellen died in 1886 at Cross Keys, Baltimore.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Ellen was a neighbour of James Cunliffe.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both living in Turton in the 1840s
      James at Bradshaw Chapel and Belmont

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Cunliffe
  - b.~ 1780 in Great Harwood
  
  Helen (Ellen) Cunliffe
  - b.1811 in Anderton d.01 Apr 1886 in Baltimore County
  
  Ann Gibson
  - b.1781 in Great Harwood d.02 Aug 1815 in Accrington

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
² Individual - Sean Mather