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William Fairclough

William was born on March 10th, 1804 in Chorley and his baptism took place there on April 8th, 1804.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841
  Aged 47 in 1851, born Chorley
  Aged 57 in 1861, born Chorley
  
  Name:    William Fairclough
  Birth Date:    10 Mar 1804
  Baptism Date:    8 Apr 1804
  Parish:    Chorley, Lancashire, England
  Father's name:    Thomas Fairclough
  Mother's name:    Elisabeth Fairclough
  Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drb 2/52

He died at the age of 65 in October 1869 in Chorley.³

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1869
  FAIRCLOUGH    William    66    Chorley    CHO/27/74
  
  Name:    William Fairclough
  Estimated birth year:    abt 1803
  Registration Year:    1869
  Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
  Age at Death:    66
  Registration district:    Chorley, Lancashire
  Volume:    8e
  Page:    343

General Notes
- William, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (also the names of his first two children)
  
  William Fairclough was a Blacksmith, first at Bolton, and later Horwich.
  
  In 1825, William married Mary Mather sy St Peter's, Bolton. They named their first two children after William's parents and then Matthias after Mary's father.
  
  In 1841, William (a Blacksmith) and Mary (35 & 30) were at Mawdsley Street, E Bolton with sons Thomas (12) and Matthias (10).
  
  In 1851, William (a Blacksmith) and Mary (47 & 43) were still at Mawdsley Street with unmarried "relatives" Mary Ann Rothwell (38) and Betty Garside (17). Matthias had joined the army.
  
  In 1861, William and Mary (57 & 53) were at Church Street, Horwich.
  
  Wife Mary died at Horwice in 1863. William, now alone, must have returned to Chorley which is were a death is registered in 1869, aged 65.

Occupation Details
- From 1826 to after 1861 William's occupation was Blacksmith in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Simith (1826) or Blacksmith (1828, 1831 and 1841,l 51, 61 census) at Great Bolton on baptism records

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
³ BMD-Lancashire