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William Hargreaves

William was born in 1833 R Cliviger & Mereclough and his baptism took place on March 3rd, 1833 in Burnley.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    William Hargreaves
  Baptism Date:    3 Mar 1833
  Parish:    Burnley, Lancashire, England
  Father:    James Hargreaves
  Mother:    Mary Hargreaves
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drb/2/224
  
  Abode: Cliviger (Wool Comber)

William's father was James Hargreaves and his mother was Mary Slater. His paternal grandparents were Henry Hargreaves and Jane (Jenny) Whitaker; his maternal grandparents were <unknown> and Elizabeth (Betty) Slater. He had four brothers and six sisters, named John, Benjamin, Thomas, Eliza, Jane, Ann, Susannah, Sarah, Mary and Matilda. He was the second oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 78 on April 12th, 1911 in New Zealand. His burial was in April 1911 in New Zealand.²

Death Notes
- Susannah was a widow in 1881
  
  In June Edmonds Tree:
  Carisbrook, 12 Burn St, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand
  
  Name:    William Hargreaves
  Gender:    M (Male)
  Birth Date:    1835
  Death Date:    12 Apr 1911
  Death Place:    Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
  Cemetery:    Southern Cemetery
  Burial :    Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
  Has Bio?:    Y
  Children:
  George Sydney Hargreaves
  John Henry Hargreaves
  Sarah Ann Hargreaves
  URL:
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204874300/william-hargreaves

General Notes
- In 1855, William, a (coal) miner of Newclough, son of James Hargreaves a labourer married Susannah Slater at "Holme in Cliviger". There are 11 marriages within 10y of Hargreaves marriages at this church. John married Susannah Concliffe in 1853 and Benjamin, another miner from Newclough married Alice Stott in 1856.
  
  In 1861, William was not at home in Habergham Eaves. His wife Susannah (24, Mar) was with their son Thomas (4), mother Sarah Slater (62), sister Jane (33) and niece Mary Slater (11)
  
  In 1866 William left his wife and absconded to New Zealand.
  
  In 1871, there was another Willaim and Susannah Hargreaves (38 & 33) with John Richard (13), Henry (10), Elizabeth (8) and Mary (6) - All birth records show this was mother Susannah Rawstron, births at Haslingden. This (other) William Hargreaves married Susannah Rawstron at Haslingden in 1857.
  
  In 1891, William Hargreaves (married, 58, born Burnley), an overlooker at the cotton mill was in the Lancaster Lunatic Asylum. This is another, as he married another woman in NZ (so a biggamist).

Occupation Details
- From 1885 William's occupation was Collier in Burnley.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Collier when son Thomas married

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Henry Hargreaves
  - b.1763 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.>  1851
  
  James Hargreaves
  - b.1810 R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Jane (Jenny) Whitaker
  - b.1771 in Whalley d.<  1851
  
  William Hargreaves
  - b.1833 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.12 Apr 1911 in New Zealand
  
  Mary Slater
  - b.25 Jan 1811 R Cliviger & Mereclough d.Dec 1875 in Burnley
  
  John Slater
  - b.~  1770 R Cliviger & Mereclough d. R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Slater
  - b.1790 R Cliviger & Mereclough
  
  Susan Britcliffe
  - b.~  1770

Personal Timeline

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¹ Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
² FindAGrave